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There may not be much precise data available for B.Sc. placements, despite the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy's (JSGP) excellent placement service. The public policy postgraduate programmes are the emphasis of JSGP. It is a relatively new programme, the B.Sc. (probably B.Sc. Economics). For B.Sc. grads in particular, it may be difficult to find comprehensive placement reports. The university website states that jobs for B.Sc. graduates are generally available in the public, private, and social sectors, as well as in development projects and civil society organisations. You may come across more comprehensive placement reports for JSGP that feature postgraduate students in addition to B.Sc. grads.

With a few things to keep in mind, O.P. Jindal Global University's Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP) can be a good choice for a bachelor's degree. Its strengths include its renowned faculty and exposure, research opportunities, and focus on public policy. JSGP boasts a well-regarded faculty and regularly hosts guest speakers. The school has research centers that could offer opportunities to get involved in research projects during your BA, and it offers a BA (Hons.) in Social Science with a strong emphasis on public policy issues. The BA programme is, however, somewhat limited. It mostly concentrates on public policy postgraduate programmes. Since the BA programme is relatively new, fewer data regarding alumni outcomes may be accessible than for more established BA programmes. Furthermore, the tuition fee is somewhat more than at some other Indian universities. So considering all these factors you can decide whether you want to take admission in JSGP or not.

Although BBA programmes are offered by BML Munjal University's School of Management (SoM), the costs aren't mentioned there. But the cost breakdown for BML Munjal University's BBA programme is available here: 
The following are the three years' tuition costs for the BBA (Gen) programme:
Year 1: Rs. 2,65,000 
Years 2 and 3: Rs.2,90,000 
Years 3 and 4: Rs. 3,10,000 
All-in tuition costs: Rs. 8,65,000

Not included in this are extra fees such as: 
Food and laundry costs about Rs. 60,000 a year, with little annual increases. 
One-time fees for registration: Rs. 25,000 
Rs. 25,000 as a one-time, refundable security deposit. Fees associated with hostel accommodations, if any. Fees associated with electricity use.

For a more complete understanding of the whole cost, BML Munjal University's official BBA fee structure page can be checked.

The BBA placements at SOM, BML Munjal University:

BBA placements at SOM, BML Munjal University are top-notch, making it one of the best BBA colleges in Delhi NCR. The university ensures excellent placements and internships in renowned companies with attractive salary packages. In 2023, the highest package offered was Rs. 25.9 LPA, and the average package stood at Rs. 9.4 LPA. The Career Guidance & Development Centre (CGDC) plays a crucial role by arranging industry visits, internships, and training sessions to enhance students' employability. Overall, SOM focuses on holistic development, industry readiness, and personalized career guidance for students' successful futures.

When comparing SOM, BML Munjal University and Bennett University for an MBA program, several factors come into play, including personal preferences and geographical distance.

SOM, BML Munjal University:

Pros:

1. Strong placement record with approximately 97% placement rate and an average package of INR 9.4 LPA for the MBA program.
2. Focuses on innovation and boasts collaborations with renowned companies like Hero, Byju's, and Hyundai.

Cons:

1. Being relatively new, it may lack the same level of brand recognition or alumni network as more established B-Schools.

Bennett University:

Pros:

1. Backed by The Times Group, which could lead to better brand recognition.
2. Potential for a developing alumni network, offering long-term benefits.

Cons:

1. Limited information available regarding placement statistics for the MBA program.

Ultimately, the decision between SOM, BML Munjal University and Bennett University should be based on  considering both academic and personal considerations like distance, choices.

Chintal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities is affiliated with OP Jindal Global University. The University was established at the charitable organisation of the famous Jindal Steel and power industry. Maybe because of this but mostly due to the excellent faculty and due to the caliber of the students available in the university and its various schools, a variety of recruiters visit the campus in Sonipat for placements. Even a very specialised course like Liberal Arts, finds many recruiters thronging to it for getting trained students. As per one report, the highest domestic package offered by one of the recruiters was 11 LPA. 

Even otherwise the students do get opportunities for internships in famous MNCs as well as Indian companies and in many cases this turns out to be placement as well after the passing out of the student. 

The admission processes that different deemed to be universities follow are not exactly replicas of what is followed by government universities for public institutions in general. In the case of Jindal Global University they conduct an entrance test which is utilised only as a means to filter the candidates since neither the ranking nor the marks obtained have a significance except that the student has to pass the exam by scoring a minimum of 50% marks. Once a student clears this hurdle then he has to be physically present on the University campus for an interview where a panel of the university will check out if you are eligible for admission or not after a round of interviews. We can see that there is no issue of any cut-off for getting admission to this institution the only thing to be ensured is passing this aptitude test by scoring 50% of marks. 

The university to which JSLH is affiliated claims that the admission process is holistic in nature and is merit-based with subtle differences depending on the programme and the school of studies for which one is applying. The process is online, to begin with. A student needs to register on the portal of the university then his login ID or email needs to be verified then the student gets an online application form gives choices, pay the application fees and upload the documents required. Like for undergraduate courses passing 10th and 12th is mandatory and hence the mark list be uploaded. In addition, Jindal University conducts a common entrance test called the Jindal Scholastic Aptitude Test which can be taken sitting at home in a proctored mode. Shortlisted candidates are then called for a sort of interview and based on their evaluation are offered admission for the course they have applied. So in a way direct admission without this process is not feasible. 

