Latest final placement cohort that can be evaluated
SIBM Hyderabad’s accessible placement brochure is titled 2024-26, but the final placement table inside it is for the MBA batch of 2023-2025. The official SIBM Hyderabad placement brochure (2024-26) includes the final report for this named cohort. It gives average CTC of ₹9.1 lakh per annum and median CTC of ₹8.2 lakh per annum. It also lists a top-quartile figure of ₹10 lakh, top-decile figure of ₹11.6 lakh and highest CTC of ₹31 lakh. These are institution-reported outcomes for that named cohort; they are not a promise of the package a new student will receive.
The distinction between document title and results cohort is important. A brochure issued for the 2024-26 publication window can include earlier graduate results. The institute’s placement-report page lists a separate 2024-26 report route, but that page was not readable during this research session. I therefore use the final 2023-25 cohort table as the latest final data that could be inspected, rather than relabel it as 2024-26 outcomes or assume that it describes the 2025-27 or 2026-28 classes. Applicants should check the official placement reports page for a newer final cohort table before making a current comparison.
How to read the salary figures
The average exceeds the median by ₹0.9 lakh per annum. That gap is consistent with some higher offers pulling the mean above the middle outcome, but the published summary alone does not reveal the full salary distribution, the number of students included in each statistic, or whether every graduating student is represented. The ₹31 lakh maximum is about 3.8 times the ₹8.2 lakh median. This comparison shows why a highest-package headline is a poor stand-in for a typical result: it describes one reported maximum, while the median is the midpoint of the reported observations.
The top-quartile and top-decile values are separate summary measures. The brochure labels them ₹10 lakh and ₹11.6 lakh respectively; it does not, in the accessible table extract, make clear whether they are cut-off values or subgroup averages. Treat them as reported labels, not as guaranteed minimum offers for the top 25% or top 10% of a future class. The ₹9.1 lakh average is an arithmetic mean as named by the institute, not a measure of monthly take-home. CTC can include components that are not paid as regular cash salary, and the source summary does not break down fixed pay, variable pay, joining incentives or benefits.
For planning, compare the median first, then use the mean and high-end figures as context. Ask the institute for the current report’s cohort size, eligible and placed student counts, placement rate, salary definitions, fixed-versus-variable split, and the proportion of offers that are domestic or international. Without those denominators and definitions, two institutions’ package figures may not be directly comparable even when both use the term CTC.
Specialisation highs and recruiter counts
For the 2023-25 batch, the brochure reports specialisation-wise highest CTC of ₹31 lakh in Finance, ₹14 lakh in Marketing, and ₹12.3 lakh each in Human Resources and Operations. These are maxima by specialisation, not average salaries for those fields. The table does not provide a corresponding Business Analytics figure in the accessible summary. Applicants should not infer that the missing figure means there were no offers or that one specialisation had a particular placement rate; the source simply does not support those conclusions.
The report lists 82 participating recruiters and 41 new associations. Recruiter participation is a measure of employer presence in the process, not a count of individual students hired, unique job offers accepted or continuing annual relationships. The brochure does not provide a full employer-by-role distribution in its summary figures. Its corporate-association pages can help readers understand the kinds of organisations the institute names, but an employer logo or testimonial does not show how many offers that employer made or whether a particular role will recur.
A useful follow-up is to ask for role-level data for the specialisation you plan to pursue: job function, location, fixed and variable compensation, offer count and graduating-student denominator. If the answer is limited to a maximum package or recruiter list, treat it as a partial picture rather than evidence of typical access to that employer or role.
Placement support and current-cycle limits
The institute’s 2024-26 brochure includes sections on the Career Assistance Team, corporate interactions and placement procedure. It describes a placement process and employer engagement, but those materials are institutional descriptions. They do not guarantee that every student receives an offer, that a particular company will recruit in a later year, or that a quoted CTC is available to each specialisation. Students should also check the current academic and placement rules, participation requirements and any conditions attached to internships or final placements.
Internship and final placement figures answer different questions. A stipend reported for a summer placement is not a final salary, and an employer taking interns in one cycle is not proof that it will make a final offer to the same students or return in a later year. Check the cohort and outcome type beside every figure before using it in an employment comparison.
This page uses the institution’s final 2023-25 cohort figures in its 2024-26 brochure and notes that the separate 2024-26 report destination could not be inspected during this research session. It was checked on 9 November 2026. Recheck the official reports page for an updated final table, then compare like-for-like cohorts and published denominators. No independent student survey or employer verification was conducted.
What this means for an MBA applicant
For a practical employment decision, SIBM Hyderabad’s reported 2023-25 median CTC of ₹8.2 lakh is a more conservative reference point than its ₹31 lakh maximum. It remains a historical cohort figure, not a forecast for the 2027-29 intake. The published data supports a limited conclusion: the institute reported a range of outcomes and recruiter activity for that graduating batch, but the available summary is not detailed enough to estimate an individual applicant’s probability of placement or net salary.
Before joining, pair the placement report with the current fee schedule and your own likely costs. CTC and tuition are measured on different bases: one is an employer-reported compensation package and the other is an academic fee. For a personal return calculation, use fixed cash compensation rather than headline CTC, include hostel, mess, deposits and living costs, account for loan interest and foregone earnings, and test a median or lower scenario rather than the maximum. The institute’s current report, offer-level details and the terms of your own admission are the next evidence to request.