Recruiting by region
Recruiting in India
Campus placements at top business schools, the firms that hire the most, Indian strategy firms and capability centres, and how to prepare for guesstimate-heavy interviews.
27 min3 lessons Last reviewed
Start lesson 1 How consulting hiring works in India
Key takeaways
- Campus placements can run several interview rounds in one day, and guesstimates come up often.
- Lateral placements, for students with substantial work experience, ran from 5 to 15 January 2026 in the 2025-26 cycle.
- Consumer and digital markets: e-commerce, quick commerce, food delivery, and digital payments.
- Prepare two minutes on every line of your CV: what you did, the number, what you would do differently, and what it shows about you.
By the end you will be able to
- Understand how campus placements and lateral hiring work
- Know which firms hire the most and which role you are applying for
- Prepare for guesstimates and several interview rounds in one day
Lessons
1
How consulting hiring works in India
Campus placements, the firms, lateral hiring, and the formats you may see.
10 min
2
Case themes and preparation
Typical Indian case themes, work permits for roles abroad, and a preparation list.
8 min
3
India's campus placement interview day
How placement days, slots and clusters work at Indian business schools, what a consulting interview day looks like, and how to prepare for short, CV-heavy rounds back to back.
9 min