NICMAR, RICS, SCMHRD, and XIMB all of these are reputed management institutes in India. NICMAR conducts NCAT and SCMHRAD conducts SNAP to take admission. Whereas, XIMB and RICS select students based on their performance in CAT/XAT/GMAT, etc.

Rankings:

• NICMAR is ranked 1st amongst the top colleges in ASIA.

• RICS, Amity University is one of the six Indian institutes which have made it to QS Asian University Rankings.

• SCMHRD is ranked 4th state wise and city wise in 2020 by the Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF).

• XIMB, Xavier University Bhubaneswar has been ranked 10th amongst All India Private B-School by IT-MDRA B-School Ranking 2019.

Placements:

Highlights of the placements at the institutes are as follows.

Top Recruiters:

• NICMAR: Adventz Group, Rabico Engg. & Construction, Reliance Industries Ltd, AFCONS Infrastructure Ltd, Synergy group, etc.

• RICS: Turner & Townsend, AECOM, Rider Levett Bucknall, Formulaic Engineers Pvt. Ltd, GMR, and many more.

• SCMHRD IM: Deloitte, Cognizant, Amazon, Vodafone, Kotak Life, Google, IBM, Cipla, Godrej, and many more.

• XIMB XUB: Tractebel GKW GmbH, Recity Network Pvt. Ltd., Convexicon Software SolutionsIndia Pvt. Ltd., CURE, etc.

Facilities:

NICMAR:

• It has a library with a rich collection of more than 23000 thesis, 2300+ volumes, 495 teaching notes, 13 e-resources, and 75 printed periodicals.

• Other facilities like hostels, 24x7 wifi connections for computer labs and classrooms, auditorium, 3 conference halls, and outdoor sports facilities are offered.

RICS:

• The institute has more than 100 faculty members and 1000+ students studying on the campus.

• Classrooms with new-age teaching tools, computer labs, a library with 2 lakh+ books, periodicals, references to international and national journals, food courts, and cafeteria are the facilities offered by the institute.

SCMHRD:

• Scholarships are offered only to students of MBA who top the first semester A total of 50% tuition fee waiver is covered by the scholarship.

• The institute has a health center with specialized doctors, a yoga center and gymnasium, hostels, a library with a huge collection of more than 2000 audio and video files, 24000 books, and periodicals.

XIMB UGB:

• Library, residential facility, medical help, sports, fitness facility, and professional audio-video studios are the facilities offered.

NICMAR, RICS, SCMHRD, and XIMB all these colleges are highly reputed and have nailed down their efficiency in terms of education, placements as well as all the factors required for the development of the student’s academics and career.

Except SIBM-Pune and SCMHRD, all SIIB, SIDTM, and SCIT colleges are the best Symbiosis business schools present in Pune. The admission process is the same for all and is based on entrance tests followed by personal interview and group discussion. 

Ranking 

• SIIB, Pune holds rank 59th among the best business schools in India issued by Career Launcher. 
• SIDTM, Pune holds 17th rank for Business schools in the western region issued by The Week. 
• SCIT, Pune holds 7th rank for MBA issued by Analytics India Magazine. 

Tabulated below gives a brief overview of both institutions:

Admission process

• The admission process is wholly online with an application fee of 1000 INR. 
• Admission for MBA in this university is based on an entrance test known as SNAP followed by a written ability test, personal interview, and group discussion. 
• With this students are required to have a graduate degree with 50%.

Placements

SIIB, Pune

• Companies like ITC ABD, VMware, Zydex Industries, Darashaw, Accenture, Merck (MSD), HDFC Bank, Dun and Bradstreet, BOX 8, Michael Page, Axis Bank, HDFC Life, etc visit the campus every year. 
• The average salary package offered is up to 10.60 lakhs and the highest salary package is up to 19.50 lakhs. 

SIDTM, Pune

• Companies like Accenture, Aditya Birla Group, Airtel, Capgemini, Cognizant, CRISIL, Deloitte, HCL Technologies, IBM, etc visit the campus for good placements. 
• The average salary package is 11.06 lakhs and the highest salary package is up to 16.50 lakhs. 

SCIT, Pune

• Companies like Accenture, American Express, Axis Bank, Capgemini, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, EXL Services, Gartner, HCL Comnet, and so on come every year for placements. 
• The average salary package is up to 10 lakhs and the highest package is up to 31 lakhs. 

Overall all colleges of Symbiosis are equally good at their place. All business schools provide good facilities, Infrastructure of institutes are also pretty well maintained. All institutes provide 100 % placements to students. The teachers are very helpful and kind. The environment of the schools is also friendly and engaging.

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) institute is one of the best management universities in India. Admissions in this university are based on qualifying exams NPATand NMAT followed by personal interview and counseling. 

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Pune is one of the best business schools in India. Admission to this university is based on an entrance test known as Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) followed by personal interview and group discussion. 

Symbiosis Center for Management & Human Resource Development (SCMHRD) holds 13th rank for MBA issued by times. Admissions for MBA are based on an entrance test followed by a personal interview and group discussion. 

Placements

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

• Companies like Bank of America, Barclays, EY, Deloitte, Vedanta, Accenture, Aditya Birla, Amdocs, Google, Deloitte, etc visit the campus every year. Last year about 166 companies visited. 
• Approximately the average salary package offered to students of this university was up to 17.97 lakhs and the highest salary package offered is 30.37 lakhs

SCMHRD

• Companies like Accenture, Accenture, Avalon Consulting, Axis Bank, Bajaj Auto, Barclays Bank, Bridgei2, Capgemini, CITI Bank, etc visited campus for placements. 
• The average salary package is up to 15.6 lakhs and the highest package salary is up to 38.5 lakhs. 

