K J Somaiya Institute of Management Ghatkopar East Mumbai Answered Questions

The FS course is focused on the fast growing Financial Services sector in India. If you're interested in Finance, you'll enjoy the course, as most of the subjects right from the first year are focused on finance. Between LBSIM and SIMSR, I'd definitely prefer simsr. But maybe if you're from Delhi, you can consider LBSIM. In FS, you'll be allowed to sit for all finance profiles which come in. Banks like JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley etc. and other financial institutions come a lot. Not aware of the placements in LBSIM, so I cannot comment on that.

As part of RM, you will essentially be a marketing student. As such, you will be allowed to sit for all marketing profiles which the college gets like Business development, b2b sales, product management, deputy manager etc. Moreover, as the course is oriented towards the retail sector, it may give you an edge if a retail company comes for recruitment.

Unfortunately, this is too specific to keep track of. Each company has a different package, and may even offer different packages based on profile, experience etc. So i cannot answer your question. Just know that the average package stated is quite accurate, as a lot of companies were certainly offering packages around 9 lakhs.

Yup, you do have a good chance of converting FS. IB might not be possible. The placements for all courses are on the same platform, and they are all good. You'll be eligible for all finance companies and profiles in FS. The scene will be clearer after the counselling process is done.

Both courses are at par as far placements are concerned. IB is more oriented towards the global scenario, and that reflects in the subjects. In core, you have 4 specializations available (Marketing, Finance, Operations, HR) while in IB you have 2 (Marketing and Finance). Therefore, which course you want depends on your interests.