Both SIBM Bangalore and Great Lakes Chennai are equally good when it comes to fees, faculty, and Return Of Investment (ROI). 

Though, SIBM Bangalore is the better choice due to the greater number of companies visiting the campus during placement.

The table below gives a brief overview of the two institutes.

Placement (Winner- SIBM Bangalore):

• Bangalore is the greatest IT hub, having companies of every scale, small to large. But SIBM Bangalore has seen some additional small scale IT companies visiting the campus.
• Great Lakes Chennai is also a decent institute for MBA and PGDM, in terms of placement. But some of the companies limit their recruitment to Bangalore colleges only.
• Accenture, Deloitte, Wipro, etc are some of the large-scale companies which recruit in both the colleges. However, in SIBM Bangalore, there are more chances of Tier 2 companies.

Other highlights:

• For freshers and candidates with less work experience (less than 2 years), SIBM Bangalore is always preferred.
• The brand name of Symbiosis adds to the fame and candidates get preference in companies worldwide.

Therefore, in terms of factors related to exposure and a greater number of companies in placement, SIBM Bangalore is definitely the better choice.

Symbiosis Bangalore was established 12 years back and has experienced rapid growth in its overall development as an institute since its existence. It is one of the top private B-schools in India.

Life at Symbiosis Bangalore - 

• Symbiosis Bangalore has a tough academic process, similar to Symbiosis University. Students don’t get a lot of free time, though recreation and events occur throughout the year.
• Symbiosis provides case studies from Harvard Business School and Ivey Publications, excellent sessions in the classroom and labs, and business presentations in its curriculum.
• The professors are experienced and enable the approach towards new ideas and interactions, with students moving towards new learning and experience each day.

Placement:

• Bangalore is the greatest IT hub, having companies of every scale, small to large. It gives SIBM Bangalore, excellent corporate exposure due to the presence of industries.

Campus Life:

• Symbiosis Bangalore is a student-centric institute. Committees and clubs organize events throughout the year. These help in the development of managerial skills for the students too.
• The institute has 8 Bloomberg Terminals, which provides global financial data and news, detailed information about markets and portfolios about worldwide companies.
• A lot of access to every kind of recreational event is provided by Symbiosis, along with the compact curriculum.

Overall, Symbiosis Bangalore is an institute with both fame and a purpose. Candidates get exposure in every field for their career growth, along with the aid of professors who are experienced and supportive.

Yes, the MBA program at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management SIBM Bangalore is a residential program. The course duration is 2 years. It is one of the top private B-schools in India. 

The table below gives a brief overview of the hostel fees.

Key highlights:

• Being a residential program, it is mandatory for MBA students to stay at the hostel for 2 years.
• The quality of the hostel rooms and mess food is quite good.
• Rooms are mostly available on a twin/triple sharing basis, with individual study tables, cupboards, etc.
• The hostels are well equipped with all the necessary facilities.

Being in the hostel, students get the advantage to interact with their seniors in need, access the library anytime, efficient learning throughout the day, and a lot more. There are separate hostels for boys and girls, with an excellent infrastructure having ventilated rooms and a lot of free areas.

The expected cut off for the year 2021 in SNAP for SIBM Pune and SIBM Bangalore are listed below - 

The previous year’s cut-offs for SIBM, Pune, and SIBM, Bangalore are listed below as per the data available.

Further information regarding the cut-off details is published on the official websites of SIBM.

Both the colleges are reputed among students and offer decent ROI, a well-connected alumni network, and good placement opportunities.

Let’s have an overview for both the colleges one by one.

JBIMS:

• The average package offered went up to Rs.22.84 LPA in 2020 from Rs.20.13 LPA last year. The best package increased to Rs.34.36 LPA in 2020 from Rs.32.30 LPA last year. The median salary increased to Rs.22 LPA in 2020 from the previous year.
• The course fee for JBIMS is 7-1.52 lakhs. 
• JBIMS accepts admission through CAT/MH-CET.

VGSoM:

• The average salary rose from Rs.15.50 LPA last year to Rs.23.20 LPA in 2020. The highest pay offered was Rs.20.50 LPA. The median salary increased from Rs.14.76 LPA last year to Rs.16.99 LPA in 2020.
• VGSoM charges around 10 lakhs for MBA.
• VGSoM takes admission based on CAT scores.

JBIMS Mumbai offers MIMS while VGSoM offers MBA. Both the institutes are good.

There are some assumptions that help to select any business school. And they're valid for all top business schools at least the top 20. Go through these assumptions and see which B-Schools are closest to them.

The table given below shows a detailed overview of the institutes.

Deciding Factor:

• Many Business schools today are student-driven businesses and it has nothing to do with anyone else. No other factors such as faculty, infrastructure, knowledge capital do not matter as much. If the infrastructure were the issue then FMS or JBIMS would have been a long way behind. Most of the reputed B-Schools are all about their students, clubs, events, committees, placement drives, etc. 
• Alumni is one of the most important factors to consider for choosing a B-School. That is why many management institutes like FMS, JBIMS, IMT- GZBD thrives.
• What activity you are deciding on, in an enterprise college is categorized into clubs and committees, business college events (this one receives you plenty of prize cash too), academics (good academics and accurate CGPA offers better placements).
• Rankings no longer matter much for the pinnacle 10–15 schools.
• Placements depend a lot on alumni base and past history. For most business schools the percentage of companies coming back for placement is around 50%. It is all about reinventing the contacts and alumni are the best options for that. 
• You may hear a certain institute is better for Finance or Marketing. Which is not entirely true. Placement depends on hard work.

Go through the factors given above and choose the institute that fits these factors.

IIM U is the better choice than IIT Kharagpur, especially if you are going for the specialization of Marketing. If the IIM tag is not the only thing you are looking for in your degree, go through the following points to make the right decision.

