Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore2018 Placement Report
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore: 2018 Placement Report
IIM Bangalore (IIM B) 2018 placement report: CTC, recruiters, and sector data from the official release.
Numbers
Editorial review
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore's 2018 placement cycle: 411 students received 462 offers from 136 recruiters for the PGP batch of 2016-18, with a median domestic CTC of Rs 22 lakh; Management Consulting led sector share at 31%; median CTC rose +4.8% 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.
Management Consulting accounted for 31% of final placement offers for the PGP batch of 2016-18, roughly double the next largest categories, Corporate Finance & Commercial Banking at 16% and a three-way tie among General Management, Information Technology and Sales & Marketing at 12% each. EXL topped the recruiter table with 22 offers, an unusually high count for a single firm that year, ahead of Boston Consulting Group and Deloitte at 17 each.
The recruiter list otherwise spans strategy consulting (A T Kearney, Accenture Strategy, Bain & Company, McKinsey), technology and analytics (PwC Tech, Samsung), banking (Goldman Sachs) and telecom (Bharti Airtel). With 462 offers against 411 students, the batch averaged 1.12 offers per student, and across 136 recruiters that is about 3.4 offers per recruiter.
Ten overseas offers represented a modest 2.2% share of the total, the lowest international share in this stretch of years. Average domestic compensation of Rs 22.76 lakh sat close to the Rs 22.00 lakh median, again pointing to a relatively even distribution. Pre-placement offers (155 made, 129 accepted) outpaced lateral placement offers (129 made, 105 accepted) in this cycle.
Key takeaways
Median CTC rose 4.8%
Median CTC rose from ₹21 LPA in the prior cycle to ₹22 LPA this year (+4.8%). That is a modest change for Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore 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 6.3%
Average CTC rose from ₹21.42 LPA in the prior cycle to ₹22.76 LPA this year (+6.3%). That is a clear year-on-year shift for Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore 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.
Management Consulting led the batch at 31%
Management Consulting accounted for 31% of offers, the largest sector share in this 2018 report. The next sector, Corporate Finance & Commercial Banking, sat at 16%, so the gap between first and second is 15 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
Management Consulting and Corporate Finance & Commercial Banking together made up 47% of offers, a concentrated recruiter mix. General Management was a distant third at 12%. 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
10 of 462 offers were international (2.2%). 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.
136 recruiters, led by EXL
136 firms participated for 462 offers, about 3.4 offers per recruiter on average. EXL topped the named list, followed by Boston Consulting Group, Deloitte, and A T Kearney. 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.
Sector split
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Top recruiters
Frequently asked questions
How did average CTC compare with the median in 2018?
Average CTC was ₹22.76 LPA and median was ₹22 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 2018?
10 of 462 offers were international (2.2%).
Which program does this 2018 report cover?
This page covers PGP 2016-18 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 accounted for 31% of final placement offers for the PGP batch of 2016-18, roughly double the next largest categories, Corporate Finance & Commercial Banking at 16% and a three-way tie among General Management, Information Technology and Sales & Marketing at 12% each. EXL topped the recruiter table with 22 offers, an unusually high count for a single firm that year, ahead of Boston Consulting Group and Deloitte at 17 each.
The recruiter list otherwise spans strategy consulting (A T Kearney, Accenture Strategy, Bain & Company, McKinsey), technology and analytics (PwC Tech, Samsung), banking (Goldman Sachs) and telecom (Bharti Airtel). With 462 offers against 411 students, the batch averaged 1.12 offers per student, and across 136 recruiters that is about 3.4 offers per recruiter.
Ten overseas offers represented a modest 2.2% share of the total, the lowest international share in this stretch of years. Average domestic compensation of Rs 22.76 lakh sat close to the Rs 22.00 lakh median, again pointing to a relatively even distribution. Pre-placement offers (155 made, 129 accepted) outpaced lateral placement offers (129 made, 105 accepted) in this cycle.