While I am not going to react to the disparaging comments made by some puys, I am surely try to bring some clarity to the table here. As a student of MBA Core, Batch of 2013, I can speak with authority against some accusations here.
Placements are important, no doubt, when you might have a family to support, loan to pay off and other worldly responsibilities. You must join a college which guarantees you placements with great profiles. As a Core guy, I am proud and can vouch the quality of education I received at NMIMS. People are going to crib about the quality of faculty, campus, hostels and what not. Ultimately, it all boils down to, 'Have YOU done enough?".
At NM, I have competed with some of the best brains of the country ( I am not kidding, trust me ). In the national B School fests, I have managed to compete on equal terms with guys from IIM's and other premier colleges. My paper has been accepted at an International Conference, I have worked as an RA for a book too. Numerous corporate projects, POR's do bring about a change in you. All this and I am a fresher, about to turn 22 this April. I am not trying beat my own drum here, but this has been made possible only with the education and exposure at NM.
Placements don't happen to you without lifting a finger, you have to work for it. You might be lucky to grab a lucrative offer on campus, but later, your deficiencies WILL catch up with you. People get fired for the same reasons they were hired in the first place.
Now, some 'clarity'. There are no rankings in the B School arena, there are clusters, which means that placements are comparable in a cluster, if not entirely different. In the B School world, the cluster runs somewhat like this,
CL 1: ABCL, XL, FMS,
CL2 : IIFT, MDI, NM, SIBM P, SCMHRD, NITIE (for Ops, it is nearer to CL 1)
This is just an indicative list, and there are other colleges here too. I don't intend to compare colleges, BTW.
Now, some figures too. NM Core has the best placements, period. Both in terms of profiles and packages, we are much better than newer IIM's and comparable to even I and K. For Focus courses, the industries have had historically low payscales, nothing that NM can do in that front. But yes, some of the profile received are niche and best in the respective industry. I am willing to talk about figures once the official report is out.
For people who harbor doubts, be rest assured that you will get the best, if you are willing to work for it. But please don't behave in a manner which defies logic. If you want to degrade us, please do so with facts.
when i mentioned IMT G (FT) as the only option ?? 