Bengaluru: The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has been ranked among the top ten in the list of Financial Times Asia-Pacific Business schools 2018, released on Monday. It takes the eighth position in the overall ranking, alongside schools like Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China), CEIBS (China), and National University of Singapore Business School (Singapore) among others. IIMB is one of only two Indian B-schools that have featured in the top ten.
IIMB Director Prof. G. Raghuram said that the ranking strengthens the belief in the methodology followed by the institute and commits the faculty to further provide high-quality management education. “Through our programmes, we give our students a competitive and challenging environment. Our curriculum provides a unique blend of strategic thinking, theoretical knowledge and experiential learning,” he said.
IIMB’s two-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) takes the 4th position under the Master in Management (MiM) category. The institute’s Executive Post Graduate Programme (Global MBA), Open Executive Education (Open ExecEd) and Custom Executive Education (Custom ExecEd) programmes were also ranked at 9th, 7th and 8th positions. The top 25 ranks are based on the quality diverse course offerings in business schools.
IIM-Ahmedabad stood fourth in the same rankings.
