Which is a better college for PGDM: UBS or Athena School of Business, Mumbai or ISB & Media, Pune?

Hi, For PGDM, I would suggest Mumbai is a better option than Pune, because Mumbai is the Commercial & Financial & Media Capital of India, so the best corporate exposure is in Mumbai along with the best jobs! So ISB&M Pune is NOT a good option compared to UBS or Athena School of Management. Comparing Athena & UBS - 1) Location - Athena is located in Powai, which is a corporate and Lifestyle Hub of Mumbai. It is where all the action is. UBS is located in the village of Khushivili near Karjat (which is a Small Town more than 60 Kilometers from Mumbai). It takes local trains more than two hours to reach Karjat station from CSTM Station and 20 mins from the station to reach the UBS Campus, so UBS is not in Mumbai. 2) Faculty - The Faculty at Athena are all current top corporate executives. They focus a lot on weekly corporate connect sessions and ASSOCHAM/IBA/IMC conferences. The Faculty at UBS are mostly academicians and retired corporate executives. Because of the distance from Mumbai, it is difficult for many corporates to reach. 3) Internships - Athena has multiple internships (One in Every Semester) of two months each while UBS has only one Internship. 4) Placements - Athena has a placement average of INR 7 lacs pa and median placement of INR 6.5 lacs pa for 2018 and have achieved 100% placement (except those who opted out of placement process). UBS has a median placement of INR 4.5 lacs pa for 2018 and their placements are still continuing. 5) Campus - Athena has a composite corporate campus in Hiranandani Business Park designed like a Corporate Office. UBS has a beautiful and green 40 acre Campus with nature trails, greenery and beauty. 6) International Exposure - Athena has two international Immersions at NTU, Singapore and Mannheim Business School in Germany along with an optional two month international internships, while UBS has alliances with CMU, Wales and University of Economics in Bulgaria with an option to complete a Semester there. 7) Extra Curricular - Athena has a vibrant Rotaract Club, AIESEC, Theatre, Dramatics & Sports Club having lots of inter Institute events and competitions, because of being in Mumbai while UBS has its very active in-house events & activities because of distance from Mumbai & other colleges. 8) Students - Athena has students who have studied in US, UK, France, Madagascar, from across India and a lot of them from Mumbai. UBS mostly has from North & East India & very few from Mumbai.

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Dear Sameer Khanda, ABOUT US: Founded in 2000, by great educationist and visionary Dr. Pramod Kumar (Ph.D. (Organizational Behavior), IIT Mumbai, Formerly with IIM Ahmedabad, Former Chairperson Placement, XLRI, Jamshedpur; Ex-Director, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune; Consultant to over 80 companies worldwide. Author of over 100 research papers, cases and management games. Research quoted internationally in textbooks and journals. Served on Government of India Committees on Management Education) ISB&M has grown rapidly over the decades and has 4 campuses in 3 cities- Pune (Nande & Mulshi), Kolkata and Bangalore. It has also received many national and international awards for academic excellence. ISB&M offers multi disciplinary programmes under Management, Commerce and Engineering. PROGRAMMES OFFERED IN ISB&M 1.ISB&M PG PROGRAMME: ISB&M offers 2 years full time dual specialization PGDM programme, approved by AICTE. Marketing Finance Human Resource Insurance & Risk Management Supply Chain Operations Management( Only for Engineers) Media & Communication The ISB&M PGDM is ideally suited to graduates who are aiming to develop a long term high profile career and wish to seek promising opportunities. KEY STRENGTHS: Amongst top 2% B-schools in India in terms of Education & Career Building Punes 2nd most preferred B-School Highly Qualified & Accomplished Leadership & Faculty from IIMs, IITs, XLRI, SP Jain. XIM, GIM, TISS, NITIE etc. 8050+ Alumni all across the globe. Global benchmarks in learning standards and talent development process Re-define your attitude towards life Excellent track record in Education & Learning. CAMPUS PLACEMENT: We build your Career, Assets & Life Style ISB&M is known for its quality training & placement and career development .All students have equal opportunity to learn and develop aspirations that take their careers abroad including US, UK, Europe & Singapore.All the Placement activities of the students are done through ISB&M Placement Cell. Companies like Asian Paints, Bausch & Lomb, Blue Star, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Allianz, Credit Suisse, ConAgra Foods, DCB, Deloitte, Dun & Bradstreet, Entercoms, Frost & Sullivan, Godrej & Boyce, Gionee, Harman International, Honeywell, Haeir, ITC Infotech, JWT, Kohler, LG Electronics, Lowe Lintas, Mahindra Finance, Metro Cash & Carry, Nuance, Ogilvy & Mather, Philips, Panasonic, PwC, Raymond, Sany, Standard Chartered, TCS, UB Group, Volvo, Wipro, Whirlpool, Yes Bank and man

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UBS is the 1st B-school in India to give a PGDM with foreign collaboration in partnership with Cardiff Met. University, UK which is a 150 years old British University and ranked No. 1 Modern University in UK with 80000 Alumni. UBS ROI is higher than SPJIMR and NMIMS. UBS has been endorsed by 60 CEO.

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