Next on our B-school comparison list is XIMB Bhubaneshwar vs SCMHRD Pune. We will compare their flagship MBA courses' fees, placements, campus life, and HR specific placements. You can also check out our other B-School Comparisons as well:
Placements (Flagship/General MBA)
Comparing the 2024 Placements of XIMB MBA-BM vs SCMHRD MBA:
| Metric | XIMB | SCMHRD |
| Highest Salary | 30 LPA | 38 LPA |
| Median Salary | 18.37 LPA | 22.8 |
| Average Salary | 19.53 LPA | 24.28 |
| Top 10% | 26.41 LPA | 34.12 LPA |
| Top 25% | 24.02 LPA | 29.56 LPA |
| Top 50% | 22.80 LPA | 26.24 LPA |
| PPOs Offered | 76/350 | - |
| Total Recruiters (new) | 99 (46) | 116+(40+) |
| Top Domain | BFSI, Consulting | BFSI/IT/ITES |
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Fees
SCMHRD- 27 Lacs
XIMB- 23 Lacs
HR Specific Placements: XIMB-HR and SCMHRD
Both the institutes are reputed for their HR programs in India. A quick review of their HR specific placements:
| Metric | SCMHRD | XIMB |
| Highest CTC | 38.00 LPA | 30.00 LPA |
| Average CTC | 24.02 LPA | 17.02 LPA |
| Median CTC | 22.85 LPA | 16.50 LPA |
| Top 10% | 34.30 LPA | 25.10 LPA |
| Top 25% | 29.50 LPA | 22.19 LPA |
| Top 50% | 26.43 LPA | 20.45 LPA |
| Roles Offered | Associate Consultant, Consultant, Executive Trainee HR, HR Data Analyst, Management Trainee, Senior Human Resources Business Partner, Talent Consulting Analyst, and Principal Analyst. | HR Consultant, Learning & Development, Management Consultant, HR Analyst, Talent Acquisition, HRBP, HR Ops, Industrial Relations |
(Note- MBA HRM is a separate program in XIMB, while a specialization in MBA is offered in SCMHRD)
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Batch Size and Diversity: XIMB Bhubaneshwar Vs SCMHRD Pune
| Metric | XIMB | SCMHRD |
| Batch Size | 360 | 180 |
| Academic Diversity | 52% Non-Engineers | 43% Non-Engineers |
| Gender Ratio | 34% Female | 32% Female |
| WorkEx Avg. | 24 Months | 12.5 Months |
| WorkEx % | 50% | 53% |
* Domicile seats are reserved in XIMB
Student Exchange
SCMHRD has the option of Summer/Winter Schools and Semester exchange opportunities for the students through collaboration with: e Leeds Beckett (UK), Berlin School of Economics and Law (BSEL) (Germany), Telecom de Ecole (TEM) (Paris), Dauphine University (Paris), Munich University, ESC Rennes (Paris), University of Bremen (Germany) etc.
XIMB also has multiple international immersion channels from short-term to semester exchange programmes with universities in Spain, the US, France, Poland, Australia, Belgium, Sweden, etc.
Specialisations/ Electives Offered
| SCMHRD P | XIMB |
| Marketing | Accounting and Finance |
| Finance | Marketing |
| HR | Strategy and General Management |
| Operations | Information Systems |
| Strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship | Economics |
| Operations and Data Sciences |
Note: XIMB MBA-HR and Rural Management are separate programmes.
Location
XIMB will rank lower in terms of its campus location. The Symbiosis campus is situated in Pune, while XIMB has two campuses in Bhubaneshwar: Old and New (24 km away from the city), though the MBA BM program will be hosted in the older campus only. The HR program is in the new campus. Pune gets an advantage being a more student-friendly city.
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