Which is the better option for MBA: CU or LPU?

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Dharamveer Dheer · Answer

You can very well choose Chandigarh university if you are looking for a MBA degree. However It is meant to be a professional job oriented programme. MBA is a highly sought after course since last 20 years in India, it comes in variety of subtypes and flavors. If you are in a deciding phase, choose your specialisation on basis of your interests, aptitude, personality traits, favorite subjects and aspirations. And choose you b-school if it has excelled in Curriculum: It must be based on industry consultations. Teaching pedagogy: Must be focused on practicals, experiential learning techniques are the best. Infrastructure: Must to support the highly demanding programme. Student diversity: To develop right cross culture sensibilities and international networking. Technology training: Tech like Github etc. Are must to improve employability. Entrepreneurship projects: To proficiency on multitasking and managing profit centers. Industry interface: to have hands on knowledge of situations in real time. Internships and other projects: For purely practical corporate exposure and research orientation. Professional enhancement: To improve personality, interpersonal and comm skills, work ethics, professional etiquette, mannerisms and corporate culture. Community projects: To develop humane side as well as organizing skills. Extra curricular activities: To develop the responsibility skills, nuances or organizing and networking. Competitions: To develop competitive spirit and enhance knowledge base. Since LPU has unbeatable record in all of the above points If you choice however is a successful career and professional excellence than the right choice should be LPU! Hope this helps. DVD.

Sameeksha kapoor · Answer

Dear Narain, If you are not choosing LPU for MBA, make sure you are into Iims or the deemed government business schools of India. Moreover, I would suggest you go through NIRF rankings 2020 for B-Schools and plan accordingly. LPU has been ranked 50th. Also, spending more money on colleges has nothing to do with the quality of education. It has to do with the quality of their infrastructure (for private colleges). I did MBA from LPU and LPU is helping me grow professionally and personally with its career-oriented programs and support. 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. If I talk about faculty, 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. Entrepreneurship projects are integral part of curriculum and help establish themselves as successful entrepreneurs. I got opportunity to work on community development project on social issues to cultivate social sensitivity and sense of responsibility. They have ample of specializations in MBA and also provides dual specializations. The course offers specialisation offerings in Marketing, Finance, Human Resource, Information Technology, International Business, Financial Markets, Operations, Retail Management, Entrepreneurship, Hospital and Healthcare Management. And many more. More than 30 clubs to choose from. Clubs are good place for freshers to know how to work in teams and achieving a goal in a given time. LPU provide enough exposure to students so that one can stand well in coming era of his/her life. Also, in my view, I think you should not worry about the placements. If you work hard in the course and learn as much as you can, any company visiting the campus would be happy to hire you. Many students are placed in reputed companies in different cities and some are placed abroad too. More than 150 companies including ITC, Asian Paints, HDFC, Federal Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Moodys Analytics, WNS Global etc. And so on recruiting MBA students on an yearly basis with the highest package in MBA at 21 Lacs Per Annum.

Ashish Sharma · Answer

Hi Narain, LPU could be easily recognised as one of best and premier institute for MBA from these parameters which are as follows: NIRF: Rankings released by MHRD depicts LPU is best. Curriculum: The curriculum of MBA at LPU is very Industry oriented. There is a term CDR (Curriculum Development Research) held after each and every 6 months in which many senior industry people suggest that what is the need of present day industry are. Faculty knows all the strengths and weaknesses of students are noted and course correction is devised after the considerable suggestions of Industry tycoons. Thus LPU cares what to teach according to the demand of industry, so that all the students can be able to cop up the outer word after qualifying from LPU. Industrial Trainings: The students get much training like MOOCs, Advance Excel and many more. These endeavours of LPU make their students ahead of others. PEP: The Center for professional enhancement programme starts working on the student from day one. A set of mentors nourish their personality, public speaking, soft skills etc. Exposure: Many Experts visit LPU for the guest lectures. Project called CAPSTONE is there in LPU to enhance their organizing and teamwork ability. Student Organizations: In LPU Student Organizations does not mean Elections or Zindabad or Murdabad. In LPU students learns to serve the society by making and working in a Student Organizations. For example: there is one Students organisation who have opted nearby villages of the University they are teaching the senior citizens and other appropriate persons who needs an education in the evening or on Sundays. Diversified Culture: The diversity of students from all states of India and more than 70 countries make the students to have a different experience and learning. This helps them to become a good citizen also. Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship does mot means opens a shop and making money from money. In LPU, students come up with the unique idea of business and in fact LPU provides them SEED money also for their start-up. Since the inception of Entrepreneurship ventures, LPU has witnessed more than 300 start-ups. Placements: There are 365 days in a year and LPU has more 400 valuable placement drives in a year. Thus one can SEE even more than one placement drive in a single day at every alternate day. Previous year the highest annual package was INR 16.60 lacs by Khimji Ramdass LLC and average packages are around 5 lacs per annum. All the best.

