Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar2018 Placement Report
Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar: 2018 Placement Report
Numbers
Editorial review
Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar's 2018 placement cycle: IIM Amritsar's second batch of 104 students achieved 100% placement with 104 offers, a highest CTC of Rs 54 lakh (international) and an average domestic CTC of Rs 11.02 lakh; Information Technology led sector share at 20.19%; median CTC printed at ₹10.50 LPA. The longer reading and numbered takeaways below unpack what that means for sector mix, recruiter depth, and how to read average versus median.
IIM Amritsar's second batch (PGP 2016-18) of 104 students achieved 100% placement with 104 offers, one per student, despite the batch size doubling from the pioneering cohort. Information Technology led sector share at 20.19% (21 offers), narrowly ahead of BFSI at 19.23% (20 offers), with Consulting and Manufacturing tied at 8.65% each. The Rs 54 lakh highest CTC came from an international offer, more than double the domestic highest, and pulled the international average CTC to Rs 24.57 lakh against a Rs 11.02 lakh domestic average across the batch's 7 international offers. Average CTC rose 16.28% year-on-year from the pioneering batch's Rs 10.26 lakh, a sign of the institute building recruiter trust in its second year. New recruiters this cycle included Amazon, Accenture, Tolaram, CRISIL, Infosys, Virtusa, TCS and Walmart, alongside continuing partners like ICICI Lombard and Motilal Oswal. Nine students received pre-placement offers, and by role, Sales & Marketing and Finance together accounted for roughly two thirds of the 104 offers. This was also the batch cited by the institute as the largest amongst the six IIMs set up in 2015.
Key takeaways
Average and Highest CTC rose
Average CTC rose 16.4%. Highest CTC rose from ₹17 LPA in the prior cycle to ₹54 LPA this year (+217.6%). Prefer the median over highest when sizing a typical outcome for this batch.
Information Technology led the batch at 20.19%
Information Technology accounted for 20.19% of offers, or 21 offers, the largest sector share in this 2018 report. The next sector, BFSI, sat at 19.23% (20 offers), so the gap between first and second is 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.
100% of the eligible batch placed
104 of 104 eligible students accepted offers through the campus process (100%). With essentially full participation in the reported pool, the next question is how those offers were distributed across sectors and pay bands rather than whether a seat converted.
7 international offers (6.7%)
7 of 104 offers were international (6.7%). That share is large enough to notice, but still a minority of outcomes. Crore-plus overseas headlines, when they appear, usually sit in this thin tail rather than in the median.
Average sits above the median
Average CTC (₹11.94 LPA) sits about ₹1.4 LPA above the median (₹10.50 LPA). That gap usually means a smaller set of higher offers pulled the mean up, so the median is the safer read on a typical package for this 2018 batch.
Sector split
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Top recruiters
Frequently asked questions
How did average CTC compare with the median in 2018?
Average CTC was ₹11.94 LPA and median was ₹10.50 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 ₹54 LPA (international), about 4.5x the average of ₹11.94 LPA.
How significant were international offers in 2018?
7 of 104 offers were international (6.7%).
Which program does this 2018 report cover?
This page covers MBA, Batch 2016-18 (2nd Batch) at Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar.
Notes
IIM Amritsar’s second batch (PGP 2016-18) of 104 students achieved 100% placement with 104 offers, one per student, despite the batch size doubling from the pioneering cohort. Information Technology led sector share at 20.19% (21 offers), narrowly ahead of BFSI at 19.23% (20 offers), with Consulting and Manufacturing tied at 8.65% each. The Rs 54 lakh highest CTC came from an international offer, more than double the domestic highest, and pulled the international average CTC to Rs 24.57 lakh against a Rs 11.02 lakh domestic average across the batch’s 7 international offers. Average CTC rose 16.28% year-on-year from the pioneering batch’s Rs 10.26 lakh, a sign of the institute building recruiter trust in its second year. New recruiters this cycle included Amazon, Accenture, Tolaram, CRISIL, Infosys, Virtusa, TCS and Walmart, alongside continuing partners like ICICI Lombard and Motilal Oswal. Nine students received pre-placement offers, and by role, Sales & Marketing and Finance together accounted for roughly two thirds of the 104 offers. This was also the batch cited by the institute as the largest amongst the six IIMs set up in 2015.