The PGDM placement report for Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM), Bangalore, covers the 2024-2026 batch graduating in 2026. It records a highest package of INR 26 LPA, an overall median of INR 10 LPA and a median of INR 13 LPA for top-performing students. Unlike most earlier reporting cycles, the 2026 snapshot presents salary bands without highlighting an average package. The institute's placement page identifies a portion of offers within the INR 7-10 LPA band.

The preceding PGDM 2023-25 batch achieved a placement rate of 97% and an average package of INR 10.32 LPA. Its highest international package reached INR 51.38 LPA, compared with a highest domestic offer of INR 20 LPA. An international offer therefore accounted for that batch's overall highest package.

JAGSoM PGDM Placements: Batch Results and Salary Distribution

The two latest PGDM placement cycles report different sets of measures. The comparison below places the 2023-25 batch alongside the 2024-26 batch. NA identifies a figure that was not disclosed for the respective cycle.

Placement Measure PGDM 2023-25, Placements 2025 PGDM 2024-26, Placements 2026
Overall median package INR 9.98 LPA INR 10 LPA
Median package for top students NA INR 13 LPA
Average package INR 10.32 LPA NA
Average for the top 10% INR 20.68 LPA NA
Average for the top 25% INR 14.32 LPA NA
Highest package INR 51.38 LPA INR 26 LPA
Highest domestic package INR 20 LPA NA
Placement rate 97% NA
Summer internship rate 100% 100%

Salary Bands for the PGDM 2024-26 Batch

The 2024-26 placement snapshot divides the batch into 5 salary bands. JAGSoM uses the label "Majority Band" for INR 7-10 LPA and "Star Performers" for offers of INR 26 LPA and above.

Institute Classification Share of Batch Salary Band
Entry-level 12% Below INR 7 LPA
Majority Band 38% INR 7-10 LPA
Core Outcomes 27% INR 10-15 LPA
High Performers 15% INR 15-20 LPA
Top-tier, including Star Performers with offers of INR 26 LPA and above 8% INR 20 LPA and above

Offers of INR 10 LPA or more reached 50% of the batch. The largest individual group comprised 38% of students with offers in the INR 7-10 LPA range, while 23% received offers above INR 15 LPA.

Sector Distribution for PGDM 2023-25 Final Placements

Technology and financial services jointly contributed about two-thirds of offers during the PGDM 2023-25 final placement season. The reported sector shares are listed below.

Share of Placements Sector
42% IT and ITES
24% BFSI
18% Consulting
12% Retail
4% Others

JAGSoM Placement Recruiters and Roles

BlackRock, HDFC Bank, Wipro, Oracle, Salesforce, Wakefit and Zepto recruited from the 2024-26 batch. Common opportunities included Business Analyst, Data Analyst and Financial Analyst positions, alongside product and strategy, marketing and sales, HR and operations roles.

Profiles published on the institute's placement page include Relationship Manager Trainee at HDFC Bank, Team Leader at Zepto and Talent Acquisition at Wakefit. Across recruitment seasons, IT services, banking and consulting firms lead the recruiter base, with consumer internet and D2C companies contributing a growing share.

The following table brings together recruiters named in final placement seasons from 2021-23 through 2024-26.

Recruiters Across Final Placement Seasons
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Arcesium BlackRock Capgemini
Care Health Insurance Classic Legends Coffee Day Deloitte
DHL Dun and Bradstreet Federal Bank GoKwik
Grant Thornton HDFC Asset Management HDFC Bank Hexaware
Informatica ITC Mahindra Finance Oracle India
Quess RAW Pressery Salesforce SAP
Schneider Electric Swiggy Tata Consumer Products UrbanPiper
Virtusa Wakefit Wipro Zepto

BlackRock, Salesforce and Wakefit were new names in the 2024-26 cycle. Earlier batches drew more recruiters from IT services companies and mid-sized financial firms, including Aviva, Mahindra Finance and Federal Bank.

JAGSoM Internship Placements and Stipends

JAGSoM conducts project-based internships through its Industry Internship Programme (IIP), which typically lasts 3-6 months. All recent batches reported an internship placement rate of 100%.

PGDM Batch Internship Rate Highest Monthly Stipend Average Monthly Stipend Median Monthly Stipend
2022-24 100% INR 2.50 lakh INR 89,350 INR 71,550
2023-25 100% INR 1 lakh INR 25,600 -
2024-26 100% INR 1.03 lakh INR 25,000 -

The 2022-24 cohort secured 204 internship offers from 78 organisations. For the 2021-23 cohort, the institute reported that over 50% of internship offers had become PPOs by February 2023; its highest stipend was INR 2.25 lakh.

PGDM 2023-25 Internship Stipends by Domain

HDFC Bank, Wow! Momo, Razorpay, Goldman Sachs and Zepto were among the internship recruiters for the 2023-25 batch. The domain-specific stipend figures for that cohort are shown below.

Domain Average Monthly Stipend Highest Monthly Stipend
Business Analytics INR 28,360 INR 80,000
Finance INR 27,320 INR 77,900
Marketing INR 25,280 INR 1 lakh
HR INR 22,800 INR 72,700

JAGSoM Placement FAQs

Ques. How should applicants assess the reliability of JAGSoM's published placement results?

Ans. The 2024-26 disclosure shifted its focus from headline figures to a salary-band chart. It shows that 12% of the batch received offers below INR 7 LPA, while 38% received offers in the INR 7-10 LPA range.

JAGSoM also publishes the overall median instead of reporting only the highest package or outcomes for top students. Applicants assessing typical results should examine that median together with the salary bands rather than rely on the maximum offer.

Ques. What explains the gap between JAGSoM's highest packages in 2025 and 2026?

Ans. In the 2023-25 batch, the highest package of INR 51.38 LPA came from an international offer, exceeding the domestic maximum of INR 20 LPA. The 2021-23 batch showed the same pattern: its international offer was USD 103,500, compared with a highest domestic package of INR 43 LPA.

The highest package reported for 2024-26 was INR 26 LPA, with no separate international figure supplied. A single offer can change the reported maximum, so the median provides a steadier basis for comparison: INR 9.98 LPA for 2023-25 and INR 10 LPA for 2024-26.

Ques. What salary range reflects the placement outcome for a typical JAGSoM PGDM student?

Ans. The 2024-26 salary distribution indicates an expected offer in the INR 7-15 LPA range for a student in the middle of the batch. The two salary bands forming this range together accounted for 65% of students.

  • 23% of students received offers above INR 15 LPA.
  • 12% of students received offers below INR 7 LPA.

Ques. How does a student's chosen career track influence JAGSoM placement opportunities?

Ans. The roles available vary by track because recruiters are mapped to areas including Business Analytics, Fintech, Capital Market and HRM. During the 2023-25 internship cycle, Business Analytics recorded the highest average monthly stipend of INR 28,360, while HR recorded the lowest at INR 22,800.

Ques. What contribution do JAGSoM internships make to final job offers?

Ans. Internships provide a direct route to final offers. By February 2023, the 2021-23 batch had reported internship-to-PPO conversion of over 50%. For the 2023-25 batch, PPOs increased by nearly 80%, and internship-to-placement conversions doubled against the previous year.