While every B-school promotes its "Highest CTC" and "100% Placement" claims, the ground reality of the 2024-26 batch tells a different story. In a cautious hiring market, several premier institutes are struggling to clear their entire batch. Here is the raw breakdown of unplaced students across the top tiers.

The "Zero-Deficit" Elite (100% Placed)

A few institutes have maintained their "Fortress" status, ensuring every student found a role despite the slowdown:

• IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, and IIM Mumbai: Reported 0 unplaced students.

• SPJIMR and XLRI: Continued their streak of excellence with 0 unplaced candidates.

• IIT Bombay (SJMSOM): Proved the strength of tech-management with a perfect record.

The Marginal Gap (Tier 1 & 1.5)

Even the giants saw minor friction this year. Most of these "unplaced" numbers are often due to students being highly selective or seeking niche roles.

• IIM Bangalore & IIM Indore: Minimal outliers with ~3-5 students yet to sign.

• MDI Gurgaon: An impressive recovery, bringing the count down to ~3.

• FMS Delhi: A slight surprise with 11 students unplaced, likely due to high salary expectations in a cooling consulting market.

The Mid-Tier Struggle (Tier 2 & New IIMs)

The real impact of the 2026 slowdown is visible in the larger batches and the newer IIMs.

• IIM Vishakapatnam & IIM Kashipur: Facing significant headwinds with 110 and 90-100 unplaced students, respectively.

• IMT Ghaziabad: With a large batch size, 200 students are currently navigating the rolling placement process.

• GLIM Gurgaon: Reporting 100 unplaced out of a batch of 300, highlighting the pressure on one-year programs.

2026 Unplaced Student Snapshot

(College / number of unplaced students)

IIM Ahmedabad : 0

IIM Bangalore : 4–5

IIM Calcutta : 0

IIM Lucknow : 15-20 (Confirm if correct)

FMS Delhi : 11

SPJIMR : 0

XLRI : 0

ISB : 80 4 months ago (20 rolling)

IIM Kozhikode : 15

IIM Indore : ~3

IIM Kashipur : 90–100

IIM Bodh Gaya : ~55

IIM Vishakapatnam : 110

IIM Mumbai : 0

IIM Udaipur : 30

IIT Bombay (MBA) : 0

MDI Gurgaon : ~3

TAPMI : 10–15

XIMB BM : 15

GLIM Chennai : 45–50

GLIM G : 100 (of 300)

GIM : 30 (Jan) > 7 currently (Mar)

SCIT Pune (ITBM) : ~30

IIFT K : Few

IMT G : 200