It is subjective and the choice is ultimately yours. It all depends on your goals, preferences, and any other constraints you have. So, choose wisely. 

Below is a table showing and comparing both these colleges on different and important criteria;

See if you can score better next year and if you are working then sure go for a break and get a good percentile and with one year of experience you will get into better colleges than these two.

No, a fresher with a B.Com degree who wants to study finance at IBS Hyderabad doesn't need CFA, CA, or CS credentials. The IBS Hyderabad MBA in Finance prepares students for a profession in finance by teaching them financial principles, tools, and procedures.

An MBA in Finance or a position in finance does not require a CFA, CA, or CS. MBA finance graduates often start their careers in investment banking, corporate finance, financial analysis, or consultancy and advance with experience and certifications. However, credentials and experience might provide candidates with an edge in the competitive banking industry. Thus, MBA finance students should intern, participate in financial-related extracurriculars, and acquire CFA, CA, or CS certifications to improve their knowledge and employability.

Getting into "IBS" Hyderabad is not tough at all. In fact, their admissions team will keep calling you until you give them a straight and strict answer stating that you are not willing to take admission to IBS but rather to the Indian School of Business (ISB). Generally, people get confused between the two IBS and the ISB.

The selection criteria for IBS is, you have to take any one of the exams like CAT or XAT or NMAT or IBSAT Scores, and once you clear the cut-off you have to go through a personal interview and then a group discussion, with good academic scores.

ISB Hyderabad or ICFAI gives MBA degrees and is one of the good business schools in India. It has good facilities and a good campus. There are also a good number of companies that visit their site.

But the intake and the costs are two big worries. They take in close to 1000 kids each year, which makes it hard to find unique jobs for all of them. Also, the fees are close to Rs. 16 lakh, which is a lot more than what other B-schools in the same grade charge.

Faculty and pedagogy: The school is recognized by the AACSB, and the way students learn at IBS is through continuous learning. They use a case-based teaching method to make business education more useful. The teachers are well-known and have a lot of experience teaching. There are a lot of people with PhDs from top business schools like HBS, IIMA, Wharton School, and others. Many former students come back to teach.

Alumni Network: IBS has been around for a long time, so many of its graduates are in top management roles in India and around the world. It has about 58,000 people working all over the world who went there. This helps them build good relationships with businesses, which leads to good job prospects for graduates.

Locational Advantage: ICFAI has many campuses, with Hyderabad and Mumbai serving as their business relations hubs.

Peer Learning: When deciding who to let into its MBA program, IBS considers not only the candidates' good grades and work experience but also how well they might fit into the program. This makes sure that each group has a good mix of people and that people can learn a lot from each other. So, my conclusion is that you should go to IBS Hyderabad if you don't have any better choices or if the fees aren't a big deal for you.

Placements: 393 recruiters participated during ISB Placements. Top employers include HDFC, Bajaj Capital, ICICI, Deloitte, HCL, Zomato, Wipro, etc. Students received an average salary of INR 34.07 LPA. The Highest Salary stood at Rs.15.89 LPA.