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Chat on B-school selection!
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hocc4z646 : WHICH ONE TO CHOOSE BIMTECH PGDM IB OR LIBA?
pradeeppandey : Both are equally good.


manvi : OUT OF IIM- AMRITSAR, SAMBALPUR, BODHGAYA, JAMMU, KASHIPUR & VIZAG, WHICH ONE IS THE BEST IN TERMS OF COURSE, FACULTY, ALUMNI NETWORK AND PLACEMENTS?
pradeeppandey : IIM Amritsar, IIM Kashipur, IIM Vizag, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Jammu and IIM Bodhgaya in the same order.Marginal difference in the first four IIMs.


pp : BIMTECH CORE OR SIDTM AS BACKUP OPTION, LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IN FINANCE INDUSTRY, FROM NON ENG BACKGROUND
pradeeppandey : If you are looking for finance then BIMTECH, Noida


manvi : IS THE GMP FOR SPJIMR WORTH IT?
thomas : If you are working it is better to try once more next year. What are your other options?


ravi : RESPECTED SIR,
thomas : What is your question?


pp : IMT NAGPUR/HYD VS GLIM GURGAON, WHICH IS BETTER?
amol : Glm Gurgaon


priyanka : I HAVE GIVEN INTERVIEWS FOR SIIB, SIOM AND SIDTM, FORE FOR FINANCE PROGRAM, WHAT SHOULD BE MY PREFERENCE AMONGST THESE?
amol : SIIB


vaibhav : HEY, MY SIBM PUNE WAITLIST NUMBER IS 12, ANY CHANCES I WILL CONVERT ?
thomas : Very likely to convert


hocc4z646 : PROVIDE ORDER RDER OF PREFERENCE IIT DHANBAD, FMS BHU, BIMTECH IB, LIBA, NIA PUNE?
pradeeppandey : NIA(Pune), FMS BHU, LIBA, BIMTECH IB followed by IIT Dhanbad in the same order of preference


hocc4z646 : WHICH ONE TO CHOOSE BIMTECH PGDM IB OR LIBA? LOOKING FOR FINANCE SPECIALIZATION.
thomas : LIBA would be slightly better


pp : WHAT MAKES SIDTM BETTER THAN BIMTECH, IF I CHOOSE SIDTM
thomas : The faculty answered that BIMTECHcore is better


sagnik : WHAT SHOULD BE MY ORDER OF PREFERENCE AMONG IIFT DELHI IB, MDI GURGAON PGDM AND IIM SHILLONG PGPM, IF I WANT TO MAKE A CAREER IN FINANCE?
thomas : Shillong and Mdi are pretty close. For finance they are better than IIFT


pp : WHICH NMIMS CAMPUS COME ABOVE BIMTECH NOIDA
thomas : Mumbai and Blore.


vaibhav : WHICH COLLEGE IS BETTER FOR MBA MARKETING SIBM PUNE, IIM UDAIPUR, IIM SHILLONG OR NMIMS MUMBAI. PLEASE RANK THEM IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE AS WELL.
amol : NMIMS Mumbai, SIBM Pune, IIM Shillong, IIM Udaipur


abhi : I HAVE CONVERTED SIBM P. MY IIM CAP INTERVIEW WENT WELL AS WELL. WHAT SHOULD BE MY ORDER OF PREFERENCE AMONG SIBM P, IIM UDAIPUR, IIM TRICHY, IIM RAIPUR.
amol : SIBM Better than other IIMs mentioned. After that trichy, udaypur, Raipur


priyanka : WHAT ALL COLLEGES ARE STILL OPEN TO APPLY
amol : Most of the local colleges you can still apply.


sayan : IS FMS BHU A GOOD COLLEGE ? SHOULD I PREFER IT OVER XIME BANGALORE ? (82%ILE CAT, GEM)
pradeeppandey : Yes. You may consider it over XIME Bangalore. In terms of ROI it is much better.


manvi : IS 49.87851341 FOR PRE-PI MERIT SCORE CALCULATION AT IIM-SAMBALPUR OK?
amol : Looks Ok.


pp : KJ SOM VS WELINGKAR MUMBAI
amol : Welingkar


: WHICH IS A BETTER OPTION - 1 YEAR PGPM FROM GREAT LAKES, CHENNAI OR MBA (CORE/HR) FROM NMIMS
thomas : Nmims Mumbai


pp : NMIMS BANGALORE VS TAPMI
amol : Both are equivalent. You can make your choice based on cost and location


pp : KJ SOM VS BIMTECH?
thomas : KJ


ravi : RESPECTED SIR, MY ACADEMIC PROFILE IS :- (1) CLASS 10 WITH 89.14% (2) CLASS 12 WITH 66.67% (3) WORK EXPERIENCE 2 YEARS (4) PWBD CATEGORY. I AM AN MTECH IIT KHARAGPUR PASSOUT. AND AT PRESENT, I AM PUSUING MY PGDBA IIM CALCUTTA AND IIT KHARAGPUR AND ISI KOLKATA.I REQUEST YOU TO INFORM ME AT WHAT CAT PERCENTILE SCORE CAN I GET AN MBA IIM CALCUTTA INTERVIEW CALL WITH THE MENTIONED ACADEMIC PROFILE.
amol : Usually it is around 85 percentile. But as your competition is with particular set of people who limited in numbers, cut offs can go high if they perform better.


