Asian Institute of Management (AIM) 2008 discussions

[sidhu_virgo]

Originally Posted by buyaka

Yes, people do ditch ISB for AIM or some other asian school. There are students I know who have ditched HKUST for AIM too. The name of ISB came up quick becos their alumni are 98% indians who pik their juniors from ISB. If you look at the learning(very few people look for skills and not "JOBS") AIM is far superior and industry people give AIM grads a premium over IIMABCs of the world to put in indian terms

AIM has case based practitioner approach and here students go through 1200 live cases from around the world and only the ones who have seen the concepts work in real life survive... and yes there have been some dropouts every year
I will return soon to guide u through the application.

Hi all,
well I dont exactly agree with juntaa on this...anyday i wud(my opinion only) take ISB.and i also have a lil insight about the college
1) AIM is a really good college from acads point of view. one college which seriouslly blv in grooming entrepreneurs.
2) When compared to indian B-schools fees,AIM is too good. MDI is now a days charging close to 10lacs whil AIM(13-14 lacs) considering its global value/exposure/international accredition is too good from investment point of view.

whats AIM is bad it is:
1) its placements are veryyyyy bad.... (now i wont agree with u guys if u say that MBA is just for education and placements would follow blah blah...). I would never spend 14 lacs for just QUALITY education and come back home with my resume in my hand.(again its just my opinion)

cheers
sidhu

[Sun-tzu]

Originally Posted by sidhu_virgo

Hi all,
well I dont exactly agree with juntaa on this...anyday i wud(my opinion only) take ISB.and i also have a lil insight about the college
1) AIM is a really good college from acads point of view. one college which seriouslly blv in grooming entrepreneurs.
2) When compared to indian B-schools fees,AIM is too good. MDI is now a days charging close to 10lacs whil AIM(13-14 lacs) considering its global value/exposure/international accredition is too good from investment point of view.

whats AIM is bad it is:
1) its placements are veryyyyy bad.... (now i wont agree with u guys if u say that MBA is just for education and placements would follow blah blah...). I would never spend 14 lacs for just QUALITY education and come back home with my resume in my hand.(again its just my opinion)

cheers
sidhu

I somewhat agree with you. After all as I read somewhere, u ain't in b-school to learn. U r there to get a job. A good one at that

[noelatwork]

Originally Posted by sidhu_virgo

Hi all,
well I dont exactly agree with juntaa on this...anyday i wud(my opinion only) take ISB.and i also have a lil insight about the college
1) AIM is a really good college from acads point of view. one college which seriouslly blv in grooming entrepreneurs.
2) When compared to indian B-schools fees,AIM is too good. MDI is now a days charging close to 10lacs whil AIM(13-14 lacs) considering its global value/exposure/international accredition is too good from investment point of view.

whats AIM is bad it is:
1) its placements are veryyyyy bad.... (now i wont agree with u guys if u say that MBA is just for education and placements would follow blah blah...). I would never spend 14 lacs for just QUALITY education and come back home with my resume in my hand.(again its just my opinion)

cheers
sidhu

I too completely agree with you!

By the way, let me share with you an interesting piece of gyaan i got from one of the UK schools (Dont ask me which one!) when asked about placements!

They told me that the MBA degree will not give me job guarantee but will definitely give me the license for doing a job! And because of this, it seems they are not bothered about the placements!

Interesting heh?

@Buyaka You are giving me more n more reasons or considering AIM (though i wont buy the learning part of MBA!). It will be great if you can throw some light on AIM's application process!!

NoeL

[noelatwork]

Buyaka,

Is this the site for AIM business school?
AIM

NoeL

[buyaka]

Originally Posted by noelatwork

I too completely agree with you!

By the way, let me share with you an interesting piece of gyaan i got from one of the UK schools (Dont ask me which one!) when asked about placements!

They told me that the MBA degree will not give me job guarantee but will definitely give me the license for doing a job! And because of this, it seems they are not bothered about the placements!

Interesting heh?

@Buyaka You are giving me more n more reasons or considering AIM (though i wont buy the learning part of MBA!). It will be great if you can throw some light on AIM's application process!!

NoeL

Firstly I am not getting a commision to promote AIM, I am just sharing info that I collected in my insti research.

Many indians like me are preferring asia as US is risky now. Dont go with the same mindset whn u r choosing an international bschool and an indian school. No international school invests on placemnts. Most intr.bschools manage placements thru their own promoters and their internal customers who look at the bschool for their consulting needs. Indian bschhols on the other hand spend a lot on marketing to beef up placemnts and they inturn charge companies to hire students from campuses. In india only the profiles offered are taken by students whereas in intr. bschools the college gives u a platform to network by calling executives an alumni to high teas and cocktails.. where u can directly impress and get profiles which are niche and in many cases alumni create a position in their companies to fit in some special talent.

Yes placemnts in AIM is no so good cos the market in phl is not service based.. its more of entrepreneurs. There are phl students who do an mba and then return to their businesses or startup their own. But of late AIM has been abuzz with placement activities as the indian student base has started growing.

