IIM Ahmedabad completes summer placements for PGP-FABM 2026-28 batch
Ahmedabad, Nov 3 (TNT): The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has completed the summer placement process for all 44 students of its Post-Graduate Programme in Food and Agribusiness Management (PGP-FABM) 2026-28 batch, with every student securing an internship offer.
The placement process concluded on October 27 and was conducted in a hybrid format, the Institute said in a release on Tuesday.
The students will undertake their summer internships with the respective companies between April and June 2027, the institute said in a statement on Tuesday.
More than 30 companies from sectors including management consulting, agricultural inputs, FMCG, quick commerce, climate technology and healthcare participated in the process.
Bayer Crop Science emerged as the top recruiter.
Other participating companies included Godrej Agrovet, Nestle, PepsiCo, United Breweries, Sundrop Brands, Accenture, Ernst & Young, AgVaya, Sahyadri Farms, Varaha, Amul, Everest Instruments, PCI and Laila Wellness.
Several new and returning recruiters, including Hindustan Unilever, HSBC, Zydex Group, Grow Indigo, Mahyco, First Club Technology, Hetha Organics, Khetika and BloomchemAg, also participated.
Vinoy K, Dekalb Brand Manager, IBSL at Bayer Crop Science, said the candidates demonstrated clarity of thought, articulation skills and technical competence, while some also displayed an entrepreneurial mindset.
IIMA Placement Chairperson Prof. Viswanath Pingali said the programme’s performance in the summer internship process reflected recruiters’ continued confidence in its talent.
He noted that the programme was rated World No. 1 in Food and Agribusiness.
PGP-FABM Placement Committee Recruitment Secretary Sachidananda Hota said the diversity of recruiters and roles reflected the growing relevance of the programme’s graduates across the food and agribusiness ecosystem.
He said the committee was working to strengthen engagement with existing recruiters and build relationships with new organisations.
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