Is the Presidency University Bangalore good for an MBA in finance for a better placement?

Presidency University Bangalore is a newly established private university ranked 36th for MBA by TIMES. The university was awarded with University of the Year in 2018 by EduTech review.

• Fee Structure and Eligibility:

The table below provides information regarding the fee structure and eligibility for the MBA finance program along with the cutoff.

• Curriculum:
  • The course is spread over a total of four semesters and students are free to choose between a variety of electives.
  • Some of the topics included in the curriculum are corporate finance, IT in Finance and Account, Business Ethics as well as Human Resource Management.
  • When choosing electives, students can consider Project Finance, International Finance and Accounting, etc.
  • Students are required to undertake a mandatory 2 month internship.

• Placements:
  • Most students assume roles in the sectors of business analytics, corporate finance, banking & finance, etc.
  • Some of the popular companies that visit the institute to hire students include Justdial, NIIT, Vivo, Kotak Mahindra, etc.
  • Almost 90% students are placed from the course with the highest package of INR 20 LPA.
  • The average salary package offered is INR 8 LPA.

• Faculty:
  • Most of the faculty members are well learned scholars in their department and hold PhDs while some are advisors at top organisations like RBI.
  • Further, some of them also have more than 35 years of teaching and academic experience.

The institute is relatively new and hence lacks a strong alumni network in the market and hence attracting lucrative offers by industry giants as of now. But the college provides a lot of opportunities and it is up to the individual to carefully scrutinize and then select a course in a particular college.