Career Opportunities
Academic Careers
An academic career is usually the obvious choice for most doctoral students after they complete their thesis. Such a career usually involves a rich life of continuous learning and growth in an intellectually stimulating environment. Most of the fellows from IIM-A who have taken up this route, were absorbed as faculty in some of the top management institutes in India as well as in other countries. The usual track of a professor advances from an assistant professor up to the level of professor of the institute. If an academic chooses they could become a director of an institute. An academic career involves doing research, writing, and publishing; teaching and instruction; coaching and mentoring students; and consulting with industry, business, government, etc. Research is a significant portion of the life of an academician and allows them to gain recognition in their field of study globally. This career choice also enables networks across the world by travelling for conferences where they can present and discuss their current research work. The grooming for publishing top-quality research, presenting at conferences, and training for teaching all starts while the scholar is pursuing the PhD degree at IIM-A.
The institute not only provides the educational mechanisms to encourage such activities but also provides sufficient financial aid and incentives to boost this career option. Another excellent option for an early stage academician is to opt for a post-doctoral position. A postdoc, as it is colloquially known, is a position that can be taken up immediately after the completion of the thesis to strengthen expertise in the techniques of research as well their preferred topic of research. This period allows them to be associated with a professor, an academic or research institute, the industry or even think-tanks that require research on upcoming studies. This is a good option for scholars who want to create networks within top research and academic institutes, contribute to the world through their research and get a few publications. Some PhDs have also looked at opportunities pertaining to managing educational institutes which are beyond the undertaking of teaching & research assignments. And some others have become part of research centres at educational institutes as well as research organisations.
Corporate & Other Careers
Global management consulting firms value the skills of doctoral candidates since they develop exceptional analytical skills as well as have an in-depth knowledge of certain industries. Also, due to the statistical prowess and proficiency of quantitative skills, a number of companies hire doctorates as analysts especially in equity research and financial modelling firms. In addition, several PhDs have joined industry in their management verticals depending on their topic of specialisation such as Marketing, Finance, Strategy, HR etc
Careers in the Public Sector
The areas of research for several Ph.D. graduates traverse the boundaries of the traditional industry set-up. Public policy institutes, Indian and global think-tanks, large research firms, and organisations such as the UN and the World Bank hire doctorates.
The Government of India also absorbs PhDs. Whether it is via the policy route or on account of their in-depth knowledge and expertise in a field, many PhDs find a place in government.
Recent Placement Details
Sr.No. | Name of the Student | Area of High Level of Specialization | Year of Graduation | Designation/Details | Institution/Organization |
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1 | Rusha Das | PSG | 2024 | Assistant Professor | IIM Bangalore |
2 | C. Deep Prakash | IS | 2024 | Assistant Professor | S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) |
3 | Harnain Kaur Arora | OB | 2024 | Assistant Professor | Ahmedabad University |
4 | Vinayak Kishore | PSG | 2024 | Consultant | Tata Steel Foundation |
5 | Disha Bose | AGRI | 2024 | Associate Scientist | International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) |
6 | Nachiketas Gajanan Waychal | O&DS | 2024 | Lecturer | Jindal Global Business School |
7 | Sawan Rathi | ECO | 2024 | Research Fellow | University of Sussex |
