IIM Lucknow Placements

Final placements 2020 for the 34th PGP batch of IIM Lucknow concluded with 100 percent results. Over 140 domestic and international recruiters participated in the placement process. This year highest domestic salary package offered was INR 54 Lakh/ annum, however, the highest international salary package offered was slightly better with INR 58.47 Lakh/ annum.

Some of the leading organizations which participated in the recruitment process 2020 at IIM Lucknow are Amazon, Accenture, Asian Paints, American Express, Axis Capital, Colgate Palmolive, Deloitte, Ernst and Young, Goldman Sachs, Flipkart, Investec, ICICI Bank, ITC and Uber among others.

The participation from top names of corporate world marked IIM Lucknow as a preferred recruitment destination for various roles like Finance, Consulting, Product Management, Operations, and Marketing. A number of first time recruiters also actively participate in this year’s placements process, which include Apparel Group, FIITJEE, Bosch, Ernst & Young (MENA), JCB India, FSS, Indigo, Magicbricks.com, ONGC, Reliance Jio, Power Finance Corporation, SAIF Partners, Transsion and Wells Fargo

IIM Lucknow Placement Highlights 2020

Placements 2020 at IIM Lucknow also saw a few international job offers from leading organizations such as Apparel Group, RPG Group, Landmark Group, Ernst & Young, Standard Chartered Bank, Bosch, and Tolaram Group. Some of the highlights of the placements year 2020 are mentioned below:

ParticularsStats/Salary
Total number of recruiters participated140
Total number of students participated in placements process443
Total number of job offers made447
Highest international salary package offeredINR 58.47 Lakh per annum
Highest domestic salary package offeredINR 54 Lakh per annum
Average salary package offeredINR 24.25 Lakh per annum
Median salary package offeredINR 23 Lakh per annum

Domain-Wise Placements 2020

Consulting & Strategy was the top recruiting domain with 32% offers followed by Operations with 24% offers. Finance took the 3rd with 19% job offers.

Domain-Wise Trends: 2020 vs 2019

No change is being observed in the offers made in the Consulting domain during final placements 2020 in comparison to 2019. But the finance domain, which was on the 2nd spot in 2019, became the 3rd highest recruiting sector, while the Operations domain, which was on the 3rd spot in 2019 climbs to 2nd spot in 2020.

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The below-shown graph represents the top 4 domains that remained constant in 2019 and 2020 placements with only difference is the change in the percentage of offers made in each one of them.

Domain-Wise Placement Summary 2020

Apart from the top domains mentioned above chart, some other domains also made offers, such as Analytics, Business Development, Digital Marketing, Market Research, and Supply Chain among others.

 

Consulting and General Management

In consulting domain a total of 147 offers were made from the companies like AT Kearney, Accenture, Acuvon, Bain & C., Capgemini, Deloitte, Everest Group, Ernst and Young, GEP Consulting, McKinsey & Co., MasterCard, KPMG, PwC, Optum, The Boston Consulting Group turned out to be the top recruiting firms. In General Management domain organizations like Aditya Birla Group, RPSG, RPG Group, Reliance Industries, and TAS were among the leading recruiters.

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IT/ Technology / E-Commerce

During the placements 2020 at IIM Lucknow, over 90 job offers were given from the IT/ Technology / E-Commerce companies together. Some of the organizations that showed interest in the candidates of IIM Lucknow under these sectors include Microsoft, Amazon, Cloudtail, Ekart, Flipkart, Byju’s, JDA Software, Myntra, Magicbricks.com, Makemytrip, Ola, Uber, Udaan and Wipro. Apart from offering job roles in IT/ Systems, these organizations opened roles in category like management, business development, sales enablement, product marketing, strategic alliances, supply chain management, program management and analytics.

 

BFSI

BFSI sector make the 85 job offers from the organizations such as Citi, Avendus Capital, Goldman Sachs, Investec, Standard Chartered Bank, ICICI Securities, and Whiteboard Capital among others for their private equity, front end investment banking, and global market job roles.

Some organizations majorly offered roles in corporate/ wholesale/ retail banking, investment research, market research, trading and operations include Axis Capital, American Express, Edelweiss, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, ICICI Bank and IDFC First Bank among others. 

 

Consumer Goods/ FMCG/ Digital Media / Telecom

Over 100 offers were given under Consumer Goods, FMCG, Digital Media and Telecom sectors together. Some of the leading organizations under these domains were Apparel Group, Airtel, Bajaj Auto, Asian Paints, Cipla, ITC, Bharti Group, Mars, Nestle, Landmark Group, Procter & Gamble, Star India, Samsung, and Tata Sky among others. Apart from the conventional job roles such as sales & marketing, these organizations offered roles in supply chain management, corporate finance, IT, digital marketing and analytics with some of them being exclusive job roles for the candidates of IIM Lucknow.

