FMS Delhi placements: what the 2024–26 MBA report shows
FMS Delhi’s latest captured final placement report is for the MBA Full-Time batch of 2024–26. It reports an average CTC of ₹32.27 lakh per annum and a median CTC of ₹29.59 lakh per annum. The report also presents ₹45.196 lakh as the average CTC for its “Top 100” group. These are historical cohort figures from the report, not promised salaries for current applicants or future batches.
The same report says 307 students were in the batch, 304 appeared for placements, 287 were placed and three took a placement holiday. Those counts provide context for the compensation figures: they describe a particular graduating batch and its placement process. They do not tell an applicant what role, employer, location or package they will receive. FMS’s corporate-relations office publishes placement material for the cohort; applicants should check for a later final report before using these numbers as a current comparison.
Read average, median and top-100 figures separately
The average and median answer different questions. An average can move when a smaller number of high compensation outcomes changes, while the median gives the middle observation in the report’s dataset. Seeing both is more informative than treating the average as a typical result for every student. The top-100 average has a narrower population again; it should not be substituted for the all-cohort average, and it does not show the distribution of outcomes within that group.
The report’s introductory text and its statistics table also differ on company counts. The introduction says 99 companies extended offers, while the table says 103 companies rolled out offers. The available report does not explain that difference, so both figures should remain attached to their respective sections rather than being combined into one reconciled employer count. An offer count is also not the same as a placed-student count: one employer may make multiple offers, and the report does not make those measures interchangeable.
Put the cohort counts in context
Of the 307 students in the batch, 304 are listed as appearing for placements and 287 as placed. Dividing 287 by 304 gives roughly 94.4% of those who appeared, a calculation from the report’s counts rather than a separately stated placement rate. The report also records three placement holidays. It does not explain the remaining difference between the appeared count and the placed-plus-holiday counts in the cited summary, so this page does not assign a reason to those students or recalculate an official placement percentage.
That distinction matters when comparing business schools. A rate can use the full batch, students who registered, students who appeared, or another eligible group as its denominator. Before comparing a percentage, inspect the report’s own definition and period. Here, the safest direct statements are the published counts and the arithmetic clearly labelled above; the data do not establish that every student pursued the same placement route.
CTC is not take-home pay
FMS’s report labels these figures as CTC, or cost to company. CTC is not the same as monthly in-hand salary. It can include fixed and variable pay, deferred or conditional components, benefits, and employer contributions. The figures in this report should not be used to estimate a guaranteed monthly amount unless the underlying compensation components are separately specified. The captured summary does not provide enough detail to convert the average or median into an in-hand salary.
Likewise, “average CTC” does not describe the full range of offers or the number of students clustered near that value. The top-100 average only indicates the report’s named subgroup measure. Applicants considering FMS should use the figures as one dated outcome reference and consider the programme’s admission selectivity, their role preferences, prior experience and recruiting goals separately. A past cohort’s result cannot predict an individual placement.
Use the right report for a decision
The 2024–26 report is useful for understanding one completed MBA Full-Time cohort. It is not a current placement notice, and it does not report the outcome of a student who will join a later intake. When a newer final report appears, compare the same items: cohort and programme, number of students in the batch, number eligible or appearing, placed count, median and average definitions, and whether subgroup statistics use a different population.
FMS’s placement-report page is the official place to look for a newer edition. If a later report presents a different employer count or revised compensation table, use that edition’s stated period and definitions, and keep the older 2024–26 values clearly historical. Do not merge figures from different batches into one average or infer a guaranteed package from a headline statistic.
Official sources: FMS Placement Reports and Final Placement Report: Batch 2024–2026.