Which college is better for pursuing an MBA - IBS Hyderabad, ISB Hyderabad, or Symbiosis?
Posted On - Oct 30, 2020The best option among these is ISB Hyderabad. It is compared to B-Schools like IIM A, B, C. It will be an ideal fit for you if you have prior work experience of around 5 years. ISB Hyderabad placements are excellent with high salary packages. The average CTC offered to the 2022 batch was INR 34 LPA.
IBS Hyderabad can be a great option if you don’t have any work experience. According to the recent placement highlights, the average CTC received by the students of IBS is around INR 7.97 LPA.
Symbiosis isn’t in the same league as these B-Schools. If you are interested in a career in HR, you can consider Symbiosis.
Symbiosis Hyderabad offers a popular MBA program with specializations in Finance, Marketing, HR, and Operations. The MBA fee of Symbiosis Hyderabad is double that of IBS Hyderabad, which is INR 14 LPA and INR 7 LPA respectively; and ISB Hyderabad offers an MBA with a fee of over INR 37 LPA.
The table below showcases the pertinent points of the institutes and the programs.
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Parameters |
Symbiosis Hyderabad |
ISB Hyderabad |
IBS Hyderabad |
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Placement Percentage |
50 |
80-100 |
50 |
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Campus size (acres) |
300 |
260 |
10 |
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Top Specialisations |
Marketing, Finance, HR |
Finance, Entrepreneurship, Leadership |
Finance, IT and Systems, Human Resource Management |
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Fee/Annum |
INR 2.75 lakhs |
INR 20 lakhs |
INR 7 lakhs |
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Average CTC |
INR 3-19 LPA |
INR 26 LPA |
INR 7.3 LPA |
Admission:
Students have to take entrance tests to get into any of these institutes in addition to the 55% aggregate in graduation. The entrance examinations accepted are GMAT/GRE/SNAP/IBSAT/NMAT/CAT.
Faculty:
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IBB Hyderabad has over 20 faculty members for each of its MBA specializations with an experience of over 22 years such as that of prof. B Srinivas Raj.
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ISB Hyderabad has equally qualified faculty members who are research fellows and distinguished professors.
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SIBM Hyderabad has more than 25 faculty members with varied qualifications, i.e. Ph.D., MSc, MBA, etc.
Infrastructure:
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SIBM Hyderabad has a 40-acre campus which is fully WiFi, has a library, a finance lab, a massive auditorium; and facilities for basketball, chess, volleyball, etc. Students can also join from over 12 clubs.
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ISB Hyderabad has collaborations with the Wharton School of Business, London Business School, Carnegie Mellon University.
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IBS Hyderabad has 12 hostel blocks, a library, a swimming pool, a gym, and an indoor stadium.
Placements
IBS Hyderabad:
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It saw 93% placement for its students in 2019.
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The highest international CTC was 50.23 LPA and the highest domestic CTC was 15.89 LPA.
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The top recruiters were Wipro, Zomato, and Aditya Birla group.
ISB Hyderabad:
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The MBA batch managed to place 884 students with 220 companies in 2020.
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The average salary offered was INR 26 LPA.
SIBM Hyderabad:
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The institute saw a participation of 63 companies, in which the number of new companies was 33.
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In 2019, the top 25% of its students received an average salary of 10 LPA. HDFC Bank, Docon, Vernalis were some of the recruiters.
These are a few of the factors that you need to consider while comparing these institutes. You should make a thoughtful decision based on their future goals.
