Rather than telling you what to choose, I will list down the pros and cons of both the B Schools and leave it to you to make the final decision.
Mannheim Business School, Germany
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IIM Bangalore
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Weighing both the pros and cons you can now make a decision easily. In my opinion, go for the German B School if you have plans for permanently settling abroad. But if you want to eventually stay in your home country then IIM Bangalore is the best option for you.
The incubation center at NSRCEL comprises professionals who are well-versed in the art of entrepreneurship. They will be your mentors throughout the program. They will not only teach you the basics of startups but render their insights and opinions on your startup idea. Also, you will have the privilege to avail world-class facilities of IIM Bangalore. That combined with the masterminds makes it an amazing learning experience overall.
You get to interact with other startups also. This is a good opportunity to identify the shortcomings of your idea.
It is determined by the candidate's profile, achievements, type of work experience, GPA (DML list), networking, communication skills, the nature and demand of the recruiting company, the job market, availability, and so on.
Prospects for 7 years of work-ex are now available. With that, you should be prepared to explain its alignment with your career goals during the shortlisting process. Some startups do offer opportunities to talented students with extensive work experience. Getting on the DML list increases your chances of success everywhere. You should have place com people on your side. If you believe that these things are difficult for you, try taking sabbaticals/study leaves (if you work in a PSU) and evaluating later. You will almost certainly be assigned here. The placement's quality cannot be guaranteed.
In India, IIM Lucknow is worth far more than ISB, particularly in MNCs and finance/marketing jobs.
The talk of a consulting and network-building pedigree revolves more around their flagship PGPX program and their tentacles in Microsoft and Cisco, both of which recognize the limited role of an MBA in their industry and provide well-defined jumps to ISB graduates back on campus. In the last 2-3 years, IIM Lucknow has done fairly well in global placements, and the sky is the limit for the right student.
It is clear that your decision should be motivated by your prospects of performance at either campus and should be carefully considered.
It is true that those who can balance pressures and perform consistently have an advantage when it comes to placements on campus. Also, mobility in the industry should matter without the help of your b-school label and should be about your performance on the job in making friends. Students from each campus meet everyone on an equal footing in the industry.
Only if you accepted a different field in your campus placement or were assigned a backroom job will you face unequal pressure, as neither pedigree allows you much mobility.
Here are my ratings for the IIMs
The above rankings have been done on the basis of age, placements, and research. I don’t think these factors are enough to rank IIMs.
Another major parameter of comparison is the duration of the establishment.
Most of the FT rankings and online rankings are based on this parameter. In reality, every IIM has top-notch faculty, infrastructure and placements m. Yet the new IIMs will take some time to reach the top.
Both ISB’s CBA and IIM Bangalore’s BAI are vastly different from one another. The following are some of the advantages and disadvantages of both. CBA at ISB:
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IIM B or L:
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Yes, IIM Bangalore enjoys 100% placement rates. IIM Bangalore Placement 2022 witnessed higher salary packages than last year with a rise of 16.7% in average salary.
The Placement 2022 for the large batch of 513 students of PGP and PGP-Business Analytics was completed in just two days with a 37% rise in the number of offers. 662 placement offers were rolled out to 513 students by the marquee companies from across all sectors and domains.
You cannot determine which institution is better just by looking at data. Figures tend to mislead you. Rather than relying on just statistics, you need to choose what’s best for you. All the top IIMs are top-notch B Schools. But you need to make a choice based on your personal preference. I have mentioned the specifications of some famous B Schools.
IIM Bangalore: It focuses more on experience. Most of the students here are with 1-2 years of experience.
IIM Calcutta: It is rightly called the finance campus of India. If you are interested in Investment Banking, hedge funds, or venture capital firms then IIM Calcutta is the best choice.
IIM Ahmedabad: Most of the CAT toppers and CAT aspirants dream to get into IIM Ahmedabad.
XLRI Jamshedpur: It offers the best MBA HR in Asia.
NITIE & SJMSOM(IITB): Go for this if you are interested in operations.
FMS Delhi: If you want to have the best ROI from MBA then FMS Delhi is the best option.
Choose your college based on your aspirations and not on the basis of placement statistics.
It’s not at all necessary to be an IITian or a topper to get admission to IIM Ahmedabad or Bangalore. Some students are neither batch toppers nor IITians. In fact, some of them do not even finish first in their class in 12th grade.
You must perform well in interviews (both IIM A and B), have a good CAT score, and demonstrate consistent academic performance. And consistent academic performance in college means a CGPA of 9.1/10.
Firstly IIM Bangalore does not offer FMP in Maths because it does not specialize in Maths. So if you are going for the quantitative field you need to choose an area of interest on your own.
In India Finance has more to do with economics rather than Maths. This is because of the lack of Maths in UG and PG schools. So the research work has a qualitative approach rather than a quantitative one. Here math is just used to express the research conducted and is not for actual research purposes. So based on this information, I have 3 suggestions for you
Based on my suggestions and information you can make a wise decision that suits you the best.