Why ISB will beat IIMs

[cat_a_gal]

By jove - this is what your director said - by jove!!!!!

FT RANKINGS & IIMA: A message to alumni from IIMA director Samir Barua.

The latest rankings of MBA programmes by Financial Times (FT) have caused some concern among a few of us. This is a clarification on the matter, based on the information provided by the team of FT which carried out the rankings:

The criteria used by FT for inclusion of a programme in the list of programmes for the ranking study included the following key features:

I The programme had to be a ‘post-experience’ MBA programme. That is, work experience ought to be a mandatory requirement for admission to the programme.

II The programme ought to have graduated at least three batches. That is, new programmes, that were less than three years old, did not qualify for the ranking study.

IIMA’s flagship programme, the PGP, did not qualify for inclusion in the list since it is not a post-experience programme (it does admit candidates without work experience). IIMA’s one year executive education programme, the PGPX, did not qualify since only the second batch is completing the programme. If the same criteria were to continue for inclusion in the list for ranking MBA programmes, the PGPX would qualify only in 2010. Till then, no programme of IIMA would qualify for ranking of MBA programmes by FT.

As regards, the PGP, the Institute has been informed by FT that the programme qualifies for inclusion in the list of programmes for ranking as Masters Programme in Management. If the institute decides to participate in this (Masters Programme in Management) ranking by FT, then the PGP will be included under this category.

[jove]

Originally Posted by cat_a_gal

By jove - this is what your director said - by jove!!!!!

FT RANKINGS & IIMA: A message to alumni from IIMA director Samir Barua.

The latest rankings of MBA programmes by Financial Times (FT) have caused some concern among a few of us. This is a clarification on the matter, based on the information provided by the team of FT which carried out the rankings:

The criteria used by FT for inclusion of a programme in the list of programmes for the ranking study included the following key features:

I The programme had to be a ‘post-experience’ MBA programme. That is, work experience ought to be a mandatory requirement for admission to the programme.

II The programme ought to have graduated at least three batches. That is, new programmes, that were less than three years old, did not qualify for the ranking study.

IIMA’s flagship programme, the PGP, did not qualify for inclusion in the list since it is not a post-experience programme (it does admit candidates without work experience). IIMA’s one year executive education programme, the PGPX, did not qualify since only the second batch is completing the programme. If the same criteria were to continue for inclusion in the list for ranking MBA programmes, the PGPX would qualify only in 2010. Till then, no programme of IIMA would qualify for ranking of MBA programmes by FT.

As regards, the PGP, the Institute has been informed by FT that the programme qualifies for inclusion in the list of programmes for ranking as Masters Programme in Management. If the institute decides to participate in this (Masters Programme in Management) ranking by FT, then the PGP will be included under this category.

thats what.....so the rankings which went pro-isb cannot be used as a weapon against the iims....but tell me...is there any point debating.look at all the posts from 2006, do you think anyone listened to reason?ppl have their ideas and ideologies and mostly will not change them.if you feel iims are better then well..... to you they will always be so.what will matter is that u land up where u want to,and the rest ,as they say...is history

[vivekrvcse]

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Originally Posted by cat_a_gal

Mr Eric Segal - as an aspirant you need to check out what your ISB does inside. Here are some facts from inside ISB. Let some ISB ppl deny it!

1) ISB clearly states that work experience is a requirement to apply to ISB. TRUE
2) ISB does take freshers with or without high GMAT scores. FALSE
3) These freshers have a really tough time getting jobs on campus. FALSE
4) ISB qualified for the FT ranking only because work experience is a must.

QUALIFIES yes - but then so do hundreds of other programs.

5) The FT ranking requires your salary increase pre-MBA to post-MBA. No experience candidates in ISB if they get a job show infinity salary increase

No freshers

6) All the IIMs did not qualify for FT ranking even though about two thirds have more than two years experience in the IIMs - FT said that it was because IIMs do not state work experience as a requirement - the formula will not work.

more than 50 % are freshers

7) ISB used only its few foreign placements with dollar salary for calculation. 111 foreign placements I think - not few
FT has been taken for a ride - Eric Segal is taken for a ride too!

I am not a fool to get into this ISB ride!!