One of best B-Schools in tier 2 category

I had heard a lot, mostly positive, about this b-school from my seniors & friends. Along with the brand value & good placements, the institute has a rich alumni base. Also being located in the financial capital of India opens up a lot of opportunities as compared to other 2 tier B-Schools.

I am specializing in Integrated Marketing Communications & I must our curriculum has been meticulously designed which enhances intellectual creativity. We have subjects like Creative writing, storytelling etc which is a lot of fun to learn. The classroom activities & group assignments are fun to do (although it would have been even more fun if it were offline). All our faculty has rich industry, corporate & academic experience and it is a delight to listen to their experiences.

Although most of 95% to 98% of the students get the internship opportunity through campus (apart from the ones who opt-out), only 60% to 70% of the students get a paid internship opportunity. The highest in our batch was 75,000/- per month by Accenture.

The institute offers 100% placement assistance to all the students across the specializations. The sector which gives maximum offers is BFSI followed by IT & consulting. The average package offered is usually around 10.75 LPA, but due to the pandemic, it has dropped down a bit. The average package of top 100-120 students goes around 12-13 LPA.

Fees for our batch is around 15L for 2 years (excluding hostel & mess charges). This is the only con in my opinion considering the average package offered in the placements. Usually one needs to pay the fees of the entire one year in one go, but our batch was asked to pay the amount in 4 instalments. You can avail the loan for the same from Canara Bank & Bank of Baroda who charge a nominal rate of interest.

The campus life is supposed to be vibrant with n number of events happening around the calendar, but due to the pandemic, everything is happening online on Zoom. There are around 30 committees in K J SIM, all student-driven ranging from placement to sports committee. The annual fest is called Melange in which a lot of intra & inter-college events happens along with a star night where a celebrity (standup comedian/band/DJ) performs.

After I was shortlisted based on my CAT score, I was called for a GD & PI. GD was more like a case discussion, where you have given a short case & a problem statement in the end. You are allotted 5 mins to read the case, 2 mins to make a note of your points & opinions and 12 to 15 mins to discuss with the group. Usually, the topics are from the currents affairs across the world but at times it could be abstract as well. My PI mostly revolved around why I want to do an MBA, what do I have to offer to the institute. They basically were testing 3 things - communication skills, clarity of thoughts & awareness.