And yes that is the website of AIM.
Remember AIM is there for almost 40 yrs now, not because of brash marketing with beefed up placemnt figures but through word of mouth and value added in the long run... period... now make ur own conclusions..

[buyaka]

Originally Posted by noelatwork

I too completely agree with you!

By the way, let me share with you an interesting piece of gyaan i got from one of the UK schools (Dont ask me which one!) when asked about placements!

They told me that the MBA degree will not give me job guarantee but will definitely give me the license for doing a job! And because of this, it seems they are not bothered about the placements!

Interesting heh?

@Buyaka You are giving me more n more reasons or considering AIM (though i wont buy the learning part of MBA!). It will be great if you can throw some light on AIM's application process!!

NoeL

OK heres the process:
Down load the pdf from the site and fill up the form... AIM has generally 4 essays.. and needs academic and proffesional recos both...

i think applications start from september..
u can apply through GMAT , AIMAT or XAT
AIMAT has a time schedule.. u have to chk the schedule for this year from the website..

send the filled in appli to mumbai representative office in mumbai, the address is available on the website

[buyaka]

Originally Posted by sidhu_virgo

Hi all,
well I dont exactly agree with juntaa on this...anyday i wud(my opinion only) take ISB.and i also have a lil insight about the college
1) AIM is a really good college from acads point of view. one college which seriouslly blv in grooming entrepreneurs.
2) When compared to indian B-schools fees,AIM is too good. MDI is now a days charging close to 10lacs whil AIM(13-14 lacs) considering its global value/exposure/international accredition is too good from investment point of view.

whats AIM is bad it is:
1) its placements are veryyyyy bad.... (now i wont agree with u guys if u say that MBA is just for education and placements would follow blah blah...). I would never spend 14 lacs for just QUALITY education and come back home with my resume in my hand.(again its just my opinion)

cheers
sidhu

well different perceptions... but once u work in the industry for a long time... u will learn to value IP..and knowledge..

if job is ur main concern... i think don do an mba.. do some certifications and u will earn much more.. and the ROI will be much betr..

or do a correspondence mba from IIM... u r much betr off..
u save time.. u save money and u hav ur job.and the certificate ofcourse.. and may be u will get a betr paying job

[buyaka]

Originally Posted by sidhu_virgo

Hi all,
well I dont exactly agree with juntaa on this...anyday i wud(my opinion only) take ISB.and i also have a lil insight about the college
1) AIM is a really good college from acads point of view. one college which seriouslly blv in grooming entrepreneurs.
2) When compared to indian B-schools fees,AIM is too good. MDI is now a days charging close to 10lacs whil AIM(13-14 lacs) considering its global value/exposure/international accredition is too good from investment point of view.

whats AIM is bad it is:
1) its placements are veryyyyy bad.... (now i wont agree with u guys if u say that MBA is just for education and placements would follow blah blah...). I would never spend 14 lacs for just QUALITY education and come back home with my resume in my hand.(again its just my opinion)

cheers
sidhu

Its ridiculus to think AIM grads don get jobs.. they need to look for profiles tht they want for a a month... and soon all people r placed..

Max people wid lower exp get campus placed.the higher exp people have more expectations regarding the profile.. so they chose to look for their own and AIM's brand recall is enuf to get u noticed in any crowd of MBAs... I am not promoting AIM but as this thread is for AIM, I am just doing the obvious->sharing info on AIM

[ripat]

hi puys,

i need help.please help me out.i am an aspirant for AIM 2009.i read about the admission for 2009 batch 16 months MBA in today's paper.i want to apply but i have a little query;they have asked for a covering letter with complete mailing address,what is a covering letter.i am 1st timer have 14 months of work ex.i know covering letter that we send along with our CV,but i have no idea for an educational institute what to write.please help me out.i would appreciate if ,further anybody could guide me what all documents are to be submitted to apply for AIMAT and the course.

[rkraquedan]

Hello Sidhu!

From the typical Indian placement context, AIM is, well... different.

Around 30% of our class already has pre-placement offers (some with multiple offers). But I'm pretty confident most of us will get to start nice careers after we graduate this December.

Originally Posted by sidhu_virgo

Hi all,
well I dont exactly agree with juntaa on this...anyday i wud(my opinion only) take ISB.and i also have a lil insight about the college
1) AIM is a really good college from acads point of view. one college which seriouslly blv in grooming entrepreneurs.
2) When compared to indian B-schools fees,AIM is too good. MDI is now a days charging close to 10lacs whil AIM(13-14 lacs) considering its global value/exposure/international accredition is too good from investment point of view.

whats AIM is bad it is:
1) its placements are veryyyyy bad.... (now i wont agree with u guys if u say that MBA is just for education and placements would follow blah blah...). I would never spend 14 lacs for just QUALITY education and come back home with my resume in my hand.(again its just my opinion)

cheers
sidhu