{"id":4874,"date":"2026-09-17T15:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/?p=4874"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:50:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:20:25","slug":"iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: Highest Package, Average Salary &amp; Top Recruiters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you searched this hoping for one clean answer \u2014 here it is. IIM Ahmedabad&#8217;s PGP Class of 2026 achieved 100% placement across a record 26 cohorts, and the institute&#8217;s audited report (released in September 2026) puts the average domestic Maximum Earning Potential at \u20b936.98 LPA, the median at \u20b937.00 LPA, and the highest domestic offer at \u20b981.60 LPA. A record international offer touched USD 243,000 \u2014 about \u20b92.31 crore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But if you&#8217;re a CAT aspirant, the number that should interest you most isn&#8217;t the highest package. It&#8217;s what these figures tell you about how IIMA actually places its students, how stable that outcome has been over the last five years, and whether the effort of cracking a 99.5+ percentile is worth it for your specific goals. That&#8217;s what this guide actually answers \u2014 not just the headline stats every other page repeats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before looking at the placement figures, it is useful to understand <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/indian-institute-of-management-ahmedabad\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/indian-institute-of-management-ahmedabad\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">IIM Ahmedabad&#8217;s courses, admission process, fees and other key details<\/mark><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Answer: IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026 at a Glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Placement rate:<\/strong> 100% \u2014 all eligible students placed across 26 cohorts, the highest number in IIMA&#8217;s placement history<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Average (mean) domestic MEP:<\/strong> \u20b936.98 LPA (audited)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Median domestic MEP:<\/strong> \u20b937.00 LPA \u2014 a five-year high<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Highest domestic offer:<\/strong> \u20b981.60 LPA MEP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Highest international offer:<\/strong> USD 243,000 (~\u20b92.31 crore) \u2014 an all-time record since audited reporting began in 2011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Students placed:<\/strong> 392 out of 402 eligible; 10 opted for entrepreneurship, higher study, or other paths<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Report status:<\/strong> Officially audited by B2K Analytics under the Indian Placement Reporting Standards (IPRS), published on IIMA&#8217;s official site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything below explains where these numbers come from, what they leave out, and how to use them if you&#8217;re planning a CAT attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026&#8221; Actually Covers Three Different Cycles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is where most searches go wrong, and it&#8217;s the first thing worth clearing up. IIMA runs three overlapping placement processes, and &#8220;2026&#8221; attaches to each of them differently:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>PGP Final Placements 2026<\/strong> \u2014 this is the flagship one, for the batch that joined in 2024 and graduated in 2026 (Class of 2026). It ran in February 2026 and is the subject of this article.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PGP Summer Placements 2026<\/strong> \u2014 internship placements for the batch that joined in 2025 and will graduate in 2027. These were audited in April 2026 and are a separate, smaller process (2-month stipends, not full-time offers).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PGPX Placements 2026<\/strong> \u2014 the one-year MBA for experienced professionals, audited separately with its own salary bands.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re a CAT aspirant researching IIMA&#8217;s earning potential for a future full-time offer, the PGP Final Placements 2026 data is what matters. If a page you&#8217;re reading mixes stipend figures with full-time salary figures without saying so, treat that as a signal to double-check the source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: Official Numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Metric<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Value<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Status<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Total eligible students<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">402<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Officially announced<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Offers accepted<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">392<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Officially announced<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cohorts<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">26 (highest ever)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Officially announced<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">PPOs offered \/ accepted<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">203 offered, 194 accepted<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Officially announced<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Average domestic MEP<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u20b936.98 LPA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Audited (B2K Analytics, IPRS)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Median domestic MEP<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u20b937.00 LPA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Audited<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Highest domestic MEP<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u20b981.60 LPA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Audited<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Average guaranteed cash<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u20b931.84 LPA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Audited<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Average fixed yearly cash<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u20b928.83 LPA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Audited<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Highest international MEP<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">USD 243,000 (~\u20b92.31 