One of my cousins shared his experience about the hostels at BIMM, Pune. He said it is a constituent institute of Sri Balaji University, Pune (SBUP). Thus, BIMM is one out of the four institutions housed by SBUP.

Talking about the hostels, he explained that they are really good.

• For all the four colleges there are separate floors available. Every room is spacious. There are cleaning timing and facilities.
• A gym, swimming pool, and playing area are also available at the hostel.
• Facilities such as drinking water coolers, lockable steel almirah, and in-room furniture are provided.
• The hostel also provides laundry services.
• Mess is just outside the hostel.
• The hostel timings are very strict.
• There is a biometric attendance done every day for all those staying at the hostel.
• A doctor is also available at the hostel for providing basic first-aid and treating minor illnesses.

The only drawback is that there is a fewer number of rooms available and hence rooms are provided on the “first come-first serve” basis.

BIMM, Pune is the best choice among all these colleges.

BIMM Pune:

The college focuses not only on making your corporate world ready but also on imparting lifetime know-how on how to survive and have a progressive corporate life along with a disciplined personal life. A strong, competitive environment is maintained in the college by Dr. Balasubramanium, who is himself an ex-army officer.

The academic curriculum of the college is excellent and pressure-packed. In the duration of two years, there is not a single holiday given to the students.

The total number of seats in the college is approx. 900. So, if you have good academic records and good communication skills, you will learn a lot under army discipline and apparently, get placed with a good package. But, if you are average, ISB & M, Pune will be a better college for you.

ISB&M:

The methodology of management education is different at ISB & M, Pune. Ex- Placement Director of XLRI, Jamshedpur, and former Director of SIBM, Pune, Dr. Promod Kumar is the Chairman of ISB & M, Pune. He has a thorough knowledge of how the corporate world works. A pseudo corporate environment is created in the college campus and everything is taught about the practical corporate culture, from survival to growth along with certain other factors. This technique can be called applied corporate culture.

ISB & M, Pune’s applied corporate culture is great but not meant for everybody. The second position would be apt for the academics of this college. The student intake is only 300.

If you are someone who is preparing for MAT, I would suggest you only prepare for these two colleges of Pune because the methods of teaching at these institutions is at par with the demand of the corporate culture, and also, these institutions keep a scope of adapting to changes as time and again.

BIMM Pune is a great option for an MBA in finance. In fact, the college offers several specializations for MBA and all of them are great. BIMM Pune is one of the most prestigious private business schools accredited by AICTE. The college was ranked 11th amongst Top Management Institutes by Times B- School and ranked 49th amongst the Top Business Schools by India Today.

Important details about the MBA program at the institute are given below.

Placements:

BIMM has a robust campus placement cell that invited over 300 companies this year.

• Top recruiters are Kansai Nerolac, Infosys, Henkel, Vedanta, HDFC Bank, Wipro, TAFE, GATI, Cargill, and more.
• The college recorded a 95% placement rate for 2020.
• The highest CTC offered was INR 14 LPA and the average CTC offered was INR 6 LPA.

BIMM is one of the best business schools in Pune. It is a great college for an MBA in finance, the college provides a multitude of opportunities in terms of exposure, placements, and internships.

One of my close friends is studying MBA from BIMM Pune. Unquestionably, BIMM Pune is considered among the top 11 B-schools by TOI B-School Survey.

The fee of BIMM has been kept nominal so that the students from all financial backgrounds can take admission. Thus, the college provides a good ROI.

The fee structure for 2021-23 are as follows:

Moreover, the fees of all the four institutes of BIMM are quite similar but differs in the specializations selected.

For an MBA in marketing, PIBM is definitely a better option than BIMM. The points below state some of the key highlights of PIBM, along with some advantages and disadvantages of both the institutes, which will support the choice.

• PGDM from PIBM is a much better choice than that of BIMM, having a guarantee of a secured future after passing out of the institute.
• PIBM provides the best available training in separate sessions, which is one of the most vital aspects required to get a good placement in MNCs. In such training sessions, every individual is mentored with utmost care and personal assistance methods.
• Guest lecture sessions are organized by the institute in which mentors from the corporate world visit and guide the students.
• Throughout the sessions, you will be made to go through several Industrial visits, winter and summer internships, live projects, and assignments. This will offer proper practical knowledge, be interactive, and have good exposure to the corporate world.
• Various students have been offered PPOs by top companies. In the in-campus placement, every student in PIBM is easily placed, being well trained through the mock GD and PI classes.
• PIBM does not maximize seats in its batches. The total number of seats available in the institute is limited, which decreases the competition in placement. Due to this low competition in placement, students need not work hard for their preparation.

Talking about BIMM, there are some disadvantages that make it the less preferred option among the two. The main problem faced is the batch size, which is huge. There is a lot of competition in the placement of BIMM just because of this reason. The faculties in BIMM do not pay as much personal attention as required for individual students. This is also an effect of the huge batch size.

Therefore, considering all the points stated above, it is clear that PIBM is definitely a better choice, having a much better training facility and placement than BIMM.

One of my cousins recently took admission at BIMM Pune. He says that the hostel life is rather good at the institute. However, there are several restrictions that you are required to follow at every point, such as the in-time routine. But, apart from that, it is enthusiastic.

There are other factors to know about, such as,

• The infrastructure of BIMM Pune is among the best you can possibly get. You can avail of other amenities as well.
• The boys’ and girls’ hostels are situated in one specific building.
• Apart from that, there is a gym, a swimming pool, and a playing area. Students usually get everything that is deemed necessary, such as the provision of a 24 hours RO water facility.
• The hostel area is moreover covered with CCTV cameras.

Students from the first year Department of rather all the campuses can avail hostel accommodations. Other than that, they can also find facilities anywhere near the campus as well. There are several major upsides to the hostel of the institute.

The hostel is highly disciplined at BIMM, Pune. It is both well equipped and maintained in the best way possible. In his recommendation, it is one of the best hostels he has been part of.