rishab : SIDTM VS SIIB....WHICH ONE TO CHOOSE?
anilbh : they are almost same. choose as per your personal preference or stream offered

saloni : SIR WHICH COLLEGE DO YOU RECOMMEND FOR PRODUCT MANAGEMENT AMONG CAP, ROHTAK AND RAIPUR
siddhartharora : Rohtak >Raipur> Other IIMs

saloni : WHICH NEW OR BABY IIM IS BEST FOR PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
siddhartharora : New IIMs are still not known for specializations and hence better to follow general categorization https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

bg : HELLO, I HAVE GOT SELECTED IN NMIMS HYDERABAD. FOR MUMBAI, AND BANGLORE MY WAITLIST IS 7311. FOR SIOM NASHIK IT IS 389. WHAT DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE MY NEXT STEP ? I AM AN EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL OF 2 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, ENGINEER WITH POST GRAD AND AGE 29 (FEMALE). THEY HAVE ALSO ASKED ME THIS QUESTION OF AGE AND EXPERIENCE THAT WHY MBA NOW ? IS IT NORMAL TO GET THIS KIND OF QUESTION? SHOULD ALSO RESEARCH FOR OTHER GOOD OPTIONS ?
anilbh : any type of questions can be asked in PI, what matters , how you justify your answer. Regarding joining Hyd, Its avg salary this year was around 12 lakhs. see if this suit your need and take decision accordingly

arc : I GOT 64 IN CMAT 55 IN CAT AND 187 IN NMAT AVERAGE ACADEMICS CANT TAKE A DROP PLEASE SUGGEST A COLLEGE (NO BUDGET CONSTRAINT) #CORRECTION
siddhartharora : University Business School, MIT Pune

rahul : HI
siddhartharora : Please ask your query

shubham : WHICH CAP COLLEGE TO CHOOSE FOR OPERATIONS? WHEN CAN THEIR FINAL SELECTION LIST IS EXPECTED TO BE OUT?
siddhartharora : New IIMs are still not known for specializations and hence better to follow general categorization https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

joshua : FORE VS GIM(BIFS)
siddhartharora : If FORE is core, then FORE

rishab : SIDTM VS MHRM IIT KGP VS IMT GHAZIABAD
philipthomas : IMT -G is the best followed by MHRM IIT KGP and then by SIDTM

drcb4a048 : I GOT SELECTED IN SYMBIOSIS SCHOOL OF BANKING AND FINANCE. WE NEED TO SUBMIT THE FEES TILL 24 MARCH. IS IT REALLY WORTH JOINING? I AM WAITING FOR RESULTS OF FORE,WELINGKAR,GLIM AND I AM YET TO APPEAR FOR INTERVIEWS OF IFMR AND NIBM. SCORED 96.73 PERCENTILE IN CMAT. 75 PERCENTILE IN CAT.
philipthomas : All the other colleges that you have mentioned are far better than SSBF , suggest that you wait for the results of the other colleges.

drcb4a048 : FORE IS FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BIG DATA
siddhartharora : Please provide full query

aswin : GOOD EVENING SIR,
siddhartharora : Please ask your query

drcb4a048 : IF I DON'T SUBMIT FEES TILL 24 MARCH THEN THIS SSBF WILL RESCIND THEIR OFFER. I AM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD TAKE THE RISK AS I HAVE TO START MY MBA THIS YEAR
siddhartharora : check the refund policy of the college as per UGC norm and then take the decision

arc : PLEASE REPLY SIR
siddhartharora : done

shubham : HELLO SIR, I'M A WORKING PROFESSIONAL WITH 13 LPA SALARY. I HAVE ONLY CAP CALL AND IIT KHARAGPUR CALL. SHOULD I JOIN THEM FOR MBA?
renufrancis : I suggest you to join new IIMs or IIT Kharagpur If you want to do MBA this year. Otherwise try next year and aim for 1 in top 10 B schools.

