Should I join TCS or IIM Visakhapatnam?

Considering TCS being an IT company providing employment and opportunities to learn and IIM Visakhapatnam a considerable new IIM, here are a few pros and cons regarding both the decisions.

TCS:

• Being in TCS, you will be surrounded by fast-paced engineering graduates, working in IT.
• Usually, candidates working in TCS get enough (sometimes a lot of) time for preparation of CAT, GMAT, etc. This sort of preparation is even enough for getting a seat in old IIMs. Adding to the advantage, the work experience you will have would help you score even better than fresh academics.

IIM Visakhapatnam:

• On the other hand, joining IIM Visakhapatnam has a different set of advantages and disadvantages. Being a new IIM, the faculty and infrastructure are being established with time.
• In a new IIM, you will get the chance to learn a lot from the development of new committees and clubs, which proves to be quite important later.
• The mentoring institute, i.e. IIM Bangalore brings an excellent set of faculties and industry experts for a top-level coaching and management education. But, the placement here is the main concern. Being a new IIM, the institute cannot even compete with top private B-Schools in India, which is a serious disadvantage.
• The government of Andhra Pradesh is promoting a lot of Startups to make good prospects. A start-up village is set up in Vizag.

Overall, the above factors give a brief overview of the scenarios in both choices. The final decision is yours, whether to join the IT industry, get prepared, and crack CAT, or take up IIM Visakhapatnam and get a dive into the unexplored opportunities.