Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research - [WeSchool], Mumbai

Both the colleges BIMTECH and Goa Institute of Management is decent colleges for management studies. Both the campuses are huge and offer good opportunities to students in upgrading themselves. NIRF 2021 ranked GIM 35 for PGDM/MBA. 

For a PGDM BDA, GIM will be a great choice. I have a few friends from the program and they had pretty great experiences pursuing the course.

• The course has a perfect balance of management and data analysis.
• It is powered by SAS, the world leader in analytics. It offers a variety of courses and a 5-month long summer internship. 
• The initial batch of PGDM BDA had a 100% summer placement average, due to which the batch size was increased to 120. 

If you are interested in doing a PGDM in BDA, GIM is definitely a great option. 

XISS Ranchi is ranked 76 by NIRF 2020, WESCHOOL Mumbai is ranked 68 by NIRF 2020, SIES Mumbai is ranked 22 by Times 2020, and XIME Bangalore is ranked 56 by India Today for MBA. Given below a brief highlight of the MBA HRM program at these institutes.

XISS Ranchi:

Admission:

• Graduate students with above 50% marks in any streams are eligible to apply for the MBA in HRM program at XISS Ranchi.

• For getting admission a valid CAT/CMAT/XAT score is required. The applicants are selected on the performance in the entrance exam, group discussion, and personal interview.

• The grand total fees are around 10 lacs.

Placements:

• The highest salary offered is 14 LPA and the average salary offered is 6 LPA.

• The top recruiters include Tata, ICICI, HDFC Mutual fund, Mahindra Finance.

WESCHOOL Mumbai:

Admission:

Admission to the PGDM HRM at WESCHOOL Mumbai is based on CAT/XAT/CMAT/ATMA score, academic performance, work experience, group activity, and personal interview.

Placements:

• The highest salary offered is 12 LPA and the average salary offered is 7 LPA.

• The top recruiters include Deloitte USI, GEP, Accenture, Nestle, Morgan Stanley.

SIES Mumbai:

Admission:

• The basic selection criteria of admission is through the entrance test followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

• Applicants applying for admission in SIES need to appear for one of these entrance exams, CAT/MAT /XAT/CMAT /ATMA/MH-CET.

Placements:

• The highest salary offered is 18 LPA and the average salary offered is 7 LPA.

• Some of the major recruiters at SIEM are Aditya Birla Capital, Phoenix, FCB, KPMG, TCS, MARICO, Philips, Reliance Group.

XIME Bangalore:

Admission:

• The students having graduate degrees with 50% and above marks are eligible for admission into the MBA HRM program.

• An entrance test score of 75% and above is required in CAT/XAT/GMAT/MAT/ATMA/CMAT.

• The grand total fees for studying at Xime is around 10 lacs.

Placements:

• The highest salary package offered is 16.5 LPA however, the average salary package is 7 LPA.

• The top recruiters include Deloitte, Infosys, Wipro, HDFC Bank.

The placement stats and total fees are similar in all the colleges. The student can choose any of them for an HRM specialization.

All these colleges of Maharashtra excel in one or the other aspects. The following table gives a comparison for a better understanding of each of these colleges’ specifications.

The admission process and criteria for all three colleges are almost similar. Listed below are some more details regarding the same:

• In Welingkar, there are a total of 180 seats in the PGDM course. The selection is made based on the candidate’s performance in CAT/XAT/CMAT/ATMA/GMAT, group activity, and PI. The mode of application is online and the form costs INR 3000.
• In KIAMS, the selection is made based on the candidate’s performance in CAT/MAT/CMAT/GMAT/XAT/ATMA/KCET/MH-CET. The process also includes a Personal Interview. The mode of application is online and the form costs INR 750.
• ITM Group of Institutions accepts exams like CAT/MAT/CMAT/GMAT/XAT/ATMA. The selection criteria also include the candidate’s previous academic record. The mode of application is online and the form costs INR 500.

Welingkar and ITM do not provide any special scholarships to the students except for the loan facilities. KIAMS, on the other hand, rewards INR 1 lakh to the students scoring a percentile of 95% and above.

All three of these colleges have a well-maintained healthy educational environment and spacious campus. All these details can be kept in mind while making an informed choice.

Both NMIMS Bangalore and Welingkar University or WeSchool are excellent for PGDM course. Welingkar University is famous for its 2 year PGDM program which provides many specializations like finance, operations, supply chain management, etc. NMIMS offers a number of courses related to management. Its PGDM course is relatively famous for its course structure and education.

Ranking:

• NMIMS Bengaluru ranked amongst the top 5 emerging B-schools for 2015 by the ‘National Human Resource Development Network (NHRDN)’ – 2015.
• Welingkar University has ranked as 68th in the best management universities of India by the NIRF Ranking Framework.

Admission:

NMIMS Bengaluru

• For admission to NMIMS students are required to have a verified undergraduate degree and test scores of GMAT.
• For students who have not given GMAT, they can appear for NMAT which is conducted by NMIMS. The final admissions will be based on merit.

Welingkar Mumbai

• For PGDM course at Welingkar, students are required to present test scores of CAT /XAT /CMAT /ATMA /GMAT and the cumulative scores of their undergraduate degree.
• Students will be admitted on the basis of merit in their exam scores.

Placements:

NMIMS Bengaluru

• The placement percentage of NMIMS has been very high as almost 90% of their students applying to the placement cell get placed in the top companies in Bangalore including PPOs in eminent brands like VMware, Exide Life Insurance, Tata Capital, and many more.
• The highest package offered was 21.38 LPA with the average being 10.5 LPA.
• Most of the students are placed in FMCG, CD, Pharma, and Retail industries.

Welingkar Mumbai

• Welingkar University PGDM course has high placements with top recruiters among Deloitte USI, GEP, Accenture, Nestle, Morgan Stanley, Infosys, Manipal Cigna Health Insurance, Philips India Ltd, Keva, ICICI Bank, etc.
• Their highest salary went up to 13.94 LPA with the average salary range of 10.92 LPA.
• The institute recorded 85% placement record in the recent placement drive.

Thus both these universities are excellent for their course structure and placements. It completely depends on the student about which institute they want to pursue based on their exam scores and financial abilities. Rest assured PGDM course at any of these institutes is likely to result in a successful career.