IIM Amritsar placements: what the 2024-26 MBA report does and does not show
The latest final-placement summary reviewed for IIM Amritsar reports the MBA Batch of 2024-26, a graduating cohort of 256. It lists a highest CTC of ₹43 lakh per annum. For the top 50 students, it reports average CTC of ₹18.60 lakh and median CTC of ₹18 lakh; for the top 50% of the batch, the average is ₹16.30 lakh and median ₹15.25 lakh. These are subgroup figures, not the overall batch average or median. The press release does not state how many of the 256 graduates were placed, the overall placement rate, or an overall-batch average and median.
Latest reported MBA cohort
The institute’s final-placement page and its linked 2025-26 press release identify the outcomes as belonging to the MBA Batch of 2024-26. The institute says 256 students graduated. It presents a maximum CTC and two top-group compensation summaries, but does not attach a placement count or percentage to the cohort in that release. Applicants should therefore avoid converting “256 students graduated” into “256 students placed.”
The top-50 group is numerically about 19.5% of a 256-student graduating cohort (50 ÷ 256). The report does not state the precise rule used to define “top,” so treat that percentage only as a size comparison, not proof that ranking was by salary. The release does not define how each “top” group is selected. The groups may overlap, so do not combine the two summaries as if they described independent placement populations. The institute does not publish an overall MBA cohort average or median in the release. Do not substitute either subgroup median for a whole-batch median.
CTC is the institute’s reported measure; the summary does not break it into fixed pay, variable pay, benefits or other components. It should not be read as take-home salary. The highest offer is a maximum and offers no forecast of what a particular applicant will receive.
Role and recruiter evidence
The institute lists opportunities across Finance, Marketing and Sales, General Management, Analytics, Consulting and Strategy, Human Resource Management, Product Management and Operations. It describes sector participation across BFSI, IT and ITeS, consulting, manufacturing, FMCG/FMCD, fintech, analytics, logistics, construction and real estate, energy, EdTech, hospitality and media.
Named examples in the 2024-26 release include ICICI Bank, ICICI Lombard, Arcesium, Moody’s, D.E. Shaw, Flipkart, Cognizant, TresVista, PwC, EY, Genpact, Kotak Life, Axis Bank, CRISIL, MongoDB, Tech Mahindra, Tata Capital, Bharat Electronics Limited, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Network18, SAJ Food Products, Heritage Foods and Duroply. This is a representative list from the institute, not a complete recruiter roster or a count of offers. The release does not map each named employer to a specific function, role, salary or number of hires, so those pairings should not be inferred.
The institute labels the 2024-26 results as the MBA Batch. Do not transfer them to another programme or treat them as programme-wide outcomes. Likewise, summer-placement stipends belong to an internship process and are not final-placement CTC.
A separate NIRF historical series
IIM Amritsar’s submission to NIRF India Rankings 2025 provides three older reporting rows for PG two-year programmes at the institution. It reports the number graduating in minimum stipulated time, those placed, median salary of placed graduates per annum and students selected for higher studies:
This NIRF table is not the 2024-26 MBA press-release cohort. It is a separate, institution-submitted series labelled PG two-year programmes and ends in 2023-24. Keep its reporting-year rows and programme-group label intact; do not combine its counts or median with the later MBA batch’s CTC figures. In this NIRF series the median rose between 2021-22 and 2022-23, then was lower in 2023-24. That describes the reported sequence only; it does not identify why it changed or predict a future batch.
The two sources answer different questions. The institute’s latest placement release gives more recent MBA-specific subgroup compensation and role/recruiter context, but no cohort-wide placed count or median. NIRF supplies placed counts and an overall median for a broader two-year PG group, but only through 2023-24. Neither should be used as a substitute for the other’s missing fields.
How an applicant should use these results
For a 2027 applicant, treat 2024-26 as the latest final-placement cohort found in the official page reviewed on 4 November 2026, not as a forecast for the 2027-29 class. The source does not publish a placement outcome for that future batch. Use the role list to check whether reported functions overlap with your goals, then compare the CTC figures only with other reports that state the same cohort, statistic and reporting basis.
Before relying on a placement claim, ask the institute for the complete batch report and confirm: the number seeking placements, number placed, whether all eligible students are included, how offers are counted, the definition of “top 50” and “top 50%,” and the split between fixed and variable compensation. For comparisons, align programme, graduating year, cohort size, placement denominator, statistic (mean or median) and compensation definition. If a future report gives an overall MBA median, use that for whole-cohort comparison rather than carrying forward the current subgroup figures.