Yes, the Post Graduate Program in Business Analytics (PGPBA) offered by IIM Bangalore is good. The program can be considered a subdivision of the PGP program and offers similar academics and placements.
The courses in Term-1 and Term-2 are common for PGP and PGPBA. From Term-3, PGPBA follows a well-designed analytics curriculum. Compared to PGP, the curriculum of PGPBA include more Mathematics. The mandatory subjects of PGPBA are offered as electives for PGP.
IIM Bangalore designed the PGPBA program for accumulating the growing demand for efficient professionals in the field of Business Analytics. IIM Bangalore placement highlights indicate that PGPBA students mostly get recruited in Banks, E-Commerce, and Consulting sectors.
The BA course has been recently initiated at both institutes. Without second thoughts, Great Lakes has top-notch faculty who handle the courses meticulously. But the competitor IIM Calcutta makes the discussion more difficult.
The only difference between the two courses is that IIM Calcutta has probably started the BA course because of its flagship PGPM program under the IIMC brand. Whereas Great Lakes BA is another flagship program. So the focus might be better.
Choose IIM Calcutta if you are willing to attach yourself to its brand name for the rest of your life.
Salary in any organization is determined by the position to which you are appointed and the company's pay structure. You have to put forth your best efforts in order to reap the benefits.
According to the placement report released by IIM Bangalore for the PGP and PGPBA batch of 2022, 662 offers were made to 524 students by 137 recruiters. There were a total of 273 Pre-placement offers made, with 181 PPOs accepted. The average salary was INR 33.82 LPA, while the median salary was INR 31.2 LPA. 137 recruiters participated in the placement drive. Accenture Strategy, Amazon, Microsoft, and many other companies were among the top recruiters.
Both the PGPBA at IIM Bangalore and the BM at XLRI Jamshedpur are famous management programs known for their academic rigor, industry engagement, and alumni network.
Here are a few things to think about when you make your decision:
Programme Curriculum: The PGPBA program at IIM Bangalore focuses on business analytics and data-driven decision-making, whereas the BM program at XLRI Jamshedpur covers a wide range of management disciplines.
Placements: The median salary offered in XLRI BM is INR 30 lakh per annum. The average salary saw an increase to 32.& lakh per annum from INR 30.7 lakhs per annum in 2022. Highest domestic offer at INR 78.2 lakhs per annum from the ITES sector. While in IIM B, has a median salary of 31.2 in 2022. If analytical aspects are the concern, so I think IIMs have tailored courses and updated one too.