Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Symbiosis International, Pune

The decision to pursue an MBA at Baruch College in New York will depend on a number of factors  -

1) Location - If you want to have a global exposure then Baruch is going to be the obvious choice since you will be able to study in the US and that too in a city like New York. On the other hand, if you want to study in India, SIBM, Pune will be a better choice for you.

2) Rankings - Baruch College ranks at the 1491st position in the World as per University rankings at a global level. Baruch College also boasts of being the top college in New York and the second-best public college in the North. Baruch's overal ranking is ninth. SIBM Pune ranks among the top 1000 universities in the world, hence it has a better global ranking.

3) Costs - Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) in Pune provides a two-year full-time residential MBA programme with a fee of Rs 20.50 lakhs. The MBA programme requires a 98 percentile cutoff in the SNAP test. At Baruch College, the typical fees for Indian students are about INR 14,99,400 for undergraduates and INR 20,74,170 for postgraduates. The total cost for the first year of studying at Baruch College is approximately INR 31,67,284.