ITM Navi Mumbai is ranked 57 by India Today for MBA, whereas, Apeejay School of Management has been ranked 91 by India Today in the same category. EMPI Business School is also a reputed MBA college in Delhi.

Placement at ITM Navi Mumbai:With an edge of having industry exposure in Mumbai, ITM Navi Mumbai leverages when compared to the other two in terms of its Finance domain.

• 37.96% of the total companies visiting the campus are of the finance domain. Few from the top recruiters in the finance domain are JP Morgan, GIC Housing Finance Ltd, Capital First, etc.
• It has a decent average placement percentage of about 95%.
• The highest and average CTC received by the students of the institute is 7.6 LPA and 14.2 LPA.

Placement at Apeejay School of Management:

• As per their latest placement report of 2016-18, 13% of the total companies visited are for the Banking, Financial Services & Insurance Sector.
• The top recruiters for finance domains at the institute are Byju’s, HDFC Bank Ltd, ICICI Prudential, ICICI Bank, etc.
• The average and highest CTC at Apeejay is 16.5 LPA and 6.5 LPA.

Placement at EMPI Business School:At EMPI, Almost 75% of the students got placements.

• For finance companies, the average package goes down to 3-4.5 LPA, which is less than that of ITM Navi Mumbai.
• Some major recruiters in the finance domain at the institute are Deutsche Bank, American Express, Bank of America, Citi Financial, HSBC, etc.

VIPS is ranked 23 by The Week for MBA. Whereas, Apeejay School of Management is ranked 91 for MBA by India Today. Before finalizing any college, you need to look at various parameters other than ranks such as placements, ROI, infrastructure, etc.

Admission:

VIPS- It offers AICTE approved PGDM courses under 7 specializations. The first-year course fee is 4.29 lakhs. Admission to the PGDM programs is through CAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT.

Apeejay School of Management- The PGDM programs offered are AICTE and AIU approved. The total course fee is 8 lakhs. Students with more than 70% have a good chance of securing admission at the institute.

Infrastructures & resources:The Infrastructure of VIPS better among two. Its campus life is fantastic as it has the infrastructure for sports and other extracurricular activities.

Both the institutes have great faculties with industry experience.

Placement:

VIPS- VIPS has seen a hike in their average salary; it is consecutively increasing since the last 4 years.

• The highest recruiting domain for the college is Sales and Marketing.
• Some of the major recruiters at the institute are Tech Mahindra, Accenture, Infosys, KPMG, Snapdeal, Titus & Co., ICICI Bank, AIS, IBM, Deloitte.
• According to the placement statistics of recent years, the average and highest CTC received by the students are 6.2 LPA and 11.5 LPA.

Apeejay School of Management- Whereas, Apeejay is a bit better as far as placements are concerned. The highest package and average for the institute is also better than VIPS IP.

• The maximum salary package offered to the students of PGDM was 16 .5 LPA, whereas the average CTC was 6.5 LPA.
• The top recruiters at the institutes are HDFC, IDBI, J&J, Kotak Mahindra, DBS, Axis Bank, Make my trip, Nestle, Vistara, Mera Job, Sugam, etc.

Alumni Network:VIPS has an alumni network of around 15000+, whereas Apeejay has an alumni base of around 60000+.

Peer Interaction:The quality of students has been better at Apeejay over the years, and hence, there is a great chance to have better peer learning at Apeejay compared to others.

Between the two institutes, Apeejay offers better PGDM programs. It fosters a professional learning environment supported by corporate interactions and also offers excellent academic exposure.

Apeejay School of Management has been ranked 10th for private MBA by Times 2020. ASM is AICTE approved and offers three PGDM courses, i.e. General, Marketing, International Business. All the PGDM programs are accredited by NBA and AIU, which makes it equivalent to an MBA degree.

Admission-

• The College takes admission through CAT as well as other entrance exams like XAT, CMAT MAT, ATMA, and GMAT.
• If we look at the percentile cutoff of CAT, the cut off is moderate. Hence, the chances of students’ quality, peer interaction, and learning are expected to be decent.
• The total student intake is 300 and the course costs approximately 8 lakhs.

Faculty- The faculty is very well qualified and helpful. The professors have an average of more than 20 years of industry exposure, which is useful and inspires framing its pedagogy and curriculum. It also gives an advantage in providing industrial visits and many live projects to the students.

Placements – Placement drives are conducted by the Placement Committee (A student Body) like most of the other B-Schools.

Almost around 70% of people were placed in roles like branch managers, sales zone managers, product managers, etc.

Infrastructure- There are no hostel facilities available for the students. The other facilities, like the library, labs, sports, and medical facilities, are good.

All said, Apeejay fosters a professional learning environment supported by corporate interactions and provides experienced faculties with excellent industry and academic exposure. The ROI is also pretty decent.