simran : HI,JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHICH WILL BE BETTER AMONG NMIMS BANGLORE AND FORE FOR FINANCE ?
supratim : Almost similar. NM Bangalore may be slightly better in long term.

vamsi_788 : I GOT CAT 52 % AND CMAT 83 % SCORES. I'M LOOKING COLLEGES FOR MBA AND PGDM. GIVE ME THE BEST COLLEGES TO ME I'M FROM ANDHRA PRADESH SIR.
supratim : Can you wait for one more year to do an MBA?

abi : HI,JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHICH WILL BE BETTER AMONG IBI, LPU, NSB OR IT'S BETTER TO LOOK FOR MORE OPTIONS.(CMAT 83%TILE)
supratim : Look for more options. Check if you can wait for one more year also for doing MBA.

joshua : FORE VS SDA BOCCONI IMB
supratim : Check cost and batch size before deciding.

abi : "LOOK FOR MORE OPTIONS. CHECK IF YOU CAN WAIT FOR ONE MORE YEAR ALSO FOR DOING MBA" AT PRESENT BASED ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES I CAN'T WAIT FOR ANOTHER YEAR SIR
supratim : Then look for more options. Check if you can do an MBA from Mumbai colleges like - MET, IES, Chetana, SIES, N L Dalmia? If you are not from Mumbai then cost of education may increase.

shubham : SIR HOW IS SSBF? CONVERTED IT, MY BACKGROUND IS BBA FINANCE
supratim : Any other option? It's B+ category college in our list- https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/Choosing-the-right-B-school/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

navneet : I HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR GLIM CHENNAI PGPM PROGRAM. IS A 1 YEAR PROGRAM WORTH TAKING ? I HAVE GIVING TAPMI INTERVIEW ASWELL, WHICH AMONG GLIM AND TAPMI SHLD I CONSIDER?
supratim : If you have 2 years + experience in IT domain then you may think of GLIM Chennai 1 year program. Otherwise TAPMI may be better.

convert : I JOINED SIMC. WANT TO GET CREATVE ROLES IN COMPANIES LIKE DISNEY, OGLIVY, ETC RATHER THAN GETTING A SALES JOB STUCK DOING EXCEL SHEETS FOR 2 YEARS. WAS IT A GOOD DECISION?
shashidar : I seriously doubt companies with this profile will even consider SIMC

swa : TIPS FOR IIM KASHIPUR BUSINESS ANALYST INTERVIEW PREPARATION
supratim : Why BA? What do you know about BA applications? How BA is relevant with your current profile? What do you want to do after BA? - then study all traditional things- academics/work ex based questions, basic HR questions, GK/GA/CA - opinion based questions.

sm : CONVERTED NMIMS NAVI MUMBAI AND AWAITING RESULTS FOR KJ SOMAIYA. I ONLY HAVE THESE OPTIONS PLEASE GUIDE ME IF I SHOULD PAY THE FEES BECAUSE THE FEE IS HIGH AND THE AVERAGE PACKAGE IS VERY LOW COMPARED TO THE FEE. I HAVE TAKEN A GAP YEAR AND I HAVE TO DO MBA BUT HAVE ONLY CONVERTED NMIMS NAVI MUMBAI.
supratim : Check the refund policy before paying. Change to K J Somaiya if you are selected.

student_123 : WHICH IS BETTER IN PLACEMEMT SRCC GBO OR WELLINGKAR MUMBAI?
supratim : Check batch size and cost. Welingkar may be slightly better today but DU colleges are improving their ranking consistently.

srinivas : I RECEIVED ADMISSIONS FROM TIER-2 COLLEGES LIKE IMI, GLIM , GIM. WAITING RESULTS FROM IMT AND TAPMI. I COULDN'T GET INTO TOP COLLEGES BECAUSE OF SECTIONAL CUT OFF(95% OVERALL). I ALREADY HAVE 26 MONTHS OF WORK EX AND QUIT MY JOB FOR MBA. I'M GNEM WITH 9/8/7 WITH CFA L2 PROFILE. DO YOU THINK IS IT WISE TO WAIT ONE MORE YEAR WITH A SMALL JOB TO TARGET TIER-1 CONSIDERING MY WEAK ACADEMIC PROFILE AND IT WOULD BE MORE THAN 3 YEARS OF WORK EX BY NEXT YEAR(PROBLEMATIC IN PLACEMENTS)?
supratim : Join IMI Delhi and complete all levels of CFA.

ayush : I WILL BE HAVING PI WITH IIM JAMMU AND IIM BODH GAYA ON 1ST APRIL.
supratim : Expect questions on academics/workex, basic HR questions, GK/GA/CA - opinion based questions.

tanmay : GOOD EVENING. I AM DONE WITH MY IIM SHILLONG INTERVIEW. AT THE END, I WAS OFFERED A CHOCOLATE BY THEM. DOES THIS GESTURE MEAN ANYTHING?
supratim : No.

