SJMSOM’s latest listed final placement report is for the MBA Class of 2024-26. The school reports an average CTC of ₹28.16L, median CTC of ₹26L and highest CTC of ₹53.80L, with 51 recruiting companies and a 35.7% PPO rate. The report describes the process as achieving 100% placements, while its batch highlights show a batch size of 126. It does not spell out a separate eligible or participating denominator beside that percentage, so read it as the school’s reported outcome rather than assume 126 offers or a guaranteed result for future students.
Class of 2024-26: read the salary measures separately
The report labels the amounts as CTC, or cost to company. Average CTC was ₹28.16L per annum; the median was ₹26L; and the highest was ₹53.80L. The median is the more useful central reference for comparing the distribution because half of reported observations are on either side of the middle, while the average can move with high values. Neither figure is an in-hand salary: CTC can include components paid at different times or subject to conditions, and the report does not provide a comparable fixed-pay or monthly take-home breakdown.
The PDF also lists medians for percentile groups: ₹33.36L for the top 25th percentile, ₹32L for the top 50th percentile and ₹30.95L for the top 75th percentile. These are subgroup medians, not separate placement averages and not a salary promise for an individual student. The report does not describe the calculation behind these subgroup labels in further detail. Its highest CTC is a single top value and should not be used as a typical outcome.
The school reports a batch size of 126, an average of 25 months of work experience, and 85% of the batch with work experience. It reports 8% academic diversity and 15% gender diversity. These are profile descriptors for the 2024-26 class, not admission requirements or a forecast of the next class. The report’s foreword says the placement process was completed with 100% placements and that 35.7% of the batch received pre-placement offers (PPOs). It does not publish the exact count of students eligible for, participating in or accepting placements alongside these percentages; do not calculate one from the batch-size figure.
Recruiter mix and student outcomes are different views
The report separates the company distribution from the student distribution. By company segment, it shows BFSI and conglomerates at 20%, consulting at 20%, FMCG/FMCD at 18%, pharma and others at 23%, and e-commerce and IT at 19%. By student distribution, the corresponding shares are 21%, 26%, 11%, 16% and 26%. In other words, the largest company-segment shares are tied between BFSI/conglomerates and consulting, while the largest student shares are e-commerce/IT and consulting. These charts describe this placement season’s reported mix; they do not say how many firms hired in each segment or how many offers each individual sector made.
Role descriptions in the report include analytics, consulting, investment banking, operations and supply chain management, product management, and sales and marketing. Named first-time recruiters include Aditya Birla Capital, Alvarez & Marsal, Bajaj Consumer Care, Ernst & Young, ExxonMobil, Lupin, Mahindra & Mahindra, PI Industries, Saint-Gobain, UPL and Zepto. A named recruiter or role category indicates participation in the report, not a recurring hiring commitment or an offer available to every student.
Work experience and sector patterns
SJMSOM’s report breaks down student shares by previous work-experience band and broad placement sector. Freshers’ reported shares were 33% each in BFSI/conglomerates and e-commerce/IT, 22% in consulting, 6% in FMCG/FMCD and 6% in pharma/others. For students with 24 months or more of work experience, consulting represented 37% and e-commerce/IT 33%; the remaining displayed shares were 10% BFSI/conglomerates, 8% FMCG/FMCD and 12% pharma/others. The report’s table suggests that sector mix differed by experience band, but it does not establish that work experience caused a particular outcome or give salary distributions for each band.
That distinction is useful when assessing fit: applicants can see that the report spans several functions and industries, but it cannot predict their own role or compensation. Prior experience, interview performance, the roles recruited in a given year and individual preferences all vary. The report does not publish a role-by-role offer count, placement participation denominator, salary quartiles for the whole class, or a detailed fixed-versus-variable salary split. Treat those as unknown rather than fill the gaps with placement portal estimates.
Comparing reports without mixing cohorts
Use the final report for the Class of 2024-26 as the source for the figures above. SJMSOM’s placement archive lists this Class of 2026 report alongside older final-placement summaries. The PDF states its cohort on the cover and gives the detailed measures used here. Do not combine a headline from a different cohort with the 2024-26 report or compare the ₹53.80L maximum with another school’s median.
The 2024-26 report is the latest final placement outcome identified on the official archive, not a forecast for the 2027-29 graduating class. For a decision, compare the official class report’s median, batch profile, sector mix, and limitations with the current fee schedule and your own likely borrowing cost. Ask the placement office for definitions, denominator and fixed-pay details if those are material to your choice. Recheck the archive for a newer report before relying on these figures; recruiter participation, salary distributions and PPO rates can change from one cohort to the next.