A Guide to the Top 5 IIMS

There are several Top B-schools in India 2015. We explore the top 5 IIMs of the country.

Many students dream to pursue an MBA course. In fact, the high salaries paid by most corporate houses have made MBA one of the most sought after courses today.

However, only getting the diploma does not suffice. The student needs to pass out from a reputed institution, and then only can he think about getting a good placement.

Hence, today all aspirants for this course look forward to joining the Top B-schools in India 2015.

The various branches of the Indian Institute of Management or IIM are among the most sought after in the country. All students must try to get selected in these institutions.

The following cities in India have a branch of IIM:

• Ahmadabad
• Kolkata
• Lucknow
• Bangalore
• Indore
• Raipur
• Kozhikode
• Shillong
• Rohtak
• Ranchi
• Tiruchirapalli
• Udaipur
• Kashipur
• Nagpur (upcoming)

However, the best five include the ones at Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bangalore, Indore, and Lucknow. Though there are many B Schools in Delhi, but all students aspire to join these five institutions.

We take a look a sneak peek into these 5 institutions:

• IIM Ahmadabad - Established in the year 1961, the institute offers Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Management and Agri-Business Management. It is among the best in the country as on date. For the past several years, it has been among the top MBA institutes of India. IIM-A also provides various other courses including a Doctoral or Fellowship Programme as well many other Executive Training Programmes.
• IIM Kolkata: This institute is the oldest and among the best not only in India but Asia-Pacific also. Established in the year 1961, it offers various postgraduate and doctoral programs as well as several executive education programs.
• IIM Lucknow: The Ministry of Human Resource Development has recognized this institution as an "Institution of Excellence". Spread over 200 acres in the outskirts of the city, the institute is among the best B Schools in India.
• IIM Bangalore: Established in the year 1971, this was the third IIM after Kolkata and Ahmadabad. The institute offers a gamut of courses, including Post-Graduate Programmer in Management (PGP), Post Graduate Program in Enterprise Management (PGPEM), Fellow Program in Management (FPM), and more. It is among the

Top B-schools in South India 2015.

• IIM Indore: Founded in the year 1996, this is a relatively newer institute. But, in a very short span of time the IIM-I rose in ranking and today it proudly stands among the top 5 IIMs in the country.

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