IIM Kozhikode Placements 2025: Key Stats
If you are evaluating IIM Kozhikode for consulting, finance, analytics, marketing or general management, the 2025 report gives you two useful starting points: the median CTC was ₹27.50 LPA, and consulting accounted for the largest share of offers. Finance recorded the highest individual package, but that headline should not be mistaken for the salary most students receive.
Read this before comparing colleges: the 2025 final placement report covers the combined placement process for PGP, PGP-Finance and PGP-Liberal Studies & Management (PGP-LSM). IIMK does not break out the headline figures here by programme, so the numbers below must not be read as PGP-only or PGP-Finance-only salary outcomes.
The report also records 57 new recruiters and an 8.3% increase in total recruiters year on year. The institute reported a 12.5% increase in the highest CTC compared with 2024.
IIM Kozhikode Placements: Year-wise Stats
This comparison combines headline metrics explicitly reported in each final placement report. Recruiter count and participating-student count refer to each report's placement season; do not treat them as identical to the NIRF graduate/placed counts used for statutory reporting.
| Placement year | Highest CTC | Mean CTC | Median CTC | Recruiters | Students participated | Other reported highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₹67.02 LPA | ₹31.02 LPA | ₹27.00 LPA | 123 | 556 | 559 offers reported; 36 new recruiters |
| 2024 | ₹72.02 LPA | ₹28.05 LPA | ₹27.00 LPA | 156 | 537 | 70+ new recruiters; finance and consulting highest CTCs increased |
| 2025 | ₹81.00 LPA | ₹28.18 LPA | ₹27.50 LPA | 169 | 561 | 57 new recruiters; 13 international offers |
Source: IIM Kozhikode Final Placements Reports 2023, 2024 and 2025. Values are reproduced as reported. The 2023 report lists 556 students in the highlights and 559 offers/placements in its narrative; offers are not the same thing as unique students.
IIM Kozhikode Placements: 3-Year Trends
The three-year pattern is more informative than the highest package alone. Median CTC stayed at ₹27 LPA in 2023 and 2024, then rose to ₹27.50 LPA in 2025. The highest CTC increased each year, while mean CTC declined after 2023 and recovered only slightly in 2025.
| Metric | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Student-focused reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median CTC | ₹27.00 LPA | ₹27.00 LPA | ₹27.50 LPA | The middle salary measure rose by ₹0.50 LPA in 2025 after remaining unchanged in 2024. |
| Mean CTC | ₹31.02 LPA | ₹28.05 LPA | ₹28.18 LPA | The mean fell in 2024 and edged up in 2025; it has not returned to the 2023 figure. |
| Highest CTC | ₹67.02 LPA | ₹72.02 LPA | ₹81.00 LPA | The top offer rose each year, but it does not show how many students received similar offers. |
| Recruiters | 123 | 156 | 169 | The recruiter count expanded across the three reports. |
What does the trend mean for an applicant?
- Use the median as an anchor, not a promise. It is more useful than the highest offer for understanding the centre of the reported salary distribution.
- Check the domain that fits your target role. The overall mean can move as the mix of roles and offers changes.
- Recruiter growth is not the same as a guaranteed job match. A recruiter may hire for a limited number of roles or shortlist candidates with specific skills and experience.
IIM Kozhikode Placements: Top CTC Trends
The reports also publish salary figures for the top 5%, 10% and 20% of the batch, alongside mean CTC for female students. These figures describe higher-earning segments of the batch; they should not be treated as typical outcomes for every student or as a gender-based prediction of an individual offer.
| Placement year | Top 5% CTC | Top 10% CTC | Top 20% CTC | Mean CTC of female students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₹62.04 LPA | ₹55.19 LPA | ₹48.85 LPA | ₹31.93 LPA |
| 2024 | ₹48.41 LPA | ₹46.20 LPA | ₹40.79 LPA | ₹29.20 LPA |
| 2025 | ₹49.00 LPA | ₹46.71 LPA | ₹42.53 LPA | ₹31.04 LPA |
Source: official IIM Kozhikode Final Placements Reports 2023 (page 4), 2024 (page 4) and 2025 (page 4). These are separate metrics from the overall mean and median CTC.
How to interpret it: the top-percentile figures help describe the upper end of the salary distribution, while the overall median is a better starting point for a broad student-level comparison. Female mean CTC is the average reported for female students and is not a substitute for the overall median or an individual's likely offer.
