All CoursesPlacements are an important criteria when it comes to deciding which B-school is the best for your MBA aspirations. This article compares MBA placement statistics from 4 top business schools in India: ISB, IIM-A, IIM-B & IIM-C for 2020.
ISB
ISB has a placement process that integrates the students of PGP from both Mohali and Hyderabad and Mohali. The placement takes around four months and a series of on-campus interviews take place along with many job postings. The students will gain an insight into the recruitment process , the companies participating in the interview process and their national/global presence. The candidates will receive pre-placement talks before the interview procedure begins. After the interview, the recruiters will share a list of the shortlisted candidates and make the final offer of employment to the students.
Class Size: 890
Sector wise placements (%)
| Media | 2 |
| Finance | 12 |
| Conglomerate | 2 |
| Consulting | 22 |
| E-Commerce | 11 |
| Education | 2 |
| FMCG/Retail/ Consumer Durables | 7 |
| High Technology Electronics/Manufacturing/Service | 1 |
| Real Estate/ Construction/ Infrastructure | 2 |
| IT/ITES | 15 |
| Manufacturing | 1 |
| Energy | 4 |
| Pharma/ Biotech/ Healthcare / Hospitals | 4 |
| Technology | 6 |
| Telecom | 1 |
| Transportation/ Logistics / Operations | 2 |
| IT Consulting | 2 |
| Others | 2 |
Salary Data:
80% Mean: INR 25,06,434
80% Median: INR 24,10,000
IIM – A
The placement process for IIM A happens during the final year of graduation. A very impressive range of companies from all over the world and India visit the IIM-A campus every year and hunt for the best students for their firm. Another important leverage for these students is that the institute’s alumni who are in top positions at firms provide a sustainable competitive advantage since the firms will prefer to select future graduates also from the same campus. A new cohort-based system is implemented which allows the recruiters to observe the students over a longer period which in turn allows the students to pursue various career options.
No. of Students who sought placements: 391
Offers Accepted: 388
Sector-wise placements (%)
| Agri Inputs | 0.773196 | |
| BFSI | 16.49485 | |
| Conglomerates | 5.927835 | |
| Consulting | 35.56701 | |
| Consumer goods | 11.08247 | |
| Consumer Services | 0.773196 | |
| Engineering/Technology | 2.835052 | |
| Information Technology | 11.85567 | |
| Manufacturing | 1.030928 | |
| Media/Communications | 1.28866 | |
| Online Services | 6.185567 | |
| Pharmaceutical/Healthcare | 1.804124 | |
| Telecom | 1.546392 | |
| Others | 2.835052 |
Salary Data:
Domestic:
Mean: INR 22,50,000
Median: INR 22,82,464
IIM-B
The recruitment process for IIM B is very straightforward, it is done in 3 ways – Entry level full time positions, Lateral positions for experienced students and an eight week full-time summer internship program. The final placements usually happen in the month of March while the lateral positions are filled in from December to February. You can also make use of the placement guide which is available with the university.
No. of Students: 432
No. of Offers: 518
Sector-wise placements (%)
| Business Analytics | 3 |
| Corporate Finance & Commercial Banking | 10 |
| e-Commerce | 7 |
| General Management | 13 |
| Information Technology | 14 |
| Management Consulting | 37 |
| Marketing & Sales | 11 |
| Operations | 3 |
| Retail | 2 |
Salary Data
Domestic:
Mean: INR 26,18,000
Median: INR 25,00,000
IIM – C
Sector-wise (%)
| BFSI | 57 |
| Consulting | 20 |
| Commerce | 9 |
| IT/Software | 9 |
| Others | 5 |
Salary Data
Mean: INR 26,31,000
Median: INR 23,23,000
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