The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta has concluded summer placements for its flagship MBA programme, securing 510 offers for 470 students, which is lower than 564 offers made to 475 students in 2024.
The institute said that the placement week was conducted in a hybrid mode where multiple cross-functional roles were offered by 183 recruiters across a variety of sectors. Last year, 175 recruiters offered placements to the institute’s 61st MBA batch.
In a formal announcement, IIM Calcutta said that the average monthly stipend this year was Rs1,85,000 per month while the median stood at Rs 2,00,000 per month. This is marginally lower than last year when average monthly stipend stood at Rs 1,89,000.
Further, the highest domestic stipend in 2025 stood at Rs 4,50,000 per month, which is higher than Rs 3,67,000 per month offered in 2024. At the same time, the highest international stipend this year stood at Rs 6,00,000 per month. In addition, the top 5 percentile of the students secured a monthly stipend of Rs 3,40,000 per month.
Ritu Mehta, chairperson of placement activities, IIM Calcutta said that the superior performance of this batch resulted in yet another year of excellent summer placements. “We are grateful to the recruiters for continuing to believe in our students and trust our academic processes. It is our effort at the institute to consistently ensure a smooth and robust placement process that results in satisfactory outcomes for both students and recruiters,” she said.
Like previous years, the institute saw participation of firms from all major sectors like consulting, finance, FMCG, manufacturing, pharma, software and technology, among others. While the institute witnessed strong support from its legacy recruiters, several domestic and global firms participated as first-time recruiters. “The alumni base and network of the institute continued to provide endurance to the placement process. The cluster-cohort placement process that involved various policies such as “dream offer” ensured a better student-recruiter fit, making the overall process a win-win for both recruiters and students,” it said.
Recently, IIM Bangalore concluded its summer placement for the PGP and PGP-BA 2025-27 cohorts with 601 students securing offers from 137 firms. During the process, the management consulting offered 46% of all offers followed by investment banking and product management. Among the top-league IIMs, the IIM Ahmedabad summer placement process usually begins in November.
