★ Collvera highlights · what we noticed
- 1FMS pays back fees in 1 months — 13.4× faster than XLRI (13.4 mo).
| Field | 🏛️ IIM A | 🦅 FMS | ⚜️ XLRI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Vastrapur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi – North Campus, Delhi - 110007 | Circuit House Area (East), Jamshedpur, Jharkhand - 831001 |
| Founded | 1961 | 1954 | 1949 |
| NIRF Rank | #1 | #10 | #10 |
| Placements | |||
| Average CTC | ₹32.47 L | ₹30.10 L | ₹31.40 L |
| Median CTC | ₹32.50 L | ₹30.00 L | ₹29.00 L |
| Highest CTC | ₹231.03 L | ₹101.00 L | ₹59.00 L |
| Placement Rate | 100% | 92% | 100% |
| Batch Size | 402 | 298 | not disclosed |
| Fees | |||
| Total 2-year fee | ₹27.50 L | ₹2.43 L | ₹35.00 L |
| Collvera verdict | |||
| Apply if | You have 98-99%ile, strong academics from Class 10, and you want consulting or FMCG leadership roles. | You want the absolute best ROI in Indian MBA. You're a strong CAT performer (96+ percentile likely needed) with solid Class 10/12 marks. You're comfortable with Delhi (not relocating to a residential hilltop campus). You value University of Delhi legacy + Delhi corporate access (Connaught Place, Aerocity, Gurgaon, Noida). You're drawn to consulting/IB/Marketing pipelines. Women candidates get a formal +5 marks bonus. | You are targeting HR (any flavour — HRBP, HR consulting, comp & ben, HR analytics) and want India's deepest specialisation; or you have 18-30 months of work experience with values-driven career goals; or you scored 92+ percentile on XAT 2026 with sectional balance; or you want the Tata ecosystem exposure that no other B-school provides. |
| Skip if | You want a relaxed 2 years, prioritise location, or are targeting international placements. | Your CAT is below 92 percentile — even Tier-2 IIMs and MDI may be more accessible. If you want a full residential cohort experience, FMS's lack of mandatory hostel may feel like a downgrade. If you want strong international brand exposure or AACSB/AMBA accreditation, look at MDI or SPJIMR. If you want to relocate out of Delhi, FMS isn't the right fit. | Your priority is pure investment banking with international ambitions (choose IIM Calcutta), or FMCG brand management (IIM Ahmedabad has structurally better depth), or you cannot commit to two years on a Jamshedpur or Delhi-NCR campus, or your XAT 2026 percentile is below 88 in any category (the cutoff bar is real and non-negotiable). |
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