LBSIM Placements 2026
Highest Package, Average Package & Top Recruiters
The LBSIM Delhi placement 2026 closed with a highest package of ₹24 LPA and an average of ₹12.32 LPA for the PGDM 2024-26 batch. Over 85 recruiters participated; 27 were new to campus, and 38 students walked in with pre-placement offers.
Below are the official statistics, course-wise and sector-wise numbers, recruiters, summer internship stipends, and a straight look at what the data really says.
LBSIM Placements 2026: Overview
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management has a Corporate Relations Cell (CRC) that runs campus placements for final-year PGDM students. The institute reports 100% placement for its students, and the NIRF-reported figure for the 2024-25 academic year is 94.68%, with 338 of 363 graduates placed. Read both numbers together, because the second is calculated against everyone who graduated.
Recruiters come from banking, IT, consulting, engineering and consumer businesses, and the average package has stayed in a tight ₹12.2–12.3 LPA band for three batches in a row. That steadiness is the real story of LBSIM placements.
LBSIM Placement Highlights (2024-26 Batch)
The table below summarises the key placement numbers for the PGDM 2024-26 batch.
| Placement Parameter | 2024-26 Data |
|---|---|
| Highest package | ₹24.00 LPA |
| Average package (entire batch) | ₹12.32 LPA |
| Average of top 10% of batch | About ₹16.1 LPA |
| Average of top 25% of batch | ₹14.19 LPA |
| Average of top 50% of batch | ₹13.11 LPA |
| Median package (NIRF, AY 2024-25) | ₹12.10 LPA |
| Total recruiters | 85 |
| New recruiters | 27 |
| Pre-placement offers (PPOs) | 38 |
| Placement percentage (NIRF, AY 2024-25) | 94.68% |
| Students placed (AY 2024-25) | 338 |
The highest package jumped 20% over the 2023-25 batch, while the average rose by just 0.57%. In other words, the top end is rising faster than the middle.
The average and median packages (about ₹12.1–12.3 LPA) tell you more than the ₹24 LPA headline, which is a single top offer.
Placement Percentage: Institute-Reported vs NIRF
LBSIM's placement percentage is reported in different ways, so read each figure in context:
- Institute-reported (100%): the institute reports 100% placement for its students.
- NIRF, AY 2024-25 (94.68%): 338 of 363 graduates placed — calculated against everyone who graduated.
- AICTE course-wise figures: worked out against first-year enrolment, so treat them as indicative.
Students typically become eligible for placements from the fourth or fifth trimester, and a one-student-one-offer rule applies.
Course-wise Placements
Every specialisation lands close to the batch average, so placement outcomes depend more on your profile than your track.
| Specialisation | Highest Package | Average Package | Placement % |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGDM General | ₹24.0 LPA | ₹12.4 LPA | 85% |
| PGDM Financial Management | ₹17.0 LPA | ₹12.5 LPA | 85% |
| PGDM Research & Business Analytics | ₹15.1 LPA | ₹12.2 LPA | 83.05% |
| PGDM E-Business | ₹16.4 LPA | ₹12.0 LPA | 80.77% |
| PGDM AI & Data Science | ₹14.7 LPA | ₹12.1 LPA | 41.38% |
*Placement percentages come from AICTE data and are worked out against first-year enrolment, so treat them as indicative. The AI & Data Science figure is low because it is the newest track, and the numbers will be clearer once more batches graduate.
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LBSIM Top Recruiters
The recruiter list is broad and includes a healthy mix of consulting firms, banks, IT companies and brands.
A company appearing on this list does not mean it recruited in every year or for every specialisation.
Summer Internships at LBSIM
LBSIM reported 100% internship placement in the 2025 summer drive. A total of 388 students were placed, with the highest stipend at ₹1.6 lakh a month and an average of ₹44,185 a month. Many of these internships feed into pre-placement offers.
Summer internship stipends have also held up well over the years: 2026 — highest ₹1.6 lakh, average ₹44,185; 2025 — highest ₹1.5 lakh, average ₹43,500; 2024 — highest ₹1.5 lakh, average ₹42,500; 2023 — highest ₹2 lakh, average ₹46,000 (per month).
Placement Preparation at LBSIM
Placement readiness at LBSIM doesn't wait until the final semester. The Corporate Relations Cell runs workshops, seminars, mock interviews, resume-building sessions and aptitude tests, and students typically become eligible for placements from the fourth or fifth trimester.
- Summer internships: LBSIM reported 100% internship placement in the 2025 summer drive, with 388 students placed, a highest stipend of ₹1.6 lakh a month and an average of ₹44,185 a month. Many of these internships feed into pre-placement offers.
- Finance exposure: A Bloomberg lab with 11 terminals and an NSE-certified capital market professional course help finance students build market skills.
- Global exposure: LBSIM has collaborations with the Australian Institute of Management (Western Australia) and Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops, Canada).
- Placement rules: There is a one-student-one-offer policy, and participation is mandatory once you apply to a company. Off-campus applications are not formally promoted.
The CRC's workshops, mock interviews and aptitude tests run alongside classroom teaching.