Ahana Sharma · Answer

Dear Narain, I did MBA from LPU and LPU is helping me grow professionally and personally with its career-oriented programs and support. I would say, 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 has recently Marked among Top 50 Best Management Institutes by NIRF ranking 2020. Also, LPU has won National Employability Award 2020. University 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. No doubt LPU adopts new technologies faster than others they update their curriculum after each semester by taking feedback from the students and also to meet the latest standards. 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. Many students are placed in reputed companies in different cities and some are placed abroad too. Top brands like Amazon, Trident, KPMG, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. L'Real India, Federal Bank, Colgate Palmolive, HDFC Bank, Elgi Equipments, Reliance Industries, ITC Ltd. , Tata AIG, Kent Healthcare Systems Ltd. , MRF Ltd. , etc. Thank You!

Vibha Gupta · Answer

Well in my opinion, I will recommend Lovely Professional University. 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 38 in the Management ranking in 2018 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, SAP Labs, 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.

Khushal Arora · Answer

Hello, LPU is undoubtedly the best option for MBA. I have done my MBA from LPU, I am glad that I choose the right option. F not the real world, the classes of MBA from Lovely Professional University are simulated as real world, making the learning close to reality. Wide range of emerging specialisation areas are on offer. Yes, you heard it right. LPU is the best university for pursuing MBA as it is Accredited by ACBSP (USA), 100% Placements Of Eligible Students In MBA, with the highest Offered Package Of Rs.21 LPA Many MBA students got placed in Amazon, KPMG, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. Loreal India etc. A few other prominent recruiters include Federal Bank, Colgate Palmolive, HDFC Bank, Elgi Equipments, Reliance Industries, ITC Ltd. , Tata AIG, Kent Healthcare Systems Ltd. , MRF Ltd. Beyond the Placements, the benefits of pursuing MBA from Lovely Professional University includes: LPU is Accredited by Accreditation Council for Business Schools and programme (ACBSP). Instil advanced knowledge about contemporary area in management such as Green Marketing 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. Industry desired workshops on Digital Marketing, Business Analytics, Stock Market Operations, Life Skills, Creativity and Innovation, and Leadership to make students industry ready. The course offers specialisation offerings in Marketing, Finance, Human Resource, Information Technology, International Business, Financial Markets, Operations, Retail Management, Entrepreneurship, Hospital and Healthcare Management. Entrepreneurship projects are integral part of curriculum and help establish themselves as successful entrepreneurs. Opportunity to work on community development project on social issues to cultivate social sensitivity and sense of responsibility. Opportunity to work on business projects to enhance managerial skills. In addition to core curricula, course offers subjects like communication, analytical and soft skills to enhance personality and employability. Curriculum is equipped with 21st century digital technologies required for managing their specialised area. Usage of real life case studies to provide interactive teaching and learning methodology Participation in technical events, sports and cultural activities help in the holistic development of students I hope this helps. Good Luck.

Ambar Mani Mishra · Answer

Honestly, I don't know much about LPU's current MBA curriculum, but I can speak confidently about what Chandigarh University (CU) offers. CU has consistently proven itself in terms of academic excellence, global industry tie-ups, and placements. With dual specialisation options and collaborations with top firms like IBM, KPMG, Adobe, PwC, and NSE, the MBA programme here is designed for real-world success. CU is ranked #4 in Business and Management in QS World University Rankings 2025, #1 in QS Asia University Rankings 2025, and #36 by NIRF for Business and Management. The Department of Career Planning and Development (DCPD) also ensures personalised placement support, and students have secured packages up to INR 28 LPA from recruiters like Amazon and Mindtree. If you're looking for a blend of global exposure and ROI-driven education, CU stands strong.

Poonam Angural · Answer

MBA has become the most favored choice of the students. Though both the universities mentioned above are good in academics but let me take LPU as an example to explain. Mittal School of Business exhibits a rich diversity as the academic staff and students come from across the globe. We believe that excellence flourishes in an environment that embraces the broadest range of people, helps them to achieve their full potential, nurture free expression of diverse perspective through respectful discourses and high standards are maintained for students and staff. There are 4500+ National students, from 25+ states, 300+ international students from 20+ foreign countries. Mittal school of business is among the first 10 institutions in India to get ACBSP (USA) Accreditation. LPUs Mittal school of Business ranks among the top 50 institution in India in Management Category. Mittal School of Business is the gamut of research activities make it a unique academic environment that stimulates creativity and critical thinking, and providing impetus to recruiting, supporting, and developing highly-skilled motivated researchers. There is 1000+ publication count, 100+ patent field,30+ conferences and workshops and 20+ collaborative research. The biggest names in the corporate world visited campus with enviable recruitment offers for the 2019 MBA graduating batch. Mittal School of Business has an impeccable record in campus placement and has always been much favored talent hunting ground for corporate world. The highest package availed is INR 21 LAC, Average salary package offered is INR 5.5 LAC, 500+ student Live Project and INR 65 K the highest Internship/OJT Stipend per month. I believe this helps you in making a choice.

Niharika Singh · Answer

Hi, LPU is known for its MBA. LPU provides quality education with significant scholarship programs plus 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 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 to date University has recorded the highest placements in North India. Thanks.

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