IIM-A 2025 placement sees ₹1.1 crore offer, 2nd-highest offer in last 5 years

IIM-A 2025 placement sees ₹1.1 crore offer, 2nd-highest offer in last 5 years

 Parth.Shastri@timesofindia.com  20.09.2025

Ahmedabad : Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) remained the top-paying sector at IIM Ahmedabad’s PGP placement this year. The maximum earning potential (MEP) offered to a student in the 2025 placement — Rs 1.1 crore — was the second-highest package IIM Ahmedabad has recorded over the past five years, after about Rs 1.5 crore registered in 2023. 

For the past five years, the highest MEP offered was from BFSI sector, as indicated by the ‘Indian Placement Reporting Standards’ report for the 2025 PGP placement, released Friday. Consulting remained the top choice, drawing 39% of the student pool, followed by BFSI at 25%. However, to put the figures in perspective, the number of students opting for consulting in percentage terms is the lowest in the past five years, whereas the average of students opting for BFSI from 2021 to 2024 is 18%, ranging from 15% in 2024 to 22% in 2023. At 395, it was the biggest placement pool for PGP at IIM-A, surpassing the 385 recorded in 2023. The year saw only two students opting for international placements, both for consulting roles in Dubai. It is the lowest in the past five years. This year, the top four sectors (consulting, BFSI, FMCG, and IT) recruited 80% of the pool. The report indicated that 178 firms offered 261 roles. Boston Consulting Group made the highest number of offers at 35, including pre-placement offers. Year-on-year, the mean MEP increased from Rs 33.2 lakh in 2024 to Rs 35.2 lakh.