SCMHRD PUNE REVIEW

I chose this college as it is one of the top B-Schools in India. The Analytics program of SCMHRD is included in the top 10 analytics programs of India. The Admission process includes giving the Snap exam which is conducted in December and January. After SNAP the shortlisted students have to face GE/PI/WAT rounds which are conducted in February. The websites used for selecting this college were collegdunia.com, shiksha.com, imsindia.com, times education. I wanted to pursue an MBA degree with an Analytics specialization which is provided by SCMHRD, so I chose this college.

The course is a mix of MBA core subjects like Marketing, finance etc and Analytics subjects like Machine learning and many more. The course is based on a strong foundation of python and R as programming languages and Visualization tools like Tableau software. Most of the faculty in Analytics are Industry Experts that are working in Analytics and Data Science domain. The exams are conducted as per the semester system and it includes both internal and external assessment.

The college has a proven track record of 100% summer placements. The college also provides live project opportunities. The summer placement process starts from 1st semester itself. Companies like Cisco, Maersk, Ecolab, etc., visit the campus for summers. The average compensation for summer placements is around 1.49 lacs and the highest being around 3.2 lacs.

The college has a proven track record of 100% both final and summer placements. The placements are very well organized and smoothly conducted. Most of the top companies from every sector visit the campus for both finals and summers. The list of top recruiters includes Colgate Palmolive, Cisco, Dabur, GSK, Brillio, Deloitte, Boston Scientific, Genpact, Ecolab, Wipro Technologies, etc. The average compensation for final placements is around 15.64 lacs and the highest being around 38.5 lacs.

The fees for the course is around 16 lacs for MBA in Business Analytics. The fees for the MBA core flagship program is around 21 lacs for 2 years spread over 4 semesters. The hostel and mess charges are included in the fees. The loan from banks is available easily without any collateral majorly for the amount of the whole fee. The fees are slightly on the higher side but the investment is worth it.

The Wi-Fi-enabled library provides access to more than 24000 books, about 2000 audio and video CDs. The library has various International and National periodicals in various areas of Leadership, Business and Entrepreneurship along with access to databases like Euromonitor, EBSCO, Bloomberg, SCOPUS journal etc. The auditorium is fully air-conditioned with a seating capacity of around 300. The college has a sports arena for basketball, cricket, badminton, table tennis etc. The college has a gymnasium and swimming pool also. There are around 15 clubs and committees in the college that are student-driven. The annual fest is NEEV.

As the program is residential, all the facilities are available in the hostel. The rooms are bathroom attached. The rooms are cleaned frequently and laundry services are also provided. All the hostels are fully equipped with Wi-Fi. The mess provides a meal of average quality. The boy's hostel for 1st year is outside the campus at around 900 meters from the college.

The GD/PI/WAT rounds are conducted for students shortlisted in the SNAP exam. The score for shortlisting changes every year as per the difficulty. Giving CAT makes on prepared for SNAP also as it is on a lower difficulty level than SNAP. The GD/PI/WAT rounds are conducted in February. The GD topics revolve around current affairs. The Personal Interview is based on past work experience along with general questions like why MBA etc. The questions are also asked based on what the student has written in the form.