IIM International Placements: Check Highest International Salary Packages of IIMs

IIM International Placements: Check Highest International Salary Packages of IIMs

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Vipra Shrivastava
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Updated on Sep 2, 2025 16:42 IST
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 content
  • 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 Ahmedabad have 100% placements?
A:

The batch placement record for IIM Ahmedabad are given below:

Particulars

PGP Placement Statistics (2021)

PGP Placement Statistics (2022)

PGP Placement Statistics (2023)

Roles offered

170

220

280

Offers accepted

374

382

385

Students placed

374

382

385

Students opted out

14

3

4

Companies visited

131

190

188

Particulars

PGP FABM Placement Statistics (2021)

PGP FABM Placement Statistics (2022)

PGP FABM Placement Statistics (2023)

Companies visited

30

56

32

Offers accepted / Students placed

44

47

46

Eligible students

45

48

47

Students opted out

1

1

1

Students not placed

0

0

0

Particulars

PGPX Placement Statistics (2023)

PGPX Placement Statistics (2024)

PGPX Placement Statistics (2025)

Offers made

178

150

150

Offers accepted

128

121

137

 

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 has been the placement trend at IIM Bangalore over the past few years?
A:

The key highlights of IIM Bangalore placements over the past three years are presented below:

Particulars

PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2023)

PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2024)

PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2025)

Average package

INR 35.31 LPA

INR 35.92 LPA

INR 34.88 LPA

Median package

INR 33 LPA

INR 32.5 LPA

INR 32.61 LPA

Offers made

606

572

660

Companies visited

164

163

177

PPOs made / accepted

291 / 209

247 / 203

263 / 208

Lateral placement offers made / accepted

94 / 82

83 / 71

100 / 89

International offers

14

29

22

Students opting out of placement

NA

1

7

Total students

512

517

602

Particulars

EPGP Placement Statistics (2023)

EPGP Placement Statistics (2024)

EPGP Placement Statistics (2025)

Average package

INR 33.07 LPA

INR 34.33 LPA

INR 35.5 LPA

Median package

INR 32.21 LPA

INR 33 LPA

INR 33.1 LPA

Companies visited

27

29

31

Offers made

70

70

72

Total students

75

75

82

Students opted out

2

2

3

Q:   How are MBA placements at IIM Indore?
A:

 The table below showcases course-wise the highest and average package offered in 2023 placements:

Parameter

Placement Statistics (2023)

Highest package (PGP-HRM)

INR 34.50 LPA

Average package (PGP-HRM)

INR 22.65 LPA

Median package (PGP-HRM)

INR 22.20 LPA

Batch strength

38

Total recruiters

20

Q:   What is the highest package offered at IIM Indore?
A:

The highest package offered to the PGP and IPM batch students in 2024 is INR 100 LPA. Earlier, the college offered INR 114 LPA as its highest package in 2023. Candidates can check the table below to see the placement details of the college:

Course

Highest Package (2022)

Highest Package (2023)

Highest Package (2024)

PGP and IPM

INR 49 LPA

INR 114 LPA

INR 100 LPA

PGP-HRM

INR 36 LPA

INR 34.50 LPA

INR 33.6 LPA

EPGP

INR 70 LPA

INR 43.90 LPA

NA

Q:   What are the stipends offered during the summer placements at IIM Calcutta?
A:

The stipends offered to the 61st MBA batch during IIM Calcutta placements are table below:

Particulars

MBA Placement Statistics (61st Batch)

Batch size

475

the highest package

INR 6.75 LPM (International)

INR 3.67 LPM (Domestic)

Average package

INR 1.89 LPM

Median package

INR 2 LPM

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