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KIAMS Pune vs AIMS Bangalore vs IPE Hyderabad vs KSOM Bhubaneswar
Know facts related to these Business Schools in terms of placement, fees, XAT/CMAT/MAT cut off, program offered and others factors too. KIAMS is Pune based Management institute has 2 branches, Pune and Harihar, Karnataka. AIMS, Bangalore established in 1994 offers 6 PG 10 UG and 2 Phd Programs. Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) Hyderabad is considered to be the oldest amongst these group was established in 1964 offering PGDM Programs in PGDM , PGDM – Marketing Management, PGDM – Financial Services, PGDM – International Business, PGDM – HRM. KSOM (KIIT school of management) was formed in 1993 and offers MBA (Full-Time), MBA (Super), BBA (Full- Time) and P.hD.
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In terms of Fees : KSOM has the highest fees of Rs 17.9 Lakh and its NIRF Ranking is 59. Fees for KIAMS is Rs 14 and that of IPE Hyd is Rs 8.20 and AIMS is Rs 11.0.
Average salary for these colleges are KSOM is above 9 LPA whereas rest average salary is around 7-8 LPA
All these colleges accept scores of all the major exams. KSOM also taking admission through self test KIITEEM Test and remaining are accepting CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT/MAT/ATMA. CAT Cut off for these colleges are also the same at 50 with AIMS , Bangalore having a cut off of 60.
IPE has the maximum seats of 420 and KIAMS Pune has an Intake Capacity of 120, whereas it is 240 + for AIMS B’lore and KSOM.
KIAMS Pune vs AIMS B'lore vs IPE Hyderabad vs KSOM
| B - School | KIAMS Pune | AIMS B'lore | IPE | KSOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Established | 1991 | 1994 | 1964 | 1993 |
| Location | Pune | Bamgalore | Hyderabad | Bhubaneshwar |
| NIRF Ranking 2026 | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A |
| Specialisation | PGDM | PGDM | PGDM, PGD, IB, HRM, Retail | MBA, Super MBA |
| Fees (In Lacs) | 12 | 9.00 | 8.2 | 17 |
| Avg CTC'25 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 9.5 |
| Avg CTC'24 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 9 |
| Avg CTC'23 | 7.5 | 7.00 | 7.1 | 9.50 |
| Avg CTC'22 | N.A | N.A | N.A | 9.00 |
| Exam Accepted | All | All | All | All |
| CAT/XAT Cut off | 50 | 60.00 | 50 | 50 |
| Seats | 120 | 240 | 420 | 360 |
| Full-Time Faculty | 19 | 26 | 39 | 58 |
| Student Faculty Ratio | 6.3 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 4.1 |
Whereas the AIMS is based in Bangalore, Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) Hyderabad based Business School and one of the oldest Management Institutes in Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana. KIIT School of Management (KSOM) is located in the capital of Odisha and is a college under KIIT University. KSOM has a higher Student -Faculty Ratio as its Faculty strength is around 60 highest amongst these.
