Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow2019 Placement Report
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow: 2019 Placement Report
IIM Lucknow (IIM L) 2019 placement report: CTC, recruiters, and sector data from the official release.
Numbers
Editorial review
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow's 2019 placement cycle: IIM Lucknow achieved 100% placement for its 460-student, 33rd-batch PGP class of 2017-19 within 3 days, with participation from 147 domestic and international recruiters; Consulting led sector share at 32%. The longer reading and numbered takeaways below unpack what that means for sector mix, recruiter depth, and how to read average versus median.
Consulting led IIM Lucknow's 33rd batch (2017-19) placement season with 32% of offers, followed by Finance and Sales & Marketing tied at 16% each, e-Commerce at 15%, General Management at 14% and Systems/IT at 10% (the institute's own reported figures sum to just over 100% due to rounding). That spread reflects the institute's stated focus that year on consulting, finance and marketing roles. Accenture, Deloitte and Boston Consulting Group were named among the top three recruiters within consulting, which alone generated 145 offers, while Amazon and Flipkart led IT/e-commerce hiring and BFSI drew 81 offers from firms including Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, Kotak Bank and Axis Capital. The batch of 460 students achieved 100% placement in a record 3 days, with participation from more than 147 domestic and international recruiters, several of which, including Artefact, Bain & Company, Ola, Optum and Xiaomi, recruited from campus for the first time. International profiles were offered by Artefact, IQVIA and Splash (Landmark Group). No highest, average or median CTC figures were disclosed in this year's official report, so no CTC stats are included here. FMCG and consumer goods firms including Airtel, Colgate Palmolive, Hindustan Unilever, ITC and P&G together extended more than 70 offers, with several profiles created exclusively for IIM Lucknow.
Key takeaways
Consulting led the batch at 32%
Consulting accounted for 32% of offers, the largest sector share in this 2019 report. The next sector, Finance, sat at 16%, so the gap between first and second is 16 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
Consulting and Finance together made up 48% of offers, a concentrated recruiter mix. Sales & Marketing was a distant third at 16%. Concentration is not automatically good or bad, but it does mean batch-level averages can mask thinner opportunity in secondary functions.
100% of the eligible batch placed
460 of 460 eligible students accepted offers through the campus process (100%). With essentially full participation in the reported pool, the next question is how those offers were distributed across sectors and pay bands rather than whether a seat converted.
Sector split
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Top recruiters
Frequently asked questions
Which program does this 2019 report cover?
This page covers PGP, Batch 2017-19 at Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow.
Where do these placement figures come from?
Every number on this page is transcribed from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow's own published materials. Open the source link under the title for the original document.
Notes
Consulting led IIM Lucknow’s 33rd batch (2017-19) placement season with 32% of offers, followed by Finance and Sales & Marketing tied at 16% each, e-Commerce at 15%, General Management at 14% and Systems/IT at 10% (the institute’s own reported figures sum to just over 100% due to rounding). That spread reflects the institute’s stated focus that year on consulting, finance and marketing roles. Accenture, Deloitte and Boston Consulting Group were named among the top three recruiters within consulting, which alone generated 145 offers, while Amazon and Flipkart led IT/e-commerce hiring and BFSI drew 81 offers from firms including Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, Kotak Bank and Axis Capital. The batch of 460 students achieved 100% placement in a record 3 days, with participation from more than 147 domestic and international recruiters, several of which, including Artefact, Bain & Company, Ola, Optum and Xiaomi, recruited from campus for the first time. International profiles were offered by Artefact, IQVIA and Splash (Landmark Group). No highest, average or median CTC figures were disclosed in this year’s official report, so no CTC stats are included here. FMCG and consumer goods firms including Airtel, Colgate Palmolive, Hindustan Unilever, ITC and P&G together extended more than 70 offers, with several profiles created exclusively for IIM Lucknow.