NIBM and PIBM are both considered among the best colleges for MBA. With the well-versed diversity and well-facilitated campus, both the colleges are in a league of its own.

Rankings:

• PIBM is a good college with a NIRF 2020 ranking of 76-100 and ranked as 34 in Times 2020.

• NIBM is one of the best colleges in India and is ranked above 100 by NIRF.

Courses:

PIBM:

• PIBM offers a full-time PG Diploma in Management program (PGDM) and 2 different courses in MBA.

• The course fee is about 8 Lakhs.

NIBM:

• NIBM offers a full-time PG Diploma in Management program (PGDM) in Banking and finance.

• The total fee for the course is about 7 Lakhs.

Admissions:

PIBM:

• PIBM is AICTE approved and accepts the admission of graduates above 50% score and the 10th 12th score should also be above 50%.

• Admission for the courses is done based on the score for CAT/CMAT/XAT/PMAT/MAT/ATMA.

• The cutoff score of MAT is 94+ Percentile, cut off score of CMAT is 94+ percentile, and the cutoff score of CAT is 60 percentile.

NIBM:

• NIBM is also AICTE approved and accepts the admission of graduates with above 50% score.

• Admission for the courses is done based on the score for CAT/CMAT.

• The final selection is done by the university based on the WAT and PI.

• The cutoff score of MAT is 94+ Percentile, cut off score of CMAT is 94+ percentile, and the cut-off score of CAT is 80 percentile.

• There is an availability of 120 seats for admission.

Placement:

NIBM:

• NIBM Pune has a 100% placement record.

• The highest salary offered was 14.5 LPA with an average salary of 9.44 LPA.

PIBM:

• The highest salary package offered is 12 LPA.

• About 80% of the students got placed before the pandemic situation, and for others, the process is still going on.

• Companies like Deloitte, EClerx, Lake, Upgrade, Marico, Dabur, ITC, etc., visit the PIBM campus for placements.

Infrastructure:

NIBM:

• NIBM has a self-contained campus with complete residential and educational facilities.

• Labs and Wi-Fi facilities are available and maintained accordingly.

PIBM:

• PIBM Pune provides all the necessary things, like a well-facilitated library and music room and well-maintained campus area.

• Wi-Fi facility is available on the PIBM campus as well as in the hostel.

Both the institutes provide good opportunities regarding placements. There is a slight difference in the specialization of financial studies that are offered in NIBM which makes it considerably better than PIBM otherwise both are good choices for students.