Which is better for an MBA, Lovely Professional University or Sikkim Manipal University?

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Dharamveer Dheer · Answer

Airlines and Hospitality, both form important parts of tourism industry as a whole. Although being related and catering to similar sets of customers, both have their own importance, own scope, own careers and career choices. Lets first discuss Airlines: Airlines business is spread all over the world, the various careers associated with Airlines are: Pilots, cabin crew, ground staff, airport staff and air ticketing. Hospitality business is also globally spread, the various career options are into : Banquets, Food and beverages, House keeping, front office etc. While the career options in both are different, some of the jobs require similar skill sets, like Air Hostess needs to have similar skills that of guest relations in hotels. You have to make two choices for an effective answer to your question. Choice between these courses: To identify best course for you, you must check your interests, aptitude, attitude, personality traits, hobbies, exiting qualities and finally consult your mentors, parents and teachers. Choice between various colleges. : That's an easy choice to make. Chose the one with best track record, industry collaborations/consultations, placements, course curricula. Per my experiences in last few years, LPU fits this bill perfectly. Various courses in this field are offered which are as follows: B.Sc. (Hotel Management)3 years. (6 Semesters) Bachelor of Hotel Mgt. And Catering Technology 4 years. (8 Semesters) B.Sc. (Airlines, Tourism and Hospitality) 3 years. (6 Semesters) Diploma in Airline Cabin Crew and Hospitality 1 year. (2 Semesters) BBA (Airlines and Airport management) +3 years. (6 Semesters) BBA (Tourism and Hospitality) +3 years. (6 Semesters) Go ahead with you choice, visit the admission portal for full details. Hope this helps DVD.

Khushal Arora · Answer

Hello! Both universities are doing good but I spend my time of graduation and post graduation LPU and what I have experience in LPU during my graduation and post graduation that this place is actually too good not for engineering only but for overall education in every field First of all if we talk about the eligibility then you should have minimum 55% in graduation plus interview. Second The MBA from LPU have so much worth. PU is one of the best Place for MBA. You can take admission in MBA as per the eligibility criteria and the eligibility of MBA in LPU as per the admissions 2020 is Pass with 55% aggregate marks in Bachelors degree (any discipline) or equivalent and Interview. In Lovely Professional University. MBA programme comes under Mittal School of Business which is among the first 10 institutions in India to get ACBSP (USA) accreditation. Last year in MBA students got a package of max 16 Lacs per annum and the average packages were of 5 Lacs per annum. Furthermore, the best part is quality of curriculum which is really worthy and as per the industry standards. Every small content of every semester syllabus and subjects are benchmarked with the foreign universities. Moreover, the faculty members have great knowledge and wonderful skills of teaching. They are very humble and helpful at every time. Beautiful infrastructure with all updated technologies and resources creates the positive aura to work. I hope this helps. All the Best. !

Sameeksha kapoor · Answer

I did MBA from Lovely Professional University. LPU is one of the best choices indeed. It provides for multiple industrial exposures,live projects,an updated curriculum rigor and technology along with very good placements and personality development. LPU is helping me grow professionally and personally with its career-oriented programs and support. The Business School of LPU is accredited from (ACBSP) Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs from the USA ensuring quality education and industry experienced faculties, studying in LPU will get a degree accredited from a body of USA.LPU has recently Marked among Top 50 Best Management Institutes by NIRF ranking 2020. Also, LPU has won National Employability Award 2020. Lovely professional University is quite eminent for the MBA. You can do MBA in different streams like Financial markets, International Business, Tourism and hospitality, Banking and insurance, E-Commerce, Fintect, Business Analytics, etc. So you can choose any of the above-revealed streams according to your area of interest. They have Collaboration/Tie up with the companies like NSE, Safe Educate, ICICI Direct, HDFC, etc. to give students the opportunity for pursuing live projects and/or professional certifications like NCCMP, NCFM etc. Students get opportunity to Industry desired workshops on Digital Marketing, Business Analytics, Stock Market Operations, Life Skills, Creativity and Innovation, and Leadership to make students industry ready. The university also gives us the opportunity to get real-life exposure through various training programs and an internship, which is mandatory for all. Professors go for value-based education which is something we as professionals would require in our career. Guest lectures by experts and some really successful people are arranged by our department to widen our scope of learning.Most of faculty members are from IIM or from elite B- Schools (India/Abroad. They have decade of experience. Faculty was really helping. Even they helped her after regular university hours for her projects. If you are concerned about placements. There are plenty of career opportunities after MBA in different sectors of industries like Banking and Finance, Investment Banking, multinationals, foreign banks, public sector undertakings, in effect the whole corporate sector offer bright opportunities to management graduates. The careers in management offers one of the best remuneration packages and perks everywhere.

Deepak Kumar · Answer

I have no idea for Sikkim Manipal University. But I can tell you about LPU that is a good university for pursuing MBA. LPU is ranked 19th in India leading top 50 B-school by India Business Journal. The total fees is 4.64 of 2 years.

