Is ISB Hyderabad better than IIM?

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Abhinav Chatterjee Posted On - Mar 1, 2022

studied at Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

Instead of institutes, you should compare programs. Assuming that you are comparing the ISB full-time program (PGP) with the IIM one-year full-time program, IIMA PGPX, here are some of the things that you should consider.

PGP is the flagship program for ISB. While PGPX isn’t the flagship program of IIMA.
Scope of peer learning at IIMs is limited. Since the average work experience for students are around 8-9 years and there are few students from new-age start-ups. ISB student crowd have participants with 2-years to 20-years of work experience. So, you will have better exposure and industry contacts.
The learn batch size of ISB (800+) helps get more recruiters for placements. ISB Hyderabad placement drive has more recruiting companies (200+).
The kind of international tie-ups IBS has and therefore the quality of international faculty ISB gets is unparalleled in the country.
As ISB PGP is older it has a better alumni base.

IIMA PGPX has its own advantages, but ISB PGP stands out due to the above reasons.

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Dheeraj Kumar Posted On - Mar 2, 2021

Studied at Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

This question definitely does not have a straightforward answer. You will have to look at a number of parameters in order to reach a conclusion. In my opinion, you should not compare the placements between either institute as those are quite subjective. It is suggested to check the website of each institute.

Admission:

You will have to prepare for GMAT in order to gain admission to both colleges. Additionally, you may even have to give essays and interviews.
You will be judged on the basis of your performance in all 3 rounds and ensure that you are strong in all of them.
If you are weak in academics, you should have good work experience.

Aim of the program:

The 1-year program would be better suited for you if you have a few years of experience. It is good if you have 2-3 years of experience and you can think of going to IIM if you have 5 to 7 years of experience.
The 1-year program can be equivalent to an MBA internationally. Both colleges are at par with each other and are among the top 50 B-schools in the world.

Batch size: IIM admits about 80 students per batch and ISB admits about 800. Depending on your requirement, this could be a pro or con.

Other plus points at both colleges include the fact that they both have a good brand name. Plus, you might not need an industry internship if you are an experienced professional. Although there are few companies that visit the colleges, they hire a larger number of people. There are a number of other pros that you will experience once you decide to go to either of these places.

You will definitely have a good future at either of these places.