IIM Bangalore has made a mark in the Eduniversal evaluation system Ranking

Updated on: Thursday, January 07, 2016

iimbWhile there has been apprehensions about Indian higher education not finding place in international rankings, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-Bangalore) has made a mark. Three post-graduate courses of the state-run IIM have been ranked top in Central Asia by the Paris-based international agency, Eduniversal, which specialises in higher education.

According to IANS reports, Eduniversal evaluation system rates an institution on three criteria - Reputation of the programme, first salary post graduation and student satisfaction. "Ranking is part of the agency's study of best masters and Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 30 fields," the statement noted.

"We have renewed our presence as the top management school in Central Asia, having been recognised as the number one business school in the zone, for three of our long-duration programmes," said Ishwar Murthy, dean faculty, IIM Bangalore, in a statement.

Earlier, India had made it to the third rank on the latest list of the Times Higher Education BRICS and Emerging Economies Rankings, after China and Taiwan, with 16 Indian Institutes in the top 200 list. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru ranked 16 and made its debut among the top 20 in this year's list followed by the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-Bombay), which was ranked 29th in the list.

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