SIIB-Pune would be a better choice than Fore or TAPMI. Let's break down your analysis to understand why you believe SIIB-Pune is the best choice among the three options:
Based on these factors, you conclude that SIIB Pune is the best choice, followed by TAPMI and FORE.
While choosing a college for MBA, there are some primary and secondary factors that need to be considered. College brand name, peer-group, placements, specialization of your choice should be the primary factor for making the decision. While the secondary factors of concern are faculty, location, facilities provided, and other factors like infrastructure, international trips, etc.
TAPMI will be the better choice among the other two because of the following factors.
Brand: (Winning Institution - TAPMI)
All three colleges TAPMI, FORE, and SIIB are all well-reputed brands and have rich experience in this field. Here TAPMI has a slight edge over SIIB and FORE.
Faculty:
All these colleges have experienced faculty with years of experience and it all comes down to the student to perform well.
Location:
Location wise FORE has a clear advantage as it is located in Delhi. SIIB located in Pune comes second and TAPMI has a slight disadvantage due to its location in Manipal.
Placements: (Winning Institution - TAPMI)
Considering the above-mentioned factors TAPMI will be the best choice as it offers a wide range of opportunities compared to the other two. SIIB will be the next best option followed by FORE.
SIIB-Pune, Fore, and TAPMI, all of these institutes are reputed management institutes with their own advantages.
Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune (SIIB), a constituent of Symbiosis management institute has many international collaborations few of which are with Berlin School of Law and Economics, Lisbon School of Economics and Management.
T. A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) has better international tie-ups and invites guest lecturers from universities across the USA, Germany, and other member colleges of AACSB. While FORE School of Management provides a global immersion program in top universities of Singapore, France, Rome, USA.
Given below is a brief comparison of the three institutions based on various parameters.
Parameters |
SIIB |
Fore School of Management |
TAPMI |
stablished |
1992 |
1981 |
1980 |
Course Fees (in INR) |
14.4 lakhs |
15.98 lakhs |
14 lakhs |
Ranking |
10th best B-School in India by The Week |
38th by NIRF |
33rd by NIRF |
Admission |
SNAP |
CAT/XAT/GMAT |
CAT/XAT/GMAT |
Average Placement Package |
10.6 LPA |
10.8 LPA |
12 LPA |
Highest Placement Package |
45 LPA |
30 LPA |
26 LPA |
Top Recruiters |
Axis Bank, Schlumberger, OYO, CRISIL> |
KPMG, HCL, HDFC, Essar, Reliance |
JP Morgan, Deloitte, E&Y, CITI, HSBC |
TAPMI boasts of its brand value and strong alumni network in the management industry, also, it has recorded relatively higher ROI compared to the other two institutes. TAPMI and FORE offer many specializations, whereas SIIB offers only 3 specializations. Fore has location-wise benefits as it is located in the capital. On the other hand, TAPMI and SIIB have better infrastructure. SIIB’s library provides membership facilities like APICS, SHRM, and NHRD.