McKinsey visited on Day 0 only | IIM Kozhikode Placement Report 2019
IIM Kozhikode had a successful placement season lasting 6 days for its 2017-2019 batch.
- The IIM Kozhikode placement rate was a pure and complete 100%.
- Both median and mean salary hiked by 16%.
- The average annual CTC increased by 13%.
- Top consultancies like McKinsey & Co, BCG, and Bain & Co. visited the campus on day 0 only.
- Rise in the number of roles offered in the consulting and finance sectors.
An overview of what happened in these 6 days:
| S.No. | Parameter | Number |
| 1 | No. of recruiters | 107 |
| 2 | No. of offers | 390 |
| 3 | No. of participating students | 366 |
| 4 | No. of new recruiters | 21 |
| 5 | No. of students who opted out | 7 |
Sector-wise breakdown
Recruiters flocked to the IIM Kozhikode campus in droves during the 6 days that the placement drive was held. More than 50% of these were Fortune 500 companies. Sector-wise details are provided below:
| Domain | Top Recruiters | CTC |
| Consulting(offered roles to 30% of the batch) | Bain & Co. BCG Deloitte EY McKinsey & Co. KPMG, etc. |
Average CTC: INR 20.84 lakhs Highest CTC: INR 34.00 lakhs Increase in avg. CTC: 20% |
| Finance (made 21% of the total offers) | Colgate Palmolive Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs JP Morgan Chase, etc. |
Average CTC: INR 18.41 lakhs Highest CTC: INR 38.00 lakhs Increase in avg. CTC: 15% |
| Sales & Marketing (offers made to 17% of the batch) | HUL HCCB ITC Nestle, etc. |
Average CTC: INR 18.30 lakhs Highest CTC: INR 30.00 lakhs Increase in avg. CTC: 6% |
| IT and Analytics (offers made to 16% of the students) | Microsoft Mondelez American Express Wipro |
Average CTC: INR 16.50 lakhs Highest CTC: INR 35.94 lakhs Increase in avg. CTC: 4% |
| General Management (offers made to 10% of the batch) | Capgemini ELITE Aditya Birla Group Tata Sky, etc. |
Average CTC: INR 20.51 lakhs Highest CTC: INR 27.50 lakhs Increase in avg. CTC: 10% |
| Operations (offers made to 6% of the batch) | Amazon Flipkart Jubilant FoodWorks |
Average CTC: INR 18.30 lakhs Highest CTC: INR 40.50 lakhs Increase in avg. CTC: 31% |
Highlights:
- In the sales and marketing vertical, Lenovo, Samsung, and HP offered B2B sales roles, while the rest offered B2C ones.
- In the operations vertical, Amazon made the maximum number of hires.
- Increased leadership roles were offered in the General Management vertical.
- Finance offers were made in domains of Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, and Financial Markets.
- IT and Analytics offers were made in the domains of Analytics, Product Management, EA, CXO, and allied fields
Comparative Analysis
The salary offered since 2016 has seen the following trend:
| Placement Year | Salary (in INR lakhs) |
| 2019 | 20.0 |
| 2018 | 17.8 |
| 2017 | 17.65 |
| 2016 | 17.1 |
The top 50 students this year bagged an average CTC of INR 23.73 LPA which is 13% more from last year. Specifically,
Just like other IIMs, this was a good year for IIM Kozhikode. With a 100% placement record and new recruiters coming in with new roles and increased salaries, the future can only be bright for the institute and all those associated with it.
Source: IIM Placement Report 2019