Which one is better for Finance, SIBM Bangalore or SIIB Pune?

Symbiosis Institute Of International Business, Pune (#43 for MBA by INDIATODAY), and Symbiosis Institute Of Business Management, Bangalore (#23, TOI’s entire India B-School ranking) both are highly acclaimed institutes for management studies in India. But only SIBM Bangalore offers a separate Finance MBA program (Quantitative Finance). If you want to pursue a career in Finance then you should opt for SIBM Bangalore as the institute offers a core Finance course.

Course Structure: The coursework for Quantitative Finance at SIBM Bangalore includes case studies and simulations which helps the students grasp the topics covered via real-time analysis. The presence of Bloomberg Terminals is an added advantage as it can get real-time data for analysis. The course fee for MBA in Quantitative Finance is 14.8 lakhs.

Placements: According to the placement batch profile of 2019 at SIBM, Bangalore, 23% of students got placed in the BFSI sector. The average CTC was 9.8 LPA and the highest was 28.3 LPA. The major recruiters were Accenture, Deloitte, Mahindra & Mahindra, JP Morgan & Chase, McAfee, Wall Street Advisory, Capgemini, CRISIL, Genpact, and many more.

Although SIIB, Pune does not offer a separate course for Finance, it is an integral part of the course curriculum for MBA-IB and has related aspects in courses MBA-AB and MBA-E&E. Investment Banking, Retail, M&A, International Finance Management, Corporate Finance, Agri Finance, and other Finance related subjects are part of the course work. SIIB Pune also offers Bloomberg tools. The average placement package at the institute is 10 LPA.