Cr)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Audited<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Recruiters participating<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">~182 firms<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Officially announced<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A quiet but important detail: IIM Ahmedabad is one of the only Indian B-schools that gets its placement numbers independently audited under IPRS, rather than self-reporting a press release. When you compare IIMA&#8217;s figures against another college&#8217;s, check whether that college&#8217;s numbers are audited too \u2014 a lot of placement comparisons online quietly mix audited and unaudited data as if they&#8217;re equivalent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the 2026 Placement Process Actually Worked<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Understanding the mechanics helps you read the numbers correctly instead of taking a single headline figure at face value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lateral placements (January 5\u201315, 2026).<\/strong> This phase is exclusively for the roughly 70% of the batch that joined IIMA with prior work experience. Firms hire for mid- and senior-level managerial roles rather than entry-level ones. FinIQ Consulting led this phase with 15 offers, followed by NTT Data with 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cluster-cohort finals (February 4\u20139, 2026).<\/strong> Companies are grouped into cohorts by the kind of role they offer (Management Consulting, Investment Banking, BFSI, Product &amp; Tech, and so on), and cohorts are invited to campus in three clusters. Cluster 1 (February 4) covered Investment Banking, Consulting, PE\/VC, and Advisory \u2014 traditionally the highest-paying cohorts and the first to close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dream applications.<\/strong> A student who already has an offer can still apply to a preferred firm in a later cluster. Over 150 dream applications were made in 2026. This is worth understanding because it means the &#8220;first offer&#8221; a student receives is often not their final one \u2014 the placement process optimizes for fit across multiple rounds, not just speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top Recruiters and Sector-Wise Hiring in 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consulting remained the largest hiring domain by volume. Boston Consulting Group was the single largest recruiter with 33 offers, followed by McKinsey &amp; Company (21) and Bain &amp; Company (20). In Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs led with 6 offers, followed by Citibank with 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The more useful data for a prospective applicant is where hiring <em>grew<\/em> this year, because it signals which sectors are actively expanding their B-school intake rather than just maintaining last year&#8217;s numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Private Equity, Asset Management &amp; Venture Capital:<\/strong> offers up 45%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IT Consulting and Consumer Services:<\/strong> offers up 150%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Renewable Energy &amp; Greentech:<\/strong> offers up 50%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FinTech:<\/strong> offers up 36%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Core Manufacturing:<\/strong> offers up 33%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Infrastructure and core manufacturing also drew fresh interest from recruiters not traditionally associated with B-school campuses, including Hero MotoCorp, Suzuki Japan, and Tata Steel. If your own background is in engineering or manufacturing rather than finance or consulting, this is the part of the report that should matter more to you than the headline salary figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understanding the Salary Numbers: MEP Is Not Your Take-Home CTC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the single most misunderstood part of every IIM placement report, and almost no page explains it clearly enough to actually help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IIMA reports compensation as <strong>Maximum Earning Potential (MEP)<\/strong>, not fixed CTC. MEP adds together the guaranteed cash component, the maximum possible performance-linked variable pay, and other eligible components like long-term incentives. It is, by design, the <em>ceiling<\/em> figure \u2014 the most a candidate could earn if every performance target is hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Component<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Meaning<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">What it tells you<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Fixed yearly cash<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Guaranteed base salary<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Your realistic starting take-home<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">One-time cash<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Joining bonus, relocation, etc.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">A single payment, not recurring<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Guaranteed cash component<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Fixed + guaranteed recurring pay<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Closer to &#8220;assured&#8221; annual income<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Maximum Earning Potential (MEP)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Guaranteed cash + maximum variable pay<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">The ceiling figure that makes headlines<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the Class of 2026, the average fixed yearly cash was \u20b928.83 LPA, while the average MEP was \u20b936.98 LPA. That roughly \u20b98 lakh gap is variable pay that depends on individual, team, and company performance \u2014 it is not money you&#8217;re guaranteed to see in year one. When you compare IIMA&#8217;s numbers with another college&#8217;s &#8220;average package,&#8221; check whether both are reporting MEP, CTC, or fixed cash \u2014 comparing MEP at one school to fixed CTC at another will always make the second school look weaker than it is, even if the underlying offers are similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Record International Offer: What \u20b92.31 Crore Really Means<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 batch recorded the highest international MEP since IPRS auditing began in 2011 \u2014 USD 243,000, surpassing the previous record of USD 192,581 set in 2014. Of six accepted international offers, four were based in