Both colleges are private institutions and are considered amongst Tier-2 colleges for an MBA degree. We look at this exhaustive comparison through bullets and tables to compare the two.

*The college does not judge students on the basis of the score granted by any entrance exam. Hence, no cut off score.

Eligibility: A graduate from a UGC recognized university with 50% marks is eligible for admission to the course at both the places. Plus, the score of any exam from CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT is considered.

Admissions Process: A shortlist is prepared of candidates with a valid score in any exam amongst CAT/MAT/XAT/CMAT in both the colleges. The GD+Essay Writing followed by Personal Interview after the shortlist completes the process. BIMM also accepts the score of MAH CET and XIME considers ATMA and GMAT scores.

Course Curriculum: Following the pattern of London Business School with emphasis on producing industry ready candidates, BIMM appears appealing. At the same time, positive reviews regarding Academic engagement at XIME presents the curriculum in a bright light.

Other: The location of XIME being Bangalore, it claims being accessible to giants in the industry, thus ensuring better placements for students. As far as 'Student Life' is concerned, less focus on extracurricular activities, presents XIME in a bad light compared to BIMM.

To conclude, with a low RoI, XIME here seems to fall short in comparison to BIMM but covers up in academics and faculty.

Undoubtedly you should choose IMI Kolkata among the three choices provided. There are a number of reasons for considering IMI Kolkata over the others which are explained below.

• It is guided by the IMI Institution Group and a leading corporate chain RP Sanjiv Goenka Group.
• The institute follows the teaching methodology of the IIMs by introducing interesting, relevant, and challenging case studies for students.
• The faculty are highly capable and are cooperative.
• The college offers great infrastructural support.
• It will help you to improve your overall personality through industrial training, counseling sessions, seminars, and guest lectures which later help you to glide through your corporate life.
• The batch size is an added advantage over the other two.
• The committees are faculty-led to protect the best interest of the students. Student bodies assist the committees to work towards the betterment of the students and to keep students' interests in front of the administration.
• Industry professionals frequent the campus to help students remain up-to-date with the latest happenings in the industry.

Keeping in mind all the advantages you get at IMI Kolkata along with the numbers provided, it is safe to say that IMI Kolkata is the best among the three for doing a management degree.

XISS Ranchi is ranked 76 by NIRF 2020, WESCHOOL Mumbai is ranked 68 by NIRF 2020, SIES Mumbai is ranked 22 by Times 2020, and XIME Bangalore is ranked 56 by India Today for MBA. Given below a brief highlight of the MBA HRM program at these institutes.

XISS Ranchi:

Admission:

• Graduate students with above 50% marks in any streams are eligible to apply for the MBA in HRM program at XISS Ranchi.

• For getting admission a valid CAT/CMAT/XAT score is required. The applicants are selected on the performance in the entrance exam, group discussion, and personal interview.

• The grand total fees are around 10 lacs.

Placements:

• The highest salary offered is 14 LPA and the average salary offered is 6 LPA.

• The top recruiters include Tata, ICICI, HDFC Mutual fund, Mahindra Finance.

WESCHOOL Mumbai:

Admission:

Admission to the PGDM HRM at WESCHOOL Mumbai is based on CAT/XAT/CMAT/ATMA score, academic performance, work experience, group activity, and personal interview.

Placements:

• The highest salary offered is 12 LPA and the average salary offered is 7 LPA.

• The top recruiters include Deloitte USI, GEP, Accenture, Nestle, Morgan Stanley.

SIES Mumbai:

Admission:

• The basic selection criteria of admission is through the entrance test followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

• Applicants applying for admission in SIES need to appear for one of these entrance exams, CAT/MAT /XAT/CMAT /ATMA/MH-CET.

Placements:

• The highest salary offered is 18 LPA and the average salary offered is 7 LPA.

• Some of the major recruiters at SIEM are Aditya Birla Capital, Phoenix, FCB, KPMG, TCS, MARICO, Philips, Reliance Group.

XIME Bangalore:

Admission:

• The students having graduate degrees with 50% and above marks are eligible for admission into the MBA HRM program.

• An entrance test score of 75% and above is required in CAT/XAT/GMAT/MAT/ATMA/CMAT.

• The grand total fees for studying at Xime is around 10 lacs.

Placements:

• The highest salary package offered is 16.5 LPA however, the average salary package is 7 LPA.

• The top recruiters include Deloitte, Infosys, Wipro, HDFC Bank.

The placement stats and total fees are similar in all the colleges. The student can choose any of them for an HRM specialization.

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Hyderabad is a brainchild of Symbiosis International University (Deemed To Be). It offers MBA and MBA Executive programs that are approved by the AICTE. Bangalore's Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME) is one of XIME's three campuses. The two other campuses are in Chennai and Kochi. Currently, XIME Bangalore supports postgraduate and doctoral candidates with degrees, certificates, and diploma programs.

Admission process

• Symbiosis Pune: Admission to the MBA program is done through scores obtained at the SNAP test followed by Group discussion and Interview.
• XIME Bangalore: Admission to PGDM program is done through scores obtained in XAT/MAT/GMAT/CAT/ATMA test.

Rankings

• XIME was ranked 56th by Business Today 2019 and 79th by BW Business World 2019 for MBA.
• Symbiosis International University was ranked 22nd by NIRF 2020 and ranked 10th by Times 2020 for MBA.

Alumni

• Notable alumni of XIME Bangalore include Rajendra Goyal-CEO of Goyal Ispat Pvt.Ltd and Rahul Maroli who is Vice President of Ola Cabs.
• Notable alumni of SIBM Hyderabad include Lokesh Nigam who is the Founder Director of Kognoz Research & Consulting Private Limited and Ajay Konale who is Commercial and Marketing Director at Coca-Cola India.

Facilities

• XIME Bangalore has a completely Wi-Fi-enabled library that enables easy access to research materials and has a collection of almost 40,000 books. It subscribes to EBSCO, J-Gate, and Proquest online databases for research.
• Symbiosis Business Education Institute, Hyderabad has a hybrid library with state-of-the-art technical applications. The Library has 8405 volumes, 5702 titles, 150400 electronic books, and daily newspapers available in India.

Placement

The table below gives the brief description of placement at both institutions:

Both the institutes are top-notch with their industry-oriented curriculum & rising rates in terms of placement drive and visiting companies. However, Symbiosis Hyderabad has the upper hand when it comes to placement rate and package. Regardless of the merits and demerits, it is recommended that students go with their choice of interest.