The COVID19 pandemic has caused a 7-month disruption in the Indian Education system. Schools, colleges and educational institutes have been forced to improvise their teaching methods to remain afloat. India has also witnessed a fall in the number of active Business schools in the country in the last few years. The number of B-schools fell from 3,450 in 2015-16 to 3,037 in 2019-20. However, with the COVID19 pandemic, B-schools are given the opportunity of innovation in terms of infrastructure and research. They are also given the chance to come up with various post-COVID business models to help companies survive these severe circumstances. During these times, the Marketing and Development Research Associates (MDRA), a Delhi-based market research organization conducted a survey to find out the top 10 Government B- schools in the country.
MDRA conducted a survey based on various parameters such as selection process, governance and establishment, learning experience, living experience, future orientation and placement performance. Each factor added a different weightage to the overall score of the college. MDRA also considered certain eligibility criteria for the survey such as the B-school must offer fulltime classroom management programmes, must be established at least 5 years ago with a minimum of 3 graduated batches. India Today announced the top 10 Government B-schools based on this comprehensive survey conducted by MDRA.
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad has topped the list of best Government B-schools in India while IIM Kolkata and Bengaluru have secured the ranks 2 and 3, respectively. Another IIM i.e. IIM Indore has made it to the top 10 list has secured rank 4 in the country. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode has acquired rank 5 in the top 10 list. Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, ranked 6 among all Government B-schools in India, is one of the few non-IIMs included in the Indian Today rankings. Another Delhi university-affiliated institute called Indian Institute of Foreign Trade has secured rank 7 in the overall list of Government B-schools.
National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, another non-IIM institute, has secured rank 8 in the top 10 list of business schools. Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi has secured the 9th spot in the list, making it three management institutes in Delhi included in the top 10 rankings. IIM Shillong has acquired rank 10 in the top 10 list. From the list produced by MDRA, it is evident that IIMs have again dominated the list with a total of 6 institutes being included in the top 10 list. In terms of cosmopolitan cities, Delhi is at the forefront of best management and business schools (Government) in the country.