Dubai, and one each in Hong Kong and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two things are worth knowing before this number shapes your expectations. First, it&#8217;s one offer out of a graduating batch of 392 \u2014 not a batch-wide average. Second, like the domestic figures, this is MEP, not guaranteed take-home pay, and international postings carry their own cost-of-living and tax considerations that a headline conversion to rupees doesn&#8217;t capture. Treat it as evidence that IIMA graduates can access globally competitive roles, not as a representative outcome to plan your finances around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Five-Year Placement Trend at IIM Ahmedabad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A single year&#8217;s numbers can be misleading \u2014 a strong or weak hiring cycle for consulting and BFSI can swing the average significantly. Looking at the trend is more useful for judging whether IIMA&#8217;s placement strength is consistent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Placement Year<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Average Domestic MEP<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Data Status<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2021<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u20b927.56 LPA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Historical (publicly reported)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2022<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u20b932.79 LPA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Historical (publicly reported)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">~\u20b934.4 LPA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Historical (publicly reported)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u20b935.22 LPA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Audited<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2026<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u20b936.98 LPA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Audited<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The average domestic MEP has grown roughly 34% over five years, with no year showing a decline \u2014 a genuinely stable trajectory rather than a single strong outlier year. Figures for 2021\u20132023 are compiled from multiple publicly reported sources rather than IIMA&#8217;s original PDF audits, so treat them as directionally reliable rather than exact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PGPX and PGP-FABM Placements 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re considering IIMA&#8217;s other programmes, briefly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PGPX (one-year MBA for experienced professionals):<\/strong> 134 offers accepted out of 139 students who sought placement (96.4%), from 156 total eligible students \u2014 17 opted out for entrepreneurship, family business, or sponsored roles. Median MEP was \u20b937.78 LPA, mean \u20b941.48 LPA, and the highest domestic offer reached \u20b986 lakh MEP. Over 200 companies participated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PGP-FABM (Food &amp; Agribusiness Management):<\/strong> 100% placement for all 45 students, with joining dates spread between April and June 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Gets These Placements: The Batch Behind the Numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Placement reports rarely explain who the batch actually is, but this context changes how you should read the salary data. The PGP Class of 2026 (404 students admitted in 2024) was 25% women, 61% engineering and 39% non-engineering by academic background, and 71% had prior work experience with an average of 26 months, while 29% were freshers straight out of undergraduate study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This matters for one practical reason: IIMA&#8217;s cohort system means consulting and finance cohorts, which pay the highest MEPs, also draw disproportionately from students with quantitative or analytical work experience in those domains. A fresher from a non-engineering, non-finance background isn&#8217;t excluded from strong outcomes, but the &#8220;average \u20b937 LPA&#8221; figure is pulled from a batch where seven in ten students already had 2+ years of relevant industry experience going in. If you&#8217;re a fresher targeting IIMA through CAT, your realistic comparison point should be the placement outcomes for freshers within the batch, not the batch average \u2014 a breakdown IIMA doesn&#8217;t publish separately, which is worth asking about directly if you get a call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IIM Ahmedabad is among the leading IIMs for management placements. Candidates comparing placement outcomes across top IIMs can also explore the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-bangalore-placements\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-bangalore-placements\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">IIM Bangalore placements<\/mark><\/a><\/strong> report for details on salary packages, recruiters and placement trends.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three Mistakes CAT Aspirants Make When Reading Placement Reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 1: Anchoring on the highest package.<\/strong> The \u20b981.60 LPA and \u20b92.31 crore figures are ceiling outcomes for a handful of students in the highest-paying cohorts. The median (\u20b937 LPA) is a far more realistic planning number for what a typical placed student earns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 2: Treating MEP as guaranteed income.<\/strong> As covered above, roughly 20% of the average MEP is variable pay contingent on performance. Use the guaranteed cash component, not MEP, if you&#8217;re modeling loan repayment or ROI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 3: Comparing placement reports across colleges without checking the reporting standard.<\/strong> Not every B-school gets its numbers audited by an independent agency under IPRS. Self-reported &#8220;average package&#8221; figures from unaudited institutes are not directly comparable to IIMA&#8217;s audited numbers, even when the headline figures look similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What CAT Score Do You Realistically Need for IIM Ahmedabad?