Colleges in Manipal

The placement opportunities in abroad as well as domestic are ample from the institution.
Every year, the global and most renewed corporates all over the corporate world visit the campus for the recruiting season.
Around 30 percent students get opportunity to go abroad in corporates such as Amazon, Microsoft, Honda, ICICI Bank, Capgemini, Cognizant, Titan, and Accenture etc.
The T.A Pai Management Institute has one of the best and the most updated syllabus and study curriculum leading to very skilled corporate newbies.
The average placements from the institute is 10 lakh per annum whereas, the lowest being 7.5 lakhs for domestic. Around 200 students get the placement abroad with an average salary of 14 lakh per annum.
The only minus point that the institute has is the high fee and fully European culture, which one can find difficult to cope up with.
Else, the institute stands among the top and has some aspects which make it unbeatable.

Making once in lifetime career choices require careful research. Having done that you need to be sure about your area of interest, reasons to pursue MBA, academic credentials. Prin. L.N.Welingkar or WeSchool is ranked as one of the best B-Schools not only in Mumbai/Bangalore but all over India. The PGDM program at Weschool is uniquely designed to give students a slice of global exposure. As per your area of interest, you get a number of options to select from, to pursue your PGDM it could be core (Finance, marketing, HR, operations), or specialized ones such as business analytics, rural Management, retail, healthcare, media entertainment, business design. Placement at Welingkar has been really good and consistent. The curriculum for every branch is updated and Welingkar Institue offers you some of the best faculty who have rich industry experience.The Global Citizen Leadership program (GCL) which every PGDM student undertakes at Weschool helps them gain a global perspective and also gives them a chance to work with industry experts even before summer internships begin. Also, the campus is fully equipped with library, IT lab, Red Ex design lab, gym and canteen facilities. Hostel accommodation provided by the college is good. There is a balance of study and extracurricular activities in Welingkar Institute. Every college has a different value proposition to offer depending on your requirement you could take your call.

Some of the good things about TAPMI are:-
TAPMI offer 100% placement opportunity to students. They have recruiters in IT, non-IT and technical verticals. The average salary is Rs 7 lakhs per annum and highest go beyond Rs 11 lakhs per annum in for domestic placements. The highest package offered in international is Rs 23 lakhs so far in the campus.
This campus holds direct tie-up for placement with some well known and famous multinational companies like Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra, EMC2, THOMSON and Reuters, Walmart, Cisco, Bosch, Zylog, L&G, Samsung, Mercedes, GM etc. A large alumni network of over 2000+ help the current students in getting a job with excellent placement package.
These are some of the good things about MBA at TAPMI.

Both campus K.J.SIMS and T.A. Pai are very popular in India. Let us compare both the campus.
1. KJSIMSR:- Fee is approximately Rs 12 lakhs. The maximum package is Rs 10.5 lakhs per annum and the minimum package is Rs 3.5 LPA. They have an alumni network of approximately 1000+.
The major recruiters include: HCL, Amazon, TCS, Reebok, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Shoppers Stop, Asian Paints, etc.
2. TA Pai Management Institute - The fee is Rs 14 lakhs for PGDM. Average placement package is Rs 12.6 lakhs per annum. This campus has a tie-up with Acquarie University, School of Management, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok and Sheffield Hallam University, UK for student exchange activities. for you.
K.J.SIMS and T.A. PAI are very famous for their management education. PGDM from the above-mentioned campuses helps students getting a bright future.These two campus has excellent placement opportunities. Almost similar placement package is offered by both the campuses.
So I prefer T.A Pai Management.

TAPM and Welingkar are equally good institutes. TAPMI is ranked better than Welingkar. ROI is better for Welingkar. TAPMI is more research-oriented among the two. Corporate exposure is good in TAPMI, as they have student exchange program too. Some of the important points while selecting an institute - Accreditation of the institute, institute's infrastructure, teaching faculty, specialization offered, past placements records., tuition fees, city preference, and industry interface. As Welingkar is having campuses in cities like Mumbai and Bengaluru, industry exposure is good for students in either of the college. If possible a visit to college is better option to get a reality check. Also, get in touch with college alumni's through the social network to get information about the latest changes if any. Check the below link for comparison between the two - https://www.shiksha.com/resources/college-comparison-169766-113283.

Let us look into some of the detailed data before answering the question:
1) T.A Pai Management Institute - The fee is Rs 14 lakhs for PGDM. Average placement package is Rs 12.6 lakhs per annum.
Highlights: This campus has a tie-up with Acquarie University, School of Management, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok and Sheffield Hallam University, UK for student exchange activities.
2) Goa Institute of Management: The fees is Rs 13.85 lakhs for PGDM. Ranked 24th best B-School for management education by Business Today. Average placement package is Rs 9.85 lakhs per annum in 2016.
Highlights: This campus has a tie-up with the University of Antwerp, Alliance Francaise de Goa for student and faculty exchange program.
Comparing both the above colleges there not much of difference between T.A Pai and GIM.
From the student's point of view and opinion, GIM has a very calm and lovely atmosphere for education.