Which should I choose: XLRI BM or IIM Kozhikode?

Both XLRI and IIM are the top brands of management institutes in India. But that being said, IIM Kozhikode is the one of the lower ranked IIMs while XLRI has recognition globally and is a stand-alone pillar amongst the non-IIMs with a much stronger alumni network.

The table given below gives us a brief comparison of both colleges:

IIM Kozhikode is one of the most reputed institutes for Business Management in the country and is known to have the finest faculty profile in this sector. The institute organizes an 8-10 weeks of training period in business and industrial organizations making students industry ready. Salient features of the last placement session are:

• Highest CTC offered was 40.50 LPA
• 107 recruiters offered 390 roles of which Consulting, General Management and Marketing sectors hired almost 60% of the students
• BCG, Mckinsey, Mahindra, Birla Group, ITC, Hindustan Unilever were the top recruiters
• Average placement percentage over 85%

XLRI is considered to be one of the top B-Schools in Asia by Forbes. In the recent past, statistics denote that students with engineering backgrounds occupy the maximum percentage of overall students placed. It has international tie-ups with universities in Greece, UK, Germany, France and Spain increasing the global outlook by immersing students in the exchange programme. Key highlights of the placement session are:

• 100+ recruiters took part in the hiring process offering 300+ roles
• Airtel, American Express, E&Y, BPCL, Bloomberg were amongst the major recruiters
• Highest CTC on offer was 50 LPA
• Average placement rate of over 90%
• 27% offers received from the Sales and Marketing sector while 21% from BFSI and 20% from Consulting and Business Management