aaditya : SIR, I GOT INTO NMIMS DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION. I ALSO HAVE GIM GOA PGDM, IMI DELHI PGDM AND EXPECTING IIM JAMMU AND BODHGAYA. WHICH IS THE BEST OPTION? PROFILE 9/9/7 GEM FRESHER. BTECH CSE AND 3 MONTHS INTERNSHIP AT A TOP MNC.
supratim : IIM will be better than IMI Delhi. Followed by GIM.

tanmay : I SCORED AIR 25 IN CMAT EXAM. DO I HAVE ANY CHANCE TO CONVERT JBIMS (ALL INDIA SEATS)
supratim : Last years percentile data is available on DTE website. Check with percentile ( all India seats) not with rank.

ayush : I WILL BE HAVING PI WITH IIM BODH GAYA AND IIM JAMMU ON 1ST APRIL, PLEASE GIVE ME SUGGESTION ABOUT HOW SHOULD I DO MY PREPARATIONS FOR THE SAME? PLEASE LET ME KNOW SOME POINTS THAT I SHOULD KEEP IN MIND
supratim : Expect academics/work ex based questions, basic HR questions, GK/GA/CA - opinion based questions. Please go through GWPI briefcase if you are a T.I.M.E student.

ram : I CONVERTED GLIM PGDM BUT I ALSO HAVE IIM SAMBALPUR ON APRIL 15TH, AND GLIM ASKING ME TO PAY 4 LAKHS IF I TAKE LOAN AND PAY AND IF I GOT IIM SAMBALPUR IS IT POSSIBLE TO TRANSFER THE LOAN OR SHOULD I CLOSE IT AND OPEN OTHER?
supratim : First installment to be out of pocket. We should process loan after finalising the college. If you ask for reimbursement of first installment then banks will refund you that.

sd : HI SIR I GOT A CALL FOR TISS MA IN HR AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT THE INTERVIEW PROCESS WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM IIMS. HOW SHOULD I PREPARE FOR IT?
supratim : 1. Healthcare budget ( policy) - Govt Schemes 2. Education budget (policy) - Govt Schemes 3. If working - then company HR policies 4. Safety of women employees ( company policies) 5. Vishkha guidelines 6. Why HR? 7. New labour Code ( previous labour laws) 8. Moonlighting, Glassceiling, Work hour debate 9. Employee mental health 10. Situation based questions - hiring, firing, ethics, morality, dilemma and so on 11. What is the job role of an HR 12. Layoffs 13. Youth unemployment India/World 14. Importance of ILO ( International labour organisation) 15. Merits and demerits of union in workplaces 16. HR policies in manufacturing units/companies ( specifically) 17. Skills - Skill India policies 18. NREGA, Midday meal scheme 19. Migration ( inside country, international migration) 20. Gig work and gig workers

convert : I JOINED SIMC. PEOPLE SAID IF I PERFORM WELL I'LL GET GOOD PLACEMENTS AND GET THE CREATIVE MARKETING ROLES I WANT. AND THAT CREATIVE ROLES HAVE MUCH BETTER GROWTH IN THE FUTURE THAN GETTING A SALES JOB FROM A TIER 1 COLLEGE WHICH I WON'T ENJOY?
shashidar : SIMC isn't that great in terms of placements or RoI. You'll either get placed in organizations like Jindal/Vedanta or in tier 2 agencies. Only the top 2 to 3 % get 15 LPA jobs

sm : REGARDING THE REFUND POLICY OF NMIMS, I AM CONFUSED AS TO WHAT IT MEANS...THEY HAVE MENTIONED THAT 100% REFUND WILL BE GIVEN IF REFUND IS ASKED " 15 DAYS OR MORE BEFORE THE FORMALLY NOTIFIED LAST DATE OF ADMISSION" SO WHAT IS THE LAST DATE OF ADMISSION SIR? IS IT SOMEWHERE AROUND JUNE?
supratim : Call them and ask.

aaditya : AADITYA: SIR, I GOT INTO NMIMS DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION. I ALSO HAVE GIM GOA PGDM, IMI DELHI PGDM AND EXPECTING IIM JAMMU AND BODHGAYA. WHICH IS THE BEST OPTION? PROFILE 9/9/7 GEM FRESHER. BTECH CSE AND 3 MONTHS INTERNSHIP AT A TOP MNC. SUPRATIM: IIM WILL BE BETTER THAN IMI DELHI. FOLLOWED BY GIM. SIR WHAT ABOUT NMIMS DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION????
supratim : Will come last among all choices given by you.

student_123 : AFTER THE PHASE 1 SELECTION, BATCH SIZE OF SRCC AND WELLINGKAR WILL ALMOST BE SAME. WHICH WILL BE BETTER TO CONSIDER? (SRCC HAS BETTER ROI )
supratim : Today Welingkar is ranked better.

convert : I JOINED SIMC. IS SIMC BETTER FOR A MARKETING ASPIRANT IN CREATIVE ROLES LIKE BRAND MANAGER THAN COLLEGES LIKE GREAT LAKES, KJ SOMAIYA, WE SCHOOL, OR TAPMI? I GOT CALLS FROM ALL
supratim : Look for Mumbai/Bangalore/Chennai tier 1 colleges.

