MAHINDRA & Mahindra led the recruiters in the conglomerates cohort with the most hires, followed by Tata Administrative Services and Aditya Birla Group at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad’s (IIM-A) second cluster of the Summer Placement process for the PGP class of 2027, organised on Friday. The cluster that saw a large pool of recruiters offering more than 60 roles also included international opportunities for students with Fast Retailing Co Ltd, a statement said. A rise in participation was noted, with several firms visiting for Summer Placement for the first time – including Dainik Bhaskar (Advertising and Media), Haleon (Consumer Goods), Jiostar (Advertising and Media), Jupiter Money (Financial Platform and Services), Medtronic India Pvt Ltd (Pharmaceuticals and Health Care) and Philip Morris International (Consumer Goods). Story continues below this ad The firms that participated in the second cluster comprising seven cohorts – ‘Advertising and Media, ‘Conglomerates’, ‘Consumer Goods’, ‘Consumer Services’, ‘Financial Platform and Services’, ‘Pharmaceuticals and Health Care’ and ‘Retail B2B and Retail E-commerce’ was conducted in hybrid mode with companies joining in through …