A postgraduate business program is often the first major career decision an individual makes independently. Unlike school or undergraduate choices, which are influenced heavily by parents, board marks or entrance ranks, an MBA or PGP is chosen consciously. Many candidates step away from existing roles, pause income, and invest time and money with the expectation of better roles, growth opportunities, and career acceleration post-graduation. In such decisions, placement outcomes play a central role, and therefore clarity and transparency in placement reporting become essential rather than optional.
However, transparency in Indian B-schools is scarce. India has over 5000 B-schools. Only around 5% publish formal placement reports. Less than 0.5% get those reports audited following standards they end up setting themselves. Less than 0.1% publish them under IPRS - the Indian Placement Reporting Standard developed by IIM Ahmedabad.
IPRS demands honesty in the details: Disclosures on offers vs accepted offers, fixed vs variable, domestic vs international salaries, Considering ESOPs vested in the first year and not four. It is a framework that reveals outcomes as they are, not as they are marketed. Which is why Altera Institute’s PGP Class of ’25 Placement Report stands apart. It is audited by B2K Analytics under the same format used by IIM-A. No projected ESOP value hidden as salary. No four-year vesting compressed into one number. Just audited data.
Placement Outcomes - PGP Class of ’25
With 100% of the eligible students placed, the key outcomes for the class of ’25 are as follows:
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Placement Metric
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PGP Co ’25 Statistic
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Median Salary
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18.14 LPA
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Overall Average Salary
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16.85 LPA
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Highest Salary
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26.08 LPA
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Mid 80% Average Salary
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17.03 LPA
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Top 25 %ile Avg. Salary
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22.14 LPA
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Top 50 %ile Avg. Salary
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20.98 LPA
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Avg. Salary for freshers
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15.88 LPA
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Median Salary for freshers
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17.17 LPA
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Avg. Salary for Work exp.
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17.39 LPA
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Median Salary for Work exp.
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20.01 LPA
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CTC Jump - pre vs post
(for work exp.)
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3.2X
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Sector & Role Distribution
Placement outcomes show a clear alignment with digital-first industry demand. 89% of the cohort secured roles in digital and AI-first roles, indicating a shift from traditional MBA pathways toward modern execution-oriented roles.
The primary role clusters include:
- eCommerce & Category Roles: 35%
- Founder’s Office / EIR Positions: 24%
- Revenue & Growth: 12%
- Product Management -9%
- Brand Management – 9%
- FMCG Sales & Marketing – 11%
These functions represent high-growth roles where talent demand has outpaced supply, particularly across consumer brands and technology-led organisations.
Top Recruiters
Altera reported placements across FMCG, eCommerce, Consumer Tech and Media companies. Recruiters include: Amazon, Flipkart, Honasa Consumer, Godrej Consumer, Blinkit, Himalaya, Sleepwell, The Sleep Company, Mamaearth, Supertails, Wella, Sebamed, Haldiram’s, Ozone Group, Hygiene Research Institute, 1DigitalStack, Purplle, Nathaabit, Plum Insurance, Jubilant Foods, GroupM, AU Small Finance Bank, among others.
These organisations predominantly hired for digital-first roles, which are not commonly open to fresh management hires across conventional campuses.
Program & Preparation Framework
The PGP curriculum at Altera Institute is positioned for digital business readiness and includes:
- Live industry projects
- Career sprints aligned to real hiring needs
- 300+ hours of placement preparation
- 1:1 mentorship and interview readiness
- Hands-on assignments in product, growth, category & brand
This model focuses on practical competence development, preparing candidates for execution-oriented business roles.
Year-on-Year Progress
The report notes a clear improvement from the previous cohort:
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Placement Stats
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Batch of 2024
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Batch of 2025
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Growth (%)
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Median Salary
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14.10 LPA
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18.14 LPA
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28.7%
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Average Salary
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14.5 LPA
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16.85 LPA
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16.2%
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Highest Salary
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24 LPA
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26.08 LPA
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8.6%
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Top 50 %ile
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16.7 LPA
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20.98 LPA
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25.6%
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The growth has been driven by improvement across the batch rather than isolated high packages, indicating stability and stronger market alignment.
The full report is available publicly to support informed decision-making for prospective students and recruiters. With complete IPRS compliance and breakups across compensation bands, Altera Institute contributes to raising transparency standards within management education.
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