aswin : GOOD EVENING SIR. I’VE GOTTEN ADMISSION IN XIME,SSBF AND BEEN WAITLISTED IN SCIT NO 178. WHICH IS THE BEST INSTITUTION TO CHOOSE?
philipthomas : XIME is the best followed by SCIT and then SCIT.

sagnik : HELLO SIR, YESTERDAY BIM TRICHY WAITLIST WAS UPDATED. I MOVED FROM OC 54 TO OC 24. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF CONVERSION.
anilbh : you have good chances of conversion

student : IS BITSOM COMPARABLE TO NMIMS? I HAVE BITSOM OFFER BUT WAITLISTED FOR NMIMS, IT MAY CONVERT. PLEASE ADVISE. I WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE MBA OPERATIONS/SUPPLY CHAIN ETC.
philipthomas : NMIMS is definitely the better college , however, check the refund policy and book your seat at BITSOM as a back up plan

sagnik : SIR,MY XIMB RURAL MANAGEMENT INTERVIEW WENT VERY WELL. I AM EXPECTING A CALL FROM THERE AS WELL. XIMB RM VS BIM TRICHY, WHAT WOULD BE A BETTER CHOICE ?
philipthomas : BIM TRICHY 'S flagship programme is the better choice.

arc : SIR IS THERE ANY CHANCE IN SOIL
siddhartharora : quite tough

rishab : IS MHRM IIT KGP A GOOD COURSE TO JOIN? IT GIVES EXCELLENT ROI AND HAS IIT TAG.
siddhartharora : It is a good college and a decent course

hocc4z233 : FOR SIIB PUNE MY WAITLIST NUMBER IS 14 IN WARDS OF DEFENCE PERSONNEL CATEGORY. CAN I CONVERT? ALSO IS IT BETTER THAN SIBM BENGALURU?
anilbh : there are some chances so keep your finger crossed. SIBM-B has slight edge over SIIB-P.

majid : I HAVE A BSC IN FORESTRY (AGRICULTURE SECTOR) AND HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE MBA PROGRAMS AT NMIMS BENGALURU AND SIIB ABM. I’VE ALSO GIVEN INTERVIEWS FOR IRMA, IIM A FABM, IIFT, TAPMI, IIM CAP, AND IIM ROHTAK AND AM WAITING FOR THE RESULTS. I’M OPEN TO A GENERAL MBA AS WELL. WITH THE NMIMS SEAT BOOKING DEADLINE COMING UP, I’D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO NEXT.
siddhartharora : check for rules for refund of fees, and take a decision accordingly as all calls for which you are waigting for results are by and large better than NM Bangaluru

piyap : SIR/MAAM, I HAVE SELECTED IN SIBM NOIDA FOR MBA IS IT WORTH JOINING?
siddhartharora : depends on your profile but yes not highly rated college

arc : AND IS UPES, SOIL, FOSTIMA , BML MUNJAL WORTH IT
siddhartharora : All these are B School with decent reputation and not very high placements, you need to work every hard-to-get job from these colleges

ankita : SIR I HAVE CONVERTED SIBM NAGPUR, ALLIANCE UNIVERSITY, BIMTECH NOIDA. PLEASE SUGGEST WHICH COLLEGE SHOULD I CHOOSE BASED ON PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ROI. I HAVE SCORED 98.28 PERCENTILE IN CMAT AND 199 IN NMAT
philipthomas : Avoid ALLIANCE. BIMTECH NOIDA is better than SIBM NAGPUR

piyap : SIR/MAAM, I HAVE SELECTED IN SIBM NOIDA FOR MBA AND JAIPURIA NOIDA WHICH IS IT WORTH JOINING?
siddhartharora : SIBM among these two is better

hk08 : SIR I'VE DONE MY BACHELOR'S IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WHICH IS THE BEST OPTION FOR ME SIDTM (MARKET + FIN) VS BIMTECH CORE VS IMI KOLKATA CORE
siddhartharora : BIMTECH Core> IMI K core then any specialised course

