Shivaji University

What is the average package at Shivaji University?

The average package at Shivaji University, Kolhapur for the 2025 placement cycle (the 2024-25 graduating batch) was Rs 5.00 LPA (₹500,000), with the highest package recorded at Rs 8.00 LPA (₹800,000). That average is drawn from a drive in which 200+ job offers were rolled out and 60+ companies visited the Kolhapur campus, with the median CTC reported at roughly Rs 5.50 LPA for 2025. For context, two years earlier in the 2023 cycle, the highest package at Shivaji University stood at Rs 7.50 LPA (₹750,000) and only about 38% of the UG 4-year cohort secured placement, so the jump to a Rs 5 LPA average by 2025 marks a clear upward move for the government university.

Two structural points shape how you should read Shivaji University's numbers. First, this is a large affiliating state university whose placement pool spans short professional UG programmes and a very large postgraduate base (MSc, MA, MCom and integrated streams), so the headline Rs 5 LPA average sits well above the median of its bulkier two-year PG cohorts. Second, the official NIRF disclosures break results down by programme duration rather than by a single engineering branch, which is why the course-wise medians below range from about Rs 1.40 LPA to Rs 3.70 LPA depending on the programme.

Branch/Course-Wise Package Breakdown

The table below answers the question "which programme at Shivaji University earns the most?" by listing the median CTC for each programme type as disclosed in the university's NIRF placement filings, alongside the institution-wide average and highest for the latest 2025 cycle. Read the median column as the typical outcome for a placed student in that programme, the year column to compare cohorts, and note that Shivaji University publishes most course-level data as a median rather than a per-branch average or highest. Where the university did not separately disclose an average or a programme-specific highest, the cell is marked "Not separately disclosed" to avoid implying a figure that was not published.

The clear takeaway is that Shivaji University's four-year UG programmes are its strongest earners on a per-student basis, with a median of Rs 3.30 LPA in 2024 and Rs 3.70 LPA in 2023, comfortably ahead of the two-year PG median of Rs 2.45 LPA. The longer, more specialised the qualification, the higher the median: the 5-year integrated route (Rs 2.40 LPA) edged the 3-year (Rs 1.80 LPA) and 1-year (Rs 1.40 LPA) PG streams in the same years. For an applicant, that means the choice of programme at Shivaji University matters more for your CTC than at a single-branch engineering college.

Year-Wise Package Trend

This table tracks how Shivaji University's headline placement figures have moved across the 2023, 2024 and 2025 cycles, so you can see the trajectory rather than a single snapshot. The 2025 row uses the institution-wide drive figures, while the 2024 and 2023 rows are anchored on the UG 4-year median (the most directly comparable programme-level figure the university has published) and the verified highest packages from each year. Read across each row to see the typical and top outcomes for that batch.

The trend at Shivaji University is broadly upward at the top end: the highest package climbed from Rs 7.50 LPA in 2023 to around Rs 8.00 LPA by 2024-25, and the institution-wide average reached Rs 5.00 LPA in 2025. The one caution is the placement rate, not the salary: in 2023 only about 38% of the UG 4-year cohort (130 of 335 students) was placed, so an applicant should weigh the rising CTC against a placement ratio that historically left a large share of graduates unplaced. By 2025 the reported drive covered 200+ offers, suggesting the conversion is improving alongside the package.

Notable Offers & Package Distribution

Shivaji University's 2025 placements were anchored by mass IT and BPM recruiters rather than a handful of ultra-high outliers, which is why the highest package (Rs 8.00 LPA) sits relatively close to the average (Rs 5.00 LPA) instead of being pulled apart by a single jackpot offer. The top recruiters drawn to the Kolhapur campus include Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL, Tech Mahindra, Genpact, Reliance, HGS and Axis Bank, a roster dominated by volume hirers who typically band entry CTCs in the Rs 3.30 LPA to Rs 5.50 LPA range seen in the university's UG and 2025 median figures.

The distribution is best understood in two tiers. The premium tier (around Rs 8.00 LPA in 2025, up from Rs 7.50 LPA in 2023) goes to a small number of UG and high-performing PG candidates picked up by the leading IT firms. The mass-recruiter tier, where the bulk of offers land, clusters near the programme medians: roughly Rs 3.30 LPA to Rs 3.70 LPA for four-year UG students and Rs 2.00 LPA to Rs 2.45 LPA for two-year PG students. Internship pathways feed this funnel, with the 2025 cycle offering 115+ internships at stipends up to Rs 20,000 per month. The practical read for an applicant is that a Shivaji University placement is most likely to land in the Rs 3 LPA to Rs 5.5 LPA mass-recruiter band, with the Rs 8 LPA ceiling reserved for the strongest UG profiles.