In a fitting conclusion to a glorious academic year 2019-20, IIM Amritsar concluded 100% final placement of its MBA04 batch, even amidst a slight economic stagnation throughout the year. The key metrics continued to display an upward trend once again this year, with the average CTC reaching Rs.12.61 LPA, a modest increase over the last year. The highest domestic annual package spiralled to Rs.40 LPA, marking a 90% YoY increase. The average for top-quartile witnessed a 15.15% growth as compared to last year, reaching Rs.17.86 LPA from Rs. 15.51 LPA.
The placement drive saw a balanced mix of offers for all the management domains like marketing, sales, and finance, along with some noteworthy offers in the operations domain. The institute, for the first time, witnessed a healthy spike in advisory & consulting roles offered to the students from three of the Big Four accounting firms, viz., Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and KPMG. In addition, IIM Amritsar witnessed marquees like Amazon, Grant Thornton, Bisleri, Aditya Birla Sun Life, etc., visiting the campus for the first time, along with several reputable firms viz., ICICI Lombard, Anand Rathi, Accenture, L&T and the likes returning for recruitment.