Which is better, IIM Kozhikode or SP Jain Mumbai?
SP Jain Mumbai is very good for management programs in many ways be it infrastructure, campus life, hostels, or education.
The reasons to choose SP Jain Mumbai are as follows:
- Reputation: SP Jain Mumbai has been ranked 20th among the best management colleges in India as per NIRF report 2023. SP Jain’s PGDM program has been granted “A” grade accreditation in India by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).
- Infrastructure: The SP Jain (SPJIMR) Institute is a well-equipped facility with all the latest facilities. The library of SP Jain (SPJIMR) has more than 23,500 volumes on a range of topics and disciplines. The university has a sizable library. Its digital library has more than 8,000 CD-ROMs and DVDs with audio and video content on a range of fundamental subjects. Additionally, the SP Jain Institute of Management and Research has both male and female dormitories.
- Placements: SP Jain Placements 2023 has been concluded. The highest package stood at INR 77.88 LPA whereas SPJIMR's average package stood at INR 33.02 LPA. Some of the top recruiters of SPJIMR Placements 2023 included Asian Paints, Hindustan Unilever Limited, ITC, Accenture Strategy, Boston Consulting Group, Deloitte, etc
- Alumni network: Madan Padaki (co-founder and director of Sylvant Advisors), Girish Wagh (Head, commercial vehicle business unit Tata Motors), Pradeep Ka r(founder, chairman and managing director of Microland) many other eminent persons are famous alumni of that institution.
So, if you are planning to pursue a management course from SP Jain Mumbai, you must. Apart from good training, it also offers a good learning environment. All facilities and infrastructure of the university are in good condition. So, you won't regret joining.
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SP Jain Mumbai is better than IIM Kozhikode, especially for marketing. IIM Kozhikode has a huge batch strength, so the deviation between the highest and lowest salary packages is higher. This is not the case for SP Jain. As it has a compact batch size, each student gets fair opportunities in placements. SP Jain placements have been pretty good over the last few years. During the 2022 placement drive, students received an average CTC of INR 30 LPA.
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Ranking- NIRF has ranked IIM K and SP Jain 6th and 18th respectively in the management category.
Course Fee- SP Jain provides PGDM at a total fee of 17.5 lakhs and IIMK offers the course at the same fees.
Admission Process- SP Jain accepts CAT, XAT, GMAT, CMAT, and NET scores for admission to the course. The shortlisted candidates are then required to appear for GD and PI. The cut-off for CAT last year was 92 (general). The student intake at SP is 276.
IIM K accepts the CAT score for admission. The required CAT cutoff was 97 (general) in 2019. The shortlisted candidates have to appear for WAT (Writing Ability Test) and PI (Personal Interview) for selection into the program. The intake at IIM K is 480.
Placement- A total of 122 companies visited SP Jain for placements in 2020. The highest CTC offered was 51 LPA and the average salary offered was 18.38 LPA. Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Company, ICICI Bank, American Express, HSBC IB, Boston Consulting Group, etc. were the top recruiters at the placement drive.
IIM K recorded 100% placement for the 2018-2020 batch with more than 130 companies visiting the campus last year. Some of the prominent recruiters were Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase & Co, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, PwC, HSBC, Citi, Deloitte, Cisco, Reliance Industries. The highest CTC offered was 58 LPA in the Sales & Marketing domains. The average CTC was 23.08 LPA last year and the median was 20.8 LPA.
Both colleges are among the top management institutes in India. So, choose according to your convenience.
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