Vibha Gupta · Answer

Lovely professional university being the largest Private University in India having 30000+ students studying in more than 200+ courses, which includes 6000+ international students from 70+ countries from all around the world. LPU has lived up to its expectations, with the quality of education, the placement opportunities are amazing as well. It is one of the top 5 universities of India, providing quality education, innovative pedagogy and unbeatable placements both national and international. LPU provides a great academic exposure to its students. It provides a chance to the students to attend guest lectures or workshops, so that they get to learn as much as they can. The students also work on live projects, so that they are able to apply their knowledge to practical settings. LPU has been ranked 49 in the Management ranking in 2020 by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The Business School of LPU is accredited from ACBSP, Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs from the USA ensuring quality education and industry experienced faculty members, studying in LPU will get a degree accredited from a body of USA. LPU provides ample opportunities to each and every eligible student to secure good placement with the help of a dedicated Division of Career Services. The university has been ranked high by various outer agencies with regard to placements. LPU is conferred with National Employability Award 2020 by Aspiring Minds for the 7th time in a row for having Most Employable Students and being one among the top colleges and universities in India with one of the highest Employability rates. Companies like Colgate Palmolive, Hindustan Unilever, Godrej Consumer, Asian Paints, Bajaj Allianz, CEAT, Khimji Ramdas, Ernst and Young, Flipkart, Federal Bank, Moodys Analytics, Blue Star, Zomato, Berger Paints, Marico, Forbes Marshall, Upgrade Education, Havells, Apollo Munich Health Insurance and many more.

Arshiya Singh · Answer

LPU is known for its MBA. LPU provides quality education, with great scholarship programs plus holistic learning opportunities. Mittal School of Business is among the first 10 institutions in India to get ACBSP (USA) accreditation, Mittal school of Business ranked among the top 40 Management institution in India, as per NIRF ranking 2021. The curriculum is made keeping in mind the current market trends. The placements are 100%, and students have special placement-oriented classes that serve as a booster for students to clear the exam and interview. Companies like Hyatt, Ritz Carlton, Adani Wilmar, Altruist, Al-Rakha, Dharam Consultancy selected LPU students for International locations. The highest package availed is 21 LPA. More than 650 companies visit LPU every year for recruitment with an average of 5-12 LPA packages and the highest package was 21LPA. Every year visiting companies escalate in number and till date University has recorded the highest placements in North India. The students can join an internship by sitting in the placement drive organized by LPU or they can organize at their own end. The students can work in banks (Private or Public), the Pvt sector or Public Ltd. companies, etc. The students have done an internship in Companies like IDBI, FUTURE GENERAL INSURANCE Company, COHO, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Karvy stockbroking, Decathlon Sports Ltd; etc. The best thing about LPU about placement is that they provide placement classes to all the students from the first year who opt for the placement. With the help of this, they can prepare themselves for placements till the pre-final year because the companies will start visit for the recruitment of students since a pre-final year. Some of the students go for internships also in their final year. LPU received an Employability award by Aspiring Mind in 2020 for best placement Institute in India.

Puneet Singh · Answer

Dear Deepak, Both Lovely Professional University and Sikkim Manipal University are well-known private universities and doing well, I have completed my MBA from LPU itself in Finance and International Business. Being alumni of LPU, I highly recommend LPU for an MBA degree based on the following things- The Business School of LPU is accredited by ACBSP, Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs from the USA ensuring quality education and industry-experienced faculty members, studying in LPU will get a degree accredited from a body of USA. Placement: Every year more than 550+ companies visit LPU for placements. LPU has a very good placement and achieved awards for employability also. The main thing for placement that I liked there is that LPU provides placement classes to the students from the first year, which helps students prepare for placement until their final year of the programme. The highest package offered for the management programme is 21 LPA. Specialisation offered in MBA: Agribusiness Management, Human Resource, Marketing, International Business, Financial Markets, Digital Market, Hospital and Healthcare, Business Analytics, Banking and Financial Services, Operations, Artificial Intelligence, etc. Scholarships: LPU provides very good scholarships on the basis of Percentage in Qualifying Exam/ Qualification previous to Eligibility Qualification, LPU NEST CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT or NMAT Financial Aid, Need-Based, Financial Aid for Serving/ Retired Defence/ CAPF/ Para- Military Personnel and their dependents, Financial Aid to Persons with Certain Disabilities Faculty: All faculty members are well qualified from IITs, NITs, Iims, and top-ranked universities all over the world. Infrastructure: All the facilities are available on the campus itself, a student does not need to go outside for anything. On the campus, Central Library, Hospital facility is available 24*7 for staff and students, Shopping mall, Indoor Sports Stadium with 3 Olympic size Swimming Pools, Public/Private Sector Banks, ATM, etc. Ranking: 1. Ranked 1st for Focus on Affordable and clean energy in India 2. Ranked 2nd for Decent Work and Economic Growth in India 3. Ranked 37th business management schools in India 4. LPU ranks amongst the Top 200 universities of the world as per the prestigious Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021 5. It is among the top 20 Indian organizations that have filed the highest number of patents in India in the last 10 years. Thanks!

