Management Consultant
Also known as: Associate Consultant · Business Consultant · Strategy Analyst
Helps companies and governments solve business problems through research, analysis and recommendations.
What you’d do
A management consultant works on a client's business problem for a few weeks or months: entering a market, cutting costs, reorganising a team or planning a government programme. Employers include consulting firms, the advisory arms of accounting firms, and in-house strategy teams. A day usually involves research, data analysis, building slides and client meetings.
- Research markets, clients and competitors
- Analyse data and build Excel models
- Prepare slides with findings and options
- Support clients in carrying out changes
How you get in
Most freshers enter through campus placements at management institutes as associates or analysts. Undergraduates join as business analysts and move up, often after an MBA. Selection usually involves case interviews.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Structured problem solving
- Excel modelling and data analysis
- Slide writing and presentation
- Market and industry research
- Working with client teams
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition3
How many graduates enter each year?
MBA graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field3
Is it diverse?
Share of women among MBA graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Hours are often long and travel can be frequent.
- Entry is competitive and concentrated in campus hiring.
- Next roles: consultant, engagement manager, or a move to corporate strategy.
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