Honestly speaking all the B Schools you mentioned are just glamorous brand names with no real value. The placement scenario is very pathetic here as the companies that visit are looking for students who can work at fewer salaries. Only the extremely meritorious students get good packages and that too is rare.
So I will suggest that if you have scored 95+ in CAT, then you are capable of more. So work hard and target a better B School next year. Remove these colleges from your list of options and attempt CAT again.
If you are not very sure about attempting CAT again then prepare yourself for a package as low as 5-6 LPA.
Choosing the right business school can be a tough decision, especially when you have multiple offers to choose from. Below is a table comparing these colleges on different aspects;
Aspect | Goa Institute of Management (GIM) | Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) | Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS) | (IMT Hyderabad) |
Specializations | General, Healthcare Management, Banking, Financial services & Insurance Management, Big Data Analytics | Marketing, Finance, Operations, etc. | Human Resource Management, Marketing, Finance, Information Technology | Finance, General management, Marketing |
Entrance Exam Accepted | CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT | XAT/CAT/CMAT/GMAT/MAT | CAT/XAT/CMAT | CAT/CMAT |
Fees | INR 18.5 lakhs | INR 13 lakhs | INR 8 lakhs | INR 13 lakhs |
Highest Salary | INR 60.4 LPA (International) INR 55 LPA (Domestic) | INR 23.43 LPA | INR 20.50 LPA | INR 20 LPA |
Average Salary | INR 14.87 LPA | INR 11.25 LPA | INR 9.40 LPA | INR 7.64 LPA |
Top Recruiters | Infosys, Deloitte, IBM, Axis Bank, Infosys, Genpact | ADP, Wipro, E&Y, Deloitte, KPMG, Kantar, Yamaha Motors | HDFC, ICICI Bank, Deloitte India, EY, Emami, MTR Foods, etc. | Goldman Sachs, Amazon, Deloitte, D.E Shaw, Berkadia, Guardian Capital, Tresvista Financial Services |
Ultimately the decision is up to you, as it will depend on your goals, preferences, and any constraints you might have. Hope it helps, choose wisely, All the best!
One of my friends who studied at the institute has said that it ranked 3rd in the 1-year MBA program category by Outlook India. It offers immense learning opportunities as the students are guided by some of the world’s brilliant academicians and industry experts.
Some of the exciting highlights of Great Lakes Gurugram is:
Categories |
Great Lakes |
BIMTECH |
Course Fee |
7.2-15.91 lakh |
9-14 lakh |
Placement Percentage |
95-100% |
90% |
Highest CTC |
13 LPA |
18 LPA |
Average CTC |
8 LPA |
9 LPA |
Recruiting Companies |
Amazon, Accenture Strategy, Deloitte, TCS, etc. |
TCS, Accenture, Gartner, Marsh, etc. |
The PGDM program provided by BIMTECH has received equivalence to MBA from the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi. Some of the reasons to consider BIMTECH:
So, if you wish to study at a better-established Institute that has a reliable track record then you should choose BIMTECH.
After the CAT/XAT percentile is out, students have to apply to pay an application fee of Rs. 2000 to get a call for a personal interview.
Declaration of Final merit List is taken based on:
Selected students have to deposit the fee before the deadline for confirming their admission.
One of my friends graduated from BIMTECH and having read online reviews regarding this here are a few things worth mentioning:
It is advised that you should send an email to BIMTECH and attach your exam datasheet along with it. Tell them that due to your exams it’s not possible to attend the PI process. The PI process will be either preponed or postponed according to your convenience. They generally have a flexible schedule for the interview date.
To give you a better understanding, the following answer is using the three Cs to compare:
CAT cut-off for a B-School is a good way to figure out how good it is. The cutoff for LBSIM is around 85+ percentile and the cutoff for BIMTECH is around 75 percentile. It is clear that LBSIM has a much better intake, which makes group learning even better. Also, LBSIM has the best return on investment (ROI) of any school in its field.
BIMTECH is considered among the top B-Schools and holds an amazing campus. It is good in every aspect such as Location, Campus/Facilities, Faculty, and Campus/Facilities, Extra-Curricular Activities, Strong Industry connect. For a better overview, check the following points:
Faculty:
Location:
Campus:
Strong Industry Connections:
You can definitely go for BIMTECH and it is worth pursuing PGDM from here.
Three hostels are present on campus. Girls resides in on-campus hostels and boys in off-campus ones. In one off-campus hostel, boys and girls can't enter each other's rooms.
All males live at the off-campus dorm in the first year and share rooms. In the second year, only the PGDM male students get to live on campus hostels. In the off-campus hostel, other students live.
Each cluster comprises 4 single rooms in the on-campus hostels. Each off-campus hostel cluster contains 8 double bedrooms. It's the same. Each cluster contains a fridge, LCD TV, sofa, and LAN, and each room has air conditioning. The college offers a free shuttle to the off-campus hotel, around 1 km from campus. All floors have water spigots and microwaves. Standard washing machines and a free laundry service are available.
BIMTECH is a 34-year-old private b-school located in Greater Noida for MBA aspirants. The college is backed by the legendary Birla Group. BIMTECH is largely preferred over other colleges in the same bracket by the aspirants for its beautiful fully-residential campus that distinguishes it from other B-schools in the same league.
Established in 2004, Jaipuria Institute of Management (JIM), Noida has completed almost 20 years of excellence in management education. JIM is ranked 28th amongst Private B-Schools in India by CSR-GHRDC, 2022, and 51st amongst all Management Institutes of India by NIRF rankings of 2022.
Jaipuria Noida offers flagship two-year full-time AICTE Approved, NBA accredited and AIU-recognised PGDM programs (PGDM, PGDM (SM), and PGDM (MARKETING) and Doctoral level Fellow Program in Management.
IILM Institute for Higher Education, established in 1993, offers PGDM courses. The college has been ranked 120 in the NIRF rankings for 2022 and 11th Best Indian B-school in Eduniversal rankings. It has other two branches in Delhi-NCR which offer degrees in other streams and courses.
The table below shows the placement packages of all three institutions:
Particulars |
Highest Package 2022 |
Average package 2022 |
BIMTECH |
18 Lakhs |
9.38 Lakhs |
JIM |
19.18 Lakhs |
11.49 Lakhs |
IILM |
18 Lakhs |
7.5 Lakhs |
BIMTECH seems to be the better choice among the three options as it has a better placement record and a legacy of being a 34-year-old institute with an amazing alumni base.
There are four different programmes that are taken at BIMTECH. Hostel rooms are provided to male students who are enrolled in the PGDM programme, which is considered the school's flagship programme.
For the other three courses, the availability of rooms is determined by a variety of different criteria. These considerations include the number of vacancies that were left after admitting the PGDM 2nd year batch, the number of male students who are enrolled in the 2nd year batch of each of the other three programmes, and the number of new ladies that were admitted in the 1st year. The administration will decide whether students from PGDM IB, PGDM RM, or PGDM IBM will be given rooms based on these considerations. The courses in question are: PGDM IB, PGDM RM, and PGDM IBM. However, the boys' hostel only has 212 rooms, therefore there is a restricted selection of available rooms to choose from.