T A Pai Management Institute

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.