A Journey of College Life, the SJIM way

The eligibility of the course is for all students who have scored a minimum MAT score of 550 or higher. Other entrance exams such as XAT, CAT were also given. Students from any background with this minimum criteria were eligible to apply for the course. Application forms are given on the college website, application fees were around Rs. 1000 (from my memory). Application dates were spread across first and second interviews, with students given around 2 months to apply.

I chose this course to add to my BBA degree and improve my chances of securing jobs in the future. In my opinion the faculty: student ratio is around 1:10/1:15. There are a few external faculty as well. Most of the faculty have PhD degrees in their respective subjects. Additionally, the majority have over 10 years of experience. The review teaching method is mostly via presentations, videos, boards. The term exams are slightly spaced across 2.5 months. They are moderately difficult to pass, particlularly due to the application oriented approach to exams.

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Agile, Amazon, Bosch, and many more. The highest internship stipend was 50,000. A research project is required by everyone, to be conducted through the course of the internship.

From the 4th semester onwards (after the internship). Some companies so far as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Deloitte, TCS, Agile and many more. The highest package was 22 lakhs. The average package was 7.5 lakhs. 98% of students got placed. I want to get a job and experience corporate life and see my interests and opportunities.

The total fee structure is 8,30,000. It is split between the 2 years (4,15,000 each). It has to be paid in 4 instalments or 2 if students want to. There is 3 scholarships-General Merit (based on performance), Scholarship for Christian students (based on performance and Christian) and Scholarship for students who are from lower-level income families. I have taken the general merit certificate.

There are a number of fests. Pinnacle-intra college fest, Verve-Inter college fest are the top 2 fests. There are a number of books and journals, both in physical and digital format. The classrooms all have electric sockets for laptops. Around 1 socket for every 3 students. Good projector. Clear mic system. Around 6-7 fans. Well lit. The classroom has step levels for better visibility. There is a 4-month long sports competition named JPL, mainly after college, for all interested students. There are 12 business domains, from operations, marketing to Business analytics. Clubs such as CSR, environmental clubs are also present. The website has a section for all weekly events, where students share their experiences. There is also a college newspaper team.

I faced only the interview, after meeting the minimum criteria( entrance exam). The questions were based on my interest in operations, certain global related issues and general reasons for choosing the college and the course.