Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has retained the top spot among the best B-schools in Central Asia in the Eduniversal rankings 2020. The awards were announced at the annual Eduniversal 3-D World Convention 2020. Eduniversal is a global ranking and rating agency specialising in higher education. It internationally ranks 1,000 business schools in 154 countries across nine geographical locations. The ranking is done through peer reviews by the deans of the participating business schools.
IIM Bangalore offers MOOCs and is the coordinating institute for management education for the SWAYAM courses delivered on the EdX platform, which is also the platform hosting IIMBangalore’s MOOCs. Eduniversal appreciated IIMB’s student exchange programmes, which has several partner universities from across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America. IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta are the other B-schools that have been awarded this year .
Professor Rishikesha T Krishnan, Director, IIM Bangalore, said: “IIMB is honoured to be among the top three schools from Central Asia voted by our peers in the survey. While the pandemic has disrupted the normal, IIMB has been managing the processes and has ensured learning continuity remarkably well. The award is a recognition of IIMB’s vision to be a globally-renowned academic institution fostering excellence in management, innovation and entrepreneurship.”