Indian Institute of Engineering and Management (IEM) and Globsyn Business School are prominent institutions that are mentioned in the list of the top private B-Schools in India. IEM has been ranked 13th by Times Higher Education while Globsyn Business School has been titled as the ‘Most Preferred B-School of the Year – East’ in 2019.

The choice between these two institutions is entirely dependent on the subjective viewpoint of the student.

Admission-

• Globsyn Business School accepts CAT/MAT/XAT/JEMAT/GAT scores for admission. For final selection to the program Essay Writing Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interviews are conducted.
• IEM takes admission based on the performance of the students in CAT/WBJEMAT/MAT. It also conducts GD and PI for selection.

The course fee at Globsyn Business School and IEM is INR 7.60 lakhs and INR 6.40 lakhs.

Placements- Both the institutes had a 100% placement rate last year.

At Globsyn Business School the major recruiters are Amazon, Nestle, ITC, Jio, CCD, Godrej, Khimji Ramdas, TATA, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, etc. While some of the top recruiting companies at IEM are Microsoft, Wipro, CMC Limited, IBM, Capgemini, Cognizant, Infosys, Oppo, etc.

IEM boasts of an excellent faculty board including various alumni from IIM, IIT, and other Foreign Universities. The institute offers the latest technologies to the students. Human Resource, Finance, Information System, Marketing, Business Analytics, Operation, etc are some of the specializations offered during the course.

Globsyn Business School claims to have a 100% placement record and has an extensive curriculum that includes Summer Internships, Live Projects, Industry Visits, Boardroom Simulation, Corporate Connects, etc. Specializations in Finance, Operations Management, Marketing, HR, and Information System are included in the designed course.

Both the institutions are proficient in terms of academics and placements.

Techno India Salt Lake, Heritage Institute of Technology, IEM are engineering colleges situated in Kolkata, West Bengal whereas CGC Landran is situated in Chandigarh. To help you understand the difference between these colleges, salient features of each of them are mentioned below.

Techno India Salt Lake, Kolkata:

Techno India Salt Lake offers B.Tech, M.Tech, and MBA programs. It was ranked 149th out of the 200 private colleges in India for its B.Tech degree by India Today, 2020.

Admissions: It selects candidates based on their WBJEE or JEE Mains scores for BTech. Its fees are Rs.89,200/year and the total course is for 4 years.

Placements: Students are eligible for placements after their 7th semester.

• The average salary package is 4 lakh and the highest package offered is 15 lakh.

• Companies that come for campus recruitment are Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Cisco, Persistence, Tek System, etc.

Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata:

Heritage Institute of Technology was ranked 154th out of the top 300 private colleges in India by NIRF Rankings, 2020. It also secured the rank of 120 out of the 200 private colleges in India, 2020 surveyed by India Today.

Admission: It accepts both WBJEE and JEE Mains test exam scores for BTech admission. its fees are 90,000 per year and the course is for 4 years.

Placements: A student needs to have a minimum GPA of 7.5 to sit for placements.

• The average salary package is around 3.5-7 lakhs.

• Companies like Wipro, Amazon, Microsoft, TCS, Cognizant, Nestle, Godrej, Byju’s, etc. visit HIT for campus recruitments.

• They also send their students for internship programs abroad to institutes like the New Jersey Institute of technology.

IEM Kolkata:

IEM was ranked 191st out of the 300 top private colleges in India by NIRF Rankings, 2020. This engineering and management college was also ranked 108th out of 191 colleges by "The Week" Survey of 2020. It offers B.Tech, M.Tech, and MBA programs.

Admission: It accepts both WBJEE and JEE Mains exam scores for BTech admission. The fees per year are Rs.81,200 for 4 years.

Placement:

• The companies which came for recruitments are TCS, Wipro, Capgemini, Cognizant, Infosys, Deloitte, Sap Labs, etc.

• The highest salary package offered was around 10 LPA and the average salary package was around 5-6 LPA.

• Students are allowed to do internships in any company of their choice.

