Rishabh Wadhwa's Review On IBS, Hyderabad

IBSAT Entrance Test - IBS never disclosed the score, it just gave away information of the college you got your seat in. I opted for it as it was the one of the highest ranked colleges for MBA studies. I also heard that it gives a great practical exposure and the faculty was very experienced coming from various sectors of industries.

The course curriculum was excellent in terms of choices we had. Most importantly, we were given the choice of selecting our majors after the first year where we got exposure to the basics of every stream and we could decide what suits us best. The subjects were relevant to the practical industry present outside and we had a palette of electives ti choose from without any pressure.

Yes, college did facilitate the process of providing internship and many companies including leading banks like ICICI, HDFC and other major finance companies visited the campus to conduct interviews.

Placements and Job opportunities were decent. We had major banks coming like HDFC and ICICI. Then some big finance companies like DE Shaw, Delloite visited the campus and hired a good amount of students. There were lesser of marketing companies that did Branding, Marketing etc. However the number of opportunities for sales never showed a downfall.

We had many clubs and events all through out the year. It started with the fresher's party to the annual fest Trishna. Apart from these bigger events, clubs kept organising one thing or the other like movies, talent shows, panel discussion and more. There were separate sports clubs that promoted participation, organised matches and leagues, and also look after the equipment.

The fee structure was on the higher side. Similar ranked colleges offered a 30% lesser tuition and hostel fee. Apart from the higher fees, it was also located 40km away from Hyderabad which resulted in even expensive travels and trips to the city.

Scholarship to top 10% students was awarded. It was a concession in the tuition fee. They also had tie up with banks which guided us during the admission process for easy loan facility.

Campus life is great. the campus is a delight to be in - secluded from the turmoil of the city. There are many extra curricular activities for the students to partake in. Labs are excellent and equipped with the latest equipments and machinery. Sports competitions, Debates, Panel discussions, guest lectures happen periodically which keeps the students engaged and interested.

Exam structure was totally based on case studies. IBS Hyderabad has one the largest case study banks in India and all our examinations were real life situations in the corporate world. It always made us relate theories to the real world and how they change and affect the outcome of a situation. It also shaped us for the future on how to deal with the challenges and shortcomings in our workplace.

I bought the form from the institute I was preparing for the entrance exams. I got the scheduled date for the exam. After the exam, I was notified to come to Hyderabad Campus for the GD and Interview process. The results were announced the same day with our respective seats and few days time was given t deposit the fee to secure the seat.

The faculty of the college was very experienced and each one was an industry expert with vast experience and exposure of the real industry. We had some very good teachers like Jagrook Dawra, Nikhil Rastogi, Sushma Marathe, VV Gopal and many others that I cannot remember the names for. They were very helpful, supportive and even attended to our doubts after college hours.