IGNOU Placements 2025: Salary, Career and Top Recruiters

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Venushree Agarwal Venushree Agarwal | Nov 6, 2025
Venushree Agarwal
Venushree Agarwal

Updated on - Nov 6, 2025

IGNOU placement report for 2025 is yet to be released. IGNOU Placement 2024 was conducted in February at its Baba Saheb Ambedkar Convention Center, IGNOU Maidan Garhi Campus. As per the NIRF 2025 report, the median salary offered to UG (3-year), PG (1-year), and PG (2-year) students at IGNOU stood at INR 3.5 LPA. In 2024, a total of 6,542 UG (3-year) students were placed. Moreover, unofficial sources suggest that around 70% to 80% of students secure placements through both on-campus and off-campus recruitment drives.

The IGNOU placement activity helps the aspirants improve their knowledge and refine their skills to strengthen their opportunities to get hired by recruiters. Reputed companies like Globvia, CollegeDekho.com, AIR India SATS, APTARA, ICICI Finzcare, Nature Om, Flipkart, Girnar Soft, InsuranceDekho.com, SBI Life, etc., are some of the IGNOU top recruiters in 2023.

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IGNOU Placement Highlights 2025

The IGNOU placement 2025 report have not been released. IGNOU has published the NIRF 2025 report, which states that the median package for UG (1-year) students was INR 2.85 LPA. Furthermore, during IGNOU Placements 2024, the median salary for UG (3-year) and PG students was recorded at INR 3.5 LPA. 

The details of IGNOU placement 2024 based on NIRF report 2025 are given below:

IGNOU UG Placement Statistics 2024

Particulars UG 1-Year Placement Stats UG 3-Year Placement Stats
Median Package INR 2.85 LPA INR 3.5 LPA
Total Students 7,208 81,769
Students Placed 577 6,542
Higher Studies 4,325 49,062

IGNOU PG Placement Statistics 2024

Particulars PG 1-Year Placement Stats PG 2-Year Placement Stats
Median Package INR 3.5 LPA INR 3.5 LPA
Total Students 967 15,989
Students Placed 580 NA
Higher Studies 77 2,132

IGNOU average package data for 2025 has not been released yet. However, as per the NIRF 2025 report, the median package for UG (1-year) placements in 2024 was INR 2.85 LPA. Meanwhile, UG (3-year), PG (1-year), and PG (2-year) students secured a median package of INR 3.5 LPA in 2024. The median salary trends over the past three years are shown below:

Course

Median Package (2022)

Median Package (2023)

Median Package (2024)

UG 1-year

INR 2.5 LPA

INR 2.5 LPA

INR 2.85 LPA

UG 3-year

INR 2.88 LPA

INR 3.36 LPA

INR 3.5 LPA

PG 1-year

INR 2.88 LPA

INR 3.36 LPA

INR 3.5 LPA

PG 2-year

INR 2.88 LPA

INR 3.36 LPA

INR 3.5 LPA

IGNOU Top Recruiters

Companies ranging from multinational companies to reputed startups have participated in the IGNOU placement drive of 2024. The table below contains the list of some of the IGNOU top recruiters during the 2024 placements.

SBI Life CollegeDekho.com AIR India SATS
APTARA ICICI Finzcare Nature Om
Flipkart Girnar Soft InsuranceDekho.com

IGNOU Placement Statistics 2023

Statistics of IGNOU placements have been constantly improving every year. Placement statistics like company-wise placements and other recruiters during the Indira Gandhi National Open University placement drive of 2023 are given below.

IGNOU Company-wise Placements 2023

Around 491 students were recruited by 10+ companies during the IGNOU placement drive of 2023. Statistics of the company-wise number of students participating and placed during 2023 placements are shown in the table below.

Company Name Students Participated Students Placed
Globiva 506 133
Globiva (Round 2) 480 168
CollegeDekho.com 178 42
AIR India SATS 271 48
APTARA 271 45
ICICI Finzcare, Nature Om, Girnar Soft, InsuranceDekho.com, Flipkart 150 31
SBI Life (Patna) 43 9
SBI Life (Ranchi) - 15

IGNOU Other Recruiters

Companies from various sectors and domains offer multiple roles during the IGNOU placement 2024 drive. The list of some of the companies participating and recruiting students during IGNOU placements is given in the table below.

Globiva Aviva India Radical Minds
Amazon TATA Infosys
Adobe Accenture Reliance
Genpact Microsoft Google
Maruti Larsen and Toubro Axis Bank
HCL  Tech Mahindra Dalmia 
IBM Wipro Cisco
Goibibo.Com Club Mahindra Quikr
Policybazaar Bharat BPO Yatra.com
Axis Bank ICICI Bank LIC

 

FAQs on IGNOU Placements

Q: What was the IGNOU highest placement package in 2025?

A:

During the 2024 placements, the IGNOU highest package was recorded as INR 15.00 LPA. 

Q: What was the IGNOU average placement package in 2025?

A:

The IGNOU average package in 2024 was in the range of INR 3.00 LPA to INR 4.00 LPA. 

Q: Who are some of the IGNOU top recruiters?

A:

Globvia, CollegeDekho.com, AIR India SATS, APTARA, ICICI Finzcare, Nature Om, Flipkart, Girnar Soft, InsuranceDekho.com, SBI Life, etc., are some of the IGNOU top recruiters

Q: What was the overall percentage of students placed during IGNOU placements in 2025?

A:

IGNOU placements 2025 witnessed 70 to 80% of its students getting placed.

Q: Does IGNOU have a placement cell?

A:

Yes. The IGNOU placement cell conducts job fairs, campus placement drives, recruitment drives, and soft skill training sessions for its students.

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