AHMEDABAD: Former president APJ Abdul Kalam has emerged as one of the top recruiters of the students of the Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A ) during the summer placement this year.As the placement came to an end on Friday, six students of the institute bagged internship offers from Kalam’s office. Confirming the number of offers extended by Kalam’s office to the IIM-A students, an official close to the development said that the students will be handling various social campaigns and roles related to rural development under Kalam.“It is a good sign. It shows that an increasing number of these students are taking interest in social sector,” said the official.Out of the six students, one belongs to the post-graduate programme in agri-business management (PGPABM) the rest are from the post-graduate programme in management (PGP).The number of students opting for internship in the social sector has also increased at the IIM-A this year. Last year, only four students of the institute had done internship with Kalam.A city-based organization National Innovation Foundation (NIF), which hired four students last year, returned to the campus to hire 11 students this year.With all the students getting internship offers, the summer placement at IIM-A came to an end on Friday. More than 20 companies conducted interviews during the day with Tata Steel making the highest number of offers. Other companies like Aviva Insurance and Samsonite also took part in the recruitment. Agneya Carbon Ventures , started by three IIM-A alumni last year, also offered summer internships to the students this year.