Every B-school has its unique strengths and so does UPES Dehradun which is famous for its domain-specific MBA. If you are willing to pursue an MBA in oil and gas, power management, or energy trading, choosing UPES Dehradun will be the right decision. It offers a plethora of opportunities in these domains and the ROI is also great. There are some industry-specific courses too but their placements are just average.

The best part about UPES is the diversity of the crowd. You will get the chance to interact with people from various backgrounds such as law, management, engineering, and design thus enhancing the learning experience manifolds. 

Ultimately, I will suggest you go for UPES Dehradun only if you are planning to pursue a domain-specific MBA, else you can go for better B Schools.

IBS Hyderabad isn’t a good option for MBA. The placement record of the institute isn’t good. You won’t get a good ROI. The course fee for an MBA at IBS Hyderabad is INR 16.02 lakhs. While the average CTC offered to the students according to IBS Hyderabad placement highlights for 2022 is INR 7.97 LPA. 

The student intake is huge. Batch strength for MBA is 1300. So, students don’t get equal opportunities in terms of academics and placements. 

As a B-School, KJ Somaiya has certain factors which are advantageous, such as location, ROI, alumni base. Since Mumbai is the corporate hub of India, the college easily attracts many companies. SIMSR has a huge alumni base with people working at imminent positions in the corporate world. 

However, it doesn’t come under the top B-Schools in India. SIMSR brand doesn’t have much recognition. Although it attracts many companies, the placement average isn’t at the same level as top B-Schools. KJ Somaiya placements 2022 had an average CTC of INR 10.95 LPA. 

Yes, NMIMS is considered to be the MBA college in Mumbai city and its MBA program is highly regarded among aspirants. Here are a few pros and cons of the institute that might help you 

Pros

• The college is well-known for its state-of-the-art infrastructure. The classrooms have all modern facilities and the library too is well-stocked.
• Its location gives it leverage in establishing healthy industrial relations.
• The parity of the faculty cannot be doubted as they deliver excellent lectures.
• The academics are much more than just bookish language as students are made to solve Case-based studies.
• The food served in the canteen is quite good.
• Students get the chance to participate in lots of competitions and earn well, or get PPI.

Cons :

• NMIMS fees are exorbitantly high. The first-year fee is INR 11.95 Lakhs. You also need to consider the expenses of living in Mumbai.
• Hostel faculties for only limited students 
• A few faculties have no interest in teaching. 
• The placement stats are inflated and thus misleading. 
• The MBA batch of NMIMS has a huge batch of around 600 students affecting the quality of education.
• There is a huge gap between the administration and the students. 
• Easy entrance exam affects the quality of the crowd.

So, NMIMS was once a great B School but the increasing batch size has affected its reputation largely. You can go for colleges with a smaller batch size and similar fees to get better job opportunities.

Since you already have a work experience of 2 years you should go for an executive program from a reputed institute rather than doing any regular program.

• You should never hold your career because of continuing with a regular MBA program rather than you should choose an executive program.
• For the executive program, you can choose a 1-year global MBA degree in collaboration with 3 B schools.
• They are Cardiff School of Management, UK, IIM-Indore, and Universal Business School, Mumbai.
• In this program, you will be able to learn from these big institutions, especially IIM’s.
• You will also be getting good global exposure.
• The curriculum of the college will be the British curriculum and all these programs will develop your skills and will help you in your career development.

The executive program of IBS Hyderabad is also very good. There are several other institutes offering executive MBA programs where you can research and choose the best option.

NMIMS Mumbai offers a good MBA program. It has a brilliant faculty base. Most of the faculty members are well-experienced and cooperative. If you are interested, you can research under any professor of your choice. It follows the Harvard case studies. You can learn and participate in the case study competitions. 

NMIMS Mumbai placements 2022 had an average CTC of INR 19.40 LPA. While the highest CTC offered by the institute was INR 24.84 LPA. Located in the finance capital of the country, it also offers good exposure to students.