IIMB ranked number one B-school in Central Asia

Bangalore, Oct 31 (UNI) Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has been ranked as the best business school in Central Asia (covering Central Asia, the Middle East and South Asia) by Paris-based agency Eduniversal, IIMB Director Pankaj Chandra said today.

Speaking at the 35th Foundation Day function here, he said that .

The award would be presented on the occasion of the Ed-Universal World Convention to be held in Paris on November four and five.

"IIMB has also been ranked amongst the top 27 Business Schools in the World from a list of 1000," he said.

The award recognises the three best Institutions within each of the nine Ed-Universal geographical zones-- Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Latin America, Northern America, Central Asia, Far Eastern Asia and Oceania.

The Deans of the 1000 best Business Schools from 153 countries have ranked IIMB as the best Business Schools in the Central Asia Zone, with a recommendation rate of 398 per thousand, followed by IIM-A (379) and IIM-C (321), classified under "internationally known".

According to IIMB, Ed-Universal selection endorses IIMB's international reputation and influence defined as the capacity of a Business School to make a student valuable and thus to improve their employability in domestic and international spheres.

The process of selection involved a global mapping system meeting the criteria universality and the international reputation of each academic institution.

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