Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB) was established in 1992 as an autonomous Institute in Pune. Today, SIIB is a constituent of Symbiosis International (Deemed University) and is one of the highly acclaimed business schools in the country. The Business School is one of India's top B-Schools, ranked 41st by Business Today Ranking 2023. SIIB Pune offers full-time 2-year residential flagship MBA International Business Program. Besides, SIIB also provides two elite programs MBA (AB) Agri-Business and MBA (E&E) Energy & Environment to the students. SIU conducts a SNAP test for admission to the flagship MBA program at SIIB followed by the GE-PI-WAT Shortlisting process. 

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The placement drive for SIIB Pune 2023 batch has been outstanding. The maximum package offered to any student is INR 39 LPA under the domestic placement drive, whereas for the overseas placement drive, the top package stood at INR 82 LPA. The placement drive witnessed many prominent recruiters from different industries like Accenture, IBM, HDFC Bank, Infosys BPM, CRISIL, Asian Paints, KPMG and few others.

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SIIB Important Dates 2024

SNAP Test
SNAP Registration Starts August 23, 2023
SNAP Registration Ends November 23, 2023
Last Date of Payment for SNAP November 23, 2023
SNAP Admit Card for Test 1 December 4, 2023
SNAP Admit Card for Test 2 & Test 3 December 9, 2023
SNAP Computer Base Test (CBT) SNAP Test 1 - December 10, 2023
SNAP Test 2 - December 17, 2023
SNAP Test 3 - December 22, 2023
SNAP Result January 10, 2024

SIIB Quick Facts

  • Accredited by NAAC Grade’A’
  • International tie-ups with some of the Global Colleges/Universities, including Dauphine University, Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Berlin School of Economics and Law etc.
  • Candidates are shortlisted for GE-PIWAT based on their overall SNAP Percentile
  • The Highest International Salary at SIIB during placement 2021-23 went INR 82 LPA.

SIIB Ranking

Ranking Body Ranking Parameter Ranking
Business Today 2023 Best B-School 41
The Week 2021 Best B-School 21
Accreditation NAAC Grade’A++’

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SIIB: Course & Fee Structure

Courses Eligibility Criteria Course Fee (in INR)
MBA IB Graduate with minimum 50% aggregate or equivalent grade from any recognized university/institute Final year Graduation students are also eligible to apply
Duration: 2 years
Admission Criteria: SNAP Score +WAT+GE+PI
Intake: 120		 INR 21.73 Lakh
MBA Agri-Business Graduate with a minimum 50% aggregate from any recognized university/institute Final year Graduation students are also eligible to apply
Duration: 2 years
Admission Criteria: SNAP Score +WAT+GE+PI
Intake: 60		 INR 16.03 Lacs
MBA E&E Graduate with a minimum 50% aggregate in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Environmental Science Final year Graduation students are also eligible to apply
Duration: 2 years
Admission Criteria: SNAP Score +WAT+GE+PI
Intake: 30		 INR 16.59 Lakh

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SIIB Placement

SIIB Pune conducted its placement drive for the 2021-23 batch. Recruiters like Axis Bank, KPMG, Accenture, EY, Infosys etc participated in the placement process. Students received the highest CTC package of INR 39 LPA. The average CTC package stood at INR 13.12 LPA for the MBA International Business students, INR 11.54 LPA for the MBA Energy & Environment students, and INR 10.66 LPA for the MBA Agri Business students. The median salary stood at INR 14.30 LPA, INR 10.91 LPA & INR 11 LPA for MBA-International Business, MBA-Agri Business & MBA-Energy & Environment 2021-23 batches respectively.

During the summer internship placement drive for the 2022-24 batch, the highest stipend of INR 1.65 Lakhs per month was offered to the students. The average stipend stood at INR 60.17 K per month was offered to the MBA Energy & Environment students, INR 29.64K per month for the MBA Agri Business students & INR 47.57K per month for the International Business students. Students got internship opportunities from recruiters like Asian Paints, Cummins India, Crisil, ADAMA India etc. 

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SIIB FAQs

Ques. When was SIIB founded?

Ans. Symbiosis Institute of International Business was founded in 1992. It is one of the constituent institutes of Symbiosis International, which is deemed to be a university.

Ques. What is the rank of SIIB among management institutes?

Ans. Symbiosis Institute of International Business is among India’s top 100 business schools. In 2021, according to The Week it was ranked 21 best B-School in India and in 2023 Business Today ranked SIIB 41 for MBA.

Ques. How many courses are offered by SIIB?

Ans. Symbiosis Institute of International Business offers 3 MBA courses- MBA in AgriBusiness Management, MBA in International Business, and MBA in Energy and Environment.

Ques. Does SIIB collaborate with International Institutes?

Ans. Symbiosis Institute of International Business has collaborated with several international universities. These include Dauphine University, Paris, Berlin School of Economics & Law [BSEL], Germany, Hochschule Bremen, Germany, and many others.

Ques. What is the faculty-to-student ratio in SIIB?

Ans. There are around 458 students and 54 staff members at Symbiosis Institute of International Business. This translates to around 1:9 faculty-student ratio.

Ques. How many seats are offered in SIIB MBA? 

Ans. A total of 210 seats are available in Symbiosis Institute of International Business. 60 seats are available in MBA in AgriBusiness Management, 120 in MBA in International Business, and 30 in MBA in Energy and Environment.

Ques. Does SIIB provide scholarships?

Ans. Scholarships in Symbiosis Institute of International Business are given to candidates who top the examination. Such students are remitted 50% of the fee under the scholarship.

Ques. Does SIIB have academic collaborations? 

Ans. Yes, SIIB has academic collaborations with several universities such as the Credit Exchange Program, Berlin School of Economics & Law (BSEL), Germany, Semester Exchange Program, Sheffield Hallam University, UK, Semester Exchange Program, Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany and Summer School, Hochschule Bremen, Germany.

Ques. Does SIIB have industry collaborations? 

Ans. SIIB has industry tie-ups with multiple industries such as FIEO, EHS+Centre, Axis Bank, TATA Crucible, Marico, Maverick etc. 

Ques. Is it worth pursuing an MBA course from SIIB? 

Ans. Yes, SIIB Pune is one of the best colleges for MBA after IIFT, New Delhi. The benefit of having an MBA program from SIIB is the international business course. The international business course is that all firms need to have a global presence due to global connectivity.