K J Somaiya Institute of Management Ghatkopar East Mumbai Answered Questions

Great Lakes, Chennai and K J Somaiya are equally good institutes. Great Lakes is ranked higher than KJSIMR. Some of the important points while selecting an institute - Accreditation of the institute, institute's infrastructure, teaching faculty, specialization offered, past placements records, tuition fees, city preference, and industry interface. As both, the institutes are having the campus in different cities Mumbai and Chennai. Industry exposure is good for students in either of the college. If possible a visit to college is better option to get a reality check. Also, get in touch with college alumni's through the social network to get information about the latest changes if any. Check the below link for comparing fees, courses offered, students review, placements -
https://www.shiksha.com/resources/college-comparison-91384-11644

There are several parameters on which these two mentioned B-schools can be judged, and those parameters are:
1. Brand name - SIMSR scores ahead over SIMSREE.
2. Campus life - SIMSR is way ahead and probably offers the best among the B-schools located in and around Mumbai.
3. ROi - SIMSREE is the clear winner as it offers the second best ROI (after FMS, New Delhi) in India.
4. Placements - Both are at par; no significant difference. But considering the ROI, SIMSREE proves to be the clear winner.
5. Industrial exposure - Since both are located within Mumbai, they provide similar exposure.
6. Rankings - Though both belong to the same tier of B-schools, SIMSREE edges slightly ahead over SIMSR.
7. Admission criteria: SIMSREE has a lenient criteria as there are no interview rounds conducted, unlike SIMSR.
Bottom line: An aspirant should give serious consideration to both these B-schools and choose SIMSR (if not facing any money constraints).

K.J Somaiya Institute of Management studies and research has conducted placement drive for it's batch of 2017 around 220 recruitment agency participating in the process and the process is still on. Average package in 2017 at SIMSR is Rs 9.40 lakhs while highest package has gone to Rs 24 lakhs even before the process is over.
From amongst the 220 companies for 480 students across programs, 45 participated for the first time and a few visited after a hiatus. The companies visiting K.J Somaiya campus for the placement are offering diverse opportunities and profiles to meet the varied expectations and aspirations of the students in financial services, banking and insurance, consulting & analytics, FMCG, IT/ ITES, retail, pharmaceuticals, media, market research, e-commerce, infrastructure, automobiles, education, telecommunications among others. Among the principle offers made-89 offers were from IT industry, 86 from BFSI,79 offers from financial service.
Average package of Rs 9.4 lakh and highest package being Rs 24 lakh. 50 new recruitment agency participating.
The company being Accenture, Adani, Bajaj, Deloitte, Google, HDFC, HSBC, DCB Bank, ICICI, Kotak, Nestle, Nomura, Oracle, Maruti Suzuki, HCL, L&T, Reliance, TATA, Zomato.
Hope this information helps.
All the best!!