Both NITIE and XLRI are reputed and well-known institutes with exceptional opportunities due to which it is a tough decision to make. However, some points may be taken into account which would be helpful for you to make a decision for your future.

Ranking:

XLRI has reportedly ranked 1st among the top private management universities by Outlook India 2020’s evaluation reports. NITIE has ranked 12th for its MBA program by NIRF’s evaluation in 2020.

Admission:

XLRI:

• Aspiring students have to clear exams including GMAT, XAT, and CAT in order to get admission at XLRI for its MBA program.

• The estimated course fee remains to be around 5-10 Lakhs.

NITIE:

• In order to take admission at NITIE for the MBA program, students have to clear GMAT, CAT, and XAT.

• For the PG Diploma courses, students have to clear the GMAT. The average course fee remains to be around 7 lakh for all the courses.

Scholarships:

XLRI:

• Students at the institute have the opportunity to receive various scholarships such as Aditya Birla Scholarship, Pirojsha Godrej Scholarship.

• Apart from that, on merit-cum-need basis financial scholarship (up to 250000 INR) is provided to those who require it.

NITIE:

Various need basis scholarships are provided to the NITIE students as well.

• 30% of the course fee is reduced for those whose family income is less than 2 lakh 50 thousand and 50% of fee is reduced for those whose family income is or less than 1 lakh.

• Apart from that, teaching assistantship positions are offered to GATE qualifiers. SC and ST candidates receive Central Sector scholarship based on their circumstances.

Placement:

XLRI:

• XLRI offers 100% placements to the students.

• Some of the top recruiters are Aditya Birla Group, Amazon, Microsoft, are ITC, JP Morgan, Ramco Systems, Accenture, ATG Tires, Lodha Group, RPG, Udaan, P&G, Colgate Palmolive, Ola, Myntra, Samsung, Power Finance Corporation among others.

• The highest and medium salary packages remain to be around 50 LPA and 12-15 LPA.

NITIE:

• Top recruiters who offer job and internship opportunities to the NITIE students are ITC, Nestle, Deloitte, Accenture, Cognizant, Hitachi Consulting, and more.

• The highest and medium salary packages remain to be around 38 LPA and 20 LPA. The placement rate is 98%.

Both these institutes provide modern classrooms, advanced necessaries, libraries. Faculty members of both the institutes are helpful. Both boy’s and girl’s hostel accommodation is provided by both the institutes as well.

In my knowledge, ISBR business school, Bangalore is one of the best B schools with decent international education standards in that city. One of my relatives has studied there and recommended the institute. What’s more, is that it also has 26 years of excellence in management. Here are some other facts about it:

• It has a membership with AIMA, NEN, NHRD, and TIE for enhancement of knowledge and professional content.
• It also collaborates with the University of Dubai and EBSCO, etc. for international academics.

Primarily, the institute’s focus is to provide high-quality education as per the demand in the market. It has really good infrastructural facilities with highly trained and experienced faculty with industry partnerships. It has also been certified by multiple organizations and awards.

The college always has had excellent placement records. You will see companies like Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Birla Sun Life Asset Management as some of the top recruiters at the college. The highest salary package offered as on 2020 was INR 28 lakhs per annum. The average salary package is around INR 5.9 lakhs per annum. Students get recruited into multiple sectors like Finance, Banking and FMCG, Telecom, and Marketing.

You will definitely have a great career when you enroll into this college. Your career will be set. It is definitely a great college.

One of my friends is an alumnus of IFIM and he had a great academic experience at the institute. According to what he has told me, the placement at the institute is good. The best thing about IFIM is its pedagogy which is up to date according to the industry requirements. 

JAGSOM Bangalore, which was formerly known as IFIM Business School has observed record-breaking placements in recent years. The 2018-20 batch observed a 100% internship cum placement rate in December 2019. It also received 159 early final placements for 2021. 

Placement Statistics:

The placement statistics at IFIM for recent years are as follows. 

Highlights:

PGDM 2019-21 batch observed a steep rise of 12% in the annual salary packages and concluded the academic year with a 100% placement rate yet again.

• It is the sixth business school to be accredited by AACSB in 2018 and has been ranked at 51 by the QS World University Ranking.
• This year, the academic institute conducted its entire placement drive virtually and still managed to have a 100% placement rate. The recruiters were a good mix of the marquee and new-age companies.
• There was a new observation of more niche roles that came about during this placement drive which included roles in AI-enabled HR engagement software, Digital HR, Fintech applications, Product Management, and much more.
• Apart from this, there were a noticeable upward hiring trend within the IT, Edu Tech, and Management Consulting sectors.
• Out of all the companies that took part in the placement drive, nearly 70% of them were all new companies. Multiple corporates also recommended immediate on-boarding of graduates.
• The institute is slowly emerging as one of the most preferred destinations for new-age tech-driven companies like Jaro, Metric stream, Smart Knower, Scaler, and others.
• Students have been offered roles in niche sectors as well including departments like Growth Hacking, Customer Success, Digital Marketing, and Social media amongst others.

The year 2020 has been incredibly phenomenal for JAGSOM as an institute. The institute also celebrated its silver jubilee this year by featuring 51+ bands for specialized masters in marketing and 101+ bands in the Finance Masters program.