Placements

The latest dated final-placement report

N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research (NLDIMSR) publishes results for different cohorts and placement stages. The available final-placement report covers Batch 2024-26 and describes the final placement season for the Class of 2025-26. It lists highest CTC of ₹24 LPA, average CTC of ₹10 LPA and median CTC of ₹9 LPA. The same report gives average CTC of ₹17.12 LPA for the top 10%, ₹13.61 LPA for the top 25%, ₹11.56 LPA for the top 50% and ₹10.55 LPA for the top 75%.

The placement landing page separately displays ₹10 LPA average, ₹24 LPA highest and ₹9.52 LPA median. Those figures are not labelled with a batch beside them. Keep the landing-page ₹9.52 LPA and report ₹9 LPA medians distinct rather than silently reconciling them or claiming an increase. Applicants should verify which cohort and method the landing-page metric represents.

These are reported CTC measures, not take-home pay. The cited summary does not break salary into fixed pay, variable pay, joining bonus or benefits. A highest package is one maximum, while the average can be affected by a small number of high offers. The median is useful as a midpoint only when its population and calculation are clear.

What the headline does not establish

The report gives a student profile of 405, with 73% freshers and 27% experienced participants; it also lists 183 female and 222 male students. These profile numbers are not a placed-student count. The cited summary does not provide the placement-eligible denominator, the number placed, offer acceptances, or the group represented in each percentile statistic. A placement rate cannot be calculated from 405 alone.

The website says it provides “100% placement support.” That describes support, not proof that every student received or accepted an offer. Recruiter logos and historical hiring relationships likewise do not guarantee future openings, roles or salaries.

For comparisons, confirm the same graduating batch, programme, season and salary definition. Ask whether the statistic covers domestic offers, how multiple offers are counted, and whether variable pay or one-time payments are included. Until those details are available, use the dated report as historical context rather than a forecast for a future intake.

Sectors and work areas

The 2024-26 report describes opportunities in banking and financial services, consulting, analytics, insurance, information technology, real estate, fast-moving consumer goods and capital markets. Its role examples include investment banking, equity research, wealth management, corporate banking, insurance, risk and compliance, financial analytics, business development, technology consulting, market research, operations, and sales and marketing. These are reported role areas, not promises of an opening for every specialisation or student.

The placement page also lists Finance, Business Analytics, Human Resources and Marketing areas, alongside recruiters. Applicants can use this mix to frame questions about preparation: technical expectations for finance, tools used in analytics, or role mix across marketing and HR. Verify answers with the current placement office; these questions are not additional published placement guarantees.

Check whether an employer appears in a final-placement report, a summer report or general institute material. Those documents have different evidentiary scope. The report for 2024-26 is the relevant source for its stated final-placement season, not for every later batch.

Summer placements are a separate milestone

NLDIMSR lists a Summer Placement Report for Batch 2025-27 separately from the Final Placement Report for Batch 2024-26. The placement brochure highlights 372 summer placements for 2025-27 and separately refers to 405 final placements for 2024-26. The batches and stages differ: internship participation is not final employment after graduation.

Do not add these counts together or use them to calculate a rate. The brochure excerpt does not establish one eligible-student denominator, and the reports refer to different cohorts. An internship stipend also cannot be compared directly with annual CTC. For internships, check duration, stipend unit, programme scope and denominator in the specific report. For final outcomes, use the graduating batch’s report and its salary definitions.

For a 2027-28 applicant, the 2024-26 report is prior-cohort context, not a promise about future salary, placement probability or recruiter participation.

Questions to ask before using a figure

Confirm the batch, programme and season; whether a number is annual CTC or internship stipend; whether average and median cover the same population; how many students were eligible and placed; and whether CTC includes variable pay, joining bonuses or international offers. Ask how multiple offers are counted. The reviewed 2024-26 summary does not answer every denominator or salary-component question.

Start from the official placements page and open the report for the cohort you want to assess. Historical batch links are available, so verify the year in the document. Keep the landing-page ₹9.52 LPA median separate until its batch and method are labelled. For current information, request the latest cohort report rather than extrapolating an older class.

A useful comparison sheet should therefore record the source filename, cohort label, season, unit and statistic next to every number. Mark fields the report does not supply as unknown instead of filling them from a landing page with unclear scope. If the institute later publishes a revised report, compare editions and retain the prior value with its date; do not assume a webpage update refers to the same cohort. This small source trail makes the difference between a figure that can be checked and an attractive but untraceable headline.