XLRI offers a two years Human Resource program at PGD level and Symbiosis Pune offers an MBA and a Diploma in HR Management. The XLRI program has been ranked the best in Asia Pacific. Both institutes receive employment offers from names like Citibank, Yes Bank, Axis Bank, Mercer, Ranbaxy, Dabur etc.

The table below shows the information on the institute and programs-

Admission Process

• Admissions are based on merit and entrance scores. Students need 50% marks in BA/BSc to take admission into Symbiosis Pune or XLRI.
• SNAP/XAT/GMAT exam can be taken to fulfill eligibility requirements.

Infrastructure and Faculty

• XLRI has its historic Sir Jehangir Ghandy library; computer centre; AC lecture halls; Amphitheatre; and 4 residence halls.
• Symbiosis Pune has a state-of-the-art campus with a conference hall, a 600-seater auditorium, canteen, central library, and 3 hostels.

Both institutes have 5 - 10 faculty members with NET and PhD qualifications.

Placement Details

• XLRI had 100% placements in 2020. All 359 students from the management programs got recruited within two days of the process's initiation. 362 international and domestic offers were made with an average payment 24.30 LPA and the highest international offer of 58.5 LPA. The major recruiters of HR students were from the IT and Manufacturing sectors. KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers made the most offers.
• Symbiosis Pune placement data for 2020, shows that 24% HR students were offered jobs with PPOs and the highest CTC offered was 34.2 LPA. The major recruiters were Cipla, Capgemini, Cisco, and KPMG.

Students can make a choice based on facts listed above in coherence with future goals.

The expected cut off for the year 2021 in SNAP for SIBM Pune and SIBM Bangalore are listed below - 

The previous year’s cut-offs for SIBM, Pune, and SIBM, Bangalore are listed below as per the data available.

Further information regarding the cut-off details is published on the official websites of SIBM.

NMIMS Mumbai and SIBM Pune are both leading B-schools in India which have proved their worth through consistent results, academic programs and excellent placement opportunities. NMIMS is located in Mumbai whereas SIBM is in the heart of Pune city. Both of these institutes have a range of prosperous alumni and securing an MBA seat in any of these would be excellent for students looking to pursue an MBA.

Ranking:

• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) has been ranked 22nd amongst all top B-Schools in India by NIRF Ranking 2020.
• NMIMS has been ranked as a category 1 university by MHRD and has been accredited A+ by NAAC with a 3.39 CGPA.

Admissions

NMIMS Mumbai

• For admission to NMIMS students are required to have a verified undergraduate degree and test scores of GMAT.
• For students who have not given GMAT, they can appear for NMAT which is conducted by NMIMS. The final admissions will be based on merit.

SIBM Pune

• Admission to SIBM requires students to give the SNAP test along with Group Exercise, personal interview, and writing ability test (WAT).
• Candidates who appear to all these rounds will be considered for admission on the basis of merit.

Placements

NMIMS Mumbai

• At NMIMS, the MBA program has the highest salary packages. Over 166 companies participate in their campus recruitment drive.
• The highest salary package was of 34.11 LPA with the average package being 17.58 LPA.
• The top recruiters are ICICI Bank, Honeywell, Wipro, L&T Infotech, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Capgemini, Aditya Birla Capital, HDFC bank, Maruti Suzuki, Cognizant, Deloitte, Max Life Insurance, IBM, OYO, AVIVA India, etc.

SIBM Pune

• SIBM offers placements throughout the year as well as internship opportunities for junior students.
• Over 90 recruiters visit the campus for recruitment.
• The highest package was at 34.56 LPA with the average being 20 LPA.
• Over 28% of placement offers were in Fortune 500 companies.

Thus it completely depends on the student which institute they wish to choose. It also depends on their preferred area of residence and financial capabilities. It is also important that students talk to alumni before making any decisions.

The BBA course of Symbiosis has been ranked as the best BBA institute by The Times (2018). The Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Banglore’s Bachelor of Business Administration program is ranked number 2 by India Today in 2020.

Some of the key information for BBA at Symbiosis, Pune, and NMIMS, Bangalore are as follows.

Symbiosis, Pune allows the students to choose their own papers and course subjects they wish to pursue rather than taking a rigid approach.

Placements:

Symbiosis, Pune:

• Tommy Hilfiger, Club Mahindra, ICICI Bank, Amazon, Catenon, Wipro, KPMG, PWC, Zomato, Calvin Klein, Edelweiss, Eazydiner, and Mahindra are some of the profound recruiters of BBA students in Symbiosis, Pune.
• The highest international and domestic salary packages are INR 17.5 LPA and INR 8 LPA respectively.
• The average campus package is around INR 4.91 LPA.
• Internships in both private and governmental organizations are provided to BBA students. In 2019, 12 students received internship offers from corporations like Air Mauritius and the Ministry of External Affairs.

NMIMS, Bangalore:

• Whirlpool, Vodafone, JP Morgan, Castrol, Tesco, HDFC, Asian Paints, Bank of America, Aircel, Idea Cellular, ITC, Deloitte, Flipkart, etc are some well-known corporations that hire students of the institution.
• In 2019, more than 90 companies visited the campus, and out of 250 students, 90 were placed in popular corporate settings like Tata Capital and VMware.
• The highest salary offered was INR 21.38 LPA.
• The average package of the campus is around INR 9.25 LPA.
• Summer paid internship programs were available for students. The highest stipend was around INR 40,000; making the average stipend INR 20,000.

Choosing which college is superior is challenging. These colleges are well-known and have good faculty, education, and placement opportunities. Students can choose their preferred college accordingly.

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bangalore (SIBM) offers PGDM programs for working professionals. The course duration is 12 months and it is split into two-semester classroom sessions. The college offers one year PG Diploma courses in the specializations of Business Analytics, Financial Management, Operations Management, and HR. Apart from these diploma courses, an executive MBA program is also offered to working professionals by the institute.

Listed below are the

• Eligibility: The prerequisite for the course is graduation from a recognized university with a minimum of 50% aggregate.
• Selection Criteria: Candidates are selected based on their performance in the personal interview. The course fee for the postgraduate diploma programs is 1.31 lakhs.
• Infrastructure: The institute has state-of-the-art infrastructure with modern Wi-Fi enabled classrooms, computerized libraries, digital books and journals, seminar halls, discussion rooms and sports complex.

The faculty to student ratio at the institute 1:20. The faculty and the course curriculum is almost the same as the regular MBA. The PGDM courses at SIBM, Bangalore does not provide placements but most students find good jobs on their own after completing the course.