IIM Ahmedabad - Indian Institute of Management

No, IIM-A is not overrated.
It takes a lot to get to the top, and it takes a lot more to stay there for eight consecutive years. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), did just that, monopolising the No.1 spot in the BT Best B-schools survey from 2003 to 2010.
However, in 2011, its golden jubilee year, the country's oldest business school slipped to the third spot, coming in behind its namesakes from Bangalore and Kolkata.
The fall from its perch was stunning, but it appears to have been an aberration. IIM-A has roared back to the top in the 2012 survey.
The institute scored well on brand value and in equipping students with the skills to become ethical business leaders. It also did well on the quality of global exposure: student exchange programmes, lectures by global business leaders and participation in global forums. Where it fell short was in the living experience, return on investment and, in what should be a big cause for worry, the learning experience.

The cohort at IIMs and NUS is very different in terms of diversity and experience. IIMs have almost half of their cohorts fresh out of college whereas NUS has most of the participants who have reasonable work experience. Singapore being a finance hub attracts an extraordinary exposure in term of learning which IIMs and most top B-Schools in India cannot. Also, the median CTC that is offered at NUS is way higher than that at IIMs. If we see the course fee, the MBA from NUS costs around 40-50L INR whereas the fee for the full-time MBA from IIM A, B and C costs between Rs 17 to Rs 22 lakhs. The student pedigree at IIMs A/B/C and NUS is equally impressive. CAT percentile of 99 and above and GMAT scores of 720 and above ensure only the top minds enter.
The global MBA experience, in my opinion, is what makes NUS slightly better but if someone wants to pursue MBA without much experience, IIMs are an excellent option.

Honestly speaking both colleges are good. They both are government top management college and the tag of any college in your CV is good. You can prefer any college after reading this, but keep in mind studying away from home is very hard.So try to take the nearest college.
Placements at IIM, Bangalore, and IIM, Ahmedabad:-
At IIM-B PGP 2015-17 placements there were 410 students. About 413 offered were made while 410 offers were accepted. Approximately 150 companies participated. Top recruiters for summer placements were The Boston Consulting Group, Accenture Strategy, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Aditya Birla Group, McKinsey, and company, AT Kearney, Bain and Company, Snapdeal, Cognizant Business Consulting, MH Alshaya, Flipkart, Airtel, Citibank, Hindustan Unilever among others. The companies which recruited from IIM, Ahmedabad include Accenture Strategy which was the top recruiter which was closely followed by Bain & Co 16. The other prominent recruiters were the Boston Consulting Group, Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, Oliver Wyman, Roland Berger, Barclays, Avendus Capital, Citi Bank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Microsoft, Cognizant, Google, Samsung, Wipro among others.
Courses offered at IIM A and IIM B:-
The two-year PGP programme in IIM, Bangalore, leading up to a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), is one of the most popular courses, It helps the students with the skills and capabilities to enable them to reach responsible global positions in management. The PGP revolves around the principle that world-class business leaders are not mass-produced; they are nurtured and developed with personalized care and attention, in small work groups and teams, and in a practical, application-oriented, user-friendly environment while at IIM, Ahmedabad. Post-Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) flagship programme of IIM-A is rated as the toughest MBA programme in the world to get admission. The programme equip students with the required conceptual and interpersonal skills and sense of social purpose for managerial decision-making, it also helps in developing the leadership capabilities to act as change agents and be a source of motivation in the organizations they work in.
Fee structure:-
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has increased the fee for its flagship two-year postgraduate programme in management (PGPM) from Rs 18.5 lakh to Rs 19.5 lakh.

We can't say IIM-Ahmedabad is charging very much, but among the IIMs it is on a bit higher side. The facilities provided at IIM-A are really good as compared to any other college. IIM-A has world-class infrastructure in terms of classrooms, dormitories, computer centre, library and sports facilities. The world-class infrastructure created on the institute's hundred-acre campus provides an ambience conducive to stimulating learning. The architecture, classrooms, library, research centres and computing facilities all combine to provide a holistic learning environment.
A state-of-the-art computer network with more than 2000 nodes connects all the members of the institute's community with each other. This network has a fibre optics backbone with one or more fibre segments reaching every building at the campus.
A good library, all sports facilities, and good campus life is what IIM-A offers.

Hi, I think matching the schools will be a more productive exercise if we compare them with similar programs.
The programme at IIMs that is most similar to ISB's One Year MBA is IIMs own One Year Full-Time MBA programmes, that like ISB's One Year Full-Time course, exclusively accepts candidates with work experience.
Now before you tell me "but, the PGPX/ EPGP are executive MBA courses" - let me clarify upfront that they are not. These courses despite the odd branding, much like all one-year MBA (INSEAD, Oxford) and two-year MBA programmes (Harvard, Stanford) outside India simply accept candidates with substantial work experience. Read this for more: Don't mistake it for an Executive MBA and this one too: The 3 Questions One Year MBA Grads in India are Tired of Answering.
As India's first globally accredited MBAs the One Year MBA at IIMs along with ISB's MBA is the first MBAs from India to have made a mark on the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking. More on this here: IIM A's PGPX Ranked No. 2 MBA in the World for Career Progression: Financial Times 2015 MBA Ranking
The two-year PGP at IIMs is in fact accredited as an MIM and not an MBA globally for this reason. (read this for more on this: IIM Calcutta bags AMBA accreditation & IIM C's PGP ranked 13th in Financial Times MiM Ranking 2014). MIM's are management programmes targeted at candidates with 0-3 years work experience as opposed to MBA programmes that recruit candidates with 3+ years of work experience.
So now that we are comparing similar programmes here is an exhaustive and excellent analysis of ISB's One Year MBA vs IIM B and IIM C's One Year MBA: IIM B vs IIM C vs ISB - Which one is right for you? which should clarify many of your doubts. As the article suggests, the choice is a personal one and depends entirely on your aims.

After completing MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad, the top most institute in the country, there are numerous and huge amount of opportunities given to the students of IIM-A.
The student gets the best placement package with the top profiles in the industry. The batch of 2014-16 has grabbed a package of 39% higher up to 1 crore at the International level surpassing the previous year's package of 78 lakhs. While the domestic package saw a drop down by 5 lakhs to 48 lakh at the domestic level placement as per the data release by the placement cell of IIM-A.
The highest package at the domestic level is about 53 lakh with an average package of 22 lakhs per annum.
Accenture Strategy emerged as the top recruiter at IIMA in placement 2016 across all clusters having selected 18 students from the batch of 383 students at the campus. Bain & Company and The Boston Consulting Group extended 16 and 17 offers respectively. McKinsey made 11 offers.
Other top recruiters included Yes Bank, Goldman Sachs, P&G, Star TV, Bharti Airtel, Aditya Birla Group, Amazon, etc.