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.

Institution for Financial Management and Research Chennai is a well reputable management college in India. Founded in 1970, IFMR is affiliated to Krea University. The institute has been ranked at 53 among top management colleges in India by NIRF. Given below is an overview of the PGDM program offered by IFMR.

IFMR Chennai offers a rigorous 2-year long PGDM program with a strong foundation in Finance. On completion of the course, students get placement offers in various job roles like consultants, analysts, and managers in reputed MNCs.

The required CAT cutoff, ranking, average CTC suggest the current position of the institute is justified.

XLRI offers a 15 month, full-time residential program. It is one of XLRI'S flagship programs accredited by the AMBA. It includes a 3 months field training as well. Each batch has only 101 students selected on merit.

SP Jain's PGDM program is a 2-year program accredited by AMBA and NBA as well. This program allows flexibility in changing the major as well.

Here's an overview of the three institutes:

Special Facts on Infrastructure and Program

SP Jain 

• PGDM program has access to international visiting faculty members and students from Dauphine University (France), NUS (Singapore), Ledge Business School France, amongst others. Michigan State University and Cornell University are its B-School partners.
• The institute has an amphitheater, residential facilities, and a library.

GL Bajaj

• PGPM program has 50+ faculty members with more than 40 being well-known management gurus and 25+ faculty visiting from Stanford, Yale and Kellogg schools. The advisory council is headed by Ratan Tata.
• The institute has a green campus and the first one in South Asia to be given a LEED Platinum Rating. There are sports facilities available for basketball, football, etc; a library and hostels are present on-campus as well.

XLRI 

• PGDM has 900 contact hours, designed for working executives' needs in mind. 
• There are 53 electives available to choose from.
• XLRI also has a historic Sir Jehangir Ghandy library built-in 1947; a computer centre; AC lecture halls; Amphitheatre; and 4 residence halls.

Placement Data 2020

XLRI 

• The highest salary offered to XLRI students was 30 LPA. 
• Students were recruited for the roles of Associate Vice President, Product Manager, etc, by Cognizant, Axis Bank, Genpact, etc.

GL PGPM

• Candidates were offered 13.6 LPA as the average pay and 28.6 LPA as the highest domestic pay. 
• This year saw 15 new recruiters including ADP, Dell, Magic Bricks, and Zee Entertainment.

SP Jain

• The institute's number of pre-placement offers (PPOs) and pre-placement interviews (PPIs) has been more than 40% over the years because of its Autumn internships. 
• A rise of 15% in average CTC was also witnessed. 
• A total of 80% of its batch received offers over 20 LPA.

Students can decide on a program based on the convenience of location and placements provided.

Yes, BIMTECH Noida does provide the PGDM course where you can take up HR as your preferred specialization which is equivalent to an MBA in HR. If you are looking for a specific course like PGDM - HR, then the institute does not provide that. BIMTECH Noida provides 4 PGDM courses –

• PGDM (any specialization can be taken up)
• PGDM - IB (International Business)
• PGDM - IBM (Insurance Business Management)
• PGDM - Retail

Along with these four, there is also an executive PGDM course.

To pursue a specialization in any stream, such as HR, in the PGDM course, you need to select different subjects according to your own interests and satisfy the required number of credits as specified by the institute. For HR specialization you need to select from the below-listed subjects given by the institute –

• DM-321 Learning and Development
• DM-322 Organization Development and Leadership
• DM-323 Human Resource Planning
• DM-421 Talent Acquisition, Retention & Engagement
• DM-422 HR Metrics & HR Analytics
• DM-423 Management of Industrial Relations
• DM-424 Managing People and Performance in Organizations
• DM-521 Compensation Management
• DM-522 Labor Legislative
• DM-523 Personal and Managerial Effectiveness

So, yes an MBA in HR from BIMTECH Noida is possible. The institute has a legacy of more than 30 years of academic excellence which comes together to provide a great learning experience.