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IIM Ahmedabad does not publish its CAT cutoff publicly, and admission is based on CAT score, followed by the Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI), with weight also given to academic and professional profile. In practice, a serious shot at an IIMA shortlist typically requires a 99+ overall percentile with balanced sectional scores, since IIMA&#8217;s shortlisting process applies section-wise cutoffs rather than relying on the overall percentile alone. If you want a full breakdown of the sectional cutoff pattern and how it&#8217;s changed year to year, that&#8217;s a separate, deeper question worth its own research rather than a paragraph here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your Next Step If You&#8217;re Targeting IIM Ahmedabad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Placement numbers are a reason to aim for IIMA \u2014 they&#8217;re not a preparation plan. The actual gap between where most CAT aspirants are and where a 99+ percentile shortlist requires them to be usually comes down to two things: consistent full-length mock exposure under real exam conditions, and disciplined sectional accuracy rather than just overall score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A practical way to close that gap over the next few months:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Take full-length <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/category\/22\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/category\/22\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">CAT mock tests<\/mark><\/a><\/strong> on a fixed weekly schedule and review every attempt in detail rather than just checking your score \u2014 the review is where the percentile gain actually happens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work through <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/pyq\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/pyq\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">CAT previous year papers<\/mark><\/a><\/strong> to calibrate your sense of difficulty and timing against the real exam, not just mock-test difficulty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If VARC, DILR, or QA is consistently pulling your percentile down, isolate it with focused <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/category\/21\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/category\/21\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">sectional practice<\/mark><\/a><\/strong> instead of just doing more full mocks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use <strong>detailed mock analysis<\/strong> to identify whether your losses are from wrong attempts, skipped questions, or time management \u2014 these need different fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Is the IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026 report officially audited?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. The final placement figures for salary, location, and function are audited by B2K Analytics under the Indian Placement Reporting Standards (IPRS), and the report was published on IIMA&#8217;s official website in September 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why do salary figures come out months after the placement process ends?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The consolidated placement press release (issued around March, right after the process concludes) covers recruiters, cohorts, and placement rates, but not compensation. Salary data is released later, once the independent IPRS audit of every offer is complete \u2014 for 2026, that audited report came out in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Does 100% placement mean every student got a job through campus placements?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not necessarily. The reported figure covers students who sought placement through the institute and accepted an offer. Students pursuing entrepreneurship, family business, further study, or off-campus opportunities are counted separately and don&#8217;t count against the placement rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How is MEP different from CTC at other companies or colleges?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CTC (Cost to Company) typically includes only the components an employer commits to as part of the offer letter. MEP, as IIMA reports it, deliberately includes the maximum possible variable pay a candidate could earn, which makes it a higher, ceiling-style number rather than a like-for-like comparison with a fixed CTC figure from another source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Are IIM Ahmedabad&#8217;s placements better than IIM Bangalore or IIM Calcutta?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All three institutes report audited MEP figures in a similar range, and rankings shift slightly year to year depending on which sectors had a strong hiring cycle. Rather than comparing single-year averages, it&#8217;s more useful to compare five-year trends and sector mix against your own career interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IIM Ahmedabad&#8217;s Class of 2026 delivered its strongest median domestic package in five years, with 100% placement across a record 26 cohorts and a genuinely audited, transparent reporting process \u2014 one of very few B-schools in India that offers that level of verification. But the number that should guide your CAT preparation isn&#8217;t the \u20b981.60 LPA highest offer or the \u20b92.31 crore international headline. It&#8217;s the median, the guaranteed cash component, and the batch profile behind the average \u2014 because that&#8217;s the realistic outcome you&#8217;d actually be preparing for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If IIMA is genuinely your target, the next concrete step isn&#8217;t reading another placement report. It&#8217;s putting a mock-test schedule in place and finding out, with real data from your own attempts, exactly how far your current percentile is from where it needs to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You May Also Like :&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/\">CAT MOCK<\/a><\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/pyq\/cat\/2017\">CAT MOCK PYQ<\/a><\/strong><br>Follow Us On :&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/catmock.in?mibextid=ZbWKwL\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cat.mock\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CATMock\"><strong>Youtube<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you searched this hoping for one clean answer \u2014 here it is. IIM Ahmedabad&#8217;s PGP Class of 2026 achieved 100% placement across a record 26 cohorts, and the institute&#8217;s audited report (released in September 2026) puts the average domestic Maximum Earning Potential at \u20b936.98 LPA, the median at \u20b937.00 LPA, and the highest domestic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_front_end_style_editor":"no","ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","entry","has-media"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IIM-Ahmedabad-Placements-2026.webp","author_info":{"display_name":"seo","author_link":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/author\/seo\/"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: Full Report &amp; Salary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: audited average \u20b936.98 LPA, median \u20b937 LPA, highest \u20b981.6 LPA. See official numbers, trends, and what they mean for you.