ISB's Final Placements report for 2019 has been released! The Indian School of Business has had an excellent placements season in 2019, reaching an all-time high average salary for the PGP batch. The Class of 2019 also received over thirteen hundred offers across both the Hyderabad and Mohali campuses, and top recruiters on campus included the likes of McKinsey & Co., BCG, Google, Unilever, Amazon, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan Chase & Co. amongst others. This post will cover all the important details around the ISB Final Placements Report 2019.
ISB Final Placements 2019 - Important Highlights
Note - The following salary figures for the PGP batch of 2019 are in the mid-80th percentile range.
- The average CTC stood at INR 24.36 lakhs per annum - an 11% increase from the previous year.
- The median CTC stood at INR 24.03 lakhs per annum - a 9% increase from the previous year.
- The Class of 2019 received a total of 1309 offers - a 15% increase from the previous year. This has been the highest number of offers that ISB's PGP batch has received in the past five years.
- A total of 373 companies registered for the final placements process at ISB, including over 80 new recruiters.
- The number of offers per student increased from 1.29 to 1.48.
- Consulting was the most sought-after domain at ISB in 2019, with 25% of the total number of offers for Consulting roles. General Management was the next most popular domain, with 15% of the total offers for Gen Man roles, followed by 15% of offers for Product Management roles.
- Most of the offers came from the Consulting industry (23%), followed by IT/ITES (19%), BFSI (10%) and E-Commerce (10%).
ISB Final Placements 2019 - Industry-Wise Salary Figures
Note - The following salary figures for the PGP batch of 2019 are in the mid-80th percentile range.
Industry-wise Salary Figures
| Industry |
Average CTC |
CTC Range
(In Lakhs) |
| Marketing |
Rs. 28,40,000 |
26 - 30 |
| High Technology Electronics/Manufacturing/Service |
Rs. 27,25,000 |
20 - 32 |
| Telecommunications |
Rs. 26,66,667 |
25 - 28 |
| Technology |
Rs. 26,62,890 |
20 - 37.22 |
| Consulting |
Rs. 26,48,943 |
19.2 - 33.67 |
| Chemical/Fertilizer/Pesticides |
Rs. 26,22,800 |
24.74 - 27.70 |
| Insurance |
Rs. 25,00,000 |
25 - 25 |
| IT/ITES |
Rs. 24,82,689 |
19 - 34.2 |
| Pharma/Biotech/Healthcare/Hospitals |
Rs. 24,55,928 |
18 - 32 |
| Transportation/Logistics/Operations |
Rs. 23,80,000 |
18 - 27 |
| Oil/Energy/Petroleum/Minerals |
Rs. 23,54,638 |
19.5 - 35.01 |
| E-Commerce |
Rs. 23,39,390 |
19.8 - 29.3 |
| Infrastructure/Construction/Real Estate |
Rs. 23,18,750 |
18 - 27 |
| Advertising/Media/Communications/PR/Entertainment |
Rs. 22,77,187 |
17.3 - 30 |
| Banking & Finance |
Rs. 22,58,427 |
18 - 30 |
| Manufacturing |
Rs. 22,42,500 |
18 - 26 |
| Others |
Rs. 22,11,818 |
18 - 27 |
| FMCG/Retail/Consumer Durables |
Rs. 21,81,928 |
15.2 - 29.64 |
| IT Consulting |
Rs. 21,33,437 |
18 - 24 |
| Education/Teaching & Training |
Rs. 20,20,000 |
19 - 22 |
| Govt./PSUs/NGOs/Forces/Services |
Rs. 15,33,333 |
15 - 16 |
ISB Final Placements 2019 - Function-Wise Salary Figures
Note - The following salary figures for the PGP batch of 2019 are in the mid-80th percentile range.
| Function |
Average CTC |
CTC Range (In Lakhs) |
| Analytics |
Rs. 22,93,690 |
19.8 - 27.31 |
| Business Research |
Rs. 22,00,000 |
22 - 22 |
| Consulting |
Rs. 25,99,667 |
18 - 33.67 |
| Finance |
Rs. 25,10,012 |
17 - 36.14 |
| General Management/Strategic Planning |
Rs. 22,57,204 |
18 - 28 |
| Human Resources |
Rs. 20,50,004 |
15 - 26 |
| Operations |
Rs. 24,29,580 |
20 - 32 |
| Others |
Rs. 22,51,700 |
20 - 24.5 |
| Product Management |
Rs. 25,15,363 |
20 - 32 |
| Project Management |
Rs. 20,14,595 |
17 - 23.5 |
| Research & Development |
Rs. 20,80,000 |
20.8 - 20.8 |
| Sales & Marketing |
Rs. 23,16,847 |
18.31 - 31 |
| Services |
Rs. 25,00,000 |
25 - 25 |
| Technologies |
Rs. 27,06,104 |
18 - 37.98 |
ISB Final Placements 2019 - Industry-Wise Offers
| Industry |
Percentage of Offers |
| Advertising/Media/Communications/PR/Entertainment |
2% |
| Banking & Finance |
10% |
| Consulting |
23% |
| E-Commerce |
10% |
| FMCG/Retail/Consumer Durables |
5% |
| High Technology Electronics/Manufacturing/Service |
1% |
| Infrastructure/Construction/Real Estate |
2% |
| IT Consulting |
1% |
| IT/ITES |
19% |
| Manufacturing |
2% |
| Oil/Energy/Petroleum/Minerals |
5% |
| Others |
9% |
| Pharma/Biotech/Healthcare/Hospitals |
4% |
| Technology |
4% |
| Transportation/Logistics/Operations |
3% |
ISB Final Placements 2019 - Function-Wise Offers
| Function |
Percentage of Offers |
| Analytics |
3% |
| Consulting |
25% |
| Finance |
10% |
| General Management/Strategic Planning |
17% |
| Operations |
9% |
| Others |
3% |
| Product Management |
15% |
| Project Management |
2% |
| Sales & Marketing |
14% |
| Technologies |
2% |
ISB Final Placements 2019 - Consulting, IT/ITES Recruiters
23% of the total offers for the Class of 2019 at the Indian School of Business came from the Consulting industry. 19% of the total offers from the IT/ITES industry.
*This is not an exhaustive list.
ISB Final Placements 2019 - E-Commerce Recruiters
10% of the total offers for the Class of 2019 at the Indian School of Business came from the E-Commerce sector.
*This is not an exhaustive list.
ISB Final Placements 2019 - General Management & Leadership, BFSI Recruiters
General Management & Leadership roles were one of the most sought-after by the PGP Class of 2019 at the Indian School of Business, accounting for 17% of the total number of offers.
Banking and Finance roles accounted for 10% of the total.
*This is not an exhaustive list.
ISB Final Placements 2019 - Key Placement Figures
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