Outlook Rankings 2011: Know where Top B-schools stand

Outlook India recently unveiled that very moment for which many nerves were eagerly awaiting. With coming of Outlook Rankings 2011 for top B-schools, the results and assessment pattern has calmed several anxious souls. Very comprehensive and in-depth in its assessment, Outlook India has prudently segregated different institutes into various categories.

The magazine awarded these rankings on grounds of various parameters like:

• Selection Process
• Personality Development
• Academic Excellence
• Infrastructure Facilities
• Placements

MBA being a coveted program draws students from lengths and breadths of the nation. Individuals with vivid dreams in their eyes try getting through premier management institutes. But with changing times, the very nature of MBA program too has undergone several changes. From exam system and satellite campuses to foreign universities and virtual mentoring, the essence surrounding an institute has completely transformed. Outlook Rankings 2011 for top B-schools clearly focus on all those institute's who in spite of swaying winds have held their stature high.

Given below are the rankings for the top 10 Government B-schools in India.

• IIM, Ahmedabad
• IIM, Bangalore
• IIM, Kolkata
• FMS, Delhi
• IIM, Kozhikode
• IIM, Indore
• IIFT, Delhi
• NITIE, Mumbai
• Jamnalal Bajaj Inst of Mgmt, Mumbai
• S.J. Mehta School, IIT-Bombay, Mumbai

Given below are the ranking for the top 10 Private B-schools in India.

• XLRI, Jamshedpur
• MDI, Gurgaon
• S.P. Jain Inst of Mgmt, Mumbai
• IMT, Ghaziabad
• XIM, Bhubaneswar
• NMIMS, Mumbai
• IMI, Delhi
• SCMHRD, Pune
• TAPMI, Manipal
• K.J. Somaiya Inst of Mgmt, Mumbai

What these rankings reveal?

Mentioned below are some of the most significant findings of Outlook Rankings 2011.

• Outlook rankings clearly reveal the fact that the average salary drawn by students of top 25 B-schools is 10.12 lpa, which is way more than the rest of the 50 B-schools. As students studying in the latter bracket draw a package of just around 5.39 lpa. Thus, a huge gap in terms of remuneration can be seen. However, one of the prime reasons for this drastic gap is high amount of packages in top 10 institutes.
• The survey also shows how premier institutes like IIM Lucknow and IIM Shillong, SIBM Pune have failed to make in the Outlook rankings.
• 60% of top 25 colleges highlighted by Outlook have one thing in common. All of them have introduced new programs since 2010. 72% of these institute's have a provision for foreign exchange programs.
• Just 32% of permanent faculty at top 25 B-schools has over 10 years of concrete academic experience.
• 70% of top 75 B-schools prefer admitting students on basis of their CAT scores.
• Nitie Mumbai was rated the top sectoral college in India.
• FMS and Delhi school of Economics (DSE) were rated the top 2 institutes with best Return on Investment in India.

Listed below are the names of Top 15 companies recruiting students from top 25 B-schools.

• Delloite
• Procter and Gamble
• ICICI bank
• Goldman Sachs
• Citibank
• Accenture
• Tata Motors
• Nomura
• JP Morgan
• Johnson and Johnson
• Infosys Technologies
• HUL
• HCL Technologies Ltd
• Boston Consulting Group
• Yes bank

So if you too are a B-school aspirant then these rankings can help you in getting a step closer to your pursuit.

Source: Priyanka Wali (Shiksha Team)