FT Rankings: IIM Indore in Top 100; 4th amongst B-Schools in India

The B-school has also grabbed sixth position in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF Ranking 2021) released by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIM Indore) stands firm on its mission to offer a world-class and contextually relevant academic course curriculum to its participants. This has been reflected in the FT Rankings announced on September 13, 2021, and the QS Rankings declared on September 11, 2021, the institute said in its official press release. The B-school has also grabbed sixth position in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF Ranking 2021) released by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. This position is one step higher than the previous year.

The press note stated that IIM Indore has been listed in the Top 100 in the FT Rankings for its flagship Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) under the Masters in Management Category, with 4th rank in India and 3rd rank amongst all the IIMs. IIM Indore has also bagged the 25th rank amongst all the top business schools in Asia under the QS Global MBA Rankings, with 4th position amongst the IIMs and 5th amongst the top business schools in India. The Institute has been ranked in the 151-200 band in the QS Ranking.

The institute is celebrating its silver jubilee year and will be turning 25-year-old in October 2021. Sharing his delight over the rankings, Professor Himanshu Rai, Director, IIM Indore said, “We have been ranked in the Top 100 FT Rankings for our Post Graduate Programme in Management; and are the third amongst IIMs and the fourth business school in the nation to be listed among the top-100. We now aim to be in the Top 50 and will ensure working harder for the same.” He mentioned that as the Institute approaches its 25th Foundation Day, it has been ranked 25th in Asia in QS World Rankings for our global MBA (amongst top 200 in the world, 5th in India, 4th amongst IIMs). Congratulating all the stakeholders of the Institute for their continued support, Rai said, “We look forward to moving ahead in line with our mission with determination and grit.”

The parameters under which FT Rankings have been released are broadly divided into Alumni Career Progress, School Diversity and International Experience & Research, which were further categorized into 21 criteria. These included number of participants enrolled, company internships, average course length, etc.

Meanwhile, the methodology involved in releasing QS Ranking included six simple metrics namely, academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, citations per faculty, international faculty ratio and international student ratio. The ranking indicators included thought leadership, return on investment, entrepreneurship and alumni outcomes, employability and diversity. IIM Indore stands at 3rd position for the return on investment indicator in the nation, the press release noted.

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