Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode2018 Placement Report
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode: 2018 Placement Report
IIM Kozhikode (IIM K) 2018 placement report: CTC, recruiters, and sector data from the official release.
Numbers
Editorial review
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode's 2018 placement cycle: IIM Kozhikode's 382-student PGP batch drew offers from 178 recruiters, with a highest CTC of Rs 52.10 lakh (international) and a mean CTC of Rs 17.80 lakh; Consulting led sector share at 26%; median CTC printed at ₹16 LPA. The longer reading and numbered takeaways below unpack what that means for sector mix, recruiter depth, and how to read average versus median.
Consulting was the single largest domain in 2018, accounting for offers to 26% of the batch at firms including Arthur D. Little, BCG, and the Big Four, Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC. Technology, business intelligence and allied roles, including Product Management and Technology Consulting positions at firms like Microsoft, Accenture, American Express, and Shell, went to about 18% of the batch.
Investment banking offers came from Avendus Capital, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan Chase & Co., alongside commercial banking roles from Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Standard Chartered Bank. Across 382 participating students, 178 recruiters made offers, of which 78 were new to campus and 59 featured in the Fortune 500, working out to roughly 2.1 students per recruiter.
The Rs 17.80 lakh mean CTC sat just above the Rs 16.00 lakh median, a fairly tight core distribution, while the highest CTC of Rs 52.10 lakh came from an international offer, well above the Rs 38.50 lakh domestic highest. Students also received offers from international recruiters including Arthur D. Little and Tolaram Group.
The report's two "Final Placements 2018 | Domain" pages give the share of students placed in each domain: Consulting 26%, Sales & Marketing 25%, IT and Analytics 18%, Finance 16%, General Management 8% and Strategy & Operations 7% (highest CTC by domain: Consulting Rs 38.4 lakh, Finance Rs 29.0 lakh, General Management Rs 52.1 lakh, IT and Analytics Rs 35.9 lakh, Sales & Marketing Rs 27.0 lakh, Strategy & Operations Rs 38.5 lakh). The sector split shown here uses these domain shares, as the report does not publish a separate industry-sector table of offers.
Key takeaways
Highest CTC rose 40.8%
Highest CTC rose from ₹37 LPA in the prior cycle to ₹52.10 LPA this year (+40.8%). That is a material move 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.
Consulting led the batch at 26%
Consulting accounted for 26% of offers, the largest sector share in this 2018 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
Consulting and Sales & Marketing together made up 51% of offers, a concentrated recruiter mix. IT and Analytics was a distant third at 18%. 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 (₹17.80 LPA) sits about ₹1.8 LPA above the median (₹16 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 2018 batch.
Sector split
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Top recruiters
Frequently asked questions
How did average CTC compare with the median in 2018?
Average CTC was ₹17.80 LPA and median was ₹16 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 2018?
The highest CTC was ₹52.10 LPA, about 2.9x the average of ₹17.80 LPA.
Which program does this 2018 report cover?
This page covers PGP Batch 2016-2018 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
Consulting was the single largest domain in 2018, accounting for offers to 26% of the batch at firms including Arthur D. Little, BCG, and the Big Four, Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC. Technology, business intelligence and allied roles, including Product Management and Technology Consulting positions at firms like Microsoft, Accenture, American Express, and Shell, went to about 18% of the batch.
Investment banking offers came from Avendus Capital, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan Chase & Co., alongside commercial banking roles from Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Standard Chartered Bank. Across 382 participating students, 178 recruiters made offers, of which 78 were new to campus and 59 featured in the Fortune 500, working out to roughly 2.1 students per recruiter.
The Rs 17.80 lakh mean CTC sat just above the Rs 16.00 lakh median, a fairly tight core distribution, while the highest CTC of Rs 52.10 lakh came from an international offer, well above the Rs 38.50 lakh domestic highest. Students also received offers from international recruiters including Arthur D. Little and Tolaram Group.
The report’s two “Final Placements 2018 | Domain” pages give the share of students placed in each domain: Consulting 26%, Sales & Marketing 25%, IT and Analytics 18%, Finance 16%, General Management 8% and Strategy & Operations 7% (highest CTC by domain: Consulting Rs 38.4 lakh, Finance Rs 29.0 lakh, General Management Rs 52.1 lakh, IT and Analytics Rs 35.9 lakh, Sales & Marketing Rs 27.0 lakh, Strategy & Operations Rs 38.5 lakh). The sector split shown here uses these domain shares, as the report does not publish a separate industry-sector table of offers.