What is the order of preference for a PGDM among KJ Somaiya, Great Lakes, GIM, and TAPMI?

Institutes

KJ Somaiya

T.A. Pai Management Institute or TAPMI

Goa Institute of Management or GIM

Great Lakes Institute of Management

Established

1981

1980

1993

2004

Accreditation

AIU, NBA

AICTE, AIU

AICTE, AIU, NBA

AICTE

Rank

56 (NIRF)

27 (NIRF)

48 (NIRF)

23 (NIRF)

Entrance exams

CAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT

CAT/XAT/GMAT

CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT

GLAT/CAT/XAT/GMAT

Selection

Group Discussion and Personal Interview

Written Ability Test,

Group Discussion,

Collaborative Problem-Solving Ability,

Personal Interview

Personal Interview

Personal Interview

Course fee

14.93 laks

14.3 lakhs

15.93 lakhs

17.15 lakhs

Average CTC

10 LPA

12 LPA

11.7 LPA

10.14 LPA

Highest CTC

28.50 LPA

25 LPA

25.6 LPA

28.6 LPA

Top sectors

Banking and Insurance sector, IT and ITES, Financial Services, Consulting, FMCG and Manufacturing.

BFSI,

Consulting, FMCG and Retail,

IT, Analytics and E-Comm,

Manufacturing and Core

BFSI, Engineering/Manufacturing, IT/ITES,

Sales/Marketing, Consulting,

Others

BFSI, IT/ITES

Internet Business, Consulting,

Research,

Others (Real estate, events, manufacturing, education and auto)

Top recruiters

Polaris UK, Accenture, PwC and Target Inc., etc.

Deloitte, Capgemini, ITC, JP Morgan Chase, Yes Bank, KPMG, Wipro, etc.

AbInBev, Barclays, ITC, Deloitte, Reliance, Godrej, EY, JP Morgan, Signify, etc.

Aditya Birla Sun Life, Deloitte, Hexaware, KPMG, Axis Bank, Federal Bank, ICICI Bank, Wipro, etc.