Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad2018 Placement Report
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad: 2018 Placement Report
IIM Ahmedabad (IIM A) 2018 placement report: CTC, recruiters, and sector data from the official release.
Numbers
Editorial review
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad's 2018 placement cycle: 388 of 398 eligible PGP students accepted offers from 125 recruiters, with a median domestic maximum earning potential of Rs 23,00,000; Consulting led sector share at 32%; median CTC rose +4.5% versus the prior year. The longer reading and numbered takeaways below unpack what that means for sector mix, recruiter depth, and how to read average versus median.
Consulting accounted for 32.0% of offers (124), its narrowest share among the years covered on this site for IIMA's PGP, with BFSI (14.9%, 58), FMCG (11.1%, 43), Online Services (9.8%, 38) and Conglomerates (8.2%, 32) all posting double-digit or near-double-digit offer counts, reflecting a fairly evenly spread placement season for the 2016-18 cohort.
Accenture Strategy led on-campus offers with 18, followed by Boston Consulting Group (15) and Amazon (14), while American Express topped BFSI with 8 offers, Airtel led sales and marketing with 8, and EXL led IT Consulting with 8 as well. About 125 firms extended 388 offers across 150 distinct roles, which works out to roughly 3.1 offers per recruiter on average.
International offers totalled 16 of 388 (4.1%), spanning Germany, UAE, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, a broader international spread than most other years despite the modest overall share. Of the 398 students eligible for placement, 388 accepted offers through the institute, a 97.5% conversion rate, with 6 students opting out to pursue their own ventures.
Key takeaways
Median CTC rose 4.5%
Median CTC rose from ₹22 LPA in the prior cycle to ₹23 LPA this year (+4.5%). That is a modest change for Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad aspirants reading this report as a signal of typical outcomes, especially for median, which is less skewed by a handful of outlier offers than average or highest CTC.
Average CTC rose 8.3%
Average CTC rose from ₹22.58 LPA in the prior cycle to ₹24.45 LPA this year (+8.3%). That is a clear year-on-year shift for Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad aspirants reading this report as a signal of typical outcomes, especially for median, which is less skewed by a handful of outlier offers than average or highest CTC.
Highest CTC rose 35.8%
Highest CTC rose from ₹53 LPA in the prior cycle to ₹72 LPA this year (+35.8%). That is a material move for Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad aspirants reading this report as a signal of typical outcomes, especially for median, which is less skewed by a handful of outlier offers than average or highest CTC.
Consulting led the batch at 32%
Consulting accounted for 32% of offers, or 124 offers, the largest sector share in this 2018 report. The next sector, Banking, Financial Services and Insurance, sat at 14.9% (58 offers), so the gap between first and second is 17.1 percentage points. If your target function sits outside this lead sector, treat the headline placement rate as a campus-wide figure rather than a guarantee for your preferred cohort.
Top two sectors took 47% of offers
Consulting and Banking, Financial Services and Insurance together made up 46.9% of offers, a concentrated recruiter mix. FMCG was a distant third at 11.1%. Concentration is not automatically good or bad, but it does mean batch-level averages can mask thinner opportunity in secondary functions.
97.5% of the eligible batch placed
388 of 398 eligible students accepted offers through the campus process (97.5%), with 10 opting out or taking paths outside the reported pool. High conversion is the headline; the more useful follow-up is whether your preferred sector and role type showed up in the sector split and recruiter list below.
Sector split
Hover a slice to view the percentage / count split
Top recruiters
Frequently asked questions
How did average CTC compare with the median in 2018?
Average CTC was ₹24.45 LPA and median was ₹23 LPA. The average sits above the median, so a smaller set of higher offers pulled the mean up relative to a typical package.
How does the highest CTC compare with the average in 2018?
The highest CTC was ₹72 LPA, about 2.9x the average of ₹24.45 LPA.
How significant were international offers in 2018?
16 of 388 offers were international (4.1%).
Which program does this 2018 report cover?
This page covers PGP 2016-18 at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Notes
Consulting accounted for 32.0% of offers (124), its narrowest share among the years covered on this site for IIMA’s PGP, with BFSI (14.9%, 58), FMCG (11.1%, 43), Online Services (9.8%, 38) and Conglomerates (8.2%, 32) all posting double-digit or near-double-digit offer counts, reflecting a fairly evenly spread placement season for the 2016-18 cohort.
Accenture Strategy led on-campus offers with 18, followed by Boston Consulting Group (15) and Amazon (14), while American Express topped BFSI with 8 offers, Airtel led sales and marketing with 8, and EXL led IT Consulting with 8 as well. About 125 firms extended 388 offers across 150 distinct roles, which works out to roughly 3.1 offers per recruiter on average.
International offers totalled 16 of 388 (4.1%), spanning Germany, UAE, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, a broader international spread than most other years despite the modest overall share. Of the 398 students eligible for placement, 388 accepted offers through the institute, a 97.5% conversion rate, with 6 students opting out to pursue their own ventures.