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

Comparable CTC

Total compensation on the same basis for every college. Audited IIMs report the guaranteed-cash floor (TGCC) while many colleges report gross CTC; this column normalizes everyone to total comp so the honest reporters aren't buried.

Comparable total-comp CTC · 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 earning potential

The single biggest offer's maximum earning potential disclosed — variable and one-time pay included. One offer can set it, so read it with the median beside it; but it signals the recruiter tier a campus reaches.

Highest earning potential disclosed
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 · highest earning potential and median shown beside it
#CollegeComparable CTCMedianHighestAudited
1IIM Ahmedabad₹37.97L₹32.5L₹2.31Cr✓
2IIM Calcutta₹36L₹35L₹1.45Cr—
3IIM Bangalore₹35.35L₹34.75L——
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—
12MDI Gurgaon₹29.5L₹29L₹97.5L—
13Tiss Mumbai₹28.69L₹28L₹66L—
14IIM Kozhikode₹28.18L₹27.5L₹81L—
15SIBM Pune₹28.18L₹27L₹74.84L—
16SJMSoM IIT Bombay₹28.16L₹26L₹53.8L—
17IIM Shillong₹27.03L₹26L₹71.5L—
18JBIMS Mumbai₹26.67L₹26.15L₹80L—
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—
34IIM Udaipur₹17.59L₹17L₹47.65L✓
35IMT Ghaziabad₹17.2L₹15.86L₹62.86L—
36Doms IIT Kanpur₹17.2L₹16.5L₹36L—
37Altera Institute₹16.86L₹18.14L₹26.08L✓
38FORE Delhi₹16.4L₹15.2L₹29L—
39IIM Jammu₹16.04L₹15.8L₹26.6L—
40IIM Sambalpur₹15.65L₹15.03L₹48.6L—
41IIM Visakhapatnam₹15.61L₹15.5L₹43.25L—
42SDA Bocconi Asia Mumbai₹15.01L₹13.51L₹36.5L—
43GLIM Chennai₹15L—₹39.3L—
44IIM Amritsar₹15L₹15L₹58.52L✓
45GOA Institute OF Management₹15L₹15L₹35L—
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?
IIM Ahmedabad leads on highest earning potential at ₹2.31Cr (2026), ahead of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (₹1.45Cr) and Masters' Union School of Business (₹1.28Cr). A highest is one offer's ceiling — read it beside the median, which for IIM Ahmedabad is ₹32.5L.
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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