How good is IFMR Chennai for MBA ? (selected for 20-22)

The government of Andhra Pradesh had recognized IFMRR GSB as a State Private University in May 2017. My sister is a past-student of IFMR and this is the information she has conveyed to me: 

• IFMR GSB has been offering PGDM program since 2000 at the Chennai campus.
• It was established in 1970 as a not-for-profit society.
• The institute was set up to offer research-based inputs to the industries and the government in the field of finance and economics.
• IFMR GSB has been accredited by the South Asian Quality Assurance System (SAQS) since December 2017.

PGDM in IFMR

• IFMR GSB had already delivered around 17 batches of students in PGDM since the establishment of the institution.
• The first batch of MBA had graduated in the year 2019. IFMR GSB has been offering two-year postgraduate programs i.e. Masters in Business Administration under KREA University
• IFMR is one of the leading Business Schools in India for MBA in Finance, Quantitative Finance. IFMR GSB is also one of the few B Schools in India that offers a 2-year full-time MBA program in Data Science.
• It offers a two-year program in 22 core and about 55 elective courses across various disciplines.
• Specializations such as Finance, Marketing, IT, Operations, HR, and Strategic Management, with some unique additional specializations in Banking Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), Quantitative Finance & Data Sciences (Business Analytics) are provided by this college.
• IFMR Graduate School of Business (GSB) is inviting applications for its two-year Masters in Business Administration Program for the batch 2021-23.

The placement report for the MBA Batch 2018-20 has been very impressive.

The top Recruiters included Bank of America, Barclays, CITI, Credit Suisse, CRISIL, E & Y, Deloitte USI, KPMG, Accenture, HCL, Genpact, Schneider Electric, and many others. Overall, IFMR Chennai is a good option to go for.