Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode2017 Placement Report
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode: 2017 Placement Report
IIM Kozhikode (IIM K) 2017 placement report: CTC, recruiters, and sector data from the official release.
Numbers
Editorial review
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode's 2017 placement cycle: IIM Kozhikode's 347-student PGP batch secured offers from 112 recruiters within 6 days, with an average CTC of Rs 17.65 lakh and a highest domestic package of Rs 37.00 lakh; Finance led sector share at 26%. The longer reading and numbered takeaways below unpack what that means for sector mix, recruiter depth, and how to read average versus median.
Finance led the 2017 sector split at 26% of offers, narrowly ahead of Sales & Marketing at 25% and Consulting at 24%, with IT/Analytics at 13%, General Management at 8%, and Strategy/Operations at 4%. Major recruiters spanned Accenture Strategy, Amazon, BCG, Deloitte, EY, Goldman Sachs, HUL, ITC, JPMC, and McKinsey, a roster that mixes consulting, finance and FMCG names consistent with the three-way split at the top of the sector table.
Across 347 participating students, 112 recruiters made offers, including 26 first-time recruiters, working out to roughly 3.1 students per recruiter. Placements closed in a reported 6 days, and pre-placement offers formed a meaningful share of the season's overall offers.
The Rs 17.65 lakh average CTC sat well below the Rs 37.00 lakh domestic highest, with the top 5 percentile averaging Rs 33.00 lakh and the top 10 percentile Rs 28.50 lakh, showing a fairly gradual taper from the top of the distribution toward the mean. No median CTC or total offers count distinct from the recruiter and student figures was stated in this report.
Key takeaways
Average CTC rose 3.2%
Average CTC rose from ₹17.10 LPA in the prior cycle to ₹17.65 LPA this year (+3.2%). That is a modest change for Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode 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.
Finance led the batch at 26%
Finance accounted for 26% of offers, the largest sector share in this 2017 report. The next sector, Sales & Marketing, sat at 25%, 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.
Top two sectors took 51% of offers
Finance and Sales & Marketing together made up 51% of offers, a concentrated recruiter mix. Consulting was a distant third at 24%. Concentration is not automatically good or bad, but it does mean batch-level averages can mask thinner opportunity in secondary functions.
Sector split
Hover a slice to view the percentage / count split
Top recruiters
Frequently asked questions
How does the highest CTC compare with the average in 2017?
The highest CTC was ₹37 LPA, about 2.1x the average of ₹17.65 LPA.
Which program does this 2017 report cover?
This page covers PGP Batch 2015-2017 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
Finance led the 2017 sector split at 26% of offers, narrowly ahead of Sales & Marketing at 25% and Consulting at 24%, with IT/Analytics at 13%, General Management at 8%, and Strategy/Operations at 4%. Major recruiters spanned Accenture Strategy, Amazon, BCG, Deloitte, EY, Goldman Sachs, HUL, ITC, JPMC, and McKinsey, a roster that mixes consulting, finance and FMCG names consistent with the three-way split at the top of the sector table.
Across 347 participating students, 112 recruiters made offers, including 26 first-time recruiters, working out to roughly 3.1 students per recruiter. Placements closed in a reported 6 days, and pre-placement offers formed a meaningful share of the season’s overall offers.
The Rs 17.65 lakh average CTC sat well below the Rs 37.00 lakh domestic highest, with the top 5 percentile averaging Rs 33.00 lakh and the top 10 percentile Rs 28.50 lakh, showing a fairly gradual taper from the top of the distribution toward the mean. No median CTC or total offers count distinct from the recruiter and student figures was stated in this report.