Rajat Bhardwaj's Review On Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute Of Information Technology And Management - [ABVIIITM], Gwalior

1. I had applied to XIME Bangalore, Welingkar, and Christ College. I got selected for XIME Bangalore. 2. I choose IIITM Gwalior because it is a central government institute, proximity to my hometown and affordable program fee. 3. I got rejected from Welingkar and Christ due to low CAT score. 4. The admission process for MBA is quite straight forward. IIITM only accepts CAT score. There is no explicit mention of minimum CAT percentile. In under graduation one should have at least 60% with maths/statistics as one of the subjects. After that there will be group discuss round and interview round. Selected students name will get published on the official college website.

1. The MBA batch of 2023 has 28 students (14 boys and 14 girls) while the MBA batch of 2024 has about 50 students. 2. The overall gender ratio in the college for Boys : Girls is 75:25. 3. In the MBA batch majority of the students are from local (Gwalior). While in other branches the students come from all over India particularly from South India. 4. The focus on peer learning is not so prevalent. 5. Yes, few faculties incorporates marks for the class participation. It is totally upon the faculty's discretion. 6. Yes, students attend class for learning. The overall learning environment is good.

1. All my batchmates secured summer internship in their respective domains. Though many internships offers were off-campus. 2. About 50% of the students got paid internship. 3. Highest stipend offered for internship was 20000/month. While the lowest one was unpaid internship. 4. There is no preferred company for my course. Majority of the students either want to pursue career in marketing or in finance. 5. None of the students from MBA secured PPO. No there is no option to sit in final placement if anyone secured PPO. 6. Other courses has better internship opportunity especially engineering students. Some of my known people secured internship in Microsoft, Cisco, etc.

1. Final placements starts in Aug and can continue till Jan-Feb depending on the number of students in the course. 2. No, not everyone get placed during the placements. Those who are unable to secure placement on campus often try to get it off-campus. Many students secure high paying jobs on off-campus placements. 3. Average CTC for MBA is 7.5 LPA mentioned on college website. While the highest is 9 LPA and lowest is 4 LPA. 4. No there is no company on campus that hires in bulk. 5. The role of placements committee is good. Each course has 2 people as Placement Representative who represents the concerns of the class Infront of placement committee.

1. Semester-Wise Fee (4 Semesters/2 Years) Category - General/OBC-NCL/OBC/PwD a. Tuition Fee - 80000 b. Semester Exam Fee - 1500 c. Library Fee - 2000 d. Registration/Enrolment Fee - 1000 e. Internet and Computer Charges - 2000 f. Medical Facilities - 1500 g. Cultural Activity - 1000 h. Hostel Charges - 12000 i. Hostel Mess fee - 18000 j. One Time Admission Fee - 27250 k. Hostel Mess Security Deposit (one time) - 5000 Category - SC/ST a. Tuition Fee - NA b. Semester Exam Fee - 1500 c. Library Fee - 2000 d. Registration/Enrolment Fee - 1000 e. Internet and Computer Charges - 2000 f. Medical Facilities - 1500 g. Cultural Activity - 1000 h. Hostel Charges - 12000 i. Hostel Mess fee - 18000 j. One Time Admission Fee - 27250 k. Hostel Mess Security Deposit (one time) - 5000 2. Total fee that I will pay for all 4 semesters will be approx - INR 489,250 3. Fee is similar to other government colleges of the same league. 4. Other expenses for the students could be, Cooler charges for hostel room (700), Donation for festive events (as per own discretion), re-exam fee(2000), MOOC courses (1000 each) 5. Indian nationals who are admitted as non-sponsored, regular, full-time PG students are eligible for financial assistance according to norms approved by the Board of Governors and Ministry of Human Resources Development.

