Hi Rick, i read the message you posted .... Wonder what made u say so? ( Was it a guess ? ) Anyway let me tell u that ppl here are from a very diverse background from different places. The 21th batch has students from 18 states all over india... I myself am from GUJARAT. In fact we even had a dandiya night organised by the gujrati samaj
so u do get very good exposure here to ahi BIM ma bhanvanu khob saru che.
Regards, Rajan Himanshu, [email protected] PGP-I ( Class of 2006 ) Bharathidasan Institute of Management.
hi rajan, i'm extremely happy to know that BIM does 've a diverse background. i went thru ur site prior to my earlier post, and whatever i found is mentioned there. that too is claiming the fact u've said. that's fine.. and yes, u've the right to ask whether it was a guess ? it was NOT a guess. i was seriously considering BIM earlier (decided against it only due to my poor performance in XAT; and i definitely wld 've tried to b a BIM'ite, had i done well in XAT. sorry, i miss ya this time.) . and during that background search, i obtained three brochures of ur Insti all frm previous yrs. almost all the names mentioned there, ie. ur faculty members, ur prestigious alumni etc. all were having typical south Indian names. also, i made some contacts there in BHEL, v've some family frens there, they too've mentioned the same factor. when v discussed the insti's in our coaching centre, again BIM was branded. i went thru the downloadable files in ur site abt convocation, prize winnings etc. there too the names were like Mr. Hari Hara Vel and like. ( i found the dandiya celeb pics also, and i'm missing it really bad so nightlife isn't that bad there, hmmm... 😉 ) i said, there's nothing gud or bad in it. as i mentioned in my earlier post, i just wanted to present the image of BIM i'm having. all those images r based on the above factors. i now accept that BIM is having a cross section of India. so, that's one more reason to opt for BIM, when i try next time. luk prcom ppl, i think u've to project that in ur ad's, i wld say. its not just me who's having that prejudice. i know many ppl who just discarded BIM saying its all for Tamils. i'm not trying to put myself in a bandwagon, its simply a fact. as u know, when v say MBA, its not all abt the insti, faculty, placements and things like that. its also abt making frens all over India, a lotta fun, grp activities, parties ....... isn't it .... ?? i'm a proud Malayalee, but definitely dont want to do my MBA in an all mallu club. i think this clarifies ur doubts. i repeat, i'm open to get more views on the same topic. so ty for ur information rajan ... again......... i miss dandiyaaa ............ .............. Rick.
Hey... I got 60 percentile (revised score)... Is it good enough for BIM ? Please reply ~ Gulshan
hi gulu, BIM is as gud as TAPMI in CAT. not the perfect comparison, still in very close range, i feel. hence, ur score is unfortunately low for BIM, IMHO. 85 %ile is somewhat the lower limit, if u've experience. since XIMB is closed in 90'ies, its quite possible that BIM follow the suit. whatever, 60 is too low for BIM standards. even LIBA ............ i've doubts ...... luk gulu, none of us in the admin panel, ok. so cant b very much accurate. Rick.
Well I have applied to BIM and with a %ile of 98.89 I should have a good chance of a call unless they look at the pathetic Quant Score too closely :huh:
Unfortunately while filling up the online form I entered my XAT ID incorrectly (yes I am that dumb) and though I have informed them about the correction and made it in the printed applic. form I don't know if they'll make the corrections at their end. Would be terrible if a typo screwed me over.
Hi folks.... read quite a few interesting posts out here about BIM. Hail from ahmedabad myself. Have a 97.7%ile in xat. I have applied for Bim. Did that sometime in november. No calls frm xlri & ximb. I hope Bim doesnt throw up surprises. Looking at the postponement of the last date of accepting the forms its apparent that there havent been a great deal of entries till now. Another deduction could be that the institute wants to make more money by calling for more applications.... considering the fact that there will be a band of scorers who will risk an application at any cost.! By all means i believe its a good institute. Better than LIBA i shall claim.Location shouldnt play a spoiler to the extent that its being portrayed.For that matter there is no night life in ahmedabad....! Disclaimer: The views expressed in the passage above solely belong to the user Rambo. Any coherence/contradiction of thoughts is purely coincidental.
hey everyone, i've got 94 percentile in xat....but a very poor(55) percentile in gk saw me missing out on ximb......i'm thinking about going for bim, but one think that's creating doubts is that will they be going for sectional cut offs like ximb?
dude rambo! just convert the MDI call and forget BIM!! ...leave it for poor call less souls man! 😛 😁 i got 87%le in XAT u think i shud apply for BIM? im seriously considering a shot at GLIM too
Hi folks.... read quite a few interesting posts out here about BIM. Hail from ahmedabad myself. Have a 97.7%ile in xat. I have applied for Bim. Did that sometime in november. No calls frm xlri & ximb. I hope Bim doesnt throw up surprises. Looking at the postponement of the last date of accepting the forms its apparent that there havent been a great deal of entries till now. Another deduction could be that the institute wants to make more money by calling for more applications.... considering the fact that there will be a band of scorers who will risk an application at any cost.! By all means i believe its a good institute. Better than LIBA i shall claim.Location shouldnt play a spoiler to the extent that its being portrayed.For that matter there is no night life in ahmedabad....! Disclaimer: The views expressed in the passage above solely belong to the user Rambo. Any coherence/contradiction of thoughts is purely coincidental.
