The Hindu BusinessLine-MBAUniverse.com B-school Ranking 2016-17 to be released on December 21

The wait is finally over! The much awaitedThe Hindu BusinessLine - MBAUniverse.com B-school Rankings 2017 is set to be released on December 21, 2016. The Ranking uses acomprehensive 360 degree evaluation framework built around three criteria: Input, Process and Output. The Ranking isconducted in guidance of an eminent advisory body that is chaired byDr Bakul Dholakia, Former Director, IIM Ahmedabad & Former Director General, IMI New Delhi.

Widely recognized as Indias most credible Ranking, virtually every top B-schools including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, IIM Bangalore, XLRI has participated in this ranking, making it a highly competitive and toughest to secure a top rank.In line with changing trends towards mission-alignment and globalization, this year onwards, Ranking gives explicit weightage to Top 3 International Accreditations AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA. No other international accreditation is recognized for this purpose.

Ranking 2016-17 Highlights are:

• -- Conducted under the guidance of Ranking Advisory Committee comprising of distinguished management academics and researchers
• -- Comprehensive 360 degree Rankings created based on three criteria: Input (Applications & Student selection), Process (Academic rigor based on curriculum, research, faculty quality), Output (Quality of Placements, Entrepreneurship initiatives)
• -- Follows a completely data-driven methodology. No perception survey data is used. By comparison, almost media rankings give 50% weightage to perception survey data
• -- Ranking Methodology based on advanced statistical techniques and procedures of data validation and estimation, like Factor Analysis andPrincipal Component Analysis
• -- In line with changing trends, this year onwards, Ranking gives weightage to Top 3 International Accreditations AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA.

Since 2010, MBAUniverse.com has been conducting annual B-school Rankingwhich is widely recognized as one of Indias most credible MBA ranking. Ranking offers a credible yardstick for the MBA aspirant community to decide which B-school to apply to. Recognizing its credibility, The Hindu Group, one of Indias most trusted newspaper groups, has joined hands with MBAUniverse.com to co-create The Hindu BusinessLine - MBAUniverse.com B-school Rankings 2017.

Ranking Chairman Dr Bakul Dholakia is widely recognized for his contribution to Management Education in India. Dr Bakul Dholakia served as a Director of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad and Director General of IMI New Delhi. Mr Raghavan Srinivasan, Editor, Hindu BusinessLine Newspaper and Market Research Guru DrRajesh Shukla, MD, ICE360, and Former Director, NCAER Center Macro Consumer Research are part of the Ranking Advisory Body.
The Rankings will have high reach and impact with The Hindu and MBAUniverse.com partnership and will reach more than 2.5 Lakhs students and parents.