Indian B-schools are far behind their global counterparts in publishing research papers.
N.R. Parasuraman, director of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development, says, "I think it is not a disadvantage in having the institute in Mysore, which is one of the fastest growing cities and has all the facilities that Bangalore offers except the airport. We have not ever felt that we had a disadvantage by setting up the institute in Mysore." <br />
Chetna Gala Sinha founded Mann Deshi Udyogini in 2006, a 'B-school ' for rural women in Mhaswad, in Maharashtra's Satara district. She says that its vision is to create 1 million successful women entrepreneurs by 2020. <br />
Several stalwarts emerged have emerged from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Snapshots from their personal archives.
The total cost of a management degree at FMS-Delhi is a fraction of that at IIM-Ahmedabad. But at an average Indian salary of Rs 16.5 lakh, new FMS graduates earn slightly more than the Rs 16.36 lakh that their counterparts at IIM Ahmedabad make.
While the course content and standards of these overseas schools match those back home, the institutes themselves are often structured differently. Some are able to offer students a more enriching experience with global faculty and international exposure.FULL COVERAGE: India's Best B-schools
From 2003 to 2011, Business Today carried out a perception survey to rank B-schools. This year, we did two surveys: factual and perception, and combined their results.
The Business Today-Nielsen Best B-schools survey gets sharper and much more comprehensive this year. We present a turbo-charged ranking of more than 200 of the country's top business education institutes. How and why we raised the bar, and what we found.
List of best business schools from 1998 to 2011
B-schools in isolated areas are battling odds to offer the best education and placements to students.
B-schools have proliferated, leading to oversupply and a fall in teaching quality.
Mann Deshi Udyogini's unusual curriculum is helping women in rural Maharashtra emerge from poverty.
An Israeli-American professor at ISB offers advice for overseas faculty who want to work in India.





