MDI Gurgaon, Gurgaon

 If your priority is good placement opportunities and an excellent alumni network, Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon is a good option to consider. MDI was established in collaboration with several global institutions like UNDP, UNIDO, World Bank, and ILO, with initial support from KfW, West Germany, and IFCI. MDI is the first business school in India to receive accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA). The faculty at MDI is of high quality, and there is an excellent learning culture, which gives you plenty of opportunities to enjoy your time while studying.

If you are searching for the best B-school in India in terms of placement, ROI, infrastructure, alumni network, faculty, and other factors, MDI Gurgaon always ranks between 5 to 10. Other top-ranked B-schools in India include IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, XLRI, SPJIMR, IIM K, IIM I, SJMSOM IIT Bombay, and many others.

If you are searching for B-schools ranked by placement, the top schools include IIM A, IIM B, IIM C, FSM Delhi, SPJIMR, MDI G, XLRI, IIFT, IIM K, and NMIMS Mumbai. By considering your priorities and looking at various rankings and factors, you can make an informed decision about which B-school is the best fit for you.

My review of the Management Development Institute, Gurgaon is fairly objective and is based on my sister's review of the same. I have written a detailed review with elaborate pros and cons that might clear most of your doubts.

Pros

Campus: The campus is in the vicinity of all the dynamic places in Gurgaon like a cyber hub, sec 29, and golf course road. However, inside the campus, the ambiance is exactly different and serene. The infrastructure and campus are extremely beautiful, lush green, and well-built to give you a fairly dreamy experience.

No reservation: Unlike other B Schools, MDI Gurgaon does not reserve seats for minorities or any other groups. So the entire batch is usually 98 percentilers ensuring you avail the best peer learning experience.

Clubs: MDI Gurgaon has the usual clubs as well as the extraordinary ones like Unnati and Illumina Illumina is a disguised market research event, wherein a Diwali mela is organized on the campus. Marketing companies give out projects for market research to students who then create games to do research. Unnati is a fund operated by the students of MDI. Alums and students invest in it.

Faculty: The faculty keeps changing or retiring but the most permanent faculty is Prof. Sanjay Bakshi, who also runs a company called Value Quest. 

Placements: The placements are definitely not at or with IIM ABC but are at level with IIM IKL or FMS. 

Exchange program: The exchange program is one of the best in the country as almost one-third of the batch gets to visit Europe and get amazing exposure.

Alumni: MDI has its alumni in top positions in the corporate world as well as the startup world. Some of them include Paperboat, Instamojo, Cashify, etc. Some of the alums are in top positions like Amit Boni, who is the head of Motorola India.

Cons

Weak alumni base: The alumni meets are just official meet-ups not many are interested to attend. Only the recent batches meet and no one is interested in strengthening the network.

There are not many flaws one can point to this great Institute as you can see how the pros overshadow the cons and make it a good choice.