IIM-B ranked No 1 B-school in India

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) has for the second consecutive year been recognised as the number one business school in India.

As per the 2009 worldwide business school ranking done by Eduniversal, a unit of French consulting firm SMBG, IIM-B has been chosen as the top business school in India.

In the Eduniversal Palmes 2009, IIM-B has been awarded '5 Palmes', the highest recognition under the evaluation, accorded to "Universal Business Schools with major international influence".

The Award effectively positions IIM-B among the 100 best business schools worldwide, an IIMB release said.

Notably, the Deans of the 1,000 best business schools from 153 countries have voted for IIM-B with a recommendation rate of 395 per thousand, followed by IIM-Ahmedabad (345).

The Eduniversal Palmes uses a comprehensive methodology that takes into account all the aspects of a business schools' influence on three different levels.

"We are delighted to once again receive this recognition as India's top management school," said IIM-B Director Pankaj Chandra. "We are making several efforts to enhance the quality of learning and impact of our research so that IIMB remains the preferred management school for students with global aspirations."

The process of the Eduniversal Official Selection involves a global mapping system meeting the criteria of universality and the international reputation of each academic institution.