It depends entirely on which specialization you want to choose. I know a few people from both TAPMI and FORE. So, I think I can give you some information about these two institutes which may be helpful for choosing which is best for you.  For Marketing:  If you want a career in marketing, go for FORE.  FORE has better faculty for Marketing specialization.  The internship offers they offer are majorly from Sales, Business Development, and Market Research.  For placements, many major FMCG companies visit the campus. Profiles mostly offered in placements are Area Sales Manager.  The highest salary received here is 30 LPA while the average salary is 10.6 LPA. FORE also has the added advantage of being located near the Commercial hub of Gurgaon, Delhi.  For Finance: TAPMI is very good if you want to pursue your career in finance. It has a very good faculty and all the top sector companies visit the campus for placements.  The highest package observed here is 25 LPA while the average salary is 11 LPA. The placement statistics for both these two institutes are authentic and not inflated. Both the colleges are good and have their own advantages.

NMIMS, Navi Mumbai had a rank of 24, LBSIM had a rank of 85, TAPMI, Karnataka had a rank of 27, IMI Delhi had a rank of 28, and GIM Goa had a rank of 48 in the management category in NIRF 2020 respectively. Admission: To be eligible for admission, graduates are expected to have passed with a minimum of 50% along with their NPAT/SNAP/CAT/XAT score, and depending on the program, work experience is also mandatory. At NMIMS, programs like BBA, MBA, B.Tech have fees in the range of Rs. 11 Lakhs to Rs. 19 Lakhs. LBSIM offers programs like PGDM and M.C.A in the fee range of Rs. 3.15 Lakhs to Rs. 11.67 Lakhs. TAPMI offers programs like PG Diploma and Ex - PGDM with fees from Rs. 14 Lakhs. At IMI Delhi, for programs like PGDM, EPGDM, and FPM the fees are in the range of Rs. 1.2 Lakhs to Rs. 18.29 lakhs. At GIM, PGDM and Ph.D. programs have fees ranging from Rs. 5 Lakhs to Rs. 16 Lakhs. Cutoff: At NMIMS, the cutoff for NMAT for all MBA courses was 209 in the year 2019. LBSIM and TAPMI had a cutoff of 80 for CAT in 2019, whereas IMI Delhi and GIM had a cutoff of 90 for CAT and XAT respectively. Placements: Major recruiters at NMIMS are Honeywell, L&T Infotech, Kotak Mahindra, HDFC, Cognizant, OYO. At LBSIM the top recruiters are Deloitte, TCS, Schneider Electrical, Wipro, Accenture, Infosys, HDFC bank. Deloitte, Exide Life Insurance, HDFC, Tata Capital, HDFC Life Insurance are the top recruiters at TAPMI. American Express, Axis Bank, CRISIL, Goldman Sachs, HDFC, HSBC are among the major recruiters at IMI Delhi. Major recruiters at GIM are Asian paints, IBM, AO Smith, GE, Metro, PUMA. Aspect NMIMS LBSIM TAPMI IMI Delhi GIM No. of recruiters 170 109 102 86 69 Highest CTC 58.661 LPA 28 LPA 25 LPA 22 LPA 25.6 LPA Average CTC 18.33 LPA 9.2 LPA 12.9 LPA 13.07 LPA 11.7 LPA Which college is a better option is a decision that needs to be made after reviewing the above facts and the college brand along with the ROI which is on an average 96% for NMIMS, 79% for LBSIM, 92% for TAPMI, 71% for IMI Delhi and 73% for GIM respectively.

TAPMI is the obvious choice from the two colleges because of the following reasons. Reputation: TAPMI is a well-established college with a good reputation, experienced faculty, rich alumni, and better placements. Whereas NMIMS Bangalore is a relatively new college mentored by the NMIMS brand. TAPMI was ranked 19 and 27 respectively by India Today 2019 and NIRF 2020 for MBA. NMIMS Bangalore was ranked 29 for MBA by India Today 2019. Placements: Placements too are better in TAPMI for the 2019 batch the highest package offered was 25 LPA, while the average package was 11.05 LPA About 126 recruiters have visited the campus. About 52 Pre-placement offers were made. For the 2019 batch in NMIMS Bangalore, the highest package offered was 21.38 LPA and the average package was 10.5 LPA. A total of 91 companies have visited the campus and about 19 Pre-placement offers were made. Infrastructure: TAPMI offers great infrastructure. The finance lab is one of the best in the country. It is powered by 16 Bloomberg terminals and 7 Thomson Reuters terminals. Even many old IIMs do not have these facilities. TAPMI offers admission through CAT whereas NMIMS Bangalore conducts NMAT for admission, so it is evident that you will be among better peers at TAPMI. Despite the locational disadvantage, TAPMI will be the best choice out of the two.

Between TAPMI and MDI Murshidabad, TAPMI should be preferred for various reasons. Some of which are discussed below. The table below gives a brief overview of the two institutes. Category TAPMI MDI Murshidabad Average CTC 11.05 LPA 11 LPA Highest CTC 25 LPA 21 LPA Course Fee 14.3 lakhs 9.22 lakhs Reputation: (Winning Institution - TAPMI) TAPMI is a well-established college with 40 years of teaching, it has a good reputation, experienced faculty, and rich alumni base. Whereas MDI Murshidabad is a fairly new establishment.  Placements: (Winning Institution - TAPMI) TAPMI also has an edge over MDI Murshidabad when it comes to placement.  The highest package offered at TAPMI was 25 LPA, while the average package was 11.05 LPA for the last placement drive. About 126 recruiters have visited the campus.  In MDI Murshidabad for the 2020 batch, the highest package offered was 21 LPA and the average package was 11 LPA. If you have to make a choice between these two schools TAPMI will be the best due to its reputation and placement. However, if you have the time and option to prepare for next year and you think you can do better, you should consider it.