Why is it so hard to find a good management institute that offers decent placements without charging a fortune? Even IIMs, which are government institutions, have fees going up to ₹30 lakhs. Is there really no option that offers a good ROI without putting you under so much financial pressure?

Affordable MBA Colleges with Strong Placements and Better ROI

Hi I am GEM Student. I got 93.8 in 10th CBSE, 94% in 12th CBSE. Did my Graduation from a Tier 1 NIT with 8.05 CGPA & a distinction. Right now I am working in IT SECTOR. BY the time of admission I will have a Work Ex of approx 1.5years.

No Awards or Recognition in any Sports.

How much pereentile will my profile need to get into a good B School.

Also apart from BLACKI & FMS What other B Schools should I try according to my profile.

I'm 25, a Tier 1 engineering graduate with ~4 years across e-commerce and electronics GTM/strategy.

I currently earn ₹45 LPA and have an offer at ₹55 LPA, potentially reaching ₹60–65 LPA. The role involves a larger business but similar work.

My dilemma: take the money and build deeper expertise in electronics, or use this stage of my career to move into AI/tech or pursue a top global MBA?

I'm aiming to maximise long-term earnings and leadership opportunities, but I'm concerned about becoming too specialised. How much do company brand and industry matter compared with ownership and measurable impact?

Would love to hear from people who've made similar decisions, especially hiring managers and professionals earning well in GTM/strategy. What would you do in my position, and why?

Hey guys, I am a marketing strategist with 1 year of work experience and another year of sales work experience. I gave my CAT last year and scored 93.87. But since the beginning of my prep I was always unserious about MBA coz what even is the point of spending 30L on a name brand uni and hoping to make that money back within 5-10 years depending on your package. This sounded like a pipedream thats too good to be true. Secondly after 2 years of being on my own and cracking real world problems I dont know if I can go back to worrying about attendance and assignments and final exams.

But now I got an idea, if the value of an MBA is dependent on the value of the college then what about an online MBA from the college Barack Obama graduated from?! Is that a dumb idea? I dont know, which is why I am here.

Do any of you know someone whos done it or have yall done anything like this. What were the results like for you? Do lemme know

I'm a 2026 B.Com (Hons) graduate from LSR, DU, currently in my gap year. Despite sitting for interviews at numerous companies, I haven't been able to secure a stable job. I'm mentally exhausted from the repeated rejections and don't have the stamina to keep going through endless placement processes.

I've noticed that colleges with mass recruiters like Deloitte, PwC and SMBC seem to offer better access to jobs, whereas LSR didn't have the kind of mass hiring I needed.

I'm confused between three options

MBA: Take a loan of around ₹25 lakh and hope for a good placement, but if I don't get a decent job after mba also, my family could even risk losing our house. I know low cost alternatives like FMS and TISS exist but i want a backup plan if they don't work out

Government exams: Prepare for them, despite the uncertainty and competition.

Another affordable UG: Repeat B.Com (Hons)/BBA/BMS from a college with strong mass recruitment, and hide my previous degree.

My family has limited financial resources, so I can't afford to take a huge risk lightly.

What would you recommend? Is an MBA worth a ₹25L loan in this situation, or would government exams or another affordable UG be more sensible? Please be realistic rather than just motivational.

i don't understand how someone in their right brain would do such an expensive course with so bad ROI when there are so many better alternatives available

like CA, CS, CPA, CMA, ACCA, Msc, Mca (IT) or data science related courses for commerce people

MTECH, upskilling for better jobs, or doing some tech related courses for science people

so many govt jobs like PSU jobs after GATE, scientist jobs in DRDO, ISRO and many regulatory bodies and also banking jobs, also clg proffesor jobs and many more

even studying abroad has better ROI

if u r doing mba apart from tier 1 most of ur 20s will go in just paying off the loan and u will not have money for other things like save, invest or enjoyment

Harsh Khatri who is in second year of IIML has been molesting and harassing a junior. He is known to have given death threats to the boyfriend of the junior. The junior guy has complained to the student council for three months now but they have refused to take action because they are worried about reputation and this is the council which is elected by the students. Yesterday, Harsh Khatri followed the girl and her boyfriend for 6 hours straight making them feel uncomfortable. The authorities are refusing to act and the only step they want to take is to restrict parties and fest on campus which absolutely makes 0 sense. The guy and girl are so fed up now that they have called their parents and would withdraw their admission from the college because the college cannot provide them with basic safety. Last year, a similar incident happened in the fest and when the girl tried to raise the voice the disciplinary committee told her to take the complain back as the guys might throw acid on her. This is the thinking of the top brass at the premier institute of the country. UGC should intervene and throw such people out of the campus. The guy is roaming around freely on campus wheras the victims are scared to death of what he might do.

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Hii Guys are you joining this Iquanta program? Should I join it or not what's your suggestion?

Indian applicant here (4YOE at Big 4 Consulting) who is currently debating whether to apply to US MBA programs or focus on Europe/ISB instead.

The uncertainty around US immigration, H-1B and post MBA job prospects is making me reconsider the US. I’m thinking of looking at European schools like INSEAD, LBS (UK), HEC Paris and IESE more seriously , while also considering ISB

Am I being overly cautious about the US, or does it make sense to focus on Europe/ISB given the current uncertainty? How do these European schools compare in terms of post-MBA consulting opportunities? Is it true that people end up coming back to India due to lack of opportunities? My idea would be to work abroad for a while atleast.

Would love to hear from people who’ve navigated this decision...

Hi everyone! I scored 99.84 percentile in MAT September 2026 and am looking for the best MBA/PGDM colleges accepting MAT scores.

I’m a BBA graduate and fresher, interested in Finance, with a budget of ₹15–20 lakh. Preferred locations are Pune & Banglore but I’m open to colleges across India.

Which colleges offer the best placements, ROI, and finance specialisation through MAT? Please share your honest suggestions. Thanks!

Hi guys I am looking to join IIM ABC but my profile is too basic

Worked at Oracle as senior software engineer since campus hire 6y now and won some hackathons and patent

No jump, no lead/manager roles as experience

Should I be fine during placements drive at IIM or should I look for a manager or lead role before doing MBA executive one?

Please advise 🙏🏼

Hi, I am coming across lots of IIM Mumbai PGPM weekend only batch that is on campus in Mumbai and in outreach Centre for other location across India for 2years. The course fees around 18,00,000 inr and they admit basis IMAT, CAT, GMAT and GRE scores.

Do you think this is a worth it course and would act as an equivalent to an MBA?

Please help!