IIM Ahmedabad ranks 15th globally in Financial Times Management Rankings

MUMBAI: The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Ahmedabad, Calcutta and Bangalore have been ranked at 15th, 16th and 26th places respectively in the Financial Times (FT) Masters in Management Rankings 2015 released today.

While IIMA has edged up one place from 16th rank last year, IIM Calcutta has moved down from last year’s 13th position.

IIMA was ranked number one worldwide on placement-related criteria, such as ‘salary’, ‘employed at three months’, and ‘company internships’. The institute was also top ranked in “faculty with doctorates” with 100 per cent of IIMA faculty meeting that metric.

IIM Calcutta is first in the ‘careers’ rank, ahead of its counterparts at Bangalore and Ahmedabad. The rank is based on seniority of graduates and size of company.

“Rankings are useful for benchmarking how we are doing compared to peer institutions,” said IIMA director, Prof. Ashish Nanda. “We are also committed to increasing the diversity of the IIMA community and have taken specific steps, including introduction of supernumerary seats for international students and revisions to our admissions process towards achieving this objective,” he added.