Kushal Dey's Review on JBIMS - Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies

• I interned with HSBC in the Retail Banking and Wealth Management division. My stipend was Rs.75,000 per month.
• Key companies visited Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies for placements like:-

Consulting-Mckinsey, Accenture, BCG.

Sales and Marketing-HUL, ITC,Marico, NIVEA, Danone, Vodafone, Abbott, Redbull, Medtronic, J&J, Sun Pharma, Boston Scientific, Maruti Suzuki, Arvind Brands.

BFSI-Bank of America, JPMC, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, CITI, Stan C, Nomura, ICICI, DBS, Yes Bank, Kotak Mahindra, HDFC, Avendus Capital, Barclays.

General Management-Mahindra&Mahindra, JSW, Future Group.

IT-TCS, IBM, Hexaware, P&G, HUL, NIVEA, Danone also hired for Corporate finance roles. TATA Motors and TATA Steel offered multiple roles. 

• Average stipend is around Rs. 1.25 lakhs for two months. Average final package is around Rs. 18 lakhs per annum.
• We achieve 100% placement every year.
• Last year highest stipend was Rs. 4.5 lakhs for two months. Highest final placement package was Rs. 27 lakhs per annum.
• Distinguished alumni are Chanda Kochhar, Noshir Kaka, Ajay Pirama, Uday Kotak, Sanjay Lalbhai, Sam Balsara, Vinita Nitin Paranjpe, Harish Manwani, Siddharth Roy Kapoor, Mani Ratnam.
• There are many divisional CXOs in companies like HSBC, CITI, CEAT, ICICI, Morgan Stanley, Dabur etc who are our alumni.

• 25 boys (based on Merit list ranks during admissions) can avail hostel at Churchgate, 10 mins walking distance from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.
• The fees in a hostel are Rs. 15,000 for two years (only for residing).
• I am a hostility. We eat food in a hostel, college canteen and some other canteens nearby.
• The rates are very affordable.
• Living expenses near college is extremely high. So outstation people stay at Charni Road, Grant Road, Colaba, Dadar by paying around Rs. 8,000 per month for one person.
• The classroom is okay. We have the biggest library resource in Asia. The college is equipped with WiFi

• Eligibility criteria for joining the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, [JBIMS] Mumbai is clearing the MHT CET and CAT scores were considered.
• Around 1700 people were shortlisted and finally 120 were selected through a process of Essay writing, Group Discussion and Personal Interviews.
• The cutoff for CAT is around 90 percentile but the people who make it to the course are usually the ones who score more than 98 percentile.
• For CET the cutoffs are even higher.

• The daily routine in Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies is very very hectic.
• Most of our faculty members are from the industry.
• Class timings are from 10:30 am - 11:00 pm.
• The stuff that they teach can hardly be found in books. Their methodology is completely different, practical based on industry experience.
• Moreover, all the corporate competitions of top corporates open for us and we also devote a lot of time in doing those case study competitions.

• Course Fee is Rs. 1 lakh per annum for General category.
• Need-based scholarship available from the batch of 1990.
• Top 10 rankers are also nominated for the OP Jindal scholarship.
• Any bank will disburse loan for JBIMS. In fact, SBI gives out scholar loans at a low-interest rate.

• We have the following committees in Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies like Placement Committee, The Catalyst Forum(the Students' Council), Alumni Committee, Students Academic Committee, Web Committee, Corporate Relations Committee, Infrastructure Committee,Strategy.
• Clubs in college like Marketing, Finance, Operations, and Consulting.
• We have events like Prayag (management and cultural fest), International Research Conference, gym, Munijan and a host of other events all round the year.
• Recently we have also formed Sports and Music groups.
• We participate in a lot of sports, cultural and management events across B-Schools.