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Product manager
You coordinate what a product should do and how a team improves it.
First question
What does this person do?
You investigate user needs, prioritise features, work with design and engineering, and assess adoption or business results.
Product/category management in a placement table covers a wider group than software product management alone.
Next question
What are they paid?
LPA = lakhs per annum; ₹1 lakh = ₹100,000. IIM Ahmedabad PGP 2025 domestic Product/Category Management placements only. The audit covers recruiter communications supplied by the institution, not independently sourced employer records. Different pay metrics are not combined into a low–high range.
Evidence checked . Document dates and assumptions are listed below.
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Entry 2025 MBA placement cohort
Median fixed yearly cash₹28.51LPA
IIM Ahmedabad 2025 domestic Product/Category Management function: median fixed yearly cash, rounded to two decimals; 19 compensation observations. A selective placement cohort, not a national entry band, CTC, take-home or five-year experience outcome.
Source: Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad www01.iima.ac.in
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Mid about 5 years in
No reliable figureNot established
This placement report does not establish pay after five or ten years of work. No experienced-worker band is inferred from it.
Checked: Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad www01.iima.ac.in
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Senior about 10 years in
No reliable figureNot established
This placement report does not establish pay after five or ten years of work. No experienced-worker band is inferred from it.
Checked: Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad www01.iima.ac.in
Scale: ₹ lakhs per annum. These examples are not a salary ceiling or a promise of progression.
The cohort includes differing prior experience. Its post-MBA placement point is not an experience-year rung or a forecast for this career. Later career pay remains unknown.
Hiring landscape
Who hires for this work?
Examples of large employers and institutions associated with this route in India:
- Technology and product employers
- Retail and consumer businesses
Examples, not a ranking or a promise of a current vacancy. Hiring changes; check the employer’s own careers page.
What it takes to get in
- Entrance exam
- Course admission and employer selection differ. Check the specific programme and current employer process.
- Realistic cut-off
- Relevant routes include technical, design and business study followed by practical product work. An MBA is optional for many employers. Degree and prior-experience requirements vary by post; the displayed cohort is not a guaranteed graduate offer.
- How long
- 5 years
- Roughly what it costs
Not stated as a single figure
Course, living and examination fees vary by institution and recruitment round; no complete current cost was verified. Check the recognised programme and current notice before paying.
Approximate, tuition only, excluding coaching and living costs unless the source text says otherwise.
- Can you switch out later?
- The subject or technical training can transfer to related roles. A new employer may require additional qualifications, examinations or experience.
Delhi entry paths
These are the routes people in Delhi commonly take into this career. This is not a ranking of institutions and does not list cut-offs for any particular college.
- Compare relevant recognised degrees, curricula, total fees and placement denominators before choosing a programme.
- Build practical work and internships for the role; admission or graduation does not guarantee an offer. Delhi study can lead to recruitment elsewhere.
How this compares
Related routes from the same streams, listed alphabetically. Pay bases differ; open a route to read its scope.
Sources
- Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad www01.iima.ac.in
2025-09-09: Auditor letter dated 9 September 2025. Table 5.6.1 verifies the domestic Product/Category Management fixed-cash median and 19 observations. Whole process: 406 eligible, 395 participants and 11 opt-outs, with 393 domestic and two international offers. The overview is outside audit scope. Fixed cash, guaranteed cash and maximum earning potential are separate measures; none establishes national career progression. 2025-09-09: IIM Ahmedabad 2025 domestic Product/Category Management function: median fixed yearly cash, rounded to two decimals; 19 compensation observations. A selective placement cohort, not a national entry band, CTC, take-home or five-year experience outcome. 2025-09-09: This placement report does not establish pay after five or ten years of work. No experienced-worker band is inferred from it.