hi gulu, BIM is as gud as TAPMI in CAT. not the perfect comparison, still in very close range, i feel. hence, ur score is unfortunately low for BIM, IMHO. 85 %ile is somewhat the lower limit, if u've experience. since XIMB is closed in 90'ies, its quite possible that BIM follow the suit. whatever, 60 is too low for BIM standards. even LIBA ............ i've doubts ...... luk gulu, none of us in the admin panel, ok. so cant b very much accurate. Rick.
hey guys !! i have 76.6 %ile (new) should i fill bim form?? very confused ,plz help thanx
Hey don~!~! Go ahead and apply man :grab: i think you stand a fair chance vis-a-vis BiM. Even i'm now seriously considering Glim as an option. Gosh... height of desperation must confess. Somebody .... take me !
Hey don~!~! Go ahead and apply man i think you stand a fair chance vis-a-vis BiM. Even i'm now seriously considering Glim as an option ???!!!. Gosh... height of desperation must confess. Somebody .... take me !
i first came to know abt GLIM when some news papers reported abt their tie-up with some foren uni. i dint know much abt the insti, and thot its an emerging one. then i happened to meet one of my frens frm Chennai. v were discussing abt various low class insti's and their hype and then he mentioned abt GLIM. i was really stunned to hear how bad that insti really is. coz, what all i hrd abt it was its foren collaboration. he was with St. Gobain and resided nearby GLIM. and he says, its just another building in a housing complex. its hard to consider it as an institute at all. there was a grp of students frm GLIM in his flat complex and whenever they were assigned to do some market research or opinion poll kinda thing, those ppl 'll come to my fren's house and 'll distribute the copies. a grp of five 'll b filling in the entire response sheets !!! so, that's the standard of the insti. majority of the students belong to the very rich community, and they've another interests apart frm a serious mba. i wld say its heartbreaking to see somebody with 87%ile in XAT and another with a MDI call is even cosidering GLIM !! its too much self underestimation, it seems !! gyz, its ur life... think abt it... concerns and regds, Rick.
I shd get a call if my Qa/VA cut off's are cleared.I still have the BIM appln and DD with me..wondering if I shd send or not.BIM is ok in TN. Ah well, after the ***** at SNAP gyped me out of my call, BIM seems ok i guess.. I know if i drop a yr and write I will get IIM for sure. :whatthat:
I know if i drop a yr and write I will get IIM for sure. :whatthat:
hey vahgar, if u r this confy, then y doubt man. just give IIM another try, its worth it. also, dont 'DROP' a yr, instead get some job. i mean 'some' job atleast. wasting a yr is never advisable, so pile up some experience during that, and y not, some money too. somebody with this confy shd crack cat next time, so give it a try man, come on ........ atb, Rick.
Hey thanks for the valuable inputs on glim chap. There is an inherent flaw in your argument that i'd like to point out. A bunch of guys who arent taking their post graduate study seriously are no indicators of the quality of an institute. Its unfortunate though to hear about such cases. I'd like to argue that since its an emerging skool the rules for admission have been lax. One perhaps needs to take a closer look at the faculty and then comment. Personally it was a sarcasm in my words in the previous post to highlight the frustration of not getting calls despite not-so-bad scores. So dont worry about that! I'l take care of myself. Cheers!
Hey thanks for the valuable inputs on glim chap. There is an inherent flaw in your argument that i'd like to point out. A bunch of guys who arent taking their post graduate study seriously are no indicators of the quality of an institute. Its unfortunate though to hear about such cases. I'd like to argue that since its an emerging skool the rules for admission have been lax. One perhaps needs to take a closer look at the faculty and then comment. Personally it was a sarcasm in my words in the previous post to highlight the frustration of not getting calls despite not-so-bad scores. So dont worry about that! I'l take care of myself. Cheers!
ok Rambo, i wld've agreed to that if u'r comparing the tier 2 or tier 3 b-schools. but here the comparison is btn MDI, BIM and GLIM. i hardly think u can find 'a bunch of gyz who rn't serious abt their pg' in MDI or BIM. its perfectly ok to find one or two, but never in large numbers.
and the reason is just what u've pointed out - admission standards !! if somebody is making it after this rigorous admission procedure, they just cant take it lightly. not so in case of GLIM !
and the faculty factor, yea it does play a vital role in the insti std's. but it doesn't mean GLIM can give the same (or even comparable) output that of IIMA if the entire faculty is replaced by IIMA prof's, with no change in student community. there's a limit they can do my frend. when ISB and IIMK started few yrs back, they dint relax the admin norms as they were just emerging .....
whatever, i'm happy that my earlier mail served its purpose. i just wanted to point out that ur personal standards r really too high for GLIM. agitated minds may do dubious things, and it was my privilege to make sure that a class fellow pg'ite is not trapped by his momentary misfortunes !!
