The Top 20 B-schools from the MBAUniverse.com B School Rankings 2011-12 were released on 8 December 2011.

Now it's time to unveil the full list of Top 75 B-schools from Rankings 2011-12. For you to understand these scores, we first present to you an explanation of the different parameters. Input Scores based on: - Number of applications per seat - Quality of student intake, as determined by the candidates academic history and entrance exam cut-off scores - Percentage of students admitted with professional degrees (like CA/Medicine/Engineering) - Work experience of students admitted Process Scores based on: - Size & quality of full time faculty: Quality of faculty is judged on percentage of faculty with a PhD & their teaching experience - Size and quality of visiting faculty - Industry exposure: Based on quantity and quality of industry speakers visiting campus - Physical Infrastructure: Residential campus (that promotes holistic learning) is given higher weightage than non-residential. Output Scores based on: - Placements performance: As measured by percentage of students placed and their Median salary. - Academic output: As determined by the number of Research Papers, Consultancy assignments, and MDPs (These are only top line parameters. Many sub-parameters were analysed to arrive at final rankings.) You can now check below the ranks of the top 75 B-schools on the basis of the three parameters, the input parameter, process parameter and output parameter. These detailed break-ups give you a clearer idea of the strengths and areas of improvements of all Top 75 B-schools. The MBAUniverse.com B School Rankings 2011-12 are primarily aimed at MBA aspirants who are aiming to join B schools of their dreams in 2012, but are confused with respect to which B-schools they should apply to.

To guide lakhs of MBA aspirants to choose the right B-schools, MBAUniverse.com released its second comprehensive ranking of 75 leading B-schools in India on 8 December 2011. In this special series, based on comprehensive rankings data, we will analyze the strengths and areas of improvements for the top B-schools. This analysis will help you, the MBA aspirant, understand B-schools better, and take an informed decision - which B-schools to apply and seek admissions. We start by analysing data for the numero uno B-school on our rankings - IIM A. How IIM A performs on our Rankings As you can see from the Table 1 below, the B school ranks No.1 on Input Parameter, No. 2 on Process Parameter, and No. 2 in Output parameter as well. Table 1: Input, Process, Output Scores of Top 5 B schools

B-SCHOOL

City

Final Score Process Outpu Input (Input+ t Overall Score Output Score Score Rank (300) + (390) (310) Process ) 378.23 304.97 950.00 390.00 289.72 935.12 351.84 274.47 864.95 329.52 295.91 853.39 329.58 269.49 839.78 1 2 3 4 5

AHMEDABA 266.81 D IIM KOLKATA 255.40 IIM LUCKNOW 238.64 JAMSHEDPU XLRI 227.96 R IIM INDORE 240.71 Source: MBAUniverse.com B-school Rankings 2011-12 IIM

Input Scores were based on following sub-parameters: - Number of applications per seat - Quality of student intake, as determined by the candidates academic history and entrance exam cut-off scores - Percentage of students admitted with professional degrees (like CA/Medicine/Engineering) - Work experience of students admitted Process Scores were based on following sub-parameters: - Size & quality of full time faculty: Quality of faculty is judged on percentage of faculty with a PhD & their teaching experience - Size and quality of visiting faculty - Industry exposure: Based on quantity and quality of industry speakers visiting campus - Physical Infrastructure: Residential campus (that promotes holistic learning) is given higher weightage than non-residential. Output Scores were based on following sub-parameters: - Placements performance: As measured by percentage of students placed and their Median

salary. - Academic output: As determined by the number of Research Papers, Consultancy assignments, and MDPs Analysis of admissions, faculty and placements data Lets now go a bit deeper, and analyze the data that makes IIM A the number 1 B-school on our rankings. IIMA, the No.1 rank holder, received the highest number of applications from MBA aspirants for the new session 2011-12. The B school received 2,05,699 applications for 305 seats. This is the reason that the B school is often rated as the toughest to get into. The B school also had the highest entrance exam cut off for admissions, which was CAT 99.81 percentile. Table 2: Admissions, faculty & placement Data of IIMA (2011-12)

Institute Name

Othe Visitin Applicatio CAT r Work Total Permanen g Median n - Cut Exam Experienc Seat t Faculty Facult Salary Received off - cut e s y off

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF 99.8 205699 NA 74 MANAGEMEN 1 T AHMEDABAD Source: MBAUniverse.com B-school Rankings 2011-12

88

NA

305 1515000

Our survey data shows that IIMA also boasts of the highest number of permanent faculty -88 distinguished faculty members teach at IIMA. IIMA provides the very high median salary of Rs. 15,15,000. This is second only to FMS Delhi's median salary. The other things that make IIMA No. 1 The B-school entered the 50th year of its journey on December 11, 2010. The most galvanizing thing to talk about IIMA is its strong record it has maintained all these years since its establishment in churning out highly skilled professionals who are ruling the roost in the business world today. These people have made IIMA very proud with their achievements in various fields which are quite extraordinary. The first eminent alumnus from IIMA is none other than Late C.K. Prahalad, who was rated as the number one management thinker globally. To his name, there are some bestselling books like Competing for the Future, The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid and The New Age of Innovation. Moreover, he wrote down a number of award-winning articles. Talking about the Indian business leaders who are alumnus of IIMA and who have proved their mettle even abroad, nobody can miss out on Ajay Banga. He is the President and CEO of MasterCard.

There are numerous other distinguished alumni. They are: K V Kamath, Chairman, Infosys Technologies; Kiran Karnik, former president, NASSCOM; M S Banga, former head of Unilever's India operations and many others. Recognized as a leader in management learning, IIMA never recedes from implementing new and necessary changes to prepare its students for the next emerging challenges in business sector. In tune with the changing reality, its curriculum is designed to reflect that and in so doing helps students make better choices for themselves. The students also acquire learning from leaders of illustrious companies visiting the campus regularly. So, as the minds get brainstormed by the faculty and pushed to think out of the box, its location is also the plus point to be cheerful about. After all, the seed of good things fruitfully takes root in a place which is obscured by beautiful nature. And IIM-Ahmedabad, spread on a hundred acre land with lots of greenery and red bricks, is unquestionably a gleaming symbol of that symbiosis. Its exchange program with many global management schools abroad is also the reason for setting it apart from other B-schools in the country. This includes Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Stern School of Business (NY, USA), Columbia Business School (NY, USA).