Roma Nath · Answer

LPU is the best for MBA. LPU offers a high-quality degree, as well as extensive scholarship programmes and holistic learning opportunities. Mittal School of Business is among the first ten institutions in India to get ACBSP (USA) accreditation. Ministry of Human Resource Government of India Ranked Lovely Professional University among top 50 in India. The programme is designed with current market trends in mind. The placements are guaranteed, and students are given special placement-oriented classes that help them pass the exam and interview. Companies like Hyatt, Ritz Carlton, Adani Wilmar, Altruist, Al-Rakha, Dharam Consultancy selected LPU students for International locations. The highest package availed is 16.6 LPA by Khimji Ramdas. A student placed with Federal Bank at a package of 10.2 LPA! ; SCALER at the package of 9.5 LPA. More than 650 companies visit LPU every year for recruitment with an average of 5-12 LPA packages. LPU is conferred with National Employability Award 2020 by Aspiring Minds for the 7th time in a row for having Most Employable Students and being one among the top colleges and universities in India with one of the highest Employability rates. LPU has set new bench marks in Placements which is one of the most promising part of a good university today. LPU strongly believes in the fact that learning doesn't happen only by books equal amount of external exposure is much needed for the holistic development of one self. In order to nurture such approach the university conducts multiple live project, floor job trainings and runs specialised curriculum that builds insightful understanding of concept and its applicability. Collaboration/ Tie up with the companies like NSE, Safe Educate, ICICI Direct, IDFC, etc. For pursuing live projects and/ or professional certifications like NCCMP, NCFM etc. Industry desired workshops on Digital Marketing, Business Analytics, Stock Market Operations, Life Skills, Creativity and Innovation, and Leadership to make students industry ready In addition to core curricula, course offers subjects like communication, analytical and soft skills to enhance personality and employability Course is accredited by Accreditation Council for Business Schools and programme (ACBSP) Student will be given an option to go for 4 weeks study tour to USA/ European countries or any other country. Specializations offered- Marketing, Finance, Human Resource, Information Technology, International Business, Financial Markets, etc.

Poonam Angural · Answer

The scope of MBA course is increasing day by day. MBA is one of the big job oriented professional programme and the most one which has been sought by the students. Once you have completed your degree, you have a great job opportunity in the industrial world. You may the manager or executive in term of designation. Though both the universities are good in terms of academics but being an alumni of LPU let me explain the things in detail. LPU offers varied opportunities to students to make them corporate-ready these include Use of Simulation in Teaching Strategy, Marketing, Leadership & Research, Live Projects (500+ students participated in different live project in 2020-21, Case Based Teaching, Cutting Edge Courses in Workshop Mode for Hands-on Experience, Student Involvement in Consultancy Projects, Blended Learning/MOOCs. In additions to it. LPU has partnered with National Stock Exchange and many other companies to validate our programs like NSE, CII, TIE, AIESEC, TALENT EDGE AND SAFE EDUCATE. Practo, one of India's leading start up brands, selected 28 LPU students at 6.5 Lacs Packages. In an effort to promote hands on learning, LPU students have access to a huge 9 storey mall where they can start their stores either as students or as alumni. LPU students consult local as well as international businesses as a part of the curriculum. This pushes the students to study real life scenarios and move beyond books. LPU students are given immersive exposure to the industry through frequent industrial visits and interactions with experts. The School hosts conferences that are attended by hundreds of researchers. In the most recent conference, over 80 papers were submitted. I hope this information helps you in making a choice.

Niharika Singh · Answer

Hi, Selecting a university is a big decision and an arduous task, as our career depends upon that. I would highly recommend LPU because of the following reasons. Mittal School of Business is among the first ten institutions in India to get ACBSP (USA) accreditation. Ministry of Human Resource Government of India Ranked Lovely Professional University among the top 50 in India. The programme is designed with current market trends in mind. The placements are guaranteed, and students are given special placement-oriented classes that help them pass the exam and interview. The curriculum is made keeping in mind the current market trends. The placements are 100%, and students have special placement-oriented classes that serve as a booster for students to clear the exam and interview. Companies like Hyatt, Ritz Carlton, Adani Wilmar, Altruist, Al-Rakha, Dharam Consultancy selected LPU students for International locations. The highest package availed is 16.6 LPA by Khimji Ramdas. A student placed with Federal Bank at a package of 10.2 LPA; SCALER at the package of 9.5 LPA. More than 650 companies visit LPU every year for recruitment with an average 5-12 LPA package. Every year visiting companies escalate in number, and till date, University has recorded the highest placements in North India. The students can join an internship by sitting in the placement drive organized by LPU or managing at their end. The students can work in banks (Private or Public), the Pvt sector or Public Ltd. companies, etc. The students have done an internship in Companies like IDBI, FUTURE GENERAL INSURANCE Company, COHO, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Karvy stockbroking, Decathlon Sports Ltd, etc. Thanks.

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