ICFAI Business School (IBS), Gurgaon

Himanshu, first of all, you should not be worried about your acads all the time.
As far as I can see, you have a wonderful work experience of more than 1.5 years. Along with that, you also have a professional qualification like Certified Financial Planner(CFP) which is an international certification program in the field of Financial Planning, wealth management, financial consultancies etc.
These above 2 things are your biggest strength which I believe you can come up with rather than your weakness like acads at the time of placements.
At the time of an interview, you should be smart enough to explain that acads wont help in future but my work ex will in delivering the value to an organisation.
Although, few companies in finance do have a certain criteria for the selection process but that shouldn't worry you as the same is for the campus placements and not for the off campus selection.
All the best!

ICFAI campus like IBS-Hyderabad along with Gurgaon & Mumbai provides the tremendous opportunities if you are planning to go for MBA Finance. These 3 campuses are better as compared to the other campuses for the same.
In addition to that, among these 3 campuses, most of the students prefer IBS Hyderabad followed by Gurgaon and Mumbai simultaneously as per their convenience for eg Location, placements etc.
For placements, students should look for the ROI(Return on Investments) of the college.The fees of IBS Gurgaon is Rs. 7 lakhs and the average package is Rs. 5-6 lakhs whereas the fees of IBS Hyderabad is Rs. 14 lakhs and the average package is Rs. 11-12 Lakhs.
Secondly, If you are planning to opt for IBS Gurgaon, For finance co.s such as Big 4's(KPMG, Delloitte, PWC, E&Y), E Value-serve, Proctivity, Copal Amba among others do offer an avg package of Rs. 5-6 Lakhs including CTC.
All the best!

IBS Gurgaon is one of the renowned college of the ICFAI university. IBS provide a PGPM(Post Graduate Programme in Management) degree which is according to the current trends of an industry. PGPM was basically introduced to develop the skills and abilities among students so that they can apply management theories and concepts to the day to day problems of business and industry.
To sum up, IBS Gurgaon providing a degree of PGPM includes both the components of MBA and PGDM but it focuses more on imparting the practical knowledge among students. Not only IBS, but several other colleges like IIM, MDI etc. do provide PGPM degree.
Secondly, I personally believe that in order to judge any college, you can do so by knowing 2 things- ROI and Placements. In addition to that, you can choose college on the basis of value creation and practical learning.

IBS Hyderabad, Jaipur and Dehradun provides the degree of MBA but IBS Gurgaon provides a PGPM degree since it is an autonomous programme. MBA is a degree offered by colleges recognised by University Grant Commission(UGC) and PGDM is a diploma offered by the institutes recognised by All India Council by Technical Education(AICTE). PGPM is equivalent to PGDM and it is a combination of both PGDM and MBA. As far as your query regarding your career, let me tell you that many reputed companies do visit IBS campuses every year. Companies like Oyo rooms,Expedia,CB Richards,Exponential,Copal Amba,Proctivity,Thomas International including Big 4's(Deloitte, KPMG, PWC, E&Y) along with many others do come to IBS campuses. Your skills and your practical knowledge matters a lot for your career more than the college you choose. The answer to your question is- NO, it will not affect your career.

In order to get admission in IBS Hyderabad, you have to apply for the IBSAT, which is an online aptitude test conducted by the ICFAI Foundation for the students seeking admission for the MBA/Ph.D. programmes.
IBSAT is a Computer Based Test (CBT) of 2 hrs. and consists of multiple choice questions of quantitative techniques, data interpretation, data adequacy, vocabulary, analytical reasoning and reading comprehension.
Apart from this, IBS-H also accepts CAT, GMAT or NMAT score for the admission process for the MBA & PGPM(Post Graduate program in Management) programmes.
Candidates who have qualified based on IBSAT scores and CAT/GMAT/NMAT score are called for the selection process of Group Discussion(GD) and Personal Interview(PI) at IBS-Hyderabad.
Lastly, The final selection is based on past academic record and performance of the candidates in Group Discussion(GD) and Personal Interview(PI).
All the best!

Companies like Big 4's(Deloitte, KPMG, PWC, E&Y), Oyo rooms,Expedia,CB Richards,Exponential,Copal Amba,Proctivity,Thomas International, Sapient, various banks(ICICI, HDFC, KOTAK MAHINDRA) etc. do come to Ibs gurgaon.
Secondly, as far as minimum and maximum package is concerned, it totally depends on the ROI(Return on Investment).
The fees of IBS Gurgaon is Rs. 7 lakhs and there is an average package of Rs. 5-6 lakhs whereas the fees of IBS Hyderabad is Rs. 14 lakhs and the average package is Rs. 11-12 Lakhs.
Last but not the least, specialisation does not matter for placements. Your skills and your practical knowledge matters a lot.
Gurgaon is a hub with many reputed companies like Apollo tyres,BMW,Continental,Sapient and many others and IBS Gurgaon has a good scope for students opting for finance, marketing, HR etc depending on their skills.

Dear Vicky,
All the three institutes mentioned by you are equally good and thus it will be very difficult to tell which one will be the best option. However, we can help you with the parameters that you can keep in mind while choosing an institute among the three. You can consider the below parameters :
1) Faculty,
2) Affiliation / Recognition
3) Course Material,
4) Quality Education,
5) Fees
6) Infrastructure
7) Success Rate.
8) Placement
9) Top recruiting companies.
Also, if possible go through the alumni speak section to get an idea what the alumni thinks about the institute.
Hope this information helps. Please feel free to revert.
Wish you luck.

IBS Gurgaon.
I personally believe that in order to judge any college, you can do so by knowing 2 things- ROI and Placements. The fees of this college is only Rs. 7 lakhs and the there is an average package of Rs. 5-6 lakhs.
There are also international packages which do offers more than Rs 15 lakhs including CTC. There are many reputed companies which do come to IBS Gurgaon. Big 4's, do come to Ibs gurgaon every year. Companies like Oyo rooms,Expedia,CB Richards,Exponential,Copal Amba,Proctivity,Thomas International along with many others do come to Ibs gurgaon.
In addition to that,IBS Gurgaon also provides a degree of PGPM which includes both the components of MBA and PGDM and accordingly it focuses more on imparting the practical knowledge among students.
Although all colleges are good but it depends upon the person to person how skilled he or she is.So I would request you to decide any particular college on the basis of ROI and placements.
All the best!