dnb : SIR / MM, MY PI FOR IIM-INDORE DPM IS SCHEDULED ON 5TH APRIL. MY CHOICE OF STREAM / SUBJECT FOR THE DPM IS STRATEGY. KINDLY SUGGEST HOW MAY I PREPARE FOR THE SAME.
supratim : 1. Prepare your research topic/idea - you may have to defend that. 2. Look at Wharton free resources for strategy area, 2. Prepare your academics/work ex till date, 4. Prepare why DPM? - thy will check it multiple times in multiple ways , 5. Talk to current DPM students.

sm : I ONLY CONVERTED NMIMS NAVI MUMBAI AND AWAITING RESULTS FOR KJ SOMAIYA WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO RELEASE IN FIRST WEEK OF APRIL. SINCE I RESIDE IN DELHI MY PARENTS WANTED ME TO CONSIDER IP UNIVERSITY FOR MBA AS IT WILL CUT MAJOR COSTS AND EFFORTS. SO IS IP UNIVERSITY WORTH GOING FOR MBA OR SHOULD I GO FOR NMIMS/ KJ SOMAIYA?
supratim : Go for NM or K J

swa : I HAVE INTERVIEW ON 5TH APRIL FOR IIM KASHIPUR BUSINESS ANALYST WHAT POINTS SHOULD BE FOCUSED WHILE PREPARING FOR THE SAME
supratim : Replied.

student_123 : I HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR WELLINGKAR. WHAT SHOULD I CONSIDER TO PREPARE FOR PI?
supratim : Expect academics/work ex based questions, basic HR questions, GK/GA/CA - opinion based questions. Please go through GWPI briefcase if you are a T.I.M.E student.

rohan : LAST MINUTE TIPS FOR MY PI TOMORROW
supratim : Go through the institute website minutely and go trough your form submitted to college. Look at news headlines too.

sm : HOW TRUE ARE THE PLACEMENT REPORTS SHOWN BY PRIVATE B SCHOOLS LIKE NMIMS? ALSO IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU COULD GUIDE ME AS TO WHAT KIND OF PLACEMENT I COULD EXPECT IN THE FIELD OF FINANCE AFTER MBA FROM NMIMS NAVI MUMBAI CAMPUS?
supratim : Go through IIM Ahmedabad audited placement reports to find out how to go through a placement report. Next step - placement is given by companies and salary is based on roles. So talk to current students to verify data.

srinivas : "JOIN IMI DELHI AND COMPLETE ALL LEVELS OF CFA." - ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION. LETS SAY IF I SCORE 98+ STILL IMI WOULD BE MORE OR LESS NOT A BAD OPTION THAN THE COLLEGES I MIGHT GET? CONSIDERING THE PROFILE THAT I MENTIONED IN MY PREVIOUS QUESTION
supratim : CAP -IIMs have given calls with 95+ percentile ( with sectional cut offs cleared) and above this year too. They may maintain the same next year too. Then there are MDI, IIFT etc.

asin : IS IMT BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES(BFS) GOOD? IS IT GOOD FOR A FRESHER?
supratim : Compare it with your other options.

aadi : AADITYA: AADITYA: SIR, I GOT INTO NMIMS DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION. I ALSO HAVE GIM GOA PGDM, IMI DELHI PGDM AND EXPECTING IIM JAMMU AND BODHGAYA. WHICH IS THE BEST OPTION? PROFILE 9/9/7 GEM FRESHER. SUPRATIM: WILL COME LAST AMONG ALL CHOICES GIVEN BY YOU. SIR EVEN AFTER CONSIDERING THAT I WANT TO MAKE A CAREER IN TECH CONSULTING, PROD MAN, TECH RELATED ROLES ETC?
supratim : You can go to product management roles of tech/IT companies even after a general MBA. A general MBA is always better because it reduces uncertainty by equip us with more skills.

neelesh : SIR/MAM I HAVE IIM MUMBAI SUSTAINABILITY MANAGANEMENT NEXT MONTH ,ON WHAT TOPICS SHOULD I FOCUS ON?
supratim : Replied.

neelesh : SIR/MAM I HAVE IIM MUMBAI SUSTAINABILITY MANAGANEMENT PI NEXT MONTH ,ON WHAT TOPICS SHOULD I FOCUS ON?
supratim : COPs, India's options, targets to transit into carbon free energy options, Carbon trading, Climate insurance, Climate catastrophes, ESGs and their limitations, EV sector, energy transition overall. Then comes sustainable tourism, challenges in way forward.

rang : HOW IS KJ SOMAIYA FOR HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT? HOW IS THE PLACEMENT FOR IT? AS I COULDN'T FIND PLACEMENT REPORT ABOUT IT.
supratim : Talk to current students and alumni.

convert : CAN SIMC REACH MICA LEVEL IN THE NEXT 4-5 YEARS
shashidar : Absolutely no chance