Which one is better between IIT Madras and Delhi School of Economics for MBA?
IIT Madras is a better choice for pursuing an MBA as compared to the Delhi School of Economics.
- IIT Madras is ranked 17th by IIRF 2024.
- It is known for its excellent academic curriculums and the research opportunities that it offers to its students.
- The MBA department of IIT Madras is known for offering excellent placement opportunities to students with the highest package of INR 21.89 LPA and the average package of INR 16.93 LPA.
- Some of the top recruiters are P&G, McKinsey, Accenture, Cisco, Standard Chartered, Dell, and more.
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Delhi School of Economics is comparably better than IIT Madras. DSE offers specialized programs in International Business and Human Resource Development. The ROI offered by the institute is great. According to Delhi School of Economics placement highlights of recent years, the highest and average CTC offered by the institute INR 18 LPA and INR 10.57 LPA, respectively. While the total course fee is around INR 23,500.
If you aren’t sure about your MBA specialization, IIT Madras will be a better choice. It offers major and minor specializations and a general management course where you will have the freedom to choose your subjects. IIT Madras also has better infrastructure and a huge campus, which DSE lacks at the moment.
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To compare the two colleges we must take into account several factors which vary from student to student. DSE offers two specialized management degrees and also displays a long list of alumni who are big players in industry for decades now. IIT Madras started offering an MBA program from 2004 and has gradually been picking pace, though non-uniform. Here is an exhaustive pointwise comparison of IIT Madras and Delhi School of Economics for an MBA degree-
- Curriculum- IIT-M offers a general management degree with freedom to choose subjects (major and minor) while DSE facilitates a specialized degree, MBA in Human Resource Development, and International Business with no minor subjects.
- Fee- The total expenditure in DSE rounds to 32k and nears 8 lakhs in IIT-M. The former is affiliated to Delhi University and the latter is a University on its own.
- Infrastructure- IIT Madras has a campus area of around 600 acres with the facilities of the premier engineering institute. On this front, DSE falls short by a big margin for the moment. Both the colleges have wifi enabled campus and well-equipped libraries along with other basic amenities.
- Hostel facility- DSE does not provide any hostel accommodation for management students while IIT-M has double occupancy dorms available at an affordable fee.
- Placements- The median salary bagged at DSE is 9.5 LPA, while IIT-M has an average of 12.44 LPA. Placement rates of both colleges is around 95% and mostly all the bright minds bag jaw-dropping offers.
- Student Life- DSE is located in North Campus, the heart of Delhi University. One can experience an apt blend of exuberance and scholarly wisdom floating around. IIT-M, on other hand, is a top-ranked University of country, and the sprawling campus ensures students do not miss out on leisure and knowledge.
- Ranking- The 2020 NIRF rankings placed IIT-M at first position in overall college rankings.
Some other factors which play a decisive role in one college being preferred over another are the Return on Investment (ROI). It becomes a major differentiator for many students with financial constraints, and DSE is one of the rare colleges providing a management degree with high ROI. To conclude, both the institutes offer a management degree worth a name and are a good place to join in for an MBA degree.
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