IIM Calcutta has been ranked 13th amongst the 70 B-schools of the 2014 Financial Times (FT) Master in Management (MiM) ranking.
According to a release issued by IIM Calcutta, the institute made its debut in the list in 2013. Last year, it was ranked number 19.
“This year, it (the rank) has leaped 6 places from 2013, for its flagship Post Graduate Program. IIM Calcutta is the highest ranked non-European B-school with a prized positioning in the top cluster,” the release maintained.
Incidentally, IIM also tops the list of non-European B-schools. The ranking by MiM has 6 non-European schools in the list of top 70. The only other Indian school in the ranking is IIM Ahmedabad which is ranked 16.
According to Professor Ashok Banerjee, Dean, New Initiatives and External Relations (NIER), FT rankings are considered the gold standard amongst B-schools.
“We are happy and proud to make such progress in a single year. This is a significant milestone in our globalisation journey,” he was quoted as per the release.