SOIL Institute of Management PGDM Placement Report

SOIL runs its two-year PGDM from the Manesar campus. The Class of 2025 profile consisted of 76% freshers and showed average work experience of four months, so entry-level salary bands formed a major part of the placement results.

The Class of 2026 process progressed in two stages. By March 2026, close to 80% of the cohort had been placed even though graduation was still two months away. The remaining offers were completed before the recruitment cycle ended. Overall, 98% of participating students secured placements at an average of INR 11.33 LPA, and more than 130 companies took part.

• Across five recruitment cycles, average CTC increased each year, moving from INR 9.7 LPA in 2021-22 to INR 11.83 LPA in 2025-26, a rise of 22%.
• The top-quarter average remained at INR 14.27 LPA for two straight cycles. During the same period, the top-half figure rose from INR 12.97 LPA to INR 13.48 LPA.
• Since highest CTC can come from one offer, it changes more sharply than the averages. The marketing cohort produced the INR 27 LPA high in 2023-24, and later cycles have remained below it.
• Company participation grew from 49 firms in 2022-23 to more than 130 firms in 2024-25, more than doubling in two cycles.

PGDM Hiring by Sector, Class of 2026

IT and ITES and BFSI together accounted for 63% of offers. Compared with earlier recruitment cycles, BFSI gained a larger share, while manufacturing and consulting had previously occupied bigger portions.

PGDM Roles by Function, Class of 2026

At 23%, strategy and consulting made up the largest role category, followed by business development at 20%. Human resources contributed 14% of roles, supported by SOIL's established HR recruiter network.

PGDM Results by Specialisation

The Final Placement Report 2024-25 contains the latest salary breakdown by PGDM specialisation. Finance ranked first for both the highest CTC and average CTC. Human resources recorded the lowest average among the four areas, although its highest offer remained strong.

For 2024-25, the same report placed the top 10% CTC at INR 15.65 LPA. SOIL has not released specialisation-wise figures for the Class of 2026.

SOIL Institute of Management PGPM Placement Report

PGPM is a 12-month course for professionals who already have work experience. Recruitment therefore focuses on lateral roles instead of fresher-level hiring. SOIL lists the post-program CTC multiple as 2.5X the salary earned before joining the course.

For the Class of 2026, 95% of students chose campus recruitment. Of the 5% who did not participate, 1% pursued entrepreneurship and 4% were on company sponsorship or sabbatical.

• PGPM average CTC rose in every cycle shown, from INR 11.5 LPA in 2022-23 to INR 13.9 LPA in 2025-26.
• Recruiter participation increased from 60 companies to 106 companies within one year, the largest jump in the SOIL placement figures.
• Across these four cycles, reported ROI declined from 152% to 122%. Since salaries increased, the change indicates a higher course-cost base rather than lower placement salaries.
• The top-quarter CTC moved only from INR 18.8 LPA to INR 18.85 LPA. The top-75% figure increased more clearly, from INR 13.5 LPA to INR 15.01 LPA, showing that most of the improvement occurred in the middle of the cohort.

PGPM Hiring by Sector, Class of 2026

Compared with PGDM, consulting contributed a larger part of the PGPM hiring mix. Analytics and AI was also reported as its own sector category.

PGPM Roles by Function, Class of 2026

Consulting roles formed 35% of PGPM offers. This share was the main difference between the PGPM and PGDM function profiles.

Recent PGPM alumni listed by SOIL include a Solution Specialist at McKinsey and Company, a Consultant at Bain and Company, and a Career Development Manager at BCG. The program has an alumni network of more than 2,500.

SOIL Institute of Management PGPM-HR Placement Report

PGPM-HR is SOIL's 12-month human resources specialisation. Unlike PGDM and PGPM, its placement information has not been updated for the Class of 2026. The Class of 2025 remains the latest audited recruitment cycle.

In that cohort, 98% of students joined campus placements, and 98% of the participants secured jobs. Their average CTC was INR 11.2 LPA. The remaining 2% did not enter recruitment because they chose entrepreneurship.

• From 2021-22 through 2023-24, average CTC stayed within INR 10.7 LPA and INR 10.8 LPA. It then increased to INR 11.2 LPA in 2024-25.
• The largest one-year salary change was in the top quarter, where CTC rose from INR 13.7 LPA to INR 16.5 LPA.
• Reported ROI decreased in every listed year, falling from 163% to 100%.
• In the same recruitment cycle, PGPM-HR average CTC was INR 2.7 lakh lower than the general management PGPM average.

PGPM-HR Hiring by Sector, Class of 2025

The HR batch is recruited by specialist firms as well as companies that hire across SOIL's other programs. The listed HR recruiters include Michael Page, PeopleStrong, ZingHR, Benepik, Rolling Arrays and World Education Services.

More than 50 CHROs interact with the program each year. SOIL reports a post-program CTC multiple of 2.0X the pre-program salary and an alumni network of more than 2,000.