Ripples on the brain

Financial Times has rated ISB among the top 20 MBA schools in the world. FT’s list of top 100 Global MBA schools can be found here. Predictably this piece of news has sparked off celebrations in my alma mater. The school is probably the youngest one, at 6 years, to enter the top 100 in FT’s list.

The key to the rankings calculation is provided here. ISB’s ranking in other parameters can be viewed here.

ISB has scored very well in “Weighted Salary” and “Salary increase” factors which has helped it get into the top 20, as these factors have the maximum weights. Other notable parameters and the corresponding ranks for ISB in those alone are:
- FT research rank, where ISB is 88th among the schools in the list
- International experience rank, where ISB ranks 73rd
- Value for money rank; ISB ranks 68th here
- Aims achieved rank; ISB is 68th
- Alumni recommend rank; ISB is 85th

However it is viewed, this is definitely a great accomplishment for an MBA school in India taking into consideration the fact that this school has almost zilch recognition or support from any academic body of the government (like UGC or AICTE). This success is attributable to a great extent to the founding fathers, most notable among them being Rajat Gupta. Based on the other parameters mentioned above, ISB definitely has a long way to go before it catches up with its elite company. However, the right start has been made…