AIMS: A Top B-school According to Times B-School Survey

Bangalore, India, April 28, 2015 (Newswire.com) - AIMS School of Business (AIMS Institutes) has proved itself as one of the top 25 B-schools in India. This result comes from a recent, research based survey carried out by Times B-School that lists the top 200 business schools in India.

AIMS Institutes offer programmes in business management, commerce, hospitality & tourism, information technology, arts & humanities in Bangalore at graduate and post-graduate levels. AIMS’ MBA programme is one of their most successful and has landed the college 22nd place in a list of 200 B-schools. AIMS also ranks as the 4th top choice of B-school in the south region of India, shadowed only by IIM-Bangalore and Loyola.

Times B-School partnered with i3 Research Consultants to arrive at a list of top 200 schools, using a scientifically developed analysis method. The process included 3 main segments:

Desk Research: This first stage was mainly to generate a comprehensive list of B-schools all over India. The names were derived using previous surveys, magazines, articles and the Internet. Only B-schools that received 30 or more responses were included in the list.

Factual Data Collection: The second stage attempted to fill in the following parameters for each university: Selection process, Accreditations and Affiliations, Curriculum, Faculty and Pedagogy, Global Exposure, Industry interaction/internships, Networking and Alumni, Infrastructure and Placement

Perceptual Survey and Analysis: A questionnaire survey was created and sent to a sample of 1550 across 16 cities in the North, South, East and West of India. Those who took the survey included Recruiters, Alumni, Faculties, Current students and Parents of aspiring students. These respondents rated a list of parameters on a scale of 1 to 10.

To analyze the data collected from the survey, an overall score for each B-school was created by weighting the scores for each parameter. To collate the factual data, a similar weighting was calculated for each parameter to reach an overall score. Finally, an average of both the Perception Score and the Factual Score equaled the final B-school score.

About AIMS’ MBA

To be eligible for the AIMS Selection Process for AIMS MBA programme, an applicant must have a suitable score in CAT / XAT / MAT / CMAT. They must also have a graduate degree from any discipline with more than 50% overall marks.

During the 2 year course, students learn to become competent managers through business simulations, case studies, debates, group discussions, role play, guest lectures and management games. Outbound training, which focuses on developing the personality and soft skills of the student, is also given a heavy focus. Each activity is aimed to give students an understanding of the management theory, develop their problem solving skills and provide them with a practical knowledge of the business world.

Students can choose from a variety specialisations such as Marketing, HR, Finance, Operations, International Business and Information Systems. They also have the option to attend weekend classes in order to continue working.

Pre-Placement Training is carried out for students to coach them on interview skills, technical skills, presentation skills and more, in order to prepare them for the corporate world. Company-specific orientation is also carried out, which has resulted in students being recruited by international organizations. AIMS’ recruiters include: Ford,  Oracle, Tech Mahindra, Pantheon Investments, Thomson Corporation, ICICI Bank, Havells India, IFFCO-TOKIO, SAP Labs, IBM, Tesco, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan, Taj Hotels, etc.