All these colleges of Maharashtra excel in one or the other aspects. The following table gives a comparison for a better understanding of each of these colleges’ specifications.
ASPECTS |
WELINGKAR |
KIAMS |
ITM NAVI |
Fees |
INR 12.9 lacs to 14.1 lacs. |
INR 12.5 lacs to 13 lacs. |
INR 4.9 lacs to 5.6 lacs. |
Faculty-Student Ratio |
1:15 |
1:15 |
1:15 |
Campus Size |
3.90 acres |
6.3 acres |
3 acres |
Placement Rate |
100% |
96% |
97% |
Average Package |
INR 8.5 LPA |
INR 5.95 LPA |
INR 7.5 LPA |
Highest Package |
INR 13.6 LPA |
INR 15.64 LPA |
INR 14.5 LPA |
The admission process and criteria for all three colleges are almost similar. Listed below are some more details regarding the same:
Welingkar and ITM do not provide any special scholarships to the students except for the loan facilities. KIAMS, on the other hand, rewards INR 1 lakh to the students scoring a percentile of 95% and above.
All three of these colleges have a well-maintained healthy educational environment and spacious campus. All these details can be kept in mind while making an informed choice.
For a PGDM, IMT Ghaziabad is better compared to Welingkar Mumbai. It is widely reputed among MBA aspirants and constantly ranked among the top B-Schools in the country.
It has an excellent placement record as well. IMT Ghaziabad placements 2022 concluded with an average CTC of INR 15.28 LPA. While the highest CTC offered this year was INR 62 LPA.
IMT G has better placements, brand value, and a larger alumni network compared to Walingkar. A
XISS Ranchi is ranked 76 by NIRF 2020, WESCHOOL Mumbai is ranked 68 by NIRF 2020, SIES Mumbai is ranked 22 by Times 2020, and XIME Bangalore is ranked 56 by India Today for MBA. Given below a brief highlight of the MBA HRM program at these institutes.
XISS Ranchi:
Admission:
Graduate students with above 50% marks in any streams are eligible to apply for the MBA in HRM program at XISS Ranchi.
For getting admission a valid CAT/CMAT/XAT score is required. The applicants are selected on the performance in the entrance exam, group discussion, and personal interview.
The grand total fees are around 10 lacs.
Placements:
The highest salary offered is 14 LPA and the average salary offered is 6 LPA.
The top recruiters include Tata, ICICI, HDFC Mutual fund, Mahindra Finance.
WESCHOOL Mumbai:
Admission:
Admission to the PGDM HRM at WESCHOOL Mumbai is based on CAT/XAT/CMAT/ATMA score, academic performance, work experience, group activity, and personal interview.
Placements:
The highest salary offered is 12 LPA and the average salary offered is 7 LPA.
The top recruiters include Deloitte USI, GEP, Accenture, Nestle, Morgan Stanley.
SIES Mumbai:
Admission:
The basic selection criteria of admission is through the entrance test followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
Applicants applying for admission in SIES need to appear for one of these entrance exams, CAT/MAT /XAT/CMAT /ATMA/MH-CET.
Placements:
The highest salary offered is 18 LPA and the average salary offered is 7 LPA.
Some of the major recruiters at SIEM are Aditya Birla Capital, Phoenix, FCB, KPMG, TCS, MARICO, Philips, Reliance Group.
XIME Bangalore:
Admission:
The students having graduate degrees with 50% and above marks are eligible for admission into the MBA HRM program.
An entrance test score of 75% and above is required in CAT/XAT/GMAT/MAT/ATMA/CMAT.
The grand total fees for studying at Xime is around 10 lacs.
Placements:
The highest salary package offered is 16.5 LPA however, the average salary package is 7 LPA.
The top recruiters include Deloitte, Infosys, Wipro, HDFC Bank.
The placement stats and total fees are similar in all the colleges. The student can choose any of them for an HRM specialization.
Both NMIMS Bangalore and Welingkar University or WeSchool are excellent for PGDM course. Welingkar University is famous for its 2 year PGDM program which provides many specializations like finance, operations, supply chain management, etc. NMIMS offers a number of courses related to management. Its PGDM course is relatively famous for its course structure and education.
Ranking:
Admission:
NMIMS Bengaluru
Welingkar Mumbai
Placements:
NMIMS Bengaluru
Welingkar Mumbai
Thus both these universities are excellent for their course structure and placements. It completely depends on the student about which institute they want to pursue based on their exam scores and financial abilities. Rest assured PGDM course at any of these institutes is likely to result in a successful career.
For PGDM Marketing, you should choose BIMTECH. It is consistently ranked among the top B-Schools in the country. Top companies such as Infosys, Accenture, Honda, ICICI Bank, Del Monte, etc. take part in BIMTECH placements. During 2022 placement drive, the average CTC offered was INR 9.38 Lakhs. For the top 50 students, the average CTC offered was INR 12.30 LPA.
The actual size of the batch differs according to the specialization. The total batch size of Welingkar is 720 students, including all the PGDM specializations. For the PGDM course, the batch size is around 180 students, which then are divided into batches of 3. There are 120 students for the PGDM e-business and PGDM Research & Business Analytics each, which are bifurcated into batch 1 and batch 2. For the rest of the courses i.e. PGDM Healthcare, PGDM Retail, PGDM Rural, and PGDM Media & Entertainment, the batch size is 60 students each.
Students of various backgrounds such as B.Com, B.Sc, Engineering, Law, Medical and Business Administration join the PGDM program at Welingkar.
There are various extracurricular activities organized by various clubs and committees throughout the year. There are cultural events, sports events, management fests, competitions, etc.
Some of the sports activities organized by the institute are Impact20 which is a cricket competition and JogaBonito’ which is a football competition. Then the students celebrate all the cultural festivals like Holi, Diwali, Christmas, Pongal, Onam, etc. Then there is WeBiz which is organized by the students of the e-Business course and is also one of the most popular management activities organized by Welingkar.
Yes, Welingkar Mumbai does offer tuition fee waivers to students whose family income is less than 8 lakhs. For such students, the fees is around INR 2 lakhs for 2 years. It is only given to the top 5 percentile of the students, so it is important to have a high score in the semester exams.
The eligibility criteria for Welingkar Mumbai is at least 50% aggregate in 10th 12th and graduation. The candidates will also have to appear for any one of the exams among CAT/ XAT/ GMAT/ ATMA/ CMAT and will have to score around 80 - 85 percentile. The applicants will be shortlisted based on the exam scores and will be called for the GD PI process and based on their overall performance, they will be allotted the seats.