LBSIM Placement Trends: What the Data Shows
Batch-wise highest and average packages:
| Batch | Highest Package | Average Package |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-26 | ₹24.00 LPA | ₹12.32 LPA |
| 2023-25 | ₹20.00 LPA | ₹12.25 LPA |
| 2022-24 | ₹16.67 LPA | ₹12.24 LPA |
The highest package jumped 20% over the 2023-25 batch, while the average rose by just 0.57% — the top end is rising faster than the middle. NIRF data: 2023-24 — 227 graduates, 210 placed, median ₹12.05 LPA; 2024-25 — 363 graduates, 338 placed, median ₹12.10 LPA.
What Students and Parents Should Know
Before treating any placement statistic as a guarantee, keep these points in mind:
- The average and median packages (about ₹12.1–12.3 LPA) tell you more than the ₹24 LPA headline, which is a single top offer.
- The fee is ₹17.25 lakh for the general seat plus hostel, so weigh the average package against the investment. Students rate value for money lower than other parameters on Careers360, so do this math before you apply.
- Packages are very close across specialisations. Choose the track you will enjoy and do well in.
- Pre-placement offers (38 in 2026) and a strong summer internship can make a real difference to your outcome.
- Student reviews mention a range of roughly ₹8 to 24 lakh across offers, so your result depends on your profile and interview performance.
Sector-wise Placement Trends at LBSIM
Hiring spans several sectors, so no single industry controls your chances.
- BFSI: The largest hiring sector, with about 26% of all offers.
- IT/ITES: The second largest, with about 22% of offers.
- Accounting: About 15% of offers.
- Engineering & Durables: About 15% of offers.
- Research & Consultancy: About 12% of offers.
- Others: The remaining 10%.
BFSI and IT/ITES make up nearly half of all offers.
Sector-wise Recruiter Distribution at LBSIM
Share of 2026 offers by sector, with common entry-level roles for PGDM graduates:
| Sector | Share of 2026 Offers | Common Roles for PGDM Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) | 26% | Financial Analyst, Credit Analyst, Investment Analyst |
| IT and IT-enabled Services (IT/ITES) | 22% | Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Technology Consultant |
| Accounting | 15% | Audit and Advisory Associate, Finance Executive |
| Engineering and Durables | 15% | Management Trainee, Operations Analyst, Sales Executive |
| Research and Consultancy | 12% | Research Analyst, Management Consultant |
| Others | 10% | Marketing, HR and general management roles |
Hiring spans several sectors, so no single industry controls your chances.
LBSIM Placement Process and Rules
Placements are run by the Corporate Relations Cell (CRC) for final-year PGDM students:
- CRC training: Workshops, seminars, mock interviews, resume-building sessions and aptitude tests before the placement season.
- Summer internship: Internships after the first year, many of which feed into pre-placement offers (38 PPOs in 2026).
- Placement eligibility: Students typically become eligible for placements from the fourth or fifth trimester.
- Campus placement drive: Recruiters from BFSI, IT/ITES, accounting, engineering & durables, and research & consultancy participate (85 recruiters in 2026).
- One-student-one-offer: Participation is mandatory once you apply to a company, and a one-student-one-offer rule applies.
Off-campus applications are not formally promoted — LBSIM does not forbid them, but does not formally support them.
LBSIM Placements vs Fee: Value for Money
The honest caveat is value for money:
- The fee is ₹17.25 lakh on the general seat (plus about ₹4.4 lakh hostel) against an average package of about ₹12.3 LPA.
- Students rate value for money lower than other parameters on Careers360.
- Compare your expected return with your budget and any scholarship you can win before you apply.
The average package has stayed in a tight ₹12.2–12.3 LPA band for three batches in a row.
Practical Tips for Students Preparing for LBSIM Placements
A few practical priorities tend to make the biggest difference:
- Treat your summer internship as a long interview, since it can turn into a pre-placement offer.
- BFSI and IT/ITES make up nearly half of all offers, so build strong basics in finance, analytics and Excel.
- Use the CRC's mock interviews and aptitude tests early, well before the placement season starts.
- If you're leaning toward finance, use the Bloomberg lab and the NSE-certified course.
- Remember the one-student-one-offer rule, and apply only to companies you are genuinely ready to join.
- Build a project portfolio in your specialisation, because recruiters hire for skills as much as for scores.
Frequently Asked Questions
Making Sense of the Numbers: A Realistic Reading of LBSIM's Placement Data
A more useful reading strategy for students and parents looks like this:
- Start with the average (₹12.32 LPA) and median (₹12.10 LPA) — the ₹24 LPA headline is a single top offer.
- Check the top-10%, top-25% and top-50% averages (₹16.1, ₹14.19 and ₹13.11 LPA) to see how outcomes spread across the batch.
- Read the institute's 100% placement figure alongside NIRF's 94.68%, which is calculated against everyone who graduated.
- Treat AICTE course-wise placement percentages as indicative, since they are worked out against first-year enrolment.
Applied to LBSIM's own data, this reading shows a placement record whose real strength is steadiness: the average package has stayed in a tight ₹12.2–12.3 LPA band for three batches, while the highest package has climbed from ₹16.67 LPA to ₹24 LPA.
Conclusion
LBSIM's 2026 placements — a ₹24 LPA highest package, a ₹12.32 LPA average, 85 recruiters and 38 PPOs — show a steady, broad-based placement record across BFSI, IT/ITES, accounting, engineering and consulting. Weigh these numbers against the ₹17.25 lakh fee, your specialisation and your own profile before you decide.