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Should You Take the NIRF MBA Rankings Seriously?

The NIRF MBA rankings are out for this year, and once again, the list has stirred debates around its veracity and, more importantly, relevance. Business schools known for their stellar graduation outcomes and learning experiences have lost out to other institutes, and evaluation parameters seem warped and irrelevant to the average MBA aspirant's requirements of a management program. So, the question arises: how seriously can we take the NIRF MBA rankings? Do we completely dismiss these as inaccurate, or is there some silver lining? Here's our analysis.

Team InsideIIM16 Jun 2023

IIM Nagpur Placements 2023: Highest Salary at 64 Lakhs

IIM Nagpur's 2023 placements report is out! The institute witnessed the highest salary doubling from last year and standing at 64 lakhs. The average and median salaries saw a 10% and 9% increase respectively. Top brands like Microsoft, Adani Group, IBM, Bank of America, Accenture, Deloitte, KPMG, HDFC Bank, and many others participated in the placements process, extending offers to IIM Nagpur's batch of 236 students. Here's a quick breakdown of key salary and recruitment figures from IIM Nagpur's final placement report.

Team InsideIIM09 Jun 2023

SIBM Pune Placements 2023: Surge in Average and Median Salaries

SIBM Pune's final placement report for 2023 is now out. In 2023, the institute witnessed the average and median salaries go up by 16% and 15%, respectively. 105+ recruiters participated in the process, including leading companies like Microsoft, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Accenture Strategy, ITC, Flipkart, Jio, PwC, P&G, Asian Paints, amongst many others. Students bagged a whopping 111 pre-placement offers, up by 14% compared to last year. Here's a quick breakdown of the key salary and recruitment figures from SIBM Pune's 2023 placements report.

Team InsideIIM08 Jun 2023

IIM Indore Placements 2023: Significant Rise in Average and Median Salaries

IIM Indore's 2023 placement report is out! The institute saw the highest salary touch a whopping 1.14 crores, an increase of 133% over last year. The average and median salaries also saw a remarkable increase, especially compared to the institute's peers. Some of the most desirable recruiters across industries extended coveted profiles to IIM Indore students. Consulting continued to be the most sought-after profile at IIM Indore, with nearly 30% of the batch opting for these profiles. Here's a quick breakdown of IIM Indore's 2023 placement report.

Team InsideIIM06 Jun 2023

10 Most Desirable Consulting Firms at Indian B-Schools

It's a fact - consulting is, by some margin, the most sought-after domain at most Indian b-schools; you see this in the placement reports, and you see it in surveys. But from amongst, probably, thousands, which firms are the most desirable? Based on responses to our latest recruitment survey, we've listed out what MBA students think are the top consulting firms to work with.

Team InsideIIM30 May 2023

SJMSOM IIT Bombay Placements 2023: Average Salary up by 11%

SJMSOM IIT Bombay's final placement report is out! In 2023, the institute saw an 11% rise in average MBA batch salary, with the highest salary reaching INR 54 lakhs. The lowest salary offered increased by 18% to INR 20 lakhs. Female candidates' average salary slightly decreased while the median salary increased to almost 29 lakhs. The top brands on campus included Amazon, Accenture, Google, P&G, JP Morgan, Asian Paints, ITC, and HUL amongst many others. Here's a quick breakdown of MBA placements at IIT Bombay in 2023.

Team InsideIIM26 May 2023

XLRI Placements 2023: Average Salary at 32.70 Lakhs, up by 7%

XLRI has achieved 100% placements for its PGDM BM and HRM batch of 2023. This year, the highest international salary touched INR 1.1 crores, while the highest domestic salary stood at INR 78.2 lakhs. The average salary for the batch saw an increase of nearly 7%, while the median salary stood at INR 30 lakhs, unchanged from last year. Notably, almost 44% of the batch received pre-placement offers, and the number of participating recruiters went up by 18%. Here's a quick breakdown of XLRI's 2023 placement report.

Team InsideIIM24 May 2023

IIM Lucknow Placements 2023: Top Salary at 1 Crore

IIM Lucknow's 2023 placement report reveals that the institute witnessed the highest salary touch INR 1.00 crores for its PGP batch! The batch average stood at INR 32.20 lakhs, while the median stood at INR 30.00 lakhs. 632 offers were extended for 556 students. Top recruiters on campus included Accenture, BCG, McKinsey, Bain, Amazon, HDFC Bank, PayTM, Jio, American Express, and EXL amongst many others. Here's a quick breakdown of IIM Lucknow's 2023 placement report.

Team InsideIIM23 May 2023