- IIM Bangalore achieved 100% summer placements for 2026-28 cohorts.
- Median monthly stipend reached Rs 2 lakh, average Rs 1.95 lakh.
- Consulting led offers; technology recruitment doubled with top firms.
IIM Bangalore Summer Placement 2026 Update: The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) has recorded 100 percent summer placements for its 2026–28 cohorts, with all 608 participating students securing offers from 128 organisations during the placement week held from October 26 to 29.
Management consulting accounted for more than half of offers, while technology hiring reportedly doubled and Google and Microsoft featured among the recruiters. The institute disclosed stipend figures this year, with the median monthly stipend at Rs 2 lakh and the average at Rs 1.95 lakh.
Consulting Remains the Biggest Recruiter
Management consulting led the season with 308 offers, or 50.7 percent of the total, from 22 firms. Accenture Strategy was the largest individual recruiter with 123 offers, matching its record from the previous year. Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, EY Global Delivery Services and EY-Parthenon made 23 offers each, while Kearney extended 19.
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Finance and Product Roles Add Depth
Finance, banking and investments formed the second major segment, with 74 offers from 33 organisations, including Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Ajman Bank, Motilal Oswal and PwC India. Product management and technology roles also drew strong student interest, and first-time recruiters made up 40 percent of the participating organisations.
Recruitment for Technology Duplicates:
Technology recruitment increased rapidly, with hiring doubling from last year. Some of the recruiters in technology included global technology firms like Microsoft and Google, indicating high demand for the institute's management graduates in technology positions. Other traditional recruiters, which include FMCG firms on a global scale and some of the big players in India, continued recruiting.
What the Season Suggests?
The Chairman of Career Development Services at IIM Bangalore, Nishant Kumar Verma, noted that the figures indicated that there was high demand from both students' talent and confidence in the institution by the recruiters.
With all the students recruited and the median stipend increasing to Rs 2 lakhs, there is clear demand for management graduates in consulting, finance, technology, and product management.