IIM Kozhikode Placements by Sector
The three reports primarily publish placements by career domain, not a consistent year-by-year industry-sector table. It would therefore be misleading to assign a percentage to sectors such as banking, FMCG or technology from the recruiter list alone. The sectors below are grounded in the industries and employers named in the reports; the percentages are shown separately under domain-wise placements.
Banking, Financial Services & Investments
Recruiters named across the reports include Axis Bank, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Standard Chartered, Ambit Capital, Equirus, Barclays, CRISIL and NSE. The 2025 report describes roles spanning investment banking, corporate finance, equity research, asset and wealth management, and credit risk analysis.
Consulting & Strategy
Consulting employers include Accenture Strategy, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, Kearney, Redseer and GEP. The 2025 report names Strategy Consultant, Technology Consultant and Strategy Analyst among role examples.
Technology, Digital & Analytics
Examples from the reports include Microsoft, Walmart, Amazon, American Express, EXL Analytics, HSBC Technology, Optum, HCLTech, Target, UKG, Ola and Mindsprint. Role examples in 2024–2025 include product management, data science and business analysis.
Consumer Goods, Retail & Sales
Recruiters named across the reports include HUL, ITC, PepsiCo, Asian Paints, Reckitt, Pidilite, Marico, L’Oréal, PhonePe, Godrej Consumer and Samsung. The 2025 report lists product sales, marketing management, business growth, enterprise sales and business acquisition roles.
Manufacturing, Automotive & Energy
Employers listed include Mercedes-Benz, Tata Steel, Suzuki, Maruti Suzuki, JSW, HPCL, Renew Power, L&T and Asian Paints. These companies appeared in different domain or recruiter lists; the reports do not provide a single comparable sector-wise offer share.
General Management & Leadership
The 2025 report names roles such as Category Manager, Chief of Staff, Founder’s Office and Leadership Associate, with recruiters including ABG, TAS, Zomato, Godrej Properties, Hinduja Group, JSW and Capgemini.
How to use this section: treat these as evidence of the range of industries and employers represented in the reports, not a ranking of sectors by number of offers. For offer shares, use the domain-wise figures in the next section.
IIM Kozhikode Placements by Domain
Domain mix can help you check whether a campus's recruitment profile aligns with your intended function. Shares below are the percentages reported for each domain in that year's report; domain CTCs are reproduced as stated. A domain's highest CTC is an outlier/top offer measure, not the typical package for that function.
Offer share by domain: 2023–2025
| Domain | 2023 share | 2024 share | 2025 share | 2025 average CTC | 2025 highest CTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting | 33% | 33% | 32% | ₹33.13 LPA | ₹45.50 LPA |
| Finance | 26% | 28% | 19.2% | ₹24.97 LPA | ₹81.00 LPA |
| General Management | 14% | 8% | 16.4% | ₹25.62 LPA | ₹42.00 LPA |
| IT & Analytics | 11% | 15% | 13.5% | ₹28.54 LPA | ₹71.00 LPA |
| Operations | 6% | 6% | 4.5% | ₹28.33 LPA | ₹53.58 LPA |
| Sales & Marketing | 10% | 10% | 14.4% | ₹25.16 LPA | ₹41.50 LPA |
Shares are reproduced from each report and may not total exactly 100% because of rounding. The 2025 report uses the label “offers”; do not interpret these shares as a percentage of students unless the report explicitly defines them that way.
Consulting
32% of 2025 offersAverage ₹33.13 LPA · Highest ₹45.50 LPA
Consulting remained the largest domain in all three reports. The 2025 report names Bain, BCG, Kearney, Accenture Strategy, EY-Parthenon, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, ZoomRx, Indus Insights and Praxis. Role examples include Strategy Consultant, Technology Consultant and Strategy Analyst.
For students: explore consulting if you are targeting structured problem-solving, strategy or advisory roles. The report does not imply every student is eligible for every firm; selection depends on the role and hiring criteria.
Finance
19.2% of 2025 offersAverage ₹24.97 LPA · Highest ₹81.00 LPA
Finance's share was 19.2% in 2025 after 28% in 2024 and 26% in 2023. The 2025 report lists investment banking, corporate finance, equity research, asset and wealth management, and credit risk analyst roles. Recruiters named include O3 Capital, Ambit Capital, JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, NSE, CRISIL and Equirus.