ok Rambo, i wld've agreed to that if u'r comparing the tier 2 or tier 3 b-schools. but here the comparison is btn MDI, BIM and GLIM. i hardly think u can find 'a bunch of gyz who rn't serious abt their pg' in MDI or BIM. its perfectly ok to find one or two, but never in large numbers.
and the reason is just what u've pointed out - admission standards !! if somebody is making it after this rigorous admission procedure, they just cant take it lightly. not so in case of GLIM !
and the faculty factor, yea it does play a vital role in the insti std's. but it doesn't mean GLIM can give the same (or even comparable) output that of IIMA if the entire faculty is replaced by IIMA prof's, with no change in student community. there's a limit they can do my frend. when ISB and IIMK started few yrs back, they dint relax the admin norms as they were just emerging .....
whatever, i'm happy that my earlier mail served its purpose. i just wanted to point out that ur personal standards r really too high for GLIM. agitated minds may do dubious things, and it was my privilege to make sure that a class fellow pg'ite is not trapped by his momentary misfortunes !!
atb rambo, Rick.
guys have been doin some background on GLIM...not as bad as ur makin it out to be Rxn....read the full glim thread on PG. RAmbo im planning to go to GLIM this week or next with Sarika. A cuz of hers is studying there. lets see...Their placement results are due this week i heard.
hi paranoid_here, luk, BIM is way ahead, and it has absolutely no comparison with LIBA. LIBA is an 'OK kinda insti', some gud placements and trying to get into the big league. by the time u r out (if u enrol urself this yr) it cld b improved, but definitely well behind BIM. no matter what's there up in this thread, BIM is still one of the best insti's. it does 've the potential for sure. the cons of BIM r its remote location, absense of night life (somebody said earlier in this thread that it has drastically improved, refer them) and its BHEL dependency. (some add to that, a high south Indian population, especially Tamils. but BIM site is claiming a high cross cultural environ. i myself a south Indian, and 've absolutely no intention to hurt my beloved Tamil frens. i love Tamil and Tamizhans. just trying to present the exact image of BIM as it is pervading in this part). in placements its comparable to any gud insti (leave alone the top10), so is its infrastructure, faculty and the rest. but i can tell u this, Trichy is really a dull place. but, may b inside BIM things r better. (you're hereby WARNED abt the possible outdatedness of the following data provided) and GIM ............... dunno mate, to b exact. some say, it is as gud as BIM. some say just Jesuit tag, nothing else. their site say nothing specific abt the placements. location is gud, obviously. i'ld like to share my personal experience:- while following a funny email fwd, i ended up in one of the yahoo grps of 'then GIM'ites'. i can tell u this, they were utterly dissatisfied abt their insti, their faculties and in particular 'their placement cell operations'. its somewhat two yrs back. i did raise some qns there, but i was kicked out as i was not a GIM'ite. then it was an open membership grp, and while writing this i just searched for that grp, but unfortunately cldn't find it. the situation might've been changed a lot, i hope. but still remember their comparisons with some b'lore b-schools (all of them b grade), they were really desp abt their own placement cell. but considering the Jesuit links, it wont b a big issue to improve the situation. just a new placement cell cordinator can do the magic. i'm absolutely unaware of the current status, but then (two yrs back, and just the members of that yahoo grp, how can i know abt the rest of it ?!) junta was very much cursing their fate. i urge all GIM'ites to come up and to enlighten us abt the current status of the insti. especially abt the placement stati ... Note: any further clarifications r wholeheartedly accepted. what all said above is my view point on the above insti's as per my current information. any lack of knowledge may definitely b pointed out. and they r always welcome :) regds, Rick.
HI,
as far as i knoe bim is a good institute. Inspite of being from south india(hyderabad) i never had much info about this college. But i can definitely give some gyan on my inst. as rick had warned earlier in the message, the data is outdated. i wouldnt believe the "faculty" info given cuz our faculty has always been been the best right from inception. we have good infra,more than enough for good mba education and placements, i wud say are good enuff to put the coll in the top 20 bracket anyday. we have 100% placements here although i need little more time in divulging the exact details. lat year it was 3.1 ex CTC as gary pointed out and this year it has taken a quantum leap with the quality of jobs and paypackets much much higher than last year. Regarding comparison between BIM and GIM, it wouldnt be fair to compare them when i dont have full knowledge abt BIM. However, when i was preparing for XAT and other exams i had done some research on these inst. and got a common feedback that both inst are at par. each inst has its own strengths and weaknesses. I wud say BIM offers a MBA degree wich i s a plus whereas faculty of GIM is better than BIM. Infra shd be more or less similar with both being residential progams and both have similar quality placements
this time.) . and during that background search, i obtained three brochures of ur Insti all frm previous yrs. almost all the names mentioned there, ie. ur faculty members, ur prestigious alumni etc. all were having typical south Indian names. also, i made some contacts there in BHEL, v've some family frens there, they too've mentioned the same factor. when v discussed the insti's in our coaching centre, again BIM was branded. i went thru the downloadable files in ur site abt convocation, prize winnings etc. there too the names were like Mr. Hari Hara Vel and like. ( i found the dandiya celeb pics also, and i'm missing it really bad 