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: Full Report &amp; Salary\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: audited average \u20b936.98 LPA, median \u20b937 LPA, highest \u20b981.6 LPA. See official numbers, trends, and what they mean for you.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CatMock\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-09-17T10:01:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-17T10:20:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IIM-Ahmedabad-Placements-2026.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"seo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"seo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"12 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"seo\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/77b0fdf367c73a96e6b93ecb6475ffbe\"},\"headline\":\"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: Highest Package, Average Salary &amp; Top Recruiters\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-17T10:01:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-17T10:20:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":2537,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/IIM-Ahmedabad-Placements-2026.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\\\/\",\"name\":\"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: Full Report & Salary\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/IIM-Ahmedabad-Placements-2026.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-17T10:01:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-17T10:20:25+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/77b0fdf367c73a96e6b93ecb6475ffbe\"},\"description\":\"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: audited average \u20b936.98 LPA, median \u20b937 LPA, highest \u20b981.6 LPA. See official numbers, trends, and what they mean for you.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/IIM-Ahmedabad-Placements-2026.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/IIM-Ahmedabad-Placements-2026.webp\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":628,\"caption\":\"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: Highest Package, Average Salary &amp; Top Recruiters\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"CatMock\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/77b0fdf367c73a96e6b93ecb6475ffbe\",\"name\":\"seo\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/44e8835c6b149ed160726c304222c5915ac905992f13b58e2842150a030318b2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/44e8835c6b149ed160726c304222c5915ac905992f13b58e2842150a030318b2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/44e8835c6b149ed160726c304222c5915ac905992f13b58e2842150a030318b2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"seo\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.catmock.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/seo\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: Full Report & Salary","description":"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: audited average \u20b936.98 LPA, median \u20b937 LPA, highest \u20b981.6 LPA. See official numbers, trends, and what they mean for you.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: Full Report & Salary","og_description":"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: audited average \u20b936.98 LPA, median \u20b937 LPA, highest \u20b981.6 LPA. See official numbers, trends, and what they mean for you.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/","og_site_name":"CatMock","article_published_time":"2026-09-17T10:01:38+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-09-17T10:20:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":628,"url":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IIM-Ahmedabad-Placements-2026.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"seo","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"seo","Est. reading time":"12 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/"},"author":{"name":"seo","@id":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/77b0fdf367c73a96e6b93ecb6475ffbe"},"headline":"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: Highest Package, Average Salary &amp; Top Recruiters","datePublished":"2026-09-17T10:01:38+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-17T10:20:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/"},"wordCount":2537,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IIM-Ahmedabad-Placements-2026.webp","articleSection":["Blog"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/","url":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/","name":"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: Full Report & Salary","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IIM-Ahmedabad-Placements-2026.webp","datePublished":"2026-09-17T10:01:38+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-17T10:20:25+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/77b0fdf367c73a96e6b93ecb6475ffbe"},"description":"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: audited average \u20b936.98 LPA, median \u20b937 LPA, highest \u20b981.6 LPA. See official numbers, trends, and what they mean for you.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IIM-Ahmedabad-Placements-2026.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IIM-Ahmedabad-Placements-2026.webp","width":1200,"height":628,"caption":"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-placements-2026\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2026: Highest Package, Average Salary &amp; Top Recruiters"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/","name":"CatMock","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/77b0fdf367c73a96e6b93ecb6475ffbe","name":"seo","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/44e8835c6b149ed160726c304222c5915ac905992f13b58e2842150a030318b2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/44e8835c6b149ed160726c304222c5915ac905992f13b58e2842150a030318b2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/44e8835c6b149ed160726c304222c5915ac905992f13b58e2842150a030318b2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"seo"},"url":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/author\/seo\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4874"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4884,"href":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4874\/revisions\/4884"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}