CGC Landran:

CGC Landran was ranked in the band of 201-250 according to the NIRF rankings of 2020. This college was also assigned the 52nd position out of the 75 colleges surveyed by the Chronicle in 2019. It offers both B. Tech and M.Tech courses.

Admission: The admission to BTech is made through JEE Main scores. Its fee structure is around Rs.92,000 per year.

Scholarships: Scholarships are awarded to deserving students based on their academic records

Placements:

• Multiple organizations including Amazon, Direct I, Infosys, IBM, TCS, etc. come for campus recruitments.

• Around 80% of students get placed every year.

• It offers an average salary package of 8-9 LPA.

Moreover, all the colleges have high placement rates with near about similar salary packages offered. Except for CGC Landran, all the colleges are in West Bengal so the student can decide based on their ease of accessibility to the desired college.

IEM Kolkata and Amity University both offer decent BBA programs, which makes it difficult to choose one institute over the other. Given below is a brief discussion on the BBA programs delivered by these two institutes which will help you in choosing the institute.

The academic eligibility required to take admission in BBA at IEM Kolkata is 50% marks in 10+2 and selection is made through UEMJEE. The course fee is 60,000/- for the first semester and 55,000/- for the second semester. The course curriculum designed to help develop the conceptual, analytical, and communication skills of the students. The faculties of IEM Kolkata are well-experienced and helpful. The institute organizes case studies, seminars, workshops, research projects, quizzes, etc on a regular basis to keep students in touch with the recent trend of the industry. IEM Kolkata also organizes seminars and industrial visits for practical exposure to the industry. The placement record in the IEM Kolkata is 85-90% every year. The top recruiting companies include Concentrix, Capgemini, TCS, Wipro BPO, Bajaj Capital, etc.

Amity University is ranked among the top 10 by Business Today. The selection of the BBA program at this university is done based on the performance of the students in the 10+2 examination. The institute also conducts an English test and a personal interview. The BBA course fee is 1.9 lakhs. Approximately 20% of the students get placed and the average package offered to the students is around 2-3 LPA.

IEM Kolkatais known for its great placements. The Computer Science and Engineering department is one of the oldest departments in the Institute of Engineering and Management. Every year around 150 students in B.Tech (CSE) and 18 students in M.Tech (CSE) get admitted to the department. The college attracts very brilliant students because of the department reputation as well as the excellent placement records. IEM Kolkata B.Tech (C.S.E) provides around 95% Placements in 2020, with the highest salary packages 22 lacks, and lowest packages with 4 lakhs.

• For CSE, renowned companies such as TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Capgemini, IBM, Tech Mahindra, and so on come for picking up some talents. TCS, Wipro, and Infosys are the mass recruiters on the campus.
• The Placement Cell of the Institute of IEM, Kolkata has set a standard for its placement by providing a minimum one offer to each and every student who has taken admission in IEM, Kolkata. Placement starts from the month of August and usually continues throughout the year until May.
• In IEM, placement for CSE is almost 100% in 2019. The lowest package offered is around 3.6 LPA while the average package will be around 5-6 lakhs per annum. And the highest will be about 18 lakhs per annum. TCS comes for placement and offers around 8 LPA to 25-30 students.
• In 2017 the average package is around 3.85 lakhs, and the highest package is around 15.5 lakhs.

Overall the IEM gives good average placement in CSE. IEM placed an average of 97% of students in the last three years, with good salary packages.

IEM Kolkata is a good option to pursue BCA. It is affiliated to the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology and accredited to NAAC. The course fee is around Rs.3 lakh and there are 120 seats for the BCA program. The institute witnessed 100% placement in the academic year 2019 for BCA. According to the placement highlights, the total number of offers received was 106 and 9 recruiting companies visited the campus. The major recruiter at IEM includes TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Capgemini, SAP Labs, PWC, etc.

West Bengal has other esteemed institutes as well that offer BCA. Keeping all the factors in the mind if we compare, then IEM stands ahead of a lot of universities and colleges situated in West Bengal. The table below contains information about a few other institutes of West Bengal which offers good BCA programs.