St. Stephen's College placements 2026 reported a highest package of INR 24.50 LPA. The average package for the latest available placement data was INR 10 LPA.

The St. Stephen's College NIRF 2026 data also lists median salaries for degree groups. The median package was INR 7.50 LPA for 3-year UG courses and INR 7.60 LPA for 2-year PG courses.

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St. Stephen's College Placement Highlights 2026

  • Highest Package: INR 24.50 LPA
  • Average Package: INR 10 LPA
  • Median Package, 3-Year UG: INR 7.50 LPA
  • Median Package, 2-Year PG: INR 7.60 LPA

St Stephen's College NIRF 2026

St Stephen's College NIRF 2026 report gives placement details for UG and PG courses. In 2025, the 3-year UG courses recorded a median salary of INR 8.50 LPA, while the 2-year PG courses recorded a median salary of INR 8 LPA.

St Stephen's College NIRF 2026: UG 3-Year Report

Year Total Students Students Placed Median Package
2025 381 80 INR 8.50 LPA
2024 363 100 INR 7 LPA
2023 404 93 INR 7.50 LPA

Analysis:

For 3-year UG courses, the median package moved from INR 7.50 LPA in 2023 to INR 8.50 LPA in 2025. Student placements fell from 93 in 2023 to 80 in 2025.

St Stephen's College NIRF 2026: PG 2-Year Report

Year Total Students Students Placed Median Package
2025 18 6 INR 8 LPA
2024 16 7 INR 4.50 LPA
2023 30 10 INR 7.60 LPA

Analysis:

The 2-year PG median package rose to INR 8 LPA in 2025 after being INR 4.50 LPA in 2024. The number of placed students was 6 in 2025, 7 in 2024, and 10 in 2023.

The reported NIRF 2026 years show median packages of INR 7 LPA or more across UG and PG placements. The highest median figure in these tables is INR 8.50 LPA for 3-year UG courses in 2025.

Note: These figures come from St Stephen's College NIRF 2026 placement data and show median salaries. Median salary can be different from the college's highest and average packages.

Top Recruiters at St Stephen's College

St Stephen's College attracts recruiters from consulting, banking and finance, and other fields. The major recruiters include the following names:

Consulting Banking & Finance Other Sectors
McKinsey & Company Morgan Stanley Teach For India
Boston Consulting Group J.P. Morgan Times Internet
Bain & Company Nomura Marico
Kearney American Express Gartner
EY-Parthenon Citibank Deloitte
L.E.K. Consulting D.E. Shaw KPMG
ZS Associates Deutsche Bank Dalberg
Praxis Global Alliance Standard Chartered E&H Foundation

Finance and consulting recruitment has been part of the college's placement history for a long time. Firms such as Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch London have also visited the campus for recruitment in the past.

Career Paths Beyond Campus Placements

Campus placements are one option for St Stephen's graduates, but many students choose other paths. These include civil services, higher studies, law, journalism, research, and social impact work.

The college's alumni include IAS, IFS, and IPS officers, along with journalists, academics, researchers, and legal professionals. Graduates have also gone for higher studies at Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Columbia, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Brown, and the University of Michigan.

Because of this, career outcomes at St Stephen's College include corporate jobs, public-sector roles, academics, and social-impact careers.

St Stephen's College Placement FAQs

Ques. Does St Stephen's College run a placement cell, and do leading consulting firms visit the campus?

Ans. Yes. St Stephen's has a student-led Campus Placement Cell, also called CPC, which handles yearly placement drives and the Internship Conclave. McKinsey and Company, Boston Consulting Group, Bain and Company, Kearney, EY Parthenon, and LEK Consulting are among the consulting firms that recruit from the campus. Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Nomura, American Express, and D.E. Shaw are some of the finance companies that take part. In the 2024-25 placement season, the average base pay was INR 10.5 LPA and the highest base pay was INR 24.5 LPA.

Ques. What share of St Stephen's students are placed through the campus cell?

Ans. Campus hiring at St Stephen's covers a selected group from the full graduating batch. In 2023-24, 95 students from a UG graduating batch of 363 were placed through the CPC, which comes to 26% of the batch. Many students choose postgraduate study, civil services preparation, journalism, research fellowships, or other routes outside campus hiring, so the overall campus placement percentage stays lower. Among students who register for placements, consulting and finance firms often make offers.

Ques. Which stream records the strongest placement results at St Stephen's College?

Ans. BA (Hons) Economics students usually form the biggest part of the placed group, with 38% of total offers in recent years. Economics is the main stream for consulting and investment banking roles. B.Sc (Hons) Mathematics and Computer Science students also receive corporate interest. Streams such as English, History, and Philosophy see fewer corporate campus placements because many students from these courses move towards higher education, civil services, journalism, or the social sector.

Ques. Do St Stephen's students often choose postgraduate study abroad?

Ans. Yes. A notable part of each graduating batch goes on to postgraduate study at international universities. Alumni have studied at the London School of Economics, Oxford, Cambridge, Columbia, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Brown, and the University of Michigan, among others. The college's academic standing and faculty links help students take these routes. This is also why campus placement participation can look lower than it does at professional institutes such as engineering or management colleges.

Ques. How is the St Stephen's internship program organised, and which companies hire interns?

Ans. The Campus Placement Cell conducts the annual Internship Conclave, described as the first structured internship fair by any Delhi University college. It links students with companies offering summer internships, usually in the second year of the UG course. Past internship recruiters include Deutsche Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Standard Chartered, Nomura, JSW, Citibank, Ernst and Young, and E&H Foundation. In 2023-24, the highest internship stipend was INR 2.20 LPA per month, while the average stipend was INR 35,500 per month. For students aiming at consulting and finance, internships can also help them reach final placement offers.