PGDM at LIBA Chennai has one of the best ROIs: Dr. S. Peter Xavier S.J

According to Dr. S. Peter Xavier S.J, Director, Loyola Institute of Business Administration(LIBA), Chennai Pursuing PGDM at LIBA is one of the best returns on investment among Indian Colleges.
The institute closed its application process on February 1, 2014 and according to the sources, number of applications received at the institute for admission is around 5000, much more than expected for admission 2014-16 batch. This Chennai based premier B school has an intake of 120 management students to its PGDM programmes. An important feature is that despite being a Private run college, it has no seats under Management quota.

Shortlisting at LIBA Chennai

The institute has a shortlisting criteria based on overall as well as sectional CAT/XAT percentile; academic performance and work experience. Candidates with 85+ percentile in CAT and 80+ in XAT may expect to be shortlisted for the final admission round.

GDPIWAT includes Casestudy

Short listed candidates will be called for WAT-Group Discussion and interview for final selection at Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. Candidates can give their choice of Interview centre.

Major components of final admission round are 15-20 minutes case study exercise followed by group discussion and personal interview. Group discussion will be based on case study and will be focused more to ascertain the candidates suitability to the programme.

The process of final admission round at LIBA Chennai is going to begin in the last week of February 2014 and will continue till middle of March 2014.

Admission Prospects

With the number of applicants, having applied for admission to 2014-16 batch the ratio has moved to 1:40; so 1 candidate out of 40 can expect to be admitted. LIBA has been a much sought after B school for PGDM/MBA aspirants. Its management programmes are approved both by ACTE and AIU. Even during the downward trend the institute has to judiciously choose the candidates in final selection round.

Know the Return on Investment

LIBA Chennai claims to be one of the institutes providing best return on investment. While the learning and outdoor exposure to the students is a great experience at the institute, the total fee collected for the entire PGDM programme is around 9 lakhs for two years.

Average placement package offered to the students during last year was Rs. 8 lakhs per annum. The highest package was Rs.12 lakhs; higher by 4 lakhs than the average salary.

Key features

Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), established in 1979, is one of Indias premier management institutes, consistently ranked among the best business schools in the country by MBAUniverse.com and other top rated ranking institutions. According to Prof. S. Rajeshwar, Chairperson Admissions LIBA provides autonomy to students leading to peer interaction. Besides Village visits that help us understand the societal needs, self awareness and practical team building activities outside the college, catalyzes learning.

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