Symbiosis Institute of Business Management MBA Review By Anushree Khandelwal

SIBM Pune is among the top 5 colleges in the Symbiosis Group of Colleges, throughout the country. Located at the beautiful hilltop, this campus is an absolute breathtaking beauty. It started back in 1978 and has been rated among the best B-schools in India multiple times. It ranks 17th in the list of top 50 Business Schools listed by NIRF, Government of India.

The institute specializes in MBA in varying and uncommon branches like MBA - Leadership, MBA - Innovation and Entrepreneurship along with other basic courses like Marketing or Finance. The Innovation and Entrepreneurship MBA is basically aimed at proving you the best combination of how you work as an employee and an employer. It focuses on startup culture and how entrepreneurs start their journey. It also helps students with ongoing family businesses to expand further and bring innovation in their working.

The institute offers top-notch professors coming from very highly educated backgrounds. They bring along with them experiences and stories. The way of teaching is very engaging and practical. The top tier teaching team is also running their own startups and tells you how they overcame their problems, while teaching you how to start your own brands.

The hostels are present on the campus as it is a fixed residential program. There are 4 hostels, two each for girls and boys. There is a sharing option available based on your course and year of the course. Single rooms are not provided. The hostels are very clean and highly maintained. Each room has an attached bathroom and basic amenities. Each floor has separate water coolers. The ground floor of each hostel has a small pantry if you want to make anything, along with a fridge.

The campus is huge, so much that they have bicycle stands in almost every 500m. It starts with the academic and the administration block with a huge Saraswati Mata statue, symbolizing the importance of education. There is a huge library spread across 2 floors. There is a big canteen cum cafeteria adjoining the academic block. As you move ahead there is a mess and essential shops for everyday requirements along with a general store and a salon. Past those are the sports complexes, gym and hostels.

The campus life is a mix of education and fun. There are a lot of activities, events and gigs happening throughout the year. The peer group adds to it because students come from the best of the backgrounds and good families. The SIBM fests are very popular throughout the city. A lot of singers, artists and stand-up comics of India perform in these.