IIM Placement 2026: Finance placements have remained high in most of the IIM Placement Report 2026. IIM Ranchi placed 32.07% of all candidates in the finance sector, with an IIM Ranchi average package of around Rs. 23.40 LPA, followed by IIM Nagpur with 28.40% of students placing in the finance sector. Overall, around 961 students, that is 18.6%, got placed in the Finance and BFSI sector, and the highest package remained around Rs. 1.45 Cr., as per the IIM Calcutta placement report 2026. Candidates are advised to keep reading this article for more information related to IIM placement 2026, IIM placement 2026 in the finance sector, and more.
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As per the IIM placement 2026, IIMs placed around 5,155 students.
IIM Finance sector emerged as the second-highest placed domain with 18.6% of all placements.
IIM Ranchi recorded the highest reported share of finance/BFSI offers at 32.07% among the IIMs covered in the table.
IIM Calcutta's highest package was around Rs. 1.45 Cr., while the average placement stood at around Rs. 42 LPA in the Finance sector.
Many IIMs have released their placement reports for 2026. Of all the IIMs that have released the 2026 placement report, IIM Ranchi recorded the most placements in Finance and Accounting, at around 32.07%, followed by IIM Nagpur with 28.40%. Whereas, as per the IIM Bangalore placement report 2026, only 11% of the overall placement batch went into the Finance domain. Candidates can check the full statistics in the table below for reference.
IIM Institutions | Programme | Percentage of Batch Offers | Estimated Student Offers | Batch Size | Category |
IIM Bangalore Placement Report | PGP + PGPBA | 11% | 73 | 605 | Finance, Investment and Banking |
PGP | 21% | 82 | 408 | BFSI | |
PGP | 20% | — | 586 | Finance | |
PGP + PGP-ABM | 17% | 99 | 559 | Finance | |
IIM Calcutta 2026 Placement | MBA | 18.6% | 101 | 458 | Finance |
IIM Shillong Placement 2026 | PGP | 25% | — | 393 | Finance |
IIM Rohtak Placement 2026 | PGP | 23% | — | 303 | Finance |
MBA + MBA-OSCM + MBA-SM | 13% | — | 505 | BFSI | |
IIM Ranchi Placement 2026 | MBA | 32.07% | — | — | BFSI and Fintech |
PGP | 17% | — | — | BFSI | |
PGPM + MBA | 23.70% | 96 | 407 | BFSI | |
MBA | 13% | 42 | 283 | Finance | |
MBA | 19.8% | — | 320 | BFSI | |
MBA | — | — | 256 | BFSI | |
MBA | 28.40% | — | 356 | BFSI |
Note: Sector classifications and placement-reporting methods vary across IIMs. Some institutes report Finance separately, while others use broader categories such as BFSI, Finance, Investment & Banking, or BFSI and Fintech. The percentages should therefore be interpreted as reported by each institute and are not always directly comparable.
Candidates who are interested in knowing more about the IIM Finance placement report must check the placement numbers. According to the IIM Finance placement report 2026 of various IIMs, IIM Calcutta offered an average package of approx. Rs. 42 LPA, while the IIM Calcutta highest package stood at around Rs. 1.45 Cr. Followed by IIM Lucknow highest package at Rs. 1 Cr. and IIM Ahmedabad highest package at Rs. 81.60 LPA, with an average salary of Rs. 33.03 LPA.
IIM in India | Placement Sector | IIM MBA Highest Package | MBA Average Package | IIM Median Package |
IIM Ahmedabad Placement 2026 | BFSI | Rs. 81.60 LPA | Rs. 33.03 LPA | Rs. 30 LPA |
IIM Lucknow 2026 Placement | Finance | Rs. 1 Cr. | Rs. 34.8 LPA | — |
Finance | Rs. 1.45 Cr. | Rs. 42 LPA approx. | Rs. 38 LPA approx. | |
Finance | Rs. 44 LPA | — | — | |
Finance | Rs. 28.12 LPA | Rs. 21.36 | — | |
Finance | Rs. 32.50 LPA | Rs. 23.40 LPA | Rs. 24.50 LPA | |
IIM Jammu Placement 2026 | Finance | — | Rs. 16.70 LPA | — |
According to the IIM placement report, a total of 5,155 MBA students were placed in various domains, of which the highest number of students were placed in the consulting and strategy sector, with 1635 candidates in this domain (31.7%), followed by Finance and BFSI at 18.6% that is 961 students, and 795 candidates in IT, Analytics and Product with 15.4%.
Sector / Domain Bucket | Estimated Students Placed | Percentage of All Placements |
Consulting & Strategy | 1,635 | 31.7% |
Finance & BFSI | 961 | 18.6% |
IT, Analytics & Product | 795 | 15.4% |
General Management & HR | 480 | 9.3% |
Sales & Marketing | 350 | 6.8% |
Manufacturing & Industrial | 320 | 6.2% |
FMCG, Retail & E-Commerce | 315 | 6.1% |
Others / Mixed | 158 | 3.1% |
Healthcare & Pharma | 81 | 1.6% |
Conglomerates | 33 | 0.6% |
Operations & Supply Chain | 27 | 0.5% |
TOTAL | 5,155 | 100.0% |
Here are some of the prominent recruiters that hired from the IIMs for the finance domain; the list includes well-known names like Axis Bank, Bank of America, JM Financial Limited, Goldman Sachs, and more.
Aditya Birla Capital Limited | BNY Mellon |
American Express | Bank of America |
Axis Bank | Bandhan Bank |
Centrum Capital Limited | Dezerv |
Equinus Capital | Fidelity Investments |
Goldman Sachs | ICICI Lombard |
Grant Thornton Bharat LLP | IIFL |
ICICI Bank | JM Financial Limited |
IDFC | ICICI Prudential Life Insurance |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | Kotak Mahindra Bank |
Natwest | Oxane Partners |
Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Limited | Pramerica Life Insurance |
TATA AIG | Wells Fargo |
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