The Placement Database
Ranked on outcomes, not brand

MBA placement rankings — the honest cut

Four rankings, one rule: every position comes from the college's own official placement report. No NIRF weighting, no brand halo, no survey. Median before average — because averages hide the tail.

Ranking 01 · like-for-like, the fair way

Highest package — comparable CTC

Total compensation on the same basis for every college. We use this — not raw median — because audited IIMs report the guaranteed-cash floor (TGCC) while many colleges report gross CTC; ranking raw medians would unfairly bury the honest ones.

Comparable total-comp CTC (₹ lakh) · like-for-like across colleges
Ranking 02 · money in, money out

Fastest fee recovery (ROI)

Months of median salary needed to earn back the full two-year fee. The lower the number, the faster the degree pays for itself. Foreign-currency fees excluded.

Months of median CTC to recover total fee
Ranking 03 · the ceiling

Highest package

The single biggest offer disclosed. A ceiling, not a floor — one outlier can set it — but a signal of the recruiter tier a campus reaches.

Highest CTC disclosed (₹ lakh)
Ranking 04 · who's honest with you

Data transparency

Not an outcome — a trust score. Rewards third-party audited reports, multi-year history on file, and disclosure of median and top-quartile numbers. The colleges that don't hide the tail.

Audited status + report-years on file

Full ranking — every college by comparable CTC

Indian MBA colleges ranked by like-for-like comparable CTC · median shown on each college's own basis
#CollegeComparable CTCMedianHighestAudited
1IIM Calcutta₹36L₹35L₹1.45Cr
2IIM Bangalore₹35.35L₹34.75L
3IIM Ahmedabad₹35.23L₹29.3L₹1.10Cr
4SPJIMR Mumbai₹33.7L₹32.8L₹80L
5Masters' Union₹33.39L₹27.78L₹1.28Cr
6ISB Hyderabad₹33.26L₹32L
7FMS Delhi₹32.27L₹29.59L₹1.10Cr
8XLRI Jamshedpur₹31.4L₹29L₹1.10Cr
9IIFT Delhi₹31.3L₹26L₹1.23Cr
10IIM Lucknow₹30L₹27L₹1.23Cr
11IIM Indore₹29.57L₹27L₹70L
12Tiss Mumbai₹28.69L₹28L₹66L
13IIM Kozhikode₹28.18L₹27.5L₹81L
14SIBM Pune₹28.18L₹27L₹74.84L
15SJMSoM IIT Bombay₹28.16L₹26L₹53.8L
16IIM Shillong₹27.03L₹26L₹71.5L
17JBIMS Mumbai₹26.67L₹26.15L₹80L
18MDI Gurgaon₹25.6L₹25L₹53.6L
19IIM Mumbai₹25.4L₹22L₹49L
20VGSoM IIT Kharagpur₹22.75L₹22.15L₹37.63L
21DMS IIT Delhi₹22.52966L₹22.50782L₹43.553L
22Scmhrd Pune₹21.47L₹20L₹35.9L
23IIM Ranchi₹21.07L₹19.13L₹36.35L
24BITSoM₹21L₹20.52L₹32.5L
25IMI Delhi₹20.9L₹19.21L₹40.31L
26IIM Rohtak₹20.03L₹18L₹37.1L
27IIM Trichy₹19.27L
28Mica₹19.22807L₹18L₹40.915L
29XIM Bhubaneswar₹19.05L₹18.15L₹36.5L
30IIM Raipur₹18.83L₹18.4L₹33.12L
31IIM Nagpur₹18.07L₹17.04L₹69.57L
32Doms IIT Roorkee₹17.91L₹17.64L₹24L
33Doms IIT Madras₹17.9L₹18L₹35.5L
34GLIM Chennai₹17.8L₹30.8L
35IIM Udaipur₹17.59L₹17L₹47.65L
36IMT Ghaziabad₹17.2L₹15.86L₹62.86L
37Doms IIT Kanpur₹17.2L₹16.5L₹36L
38Altera Institute₹16.86L₹18.14L₹26.08L
39FORE Delhi₹16.4L₹15.2L₹29L
40IIM Jammu₹16.04L₹15.8L₹26.6L
41IIM Sambalpur₹15.65L₹15.03L₹48.6L
42IIM Visakhapatnam₹15.61L₹15.5L₹43.25L
43GOA Institute OF Management₹15.13L₹15L₹32.2L
44SDA Bocconi Asia Mumbai₹15.01L₹13.51L₹36.5L
45IIM Amritsar₹15L₹15L₹58.52L
46IIM Kashipur₹14.95L₹14.47L₹33.12L
47JIO Institute₹14.86L₹15L₹21.33L
48Tapmi₹14.73L₹26.25L
49Nibm Pune₹14.1L₹15L₹26.6L
50DU Commerce₹13.92L₹15.17L₹30L
51IIM Bodh Gaya₹13.7L₹13L₹24L
52IIM Sirmaur₹13.3L
53IMI Bhubaneswar₹12.74L₹12.48L₹40.31L
54Ifmr Chennai₹12.04L₹11.5L₹21.32L
55Soil Gurgaon₹11.17L₹10.9L₹20.7L
56Nirma University₹11.1L₹10.61L₹70L
57Bimtech₹11.1L₹10.5L₹24.43L
58NMIMS Mumbai₹10.55L₹10.22L₹22.4L
59Welingkar Mumbai₹10.05L₹18L
60Xiss Ranchi₹9.36L₹21L
61BIM Trichy₹9.1L₹8.8L₹14L
62Praxis Business School₹9.08L₹8.3L₹17.6L
63Jaipuria₹9.05L
64Upes Dehradun₹6.66L₹50.09L

Frequently asked questions

Which MBA college has the highest placement package in India?
On a like-for-like (comparable-CTC) basis, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta leads at ₹36L, ahead of IIM Bangalore (₹35.35L) and IIM Ahmedabad (₹35.23L). We compare on total comp because some colleges quote guaranteed cash and others quote gross CTC.
Why do you rank on “comparable CTC” instead of the reported median?
Because colleges report on different bases — audited IIMs quote TGCC (the guaranteed cash floor), while many others quote gross CTC (including variable and bonus). Ranking raw medians would unfairly bury the more conservative, audited colleges. Comparable CTC normalizes everyone to total compensation.
Which MBA gives the best ROI (fastest fee recovery)?
Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi recovers its fee fastest — about 1 months of median salary — ahead of Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (1.4 mo).
Are these the same as the NIRF rankings?
No. NIRF weights research, perception and diversity. These rank only on placement outcomes from official reports — so a college with strong, well-documented placements can rank higher here than in NIRF.
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