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Check out the lowest salaries offered at IIMs and other top B-schools during the final placement process.
MBA placements in India are in headlines due to its highest salary packages and impressive avaerage CTCs. Top IIMs like IIM Ahmedabad, Banagalore, Calcutta and other top B-Schools like GMS Delhi, XLRI Jamshedpur and ISB Hyderabad are known for their dominant placement records. Hwrever, very little attention is paid to the lowest salary packages offered by IIMs and other B-Schools in India. In this article, know the lowest packages offered at top IIMs and other reputed B-Schools in India, helping MBA aspirants gain a realistic view of placement outcomes.
Also Read: IIM Placements: Check Highest CTC, Average CTC and Top Companies
Candidates can check the table below to know the lowest salaries offered in India by IIMs:
| Institute |
Lowest Domestic CTC (Approx.) |
|---|---|
| INR 11- INR 13 LPA |
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| INR 12 - INR 14 LPA |
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| INR 11 - INR 12 LPA |
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| INR 10 - INR 11 LPA |
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| INR 10 - INR 11 LPA |
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| INR 9 - INR 10 LPA |
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| IIM Trichy / Udaipur / Ranchi |
INR 7 - INR 9 LPA |
| Newer IIMs (e.g., Sambalpur, Bodh Gaya, Sirmaur) |
INR 6 - INR8 LPA |
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 |
Yes, IIM Udaipur provides great placements to its MBA/PGDM courses. The highest and the average package recorded during IIM Udaipur placements 2025 was INR 47 LPA and INR 18.8 LPA, respectively. Check out the table below for more placment details:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2024) |
|---|---|
Highest package | MBA: INR 47 LPA MBA - GSCM: INR 39.37 LPA MBA - DEM: INR 35.44 LPA |
Average package | MBA: INR 18.8 LPA MBA - GSCM: INR 22.37 LPA MBA - DEM: INR 21.67 LPA |
Median package | MBA - GSCM: INR 20 LPA MBA - DEM: INR 20 LPA |
No. of offers accepted | MBA: 291 MBA - GSCM: 49 MBA - DEM: 52 |
Companies visited | MBA: 108 MBA - GSCM: 23 MBA - DEM: 24 |
NOTE: The audited placement report for batch 2022-24 is yet to be released. It will updated here as and when released.
Now, take a look at the key highlights of the IIM Udaipur placements for the Class of 2023 in the table below:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2023) |
|---|---|
Highest package | MBA: INR 35.04 LPA MBA - GSCM: INR 41.38 LPA MBA - DEM: INR 34.07 LPA |
Average package | MBA: INR 20.02 LPA MBA - GSCM: INR 20.63 LPA MBA - DEM: INR 21.47 LPA |
Median package | MBA: INR 18.53 LPA MBA - GSCM: INR 19 LPA MBA - DEM: INR 21 LPA |
Placement rate | 100% |
No. of offers accepted | MBA: 301 MBA - GSCM: 44 MBA - DEM: 46 |
Companies visited | MBA: 77 MBA - GSCM: 19 MBA - DEM: 21 |
Check the table below to know the lowes packages offered by other top B-Schools:
| B-School |
Lowest Package (Approx.) |
|---|---|
| XLRI Jamshedpur |
INR 9-10 LPA |
| FMS Delhi |
INR 9-11 LPA |
| SPJIMR Mumbai |
INR 8-9 LPA |
| ISB Hyderabad |
INR 10-11 LPA |
| MDI Gurgaon |
INR 8-9 LPA |
| IIFT Delhi/Kolkata |
INR 7-9 LPA |
| NMIMS Mumbai |
INR 6-8 LPA |
| SIBM Pune / SCMHRD |
INR 6-8 LPA |
| IMT Ghaziabad / TAPMI / KJ Somaiya |
INR 5-7 LPA |
PLEASE NOTE: The figures quoted above are not based on any audited reports and neither have they been conveyed by the institute/college. These are based on student accounts and cannot be verified independently.
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According to sources, students whose academic performance has been low in all the semesters or are repeating a year are the once who usually receive low packages. Recruiters not only look at the candidate's academic record but also his/her record in extra-curricular activities, events etc.
Speaking to Shiksha on condition of anonymity, an IIM graduate said, “It’s the typical scenario. If you can’t perform well in academics and extracurricular activities, recruiters have no reason to hire you. Also, many institutes have large batches. It gets especially difficult for them to place students from the lower end of the spectrum. At times, more than 10% of the batch are yet to be placed by the term-end. They either opt of out placements or go for rolling placements. Some institutes even force such students to sign out of placements in an effort to maintain placement standards.”
The key highlights of SPJIMR placements over the past three years for PGDM and PGPM programs are presented below:
Particulars | PGDM Placement Statistics (2023) | PGDM Placement Statistics (2024) | PGDM Placement Statistics (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
Highest package | INR 67.5 LPA | INR 81 LPA | INR 81 LPA |
Highest international package | INR 77.88 LPA | NA | INR 89 LPA |
Average package | INR 33.02 LPA | INR 33 LPA | INR 32 LPA |
Median package | INR 32.89 LPA | INR 31.5 LPA | INR 30.5 LPA |
Placement rate | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Total PPOs | 112 | 138 | 162 |
Companies visited | 63 | 72 | 86 |
First-time recruiters | 33 | 33 | 27 |
Total students | 237 | 292 | 336 |
Particulars | PGPM Placement Statistics (2022) | PGPM Placement Statistics (2023) | PGPM Placement Statistics (2024) |
Highest package | INR 43.92 LPA | INR 44.67 LPA | INR 52 LPA |
Average package | INR 23.61 LPA | INR 26.28 LPA | INR 23.88 LPA |
Median package | NA | NA | INR 22.8 LPA |
Companies visited | NA | 46 | 42 |
First-time recruiters | NA | NA | 17 |
Note: PGDM Placement data 2024 and 2025 is the combined data for PGDM and PGDM BM programs.
Yes, TAPMI offers good placements for MBA IB program. The key highlights of TAPMI MBA IB Program placements 2024-2025 are presented below:
Particulars | MBA IB Placement Statistics (2024) | MBA IB Placement Statistics (2025) |
|---|---|---|
the highest package | INR 17.78 LPA | INR 16 LPA |
Average package (Overall) | INR 12.03 LPA | INR 11.74 LPA |
Average package (Fresher) | INR 11.77 LPA | INR 11.40 LPA |
Average package (Experienced) | INR 12.49 LPA | INR 12.52 LPA |
Placement rate | 100% | 100% |
Companies visited | 15 | 17 |
Top 25% average package | INR 14.82 LPA | INR 14.52 LPA |
Top 50% average package | INR 13.56 LPA | INR 13.22 LPA |
Total students | 21 | 25 |
Students opted out | 1 | 2 |
It is interesting to note that most leading B-schools of the country do not publish audited reports of their final placement process for the benefit of aspiring students and common citizens. They only release the final placement reports to the media with quotes of highest, mean and median salary figures. The public accept these placement reports at their face value. There’s no accountability of the information published.
In other words, it’s practically impossible to find the official lowest packages offered at top business schools or get a complete scenario of placements.
Check the table below to check the MBA placement reports of top B-Schools across India.
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Shruti Garg is a graduate in English and Education with over 7 years of experience in content writing/editing and education journalism. At Shiksha.com, Shruti covers UG and PG entrance exams like MBA entrance exams,
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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)