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What are the final placement stats for the PGDBA (jointly offered by ISI Kolkata, IITKGP and IIM Calcutta)?
Despite the economic slowdown, the Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) program offered jointly by IIM Calcutta, ISI Kolkata, and IT Kharagpur witnessed a growth in the average and median remuneration of students from the previous year. The average remuneration and median remuneration grew by 12.75% and 14%, respectively, with an average salary of INR 29.71 LPA achieved and the highest offer of INR 42.50 Lacs. Additionally, 77.41% of the class received full-time job offers (PPO).
The PGDBA program is a rigorous academic program that spans three semesters, with each semester being held at one of the three premier institutes. During the coursework at ISI Kolkata, students develop expertise in statistical learning theories for analytics, while at IT Kharagpur, they apply these theories to Machine learning and Artificial intelligence. At IIM Calcutta, candidates learn how to utilize these tools in functional areas of management.
I have taken a year drop after the 12th. Am I eligible to apply for the PGDBA program offered by IIM Calcutta?
That is perfectly acceptable. This should not be an issue. You are eligible to apply for IIM Calcutta's PGDBA program even if you have taken a year drop after the 12th. The only thing you should be prepared for is a valid reason for taking a year's leave.
Your response must be convincing, and you must not appear to have wasted your gap year. Whatever the reason, you must be prepared to provide a confident response. You can be comfortable knowing that it will have no effect on your selection process.
What are the chances of converting a WL90 (open category) call from IIM Calcutta?
The chances of converting a WL90 call from IIM Calcutta are unpredictable. It changes every year. The Waitlist Movement of 2022 is given below.
IIM Calcutta Waitlist Movement 2022
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Sanctioned intake |
480 |
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Shortlisted |
1852 |
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Seats filled |
480 |
IIM Calcutta sees a bit more waitlist movement as compared to IIM Ahmedabad and Bangalore. This happens because of the overlap of offers from IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Bangalore. Generally, a student with offers from IIM-A + IIM-C or IIM-A + IIM-B prefers IIM-A.
How is the career growth after one year MBA from IIMs (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Indore)?
Career growth after a one-year MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, or Indore, can be good. These courses are aimed at experienced industry professionals. After a few years of industry experience, working professionals can opt for these courses and upskill themselves, to perform better in their roles or escalate their careers.
If you had to choose between IIM Indore this year, or IIM C next year, what would you choose?
You should always be in the present moment. It is far better to seize this opportunity rather than pushing what you have in hand in the hope of getting something better.
Many individuals have rejected IIMK in the past, believing that they would ace the CAT with a much higher percentile and gain admission to IIM A, B, or C the following year. Many of these people ended up scoring much lower and failing to progress.
You have a desirable offer that many people would have loved to have. You, on the other hand, know yourself better than anyone else. As a matter of fact, the final decision is yours.
How would you rank the following business schools, ISB, IIM A, B, C, L, XLRI, FMS, and SPJIMR?
The ranking order of these B-Schools is as follows.
IIM A > IIM B > IIM C > IIM L > XLRI > FMS > SPJIMR > ISB.
This ranking order is based on various parameters like academics, faculty, alumni base, location, ROI, brand value, batch size, etc. Although this is a general ranking. For certain specialization or some specific factor, the ranking will be different. For example, if we talk about HR specialization, XLRI will be ranked above all the other colleges. XLRI HRM is the best Human Resource Management program in the Asia Pacific region.
What's the career growth and options after getting PGDBA (business analytics) from IIT kharagpur, IIM Calcutta and ISI Kolkata?
PGDBA (Business Analytics) is one of the prestigious courses because some of the best institutes have collaborated to provide the best. This appears to be the best in this era of Data Science. ISI Kolkata is a well-known Data Analysis institute, and IIM Calcutta and IIT Kharagpur are also top brands that will add significant value to one's career.
PGDBA is the first step toward a career in data science and analytics. This course will introduce you to the fundamentals of statistics and computing at ISI, technological aspects (algorithms and machine learning) at IIT Kharagpur, and business aspects and their applications in analytics at IIM Calcutta.
The curriculum has been specifically designed and is densely packed with courses to provide you with all of the basic requirements for solving problems in the field of data science. Each semester brings its own set of challenges in the form of projects and assignments that will keep you on your toes. The final semester, a 6-month internship, will allow you to apply all of the concepts learned in the previous three semesters comprehensively and even go beyond the foundations learned in the course to solve specialized business problems.
Is it wise to choose FMS Delhi over IIM Calcutta if I wish to pursue entrepreneurship after graduation?
If you have decided that you want to pursue entrepreneurship after graduation, then choosing FMS over IIM Calcutta will be better. FMS Delhi fees are only around 1.92 lakhs. Having no loans after MBA will be useful if you want to start your own business right after graduation. The curriculum of FMS is relatively relaxed so, you will have time to do market research, and work on your ideas.
Is IIM Ahmedabad better than IIM Bangalore and Calcutta?
Yes, IIM Ahmedabad is better than IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta. Although in terms of quality of education, placements, and career opportunities, all three of these IIMs are equally good, IIM Ahmedabad has better brand recognition.
- IIMA was the second IIM to be established and has a large alumni base. Most of the IIM Ahmedabad alumni are working in top MNCs around the world.
- IIM Ahmedabad has a case-study-based curriculum. It follows Harvard's real-practical cases.
- Over the years, IIM Ahmedabad's curriculum and facilities have kept pace with the industry requirements.
The huge alumni base and better brand recognition are a few of the reasons, IIM Ahmedabad ranks higher than IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta.
Which one is better, ISB Hyderabad or IIM Calcutta?
It all depends on what you want out of life. If you have more than three years of experience, you should apply to ISB Hyderabad or IIM Calcutta. Furthermore, ISB offers a challenging 8 semester in 12 months program that prepares you to handle any type of workload after that.
Though IIM Calcutta is excellent for finance professionals. If that's the situation, you can go for it. You should not compare the one-year programs at IIM Calcutta and ISB Hyderabad. If you are, ISB is far superior.
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