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Pune

• Companies like Airtel, Capgemini, Samsung, Accenture, Wipro, HSBC, Dell, etc visit the campus every year in search of good placements. 
• The average salary package offered to students is up to 20.08 lakhs and the highest salary package is up to 34.26 lakhs. 

Infrastructure and faculty

NMIMS

• Hospital, sports ground, Wi-Fi facility, well-equipped labs, and all necessary facilities are available on campus. 
• Teachers are well-qualified, knowledgeable, and very helpful. 

SCMHRD

• The university has a huge and beautiful campus. 
• The teachers are very helpful and kind. 
• The environment of the university is also friendly and engaging.

SIBM

• University has a huge campus with all necessary facilities like equipped labs, sports ground, spacious classrooms, Wi-Fi facilities, and others.
• Teachers are very knowledgeable and well experienced in their particular fields. 

Overall all institutes are good for and the admission process of all institutes is also not that tough. But if we particularly talk about placements then NMIMS and SIBM are better than SCMHRD and NMIMS even has a record of 100% placement last year. With this, all institutes have an engaging and encouraging environment.

SCMHRD offers specialization programs including Project Feasibility and Finance, Transportation, Energy, and Urban Infrastructure in the field of Infrastructure Management (IM). SCMHRS has been accredited with grade ‘A’ by NAAC.

Whereas the Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance offers both the MBA and certificate program in the field of Banking and Finance. SSBF was awarded as “Management College of the Year” by Higher Education Review Magazine in 2019 and ranked 10th by Innovative Zone Magazine as Best Educational Institute in India.

The course fees at the institutes are as follows.

Scholarships:

SCMHRD MBA IM:

• The SCMHRD offers scholarships to the MBA students declared topper in the first semester, which can cover up to 50% of tuition fee waivers.

• To receive a scholarship for a perceivable future, students have to maintain a minimum GPA of 7.50.

SSBF:

SSBF offers the following scholarships and awards to its deserving students.

• Post Graduate Merit Scholarship awarded to the semester topper student with a minimum of 7.50 GPA.

• Scholarship by University Sports Board awarded to the 05 outstanding sportsmen and sportswomen.

• Late Jayatee Deshmukh Best Outgoing Girl Student Gold Medal Award.

Placement:

SCMHRD MBA IM:

• A total of 93 recruiters participated in the recruitment drive for the 2018-20 batches, and 38% of students received the Pre-placement Offer.

• The highest CTC received by the student was 15.4 LPA, the average CTC received was 12.1 LPA, and the top 25% of candidates received 14.7 LPA.

• The top recruiters include Wipro, Capgemini, Bajaj Auto, Boston Scientific, Reliance Industries, Mahindra & Mahindra, and many more.

SSBF:

• SSBF provides placement assistance to final year students. The institute holds a record of 100% recruitment.

• The highest CTC offered to a candidate was 10.11 LPA, and the average CTC received is 7.11 LPA.

• A wide range of roles is offered to the students which include Relationship Manager, Wealth Management, Product Management, Credit Manager, Operation, Channel Officer, Retail Branch Banking, etc.

• The top recruiters visiting the campus are CRISIL, JP Morgan Chase, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Care Ratings, etc.

Above are the key points about SCMHRD MBA IM and SSBF, one can distinguish them both using those points and can make a decision.

MICA university holds 12th rank issued by outlook in 2019. Admissions in this university are based on entrance tests followed by personal interview and counseling. Placements at this university are really good. 

Symbiosis Center for Management & Human Resource Development (SCMHRD) holds 13th rank for MBA issued by times. Admissions for MBA are based on entrance tests followed by personal interview and group discussion. 

Tabulated below gives a brief overview of both institutions:

Admission process

MICA

• Admissions are based on an entrance test known as MICAT and the scores of CAT, XAT or GMAT followed by a personal interview. 
• With this students should also have at least 50% in Bachelors’s. 

SCMHRD

• Admission for MBA in this university is based on an entrance test known as SNAP followed by a written ability test, personal interview, and group discussion. 
• With this students are required to have a graduate degree with 50%.

Placements 

SCMHRD

• Companies like Accenture, ACCENTURE, Avalon Consulting, Axis Bank, Bajaj Auto, Barclays Bank, Bridgei2iBridgei2i, Capgemini, CITI Bank, etc visit campus every year. 
• The average salary package is up to 15.6 lakhs and the highest package salary is up to 38.5 lakhs. 

MICA

• Companies like Raymond, Titan, Saavn, Walmart, Amazon, Google, Apollo, Linkedin, YesBank, Amazon, Puma, Usha, and Topline, etc visit the campus for placements. 
• The average salary offered to students of marketing is up to 12.8 lakhs and the highest salary package is up to 58.2 lakhs. 

Infrastructure

SCMHRD

• All placements, facilities, and faculty are really good and well maintained. 
• The teachers are very helpful and kind. 
• The environment of the university is also friendly and engaging.

MICA

• Classrooms are nice, the library is open to all, medical facilities and equipped labs are also available in college. 
• Teachers are well qualified in their particular fields. 

Overall both institutes are equally good for management. The admission process of both institutes is based on entrance tests conducted by institutes. Placements of both the institutes are equally good. Both institutes have an engaging and encouraging environment.