BIMTECH, Greater Noida, is one of the most prestigious and reputed Business schools of our country. This coveted B-School offers good academics, great placement opportunities. The required CAT cutoff is also moderate for their flagship program, i.e. PGDP. 

Ranking:

• The PGDM program at BIMTECH is consistently ranked among the top management courses of India. 
• The institute has been ranked 47 for private MBA by NIRF 2020. India Today’20 has ranked the institute 34 in India.

Cutoff:

The cutoff marks for every exam like CAT/MAT/GMAT changes every year. In 2020, the required CAT cutoff for the PGDM Marketing program was 60.

Selection Parameter:

The different parameters for selection are discussed below.

For getting the regional weightage, a candidate must provide valid proof of residency, to the college and for the work experience weightage, a candidate must have worked for a minimum of one year where the turnover of the company should be greater than 50 crores. Management has the right to relax these norms based on the merit of the case. 

And the flagship course of BIMTECH is PGDM. They have different variations of this course like PGDM (Marketing), PGDM ( International Business), PGDM (IBM), PGDM (Retail).

XLRI is a well-reputed university known for its management courses all across the country. NIRF ranked it at #9 in the management category, The Week at #4, and India Today at #3 for its MBA Course. The PGDM courses offered by this university have a dedicated focus on marketing and international business. PGDM for General Management Program and Business Management have Marketing Management as one of their main subjects.

Below mentioned are some of the highlights of the PGDM for Marketing courses offered by XLRI:

Admission and Entrance Criteria:

• General Management Program (GMP): The students seeking admission in the General Management Program of XLRI must have a UG Degree in the relevant discipline and a full-time job experience of 5 years.
• Business Management (BM): For admission in BM and HRM programs, students must have passed 3 years of Bachelor’s Degree exams from an AICTE recognized university and should have a work experience of 3 years.

XLRI accepts XAT or GMAT as its entrance exams for its PGDM programs, where the candidates are shortlisted based on their sectional and overall scores. The cut-off for XAT first round in the recent examinations was 96. Further, the selected candidates are required to undergo the GD and PI rounds, based on these rounds the final admissions are granted.

Tips for Preparation:

• The percentile in XAT exam is calculated based on three major sections VALR, QADI, and DM. So one should concentrate on these three sections while preparing for XAT.
• It is essential to prepare as per the proper XAT pattern and indulge in as many mock tests as possible.
• Try to solve as many sample tests as possible in real time as time management is a key issue.
• For GD & PI round, hone your communication skills and surf the web for previously asked topics to prepare accordingly.

Campus Placement:

• Average placement rate has been around 90%
• Highest CTC offered was 48 LPA
• Average salary offered was 22.6 LPA
• Some of the leading recruiters are Accenture strategy, Dell, HCL, Amazon and Axis Bank

XLRI being an old and one of the most reputed institutes of the country is also ranked as the best private management college by various surveys. Getting into any college matters on how well prepared one is and how diligently the individual has worked for it. It is on the individual to carefully scrutinise the course in a particular college and then decide.

MBA in International Business is offered by Amity International Business School(AIBS), Noida which is affiliated to Amity University, Noida. It is approved by AICTE and UGC and also credited grade “A” by NAAC. MBA in international business is a 2-year long course and the course structure includes the study of foreign language, foreign trade policy and export management.

Amity University Noida offers good placement for MBA courses. The highest salary package offered is Rs 20 Lakhs per annum, while the average salary package offered is around Rs 4.5 Lakhs per annum. Top recruiters are Amazon, Blue Star, Philips, Panasonic, Infosys, Cognizant, Wipro, etc. About 40 percent of students were offered both paid and unpaid internships from companies such as Panasonic, Jaro Education, Blue Star, etc.

Students are employed in both public sector and private sector organizations. One could also opt to work in both domestic and foreign MNC in international business division, import and export department, shipping or airline sections in global logistic companies, global tourism sectors, international consultancy firms, and international courier companies. The job posts that are offered to the students include Project Manager, International Logistics Manager, International Finance Manager, Export Managers, Accounts Manager, Investment Banking Manager

There are some assumptions that help to select any business school. And they're valid for all top business schools at least the top 20. Go through these assumptions and see which B-Schools are closest to them.

The table given below shows a detailed overview of the institutes.

Deciding Factor:

• Many Business schools today are student-driven businesses and it has nothing to do with anyone else. No other factors such as faculty, infrastructure, knowledge capital do not matter as much. If the infrastructure were the issue then FMS or JBIMS would have been a long way behind. Most of the reputed B-Schools are all about their students, clubs, events, committees, placement drives, etc. 
• Alumni is one of the most important factors to consider for choosing a B-School. That is why many management institutes like FMS, JBIMS, IMT- GZBD thrives.
• What activity you are deciding on, in an enterprise college is categorized into clubs and committees, business college events (this one receives you plenty of prize cash too), academics (good academics and accurate CGPA offers better placements).
• Rankings no longer matter much for the pinnacle 10–15 schools.
• Placements depend a lot on alumni base and past history. For most business schools the percentage of companies coming back for placement is around 50%. It is all about reinventing the contacts and alumni are the best options for that. 
• You may hear a certain institute is better for Finance or Marketing. Which is not entirely true. Placement depends on hard work.

Go through the factors given above and choose the institute that fits these factors.