Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) is the top B-school in India, according to Financial Times (FT) Masters in Management (MiM) Ranking 2022. IIM-B has been placed 31st globally, advancing from the 47th position the previous year.
Moreover, the two-year full-time Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) has topped the FT MiM Ranking in India, with the school being ranked the highest on parameters such as value for money, women on the Institute’s Board, faculty with doctorates, international course experience, and weighted salary (in US$), career progress, and international mobility of its graduates.
“We are happy that our focus on excellence is being consistently reflected in national and global rankings. IIMB’s leadership position in these rankings play a part in raising the visibility and reputation of the school,” said IIM-B Director Prof Rishikesha T Krishnan.
SPJIMR in top 50
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) has ranked 44th globally for its flagship two-year full-time postgraduate diploma in management (PGDM) in the FT rankings. SPJIMR Dean Dr Varun Nagaraj said: “We are pleased that our mission, our approach, and our outcomes continue to be recognised internationally. It is yet another affirmation that SPJIMR is making a positive difference to business and society.”
Five other Indian B-schools in the top 100 are — IIM Lucknow (64), IIM Udaipur (81), IIM Indore (89), and new entrants NMIMS Mumbai (96), and IMI New Delhi (97).
The core metrics considered for the rankings include value for money, career progress, aims achieved, career services, employability, female students, the involvement of women on the Institute’s board, female faculty, international mobility, and faculty with doctorates.
The FT MiM ranking is based on 16 criteria. Alumni responses is part of the seven criteria that together contribute 59 per cent to the ranking’s total weight. The remaining nine criteria are calculated from school data and given 41 per cent weightage.