IIM(C) 17th in prestigious global management ranking

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta has secured the 17th rank globally in the 'Financial Times Masters in Management Rankings 2019'.

The institute got the ranking for its 2-Year Masters in Business Administration (formerly Post Graduate Programme in Management), an IIM (C) statement said on Monday.

The position has been advanced by six ranks this year and the institute bagged the 1st place among the five Indian B-Schools listed in the rankings.

This elevation in the ranking is a reflection of the quality of education provided by the institute and the final outcome of successful employment among the 2-Year MBA programme's alumni, the statement said.

Among the parameters that the ranking was focused on, IIM Calcutta did better than its Indian compatriots on categories such as today's salary, weighted salary, salary percentage increase, career progress ranking, involvement of international faculty, inclusion of international board members, percentage of female faculty and student gender diversity ratio, it said.

Commenting on the 2019 Rankings, Dean, New Initiatives and External Relations, Professor Prashant Mishra said, "The FT Ranking for 2019 is a reiteration of the leadership positions that IIM Calcutta holds in the global management education landscape."