IIM International Placements: Check Highest International Salary Packages of IIMs

Though not all campuses have them, but IIM international placements are very lucrative. The international salary offers at IIMs go up to INR 1.40 Cr. Read here salaries offered in IIM international placements and more.

IIM International placements usually range between INR 55 lakh to over 1.40 crore per annum. Out of all IIMs, only a few including the top IIM ABC, record international placements. About 8-10 campuses record overseas hiring of full-time MBA graduates.  

In the past few years, we have seen the trend of maximum international hiring in Consulting domain followed by Finance. Top international organisations such as Roland Berger, Deutsche Bank, Modelez, Goldman Sachs, Bain and Company, Alvarez and Marshal, Bain & Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev, BCG, MH Alshaya, AT Kearney, BCG, Mckinsey, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, American Express, Citi Bank, Edelweiss, Blackrock, etc., visit IIM campuses to hire candidates in various job roles as managerial and consultant level.

IIM International Salary Offers: Key Aspects

Hiring for international locations during IIM campus placement is based on various factors. Check below some key aspects of IIM international hiring.

• Only some of the top IIMs have recruiters hiring MBA graduates for overseas roles. The trend has not caught up with the newer IIMs yet.
• The IIM international salary offers often go up to INR 1 Cr but given the currency conversion rate and cost of living overseas, there’s not much to celebrate about. The key here is international exposure of the candidate.
• Popular countries for international placements include US, UK, Singapore, UAE, Malaysia.
• Popular domains in which IIM international placements take place are Consulting, IT, Finance and General Management.

Latest IIM International Placements: Highest Salary Package

In the last few years, international offers have dwindled, due to global slowdown and other external factors. However, some of the IIMs have recorded abroad placements in the last two years. Here’s looking at the highest international package of IIMs, offered to students of full-time 2-year MBA programme.

*The salary figures mentioned in the table are as per the latest placement data available. 

But there is a catch!

If you notice, IIM international placements salary (highest) offers are almost at par with the domestic (highest) offers made, thus there is a narrow gap between the two. Given the currency conversion rate and cost of living abroad, the international salary package (maximum earning potential and salary break up) look rather less attractive. However, global experience and exposure make IIM foreign placements attractive enough to explore the opportunity.

Also Read: IIM Placements - Highest Salary Package & Top Recruiting Companies  

Domestic Salary Packages of IIMs

Check here domestic MBA placement and salary data for a comparison with IIM abroad placement.

*The salary figures mentioned in the table are as per the latest placement data available.

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