Can you tell me about the salary packages offered to the students of 2016 in IIM (Indian Institute of Management) Ahmedabad?

IIM (Indian Institute of Management) Ahmedabad students of flagship PGP 2014-16 batch have grabbed 39% higher International Package of Rs.1.02 crore (USD 153,568) as compared to last year which stood at Rs. 73.89 lakhs (USD 110284) as per the final audited placement report of the institute.

Out of total 403 students graduating in 2016, 383 sought placement through IIM Ahmedabad. While 14 students did not seek placement through the institute, 8 students proposed to embark on entrepreneurship journey and 1 student returned from placement holiday.

More than 110 recruiters participated in the placement process in 2016 including the laterals process. Companies from multiple sectors across different geographies hired candidates for a wide range of functions with more offers.

Domestic Placement 2016

Salary component Placement 2016 Placement 2015
(Rs.in lakhs) (Rs. in lakhs)

Maximum Salary 48.00 53.00

Average salary 22.14 20.47

Median salary 21.0 19.70

Minimum salary 11.50 11.50


International Placement 2016

Salary component Placement 2016 Placement 2015
(Rs.in crore/lakhs & USD) (Rs. in lakhs & USD)

Maximum Salary Rs.1.02 Crore ($153,568) Rs.73.89 lakhs ($110,284)

Average salary Rs. 49.00 lakhs ($73580) Rs.53.42 lakhs ($79738)

Median salary Rs. 43.78 lakhs ($65342) Rs.49.08 lakhs ($73250)

Minimum salary Rs. 23.52 lakhs ($35112) Rs.43.78 lakhs ($65351)


Top Recruiters
Accenture Strategy emerged as the top recruiter at IIMA in placement 2016 across all clusters having selected 18 students from the batch of 383 students at the campus. Bain & Company, The Boston Consulting Group extended 16 and 17 offers respectively. McKinsey made 11 offers.

Other top recruiters included Yes Bank, Goldman Sachs, P&G, Star TV, Bharti Airtel, Aditya Birla Group, Amazon among others.