Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore2016 Placement Report
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore: 2016 Placement Report
IIM Bangalore (IIM B) 2016 placement report: CTC, recruiters, and sector data from the official release.
Numbers
Editorial review
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore's 2016 placement cycle: 410 students received 443 offers from 140 recruiters for the PGP batch of 2014-16, with a median domestic CTC of Rs 20 lakh; Management Consulting led sector share at 30.1%; median CTC printed at ₹20 LPA. The longer reading and numbered takeaways below unpack what that means for sector mix, recruiter depth, and how to read average versus median.
Management Consulting led final placements for the PGP batch of 2014-16 at 30.1% of offers, well ahead of Banking and Finance at 18.9% and e-Commerce at 13.4%. The top recruiter list reflects that mix closely: Bain & Co, Accenture, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs and Boston Consulting Group all appear among the highest-volume recruiters, alongside e-commerce players Amazon and Flipkart and banking name ICICI.
With 443 offers spread across 410 students, the batch averaged about 1.08 offers per student, and against 140 recruiting companies that works out to roughly 3.2 offers per recruiter. The 15 overseas offers made up about 3.4% of total offers, a modest but real international share. A Rs 21.03 lakh average against a Rs 20.00 lakh median domestic salary points to a mildly right-skewed pay distribution, with a small number of higher-paying offers pulling the average above the typical package.
The report separately breaks out pre-placement offers (137 made, 115 accepted) and lateral placement offers (126 made, 108 accepted) alongside the 181 offers made during the final placement week itself, giving a fuller picture of how the process unfolded across the season.
Key takeaways
Management Consulting led the batch at 30.1%
Management Consulting accounted for 30.1% of offers, the largest sector share in this 2016 report. The next sector, Banking and Finance, sat at 18.9%, so the gap between first and second is 11.2 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 49% of offers
Management Consulting and Banking and Finance together made up 49% of offers, a concentrated recruiter mix. e-Commerce was a distant third at 13.4%. Concentration is not automatically good or bad, but it does mean batch-level averages can mask thinner opportunity in secondary functions.
International offers stayed rare
15 of 443 offers were international (3.4%). 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.
140 recruiters, led by Bain & Co
140 firms participated for 443 offers, about 3.2 offers per recruiter on average. Bain & Co topped the named list, followed by Amazon, Accenture, and Deloitte. Offer concentration among a few brand-name firms is common at top campuses; check whether your target employers actually appear in this list rather than assuming brand gravity alone.
Average sits above the median
Average CTC (₹21.03 LPA) sits about ₹1 LPA above the median (₹20 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 2016 batch.
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 2016?
Average CTC was ₹21.03 LPA and median was ₹20 LPA. The average sits above the median, so a smaller set of higher offers pulled the mean up relative to a typical package.
How significant were international offers in 2016?
15 of 443 offers were international (3.4%).
Which program does this 2016 report cover?
This page covers PGP 2014-16 at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
Where do these placement figures come from?
Every number on this page is transcribed from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore's own published materials. Open the source link under the title for the original document.
Notes
Management Consulting led final placements for the PGP batch of 2014-16 at 30.1% of offers, well ahead of Banking and Finance at 18.9% and e-Commerce at 13.4%. The top recruiter list reflects that mix closely: Bain & Co, Accenture, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs and Boston Consulting Group all appear among the highest-volume recruiters, alongside e-commerce players Amazon and Flipkart and banking name ICICI.
With 443 offers spread across 410 students, the batch averaged about 1.08 offers per student, and against 140 recruiting companies that works out to roughly 3.2 offers per recruiter. The 15 overseas offers made up about 3.4% of total offers, a modest but real international share. A Rs 21.03 lakh average against a Rs 20.00 lakh median domestic salary points to a mildly right-skewed pay distribution, with a small number of higher-paying offers pulling the average above the typical package.
The report separately breaks out pre-placement offers (137 made, 115 accepted) and lateral placement offers (126 made, 108 accepted) alongside the 181 offers made during the final placement week itself, giving a fuller picture of how the process unfolded across the season.