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#	Programme	Length	Avg / median CTC (₹L)	Major recruiters	Fees (₹L)	Why this spot
1	IIM Ahmedabad PGP	2 yr	32.5 guaranteed median; 37 median MEP	McKinsey, BCG, Bain	27.5	Deepest brand and alumni; NIRF #1; strongest consulting and PE access
2	IIM Bangalore PGP	2 yr	35.35 / 34.75	Accenture Strategy (largest), 45% consulting	26.5	Peer to IIMA; best tech/product pull
3	IIM Calcutta PGP	2 yr	36 / 35	206 consulting offers; 100+ in PE, VC, IB and markets	27	Strongest finance flagship
4	ISB PGP	1 yr	37.3 avg (no median published)	McKinsey, BCG, Amazon, banks	~40	Best FT rank in India (#12); top experienced-MBA product
5	IIMA PGPX	1 yr	42.47 avg MEP	200+ recruiters, 300+ offers	~35	FT #27; IIMA brand at 1-yr speed
6	IIMB EPGP	1 yr	37.1 / 36.5	IT/analytics/product 24% of offers	~33	FT #34; awards an MBA
7	IIM Lucknow PGP	2 yr	33.2 / 32.9	Bain, BCG, McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Google, P&G	20.75	Strong 2026 jump; best ROI among old IIMs
8	FMS Delhi	2 yr	32.27 / 29.59	Consulting, BFSI, Amex	~2.3	Elite outcomes at near-zero fees
9	SPJIMR PGDM	2 yr	33.75 / 32.85	FMCG, consulting, BFSI	~26–27	Top private programme; 46% PPOs
10	XLRI PGDM-BM	2 yr	31.4 / 29	Consulting, conglomerates, FMCG	~28–31	Deep private brand and alumni network
11	IIMC MBAEx	1 yr	35.37 / 32.88	Consulting, banks	33.5	FT #53; IIMC finance brand for experienced hires
12	IIM Mumbai PGP	2 yr	Only top-50% average published	Consulting (101 summer offers)	25	Rising fast; standalone IIM brand still young
13	IIM Kozhikode PGP	2 yr	28.05 / 27 (2025)	Consulting is the leading domain	23.5	NIRF #3 institution; mid-pack pay
14	MDI Gurgaon PGDM	2 yr	29.5 / 29	NCR consulting and BFSI firms	~26–27	Strong median; NCR corporate access
15	IIM Indore PGP	2 yr	27.27 / 25	240+ recruiters; consulting 41%, finance 20%	25.15	Broad recruiting; average fell this year
16	IIFT Delhi MBA-IB	2 yr	31.3 avg (2025)	Trade, BFSI, consulting	~21	Niche international-business strength
17	IIT Bombay SJMSOM	2 yr	28.16 / 26	Analytics, consulting, BFSI	~12	IIT brand; strong analytics and ops
18	IIMK PGP-BL	1 yr	30 / 27	50 firms; IT/ITES 41 offers; strategy consulting	25.17	FT #65, QS #78; pay up 20%;
19	IIML IPMX	1 yr	27.65 / 27	Mostly IT services and consulting	~26	Credible IIML 1-yr; below the A/B/C tier
20	IIM Indore EPGP	1 yr	27 avg; top quartile 32	Accenture, Axis Bank, Infosys, Genpact, Deloitte, HSBC, ICICI	~28	FT #62; recruiter mix and pay below PGP-BL
21	TISS HRM & LR	2 yr	28.69 / 28	HR roles at TAS, ABG, Citi, ITC	~3	HR specialist; elite within HR only
22	XLRI PGDM-GM	18 mo	29 / 27	Consulting, BFSI	~23	XLRI brand for experienced hires
23	JBIMS MMS	2 yr	26.67 / 26.15	Mumbai BFSI and corporates	~6	Exceptional ROI; regional ecosystem
24	SIBM Pune	2 yr	28.18 / 27	FMCG, BFSI, consulting	~25	Strongest Symbiosis programme
25	SPJIMR PGPM	18 mo	Not verified	Data not verified	~25	FT Global MBA #74; placement data not verified
26	IIM Shillong PGP	2 yr	27.03 / 26	147 recruiters	~20	Credible upper-mid IIM
27	NMIMS Mumbai	2 yr	24.6 avg (MBA Core)	190 recruiters	~25	Strong Mumbai BFSI network
28	SCMHRD Pune	2 yr	21.9 / 20	110+ recruiters	~21	Solid ops/HR niche; lower pay band
29	IIT Delhi DMS	2 yr	~22–25 (est.)	Analytics, tech	~12	Good IIT brand; thinner placement depth
30	IIT Kharagpur VGSoM	2 yr	~22–23 (est.)	Ops, analytics, manufacturing	~10	Niche strength; smaller ecosystem

Just outside the 30: IIM Udaipur, IIM Trichy, MICA and IMT Ghaziabad.

Ranked Top MBA programs in India (both 1 year and 2 year). Any thoughts?