Which is the best IPU college for a B.Com Hons, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies or Maharaja Surajmal Institute?

Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies (MAIMS) is considered to be amongst the top 10 institutes to pursue B.Com, while Maharaja Surajmal Institute (MSI) is ranked amongst the top 25 colleges to pursue B.Com. MAIMS established in 2003 is spread over a 10-acre area while MSI established in 1978 is spread across a compact 8-acre land. Both these institutes are affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.

The table given below briefly compares the student ratio and the fees of these institutes.

MAIMS indulges its students in numerous training programmes, workshops and development programmes organised in collaboration with industry giants such as KPMG. To boost employability, it also offers various sessions by specialized faculties and guest lecturers. Key highlights of the last placement session were:

• Highest CTC offered was 5.6 LPA

• Average CTC offered was almost 3 LPA

• Average placement rate has been over 70%

• Major recruiters were JARO, Wipro, Concentrix Services, Aditya Birla Group

The B.Com (Hons.) course at MSI was first offered only in 2015 so it lacks a strong alumni network in the market. Though it was ranked amongst the top 5 colleges in Delhi-NCR to provide maximum number of internships to its students in 2019. Other key highlights about the placement session are:

• Average placement rate over 80%

• Highest CTC offered was 5.78 LPA

• Average CTC offered was 2.2 LPA

• Top recruiters were Policy Bazaar and Concentrix with 11 and 10 offers respectively, followed by Convergys and ICICI making 8 offers each

Both these colleges are affiliated to the same university so it is difficult to distinguish between them. Course curriculum, faculty repute more or less is on par. Hence it is up to the individual to scrutinize and decide.