ICFAI Business School Mumbai Powai Answered Questions

Dear Aman Agarwal,
IBS is one of the best institutes in Asia, having campuses in Hyderabad and Mohali. The admission will be given to the experience candidates. Further, last year, the highest placement salary package offered to the MBA graduate of IBS was 1.15 crore LPA by the top organisation in the Asia.
All the best.

GD would be purely based on current affairs, topics such as demonetisation, impact of Donald Trump win on the Indian economy, Tata Sons versus Cyrus Misty, should we vote for BJP in the coming elections or few old topics such as should Pakistani actors be banned in India , Donald Trump versus Hillary Clinton , Raghuram Rajan versus Urjit Patel. GD may even include generic topics such as do we really need education to be successful, Make in India, should India stop importing Chinese goods, is technology hampering our productivity and so on. In order to prepare yourself best, start reading business news or financial news from Economic times, Mint, Business Standards, etc. Reading will definitely help you a lot in GD. As far as PI is concerned, be very selective at the time of choosing your words to speak in front of the interviewer. If you are looking for specialization in finance, then be updated with the knowledge of banking industry and stock market. Even start preparing on the basics of domain knowledge required in finance, same goes for marketing, HR and operations. Be ready with your answers and always be confident while expressing your thought in front of the interviewers.

Hyderabad campus of IBS is well known for its infrastructure, education & training, placements and so on . I am very much sure that you will definitely enjoy the admission selection process at IBS Hyderabad . GD topic would be solely based on current affairs such as Snapdeal, Flipkart, Amazon - the ultimate market leader in e-commerce or Natrajan Chandrashekarhan versus Cyprus Misty, Impact of Donald Trump on Indian economy. The topic can even be generic. Read newspapers well . The PI will be purely general such as tell us something about yourself, your qualifications, work experience if any?Why MBA ? Why IBS ? Which Specialization are you looking for? Suppose if you say Marketing. Then why Marketing ? Research well on the answers.

The average package of my college ranges from Rs 5.5 lakhs to Rs 6.5 lakhs. Even if you are an average student doesn't matter, because average students are sometimes proven to have a good placement record . Hope your percentage is 60% and above in SSC, HSC and Graduation. If not then at least it is needed to be above 50% for getting admission in the Mumbai campus. Placements in MBA colleges are done solely on the basis of the skills a candidate has in him or her and secondly on the academic records which a recruiter sees while hiring candidates for the jobs. Even I was an average student during my school and junior college days. You just need to show your interest and nothing else in doing MBA, rest you will make your own way.

It is not compulsory to have AICTE certification for the college because when you are joining a corporate world they look for MBA graduates and it doesn't matter for the companies whether the institution is AICTE approved or not . Only thing which matters most to the companies is that the college's brand value and the potential a student has in him or her as a MBA personnel. Many AICTE approved institutes sometimes are not able to deliver potential students and proper placements for the companies and students as well. Joining a private company doesn't require AICTE certification but joining a government job definitely requires AICTE certification. Even if you want to pursue PHD in future, it will require AICTE certification. But for joining a private company or a corporate entity AICTE certification is not needed.

The sectional cut off varies every year based on the percentile score decided by the institute. There are high chances of you getting admission as college always want those students who are keen or enthusiastic in doing management program. You just need to apply through www.ibsindia.org or visit IBS Mumbai - Hiranandani knowledge park, near Dr. LH Hiranandani Hospital, Powai and fill in the required application form for admission then you will be called for Group discussion and Personal Interview round either to IBS Mumbai or IBS Hyderabad and based on your performance in GDPI and scores based on your SSC, HSC & Graduation, you will be invited for admissions in IBS Mumbai.

Yes, I will definitely recommend IBS Mumbai to people who are keen to join a B School because I have seen the placement records of college. It is fantastic and majority of the candidates are happy with the placement cell department of the college. Every candidate's ultimate aim is to get good placements and at least with an average package. Secondly the studies and the curriculum of the college is also unique as compared to other B schools. No other B school provides 3 and half months internship except for IBS. IBS focuses on the overall development of an individual personally and more widely professionally.

Yes, you definitely have a good chance of getting in IBS Mumbai. As far as your marks are concerned they are very good. The only problem you might face at the time of placements is that some of the companies have an eligibility criteria of 60% and above in SSC, HSC and Graduation. Rest is all good as only few FMCG companies and some of the banks have this criteria. You are 100% fit and eligible for MBA and getting good placements by looking at the academic records .