Which one is better: SIIB Pune or SIBM Bengaluru?

Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune (SIIB) established in 1992 and Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bangalore (SIBM) established in 2008 are both constituent institutes of the Symbiosis International University. Over the years both these institutions have been ranked amongst the top 50 B-Schools of the country. Which makes it hard to prefer one institute over the other.

Given below is a brief comparison between the two institutes based on different factors.

Academics:

• For an individual willing to pursue a course in Finance, SIBM would be a better option as there are separate specializations for MBA in Quantitative Finance and PGDM in Financial Management along with PGDM in Business Analytics, Marketing Management, Operations and HR.
• While SIIB offers MBA in International Business, Agri-Business Management, Energy, and Environment.

Fees:

• At SIBM, the total course fee for MBA and EMBA is respectively 8.20 lakhs and 2.6 lakhs.
• At SIIB, the total fee for MBA in International Business, Agri-Business Management, and Energy in Environment are 15.76 lakhs, 11.64 lakhs and 12.12 lakhs respectively.

Admission:

Candidates need to meet the basic eligibility criteria of 50% throughout the academic career to apply. Eligible students need to appear for SNAP followed by personal interview and written ability test.

Seat intake:

At SIIB, the total intake for MBA is 150-200 while at SIBM, the seat intake is around 300.

Facilities:

Both the institutions boast of state-of-the-art infrastructure. SIIB’s library provides membership facilities like APICS, SHRM, and NHRD. SIIB also has international collaborations with Dauphine University, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Lisbon School of Economics and Management.

Placements:

• Placement statistics of SIIB for 2019 reveal, the average CTC offered was 10.6 LPA. The highest domestic CTC offered was 19.5 LPA while the highest international package was 45 LPA. BFSI was the highest recruiting sector with a maximum of 56 offers
• The average CTC offered at SIBM was 9.6 LPA. The highest domestic package offered was 25 LPA and the international package was 70 LPA. Many students were offered PPOs in a summer internship programme with an average stipend of INR 45,000.