Part - I

The ticket to IIMs, CAT, has already shown its colour on Nov. 21, 2004, shattering the dreams for some while strengthening the hopes for others for the elite B-schools. Since IIMs are one of the most reputed B-schools in India, and after CAT, students are in a dilemma to choose the other good B-schools. The million $ question is how to do it???

There are 1000-plus B-schools in India and half a dozen rankings to boot; notwithstanding the numerous claims & counter-claims in the print and/or electronic media. All of these seem to be true at first sight but it really is a Hobson's choice to decide which one to select & which one to prune from the wannabe list.

Following is an exhaustive list of governing parameters in order of importance for a student to decide the B-school best suited to his/her interests & competence. The governing parameters have been grouped as PRIMARY and SECONDARY:

Primary Parameters

1. Industry Interface

2. Pedagogy & Strength of course

3. Faculty

4. Alumni Strength

5. Specialized B-schools

6. Placements

7. Infrastructure

8. Research Excellence Vs Academic Excellence

Secondary Parameters

1. Degree Vs Diploma

2. Boarding Vs Day School Programme

3. Global affiliations and accreditations

4. Fee Structure

5. Location

6. Timing of entrance examination

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* Contributed by: -
Raman Vohra is an Engineer from NIT Jalandhar. He is a full-time faculty at Top Careers & You, leaders in MBA, MCA, GRE, GMAT preparation in Punjab.
Lokesh Agarwal is an MBA from UBS Chandigarh (Class of 2003). He is a full time Quantitative assessment expert at TCY, Chandigarh.