For students: do not use the ₹81 LPA highest offer as a finance salary benchmark. Compare the domain average, role type and your interest in financial analysis, markets or corporate finance.
General Management
16.4% of 2025 offersAverage ₹25.62 LPA · Highest ₹42.00 LPA
The share increased from 8% in 2024 to 16.4% in 2025. Role examples include Category Manager, Chief of Staff, Founder’s Office and Leadership Associate. Recruiters named include ABG, Maruti Suzuki, Zomato, TAS, Godrej Properties, Hinduja Group, JSW, Sobha Realty, CK Birla and Capgemini.
For students: these roles can offer cross-functional exposure, but titles and responsibilities vary widely by employer. Read the job description, not only the role title.
IT & Analytics
13.5% of 2025 offersAverage ₹28.54 LPA · Highest ₹71.00 LPA
The reports name Product Manager, Director–Product, Data Science and Business Analyst among role examples, with recruiters such as Microsoft, Walmart, Target, UKG, Ola, HCLTech, Optum, Cognizant, Flipkart and Mindsprint. The 2024 report also highlighted product management roles.
For students: analytics and product roles are not interchangeable. Check whether a position is data-heavy, business-facing, product-led or technology-focused and what prior skills it expects.
Operations
4.5% of 2025 offersAverage ₹28.33 LPA · Highest ₹53.58 LPA
Operations accounted for 4.5% of 2025 offers, compared with 6% in both 2023 and 2024. Role examples include Program Manager, Project Manager, Supply Chain Manager and Operations Manager. Recruiters named in 2025 include Amazon, Swiggy, Ola, Flipkart, Suzuki, L&T, Tata Steel and Asian Paints.
For students: the smaller share does not mean there are no relevant opportunities; it does mean you should examine role availability and your fit rather than relying on the overall campus package.
Sales & Marketing
14.4% of 2025 offersAverage ₹25.16 LPA · Highest ₹41.50 LPA
The share rose from 10% in 2023 and 2024 to 14.4% in 2025. Roles included Product Sales, Marketing Manager, Business Growth, Enterprise Sales and Business Acquisition. Recruiters named include PepsiCo, HUL, Kenvue, ITC, HPCL, Reckitt, PhonePe, Godrej Consumer and Asian Paints.
For students: marketing may include brand, category, growth, channel and sales responsibilities. Confirm the function and targets before comparing offers by CTC alone.
IIM Kozhikode Placements: Roles Offered
The reports identify role examples in selected domains. They do not publish a complete role-by-role count, so the list below should be used to understand the range of career paths rather than to predict the number of vacancies.
| Career interest | Role examples named in the reports | Examples of recruiters named | What to check as a student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Consulting | Strategy Consultant, Technology Consultant, Strategy Analyst | Bain, BCG, Kearney, Accenture Strategy, Deloitte, PwC, KPMG | Case interview preparation, problem-solving, communication and role-specific selection. |
| Finance & Investments | Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Equity Research, Asset & Wealth Management, Credit Risk Analyst | O3 Capital, Ambit Capital, JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Equirus | Whether the role is front-office, research, risk or corporate finance; technical skills and relevant prior knowledge. |
| Technology & Analytics | Product Manager, Director–Product, Data Science, Business Analyst | Microsoft, Walmart, Target, UKG, Ola, HCLTech, Optum, Cognizant | Whether the role expects coding, data analysis, product judgment, stakeholder management or technical experience. |
| Operations & Supply Chain | Program Manager, Project Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Operations Manager | Amazon, Swiggy, Ola, Flipkart, Suzuki, L&T, Tata Steel | Scope of operations, location, plant/site responsibilities, supply-chain exposure and team ownership. |
| General Management | Category Manager, Chief of Staff, Founder’s Office, Leadership Associate | ABG, TAS, Zomato, Godrej Properties, Hinduja Group, JSW, Capgemini | Rotation structure, business ownership, reporting line, travel and the actual scope behind the title. |
| Sales & Marketing | Product Sales, Marketing Manager, Business Growth, Enterprise Sales, Business Acquisition | PepsiCo, HUL, Kenvue, ITC, HPCL, Reckitt, PhonePe, Godrej Consumer | Brand versus sales responsibility, targets, territory, incentives and the fixed/variable split. |
Role names are taken from the 2025 report's domain descriptions; recruiter examples are drawn from the 2023–2025 reports. This is not a guarantee that each employer hired for every listed role in each year.