: HOW IS MASTERS UNION COLLEGE PLACEMENTS FOR FRESHERS?
siddhartharora : I will suggest to prepare for one more year

ayush : IIM LUCKNOW VS IIM INDORE VS IIM MUMBAI; WHICH TO OPT FOR?
siddhartharora : IIM L

arc : IS MIT AND UBS ARE THE BEST OPTION
siddhartharora : My precious answer holds true for these as well, they do not have 100% placements are averages are not too high, so take your call

piyap : SIR/MAAM, I HAVE SELECTED IN SIBM NOIDA FOR MBA BUT WE DONT HAVE ANY PLACEMENT RECORDS AS THE COLLEGE IS ESTABLISHED IN 2023. SHOULD I GO WITH IT?
anilbh : if you have other options then can wait for them. otherwise its placement may around 5 to 6 lakh per annum. so decide accordingly

piyap : SIR I HAVE GOT 89.61 PERCENTILE IN CMAT. WHICH COLLEGE I CAN GET WITH THIS PERCENTILE FOR MBA/PGDM?
siddhartharora : IMT Nagpur, Jaipuria Lucknow, Welingkar

arc : DO I HAVE CHANCE IN ANY DESCENT COLLEGE IN NCR REGION
siddhartharora : if you can list the colleges targeted, I can confirm

hk08 : SIDTM VS BIMTECH CORE VS MDI MURSHIDABAD
siddhartharora : check here https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

saloni : SIR IS IIT KGP BETTER FOR PRODUCT MANAGEMENT THAN IIM ROHTAK OR RAIPUR
siddhartharora : None of them is known for PM, so follow general rankings https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

saloni : WOULD IIM ROHTAK OR RAIPUR BE CONSIDERED TIER 3 COLLEGES?
siddhartharora : Tier 2

ayush : SIR WHAT TO CHOOSE BETWEEN IIMM, IIML, IIMI?
siddhartharora : IIM L> IIM I> IIM M

bhcb4ac09 : SIR I AM ENGINEERING BACKGROUNG WITH WORK EX. FOR THE FOLLOWING COLLEGES, GLIM,GIM,IMI,FORE,TAPMI,SIDTM WHAT WOULD BE THE HEIRARCHY OF THESE COLLEGE OPTIONS?
siddhartharora : Please follow this https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

piyap : SIR IIT DURGAPUR/ HAMIRPUR FOR MBA IS BETTER THAN SIBM NOIDA OR NOT?
siddhartharora : IIT is an established Institute with a better brand name than SIBM NOIDA which is a new Institute with no Alum base

piyap : SIR, IF I WILL SUBMIT ADMISSION FEES IN SIBM NOIDA AND LATER IF I GET BETTER COLLEGE WILL THEY RETURN MY FEES EASILY?
renufrancis : Yes, Read the refund policy carefully.

adityar : HELLO SIR WHICH COLLEGE IS BETTER GLIM CHENNAI(PGDM) VS IIM JAMMU VS IIM BODHGAYA?
anilbh : their avg packages are similar with highest being of IIM Jammu for 2024. IIM brand value is way higher. In long term IIM brand will matter more.

piyap : SIR/MAAM, I HAVE SELECTED IN SIBM NOIDA FOR MBA BUT WE DONT HAVE ANY PLACEMENT RECORDS AS THE COLLEGE IS ESTABLISHED IN 2023. ALSO. I AM SELECTED IN JAIPURIA NOIDA FOR PGDM. WHICH COLLEGE SHOULD I GO WITH I?
siddhartharora : Jaipuria is a better bet among the two

adityar : HI, I HAVE CONVERTED GLIM C PGDM IS IT A GOOD OPTION TO CONSIDER?
siddhartharora : yes it is a good college

hocc4z233 : UBS CHANDIGARH VS SIBM BENGALURU?
anilbh : both are A category college with slightly higher package for SIBM-B. But tuition fee of UBS is very less so very affordable college.

