IIMC logs 100% MBA placement, pay package touches 1.5 cr a yr

Kolkata: The Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM C) has recorded 100% placement for its MBA programmes this year, with the highest domestic pay package bagged being Rs 1.5 crore per annum and the highest international pay package Rs 1.1 crore per annum. A total of 458 students participated in the placement process, securing 542 offers from 202 recruiters, including 61 first-time companies. Last year, the highest domestic package was also Rs 1.5 crore per annum but the international one was lower at Rs 91.5 lakh per annum.
"The successful completion of Final Placements 2026 reflects on the resilience of our students and the continued trust that industry places in IIM Calcutta. The diverse range of roles and sustained recruiter participation underscore the institute's commitment to academic rigour, industry relevance, and holistic development," said IIM Calcutta director Alok Kumar Rai. According to a statement from the management school, the average package is Rs 36 lakh per annum, a figure higher than last year's Rs 34.2 lakh per annum. The median salary this year is Rs 35 lakh per annum, Rs 1 lakh per annum more than last year's.The number of recruiters also went up by 3%. The top recruiters were from the consulting sector, which made nearly 206 offers. While Boston Consulting Group was the top recruiter in management consulting, Accenture Strategy topped strategy consulting.Known as the ‘finance campus', IIM-C continued the legacy of bagging offers from marquee finance firms. Nearly 100 offers came from areas of private equity, venture capital, investment banking, markets and asset and wealth management that saw participation from firms like, Ambit, Arga Investment Management, Avendus, Bank of America, Citi, DE Shaw, Deutsche Bank, Edelweiss, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan, Kotak Alternate Asset and Kotak Mahindra Capital.Marketing and general management domains accounted for 161 offers. "The season witnessed noticeable growth in consulting and product management roles, with overall sectoral distribution remaining largely aligned with last year's trends. The marketing domain saw participation from AB InBev, Colgate-Palmolive, Dabur, Glenmark Pharma, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, ITC and Procter & Gamble among others," read the statement. The general management domain had recruiters, such as Aditya Birla Group, Airtel, Eternal, GMR, Godrej Industries Group, Reliance Group and Tata Administrative Services.Adobe, BrowserStack, Emergent, EXL, Google, HCL, HiLabs, Infosys Global, ITC Infotech, Microsoft, Ola, Salesforce and Tekion India among others from the technology sector extended 72 offers. Among the new recruiters were Berger Paints, Cargill, DAMAC, Hero MotoCorp, Meesho, Merisis Advisors, Niva Bupa Health Insurance and Snapmint. Placement committee chairperson Ritu Mehta said, "We are pleased to achieve a remarkable placement outcome despite challenging market conditions. Our graduates secured excellent opportunities to start their professional journey."