8 | Ayush Gupta | O&DS | 2024 | Consultant | Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP ( PwC India) |
9 | Deepti Mohan | O&DS | 2024 | Assistant Professor | Goa Institute of Management |
10 | Tarun Kumar Vashisth | HRM | 2024 | Assistant Professor | IIM Bodh Gaya |
11 | R Raghuram | MKTG | 2024 | Assistant Professor | S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) |
12 | Ekta Johar Chaudhary | HRM | 2024 | Adjunct Professor | Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario |
13 | Garima Khemani | OB | 2024 | Visiting faculty | Entrepreneurship Development Institute Of India |
14 | Atul karwasara | STR | 2024 | Assistant Professor | OP Jindal University, Sonipat, Haryana |
15 | Bharati Singh | F&A | 2024 | Assistant Professor | IIM Bodh Gaya |
16 | Ananya Syal | OB | 2023 | Assistant Professor | IIM Amritsar |
17 | Arka Das | O&DS | 2023 | Sr Operations Research Engineer | Micron Technology Operations India LLP |
18 | Sudhanshu Maheshwari | HRM | 2023 | Assistant Professor | S.P Jain Institute of Management and Research |
19 | Siddharth Mahendra Purohit | F&A | 2023 | Assistant Professor | University College Dublin |
20 | Gyanesh Raj | O&DS | 2023 | Assistant Professor | IIM IIM Udaipur |
21 | Sukriti Sekhri | MKTG | 2023 | Assistant Professor | SP Jain Institute of Management & Research |
22 | Jannet John | AGRI | 2023 | Assistant Professor | OP Jindal Global University |
23 | Laxminarayana Yashaswy Akella | MKTG | 2023 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth |
24 | Kashika Sud | OB | 2023 | Assistant Professor | Masters’ Union school of business |
25 | Sourav Majumdar | O&DS | 2023 | Assistant Manager | Citibank |
26 | Ashneet Kaur | HRM | 2023 | Assistant Professor | S.P Jain Institute of Management and Research |
27 | Shanthan Kandula | IS | 2023 | Assistant Professor | XLRI Jamshedpur |
28 | Ganesh Balasubramanian | O&DS | 2023 | Assistant Professor | T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal Academy of Higher Education |
29 | Chayanika | OB | 2023 | Assistant Professor | IIM Calcutta |
30 | Ankit Saraf | IME | 2023 | Senior Consultant, Education Portfolio | Oxford Policy Management |
31 | Ashok Kumar Pandey | PSG | 2023 | Commissioner of CGST & Customs | Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs (CBIC), Deptt. of Revenue, Min of Fin, GoI |
32 | Swarna Parameswaran | ECO | 2023 | Assistant Professor | Goa Institute of Management |
33 | Sneha Dhyani Bhatt | O&DS | 2023 | Assistant Professor | Management Development Institute |
34 | Varun Yadav | ECO | 2023 | Assistant Professor | S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research |
35 | Abhinav Sharma | F&A | 2023 | Assistant Professor | Goa Institute of Management |
36 | Karan Babbar | IME | 2023 | Assistant Professor | OP Jindal Global University |
37 | Pranjal Srivastava | F&A | 2023 | Lecturer | University of Aberdeen - Business School |
38 | Advaita Rajendra | PSG | 2022 | Faculty | O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat |
39 |
Amogh Kumbargeri | MKTG | 2022 | Assistant Professor | IIM Udaipur |
40 | Anukriti Dixit | PSG | 2022 | Postdoctoral Researcher | Interdisciplinary Center for Gender Studies, University of Bern |
41 | Atul Kumar | MKTG | 2022 | Faculty | Ahmedabad University |
42 | Gurpreet Singh | AGRI | 2022 | Field Operation Manager | The Nature Conservancy |
43 | Harshit Kumar Singh | IS | 2022 | Assistant Professor | IIM Kashipur |
44 | Mayank Aggarwal | STR | 2022 | Faculty | Ahmedabad University |
45 | Omkar Sharadrao Patange | PSG | 2022 | Research Scholar, Economic Frontiers Program | International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) |
46 | Punyashlok Dwibedy | STR | 2022 | Assistant Professor | IIM Indore |
47 | Rashmi Kumari | MKTG | 2022 | Assistant Professor | IIM Amritsar |
48 | Sharad Sharma | IS | 2022 | General Manager (Railtel Corporation of India Ltd) | Indian Railways |
49 | Shikha Verma | P&QM | 2022 | Data Scientist | PayPal |
50 | Suyog Nigudkar | P&QM | 2022 | Research Associate | IIM Ahmedabad |
51 | Vishal Bansal | P&QM | 2022 | Assistant Professor | IIT Kanpur |
52 | Arpita Pandey | MKTG | 2021 | Assistant Professor | IIM Bangalore |
