TAPMI Manipal has been ranked 27th, whereas NMIMS Bengaluru has been ranked 92nd and IMI Delhi has been ranked 28th for MBA by NIRF 2020.

Course Structure:

IMI

• It is known to be the country’s first corporate sponsored management institute as it provides various skill development courses and paid internships sponsored by industry giants like PNB, IOCL, GAIL, IFFCO and many others.
• IMI is one of the most reputed institutions in India, having tie-ups with prestigious universities in UK, Germany, USA, allowing student and faculty exchange, enhancing global outlook and personal development. 

TAPMI Manipal

• The specialisations offered in PGDM are Banking and financial services, HRM, Marketing and sales management. 
• TAPMI Finance Lab, Brandscan, LADC modules helps in student growth and practical knowledge development
• International collaborations with RSB(France), GARP, Emporia State University and others

NMIMS Bengaluru

• PGDM is offered in Real estate construction and Management, banking and finance, supply chain management, marketing management, international trade management, Operations, business analytics, financial management and information technology.
• International affiliations with universities from Germany, Switzerland, Australia for global immersion programmes, inviting guest lectures and organising conferences.

Placements

TAPMI

• Average placement rate was around 80%
• Highest CTC offered was 20 LPA while average CTC received was 12 LPA
• Major recruiters were Evalueserve, cognizant, Godrej,E&Y, Adobe amongst 50 others
• IT and Operations made maximum recruitment with 29%, followed by BFSI sector making 26% recruitments.

NMIMS Bangalore

• Average placement rate was around 95%
• Highest CTC offered was 21 LPA while average CTC received was 10 LPA
• Major recruiters were Bloomberg, Volvo, H&M, Dell amongst 90 others
• FMCG made maximum recruitment with 33%, followed by BFSI sector making 23% recruitments.
• Around 20 students received PPOs from companies like VMWare, TCS, Exide with average stipend as 20,000

IMI Delhi

• PGDHRM observed more than 90% placement record.
• More than 86 Multinational companies visited the campus for recruitment.
• The highest salary offered was INR 22 LPA while the average placement offered was INR 13 LPA.
• BFSI was the highest recruiting sector with 29%, followed by IT & Services with 27% recruitments
• The major recruiters were American express, Axis bank, Accenture, Tata motors, Amazon, OYO.

All these institutions provide quality education courtesy of highly qualified faculty, some of which are advisors to top government organisations and corporates. Hence, an individual should make a choice according to his/her field of interest and after considering all the relevant facts.

The difference between PGDM and PGDM-BKFS is that PGDM is the general MBA program and the course curriculum comprises all fundamental and cross-sectional areas of management while the course curriculum of PGDM-BKFS is tailor-made for Finance. In the first year for PGDM students are required to study various management-related subjects like Marketing, Finance, HR, and Operation. However, the BKFS course only includes Finance related topics.

TAPMI offers good infrastructure for BKFS. The institute has the largest state-of-arts finance lab in the country with 16 Bloomberg terminals. TAPMI also offers a unique Student Managed Investment Course (SMIC) for the finance stream in which BKFS students work in teams and each team has a mentor from industry currently working in the BFSI Sector. Also, unlike the traditional internship that PGDM students go through the BFS cohort had a two-month study tour in Bombay Stock Exchange where the students had their live projects.

Given below is a comparison between the two courses.

Lloyd Business School is ranked at 1st position by India Today-MDRA Survey in 2019 among all the Private Institutions. It is also ranked at 2nd position by The Week among the Top 10 Private Colleges in North India in 2019. The institution provides PGDM courses in four different streams i.e., Business Analytics, Human Resource Management, Supply Chain Management and Banking, Financial Services & Insurance. The post-graduation program is of 2 years where the tuition fees to be paid is 2.5 lakh per year.

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

• Students seeking to obtain admission at this institute must have completed their graduation in any discipline.

• To obtain admission, Students should appear in the entrance exam conducted by the institute i.e., Lloyd-Management Aptitude Test (L-MAT).

• Other exams scores which is accepted by the institute for admission are MAT, XAT, GMAT, CMAT, UPSEE

Placement:

• Top recruitment firms like Toppr, Flipkart, Swiggy, Amazon and many more visit the campus for placements. 

• Overall placement percentage of the institute is 95%. 

• Institute ensures that all the students get placed for summer internships through campus itself.

• The average package which a graduate receives is 4.5 lakh p.a. whereas the highest package offered is 12.2 lakh p.a.

