XIME Bangalore is a well-renowned university in Bangalore that has many required attributes that a good B-School requires. I have some friends at the institute. I will try to jolt down briefly what I heard from them, below. 

• Infrastructure: The library here is well established and well updated. Hostels also are well maintained and regularly cleaned. There are a lot of eating joints near to the campus apart from the canteen.
• Professors: The faculties are well-experienced and well-versed in their subjects.
• Peer group: The peer group is diverse and you will get to meet many talented people from all over the country. 
• Placements: The placement record of the institute is quite good and most students get at least 2-3 shots. The highest placement package offered was 16.26 LPA while the average CTC was 7.73 LPA

These are some of the most important factors that must be paid attention to while choosing XIME. If you are a fresher and wondering if you should be joining or not, you must go for it. But if you have work experience of over 2 years, check the placement statistics and decide if attending XIME Bangalore will be worth it. 

Undoubtedly you should choose IMI Kolkata among the three choices provided. There are a number of reasons for considering IMI Kolkata over the others which are explained below.

• It is guided by the IMI Institution Group and a leading corporate chain RP Sanjiv Goenka Group.
• The institute follows the teaching methodology of the IIMs by introducing interesting, relevant, and challenging case studies for students.
• The faculty are highly capable and are cooperative.
• The college offers great infrastructural support.
• It will help you to improve your overall personality through industrial training, counseling sessions, seminars, and guest lectures which later help you to glide through your corporate life.
• The batch size is an added advantage over the other two.
• The committees are faculty-led to protect the best interest of the students. Student bodies assist the committees to work towards the betterment of the students and to keep students' interests in front of the administration.
• Industry professionals frequent the campus to help students remain up-to-date with the latest happenings in the industry.

Keeping in mind all the advantages you get at IMI Kolkata along with the numbers provided, it is safe to say that IMI Kolkata is the best among the three for doing a management degree.

XISS Ranchi is ranked 76 by NIRF 2020, WESCHOOL Mumbai is ranked 68 by NIRF 2020, SIES Mumbai is ranked 22 by Times 2020, and XIME Bangalore is ranked 56 by India Today for MBA. Given below a brief highlight of the MBA HRM program at these institutes.

XISS Ranchi:

Admission:

• Graduate students with above 50% marks in any streams are eligible to apply for the MBA in HRM program at XISS Ranchi.

• For getting admission a valid CAT/CMAT/XAT score is required. The applicants are selected on the performance in the entrance exam, group discussion, and personal interview.

• The grand total fees are around 10 lacs.

Placements:

• The highest salary offered is 14 LPA and the average salary offered is 6 LPA.

• The top recruiters include Tata, ICICI, HDFC Mutual fund, Mahindra Finance.

WESCHOOL Mumbai:

Admission:

Admission to the PGDM HRM at WESCHOOL Mumbai is based on CAT/XAT/CMAT/ATMA score, academic performance, work experience, group activity, and personal interview.

Placements:

• The highest salary offered is 12 LPA and the average salary offered is 7 LPA.

• The top recruiters include Deloitte USI, GEP, Accenture, Nestle, Morgan Stanley.

SIES Mumbai:

Admission:

• The basic selection criteria of admission is through the entrance test followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

• Applicants applying for admission in SIES need to appear for one of these entrance exams, CAT/MAT /XAT/CMAT /ATMA/MH-CET.

Placements:

• The highest salary offered is 18 LPA and the average salary offered is 7 LPA.

• Some of the major recruiters at SIEM are Aditya Birla Capital, Phoenix, FCB, KPMG, TCS, MARICO, Philips, Reliance Group.

XIME Bangalore:

Admission:

• The students having graduate degrees with 50% and above marks are eligible for admission into the MBA HRM program.

• An entrance test score of 75% and above is required in CAT/XAT/GMAT/MAT/ATMA/CMAT.

• The grand total fees for studying at Xime is around 10 lacs.

Placements:

• The highest salary package offered is 16.5 LPA however, the average salary package is 7 LPA.

• The top recruiters include Deloitte, Infosys, Wipro, HDFC Bank.

The placement stats and total fees are similar in all the colleges. The student can choose any of them for an HRM specialization.

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Hyderabad is a brainchild of Symbiosis International University (Deemed To Be). It offers MBA and MBA Executive programs that are approved by the AICTE. Bangalore's Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME) is one of XIME's three campuses. The two other campuses are in Chennai and Kochi. Currently, XIME Bangalore supports postgraduate and doctoral candidates with degrees, certificates, and diploma programs.

Admission process

• Symbiosis Pune: Admission to the MBA program is done through scores obtained at the SNAP test followed by Group discussion and Interview.
• XIME Bangalore: Admission to PGDM program is done through scores obtained in XAT/MAT/GMAT/CAT/ATMA test.

Rankings

• XIME was ranked 56th by Business Today 2019 and 79th by BW Business World 2019 for MBA.
• Symbiosis International University was ranked 22nd by NIRF 2020 and ranked 10th by Times 2020 for MBA.

