B-School Placements
Have Been Poor in 2026
Not at Altera Institute
In fact, Altera Institute is having its best year on placements.
The demand for eCommerce, digital first and AI talent has grown exponentially in 2026.
These are the careers that the PGP at Altera Institute is designed for.
Interim Placements (Audited)
Summary
Altera Institute is re-setting the benchmark on transparency and honesty in B-School placement reporting.
Rather than wait for the end of the program, Altera Institute releases periodic updates on their placements.
Altera Institute is also the first & only B-School to release a forecast with their interim report. This is done to reflect the reality at the end of the process than only stating the interim statistics which tend to be higher.
The Interim Report (released Jun 1st) captured the update at ~50% of the process elapsed with 80%+ students placed.
₹32.5L
Highest Salary for
Class of '26
₹17.4L
Current Median Salary
₹17.4L
Current Average Salary
₹23.0L
Top 25%
Average Salary
₹20.7L
Top 50%
Average Salary
3.7X
Avg. Growth vs Pre PGP CTC
Salary & Role
Wise Distribution
While the headline stats capture the summary, the distribution of jobs across salary ranges and roles is a better indicator of the quality of careers.
Altera Institute’s placement process is focused on in-demand digital and AI first careers for the students. The quality of placements reflects in the career velocity that students unlock from the Institute.
A Closer Look at
The Placement Process
at Altera Institute
The PGP at Altera Institute is a 15 month program.
The first 9 months are dedicated only to course work, live projects and industry application of learnings.
Starting month 10, Altera Institute starts hosting companies for placements. The process happens in 4 waves.
Wave 1, 2 and 3 are conducted in Month 10, 11 and 12 respectively. Wave 4 is conducted in the last month of the program.
At this stage ~50% of the placement process is over. All placement reporting at Altera Institute is done basis IPRS audit standards.
Why Should You Insist on
Audited Placement Reporting?
Most B-Schools self report their placement statistics.
Because placements are an important variable of B-School selection by students, there is an incentive to mis-report and inflate the statistics.
This is the reason for the mistrust on placement reports. Incoming students are always left wondering about the actual reality vs the reported statistics.
An audit partially solves for that. It ensures that all the numbers are validated by an external auditor. This creates some check on the reported numbers and improves transparency.
Highest Audit Standards
What makes
IPRS the Golden Standard?
Different B-Schools can follow different reporting standards for salaries. For example, a B-School might decide to report the total eSOPs granted (say 40 lacs) in their "package" while another may decide to report only the Year 1 eSOPs (say 10 lacs of the 40 lacs).
Hence, even audited reports are not an apples to apples comparison.
IPRS solves for this by having one common reporting standard for all B-Schools that choose to follow it.
What are your Chances of
Getting an Interview Call?
Recruiters for the
PGP Class of '26
The recruiter base has grown significantly in 2026 indicating the high demand for talent from the Institute.
Quality Careers,
Not Just Jobs
At the PGP by Altera Institute, students are placed in high-demand, Digital & AI-first careers.
Why Choose a
Digital & AI First Career
Over a Traditional Career
More jobs in future – The share of digitization of India’s GDP is growing. By extension, the number of digital & AI first jobs are also growing while traditional jobs are contracting.
Faster career velocity – There is a huge under-supply of talent for digital and AI first talent. Professionals in these careers are seeing much higher career growth than those in traditional careers.
Pace of learning – Digital & AI are shaping the business world. Professionals on these career paths are at the forefront of this change and on an accelerated learning journey.
Risk of AI disruption – Traditional jobs are contracting esp as AI is automating processes and workflows. This means that professionals in traditional careers are experiencing growth stagnation.
More jobs in future – The share of digitization of India’s GDP is growing. By extension, the number of digital & AI first jobs are also growing while traditional jobs are contracting.
Faster career velocity – There is a huge under-supply of talent for digital and AI first talent. Professionals in these careers are seeing much higher career growth than those in traditional careers.
Pace of learning – Digital & AI are shaping the business world. Professionals on these career paths are at the forefront of this change and on an accelerated learning journey.
Risk of AI disruption – Traditional jobs are contracting esp as AI is automating processes and workflows. This means that professionals in traditional careers are experiencing growth stagnation.
Download the Class of '25
Audited Placement Report
Altera Institute's placement report is audited by the same auditor to the same standard (IPRS) as IIM Ahmedabad.
How does Altera Institute
Create Talent for
High-Growth Careers?
At Altera, we do this through by delivering the highest standards on what we teach, who teaches, and how we teach.
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