Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode2015 Placement Report
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode: 2015 Placement Report
IIM Kozhikode (IIM K) 2015 placement report: CTC, recruiters, and sector data from the official release.
Numbers
Editorial review
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode's 2015 placement cycle: IIM Kozhikode's 349-student PGP Batch 2013-15 secured offers from 99 recruiters in 10 days, with a highest domestic CTC of Rs 29.50 lakh and a median of Rs 14.00 lakh; Sales & Marketing led sector share at 23%; median CTC printed at ₹14 LPA. The longer reading and numbered takeaways below unpack what that means for sector mix, recruiter depth, and how to read average versus median.
Sales & Marketing and Consulting tied as the largest domains in 2015, each accounting for 23% of the batch's offers, followed by Finance at 19%, General Management at 15%, IT & ITES at 14%, and Strategy/Operations at 6%. Finance recruiters included Axis Bank, Citibank, CRISIL, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ICICI, J.P. Morgan, Nomura, SBI, and Yes Bank, while Consulting drew Accenture Strategy, Deloitte, EXL Services, Genpact, IBM, KPMG, and ZS Associates among others.
Across 349 participating students, 99 recruiters made offers, with 72 pre-placement offers and 36% of recruiters being first-time participants, working out to roughly 3.5 students per recruiter. The Rs 15.22 lakh average salary sat just above the Rs 14.00 lakh median, a tight core distribution relative to the Rs 29.50 lakh domestic highest, which came from a Strategy and Operations offer.
Female students made up 54% of the batch, a notably high share, with dedicated programmes such as the Citi Women's Leadership Programme and the J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs Women's Mentorship Programme extended to them. Top-offer averages ranged from Rs 22.34 lakh for the top 50 offers down to Rs 15.64 lakh for the top 300 offers, showing a gradual taper across the bulk of the offer pool.
Key takeaways
Sales & Marketing led the batch at 23%
Sales & Marketing accounted for 23% of offers, the largest sector share in this 2015 report. The next sector, Consulting, sat at 23%, so the gap between first and second is 0 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 46% of offers
Sales & Marketing and Consulting together made up 46% of offers, a concentrated recruiter mix. Finance was a distant third at 19%. Concentration is not automatically good or bad, but it does mean batch-level averages can mask thinner opportunity in secondary functions.
Average sits above the median
Average CTC (₹15.22 LPA) sits about ₹1.2 LPA above the median (₹14 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 2015 batch.
Sector split
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Top recruiters
Frequently asked questions
How did average CTC compare with the median in 2015?
Average CTC was ₹15.22 LPA and median was ₹14 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 2015?
The highest CTC was ₹29.50 LPA, about 1.9x the average of ₹15.22 LPA.
Which program does this 2015 report cover?
This page covers PGP Batch 2013-2015 at Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode.
Where do these placement figures come from?
Every number on this page is transcribed from Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode's own published materials. Open the source link under the title for the original document.
Notes
Sales & Marketing and Consulting tied as the largest domains in 2015, each accounting for 23% of the batch’s offers, followed by Finance at 19%, General Management at 15%, IT & ITES at 14%, and Strategy/Operations at 6%. Finance recruiters included Axis Bank, Citibank, CRISIL, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ICICI, J.P. Morgan, Nomura, SBI, and Yes Bank, while Consulting drew Accenture Strategy, Deloitte, EXL Services, Genpact, IBM, KPMG, and ZS Associates among others.
Across 349 participating students, 99 recruiters made offers, with 72 pre-placement offers and 36% of recruiters being first-time participants, working out to roughly 3.5 students per recruiter. The Rs 15.22 lakh average salary sat just above the Rs 14.00 lakh median, a tight core distribution relative to the Rs 29.50 lakh domestic highest, which came from a Strategy and Operations offer.
Female students made up 54% of the batch, a notably high share, with dedicated programmes such as the Citi Women’s Leadership Programme and the J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs Women’s Mentorship Programme extended to them. Top-offer averages ranged from Rs 22.34 lakh for the top 50 offers down to Rs 15.64 lakh for the top 300 offers, showing a gradual taper across the bulk of the offer pool.