Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore2019 Placement Report
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore: 2019 Placement Report
IIM Bangalore (IIM B) 2019 placement report: CTC, recruiters, and sector data from the official release.
Numbers
Editorial review
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore's 2019 placement cycle: 411 students received 488 offers from 129 recruiters for the PGP batch of 2017-19, with a median domestic CTC of Rs 23 lakh; Management Consulting led sector share at 35%; 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.
Management Consulting pulled further ahead for the PGP batch of 2017-19, taking 35% of final placement offers, well over double the next largest categories, General Management and Information Technology at 12-13% each. Accenture Strategy led all recruiters by a wide margin with 30 offers, nearly double the count of the next closest firms, A.T.
Kearney, Bain & Company and Boston Consulting Group at 14 each, underlining just how consulting-heavy this cycle's hiring was. Amazon (12 offers) and ICICI Bank were the main non-consulting names to crack the top ranks. With 488 offers against 411 students, the batch averaged 1.19 offers per student, its highest ratio in this multi-year run so far, and across 129 recruiters that works out to roughly 3.8 offers per recruiter.
Fifteen overseas offers made up about 3.1% of the total. Average domestic compensation of Rs 24.54 lakh ran noticeably above the Rs 23.00 lakh median, a wider gap than in the two preceding years, suggesting a somewhat more right-skewed pay distribution with a higher-paying tail lifting the average. Pre-placement offers (170 made, 125 accepted) again outpaced lateral placement offers (142 made, 110 accepted).
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, 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 7.8%
Average CTC rose from ₹22.76 LPA in the prior cycle to ₹24.54 LPA this year (+7.8%). 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 35%
Management Consulting accounted for 35% of offers, the largest sector share in this 2019 report. The next sector, General Management, sat at 13%, so the gap between first and second is 22 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 48% of offers
Management Consulting and General Management together made up 48% of offers, a concentrated recruiter mix. Corporate Finance & Commercial Banking 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
15 of 488 offers were international (3.1%). 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.
129 recruiters, led by Accenture Strategy
129 firms participated for 488 offers, about 3.8 offers per recruiter on average. Accenture Strategy topped the named list, followed by A. T. Kearney, Bain & Company, and The Boston Consulting Group. 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 2019?
Average CTC was ₹24.54 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 significant were international offers in 2019?
15 of 488 offers were international (3.1%).
Which program does this 2019 report cover?
This page covers PGP 2017-19 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 pulled further ahead for the PGP batch of 2017-19, taking 35% of final placement offers, well over double the next largest categories, General Management and Information Technology at 12-13% each. Accenture Strategy led all recruiters by a wide margin with 30 offers, nearly double the count of the next closest firms, A.T.
Kearney, Bain & Company and Boston Consulting Group at 14 each, underlining just how consulting-heavy this cycle’s hiring was. Amazon (12 offers) and ICICI Bank were the main non-consulting names to crack the top ranks. With 488 offers against 411 students, the batch averaged 1.19 offers per student, its highest ratio in this multi-year run so far, and across 129 recruiters that works out to roughly 3.8 offers per recruiter.
Fifteen overseas offers made up about 3.1% of the total. Average domestic compensation of Rs 24.54 lakh ran noticeably above the Rs 23.00 lakh median, a wider gap than in the two preceding years, suggesting a somewhat more right-skewed pay distribution with a higher-paying tail lifting the average. Pre-placement offers (170 made, 125 accepted) again outpaced lateral placement offers (142 made, 110 accepted).