I know a friend who recently graduated from the Jaipuria Institute of Management. On the basis of her experience, I came to the conclusion that Jaipuria focuses on the holistic development of students. It does not lay emphasis on one single specialization and covers various angles of Management.

The curriculum of the courses offered is such that it bridges the gap between theory and practice. This helps the students to face real-life challenges better. The institute aims at preparing students for the real corporate world by stressing extracurricular activities and amazing exposure.

The overall ambiance is a lighthearted atmosphere with friendly faculty and peers. You can experience the best college life everyone dreams of. It is a privilege to be a part of this institute.

I have friends at both Jaipuria and NDIM and based on the conversations I had with them, I will say Jaipuria is definitely a better alternative.

• Jaipuria has a better brand value. The institute is over 24 years old with a 9000+ alumni base spread across the globe.
• It has more than 100 experienced faculties.
• As per the current rating, Jaipuria College Noida ranks 69th, though NDIM is not ranked at the national level, Jaipuria Noida has always been listed among the top 75-year-olds in the country by NIRF.
• The University is AICTE-approved and provides two-year-long PGDM, PGDM in Service Management, and PGDM in Marketing.
• The infrastructure, curricular are great. There are live projects through which you can improve your skills.
• It also offers various scholarships to meritorious students and students from economically weak backgrounds.
• The placement records are quite impressive. In the 2021 placement drive, the average CTC offered to the students was around 6.75 LPA.

Going by the factors mentioned above, it is safe to say that Jaipuria is better than NDIM.

Jaipuria Institute of Management is the best choice in terms of faculty, campus life, industry experience and placements. My friends have studied here and had the best experience of their academic life. 

• The faculty members are well-experienced and most of them have a Ph.D. degree with 10-15 years of industry exposure.
• The class environment at the institute consists of practical exposure. It will help you in building practical skills. You will be taught about the industry and its functions. 
• The students here are constantly engaged in extra-curricular activities and a lot of events are also organized.  
• There is a lively atmosphere at both hostels and classrooms.
• The fee structure can be an issue for some students as the total fee for PGDM is 10.55 Lakhs.

Placements for PGDM are excellent and various well-known companies visit the campus for recruitment. The salary packages offer a good return on your investments. 

For the recent batch of 2020, the highest package offered was 19 Lakhs by Amazon and the highest International package recorded was 14.3 Lakhs. Top recruiters for this session were HDFC Bank, IDFC Bank, HCL, and Deloitte.

It is best to avoid all the three colleges if possible. If you have the chance then you should definitely ignore all the three colleges listed here and aim for a higher percentile in the next CAT.

Look at MBA as an investment. Not only it is expensive but also time-consuming. So if you are not getting job security or a well-paying job after spending lakhs of rupees on your degree, then the education may not be worth it. It will become just another degree in your CV.

So score well in CAT or get a good percentile in MAT (97 percentile or above) so that you can get some tier-I MBA colleges such as -

• Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE)
• PUMBA – University of Pune
• XIME Bangalore
• BIMTECH Noida
• Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM), Chennai
• IFMR – Graduate School of Business – Krea University

Apart from those above you could also try for these institutes-

• XIME Kochi
• NIBM Pune
• IMT Nagpur
• MDI Murshidabad (growing rapidly)
• IPE Hyderabad

Try to score high in your next CAT or MAT exam to secure admission in some of these colleges listed above and keep Alliance, AIMS, Jaipuria as your last resort.