Only 6 Out Of 398 IIM Ahmedabad Graduates Get International Job Offers As Global Hiring Slows

Global economic headwinds and tightening foreign recruitment budgets have hit campus placements at the country's top business school. The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) released its official final placement report for the MBA batch, revealing that only six out of 398 participating students secured international job offers this year.

Despite IIM-A retaining its position as India’s premier B-school, foreign recruiters remained extremely cautious. Out of 402 eligible candidates—which included 385 graduating students, one student from the previous batch, and six dual-degree scholars—398 opted in for placements while ten chose to stay out of the institutional process. Ultimately, 386 graduates accepted domestic roles, while a tiny fraction of the batch managed to land positions overseas.

Overseas Roles Concentrated In Middle East And East Asia

The six graduates who managed to secure global offers are set to relocate across just three international destinations. Middle Eastern commercial hubs took the lion's share, while Asian financial markets absorbed the remainder:

• Dubai (UAE): 4 students
• Hong Kong: 1 student
• Japan: 1 student

Compensation for these international postings saw a massive variance. The annual global pay packages ranged from a minimum of $40,016 (approximately Rs 33.5 lakh) to a maximum of $67,500 (approximately Rs 56.5 lakh), with the average international package settling at $55,227.

Strong Domestic Demand Offsets Global Slump

While foreign placements remained restricted to single digits, domestic recruiters stepped up to absorb the bulk of the talent pool. Local pay packages saw a sharp upward revision, with the highest domestic salary hitting Rs 81.60 lakh per annum—a noticeable surge from last year's top domestic figure of Rs 65 lakh. The average domestic package across the 386 placed graduates also rose to Rs 28.82 lakh per annum, up from Rs 25.31 lakh in the previous cycle.

Consulting firms dominated the recruitment drive by taking in 155 graduates, followed by the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector with 81 hires. Technology firms picked up 33 graduates, while pharmaceutical and healthcare companies hired 13.

Meanwhile, corporate risk-taking among graduates remained low, with only two students choosing to skip placement offers to launch their own ventures through IIM-A's fellowship support.