Which is better for an MBA, Lovely Professional University or Sikkim Manipal University?

The MBA program at SMU is ranked amongst the top 10% of MBA programs in India, and the MBA program at LPU is ranked 40th in India by the Outlook 2020. SMU has a total of 25 MBA courses, and LPU has around 8.

The total fee for SMU ranges between 1-4 lakhs with 60 seats in the general MBA course. The total fee for LPU ranges between 4-6 lakhs, with 360 seats for the general MBA and 20-30 seats in the other courses.

Admission:

SMU:

• Candidates need to sit for the university entrance examination and score 45% in the test.

• Scores from CAT/CMAT/GMAT/IGNOU/SNAP/XAT are also accepted.

LPU:

• CAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT/MAT scores are accepted.

• Candidates need 55% in their graduate-level program to be eligible for an MBA in LPU.

Placements

SMU:

• 90% of students get placed.

• A total of 378 students received over 400 job offers in 2020.

• The highest salary is 18 LPA, and the lowest is around 5 LPA.

• Some of the companies that came to recruit are Wells Fargo, Ixia, Think and Learn, Bosch, Amazon, IBM, and Dell.

LPU:

• Around 90% of students get placed at LPU.

• The average salary ranges between 5 LPA-6 LPA, the highest is around 48 LPA, and the lowest is around 3 LPA.

• Companies like Amazon, Flipkart, TCS, Infosys, and Google come for recruitment.

Infrastructure:

• SMU has a top-notch infrastructure with a hostel, Wi-Fi, library, and all the basic facilities.

• LPU also has a really good infrastructure with spacious classrooms, updated libraries, and numerous sports facilities.

The course curriculums at both universities are upgraded regularly according to the industry demands. Students need to take into account their course of choice, mode of learning, and tuition fee for their course to make a decision.