Zee Business best B-School survey: IIM-A still No 1

New Delhi: The Zee Business survey of best B-Schools in India has thrown up interesting results this year. While IIM -Ahmedabad retains its place at the top spot, followed by IIM-Bangalore and IIM-Calcutta, IIM-Lucknow has been left behind by both XLRI and IIPM in the overall rankings.

IIPM has gained in this year’s ranking, coming up from number 7 last year to the 5th position this year in the overall rankings.

Like last year, the top rankers in Industry interface and Placement have been the three IIMs – A, B and C – in that order. However, IIM – Calcutta improved its infrastructure and pushed back IIM – Bangalore this year. In Global exposure IIPM and FMS – Delhi ruled again this year. Second and third ranking IIM – Ahmedabad and Bangalore exchanged places.

The survey was done after interviewing faculty members from different B-schools, recruiters, students, and young professionals. They were asked to rate the schools over a range of parameters covering overall placements, global placements, international internships, global faculty, student exchange programs, industry interface, faculty – both in-house & visiting, course contents, research & publications and infrastructure.

The results threw up these rankings:

Overall Ranking

1. IIM – Ahmedabad
2. IIM – Bangalore
3. IIM – Calcutta
4. XLRI, Jamshedpur
5. IIPM
6. FMS – Delhi
7. IIM – Lucknow
8. IIFT – Delhi
9. IIM – Kozhikode
10. IIM – Indore
11. ISB, Hyderabad
12. Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai
13. Symbiosis (SIBM), Pune
14. IMT, Ghaziabad
15. SP Jain (SPJIMR), Mumbai
16. Narsee Monjee (NMIMS), Mumbai
17. MDI, Gurgaon
18. Amity Business School – Noida
19. Wellingkar, Mumbai
20. Xavier Institute of Mgt. (XIM), Bhubaneshwar
21. ICFAI – Hyderabad
22. International Management Institute (IMI), Delhi
23. Fore School of Management (FSM) – Delhi
24. Galgotias Business School GBS – Noida
25. KJ Somaiya, Mumbai
26. EMPI – Delhi
27. NL Dalmiya, Mumbai
28. Loyola (LIBA), Chennai
29. NITIE, Mumbai
30. TA Pai (TAPMI), Manipal

Course Content

1 IIM – Ahmedabad
2 IIM – Calcutta
3 IIM – Bangalore
4 Xavier labour research institute (XLRI),Jamshedpur
5 IIM – Lucknow
6 IIFT – Delhi
7 IIPM
8 Jamnalal Bajaj institute of management studies, Mumbai (JBIMS)
9 Faculty of management studies FMS – Delhi
10 IIM – Kozhikode
11 Narsee Monjee (NMIMS), Mumbai
12 IIM – Indore
13 Institute of management technology, (IMT) Ghaziabad
14 SP Jain institute of management and research (SPJIMR), Mumbai
15 Indian School of business (ISB,) Hyderabad

Source: Zeenews