# Indian business school placement and fellowship updates

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/indian-business-school-placement-and-fellowship-updates
> Updated: 2026-10-26T12:42:12.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2.

The Indian School of Business (ISB) announced the launch of the ‘PGP Class of 2015 Startup Fellowship’, an initiative designed to provide financial assistance and mentoring to student entrepreneurs through the ISPROUTE pre-incubation programme.

Regarding recruitment, ISB reported placement results for its PGP Class of 2026. Initial reports indicated an average salary of ₹37.29 lakh per annum and a highest offer of ₹1.56 crore, with 1,117 job offers made to 808 students. Subsequent validated data reviewed by KPMG showed a class size of 811 students, an average salary of ₹37.12 lakh per annum, and a highest salary of ₹163.66 lakh per annum. This placement cycle included 1,177 job offers from 282 participating companies, with 65% of students reporting a change in both industry and function.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-26: Indian business schools report placement results for 2026 and 2028 cohorts

ISB released its 2026 placement report featuring an average salary of ₹37.12 lakh, while IIM Ahmedabad concluded its first summer placement cluster for the 2028 cohort.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/indian-business-schools-report-placement-results-for-2026-and-2028-cohorts

### 2026-10-15: Indian School of Business announces new startup fellowship and placement results

ISB has launched an alumni-funded startup fellowship for student entrepreneurs and reported its 2026 placement season, featuring an 11% increase in average salary to ₹37.29 lakh.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/indian-school-of-business-announces-new-startup-fellowship-and-placement-results

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