IIM Calcutta's flagship MBA records 100% placements 2025; BCG, Accenture Strategy emerge as top recruiters

NEW DELHI: A total of 456 students of the flagship MBA programme bagged over 538 job offers rolled out by 196 companies, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta said, adding that the institute recorded 100% placements.

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) emerged as the top recruiter, offering 201 job roles in the management consulting sector while Accenture Strategy also held the top recruiting spot in the strategy consulting cohort. American Express was also in the race for top recruiter list in the payments and card cohort, followed by Mastercard.

Notably, the placement drive for 60th batch of MBA programme at the IIM Calcutta also saw 114 job offers from companies such as Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citi, Barclays, UBS, HSBC, BNP Paribas, Avendus, Moelis, Elevation Capital, DE Shaw, Claypond Capital, Standard Chartered, Arga Investment Management, Neo Asset and Wealth Management, Kotak Mahindra Capital, Kotak Alternate Asset, Ambit, Prime Ventures, Edelweiss, Ebullient Securities, o3 Capital, EY IB, and DC Advisory, amongst others.

The institute observed a new trend and more interest in the pre-placement offers, the IIM Calcutta said. Several global companies also took part in the MBA programme placement drive, it added.

Ritu Mehta, chairperson, placement committee said: “We are very fortunate to have remarkable placement results despite challenging market conditions. Our graduates have got great opportunities to kickstart their careers after the management degree. We are very grateful to our recruiters to repose their trust in our students and our academic ecosystem”.

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Google, Microsoft, new recruiters take part

Following Google, Microsoft, Navi, Infosys Global, HiLabs, ThoughtSpot, Ola, Browserstack, UKG, Optum, ITC Infotech, EXL, and HCL from the technology sector made 78 offers. The marketing sector also saw 145 job positions, offered by companies such as Tata Administrative Services, Aditya Birla Group, GMR, RPSG, Zomato, Vedanta, RPG, Adani, Puma, Coca-Cola, Dabur, Airtel and Mankind Pharma, and many more.

DBS Bank, Welspun, Nykaa, Clear, Lava International, Juspay, Modelama Exports, Waaree Group, Fashion Accessories, Policybazaar, and others were the first time recruiters at the management institute placement drive. Other consulting firms that participated were McKinsey, Kearney, Alvarez & Marsal, Arthur D Little, Auctus Advisors, EY-Parthenon, Monitor Deloitte, TCS, KPMG, PwC, and Vector Consulting, amongst others.

In a joint statement, Natarajan Sankar, managing director and partner, and Saurabh Chhajer, managing director and partner at Boston Consulting Group, said: “We are excited to welcome another exceptional cohort of candidates from IIM Calcutta this year. Joka has always been a campus we eagerly anticipate visiting, and once again, we were highly impressed by the depth and diversity of talent we met here. A big thank you to the placement team for ensuring a seamless process, from events to the final hiring day. We look forward to having this outstanding group join us at BCG"