adityar : IMI CORE VS GLIM C PGDM I HAVE CONVERTED BOTH AND I AM FRESHER I'LL HAVE 4 MONTHS WORK EX BEFORE JOINING, 7/8/7 PROFILE, GOOD EXTRACURRICULAR
siddhartharora : If it is IMI Delhi, then both are good colleges and have similar placements, you can choose the one having lower fees

saj : MY ACADS ARE- 9/8/7, SC, ENGINEER MALE. WHAT COLLEGE FOR WHAT PERCENTILE?
siddhartharora : Please be specific which exam you are targeting

kt100 : GLIM GUDGAON VS BIMTECH CORE
anilbh : both are similarly ranked college with almost same package. but intake of BIMTECH is double that of GLIM-G. so choose as per your personal preferences.

ankita : PLEASE SUGGEST GOOD COLLEGES I CAN APPLY WITH CMAT PERCENTILE OF 98.28. IS BIMTECH NOIDA GOOD?
siddhartharora : yes decent college

sailendra : HI SIR, I'VE GOT A CALL FROM NMIMS AND EXPECTING FROM IMT GHAZIABAD AND IIT KHARAGPUR. I'M PLANNING TO GO FOR FINANCE. WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW AND WHAT IS ORDER OF PREFERENCE?
siddhartharora : Which campus of NM. If Mumbai then order is NM Mumbai>IIT K> IMT G

majid : MY BACKGROUND IS AGRICULTURE SECTORAND I'M OPEN FOR A GENERAL MBA. IN SUCH A CASE WHICH IS BETTER IRMA OR NMIMS BENGALURU?
siddhartharora : IRMA will be better for your profile

adityar : IIM KASHIPUR VS GLIM C PGDM? IF I AM NOT THAT INTRESTED IN IIM TAG.
siddhartharora : GLIM

piyap : SIR MY QUERIES WERE NOT ANSWERED
siddhartharora : done

adityar : GIM VS GLIM C PGDM
siddhartharora : GLIM C > GIM

student_123 : SIR, WHICH IS BETTER TO JOIN SRCC OR WELINGKAR MUMBAI? CONSIDERING ITS PROGRAM AND PLACEMENTS
philipthomas : WELLINGKAR MUMBAI is definitely the better choice.

: COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY TO NOT GO FOR MASTERS UNION? THE PLACEMENTS IN COMPANIES AND ROLES ARE GOOD AS FAR AS I UNDERSTOOD FROM TALKING TO PEOPLE.
siddhartharora : Define good

adityar : GLIM C PGDM VS GIM CORE VS IMI CORE VS IMT GZB
philipthomas : IMT , IMI , GIM , GLIM would be the ranking in descending order on the basis of fees and average salary

saj : MY ACADS ARE- 9/8/7, SC, ENGINEER MALE. WHAT COLLEGE FOR WHAT PERCENTILE? TARGETTING CAT
siddhartharora : There are more than 100 B Schools which take admission by CAT, what all details you need

majid : I'VE SCORED 89 PERCENTILE IN CAT AND APPEARED FOR INTERVIEWS OF IRMA, IIMA FABM, IIM CAP, IIFT AND IIM ROHTAK. I'VE SELECTED FOR NMIMS BENGALURU MBA PROGRAM. IS IT WORTH THE WAIT FOR IIMS OR IRMA OR IIFT AS MY CAT PERCENTILE IS LOW?
anilbh : if you had call then you have equally good chances of converting them as well. if you perform well in GDPI round. till then if you want then can always reserve your seat for backup.

student_123 : SIR CAN YOU PLEASE SUGGEST SOME GOOD COLLEGES WITH ATMA EXAM?
siddhartharora : Christ Bangalore, Jaipuria NOIDA, Welingkar, JIMS, DBS, SIEX, SDA Bacconi, Chetna Mumbai