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Placements 2020: Top International Companies

Placements 2020 at the institute saw the participation from 5 international organizations, which made 16 job offers to the candidates at overseas locations. Check the below-tabulated information for details.

Name of Recruiting companyNo. of Job Offers madeJob Location
Landmark7Dubai
RPG Group3Africa & US
Apparel Group3Dubai
Ernst & Young2Qatar
Tolaram Group1Africa

Top Companies 2020

Tabulated below is a list of leading recruiters that retained their faith in the candidates of IIM Lucknow during 2020 placements, Below list also contain the number of offers made by each one of them respectively:

CompaniesNo. of Offers
Accenture13
PricewaterhouseCoopers13
The Boston Consulting Group13
Amazon13
Deloitte India13
Deloitte USI12
Reliance Jio11
Bain & Company11
Mastercard10
Flipkart9
JDA Software9
Citi7
Avendus Capital7
Landmark Group7
EXL Services7
American Express7
RPG Group7
Asian Paints6
Mckinsey & Company6
ICICI Bank6
Royal Bank of Scotland6

Placements 2019

During 2019 placements process, IIM Lucknow witnessed a record-breaking performance with all the 460 candidates of batch getting placed within 3 days of the recruitment drive. 2019 batch not only saw 100% placement but also a rise in the placement offers in comparison to previous year. Plus, a 20% increase in the pre-placement offers was also seen.

IIM Lucknow Placement Highlights 2019

For the PGP Batch of 2017-19, maximum recruitment took place in the Consulting role with 32% offers, followed by Finance with 16% offers, Sales and Marketing with 16% offers, E-Commerce with 15% offers, General Management with 14% offers and Systems/IT with 10% offers. Some more highlights from 2019 recruitment drive are mentioned below:

Placements ParticularsDetails
Total recruiters participated (domestic and international)147
Top 4 domain (with maximum job offers )Consulting, Finance, Sales & Marketing and Business Development
Leading recruitersAmazon, Accenture, Flipkart, Deloitte, and The Boston Consulting Group
1st time recruitersAxis Capital, Artefact, ACT, KOIS Invest, Bain & Company, IQVIA, Ola
Organizations offered international JobsIQVIA , Artefact, and Splash

Placements: 2019 Vs 2018

IN the year 2018, A total of 454 job offers were made by 143 participating organization, the placement drive also saw participation from over 40 new organizations. There is also 20 percent increase in pre-placement offers and 30 percent increase in the number of job offers from the Higher Entry Placement Process (HEPP). A comparative placement data table for 2019 and 2018 batch is as follows:

ParticularsYear 2019Year 2018
Total number of candidates460454
Total job offers made460454
Number of recruiting organizations147143
Leading foreign recruitersIQVIA , Artefact, and Splash (Landmark Group)Olam, AluZinc, TGI, ADM and Phoenix Commodities CP Group,  DBS, British Telecom
Leading recruiting sectorConsulting with 32 percentSales and Marketing with 24 percent

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IIM Lucknow Placements FAQs

Q: Which are the leading organizations that participated in the recent recruitment process at IIM Lucknow?

A: The 2018-2020 batch witnessed the participation from over 140 domestic and international organizations for recruitments. Some of the leading organizations which participated in the recruitment process 2020 are Amazon, Accenture, Asian Paints, American Express, Axis Capital, Colgate Palmolive, Deloitte, Flipkart, Ernst and Young, ICICI Bank, Investec, Goldman Sachs, ITC and Uber among others.

Q: What are the highlights of placements 2020 at IIM Lucknow?

A: During the placements 2020 that concluded around February, the average salary offered was INR 24.25 Lakh per annum. Consulting & Strategy was the top recruiting domain with 32% offers followed by Operations with 24% offers. Finance took the 3rd with 19% job offers. Over 140 domestic and international recruiters participated in the placement process. This year highest domestic salary package offered was INR 54 Lakh per annum; however, the highest international salary package offered was slightly better with INR 58.47 Lakh per annum.

Q: In comparison to last year, is there any growth in the number of offers?

A: Yes, there is a slight growth. In Placements 2019, 460 offers were given to 460 participated students, where as in placements 2020, 447 offers being made to 443 participated students.

Q: is there any international job offers were made at IIM Lucknow?

A: Yes, international job offers are also made here. This year in placements 2020, institute saw the participation from 5 international organizations, which made 16 job offers to the candidates at foreign locations.

Q: How good is the salary package at IIM Lucknow?

A: IIM Lucknow recorded 100 percent placements in for the present year and also in the past 2 years. With an average salary offer of approximately INR 24 Lakh per annum, the highest domestic salary package of INR 54 Lakh per annum.




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