Which is better, IIM Kozhikode or SP Jain Mumbai?
Posted On - Aug 29, 2020SP Jain Mumbai is better than IIM Kozhikode, especially for marketing. IIM Kozhikode has a huge batch strength, so the deviation between the highest and lowest salary packages is higher. This is not the case for SP Jain. As it has a compact batch size, each student gets fair opportunities in placements. SP Jain placements have been pretty good over the last few years. During the 2022 placement drive, students received an average CTC of INR 30 LPA.
Ranking- NIRF has ranked IIM K and SP Jain 6th and 18th respectively in the management category.
Course Fee- SP Jain provides PGDM at a total fee of 17.5 lakhs and IIMK offers the course at the same fees.
Admission Process- SP Jain accepts CAT, XAT, GMAT, CMAT, and NET scores for admission to the course. The shortlisted candidates are then required to appear for GD and PI. The cut-off for CAT last year was 92 (general). The student intake at SP is 276.
IIM K accepts the CAT score for admission. The required CAT cutoff was 97 (general) in 2019. The shortlisted candidates have to appear for WAT (Writing Ability Test) and PI (Personal Interview) for selection into the program. The intake at IIM K is 480.
Placement- A total of 122 companies visited SP Jain for placements in 2020. The highest CTC offered was 51 LPA and the average salary offered was 18.38 LPA. Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Company, ICICI Bank, American Express, HSBC IB, Boston Consulting Group, etc. were the top recruiters at the placement drive.
IIM K recorded 100% placement for the 2018-2020 batch with more than 130 companies visiting the campus last year. Some of the prominent recruiters were Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase & Co, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, PwC, HSBC, Citi, Deloitte, Cisco, Reliance Industries. The highest CTC offered was 58 LPA in the Sales & Marketing domains. The average CTC was 23.08 LPA last year and the median was 20.8 LPA.
Both colleges are among the top management institutes in India. So, choose according to your convenience.