IIM Kozhikode Placements: Top Recruiters
The official reports name employers across consulting, finance, technology, consumer businesses, operations and general management. Rather than treating one undifferentiated list as a ranking, use these examples to identify the employers relevant to your target career path.
| Domain | Recruiter examples across the 2023–2025 reports | Evidence in reports |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting | Accenture Strategy, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, EY / EY-Parthenon, Kearney, KPMG, PwC, Redseer, GEP, Praxis, ZoomRx | Named in domain highlights across 2023, 2024 and 2025. |
| Finance | Axis Bank, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Standard Chartered, Barclays, Ambit Capital, Equirus, O3 Capital, CRISIL, NSE | Finance domain descriptions and recruiter highlights. |
| IT & Analytics | American Express, EXL Analytics, Microsoft, Walmart, Amazon, Target, UKG, Optum, HCLTech, Cognizant, Flipkart, Mindsprint | IT/Analytics domain descriptions in the reports. |
| Operations | Amazon, Flipkart, Uber, Swiggy, Ola, Suzuki, L&T, Tata Steel, Asian Paints, Genpact | Operations domain descriptions and recruiter lists. |
| Sales & Marketing | Asian Paints, HUL, ITC, PepsiCo, Reckitt, Pidilite, Marico, Samsung, PhonePe, Godrej Consumer, HPCL | Sales & Marketing domain descriptions across years. |
| General Management | ABG, Amazon, Bajaj Finserv, TAS, Reliance, Renew Power, Tata Steel, Maruti Suzuki, Zomato, Godrej Properties, Hinduja Group | General Management domain descriptions and recruiter highlights. |
Important: “Top recruiters” here means prominent employers explicitly named in the official reports, not a ranking by number of hires. The reports do not consistently disclose recruiter-wise offer counts, so a numerical ranking would not be supportable.
IIM Kozhikode Placements: What Students Should Know
If you are choosing between B-schools
- Compare median CTC and the domain mix, not just highest CTC.
- Check whether your intended function appears consistently in the reports.
- Look at the programme you are applying to; these placement figures are combined across three programmes.
- Compare fees and your likely loan repayment against a realistic salary expectation, not the top offer.
If you are choosing a career domain
- Consulting held the largest offer share in all three years.
- Finance's offer share was lower in 2025 than in 2023–2024, while its highest CTC reached ₹81 LPA.
- General Management and Sales & Marketing gained share in 2025 compared with 2024.
- Review the actual job description and selection criteria because domain labels can cover different responsibilities.
Bottom line: IIM Kozhikode's reported median CTC moved from ₹27 LPA in 2023 and 2024 to ₹27.50 LPA in 2025, while consulting remained the largest domain. Your own outcome will still depend on the role you secure, recruiter requirements, interview performance and fit.
IIM Kozhikode Placements: Career Support
The 2025 Final Placements Report describes IIM Kozhikode's Corporate Access, Readiness and Engagement (CARE) Committee as an initiative designed to connect employment with employability. This is useful context for applicants because campus placement outcomes depend not only on recruiter participation, but also on preparation for the roles being offered.
Corporate Access
The report says CARE facilitates sector-specific and role-specific preparatory workshops to help students understand industry landscapes and career pathways.
Corporate Readiness
Students are supported in building profiles aligned with their career goals. The report describes one-to-one executive coaching from professionals or alumni to help develop relevant skills and competencies.
Corporate Engagement
CARE works on maintaining sustainable relationships with recruiters and encouraging deeper engagement with organisations to create career opportunities.
What applicants should take from this
Use the placement report to understand which domains and roles are present, then prepare for the specific selection process and skill expectations of the roles you want. The report describes the CARE initiative, but does not quantify its individual impact on placement outcomes.
Source: IIM Kozhikode Final Placements Report 2025, page 8, “Corporate Access, Readiness and Engagement (CARE) Committee”.
IIM Kozhikode Placements: Understanding CTC
- Highest CTC: the largest package reported in that placement season. It is not the expected salary for every student.
- Mean CTC: the arithmetic average of reported packages. A small number of high offers can pull the mean upward.
- Median CTC: the middle value in the reported salary distribution; it is often a more useful reference point than the highest package.
- Domain offer share: the proportion reported for a career domain in the placement report. It is not automatically the percentage of students placed in that domain unless the report explicitly says so.
- Recruiter count: the number of recruiters recorded in the report. It does not show how many offers each company made or whether every student had access to every role.
