Business education has never been so much in the spotlight as in the last one decade. After digesting the recent global economic turmoil, B-Schools are in sharp focus: are they training managers in tune with today’s realities of quickly adapting to the “Corporate world”? This is where rigorous ranking of top B-Schools comes in, packed with fresh insights and analyses.

The second edition of B-School Salary Survey goes a long way in establishing the connection between management education and the expected results, which shall help MBA aspirants, make the best career decision. This survey is unique as it highlights the most important element of management education – “the perceived value of B-school graduates in the job market.” This year our focus has been for New Generation of B-Schools and thereby it includes other exciting rankings like B-Schools with best ROI, top new generation B-Schools, and zonal rankings of B-Schools with best salary figures.

Today, thousands of B-Schools are vying for attention in the country and making the right choice has become nothing less than a nightmare for students. Rashmi Sehgal, an MBA Aspirant, says, “With limited seats in the top 25 B-schools, we have no choice but to opt for tier 2 schools, and short-listing the schools that offer good quality education and are affordable is far from easy. We have to weigh a lot of parameters to select a school that would offer the best career prospects.”

Management schools today are striving to provide a holistic education through practical business skills, on-the-job training, real-life case studies, business scenario analysis, sensible projects and assignments, and soft skills development. The result is a management graduate who can bring value to the organization he joins in from the day one of the job.

A management degree definitely enhances “employability” and also promises higher salaries when compared to a professional degree; more so, if you graduate from a tier 1 college. But putting a realistic number to this factor is difficult for students and they are unable to decide which route to take when it comes to selecting the B-school for further education.

This report aims to bring MBA Aspirants out of their dilemma and give them a solid direction that shall help them in making the right decision. Apart from the IIMs and IITs, there are many new colleges that are imparting great education, and respectable first salaries to its pass-outs. These new generation schools are employing the most modern teaching methodologies and delivering results. Our report takes a look at these newcomers that can come in the consideration set of the fresh MBA aspirants. Read the complete report.