Alumni

• Notable alumni of XIME Bangalore include Rajendra Goyal-CEO of Goyal Ispat Pvt.Ltd and Rahul Maroli who is Vice President of Ola Cabs.
• Notable alumni of SIBM Hyderabad include Lokesh Nigam who is the Founder Director of Kognoz Research & Consulting Private Limited and Ajay Konale who is Commercial and Marketing Director at Coca-Cola India.

Facilities

• XIME Bangalore has a completely Wi-Fi-enabled library that enables easy access to research materials and has a collection of almost 40,000 books. It subscribes to EBSCO, J-Gate, and Proquest online databases for research.
• Symbiosis Business Education Institute, Hyderabad has a hybrid library with state-of-the-art technical applications. The Library has 8405 volumes, 5702 titles, 150400 electronic books, and daily newspapers available in India.

Placement

The table below gives the brief description of placement at both institutions:

Both the institutes are top-notch with their industry-oriented curriculum & rising rates in terms of placement drive and visiting companies. However, Symbiosis Hyderabad has the upper hand when it comes to placement rate and package. Regardless of the merits and demerits, it is recommended that students go with their choice of interest.

Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME) flagship program is PGDM. Xavier Institute of Social Science (XISS) Ranchi offers PGDM courses in 5 specializations. XIME Bangalore is ranked 56 for MBA by India Today and XISS Ranchi is ranked 76 for the same by NIRF 2020.

Given below is a brief overview of the MBA program offered by the two institutes.

Courses:

• XIME offers 2-year PGDM programs with six specializations which are Marketing, Finance, Human Resource, Operations, IT & Analytics, and General Management. Bangalore campus. The duration of PGDM is 2 years.

• XISS offers admissions to PGDM of 2 years duration. The specializations are - HRM, FM, Operation Management, Rural Management, Information Technology, Marketing.

Admissions:

XIME Bangalore:

• The admissions at XIME is entrance based. Applicants can enroll themselves online for registration from the official website of the college.

• The applicants need to obtain a test score of 75% and above in one of these exams XAT, CAT, CMAT, MAT, ATMA, GMAT.

• The application procedure of XIME includes filling out the online application form from the college website, payment of application fee of INR 1,250 online. The applicants will be selected on the basis of the marks from the entrance test followed by group discussion and personal interview.

XISS Ranchi:

• Admission for MBA at XISS through CAT/XAT/GMAT. The institute also conducts written tests and interviews for selection.

• The application procedure at XISS includes registration from the official website of the institution, uploading of details and documents, payment of application form online of INR 2100.

Placements:

• XIME provides excellent internships and top recruiters include Deloitte, Infosys, Cognizant, Emerson, EY, HDFC bank, etc.

• The placement cell is very active at XISS. The top recruiters include JSLPS, ICICI, Mahindra Finance, HDFC Mutual fund, Allergen, etc.

The admission process is similar for both the institutions. For an MBA, the exposure provided by XISS Ranchi is better. XIME Bangalore has better placement stats.

XIME is ranked among the top 10 colleges in Bangalore and was ranked 56th in the top MBA colleges in India by Business Today. XIME offers degree, diploma, and certificate courses in postgraduate and doctorate levels in Business and Management Studies. In contrast, Symbiosis offers UG and PG in Management and Law.

Admission Details

XIME Bangalore:

• It has a total of 300 seats allotted to its PG and Ph.D. courses.
• The tuition fee is 4 LPA for both the courses.
• Students need to sit for the CAT/MAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT to qualify for the PG program and KSET/UGC NET to qualify for the Ph.D. program at XIME.
• Students need a minimum of 50% in their bachelor's degree to be eligible for PG and 55% in Master's degree in Management to be eligible for the Ph.D. program at XIME.

Symbiosis Hyderabad:

• It has a total of 360 seats allotted to its BBA LLB, MBA, and LLM programs.
• The tuition fee for each program is 5.3 LPA, 6.8 LPA, and 1.5 LPA, respectively.
• Students need to sit for the SLAT exam for BBA LLB, SNAP for MBA, and AIAT for LLM at Symbiosis, Hyderabad.
• Students need to have a minimum aggregate of 45% in their 12th for BBA LLB and 50% in their Bachelor's degree for MBA to be eligible for applying to the college.

Placements

XIME Bangalore:

• As of 2020, 90% of students have been placed, and over 50 companies have come for recruitment.
• The average salary package is 8 LPA, and the highest is around 12 LPA.

Symbiosis Hyderabad:

• It does not have a consistent placement record since the college has only been recently established.
• However, the placement cell of the college strives hard to look for internships and placements for every student.
• The highest package offered is 52 LPA.

Infrastructure

XIME Bangalore:

• The campus if XIME Bangalore is entirely Wi-Fi enabled, and the library has more than 40k books and archives.
• There are separate courts for basketball, badminton, tennis, volleyball, cricket ground, and also a billiards table.
• The campus also provides medical facilities and has a wellness center along with canteen and general stores.

Symbiosis Hyderabad:

• The library has around 23k volumes, titles, and books.
• The campus has canteens, general stores, medical facilities, a gym, auditorium, and moot court.
• The college also has sports facilities like basketball, cricket, tennis, volleyball, handball, and a swimming pool.

Both colleges have excellent faculty who are highly experienced and adequately nurture their students. The course curriculum of both colleges is relevant and in line with the industry.