Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad2026 Placement Report
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad: 2026 Placement Report
IIM Ahmedabad (IIM A) 2026 placement report: CTC, recruiters, and sector data from the official release.
Numbers
Editorial review
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad's 2026 placement cycle: 134 of 156 eligible PGPX students accepted offers from 200+ recruiters, with a median maximum earning potential of Rs 38 lakh; IT Consulting led sector share at 23.9%; median CTC rose +8.6% 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.
IT Consulting was the single largest sector at 23.9% of offers (32), ahead of Consulting at 17.9% (24), with IT Services and Pharmaceutical/Healthcare tied for third at 11.9% each (16 offers); taken together, the two IT-labelled categories, IT Consulting and IT Services, account for 35.8% of offers when combined, the broadest functional theme in the batch. BFSI followed at 10.4% (14), with Consumer Goods (FMCG), Online Services, Conglomerate, Manufacturing and Automotive rounding out the remaining offers in single digits.
By function, Consulting alone drew 44 of 134 offers (32.8%), well ahead of Product/Category Management (20) and Sales/Marketing (19), a concentration that reflects the cohort's seniority: participants carried 4 to 22 years of experience, and recruiters extended offers for roles like Vice President, Associate Director, Program Head and Senior Manager rather than entry-level positions. Accenture, Amazon, Eli Lilly, EY, FinIQ Consulting, Genpact and NTT Data made the highest number of offers among the 200+ firms that took part, with around 65 participating for the first time.
Of 156 students eligible for placement, 17 did not seek placement through the institute (8 company-sponsored or already employed, 1 pursuing entrepreneurship, 1 returning to a family business, and 7 seeking placement outside the campus process); of the 139 who did seek placement, 134 accepted offers and 5 remained unplaced. Only 2 of the 134 offers were international, both in Western Europe, so this cycle's placements were overwhelmingly domestic. The gap between the median maximum earning potential of Rs 38 lakh and the highest of Rs 1.08 crore points to a small number of senior, high-value offers well above the typical package for this one-year executive cohort.
Key takeaways
Median CTC rose 8.6%
Median CTC rose from ₹35 LPA in the prior cycle to ₹38 LPA this year (+8.6%). 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.
Average CTC rose 13%
Average CTC rose from ₹37.57 LPA in the prior cycle to ₹42.47 LPA this year (+13%). 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.
Highest CTC rose 1.8%
Highest CTC rose from ₹1.06 Cr PA in the prior cycle to ₹1.08 Cr PA this year (+1.8%). 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.
IT Consulting led the batch at 23.9%
IT Consulting accounted for 23.9% of offers, or 32 offers, the largest sector share in this 2026 report. The next sector, Consulting, sat at 17.9% (24 offers), so the gap between first and second is 6 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.
85.9% of the eligible batch placed
134 of 156 eligible students accepted offers through the campus process (85.9%), with 22 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.
International offers stayed rare
2 of 134 offers were international (1.5%). That share is small enough that domestic packages define the typical story. Crore-plus overseas headlines, when they appear, usually sit in this thin tail rather than in the median.
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Sector split
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Top recruiters
Frequently asked questions
How did average CTC compare with the median in 2026?
Average CTC was ₹42.47 LPA and median was ₹38 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 2026?
The highest CTC was ₹1.08 Cr PA, about 2.5x the average of ₹42.47 LPA.
How significant were international offers in 2026?
2 of 134 offers were international (1.5%).
Which program does this 2026 report cover?
This page covers PGPX 2025-26 at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Notes
IT Consulting was the single largest sector at 23.9% of offers (32), ahead of Consulting at 17.9% (24), with IT Services and Pharmaceutical/Healthcare tied for third at 11.9% each (16 offers); taken together, the two IT-labelled categories, IT Consulting and IT Services, account for 35.8% of offers when combined, the broadest functional theme in the batch. BFSI followed at 10.4% (14), with Consumer Goods (FMCG), Online Services, Conglomerate, Manufacturing and Automotive rounding out the remaining offers in single digits.
By function, Consulting alone drew 44 of 134 offers (32.8%), well ahead of Product/Category Management (20) and Sales/Marketing (19), a concentration that reflects the cohort’s seniority: participants carried 4 to 22 years of experience, and recruiters extended offers for roles like Vice President, Associate Director, Program Head and Senior Manager rather than entry-level positions. Accenture, Amazon, Eli Lilly, EY, FinIQ Consulting, Genpact and NTT Data made the highest number of offers among the 200+ firms that took part, with around 65 participating for the first time.
Of 156 students eligible for placement, 17 did not seek placement through the institute (8 company-sponsored or already employed, 1 pursuing entrepreneurship, 1 returning to a family business, and 7 seeking placement outside the campus process); of the 139 who did seek placement, 134 accepted offers and 5 remained unplaced. Only 2 of the 134 offers were international, both in Western Europe, so this cycle’s placements were overwhelmingly domestic. The gap between the median maximum earning potential of Rs 38 lakh and the highest of Rs 1.08 crore points to a small number of senior, high-value offers well above the typical package for this one-year executive cohort.