Yes in a way we can definitely say that to study at Jindal School of liberal arts and humanities is a costly affair. With fees varying between three and a half Lakhs to 6 Lakhs per annum, for 4 year course, the total fees work out to be 14 Lakhs to 24 lakhs. Perhaps this is justified since the university as well as this particular school boasts of a very good faculty and facilities that are offered to the students. In addition to this, the students get exposure to the real world by way of curriculum and also by way of internships. But perhaps this costly affair could be justified by the aura that surrounds this institution in the sphere of Liberal Arts. 

Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities is part of OP Jindal Global University. Jindal Group is a very well known group in steel and other industries and they influence many recruiters during the placements season. Frankly speaking, the job opportunities for the graduates of Liberal Arts are quite Limited and are in a rare field, however, the students of this school get their internship in many companies and which turns out to be placement for them also at a future date. The students during their studies can get their internships in areas like freelance, studio, gallery, creative illustrators, art designers, art historians, curators of the galleries, theatre artists, set designers etc. Popular recruiters like Walt Disney, Fortis Hospital, NDTV, BBC, ONGC etc. do come regularly to pick up talented students from this institution. As per one report, the highest package that was offered was about 25LPA. One can safely say that the median package could be about 8 to 10 Lacs per annum. In general, the placement scenario in this school of Jindal Global University is definitely quite good. 

Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanity was founded in 2013 as part of the OP Jindal Global University, deemed to be university. It's located at Sonipat in Haryana. This school offers different graduation courses. These are BA honours in Liberal Arts and humanities, honours degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts or BFA, BA honours in Sociology and last leaves a post graduate Diploma course in Research and innovation. Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanity has been ranked as number one in one of the surveys conducted in the year 2023. Liberal Arts have been making lots of inroads into the sphere of learning, in the Indian context in recent times only. The desire of the parents and the students to do something different than run of the mill courses has led to such schools getting formed across India and providing students opportunities that day sought. Being a player in the private sphere, the OP Jindal Global University displays nimbleness to tailor the courses to meet the requirements of the time. Yes, one can definitely say that this school of Liberal Arts and Humanities is quite good and one can take admission in this school for the course in Bachelor of Fine Arts without any hesitation. 

Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies is a deemed to be university and is located in Faridabad. They have a variety of programs to suit the trends of the current times. The department of management studies of this deemed to be university conducts or offers five different undergraduate programs for BBA. These are Banking and Financial Markets, General, Digital Marketing, Business Intelligence and Analytics and lastly international Business. Students can select any of these courses for studies and the student will have to pay fees totaling rupees 2,17,500.00 in two installments. Out of these rupees 1,37,500.00 is to be paid in the first installment and the balance in the second installment. The university offers some concessions in tuition fees to selected students. 

Hello Nishar Ahmed, faculty of Management Studies of MRIIRS offers a dual MBA. This course is highly rated amongst its contemporaries. It was ranked as 1st by competition success review in year 2021. Times of India has ranked it as amongst top 50 management institutes in the country. This coupled with ability of the parent deemed to be university, to attract hordes of recruiters enables it's students to get good packages. the highest package offered in recent times was Rs 15LPA while average package comes to about 10LPA. As per the university, they are seeing increasing trend in the packages offered to students. 

Best wishes to you.

Hello Nishar Ahmed, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research Studies is a deemed to be university and offers different undergraduate and post graduation courses. They have various engineering graduation courses on one hand and also science, arts and management undergraduate courses on the other hand. As one can expect, there is a strong beline for recruiting engineering undergraduate students but perhaps graduates of other branches are not so lucky. The university publishes an annual report on placements achieved, after the end of placements season. This report speaks volumes about the influence the University has on the recruiters or on the other hand how recruiters perceive the quality of students which this university produces. More than 500 recruiters visited the campus to recruit students from graduation to post graduation to doctoral qualifications. The student who secured the highest package was at 54 LPA. However the majority of the students got a package of up to 10 LPA. This includes the students of BBA BSc and Engineering also amongst others. Unfortunately the details of breakdown between different branches of graduation is not available in this annual report. But with so many recruiters attempting to recruit it looks like that the majority of the students who opted for placements, do get placed. 

Best wishes to you.

Hello Nishar Ahmed, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research is deemed to be universities and as a result of this they are authorised to charge fees decided by them for any course conducted by this university. Their school of leadership and management is the one which conducts undergraduate courses of BBA in various disciplines and also the coveted MBA. The university collects fees under different headings for MBA in 2 installments. In the first installment fees of rupees 1,20,000.00 is charged as tuition fees. In addition to this students have to pay development fees, 18000, University fees, 15000, student resource fees, 35000 and training partner fees, 24000. Does in the first installment a student has to pay a total fees of rupees 2,12,000.00 

In the second installment student has to pay an additional rupees 1,20,000 as tuition fees along with rupees 17000 as development fees. Thus it can be seen that when We combine these two installments, the total fees for MBA works out to be rupees 3,49,000. 

Best wishes to you.