IIM International Placements: Check Highest International Salary Packages of IIMs

IIM International Placements: Check Highest International Salary Packages of IIMs

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Out of its 21 campuses, about 8-10 campuses record overseas hiring every year. Foreign placements in IIMs bring to the candidates, salary packages between INR 55 lakh to over 1 crore per annum. Find out international salary packages offered to MBA graduates in India. Read more on Shiksha
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 - Every year, B-school placement reports throw up interesting data viz. MBA students, on-campus job offers and salary offers. The main purpose of campus placement process is to introduce the best of talent to the best of recruiters in India and abroad. The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) leads among Indian B-Schools for international placements. Out of its 21 campuses, about 8-10 campuses have had overseas hiring every year of full-time MBA students. Foreign placements in IIMs bring to the candidates, salary packages between INR 55 lakh to over 1.40 crore per annum.  

Trends of the past few years reveal that most of the international hiring takes place in Consulting followed by Finance. Some of the companies that head to India every year for recruitments are 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.

Although overseas recruitments are currently low in number and restricted to only the top IIMs and couple of other top B-schools, the trend is growing year on year. Despite a few years of COVID 19 pandemic and economic slowdown, IIM foreign placements are looking up.

Table of contents
  • IIM International Salary Offers: Key Aspects
  • Latest IIM International Placements: Highest Salary Package
  • Domestic Salary Packages of IIMs

IIM International Salary Offers: Key Aspects

  • 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.

Institute

Highest international salary*

IIM Ahmedabad

INR 1.46 CPA

IIM Indore

INR 89.25 LPA

IIM Lucknow

INR 1.23 CPA

IIM Amritsar

INR 58. 52 LPA

IIM Kashipur

INR 48.50 LPA

IIM Udaipur

INR 33.00 LPA

IIM Ranchi

INR 59.36 LPA

IIM Sambalpur

INR 58.00 LPA

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

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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.

Name of IIM

Highest Salary*

Average Salary*

IIM Ahmedabad

INR 1.46 CPA

INR 34.45 LPA

IIM Bangalore

NA

INR 35.92 LPA

IIM Calcutta

1.20 CPA

INR 35.07 LPA

IIM Lucknow

INR 65.00 LPA

INR 30.00 LPA ( for 2024)

IIM Kozhikode

INR 72.02 LPA

INR 29.20 LPA

IIM Indore

INR 1.00 CPA

INR 25.68 LPA

IIM Shillong

INR 71.50 LPA

INR 26.10 LPA

IIM Rohtak

INR 48.25 LPA

INR 19.27 LPA

IIM Ranchi

INR 37.80 LPA

INR 18.69 LPA 

IIM Raipur

INR 67.60 LPA

INR 21.04 LPA

IIM Tiruchirappalli

INR 43.69 LPA

INR 19.43 LPA

IIM Kashipur

INR 37.00 LPA

INR 18.10 LPA

IIM Udaipur

INR 47.00 LPA

INR 18.80 LPA

IIM Nagpur

INR 38.40 LPA

INR 16.29 LPA

IIM Vishakhapatnam

INR 43.25 LPA

INR 15.61 LPA

IIM Bodh Gaya

INR 32.50 LPA

INR 13.09 LPA

IIM Amritsar

INR 58.52 LPA

INR 16.51 LPA

IIM Sirmaur

INR 64.12 LPA

INR 14.45 LPA

IIM Sambalpur

INR 23.50 LPA

INR 14.21 LPA

IIM Jammu

INR 31.75 LPA

INR 15.48 LPA

IIM Mumbai

INR 54.00 LPA

INR 29.44 LPA

Q:   Does IIM Indore have 100% placement?
A:

Yes, IIM Indore secured 100% placements during the 2024 drive. The key highlights of IIM Indore placements for the Class of 2024 are tabulated below:

Particulars

Placement Statistics (2024)

Highest package

INR 100 LPA (PGP and IPM)

INR 33.6 LPA (PGP HRM)

Average package

INR 25.68 LPA (PGP and IPM)

INR 22 LPA (PGP HRM)

Median package

INR 24.50 LPA (PGP and IPM)

INR 20.5 LPA (PGP HRM)

Total recruiters

150+ (PGP and IPM)

70 (PGP HRM)

Total students placed

594 (PGP and IPM)

Placement rate

100% (PGP and IPM)

Q:   What are the packages offered to the Executive MBA students at IIM Calcutta?
A:

The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta packages offered to the PGPEX batch 2024 are presented below:

ParticularsStatistics (2024)
the highest SalaryINR 52 LPA
Average SalaryINR 32.68 LPA
Median SalaryINR 32.27 LPA
Q:   Who are the top recruiters of IIM Calcutta?
A:

The list of top recruiters who participated during the recent IIM Calcutta placements 2025 is presented below:

IIM Calcutta Top Recruiters

BCG

Goldman Sachs

Microsoft

Amazon

TCS

EY

Accenture

IBM

Capgemini

Deloitte

Morgan Stanley

HCL

Q:   How many companies visit IIM Calcutta during the recent placements?
A:

A total of 196 companies participated duirng IIM Calcutta placements for the MBA Class of 2025. The total no. of recruiters participated during IIM Calcutta placements over the past three years are presented below:

Particulars

Placement Statistics (2023)

Placement Statistics (2024)

Placement Statistics (2025)

Companies visited

190

194

196

Q:   How are summer placements at IIM Calcutta?
A:

According to media reports, the key highlights of IIM Calcutta MBA summer placements 2024 for the for the 61st batch of its flagship MBA course are presented below:

Particulars

MBA Summer Placements Statistics (61st Batch)

Batch size

475

Offers made

564

Highest monthly stipend

INR 3.67 lakh per month (Domestic)

INR 6.75 lakh per month (International )

Average monthly stipend

INR 1.89 lakh per month

Median monthly stipend

INR 2 lakh per month

Top 5% monthly stipend

INR 3 lakh

Total recruiters

175

Note: The above-mentioned data is sourced from the media reports.

Q:   What is the highest package offered during IIM Ahmedabad placements?
A:

The overall highest package recorded during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2025 was INR 110 LPA. In PGP FABM and PGPX courses, the highest salary offered in 2025 was 41.83 LPA and 76.5 LPA.

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