IIM Bangalore - Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore - Course & Fees Details

ISB Hyderabad is known for its lack of specialization in Finance. It’s a common understanding now that even if one is preferring ISB Hyderabad for admission, they know that they should go for anything but Finance. Studying some aspects will give you a deeper insight as to why MBA in Finance from ISB Hyderabad is not recommended.

Faculty: Although the visiting faculty is quite decent, it’s the domestic faculty that has ruined the culture at ISB. They are arrogant, pathetic, and extremely incapable. They insult the students regularly and disturb student-teacher relations.

Placements: The roles offered in Finance were below average like Operations, Sales, and BD roles. Such roles were offered in abundance by the banks or start-ups. However, the superior roles like IB/PE/VC/M&A/FP&A/Equity Research/Credit Rating/Asset Management/TAS were offered scarcely. For instance 

• only 10 FP and A roles were allotted that too only to CAs
• Only one Investment banking role was offered by Barclays
• Only 5 PE/bc roles were offered and there was a strong preference for a prior IB/PE/VC experience and IIT undergraduate background.
• One M and A role was offered only
• 4 Asset Management and zero Equity Research and Credit Rating roles were offered.

So the best roles were offered limitedly while the batch size stood at 900. Most students ended up with unsatisfactory placements. Now you can decide whether or not to join if you are confident to face the placement scenario.

Choosing between IIM and Christ University is not a difficult decision. Without second thoughts, forgo the offer from Christ University and go for IIM Indore. This is because

• The title of IIM is more than enough to open opportunities for you in the future
• You will get better exposure and crowd at IIM than at Christ university
• Obviously the placement opportunities are better at IIM than at any other university.

Even if both the colleges offer similar packages IIM has a bigger brand image and will help you in the long run.

Both ISB’s CBA and IIM Bangalore’s BAI are vastly different from one another. The following are some of the advantages and disadvantages of both. CBA at ISB:

Pros:

• Global Faculty and a very good campus are available to CBA students for the entire year, just like PGP students.
• Very good networking opportunity with 100+ batch as you live on campus with them sharing food, time, and fun.
• As the 5th batch of CBA graduates, the alumni base is strong.
• Except for tutorials, the teaching method is primarily offline.
• Prof Shailesh, Prof Sarang Deo, Prof Arun, and Prof Sudhir Voleti are some of the best faculty in the market.
• ISB Brand Value because ISB promotes this course as a full-time option. 

Cons:

• One of the main factors is the high cost.
• They should raise prices slightly and offer more career opportunities.

IIM B or L:

Pros:

• Global Faculty and Excellent Peers
• IIM Brand Worth.
• More suitable for working people is the online method.
• In comparison to ISB, the fees are minor.

Cons:

• You are not permitted to stay on campus, which limits your opportunities to network with your peers.
• Although IIM promotes this as an executive course, it is more appropriate to take it offline because concepts are difficult to grasp online.