SBM NMIMS, Mumbai Overall Review

Eligibility for the course is a bachelors degree and NMAT exam. The admission process was very coherent. The process begins with an exam which is NMAT, Further, there is a shortlist for various campuses. Later a WA/PI process is conducted. The process for the 2021 batch was conducted online. The whole thing was smooth and hassle-free. I didn't take any reservation benefits. The application fee is close to 3000/- per exam including campus selections.

The curriculum is updated to the recent trends in the industry. Faculty to student ratio is around 1:25. Topics like digital marketing, sales, and distribution, and Business analytics are covered. Most of the faculty are industry experts and have expertise in their own sectors, others hold doctorate degrees. The exam's difficulty level is moderate to easy only and happen after every trimester.

There are great summer internship opportunities in NMIMS, The college provides a wide variety of companies and corporate projects for the students. The stipend on average is 80000 and the maximum goes close to 150000. Various roles like sales and marketing, digital marketing, banking, and financial analysts, business analysts are offered from companies like Dabur, Crisil, PwC, etc.

The campus provides for both summer and final placements. The average packages are more than 17.5 lakhs. Great brands from all sectors like IT, FMCG, Manufacturing come on board like Microsoft, Marico, Google, GS, etc. The highest packages are more than 36LPA. Almost, all the batch gets placed in NMIMS.

The fee is 11.95 lacks for a year. It increases approximately 5-10% every year. There is a scholarship scheme for students having a family income below 7.5-8 lacs. I have not applied for any scholarship. The scholarship is also based on the grades and performance of the student, example CGPA scored.

The session began during COVID, so we are hence in the virtual model. Nonetheless, the student body made the journey rather exciting with various activities and all semesters were full of events. We have cultural fests like Euphoria and other events like Rubaroo, Mr. and Ms. NMIMS. There are various cells in the college like Not just Marketing, Finnomen, Optumiz, Student council, Placement council, Nepathya, etc. In the online scenario, I wasn't got much time to explore the sports clubs.

After NMAT there was a writing analysis test or WAT. The topics were interesting based on upcoming trends. The passage length was 300 to 350 words. Later I had a PI round, which was very interactive and had basic personality questions. The questions also tested our updated knowledge about current affairs and the economy. Overall it was of moderate difficulty. Preparation was mostly through online sources like Catking coaching etc.