ITM Navi Mumbai is ranked 57 by India Today for MBA, whereas, Apeejay School of Management has been ranked 91 by India Today in the same category. EMPI Business School is also a reputed MBA college in Delhi.

Placement at ITM Navi Mumbai:With an edge of having industry exposure in Mumbai, ITM Navi Mumbai leverages when compared to the other two in terms of its Finance domain.

• 37.96% of the total companies visiting the campus are of the finance domain. Few from the top recruiters in the finance domain are JP Morgan, GIC Housing Finance Ltd, Capital First, etc.
• It has a decent average placement percentage of about 95%.
• The highest and average CTC received by the students of the institute is 7.6 LPA and 14.2 LPA.

Placement at Apeejay School of Management:

• As per their latest placement report of 2016-18, 13% of the total companies visited are for the Banking, Financial Services & Insurance Sector.
• The top recruiters for finance domains at the institute are Byju’s, HDFC Bank Ltd, ICICI Prudential, ICICI Bank, etc.
• The average and highest CTC at Apeejay is 16.5 LPA and 6.5 LPA.

Placement at EMPI Business School:At EMPI, Almost 75% of the students got placements.

• For finance companies, the average package goes down to 3-4.5 LPA, which is less than that of ITM Navi Mumbai.
• Some major recruiters in the finance domain at the institute are Deutsche Bank, American Express, Bank of America, Citi Financial, HSBC, etc.

Both NMIMS Bangalore and Welingkar University or WeSchool are excellent for PGDM course. Welingkar University is famous for its 2 year PGDM program which provides many specializations like finance, operations, supply chain management, etc. NMIMS offers a number of courses related to management. Its PGDM course is relatively famous for its course structure and education.

Ranking:

• NMIMS Bengaluru ranked amongst the top 5 emerging B-schools for 2015 by the ‘National Human Resource Development Network (NHRDN)’ – 2015.
• Welingkar University has ranked as 68th in the best management universities of India by the NIRF Ranking Framework.

Admission:

NMIMS Bengaluru

• For admission to NMIMS students are required to have a verified undergraduate degree and test scores of GMAT.
• For students who have not given GMAT, they can appear for NMAT which is conducted by NMIMS. The final admissions will be based on merit.

Welingkar Mumbai

• For PGDM course at Welingkar, students are required to present test scores of CAT /XAT /CMAT /ATMA /GMAT and the cumulative scores of their undergraduate degree.
• Students will be admitted on the basis of merit in their exam scores.

Placements:

NMIMS Bengaluru

• The placement percentage of NMIMS has been very high as almost 90% of their students applying to the placement cell get placed in the top companies in Bangalore including PPOs in eminent brands like VMware, Exide Life Insurance, Tata Capital, and many more.
• The highest package offered was 21.38 LPA with the average being 10.5 LPA.
• Most of the students are placed in FMCG, CD, Pharma, and Retail industries.

Welingkar Mumbai

• Welingkar University PGDM course has high placements with top recruiters among Deloitte USI, GEP, Accenture, Nestle, Morgan Stanley, Infosys, Manipal Cigna Health Insurance, Philips India Ltd, Keva, ICICI Bank, etc.
• Their highest salary went up to 13.94 LPA with the average salary range of 10.92 LPA.
• The institute recorded 85% placement record in the recent placement drive.

Thus both these universities are excellent for their course structure and placements. It completely depends on the student about which institute they want to pursue based on their exam scores and financial abilities. Rest assured PGDM course at any of these institutes is likely to result in a successful career.

Between KJ Somaiya- FS, FORE IB, and PGDM in GLIM, Gurgaon which one you should choose depends on your perspective and expectation from the MBA degree. Given below is a brief discussion on the programs maintained in the question.

KJ Somaiya:

KJ Somaiya is considered one of the best MBA institutions. Situated in the finance capital of the country, Mumbai, KJ Somaiya offers excellent placements in the Finance domain.

• Admission: Students are shortlisted for admission into the MBA in Financial Services program based on their CAT, XAT, CMAT, or GMAT score and the final selection is based on their performance in Group Discussion and Personal Interview. The total course fee is 14.93 lakhs.

• Placements: According to the placement statistics of 2020, around97% of students have secured job opportunities. The highest and average salary packages of the institute are 28.50 LPA and 10.08 LPA respectively. The recruiting companies are - Johnson & Johnson, AT&T, Intel, Microsoft, Godrej, etc. Banking & Insurance (31%) and Finance Services (16%) are the top sectors in which students get employed.

FORE School of Management -

PGDM IB (International Business Management) is a 2 year full time course which aims at preparing students to take up careers in corporate houses and family businesses engaged in International Business Operations. It provides management education in the context of the global business environment.

• Admission: The prerequisite to take admission to the PGDM IM program is at least 50% in graduation and valid CAT/XAT/GMAT score. The total course fee is 15.9 lakhs.

• Placements: Major recruiters at the 2019 placement were Asian Paints, HUL, ITC, Nivea, Philips Lighting, Deloitte, Vivo, HSBC, Schneider electric, etc. The BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance) sector made the highest offers with a total of 38% offers. The average salary package offered was around 10.8 LPA.

Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon -

It is one of the top 5 emerging MBA colleges in Delhi NCR.

• Admission: For taking admissiona candidate should have a minimum of 50% in their graduation and a valid CAT, GMAT, XAT or CMAT.
• Placements: The PGDM batch has a 100% placement record. The leading recruiters are Aditya Birla, Axis Bank, Deloitte, Federal Bank, Gartner, Hexaware, ICICI bank, KPMG, NIIT Technologies, SecureNow, etc. The highest and average salary package offered at the institute is respectively 13.6 LPA and 9.15 LPA. BFSI was the top sector with a 41 % placement rate.

PIBM Pune and Jaipuria Institute of Management Jaipur has been ranked as 76 and 72 by NIRF 2020. Both the colleges are well recognized and are famous B- Schools in India.

ADMISSION INFORMATION:

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

• Minimum 50% is needed in graduation in any stream.
• Aspirants having 6 months' work experience is preferred.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

• Candidates are shortlisted based on the entrance score.
• The final candidates are chosen based on the GD-PI, academic performance, and written ability test.
• Entrance score: 50%
• Personal interview:30%
• Written ability test: 10%
• Group discussion: 10%

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