Which is best business school for MBA and PGDM: UBS or Athena? Which one provides best placement overall?

Hi, UBS is a good B-School but the only thing wrong is the location. It is in Karjat which is a place 80km away from Mumbai (eventually not even in Mumbai's district). Karjat is a place known for mini vacations, having lots of resorts and farmhouses (typically to spend a weekend). You imagine what kind of "corporate value" you will receive if you join UBS. There are no flaws in the institute, but the main thing which matters is the location from where you are completing your PGPM/PGDM/MBA. Just to share that, I happen to be the alumni of Athena School of Management. I would like to share what the college offers. Recently the college has been given an award of excellence for upcoming top B-Schools in Mumbai by Indian Education Awards 2017. It has been ranked as 6th emerging B-School in India by Times B-school ranking. Ranked as 3rd top emerging B-school in West Zone of India by Times B-school ranking. The college holds a record of 100% placement with 85%-90% of guaranteed ROI. Already placed with ICICI securities with a CTC of 7 LPA (fresher). The B-School has lots of opportunities for each individual, multiple internships in top companies with top profiles, lot of corporate connect activities, pre -placement offers during internships, international exposure as extra certification course and internships with world's leading companies, top executives as faculty members. The focus is more on providing as much as industry exposure that they can and developing your personality as a professional. Trust me, after two years of the course from a fresh graduate, you'll become a professional leader. The intake of students is just 3540 and the college provides 100% placement. To name a few companies which come for placements and internships are Ginger Hotels TATA, Aditya Birla Group, Edelweiss, Capital First, Anand Rathi, Vodafone, Tress Vista, ITC, HUL, Accenture, H&R Block, Kotak, HDFC, etc. I'll mention the packages which are common for all the specializations (marketing, finance, HR, IT and operations) and not just about one. Previous batch had an average CTC of 5-6 LPA (fresher). And current ongoing average is 7-8 LPA (fresher). For fees structure, PI round you can contact the college. All the best.

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None of them is very good but I think UBS is slightly better in terms of placements.

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Hi Sameer, please refer to my answer to your previous question. However, its extremely unlikely that the UBS ROI will be higher that SPJIMR & NMIMS (Both are ranked in the top 10 B-Schools of India).

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Hello, I would strongly recommend Athena School of Management which is located in Powai, Mumbai. This B-School has a unique Methodology of teaching I. e. 20% faculty and 80% interactive sessions. This B-school attracts good companies for placement and many students also get pre-placement offers during their internship period. Also, with the limited batch of students, personal attention is guaranteed. This B-school offers multiple Indian and International internships by which students can practically judge their strengths and weaknesses in different fields.

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You can easily take admission. As a part of Quantum University, I suggest you to take admission in one of the best university, which is Quantum University. Quantum University provides specializations in various fields like Human resource, International business, Retail management, Logistics and supply chain management, Finance and many more with a placement record of more than 90%. For further assistance and queries you can visit the website <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="www.quantumuniversity.edu.in" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>www.quantumuniversity.edu.in</a>.

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Athena is not AICTE approved. 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 ranked No1 Modern University in UK with 80000 alumni. UBS ROI is higher than SPJIMR and NMIMS.

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