IIM Indore placements: cohort, average and median
IIM Indore’s latest final-placement report located for its main MBA and integrated programme is the 2026 report for the 2024–26 cohort. It reports a combined class of 586: 492 MBA candidates and 94 dual-degree candidates. For that combined group, the report gives an average CTC of ₹27.27 lakh per annum, a median of ₹25 lakh and a highest CTC of ₹82.54 lakh. These are institute-reported outcomes for the combined MBA and dual-degree cohort; the report’s headline tables do not separate the average and median for MBA candidates alone.
IIM Indore publishes a separate EPGP placement report for the 2025–26 batch. It reports an average CTC of ₹27 lakh and a highest CTC of ₹36.7 lakh for a cohort with 67 participants and an average of 7.6 years of work experience. Those figures describe the one-year executive MBA group and should not be combined with the 2024–26 MBA/dual-degree results.
Final placements 2024–26: MBA and dual-degree cohort
The 2026 report’s batch profile lists 492 MBA candidates and 94 dual-degree candidates, for 586 participants overall. Its headline final-placement statistics are:
The report presents the average and median against the combined group. The average exceeds the median by ₹2.27 lakh, or about 9.1% of the median (₹2.27 lakh ÷ ₹25 lakh). That arithmetic indicates the average is higher than the middle reported outcome; it does not reveal how many students earned any particular salary or explain the distribution. The highest CTC is an upper-end offer, not a typical result.
The cohort denominator matters when interpreting these numbers. Because the report combines 492 MBA candidates and 94 dual-degree candidates, its ₹27.27 lakh average and ₹25 lakh median cannot be described as PGP-only results from the published headline table. The report does not provide the programme-specific salary statistics needed to make that split. Applicants comparing the two routes should preserve the combined scope and avoid treating a pooled result as a promise for either programme on its own.
The report also lists offer shares by broad domain: consulting 41%, finance 20%, general management/HR/operations 15%, sales and marketing 13%, and product/IT/analytics 11%. The figures sum to 100% and are shares of total offers in that report’s placement season. They describe job-domain distribution, not the share of the class placed in each domain or a forecast for a later batch. The categories also combine different functions, so they cannot show role seniority, location, compensation by sector or individual career fit.
More than 240 recruiters participated and the report identifies over 70 as new recruiters. These are participation counts for the 2024–26 placement process, not guaranteed future recruiter lists. The report also notes 158 pre-placement offers, stated as 27%. A PPO count is a route to an offer before the final process; it is not an additional placement percentage to add to the average, median or overall cohort size.
EPGP placements 2025–26: a distinct experienced-professional cohort
The EPGP report covers the one-year, full-time residential MBA cohort of 2025–26. It lists a batch strength of 67, average work experience of 7.6 years, average CTC of ₹27 lakh and highest CTC of ₹36.7 lakh. It separately labels ₹32 lakh as the top-25-percentile figure. That last number is not the median, and it should not be compared to the PGP/IPM median as though the report supplied the same statistic.
The report describes roles across consulting, information technology, manufacturing, BFSI and product management, with examples including senior consultant, project manager, business analyst and program manager. The presence of a role or recruiter in one season does not establish that it will recur in the next cohort.
EPGP participants bring substantial prior work experience, while the combined 2024–26 MBA/dual-degree report has a different cohort and programme mix. The two reports therefore answer different questions. Use the EPGP figures when assessing that one-year executive programme and the 2024–26 combined report only for its stated group. A numerical comparison across them is descriptive rather than like-for-like.
How to use these figures when choosing a programme
Start by matching the report to your intended programme and experience stage. The 2024–26 report combines MBA and dual-degree participants; the EPGP report concerns experienced professionals in a one-year programme. Neither headline should be transferred to PGP-HRM, PGP-MX or another programme without a report that names that programme and its denominator.
Then read the central measures together. The median is the midpoint of the reported salary distribution, the average can be influenced by high values, and the highest CTC describes only the top offer. CTC also does not equal take-home pay: the report does not turn that headline into a guaranteed monthly salary. Consider the cohort size, reported programme scope, prior work-experience profile and role distribution before using the figures in a personal return-on-investment estimate.
Finally, check the newest report before applying or accepting an offer. Placement data are retrospective cohort results. Recruiter participation, offer counts, salary measures and domain shares can change by batch. Treat them as historical evidence about the named cohort, not a promise of a future offer, job title or salary.