53 | Avijit Bansal | F&A | 2021 | Assistant Professor | IIM Calcutta |
54 | Joel Maria Xavier | IME | 2021 | Faculty | GITAM University |
55 | Ketan Satish Deshmukh | IME | 2021 | Project Lead | Husys Consulting Ltd. |
56 | Muneeb Ul Lateef Banday | OB | 2021 | Faculty | Goa Institute of Management |
57 | Prantika Ray | HRM | 2021 | Assistant Professor | IIM Kozhikode |
58 | Rajeshwari Chennangodu | OB | 2021 | Assistant Professor | IIM Kozhikode |
59 | Richa Tiwari | P&QM | 2021 | Research Scientist II | Amazon |
60 | Saikat Banerjee | STR | 2021 | Faculty | Institute of Management Technology Hyderabad |
61 | Saneesh Edacherian | STR | 2021 | Assistant Professor | IIM Amritsar |
62 | Tanvi Mankodi | HRM | 2021 | Faculty | S P Jain Institute of Management and Research |
63 | Vanita Singh | PSG | 2021 | Consultant, Digital Health Policy | The George Institute for Global Health India Office, New Delhi |
64 | Vedant Dev | OB | 2021 | Faculty | Ahmedabad University |
65 | Arpit Shah | PSG | 2020 | Assistant Professor | IIM Bangalore |
66 | Arulanantha Prabu P M | P&QM | 2020 | Assistant Professor | IIM Ranchi |
67 | Balagopal Gopalakrishnan | F&A | 2020 | Assistant Professor | IIM Kozhikode |
68 | Dipti Gupta | PSG | 2020 | Visiting Assistant Professor | IIM Lucknow |
69 | Gaurav Kumar Singh | P&QM | 2020 | Research Associate | IIM Ahmedabad |
70 | Govind Lal Kumawat | P&QM | 2020 | Assistant Professor | IIM Udaipur |
71 | Harit Joshi | P&QM | 2020 | Assistant Professor | Jindal Global Business School |
72 | Harsh Mittal | PSG | 2020 | Postdoctoral Research Associate | IIM Ahmedabad |
73 | Mitul Surana | ECO | 2020 | Assistant Professor | IIM Indore |
74 | Nycil George | STR | 2020 | Assistant Professor | IIM Kozhikode |
75 | Pavneet Singh | ECO | 2020 | Assistant Professor | IIM Amritsar |
76 | Prateek Shah | IME | 2020 | Assistant Professor | FLAME University |
77 | Priya Narayanan | MKTG | 2020 | Assistant Professor | IIM Kozhikode |
78 | Sudarshan Kumar | F&A | 2020 | Assistant Professor | IIM Kozhikode |
79 | Sumit Kumar Yadav | P&QM | 2020 | Assistant Professor in the Department of Management Studies | IIT Roorkee |
80 | Anita Kerai | STR | 2019 | Assistant Professor | IIM Kozhikode |
81 | Ankur Kapoor | MKTG | 2019 | Faculty | IIM Udaipur |
82 | Deepak Maun | IME | 2019 | Faculty | O. P. Jindal Global University |
83 | Nidhi Mishra | OB | 2019 | Assistant Professor | IIM Bodh Gaya |
84 | Qambar Abidi | F&A | 2019 | Faculty | IIM Kozhikode |
85 | Sai Chittaranjan Kalubandi | STR | 2019 | Assistant Professor | IIM Bangalore |
86 | Samudra Sen | PSG | 2019 | Faculty | Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management |
87 | Samvet Kuril | IME | 2019 | Assistant Professor | Ahmedabad University |
88 | Shiva Kakkar | OB | 2019 | Assistant Professor | Goa Institute of Management |
89 | Sonali Jain | F&A | 2019 | Faculty | NTPC School of Business |
90 | Sudipta Mandal | MKTG | 2019 | Faculty | IIM Indore |
91 | Vidhee Avashia | PSG | 2019 | Visiting Faculty | IRMA, Anand |
92 | Aashish Argade | AGRI | 2018 | Assistant Professor | IRMA, Anand |
93 | Akshay Milap | PSG | 2018 | External Advisor, Education Policy | UNICEF |
94 | Avina Jenifa Mendonca | OB | 2018 | Assistant Professor | IIM Nagpur |
95 | Biswajita Parida | MKTG | 2018 | Faculty | IIT Delhi |
96 | Debdatta Mukherjee | PSG | 2018 | Assistant Manager | KPMG India |
97 | Deepak Bisht | ECO | 2018 | Associate | JP Morgan |
98 | Deepika Saluja | PSG | 2018 | Associate Professor | Jindal Global Business School |
99 | G VRadhakrishnan | PSG | 2018 | Associate Professor | Jindal Global Business School |
100 | Kavitha C Didugu | P&QM | 2018 | Data Scientist | HCL Technologies |
101 | P K V Kishan | ECO | 2018 | Assistant Professor | IRMA, Anand |
102 | Poonam Rathi | P&QM | 2018 | Assistant Vice President | Credit Suisse |
103 | Prasanna R. | P&QM | 2018 | Assistant Professor | IIT Delhi |
104 | Saritha S Vishwanathan | PSG | 2018 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | IIM Ahmedabad |
105 | Shuchi Srinivasan | PSG | 2018 | MLE Research Coordinator | Oxford Policy Management |
106 | Suman Saurabh | F&A | 2018 | Assistant Professor | IIT Kanpur |
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