IMI Delhi's B&FS program is an industry-oriented finance program which has Financial Markets & Services, Wealth Management, Bank Management, Business Analytics, Treasury Management etc, as its subjects. Students also get to participate in 'live projects' to familiarise themselves with corporate work besides the summer internships.

On the other hand, GIM's PGDM program is its flagship program which has NBA and AMBA accreditations.

The table below highlights some of its features:

Faculty:Both institutes have an excellent faculty of 7-10 faculty members with PhDs and accolades from Wharton Business School, IIM, Smith School of Business etc.

Infrastructure 

IMI Delhi

• It has the WML Library with more than 25,660 books; it also has the RPG Auditorium and more than 30 academic and cultural clubs. The Jaagriti Social Cell is one such popular social service organization.
• The institute also has international collaborations with Kedge School of Business, France; The Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Suleman Dawood School of Business, Lahore, Pakistan etc , amongst others.

GIM

• It has a good IT Infrastructure with servers from IBM and HP. 
• GIM has a fully WiFi campus with a Finance Lab in it with 10 terminals of Thomson Reuters.

Placements

GIM

• PGDM program has had a 100% rate in 2019. 
• 39% of its students joined the BFSI sector and the lowest 3% went into Automobiles and Real Estate. GIM saw a 32% increase in PPOs.
• The highest CTC in 2019 was given to the Marketing students, which was 34 LPA.
•  The highest salary given to HR students was the lowest in comparison to other fields, which was 16 LPA. 
• The top recruiters were VIP, Tata Capital, Ignify etc.

IMI Delhi

• PGDM B&FS program saw a 25% rise in the highest package offered in 2019. 
• 102 new recruiters participated in the placement proceedings with B&FS students receiving 17 LPA as its highest CTC. 
• Darashaw, HDFC Bank, HSBC and Verity Knowledge Solutions were the major recruiters.

Students can decide on the basis of placement and infrastructure facilities listed above.

Between KJ Somaiya- FS, FORE IB, and PGDM in GLIM, Gurgaon which one you should choose depends on your perspective and expectation from the MBA degree. Given below is a brief discussion on the programs maintained in the question.

KJ Somaiya:

KJ Somaiya is considered one of the best MBA institutions. Situated in the finance capital of the country, Mumbai, KJ Somaiya offers excellent placements in the Finance domain.

• Admission: Students are shortlisted for admission into the MBA in Financial Services program based on their CAT, XAT, CMAT, or GMAT score and the final selection is based on their performance in Group Discussion and Personal Interview. The total course fee is 14.93 lakhs.

• Placements: According to the placement statistics of 2020, around97% of students have secured job opportunities. The highest and average salary packages of the institute are 28.50 LPA and 10.08 LPA respectively. The recruiting companies are - Johnson & Johnson, AT&T, Intel, Microsoft, Godrej, etc. Banking & Insurance (31%) and Finance Services (16%) are the top sectors in which students get employed.

FORE School of Management -

PGDM IB (International Business Management) is a 2 year full time course which aims at preparing students to take up careers in corporate houses and family businesses engaged in International Business Operations. It provides management education in the context of the global business environment.

• Admission: The prerequisite to take admission to the PGDM IM program is at least 50% in graduation and valid CAT/XAT/GMAT score. The total course fee is 15.9 lakhs.

• Placements: Major recruiters at the 2019 placement were Asian Paints, HUL, ITC, Nivea, Philips Lighting, Deloitte, Vivo, HSBC, Schneider electric, etc. The BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance) sector made the highest offers with a total of 38% offers. The average salary package offered was around 10.8 LPA.

Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon -

It is one of the top 5 emerging MBA colleges in Delhi NCR.

• Admission: For taking admissiona candidate should have a minimum of 50% in their graduation and a valid CAT, GMAT, XAT or CMAT.
• Placements: The PGDM batch has a 100% placement record. The leading recruiters are Aditya Birla, Axis Bank, Deloitte, Federal Bank, Gartner, Hexaware, ICICI bank, KPMG, NIIT Technologies, SecureNow, etc. The highest and average salary package offered at the institute is respectively 13.6 LPA and 9.15 LPA. BFSI was the top sector with a 41 % placement rate.

Institution for Financial Management and Research Chennai is a well reputable management college in India. Founded in 1970, IFMR is affiliated to Krea University. The institute has been ranked at 53 among top management colleges in India by NIRF. Given below is an overview of the PGDM program offered by IFMR.

IFMR Chennai offers a rigorous 2-year long PGDM program with a strong foundation in Finance. On completion of the course, students get placement offers in various job roles like consultants, analysts, and managers in reputed MNCs.

The required CAT cutoff, ranking, average CTC suggest the current position of the institute is justified.