Which is the best college among LPU & Manipal University for MBA?

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Aston Martin · Answer

Dear reader, As a LPU student this is my perspective towards asked question. Manipal University and LPU are both esteemed establishments, but LPU's Mittal School of Business is particularly noteworthy due to its NAAC A+ rating and esteemed ACBSP (USA) certification. Co-designed with industry titans like Google and IBM, its industry-aligned MBA programme delivers unmatched real-world experience, specific certifications, and a track record of placements across the globe. For more information kindly contact their concerned department. I hope this information helps.

Sona · Answer

If we talk honestly and student-to-student, Manipal University usually has a slight edge for MBA in terms of brand value and overall corporate perception, especially for finance and consulting roles. That said, LPU's MBA is also a solid option, particularly if you're looking for good exposure, diverse specializations, strong campus life, and decent placements- results here depend a lot on how active and skilled you are. So if brand and slightly stronger averages matter more, Manipal fits better; if you want a balanced MBA experience with wide opportunities and are ready to put in the effort, LPU won't hold you back.

Samreen Begum · Answer

The MBA programme at LPU is a 2-year NBA-accredited course which provides specialised training in Business Analytics through its EY partnership and Financial Markets which uses NSE data and Data Science and AI and Fintech and Digital Marketing and Hospital Management and International Business and Tourism and Hospitality and Supply Chain management through its partnership with Safeducate. The programme includes industry certifications from EY and IBM and KPMG and it offers students the opportunity to work on real projects while supporting their business ventures at Startup School which has more than 100 businesses. The programme has global rankings which place it between QS 251-300 for Business and Management programs and it achieves 95 percent job placement with an average salary of 7 to 8 Lacs per year and the top 10 percent of graduates earn 13.6 Lacs per year and the highest salary from KPMG ICICI and Nestlé reaches 49.46 Lacs per year. The admission requirements include a bachelor's degree with 55 percent marks and students must pass LPUNEST or CAT or MAT or XAT or CMAT and complete a personal interview. The annual tuition costs between ₹2 Lacs and ₹4 lakh.

Vidushi Sharma · Answer

Pursuing an MBA at LPU offers a blend of academic rigor and industry exposure. The programme emphasizes practical learning through internships, live projects, workshops, and case studies, helping students develop managerial, analytical, and leadership skills. LPU has strong industry connections, ensuring good placement opportunities with reputed companies across sectors. Specializations like Marketing, Finance, HR, and Tourism & Hospitality allow students to focus on their career goals. The university also supports entrepreneurial initiatives and skill development programs. Overall, an MBA from LPU prepares students to excel in competitive business environments with both knowledge and practical experience.

Shivanya Raheja · Answer

Both LPU and Manipal University have good MBA programs, but LPU often edges ahead because of its industry‑aligned curriculum, practical exposure through internships and live projects, frequent industry interactions, and strong career support. LPU also offers scholarship opportunities through LPUNEST

Vridhi · Answer

There are many reputed Institutions in India who are providing quality education for MBA. But other than Iims & other deemed Institutions; any aspirant should make their selection SMARTLY & WISELY based on the Educational Standard & future career prospect extended by the particular University. I am a proud alumni of Lovely Professional University. During my academic days in LPU I had experienced how perfectly we were guided by our respected professors in most precise way with innovative pedagogy & curriculum. There are several unique features are associated with Mittal School of Business, LPU which makes the school a miles ahead in terms of future career prospect of all the LPU students. 1. Mittal School of Business, LPU has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) of USA for its Management, Commerce and Economics programmes. 2. School is ranked No. 2 in India in Outreach and Inclusivity and 38 overall in the prestigious NIRF 2018 ranking released by The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. 3. School has students from all states of the country and more than 500 students from all over the world. MBA programme includes Live Projects & Consultancy, Entrepreneurship Projects, Industry delivered certifications (Voluntary), Cutting Edge Courses in Workshop Mode for Hands-on Experience, Experiential Learning Activities & Business Games, Innovative Pedagogy and Closed Interface with the Corporate World. Till date Last Year Placement record in LPU for MBA (In spite of Pandemic situation): 21 LPA (Trident Group) was the highest salary package last year till date 5.5 LPA is the average salary package of the Batch 91% students got placed till date. Placement session is still LIVE. 200+ Campus placement drives with reputed brands used to be held every year for this course. Students are placed in the best brands like Amazon, Federal bank, Delivery, Asian Paints, Berger Paint, Bajaj Electrical, Colgate Palmolive, HUL, ITC, Loreal, Marico, MRF, Vodafone etc. Hope this helps !

