It is preferable if you enroll in any educational coaching institution because you are taking a drop year, especially for IPM preparation. This is because for IPM, students have to give a PI and an Aptitude Test.

• The classes would be well-versed in giving CAT and IPMAT foundation courses which can be considered an additional benefit. 
• Also, you will not be familiar with the format of IPMAT unless you attempt a mock test before the final exam. 
• IPMAT is online, there won't be any previous year question bank, therefore the mock tests will offer you an advantage and also assist you for the PI round involved in the selection process.
• For the Quantitative aptitude section, I would suggest that you refer to NCERT questions (Classes 11th and 12th) and several competitive examinations questions.. 
• For the verbal aptitude test, You should focus on improving your basic grammar, reading books, and improving your vocabulary. 

Lastly, as I have seen my friends prepare and do well in exams, I will encourage you to do the same. Be confident while giving your answers and attend the PI with complete honesty.

One of my friends graduated from IIM Indore and according to him, it's worth trying as it provides an opportunity to get admission to IIM Indore, one of India’s top educational institutes.

• The placement of IPM is also similar to PGP candidates so you don't have to worry about the placement. In the 2021 placement, the average and highest CTC offered were 23 LPA and 56 LPA. 
• You will also get the opportunity to study from some of the best professors in the country.
• The admission test for IPM is not that hard. If you go through last year’s question paper, you will find basic questions from the syllabus of 10+2. While CAT is a lot more competitive. 

IPM from IIM Indore is a decent program with good faculty and placement opportunities, so you should opt for it, given the option. 

The integrated MBA program at IIM Indore or as the name goes, the IPM program would be the best option to go for if you are not interested in the technological field or any other field and you want to start your own business or get placed at a good company in the field of management.

If some other field of study interests you then I would suggest you go for the same and not for the IPM program and regret it later.

As far as the placements are concerned, even though I do not know much about it, I am pretty sure you will get placed with a good company and IIM Indore is a reputed B-school.

Management courses at IIM Indore are taught throughout semesters. In each semester you will have subjects taught via case studies or group presentations or role-plays. It can be difficult if you are not good at communication. 

But there are elements that provide fun as well that will help you try to improve your personality, and your communication skills get better, that's when your confidence will improve. To be honest, there's no other degree that can make such a huge impact on your life more than an MBA degree.

Be mindful of the curriculum because it may seem intimidating but is not as tough as it seems, what makes it difficult is the deadlines for assignments, but once you cross this hurdle you'll be in a world full of opportunities and growth.

If you have studied Maths till 12th, it cannot be counted as an advantage as it usually fades off after a month of classes and tests. The CBSE/ICSE + JEE type of Maths that you have studied in your school is useless, unfortunately, because it does not have any use here and offers no advantage whatsoever.

Math is definitely very important if you go through the IPM curriculum because of its correlation with subjects like Economics and Statistics which require you to face some number crunching. You will have to put a little effort during the first couple of months or so just as the non-math students do. It will be fruitful because even they score full marks in Math. 

You just have to deal with your Math anxiety. Get over it by making math fun and not scary and IPM will feel like a dream. 

NMIMS Mumbai and Symbiosis Pune are well reputed institutes of management for pursuing a degree in BBA. Both are top 2 institutes in Maharashtra. NMIMS is ranked 57th while SIBM is ranked 18th by NIRF. 

The following table compares the fee structure, eligibility for a BBA degree and ranking of both institutes:

Placements:

NMIMS Mumbai:

• With 166 different recruiters visiting the institute, the college has an 85% placement rate for BBA.
• Some of the top companies recruiting students at the institute are Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tata Capital, Godrej and Deloitte. 

• The highest salary offered to students is INR 12.40 lakhs per annum with an average salary of INR 5.5 lakhs per annum.

SCMS Pune:

• As of 2019-2020, the passing batch had a placement record of 96.46%.
• The average salary offered was INR 4.9 lakhs per annum with the highest package offered at INR 8 lakhs per annum.

• Some of the top recruiters at the institute include Club Mahindra, Tommy Hilfiger and Wipro.
• 25 PPOs were bagged by students in their pre-final year in 2019

Curriculum:

NMIMS Mumbai:

• It covers subjects like banking and insurance, financial management, business law among other topics. 

• The incubation center provides guidance of industry experts, houses over 20 startups.
• NMIMS offers a student-teacher exchange programme in collaboration with various universities across the globe, some of which are, Kings College London, Purdue, University of South Florida amongst many others

SCMS Pune:

• Students will learn subjects like Foreign Trade, Industrial Laws, International Business Laws, etc.

International Affiliations:

NMIMS Mumbai:

• The institute has tied up with partner universities abroad that help students' study abroad, have visiting faculty as well as hold seminars.
• University of South Australia, University of New York and University of Bristol, etc. are some partner universities.

SCMS Pune:

• The college offers an exchange program for students for a duration of one semester known as the “Global Immersion Program”.

• Partner universities include Flensburg University, Dauphine University, University of Cork, etc.

Both these institutes are at par with each other and are considered to be institutes of academic excellence. Faculties are highly qualified and the international exposure increases outlook. It is on the individual to scrutinize and choose a given course at a particular college.

AMET University is deemed to be a university and reputed for offering quality education in maritime studies across various disciplines. The university has a placement rate of 60% in general.

BBA Shipping is a job oriented program which helps students to get placements in the Shipping sector. This 3-year long course is divided into 6 semesters and teaches students Multimodal Transportation, Maritime Law, Business Law, Liner Trade, Customs Laws and Procedures, Marketing and Organisational behavior.

Students should go through the following table as well, to recognize the scope of the program.

Students need to keep the following in mind before going for this program:

Program and Placement Features:

• Students will have to choose between 3 focus areas, i.e. Port Agency and Chartering, Liner Trade, and Multimodal Transportation.

• In the second year of the BBA Shipping program, students will begin internships.

• In the 3rd and final year, two projects are given to students.

• Students can also choose to pursue the twinning program of BBA Shipping, which is the BSc (Hons) Maritime Business and Logistics offered by the University of Plymouth, after the first two years of study.

• Students get placements According to the CGPA they earn.

• About 25 MNCs visit AMET University each year and over 95% of students get recruited each year. The internship Rate is equally efficient with a percentage of 90%.

• Manager Port Logistics, Documentation Executive, Steward, Transport Manager are the roles in which students of BBA Shipping get employed.

• Students of the BBA Shipping program get employed in sectors like Shipping Companies, International Freight forwarding companies, and Ports, Logistics companies.

• The top recruiters for the program are Maersk, Selandia, Fleet Management Limited, Sea Team, Goodwood, etc.

Students can choose to go for the BBA Shipping program if they are interested in management and business in the Shipping and Logistics arena.