Manipal Academy of Higher Education

What is the placement record at Manipal Academy of Higher Education?

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) posted its strongest headline numbers yet in 2026, with an average package of Rs 12.31 LPA (Rs 1,231,000), a highest package of Rs 69.25 LPA (Rs 6,925,000) and 86.00% of students placed. These figures are driven largely by its flagship engineering school, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), where more than 300 recruiters and over 50 Fortune 500 companies visit each season. The 2026 cycle delivered the deemed university's best-ever ceiling of Rs 69.25 LPA, a sharp jump from the Rs 51.03 LPA high recorded in 2025, signalling that MAHE's top-tier offers from product, finance and consulting firms are climbing year on year.

For context, MAHE's 2025 batch averaged Rs 10.49 LPA with a 73.00% placement rate, while the 2024 batch averaged Rs 12.59 LPA with the widest reach at 92.90% placed. Across all three years, the average sits comfortably above Rs 10 LPA, putting MAHE Manipal among the better-paying private deemed universities in India for engineering and management graduates.

Year-Wise Placement Statistics

The table below answers the most common applicant question: how have MAHE Manipal's placements moved over the last three recruitment seasons? It compares the highest package, average package, median package and percentage of students placed for the 2026, 2025 and 2024 batches. Read each row as one full placement cycle: the highest package shows the single best offer, the average reflects the typical pay across all placed students, the median strips out the very top outliers, and the percentage placed shows how many eligible students secured a job. Median figures are drawn from MIT Manipal's published batch data where available.

The standout takeaway is the leap in the highest package, which rose from Rs 51.03 LPA in 2025 to Rs 69.25 LPA in 2026, a roughly 36% increase in the top offer. The average package recovered to Rs 12.31 LPA in 2026 after dipping to Rs 10.49 LPA in 2025, nearly matching the Rs 12.59 LPA peak of 2024. Applicants should note that 2024's exceptional 92.90% placement rate reflects the broadest coverage, while 2026 pairs a strong 86.00% rate with the highest ceiling, a healthier balance of reach and reward.

Top Recruiters at Manipal Academy of Higher Education

MAHE Manipal draws more than 300 recruiters annually, including over 50 Fortune 500 companies, with roughly 1,150 offers rolled out in the 2025-2026 cycle and about 15% of placements being international roles. The recruiter base spans technology, core engineering, consulting, finance and analytics. Below are the prominent verified recruiters that hire from MAHE's Manipal campus, grouped by sector.

Technology and IT

Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, Samsung, Accenture and Schneider Electric are among the regular technology recruiters, hiring software, product and analytics talent.

Finance and Consulting

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, American Express and Deloitte recruit for finance, fintech and consulting roles, and several of MAHE's top-end offers originate from this group.

Core Engineering and Manufacturing

Bosch, Siemens, Honeywell and Shell hire across mechanical, electrical, electronics and process engineering streams, anchoring the strong core-engineering share of MAHE's placements.

Sector & Role-Wise Breakdown

This section answers how MAHE Manipal's offers split across industries, which helps applicants gauge where the demand and the money are. The table below shows the dominant sectors by share of offers for the engineering cohort, based on MIT Manipal's published 2025-2026 placement mix. Use the share column to see which sector hires the most students and the package column to understand typical pay in that domain. The two leading sectors together account for more than half of all offers.

The clear takeaway is that Core IT (27%) and Core Engineering (26%) dominate MAHE's placement mix, jointly making up over half of all offers in the engineering cohort. The smaller but high-value finance, consulting and analytics bucket is where the marquee packages live, with the average for the top 50 offers reaching about Rs 30.70 LPA in 2025. Applicants targeting the Rs 69.25 LPA-class outcomes should aim for these premium roles, while the bulk of students can expect solid IT and core-engineering offers in the Rs 7-14 LPA band.

Placement Trend Analysis

MAHE Manipal's three-year trajectory tells a story of a strong base with a rising premium at the top. The average package moved from Rs 12.59 LPA in 2024 to Rs 10.49 LPA in 2025 before rebounding to Rs 12.31 LPA in 2026, a dip-and-recovery pattern that mirrors the broader Indian tech hiring slowdown of 2025 and the subsequent recovery. Despite the mid-cycle softening, MAHE held its average above Rs 10 LPA every year, which reflects the depth of its recruiter relationships rather than reliance on a few headline offers.

The most striking trend is the highest package, which climbed from Rs 54.75 LPA in 2024 to Rs 69.25 LPA in 2026, an all-time high for the university. This is consistent with growing international placements (around 15% of offers) and stronger participation from finance and product firms such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Amazon and Microsoft. The placement percentage tells a complementary story: the 92.90% reach of 2024 narrowed to 73.00% in 2025 during the slowdown, then recovered to 86.00% in 2026. For an applicant in 2026, the signal is positive - MAHE is converting a high share of students into offers again while simultaneously pushing its top-end packages to record levels.