hocc4z646 : PROVIDE ORDER OF PREFERENCE- BIMTECH PGDM IB, LIBA, IMI B, MDI M
pradeeppandey : LIBA, BIMTECH IB, IMI B followed by MDI M


harshit : MDI VS IIFT ,FOR PRODUCT MANAGEMENT OR IT CONSULTING. WHICH ONE IS BETTER
amol : MDI


hocc4z646 : CAN I BE ABLE TO CONVERT WITH CAT 72%ILE FOR FMS BHU (NC OBC)?
thomas : If you get a call that means you have a chance. 72 should convert with a good performance in the next stage


bhargava : BASED ON MY MAT PERCENTILE - 91 PERCENTILE WHICH ARE THE COLLEGES STILL OPEN TO APPLY.
amol : Just check Local colleges in Mumbai and Pune


bhargava : BETWEEN IPE VS GITAM VS WOXSEN VS JAIPURIA WHICH COLLEGE IS BETTER IN TERMS OF PLACEMENT AND ROI?
pradeeppandey : Jaipuria is better than the other in this list.


: IS TAPMI BETTER THAN 1 YEAR PGPM AT GLIM?
pradeeppandey : Yes Certainly.


pp : NMIMS NAVI MUMBAI, TAPMI, KJ SOM...ORDER OR PREFERENCE PLEASE
pradeeppandey : TAPMI, KJ SOM followed by NMIMS Navi Mumbai in the same order of preference.


hocc4z646 : PROVIDE ORDER OF PREFERENCE-IFMR, BIM TRICHY, LIBA AND BIMTECH?
pradeeppandey : BIM TRICHY is ahead of the other, remaining three are equally good.


dk : HOW IS FMS BHU ?
pradeeppandey : Decent Placement and excellent ROI.


harshad : DSE VS NMIMS
pradeeppandey : NMIMS Mumbai is a better choice.


harshad : RESPECTED SIR, DSE EXPECTED CAT CUT OFF FOR GEM
pradeeppandey : Around 92 percentile.


pp : SIDTM HAS BETTER RANKINGS THAN BIMTECH, AND SAW THAT BIMTECH IS SLIGHTLY NEAR TO TIER 3. BUT THE FACULTY HERE SAY BIMTECH IS BETTER THAN SIDTM, I'M CONFUSED, CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN
amol : Before finalising on institute just check which specialisation you are planning for. These colleges have different kind of specialisation. Visit their website for the various specialisations offered.


bhargava : IF YOU ARE FROM ENGINEERING BACKGROUND WHICH IS THE BETTER SPECIALIZATION TO CHOOSE FROM?
amol : It won't depend upon your academic background. It will depend upon[on your interest. I have seen engineers choosing for Finance , marketing as well as HR.


harshad : IS DSE-DU SHORTLIST OUT
pradeeppandey : Not yet.


krish : SIR, IS THE FIXED COMPONENT IN PLACEMENT IS LOW? HOW MUCH TIME DOES IT TAKE TO PAY BACK THE LOAN TAKEN FOR MBA?
amol : If you get in to top college then given EMI you can repay your loan in 5 years.


timid : BIM TRICHY WAITLISTED AT BCWL-60 SHOULD I PAY THE WAITLIST FEE 20K . I HAVE ALSO ATTENDED TAPMI AND KJSIM INTERVIEW.
amol : Good Chance for BIM. TAPMI Best among three


krish : IS MBA IN THIS ECONOMY WORTH IT IF ONE HAS A NORMAL BUSINESS AS A BACKUP? LET'S SAY I CONVERT L K (FRESHER BTW), CAN I PAY BACK MY LOAN IN 2-3 YEARS WITH PLACEMENTS? I KNOW THERE ARE TOO MANY ASSUMPTIONS BUT PLEASE ANSWER IT.
pradeeppandey : Certainly...You should go for MBA.


abhi : 10TH 69 12TH 59 NMAT 187 CMAT 55 PLEASE SUGGEST A COLLEGE SIR
amol : At this score difficult to get into good college compared to SIBM Pune which you have converted.


abhi : IS SOIL GOOD COLLEGE OR UPES OR BML MUNJAL
amol : SOIL will be better


bhargava : MBA VS PGDM WHICH IS GOOD?
amol : Both are the same. It is just a different name for the similar courses.


abhi : PLEASE REPLY SIR
amol : Replied