Dear Aspirant,

The better B school can be looked over in a number of aspects. Here are some of them for both PRAXIS and XIME, so that you decide.

PRAXIS, Kolkata

The accepted exams for PRAXIS are CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA and it also conducts the exams PAT. It offers two courses across three streams and six specialisations. The average fees moves from 6 lacs to 8 lacs for the course.

The number of placements at PRAXIS is extremely high and the packages range from 6.5 to 13 with around 90% to 95% placements in a particular course. The companies which come for in-campus placements are keen and top-ranking. The average package for the placements in 2018 was 8.30 LPA for Business Analytics.

The faculty is from renowned institutes and has experience. The institute offers chances to interact with industry experts with assignments and projects with companies like INFOSYS, ICICI Bank, Siemens and many more.

XIME, Bangalore

XIME is known for arranging international events collaborating with around seventeen institutions across the globe which include, international study tours for the students, faculty exchange programs, and campus exchange programs. It accepts the exams MAT and XAT and provides two courses in two streams.

Placements here are not just consistent like PRAXIS but they are have had years with 100% placements with an average package of 7 lacs and the highest being 14 LPA. The roles offered are that of general manager, HOD, assistant manager and similar roles.

XIME conducts International educational visits/ study tours in Europe, China, Singapore and Malaysia for PGDM students. Also, the entrepreneurship aspect is stronger being an incubation centre in itself. XIME collaborates with institutions and industries such as AIMS, BIC, CII, IAJBS, SHRM and many more to enhance the quality of teaching.

Hope this helps. All the best!

If you are inclined towards marketing only then XIMB will be a better option. In every ways XIMB is better than XIME be it a course on business management or Human Resource. But the placements are good in both the colleges and you can get a decent average package of 8-10 lakhs from both the colleges. 

Good luck 

If you have scored lesser than 90 percentile in MAT being a general category student then your chances of getting into any of these colleges is very low as they have a certain percentage of seats only for MAT. 

But if you are focusing on these two colleges only then you can appear for CAT or XAT for the next academic year. Or you can consider some other colleges based on your MAT scores. 

Good luck 

Placements in college are satisfactory. The average salary package offered to the students of finance is around 7.50-8 LPA. The average salary package offered varies with different domains. Most of the companies that visit the campus are reputed ones, and even a bunch of startups visit the campus for placements. They offer good salary packages and good profiles. Marketing and finance domains always show good progress regarding placements, but the placements are always a question for domains like operations, human resource, and analytics

Hi Komal,

The cutoff for XIME Bangalore in GMAT is 75 percentile or above. Candidates securing 75 or more percentile in GMAT exam will be eligible for participating in the XIME Bangalore selection process or admission process. To know more about cutoff and admission in XIME Bangalore, you can visit this link: https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/xime-bangalore-cutoff

Good luck.

Dear PD,

If you can wait and feel that you can perform better than your last attempt in CAT then I would suggest you should start working so that you can show some work experience. Interviewers don't like students who take gap year just to prepare for CAT entrance exam since CAT is an aptitude test, not an exam which requires the learning of facts and figures, unlike JEE or NEET and then you should write CAT exam in the coming November. No offence to these colleges but you will spend around 12-15 lakh and you won't get the placement of more than 6 lakh per annum from this college provided if you are in top 10% of your batch. A graduate who studied from a mediocre college earns between 3-4 lakh per annum so do you feel that a jump from 4 lakh to 6 lakh per annum with so much of investment is worth it? If you feel that you can work harder than before and can score percentile of at least 88 then only take a drop. If you don't feel that you can get a percentile around 90 in CAT then don't take a drop because even if you start with a low package, if you work hard then you can get better.

For further queries, you can write in the comment section given below.

Hello Navin, 

Your MAT score is really very good but sorry to say that you can't get any MBA college because of your graduation marks. For persuing MBA from any B school, a candidate must have 50 or more than 50 percent in graduation for general category students and for reserved categories, 45% or more is required.

Hope you got your answer. Good luck. 

The final results for both colleges are out, for XISS HRM you can visit the link shared below to see the final selection list:

XISS HRM: https://www.xiss.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/HRM_2019-21_Result.pdf

For XIME Bangalore, check your registered E mail ID for the mail, check inbox, Spam folder and promotions mail as well, in case you have not received the selection mail, don't be disheartened there are going to subsequent lists rolled out as well, kindly wait for the same.

Hi Sandeepan,

Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Chennai: According to the last year placement reports, the highest package offered was Rs 12 lakhs and the average package offered was Rs 5.99 lakhs.

Course, Fees Structure & Seats: The institute provides specialization in Finance, Marketing, Human Resource, IT & Analytics, General, Production & Operation. The total fees for the course is 12.09 lakhs and the total intake is 120.

Recruiters: Wipro, Infosys, Accenture, Amazon, Deloitte, Cognizant, Samsung, Zomato, Future Group etc. 

JIMS, Rohini: According to the last year placement reports, the highest placement package was Rs 15.25 lakhs and the average package offered was Rs 4 lakhs.

Courses, Fees Structure & Seats: The institute provides specialization in Retail Management, International Business(Minor). The total fees for the course is Rs 7,15,000. The total seats for the PGDM course is 180, 60 for PGDM(IB) and 60 for PGDM(RM). 

Recruiters:  Airtel, EY,  Nestle, Accenture, Colgate , Deloitte, Fedex, Blue Star, Amul, Godrej, ITC Ltd, NIIT, Snapdeal, Hindustan Times etc.

Therefore, in terms of ROI and placement, XIME, Chennai is better.