Puneet Singh · Answer

Dear Biswajet, Both Manipal University and LPU are good colleges for higher education. But if anyone asks me about the MBA programme then being alumni of LPU I always refer to the LPU for an MBA based on the following points: 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. LPU is ranked No. 2 among Indian B-Schools in 'Outreach and Inclusivity by NIRF ranking released by MHRD, Government of India. 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, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, Auditing and Taxation, E-Commerce, Digital Marketing, Investment Banking, etc. Scholarships: LPU provides very good scholarships to bright students with good academic records, sports, or extracurricular activities achievement. LPU also helps students in the Education loan facility. 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. For Focus on Affordable and clean energy, LPU has 1st rank in India 2. For Decent Work and Economic Growth, LPU has 2nd rank in India 3. Among the top 50 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. Thanks!

Lipika Dhingra · Answer

Manipal university is also fine but LPU provide great platform for pursuing MBA . As due to the pandemic there is drastic transformation in the education sector and LPU itself has pulled up its socks and offered different types of MBA which are as follows: Pass with 55% aggregate marks in Bachelors degree (any discipline) or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPUNEST or CAT or MAT or XAT or NMAT or CMAT and Interview Or Completed Company Secretary (CS) from Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), subject to qualifying Interview Or Completed Chartered Accountancy (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), subject to qualifying Interview Or Completed Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI)., subject to qualifying Interview LPU is offering MBA programme in following streams, MBA (International Business) MBA (Hospital & Healthcare Management) MBA (Business Analytics) MBA (Supply Chain & Logistics) MBA (Financial Markets) MBA with Talent Edge 1)Accredidated by ACBSP (USA).As LPU got accreditation from Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs, USA (ACBSP). Not only LPU is highly accredited but also it is having numerous international tie ups for instance university of North Alabama, Livingstone College etc. Ranking: LPU has following ranking: 1) Impact rankings 2021: LPU ranks amongst the Top 200 universities of the world as per the prestigious Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021, which assess universities against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2021 rankings, only three Indian universities have made to the list of Top 200 in the World. LPU has outshined various institutions like IITs, NITs, state and central universities across India and has ranked high on parameters of Affordable and Clean Energy, and Decent Work and Economic Growth. 2) National Employability Award 2020 by Aspiring Minds 3) Outlook has ranked LPU as 5th among top 50 universities 4) Knowledge Review rated LPU as 10 th among Best training and Placement Institute 2) Credit Transfer - Student after successful completion of 1 year at LPU may be given option to join partner/ receiving university abroad for the completion of programme subject to conditions and norms of regulatory bodies. 3) International Exposure Option - Student may be given an option to go for 4 weeks study tour to USA/ European countries or any other country as decided by the University

Rajdeep Sharma · Answer

There are many reputed Institutions in India who are providing quality education for MBA. But other than Iims & other deemed Institutions; any aspirant should make their selection SMARTLY & WISELY based on the Educational Standard & future career prospect extended by the particular University. I am a proud alumni of Lovely Professional University. During my academic days in LPU I had experienced how perfectly we were guided by our respected professors in most precise way with innovative pedagogy & curriculum. There are several unique features are associated with Mittal School of Business, LPU which makes the school a miles ahead in terms of future career prospect of all the LPU students. 1. Mittal School of Business, LPU has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) of USA for its Management, Commerce and Economics programmes. 2. School is ranked No. 2 in India in Outreach and Inclusivity and 38 overall in the prestigious NIRF 2018 ranking released by The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. 3. School has students from all states of the country and more than 500 students from all over the world. MBA programme includes Live Projects & Consultancy, Entrepreneurship Projects, Industry delivered certifications (Voluntary), Cutting Edge Courses in Workshop Mode for Hands-on Experience, Experiential Learning Activities & Business Games, Innovative Pedagogy and Closed Interface with the Corporate World. Till date Last Year Placement record in LPU for MBA (In spite of Pandemic situation): 21 LPA (Trident Group) was the highest salary package last year till date 5.5 LPA is the average salary package of the Batch 91% students got placed till date. Placement session is still LIVE. 200+ Campus placement drives with reputed brands used to be held every year for this course. Students are placed in the best brands like Amazon, Federal bank, Delivery, Asian Paints, Berger Paint, Bajaj Electrical, Colgate Palmolive, HUL, ITC, Loreal, Marico, MRF, Vodafone etc. Hope this helps !

Avtar Dhillon · Answer

Both LPU & Manipal University for MBA are renowned and good on their personal grounds but as per my experience, MBA at LPU offers an optimum blend of theory and practice to provides a solid foundation in general business management with specializations in the area of choice. 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. Impeccable placement records with more than 150 companies including ITC, Asian Paints, HDFC, Federal Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Moody's Analytics, WNS Global, etc. And so on recruiting MBA students with the highest package of 21 Lacs Per Annum and on an average package will be 4LPA TO 6 LPA with nearly 90 % placement rates. International exposure with foreign internship opportunities with articulation programs opportunities where one can complete his/her degree in the foreign country under the 1+1 programme, where the student will study one year in LPU and final year abroad and get the degree of the foreign university. The largest private university with accommodation and food facilities for a staggering 20,000+ students in a single university. Admissions at LPU are on air these days, So, don't wait just go and get your seat confirmed.

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