SIBM Bengaluru- Where future managers are made

After getting a 95 percentile in my SNAP entrance test and being shortlisted, I decided to join SIBM Bengaluru among the many colleges, because for the following main reasons: 1. It has one of the brightest group of students that are selected after the filtering process in their interview process- GEPIWAT. 2. It is situated in the IT hub of our country - Bangalore and provides an unmatched industry connection. 3. SIBM Bengaluru provides a learning experience of a lifetime. They make use of - Harvard Case Simulations, Bloomberg terminals, CMIE, and ProwessIQ for market research. 4. Student-centric culture with all events executed by its diverse groups of brilliant students that come from all parts of India.

The MBA program they offer is up to date with industry requirements. They ensure that the focus is on learning through group and individual assignments/projects. The faculty members are very experienced and share their real-life examples. They make use of Harvard case simulations, inverted classrooms, flipped sessions, etc that helps the students achieve a better understanding. The institute encourages research and has a separate credit for publishing your paper.

The average stipend was Rs. 46,000 and the highest was Rs. 1,50,000. More than 100+ companies participate in the SIP process.

Even though the student is 12 years old, it has shown tremendous growth, the placements are only increasing each year and the highest package this year 2020 was 25 LPA, while the average was 10.26 LPA. The summer placements are equally good in comparison, with the highest stipend being 1.4 lakhs and the average being Rs. 46,000 per month. Companies like JP Morgan Chase & Co, Morgan Stanley, Dell Technologies, Credit Suisse, KPMG, ITC, Ericsson India, Merck Group, MTR, Airtel, AB InBev, Deloitte, MuSigma, Korn Ferry were among many that visited the college last year. All students were placed and the report is available at the institute website for anyone to verify.

The academic fee is Rs. 8,00,000 per annum plus hostel charges. Taking a loan isn't cumbersome as banks such as HDFC. There is a full-time MBA scholarship for meritorious students who excel and top the semester. All students get the opportunity to apply for it.

The institute is completely student-centric that makes the campus life very vibrant. It has 10 committees and 12 clubs that along with the entire batch organize various events, competitions, fests, and fun sessions. Some of the major annual events are- Revelation, Utopia, Samaavesh, Samaagam, TEDxSIBMBengaluru, etc.

It is a mandatory residential hostel program so all students need to live in the hostels at the campus. Hostels are allotted on a first cum basis at random, but students have the option of choosing twin-sharing/triple sharing beds. The rooms are provided with all facilities on would require and are kept neat and clean.

The process is called GEPIWAT: Group Exercise, Personal Interaction, and Written Ability Test. I had Group Discussion on 2 topics: 1. Should companies have one major competency or can they venture into multiple domains successfully? 2. The role of big data in e-commerce industries The interview was focused on my work experience, the reason for joining the MBA, future plans, and General knowledge. To get into the merit list it is recommended that candidates perform equally well here as the weightage is 50% for GEPIWAT and 50% for SNAP test.