1. There is a separate area dedicated for sports facilities. It has basketball court, tennis court, swimming pool, badminton court, Table Tennis, Yoga room. There are two sports ground one for football and volleyball and one for cricket. 2. Yes, there is a GYM in college, basic equipment for all types of exercise are available. 3. Yes, there is a swimming pool. It is common for both girls and boys but timings are different. Pool is open from Mon-Tue and Thru-Sat. 4. Auditorium is quite good equipped with all facilities. Library is also huge but the numbers of books and sitting is low. Yes, college provide access to third party databases such as Emrald, ScienceDirect, Scopus for research purposes. 5. College campus is approximately 160 acres. The average distance between hostels and academic block is 300 meters. Students either walk or use bicycle to go classes. 6. Yes, one can keep bike or car but special permission is required from the administration. 7. Yes, relatives can visit campus and allowed to stay in separate place. Students need to inform administration prior to the visit about the stay. 8. There is a NesCafe in the campus. 9. Yes, there is medical center in the college. The timing is 10 AM to 6 PM. Doctors and nurses are well qualified. 1. Overall campus life is quite good. There are many places in the college where students can go to either sit peacefully or enjoy with friends. Many students go Sports Complex to play various sports. Some students can be seen sitting in library late in the evening. While some are just taking walks with their friends. 2. Nightlife is not vibrant there. Nights canteen in available only in 2 hostels BH-1 and BH-3. Most of the students stay in their rooms at night. Not so much activity after 10:30 PM. 3. Majority of the students go out of campus on weekends. Major hangout spots in college is Open Air Theatre and Canteen. While outside of campus there are only few places to visit like Gwalior Fort, Zoo, DB Mall, Chaupati. 4. Locality is safe but most of the students stay inside campus at night because there is nothing much to do outside of campus. 5. The biggest fest of IIITM is Aurora which is a 3 day event took place in February. It has many competitions like, fashion show, singing, dancing and in the end of each day there is DJ night. The campus vibe during events is quite awesome. Everyone enjoys their time and have fun with their friends. 6. The Major club of the college is Uthan which handles all the major events and activities of the college. No, I am not the part of the Uthan club. 7. There is no student exchange program available in the college. However, students can go for international internships and research work with prior permission from the college.

1. Yes boys and girls hostels are separate. Neither boys nor girls can enter each others hostel. 2. There are 3 boys hostel running and 1 is in under construction and 1 girls hostel. All hostels are same when it comes to facilities and other benefits. 3. Hostel allocation is based upon which year you are in and in which course. There is a separate hostel for 1st year Engineering students. 4. Hostel fee is same for everyone i.e., 30000. 95% of the rooms are single bed rooms. 5. Hostel timing for girls is 10:30. Girls need to be in their hostel before 10:30 PM. While there is no restriction for boys. But if you want to go outside of campus after 10:30PM one need to fill a form and submit to the guards at the entry gate. 6. Hostel charge for one semester is 12000 while mess charge is 18000. 7. Yes, there are 2 canteen in the campus (one veg and one non-veg) and one NesCafe. 8. Overall food quality is average. Menu is decided by students on monthly basis. 9. Yes, all hostel have guards 24x7. Each hostel has one guard and one supervisor. No, there is no major security threat in recent time. 1. There are two option one is 2 bed sharing (5% of room) and 1 bed (95% of rooms). I choose single bed room because I like to study in silence. 2. Hostel provides one bed, one almirah, wifi, geyser, table, and chair. Students need to purchase mattress, pillow, blanket, bucket, cooler on their own. There are 3 bathrooms and 1 water cooler on each floor. 3. Yes, there is common room is each hostel. In my hostel BH-2 there is a TV, TT Table inside for the students. 4. Washrooms are common but there 3 -4 washrooms on each floor. Washrooms get cleaned on weekly basis. 5. On an average 20 students share a washroom.

1. The admission process for the MBA starts in the month of Feb/March for the July session. The classes commence in 23rd or 24th July. Admission to MBA course is through CAT Score (at least 50 percentile), group discussion and personal interview. GD and PI happens on the same day on college campus. Student's previous academic qualifications and work experience is given due weightage. Total seats offered – Open There are 3 rounds for admission, one in April, one in June and one spot round in July. 2. IIITM Gwalior only accepts CAT score for admission. There is no explicit mention of minimum CAT percentile required but on the safer side it should be 50 percentile. 3. No, there is no other way to take admission in IIITM, Gwalior.

The courses are very engaging and can be academically demanding but that depends on the faculty taking the course. A student has to take a minimum of 5 , 4 credit courses and there are 2 exams : the mid term and end sem exam exams. Some courses do not have exams but conduct quizzes or just essays. there can be 2- 4 classes in one day depending on the students time table each lasting for 1.5 hours. Prof Bittu and Prof Vidya Avasare is someone I admire the most of all the courses I have taken. The teaching methodology is very research based so no rote learning is involved. Students are required to analyze information and engage with it. Every course has a different attendence policy some allow to unexcused absences others dont allow any absences at all and some may have a more relaxed policy. There is grade cut for not attending classes.