Pune has a number of good MBA colleges and the fact that the sprawling city is close to Mumbai, the country’s financial capital, makes it an ideal place to study management courses. However, there is a catch here. Instead of trying to find out the best MBA college in Pune, you should ideally probe which is the MBA colleges that fits you the best.

The B-school where you want to study should offer the course that is aligned to your career goals. So, the course and the B-school must meet your goals of whether you want a great job in India or become an entrepreneur or find a job abroad. It must also satisfy your objectives regarding the domain which you want to join like HR or Finance or Sales and Marketing etc. Moreover, your qualification and scores in MBA entrance exams must meet the eligibility norms of the B-school where you want to study. And the most important question is whether you can afford that dream course at that dream college.

In this context, the best thing you can do is to pick up some of the good B-schools in the locality and compare them. You can do a short cut by referring to reputed rankings of B-schools. Two rankings I have in mind are the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) by the Central education ministry and the one by Careers360 (www.careers360.com).

The NIRF ranks B-schools based on four major parameters -- Teaching and Learning Resources; Research, Publications and Patents; Graduation Outcome (meaning Pass Percentage and Placements); and Outreach and inclusivity (Scholarships, Diversity etc.).

The Careers360 ranking uses the input, Process, Output methodology to ensure accuracy and gives least weightage to perception parameters. These parameters are further divided and given weightages for student quality, faculty quality, faculty-student ratios, median salary etc.

You can also use Careers360’s tool to compare these institutions. Log on to Careers360 College Compare and compare B-schools in terms of course, placement, and accreditation to choose the one that is your best fit.

Based on these two rankings, here are the best MBA colleges in Pune:

If you face any problems in choosing the best B-school in Pune, write to: admissionhelp@careers360.com