Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow2020 Placement Report
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow: 2020 Placement Report
IIM Lucknow (IIM L) 2020 placement report: CTC, recruiters, and sector data from the official release.
Numbers
Editorial review
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow's 2020 placement cycle: IIM Lucknow achieved 100% placement for its 443-student, 34th-batch PGP class of 2018-20, securing 447 offers at an average CTC of Rs 24.25 lakh; Strategy/Consulting led sector share at 32%; median CTC printed at ₹23 LPA. The longer reading and numbered takeaways below unpack what that means for sector mix, recruiter depth, and how to read average versus median.
Strategy/Consulting was the leading segment for IIM Lucknow's 34th batch (2018-20) at 32% of offers, ahead of Operations/IT (24%), Finance (19%), General Management (13%) and Sales/Marketing (12%). Accenture, Amazon, Deloitte India, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Boston Consulting Group tied at the top of the recruiter list with 13 offers apiece, followed by Deloitte USI with 12 and Bain & Company and Reliance Jio with 11 each, a spread weighted toward consulting and Big Four firms similar to the sector split. With 447 offers against 443 students, the batch averaged just over one offer per student, and more than 140 domestic and international recruiters took part, of which over 25 recruited from campus for the first time. The Rs 24.25 lakh average CTC ran just above the Rs 23 lakh median, a fairly tight gap suggesting a less skewed distribution than a batch with a long high-paying tail. The highest domestic offer of Rs 54 lakh sat below the Rs 58.47 lakh highest international offer. International profiles came from firms including Landmark Group, Apparel Group, RPG Group, Ernst & Young and Tolaram Group, spanning Dubai, Africa, the US and Qatar. Sector breakdowns given in the source covered FMCG/consumer goods (102 offers), BFSI (85 offers), consulting and general management (147 offers) and IT/e-commerce (94 offers).
Key takeaways
Strategy/Consulting led the batch at 32%
Strategy/Consulting accounted for 32% of offers, the largest sector share in this 2020 report. The next sector, Operations/IT, sat at 24%, so the gap between first and second is 8 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 56% of offers
Strategy/Consulting and Operations/IT together made up 56% 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.
100% of the eligible batch placed
443 of 443 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.
140 recruiters, led by Accenture
140 firms participated for 447 offers, about 3.2 offers per recruiter on average. Accenture topped the named list, followed by Amazon, Deloitte India, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. 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.
Average sits above the median
Average CTC (₹24.25 LPA) sits about ₹1.3 LPA above the median (₹23 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 2020 batch.
Sector split
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Top recruiters
Frequently asked questions
How did average CTC compare with the median in 2020?
Average CTC was ₹24.25 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 does the highest CTC compare with the average in 2020?
The highest CTC was ₹54 LPA (Domestic) / ₹58.47 LPA (International), about 2.2x the average of ₹24.25 LPA.
Which program does this 2020 report cover?
This page covers PGP, Batch 2018-20 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
Strategy/Consulting was the leading segment for IIM Lucknow’s 34th batch (2018-20) at 32% of offers, ahead of Operations/IT (24%), Finance (19%), General Management (13%) and Sales/Marketing (12%). Accenture, Amazon, Deloitte India, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Boston Consulting Group tied at the top of the recruiter list with 13 offers apiece, followed by Deloitte USI with 12 and Bain & Company and Reliance Jio with 11 each, a spread weighted toward consulting and Big Four firms similar to the sector split. With 447 offers against 443 students, the batch averaged just over one offer per student, and more than 140 domestic and international recruiters took part, of which over 25 recruited from campus for the first time. The Rs 24.25 lakh average CTC ran just above the Rs 23 lakh median, a fairly tight gap suggesting a less skewed distribution than a batch with a long high-paying tail. The highest domestic offer of Rs 54 lakh sat below the Rs 58.47 lakh highest international offer. International profiles came from firms including Landmark Group, Apparel Group, RPG Group, Ernst & Young and Tolaram Group, spanning Dubai, Africa, the US and Qatar. Sector breakdowns given in the source covered FMCG/consumer goods (102 offers), BFSI (85 offers), consulting and general management (147 offers) and IT/e-commerce (94 offers).