Top Business Schools

Ranking of B schools is based on various parameters:
  • Brand Equity of the B school
    It depends on the heritage of the school and its pedagogy which helps in creating its image in the mind of people.
  • Placements
    This is the most important criteria a student looks into before selecting a B school.
  • Faculty to student ratio
    Faculty to student ratio is an indication of how accessible a faculty is and the kind of attention a student gets.
  • Course Content
    It should be up to date and in accordance with the industry requirements and curriculum should be well structured.
  • Infrastructure
    Most of the time of students is spent on the campus, so, state of the art infrastructure is needed to provide conducive environment for student's efficient learning.
  • ROI ( return on investment)
    With ever increasing fees of B schools, ROI has become an important parameter for evaluating a B school.
  • Industry interface
    Classroom teaching should be complemented with interactions with industry people as it would prepare the students for their future.

Some Important Business Schools in India:



IIM-A (Indian institute of Management - Ahemdabad): Established in 1961, IIM-A is an active collaboration of the government of India and the Government of Gujarat. A notable international school of management, the institute had initial collaboration with Harvard Business School.

IIM-C (Indian Institute of Management - Calcutta {now Kolkata}): The first IIM Schools, This management school completed its golden Jubilee in 2010. It has vision of emerging as an international centre of excellence in all facets of management.

IIM-B (Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore): Established in 1973, this institute has world class infrastructure and has tie-ups with some of the leading corporate houses in the country.

IIM-K (Indian Institute of Management - Kozhikode): The management development programmes of this institute are designed to provide working executives with state of art concepts and practices in management.

IIM-L (Indian Institute of Management - Lucknow): Founded in 1984, IIM Lucknow has mission to be a global, socially conscious and integrated school of management and work towards management development both in India and abroad.

XLRI School of Business and Human Resources: Founded in 1949 in Jamshedpur, XLRI aims at being a management school with a passion for academic excellence, uncompromising human values and integrity.

ISB (India School of Business) - With the aim to be a globally competent institute, ISB focus on the research driven approach to management studies. It is located in Hyderabad.

FMS (Faculty of Management studies): Established in 1954, FMS focuses on management education more than just business management. It has successful alluminis all across the world. It is situated in the Capital City of India, New Delhi.

SP Jain Institute of Management and Research: Established in 1938, it is a constituent on unit of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan. It has twin objectives of Influencing Practice'' and 'Promoting Value Based Growth.' It is located in the city of Mumbai.

NMIMS (Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies): One of the India's prime educational and research institutes, NMIMS has schools in Business, Engineering, Pharmacy, Architecture, Science, commerce and Economics.

NITIE (National Institute of Industrial Engineering): Established in 1963 with the assistance of United Nations development project, it has vision to be a leader in the knowledge led productivity movement.

MDI (Management Development Institute): This AICTE recognised institute has the aim to develop conceptual knowledge on the subject behavioural skills. It is located in Gurgaon.

Great Lakes Institute of Management: Situated in Chennai, Great Lakes provide quality education at an affordable cost. Its By-line is "Global Mindset Indian Roots."

Business Schools Rankings

Overall RankingRanking on the basis of Placements
1 IIM-A
2 IIM-C
3 IIM-B
4 ISB
5 XLRI
6 IIM-L
7 FMS
8 IIM-K
9 S.P. Jain
10 IIM-I
1 ISB
2 IIM-A
3 IIM-C
4 NMIMS
5 NITIE
6 XLRI
7 MDI
8 IIM-I
9 Great Lakes Institute of Management
10 S.P. Jain
Last Updated on : January 3, 2014