Which would be a better choice of B school between New IIMs (Ranchi, Raipur, etc.), MDI, IIFT Kolkata, IIT-B (SJMSOM) with finance as a specialization?

All the colleges mentioned are among the best Business school institutes in the country having earned unprecedented growth in the recent past. One would say the IIT or IIFT branding would help but if one has exceptional knowledge and skill-set then there is a plethora of opportunities on offer. IIM, IIT, MDI, IIFT are dream destinations for business Students.

The below given shows a brief overview of the institutes on various criteria:

Admission:-

• Admissions in New IIMs (Ranchi, Raipur, etc.), MDI, and IIT-B (SJMSOM) are based on a sectional cutoff of the CAT entrance exam. Students need to clear the CAT along with the Written Ability Test and Interview.

• IIFT Kolkata has its own written test along with interviews and IIFT considers only the score of its own exam for Admission.

Campus:

All these colleges have Different and knowledgeable faculties who help students learn from the basics by keeping them updated with modern technologies, instilling a coding culture. All institutions have an average size campus with all facilities apart from IIT-Bombay whose campus is large.

Placements:

Here are a few placement statistics to analyze.

IIFT Kolkata

• Average placement rate of 100 percent.

• Top recruiters Rivigo, Bata, Roland Berger, Lenskart, UnitedHealth Group, Go-MMT, Paytm, Aegis Resources, Tata Global Beverages and many more.

MDI

• Average placement rate of 100 percent.

• IT sector of MDI received the highest number of offers with a total of 34% of total offers.

• Top recruiters Hinduja Group, Mahindra & Mahindra, RIL offering lucrative roles. Premier consulting firms such as Bain & Co., Deloitte, Digital McKinsey, PwC, and many more.

IIT-B (SJMSOM)

• Average placement rate of 100 percent.

• Top recruiters Google, JP Morgan Chase & Co, PwC, Royal Dutch Shell, Barclays, L&T, Ola Cabs, Mu Sigma, Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki.

• 14% spike in average stipend since last year.

New IIMs

• Average placement rate of 100 percent.

• International recruiter Amazon, Microsoft, Google, KPMG, JP Morgan Chase & Co.

• Top recruiters Sony Pictures, Ernst & Young, Michael Page, People Strong, Samsung, GAIL, Flipkart and Cadila Pharmaceuticals.

All these three colleges are up to their mark in their various fields. Although a student should see the placement records and further opportunities, ultimately it depends on the interest and ranking of the student.