CTC may include multiple salary components and benefits. These reports label the metric as CTC and do not provide a consistent role-by-role breakdown of fixed pay, variable pay and other components. Students should request the offer structure before estimating take-home pay or loan affordability.
IIM Kozhikode Placements FAQs
What was the median package at IIM Kozhikode in 2025?
The official 2025 Final Placements Report reported a median CTC of ₹27.50 LPA. The median was ₹27 LPA in both 2023 and 2024, so the 2025 figure represents a ₹0.50 LPA increase over those two seasons. It is a campus-level combined figure for the programmes covered by the report, not a guaranteed salary for an individual student.
What was the average package at IIM Kozhikode in 2025?
The 2025 report recorded a mean CTC of ₹28.18 LPA. The mean was ₹31.02 LPA in 2023 and ₹28.05 LPA in 2024. Since the mean can be affected by high offers and changes in role mix, compare it with the median and the domain data instead of using it alone.
What was the highest package at IIM Kozhikode in 2025?
The highest CTC reported was ₹81 LPA, up from ₹72.02 LPA in 2024 and ₹67.02 LPA in 2023. The 2025 domain section attributes the ₹81 LPA highest CTC to Finance. This is the highest reported offer, not a typical or guaranteed outcome.
Which domain had the most offers at IIM Kozhikode in 2025?
Consulting had the largest share at 32%, followed by Finance at 19.2%, General Management at 16.4%, Sales & Marketing at 14.4%, IT & Analytics at 13.5% and Operations at 4.5%. These are offer shares as reported by IIMK; they should not be relabelled as student percentages without further evidence.
Which domain had the highest average CTC in 2025?
Among the six domains shown in the 2025 report, Consulting had the highest average CTC at ₹33.13 LPA. IT & Analytics averaged ₹28.54 LPA and Operations ₹28.33 LPA. Finance had the highest individual CTC at ₹81 LPA, but its reported domain average was ₹24.97 LPA. This illustrates why the highest package and average package answer different questions.
Which companies recruit from IIM Kozhikode?
The reports name employers including Accenture Strategy, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Microsoft, Walmart, Amazon, HUL, ITC, PepsiCo, Asian Paints and Tata Steel, among many others. The list varies by domain and year. These examples do not mean every company hires in every season or makes the same number of offers.
Are IIM Kozhikode placement statistics separate for PGP, PGP-Finance and PGP-LSM?
The 2023, 2024 and 2025 final placement reports describe a combined placement process covering the flagship PGP, PGP-Finance and PGP-Liberal Studies & Management. The headline mean, median and highest CTC figures on this page are therefore combined outcomes. Do not use them as programme-specific salary claims unless IIMK publishes a separate, comparable report.
How many recruiters visited IIM Kozhikode in 2025?
The 2025 report recorded 169 total recruiters, including 57 new recruiters, and 561 participating students. The report also recorded 13 international offers. Recruiter count indicates the breadth of employer participation, but does not disclose how many offers each recruiter made.
Did IIM Kozhikode placements improve from 2024 to 2025?
Some measures improved: median CTC rose from ₹27 LPA to ₹27.50 LPA, mean CTC rose slightly from ₹28.05 LPA to ₹28.18 LPA, highest CTC increased from ₹72.02 LPA to ₹81 LPA and recruiters increased from 156 to 169. Domain shares also changed: General Management increased from 8% to 16.4% and Sales & Marketing from 10% to 14.4%, while Finance fell from 28% to 19.2%. A balanced assessment should consider all of these measures rather than calling the entire placement season better based on one metric.
Does the ₹27.50 LPA median mean a student will earn ₹27.50 LPA in take-home salary?
No. The figure is reported as CTC, not monthly take-home pay. CTC can include fixed salary, variable pay and other components, and the reports do not provide a consistent component-wise breakdown for every role. Check the offer letter's fixed pay, variable component, benefits and deductions before estimating take-home salary.
Can I use the overall placement package to estimate my likely salary in a specific role?
Use it as a broad reference only. Domain-level averages help narrow the comparison, but they are not role-specific medians and do not show how salary varies by prior experience, skills, recruiter or job location. For a decision, compare the relevant domain's average and offer share with the actual role descriptions and your own target function.
IIM Kozhikode Placement Reports
This analysis is based on the three final placement reports supplied for review. Use the official reports to verify the figures and see the original domain descriptions, recruiter lists and placement highlights.