The table given below shows a detailed overview of the between IITs and IIMs

The IIMs established in 2008 and later are considered the Young/Second Generation IIMs, while those established in and after 2015 are called new IIMs. The third generation IIMs are IIM Amritsar, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Jammu, IIM Nagpur, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Visakhapatnam, IIM Sambalpur. 

Comparison:

• Average CTC- As you will notice from the statistics given, only IIT B, IIT D, and IIT KGP have a better average CTC than the 2nd generation of IIMs.
• Years of Establishment- The 2nd generation IIMs are only 8-9 years old. Whereas the IIT MBA programs are almost 22 years old.
• Batch Strength- Compared to the IIT MBA, the 2nd generation IIMs have a larger batch strength.
• Diverse Peer Group- Other than IIT D and IIT M, none of the IIMs accept Engineers for MBA. Which decreases the diversity in the peer group and in turn peer learning.
• Pedagogy- IIM focuses on teaching by case studies. This is not the case for an IIT MBA. 
• Placements- Placements at IIT for MBA is more focused on Operations/IT/Analytics. For example, 45% of the whole batch at IIT KGP was placed in Operations/IT/Analytics, recently.

The good thing about 2nd generation IIMs is that despite being new, and the higher batch strength, they offer a better average CTC as compared to IITs. It’s true that the reputed IIT has set up their management department quite well. But in the long run the 2nd generation IIMs will offer more advantages over IITs, just because of the IIM tag.

DSSSB PGT is a recruitment exam conducted for the post of Post Graduate Teacher by DSSSB.

Strategy and Books for preparing for DSSSB PGT exam:

• Buy NCERT books or purchase books subject wise in order to prepare for the general knowledge section.
• Refer to newspapers for the general knowledge section. 
• Use your post-graduation study material for the subject- concerning section,
• Go through teaching methodology and refer to pedagogy books available online.
• Refer to any two books from accomplished writers for the maths and reasoning section. Practice on a regular basis for the quantitative section. Cover the basics, and solve all the questions 
• Try to solve last year papers and sample papers to get a good idea about the type of questions you will get, especially for the language section.

General Information about DSSSB PGT:

Exam Syllabus for DSSSB PGT:

• The exam is divided into two sections: Section A and Section B. 
• Section A is of 200 marks and includes multiple-choice questions related to subjects like General Knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, Hindi Language and Comprehension and English Language and Comprehension.
• Section B is of 100 marks and includes multiple-choice questions related to postgraduate qualification and teaching methodology. 

There is no specific way to prepare for competitive exams like DSSSB so try to be patient, consistent and regular with your preparation if you want to crack the paper.

If you are preparing at home then subscribe to any youtube channel that covers all the sections and topics. ADDA24/7 is a good channel covering all the relevant topics that appear in Bank exam and DSSSB.

Follow a specific preparation plan then study the exam pattern and figure out which sections in quantitative subjects have the most weightage. For instance, for the SSC exam or any bank exam, some questions from certain sections are fixed.

If you focus on these topics, you can easily solve a majority of the questions in this section: 

Simplification: 

• Focus on this topic because about 20 percent of the quantitative section is made up of this topic. 
• Use quick mental maths to solve these questions and try to focus on the concepts as well. You can use short tricks to make quick calculations and save time. 
• Practice questions from topics like BODMAS rules, Approximation, Square and Cubes, Surds and Indices, Decimals and Percentages.

Number Series:

• This is the easiest topic in the quantitative section. 
• Try to solve over 300 questions from different platforms and once you get a hang of the topic, you will be able to confidently answer all the questions. 
• During the exam, if you don’t understand the pattern within 30 seconds then move on. Don’t waste your time and practice more.

Data Interpretation: 

• This topic requires practice every day. Practice all the different types of questions related to Pie Charts, Tables, Line Graph, Bar Graph and Miscellaneous questions with word problems. 
• Data Interpretation questions are common in exams, you will get at least 1 or 2 sets wherein some questions are easy to solve and require fewer maths calculations.

Quadratic Equations:

• The questions from this topic are fairly easy and if you know the basic concept, then you can easily attempt all the questions. 
• Practice 100 questions from this topic daily. 

All these topics are very important, so prepare them well. Focus on solving questions on a daily basis and try to stay up to date.

DSSSB PRT is a recruitment exam conducted for the post of Primary and Nursery Teachers. Some pointers for clearing the DSSSB PRT exam are:

1. The most important step is to study the exam pattern. You should know the syllabus and exam pattern properly. It is as follows:

• The paper consists of a total of 200 questions and each question is weighted one mark.
• There is negative marking; for every wrong answer, 0.25 mark is deducted.
• The questions come from subjects such as General Awareness, General Intelligence and Reasoning Ability, Arithmetic and Numerical Ability, Hindi Language and Comprehension, English Language and Comprehension, and Subject Concerned (questions related to the subject chosen and teaching methodology).

1. Focus on sections which are your weak points to avoid silly mistakes. Make sure you know your strong sections to avoid wasting time on them. Try to cover and study all the basic concepts of every subject. 
2. Study all the basic concepts of every section with reference to teaching methodology. Also, try to solve quizzes every day to measure your progress.
3. Make notes. It is the best way to prepare for objective exams and helps in the long run. It makes revision much easier, especially when you have all the information in one place/notebook. Try to make short notes while studying. 
4. Prepare a timetable and follow it. If you are irregular with your timetable then your preparation will likely suffer as well. 
5. Focus on youtube videos for the general awareness section. Youtube channels compile all the information regarding the subject. 

Daily strategy for preparing:

Also, you can look up last year's papers and sample papers to prepare properly. Best of Luck.