Final Placements for PGP-ABM Program Over at IIM Ahmedabad

The PGP ABM program at IIMA is a unique program designed to address the specific managerial needs of the food and agribusiness sector. The final placements for the PGP ABM batch of 2010 saw prominent players in the Agribusiness space, descend on the IIMA campus and offer a variety of challenging roles.

These roles varied from Supply Chain management to Product Management, from Business Development and Consulting to Marketing.

The participants graduating from the programme this year secured a total of 25 offers. A total of 19 companies participated in the placement process this year. The outgoing batch had substantial number of participants with work experience which resulted in a multitude of senior roles being offered to the participants. Prominent recruiters included Harrison Malayalam Limited (RPG group), ITC Ltd, Britannia, Amazan Agri.

Recruiters like Godrej Agrovet reinforced their commitment towards the programme with Pre-Placement Offers. New recruiters like IFMR Capital, Microlabs, and Technopak offered roles at both the lateral level and for freshers.

The average compensation package for PGP ABM batch of 2010 stood at around Rs. 9,65,000 per year, which is close to 14% increase over the last years' figure.

According to Placement Chairperson Prof. Saral Mukherjee, "The PGP ABM students at IIMA come from a variety of related domains like agricultural engineering, dairy technology, food technology, veterinary science etc. The variety of roles on offer allowed students to select a career of their choice".

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