Career Outlook and Placements at IIM Indore

The Post Graduate Programme in Human Resource Management also publishes its own consolidated report. For the 2024-26 batch the highest CTC was Rs. 40 lakh, the median CTC was Rs. 24 lakh and the average CTC was Rs. 25.7 lakh. The top 10 percent of the batch earned an average of Rs. 38.8 lakh, and the top 50 percent an average of Rs. 28.6 lakh. Recruiters named in the report include Accenture Strategy, BPCL, Capgemini, HPCL, JSW, Samsung Research and Tata Consumer Products.

• Consulting, with Accenture Strategy among the recruiters
• Finance and banking roles
• Information technology and analytics
• Sales and marketing in consumer companies
• General management, operations and human resources

Placements at IIM Indore are organised in two stages. Summer internships take place in the first year, and the institute has reported an average stipend of about Rs. 2.53 lakh for the two-month internship in the 2024-26 cycle, with a highest stipend of Rs. 5 lakh. Final placements follow in the second year. Students who perform well in the internship often receive pre-placement offers, which gives them a head start before the main process begins.

When reading placement numbers, applicants should remember the difference between average and median figures. The average can be pulled up by a few very high offers, whereas the median shows what the middle student received. For the 2024-26 cohort the gap between the two was about Rs. 2.27 lakh, compared with about Rs. 2.57 lakh for the 2023-25 cohort. It is also worth remembering that the combined PGP and IPM batch is larger than the PGP batch alone, so the headline number reflects both cohorts.

A student's return on investment depends on the total cost of the programme, which for the 2026-28 PGP is Rs. 25,15,800 including refundable deposits. Applicants can compare that with expected earnings by reading the fee structure page, and they can learn about the financial aid process on the scholarships page. The institute does not guarantee placement, so students should treat the reports as a record of past outcomes and not a promise.