The future belongs to the bold. Are you?

CraftLab2026

Some see the vision. Some build the system. At GCPL, we're looking for the rare few who refuse to choose. Bring your poetry and engineering.

MBA First-Year Hiring DriveSummer Internship 2027 + PPO TrackLive FMCG Cases
Discover CraftLab
Godrej · CraftLab
Founding Cohort
CraftLab 2026
By
Godrej Consumer Products
Est.
2026
About CraftLab

A Blank Slate.
A Fresh Canvas.

For years, the Godrej identity on campus was shared. In 2026, GCPL steps onto campus independently for the very first time.

Our founder, Ardeshir Godrej, was an inventor who believed in building with purpose. CraftLab is our new flagship immersion-a chance for you to be the founding cohort that defines what GCPL means to the best talent in India.

128+
Years of Goodness
1.2B
Lives Touched
PPO
For Top Performers
The Shelf You'll Build For

Brands in 1.2 billion homes.

You won't be writing case studies about these. You'll be working on them - pricing, packaging, distribution, and the next launch across India, Indonesia and Africa.

GCPL global product portfolio - HIT, Goodknight, Aer, Cinthol, Godrej Expert, Stella, Mitu, Proclin, Biosol, Carrera
Moments of Delight

What makes CraftLab unlike anything else.

Godrej One Summit

A 2-day immersive experience at our Vikhroli HQ.

Live Business Problems

Tackle real FMCG brand and consumer challenges. No textbook cases.

GCPL Product Hampers

Experience the brands you'll craft with - HIT, Aer, Goodknight.

Pathway to a PPO

Top performers in the Summer Internship 2027 convert into a Pre-Placement Offer with GCPL.

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A glimpse into life as a Gurukul intern at GCPL.

Gurukul · Inside Look
The Summer Experience

Gurukul Internship.

Gurukul is GCPL's flagship Summer Internship 2027 - an 8-week immersion where you'll own a live business problem from day one, mentored by leaders who've built our brands across India, Indonesia and Africa.

It's where craft meets consequence. Your recommendations don't sit in a deck - they ship. And top performers convert their Gurukul summer into a Pre-Placement Offer with GCPL.

8 weeks
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
1:1
Leader Mentor
PPO
For Top Interns
The Godrej Way · Three Acts

Acts of poetry & engineering.

Three chapters from a 128-year-old playbook - three invitations to write the next one with us.

Act I · Inspire Trust
1897
The year a refusal became a company
01 / 03

“Made in India” - without an asterisk.

In 1897, Ardeshir Godrej's surgical instruments matched the quality of imports at a better price. Hospitals offered to buy them - only if he stamped them “Made in England.” He refused. The business existed to prove India could make and be trusted. That refusal still defines us.

“Integrity is not a feature. It's the product.”
Act II · Create Delight
Sizzle
Innovation, delivered reliably at scale
02 / 03

The lock stays the same. The key changes.

Studying Chor Bazaar's handmade locks, Ardeshir saw the real insight: security didn't need infinite variety in locks - it needed reliability at scale, with uniqueness in the key. The 1908 leverless lock earned a patent and worked beautifully in India's humid air where every imported spring rusted. Less, done better. That's Sizzle.

“Less, done better. At scale.”
Act III · Be Bold
2,000
Acres of Vikhroli mangroves, in trust
03 / 03

Boldness that builds for a century.

In 1951, Godrej was entrusted with the ballot boxes for India's first general election - a company born of swaraj protecting the world's largest democracy. In 1943, Pirojsha invested in Vikhroli, then placed 2,000 acres of mangroves in a philanthropic trust. They remain the lungs of Mumbai today. Bold isn't loud. Bold is long.

“Build now for now, next, and forever.”
The Godrej People Promise

Three promises.
One commitment.

Your Canvas
Where imagination meets rigour.

We give you the space to envision bold growth plans across FMCG categories - and the tools to engineer them into reality.

Tough Love
100% ownership. 0 excuses.

Honest, rigorous feedback delivered with the generous intent to help your craft thrive.

Whole Self
Where uniqueness sparks delight.

Bring your authentic, poetic self to work every day. True innovation requires diverse perspectives.

Selection Journey · Hiring Drive

From Start to a PPO.

Four stages. One destination - a Summer Internship 2027, with a Pre-Placement Offer for top interns.

01
Start

Online Applications

CVs & OPQ / Verify aptitude tests.

02
Spark

On-Campus Simulation

Gamified business case assessment.

03
Forge

Group Exercise & Interviews

All-round candidate assessment.

04
PPO

Summit → Internship → PPO

Earn a Summer Internship 2027 - top interns convert it into a Pre-Placement Offer at GCPL.

The PPO Roadshow · 2026

9 campuses. One shot at a PPO.

We're bringing the On-Campus Simulation to your doorstep. Top performers fast-track to interviews and the Summer Internship 2027 - with a Pre-Placement Offer for top summer interns.

Confirmed TBA
MDI Gurgaon
Stop 01
29-30 JUN
SIBM Pune
Stop 02
3-4 JUL
IIM Ahmedabad
Stop 03
TBA
IIM Bangalore
Stop 04
TBA
IIM Calcutta
Stop 05
TBA
XLRI Jamshedpur
Stop 06
TBA
IIM Lucknow
Stop 07
TBA
FMS Delhi
Stop 08
TBA
SPJIMR Mumbai
Stop 09
TBA
FAQs

Questions, answered.

First-year MBA students from select premier B-Schools.

A 2-day immersion connecting you with the leaders who built GCPL - at our Vikhroli HQ.

It's a hiring drive - designed with the rigour and energy of a case competition. The On-Campus Simulation, interviews and Godrej One Summit together form our selection journey for Summer Internship 2027, with Pre-Placement Offers for top performers.

A Summer Internship 2027 anchored in live FMCG cases across brand, consumer insight, and supply chain - with a Pre-Placement Offer for top-performing summer interns.

No. We're looking for poets and engineers - curiosity, rigour, and ambition outweigh any prior category exposure.

Founding Cohort · 2026

Ready to Craft
Tomorrow?

Join the founding cohort. Earn your Summer Internship 2027 - and a shot at a PPO based on your summer performance.