Is it all right to choose IIM, I or K over XLRI just for the IIM brand?

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Rimjhim Ghosh Posted On - Jul 26, 2022

Studied at Xavier School of Management (2019)

If you have an admission offer from XLRI, don’t choose IIM I or IIM K. XLRI has a better brand presence than IIM I and IIM K. It is better in terms of academics, faculty, placements, and alumni connections.

It is one of the top B-Schools in the country and ranks right after IIM ABC. So, don’t choose IIM I or IIM K just for the IIM tag.

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Shristi Singh Posted On - May 15, 2021

MBA from Indian Institute of Management Indore (2020)

If you are going to choose a B-school there are certain things you need to consider before choosing one.

In the following table, you will get basic information about IIM I, K and XLRI.

Category	IIM-I	IIM-K	XLRI
Recruiters	Flipkart, NIIT, Accenture, AIG, Ogilvy & Mather, Airtel, Amazon, GMR Group	Accenture, Larsen & Toubro, Microsoft, Oracle, Mahindra, McKinsey & Company, Unilever, KPMG	KPMG, Aditya Birla Group, ITC, Amazon, The Boston Consulting Group, Microsoft
Average CTC	INR 17 LPA	INR 17.5 LPA	INR 25 LPA
Highest CTC	INR 23-35 LPA	INR 40.5 LPA	INR 40 LPA

MBA will be an investment from which you will expect a fruitful return. Hence consider the following points before settling on one.

Placement Record: The placement records of IIM Indore and Kolkata is not better than Xavier School of Management. XLRI has wider alumni, most of its students are at CEO and CXO positions.
Alumni: XLRI was established in 1949 and thus has wider alumni in various industries. So we cannot compare XLRI to IIM I or K.
Reputation: The reputation of the college in industries plays an important role. IIM do have a good reputation among industries, but XLRI has a better reputation. As there are over 20 IIMs and XLRI has no reservation.
Fees: IIM I and K fees are less than XLRI.
Batch strength: XLRI has a smaller batch than IIM I and K. There are over 500 students in IIM I and 360 students in IIM K.

Therefore, students prefer XLRI over IIM I and K. As the former has a better reputation, placement record, alumni than IIM I and K.