Is it advisable to go for new IIM like IIM Jammu and do MBA? It is being mentored by IIM Lucknow so will placement be also mentored by them?
IIM Lucknow does mentor IIM Jammu. But this mentorship extends only to the faculty, curriculum, and pedagogy of IIM Jammu. Most of the faculty of IIM Jammu and IIM Lucknow are the same. Also, the pedagogy and curriculum of both these colleges is the same. But IIM Lucknow does not look after the placements of IIM Jammu in any way.
It isn't correct to assume that the students of new IIMs aren’t as good as those of the old ones. The students of IIM Jammu have won several competitions. They are strong competitors for IIM A and B students.
Apart from this, IIM Jammu has a Student Exchange Program. It allows deserving students to complete a trimester at a European college. The placements of Jammu are on par with other baby IIMs. But you won’t get the same placements as the older IIMs. Finally, IIM Jammu carries the prestigious ‘IIM’ tag, which holds a lot of value in the industry.
The choice is completely yours, but I would personally recommend IIM Jammu for an MBA.
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IIM Lucknow has been mentoring IIM Jammu since its inception. It has the same faculty from IIM Lucknow except for one or two subjects. The course curriculum is exactly the same as that of IIM Lucknow. The mentorship of IIM Lucknow is limited to the academics of IIM Jammu and it does not influence the placements.
Academics:
The total course fee of MBA at IIM Jammu is INR 13,80,000. In 2019 the CAT cutoff of MBA for the general category and OBC category students was 95 and 78 respectively. The faculty at this university is quite good as most of the faculty members are from IIM Lucknow.
Placements:
In terms of placements, IIM Jammu is still improving. According to the placement statistics of 2019, students were offered an 11.2 LPA average package and the highest package was around 24.5 LPA. Over the year IIM Jammu had more than a 10% increase in the average salary. The total number of recruiting companies that visited the placement drive in 2019 was 84.
MoUs:
IIM Jammu has also signed the MoU with ICAI (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) with a mutual aim of partnering together to offer executive training programs solely for the Chartered Accountants.
For a new institute like IIM Jammu, it would take time to get the cycle of big companies to come and hire from these colleges. As for whether or not you should join the institute the decision should be yours.
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