Is IMED Pune good for an MBA?

Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development offers MBA to applicants, however, it does not require students to take the CAT entrance examination in order to be eligible for the program, which could be a point of concern. While the institute does have a large lush green campus, a plus to attract a lot of students, here are some of the other points one could consider before applying for the MBA program offered here:

Rankings:

• The institute ranks 11^th in the top 50 B-Schools in India according to Chronicles of Career and Education.
• It stands at the 37^th rank among the top 15 private MBA institutes in India according to Outlook Icare India MBA ranking.

Eligibility:

• The institute offers MBAs in Event Management, General MBA, International Business as well as Hospitality Management.It charges a fee of INR 2.25 lakhs for the first year.
• Eligibility for all of these courses is a graduate with 50% or more in any field. SC and ST applicants may have a capping grade at 45%.
• Students are also required to submit BMAT scores as well as GDPI conducted by the university.

Placements:

• IMED has a placement cell known as the Corporate Resource Centre responsible for offering job opportunities for students.
• About 150+ companies visit the university every year and it has an incredible record of 100% placements.
• Some of the top recruiters include ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra, Oracle, Amazon, Reliance Industries Ltd, Wipro, and Tech Mahindra.
• The average salary of most students clocks in at INR 7.5 lakhs per annum with the highest international package offered at INR 54.08 lakhs per annum. The highest domestic package is capped at INR 18 per annum.

Facilities and Faculty:

• The college offers a library housing more than 64000 books as well as a computer center, hostel, and sports facilities like gyms.
• The faculty is highly experienced and educated with 90% of the members holding a Ph.D. with research publications in national and international journals.

The institute is well on its way to becoming one of the best MBA colleges in the country. In case the applicant does not wish to appear for CAT and study MBA, they can consider applying here. Despite this, it is a splendid college to complete your MBA.