Compare SIBM and XIMB: Find Out Which B-School is Better?

SIBM Pune and XIMB Bhubaneswar are among renowned B-Schools of India where more than a thousand applicants apply every year. Here is a comparison of SIBM Pune and XIMB Bhubaneswar for its MBA/PGDM courses, fees, placements, selection procedures etc. here.

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College Comparison – SIBM Pune and XIMB Bhubaneswar
SIBM vs XIMB Admission Process
Other Popular MBA Colleges in India
Other Popular College Comparisons

Compare SIBM and XIMB: Find Out Which B-School is Better?

Planning to give your career a kick? Looking for MBA colleges in India to pursue a specialized course in the MBA stream of your choice? Confused between two colleges to pick from? Don't worry, you're at the right place. CollegeDekho has launched a series of popular college comparisons that you can take a look at for all information that you are seeking while comparing two colleges.

In this article, we will compare two colleges, one from west India while the other from east India. SIBM Pune and XIMB are among popular choices for MBA aspirants who have secured decent marks in MBA entrance exams . In order to compare SIBM Pune and XIMB, we have listed out a number of features, courses offered, placement scenario, types of companies visiting etc. in a tabular format below.

The most critical and challenging situation for the students is when they get an admission call from two top B-Schools in India and they have to pick one while keeping their personal and career goals in mind.

Let's take into account a popular college comparison between SIBM Pune and XIMB. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Pune and Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) are rated among the tier-3 MBA colleges in India. You can check the detailed comparison between SIBM and XIBM before making a choice.

College Comparison – SIBM Pune and XIMB Bhubaneswar

Name of the Institute	Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Pune	Xavier Institute Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB)
Year of Establishment	1978	1987
Approved By	UGC	UGC, AICTE, NBA, SAQS, AIU
Affiliation	Symbiosis International Deemed University	Xavier University, Bhubaneswar
NIRF 2020 Ranking	22	31
Entrance Exam	Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP)	Common Admission Test (CAT) Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) Xavier General Management Test (X-GMT)
Courses Offered	MBA in Marketing MBA in Human Resources MBA in Finance MBA in Operation MBA in Innovation & Entrepreneurship MBA in Leadership & Strategy Executive MBA	MBA in Business Management MBA - Human Resource Management (HRM) MBA - Rural Management (RM) MBA - Sustainability Management (SM) MBA - Urban Management & Governance (UMG) Executive MBA in Business Management
Total Number of Seats	MBA: 180 MBA I&E: 60 MBA L&S: 60	360
Tuition Fee	MBA: Rs. 18.90 lakhs MBA I&E: Rs. 14.00 lakhs MBA L&S: Rs. 25 lakhs	MBA - BM: Rs. 17.30 lakhs
Average Package	Rs. 17.48 LPA	Rs. 15.42 LPA
Highest Package	Rs. 29 LPA	Rs. 26 LPA
Number of Companies Visiting Campus	83	199
Popular Companies Visiting Campus	GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd Larsen and Toubro Infotech Limited JP Morgan Chase & Co Tata Motors Ltd. Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd. Tata Communications Accenture Capability Network Google India Bajaj Finserv	ICICI Bank Tata Steel HSBC Analytics Royal Bank of Scotland Amul Capgemini Larsen & Toubro Goldman Sachs Mahindra & Mahindra

Also Read: Distance MBA in India: Top Distance MBA Colleges, Courses & Fees

SIBM vs XIMB Admission Process

The SIBM admission and selection process is dependent on a candidate's academic record, performance in SNAP exam, group discussion and interview round after being shortlisted. On the other hand, XIMB selection process is more or less similar apart from the fact that it accepts scores of MBA entrance exams like CAT, XAT or GMAT. In a few cases, colleges may also conduct a Written Ability Test even for those candidates who have qualified the mentioned entrance exam.

Also Read: Colleges Accepting SNAP 2020 Scores, Courses and Cut-off

Other Popular MBA Colleges in India

Here are some of the other popular MBA colleges in India that you can check out.

S.N.	Name of College	MBA Course Fee (Approx.)	Accepted Entrance Exams
1	Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur	Rs. 23.60 lakhs	XAT, GMAT
2	ICFAI Business School (IBS), Dehradun	Rs. 5.66 lakhs	IBSAT , NMAT by GMAC , CAT, GMAT
3	Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad	Rs. 17.50 lakhs	CAT, GMAT, XAT
4	Indian Institute of Management Udaipur (IIMU)	Rs. 4.70 lakhs	CAT
5	Chandigarh University	Rs. 3.60 lakhs	CUCET , MAT , CMAT , CAT
6	GITAM (Deemed To Be University), Visakhapatnam	Rs. 7.20 lakhs	GOT, CAT, MAT, GMAT, XAT, NMAT, CMAT
7	International School Of Business And Research (ISBR) , Bangalore	Rs. 8.00 lakhs	PGCET , KMAT , ATMA , CAT, MAT, CMAT
8	International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi	Rs. 18.34 lakhs	CAT, GMAT
9	KIIT School Of Management (KSOM), Bhubaneswar	Rs. 12. 60 lakhs	CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT
10	Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai	Rs. 20.80 lakhs	NMAT by GMAC

Other Popular College Comparisons

Candidates can go through the comparisons of some other popular colleges given below.

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