Which business school should I choose, SIBM Pune or NMIMS Mumbai?

SIBM Pune and NMIMS Mumbai are ranked 22nd and 13th respectively by NIRF. Both these institutes have highly qualified faculty who strive to curate global leaders. Over the years, NMIMS has been able to establish a stronger alumni network which clearly reflects in the placement stats.

Eligibility:

The eligibility criteria for both colleges are similar. An applicant must be an undergraduate from any recognized University with 50% marks or equivalent throughout their academic career.

Admissions:

SIBM-

• The entrance exam SNAP is conducted to admit students for MBA.
• After being shortlisted, candidates are called in for further rounds of scrutiny. These include Group Exercise, Personal Interview, and Written Ability Test.

NMIMS-

• NMIMS conducts its entrance test known as NMAT. The exam can be given within 5 windows out of which, best of three is taken.
• Every applicant has to clear the cutoff score (which usually centers around 208-210) to be considered for the selection process.

Faculty:

SIBM-

• Smaller batches at SIBM allow more attention from faculty and relatively less competition. 
• The batch size for SIBM Pune is 180 seats with a teacher to student ratio of 1:25. 

NMIMS-

• Whereas at NMIMS, a larger batch provides a myriad of opportunities for networking and peer-to-peer learning. 
• It has 500 seats for MBA, 60 seats for MBA HR, and 60 seats for MBA Pharma, with a teacher to student ratio of 1:30.

Fee Structure:

There are only three courses provided by SIBM which are compared with that of NMIMS in the table given below. Apart from these NMIMS also provides MBA+MS in Business Analytics, the fees for which is 10 lacs per annum.

Placements:

There are over 200 recruiters who take part in the hiring process at NMIMS whereas at SIBM, it is 90+. Both these institutes have also performed really well at organising summer internships drives, with 80+ students receiving PPOs at NMIMS and around 50 students at SIBM. 

The table below gives a brief comparison of placements at the business schools of NMIMS and SIBM.

Both SIBM Pune and NMIMS Mumbai have a high ROI and average placement rate over 90%. If one compares in terms of placements then, NMIMS has better statistics as the student strength is higher. So, one must do proper analysis and choose the institute after much deliberation considering the facts provided.