FORE School of Management is among the top institutes of India. It is better than others in all the domains including ROI, infrastructure, practical exposure, etc. It is beneficial as it provides international exposure as well. One of my cousins studied there, and here are some of the facts I gathered from him.

• For Big Data and Data Analytics Specialization, the FORE School of Management is in collaboration with the World's most reputed and the top-ranked University, The University of California. It is ranked 121 all over the World.
• The domain of Big Data and Data Analytics includes Managers, Research Scholars, Marketing Professionals, Decision Makers, etc.
• The understanding of procedures and their working and usage are simple and easy to understand. But the inner workings are complex.

The customer behavior is used to cater to the business needs used by the business managers to form a marketing strategy. The course is Project Oriented. All the projects given have to be made using the industry's real data.

Nirma University is recognized by UGC, AIU, and has been accredited grade ‘A’ by NAAC. Currently, the college is ranked 12th and 13th for MBA by The Week and Outlook respectively.

FORE School of Management is a private non-profit institution approved by the AICTE and has a number of notable international tie-ups with top institutions. MBA at the institute has been ranked 18th, 26th, and 43rd in India by Outlook, BW Business World, and NIRF respectively.

Goa Institute of Management (GIM) has been accredited by the AICTE and NBA. The college was ranked 47th by NIRF rankings in the category of management institutions.

Admission:

Nirma University:

• Candidates are shortlisted and invited for the personal interview(PI) and theme development & presentation(TDP) round on the basis of their CAT/GMAT percentile.

• Further, students are selected on the basis of their CAT/GMAT percentile, PI & TDP round, 10th marks, 10+2 marks, graduation marks, and work experience.

The course has a total of 240 seats available. The total course fee for Nirma is 10.04 lakhs.

FORE School of Management:

• The minimum eligibility to apply at FORE is securing 50% in graduation from a recognized institution and a valid score in CAT/XAT/GMAT exam.

• Shortlisted candidates are then called for the interview, written test, and business awareness quiz round.

The final merit list is prepared on the basis of the above criteria and marks in graduation. The course has a total of 180 seats available. MBA at FORE costs around 14.98 lakhs.

GIM:

• The minimum eligibility to apply at FORE is securing 50% in graduation from a recognized institution and a valid score in CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT exam.

• GIM conducts an interview for final selection.

The final merit list is prepared on the basis of the above criteria and marks in graduation. The course has a total of 240 seats available. MBA course fee at GIM is 16.98 lakhs for 2 years.

Infrastructure & Facilities:

Nirma University:

• It offers an on-campus well-equipped library with over 1,20,000 books.

• The institute also provides hostels for boys and girls with adequate facilities.

• Students also have access to sports and other facilities such as laboratories, gym, cafeterias, medical facilities, Wi-Fi, air-conditioned classrooms and auditoriums, etc.

• The college runs a shuttle service for its students.

FORE: The college is built over a 10-acre campus.

• The college has a well-maintained library.

• It also provides hostel facilities.

• Other facilities such as sports fields, laboratories, cafeterias, air-conditioned classrooms, and Wi-Fi are available.

GIM:

• The college is home to a large library, in-campus hostels, and sporting facilities.

• Other facilities such as cafeterias, Wi-Fi, auditoriums, laboratories, and recreation rooms are available for the students.

Placements:

Nirma University: The course has a very high placement rate of over 90%.

• Top recruiters for MBA students include Infosys, Wipro, Zomato, and Amul.

• The average package offered is 7.5 LPA and the median salary offered is 8 LPA.

• The highest package goes up to a whopping 19 LPA.

FORE: The course has a placement rate of 90%.

• Top recruiters include Amazon, Deloitte, Asian Paints, Capgemini, and Dell.

• The average package offered is 10.5 LPA.

• The highest package goes up to nearly 30 LPA.

GIM: Over 95% of students receive placements in this course.

• Top recruiters include EY, Reliance, Cognizant, and Deloitte.

• The median salary at the college is 9.5 LPA.

• The highest package offered goes up to 23 LPA.

All three institutes are ranked among the top MBA institutes of the country. While FORE ranks a touch above the other two according to NIRF rankings, the other two outscore the college in terms of facilities and infrastructure. Placements at all three colleges are very similar. The choice ultimately depends on your preferences and requirements.

FORE School of Management is approved by AICTE on the other hand IMI Delhi is approved by AICTE, NBA and AIU. Both of them were established in the year 1981 and provide good quality programs to their students. According to NIRF rankings IIIM was ranked #28 whereas FORE was ranked #43.

Intake process:

FORE School of Management:

• The process of admissions in this institution is a bit lengthy. The candidate is shortlisted on the basis of scores obtained in CAT/GMAT/XAT exams.
• After the shortlisting the students will be required to appear in: Written Ability Test (WAT), Business Awareness Quiz (BA-Q) and Extempore and Personal Interview (PI)
• The final selection is considered on the basis of marks the applicant has obtained in CAT/GMAT/XAT, WAT, Business quiz, Extempore, Personal Interview, Academic performance and work experience.

IMI Delhi:

The selection process of applicants takes place in the following manner:

• In the same way shortlisting of candidates is done on the basis of CAT or GMAT scores.
• Followed by a written test, requiring the applicants to write an essay.
• The last round of the process consists of an interview and extempore.
• Then the student is qualified based on the performances in all the rounds.

Some similarities/dissimilarities are tabulated below:

Both the institutions have highly qualified faculties. FORE has a longer process of selection which might make it a selective institution, having limited seats for PGDM courses and hard to get in. On the other hand IMI doesn’t have that lengthy process as compared to FORE. More the number of companies recruiting the institution will automatically result in more number of students getting placed.