Special: India's best b-schools 2011

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XLRI, Jamshedpur 2010 OVERALL Rank 6

FACTS & FIGURES Tuition fee: NA Room & board: NA Size of incoming class: NA Entrance test required: XAT Application fee: Rs 900 BRAND EQUITY INDEX 0.64

Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) Jamshedpur has always been a serious B-school but somehow its true status, for some reason, never got reflected in the rankings. But thanks to the growing importance of HR management, in which it is among the best, this seeming anomaly appears to have been corrected. XLRI, first broke into the top five in 2008. PREVIOUS YEARS’ RANKING - 2004:4 | 2005:5 | 2006:6 | 2007:8 | 2008:6 | 2009:7

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ISB, Hyderabad 2010 OVERALL Rank 7

FACTS & FIGURES Tuition fee: Rs 19,50,000 Room & board: Rs 2,00,000 Size of incoming class: 560 Entrance test required: GMAT Application fees: Rs 3,000 BRAND EQUITY INDEX 0.63

In less than 10 years since starting out in 2001, ISB has become one of the best B-schools not just in India but on the world stage as well. With its swank campus, an extremely popular one-year residential programme taught by an international faculty, excellent career progression for mid-level executives, chance to build connections with a powerful alumni network and jaw-dropping starting salaries of its graduates the institute is headed in only one direction: up

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IIM-Indore 2010 OVERALL Rank 8

FACTS & FIGURES Tuition fee: Rs 10,95,000 for two years (for Indians), and $61,950 for two years for international students Room & board: NA Size of incoming class: NA Entrance test required: CAT/GMAT Application deadline: As per CAT deadline Application fees: NA BRAND EQUITY INDEX 0.62

Its two-year management programme is rated highly by aspiring MBAs as well as functional heads. Its USP are its modern teaching techniques, a fully electronic library with state-of-the-art applications and latest information technology tools on its campus. The only concern is IIM-I's executive programme, which takes 18 months to complete instead of the usual one year. PREVIOUS YEARS’ RANKING - 2004:9 | 2006:8 | 2007:6 | 2008:8

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LIBA, Chennai 2010 OVERALL Rank 9

FACTS & FIGURES Tuition fee: Rs 2.47 lakh p.a. Room & board: Rs 50,250 p.a. Size of incoming class: 120 Entrance test required: XAT Application fee: Rs 1,000 BRAND EQUITY INDEX 0.61

The Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai, has been quite consistent in the rankings throughout the years. With its exceptional world wide linkage, innovation and entrepreneurship forms the core of its teaching philosophy. PREVIOUS YEARS’ RANKING - 2009:9

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ICFAI, Hyderabad 2010 OVERALL Rank 10

FACTS & FIGURES Tuition fee: Rs 9.5 lakh including Rs 80,000 for admission and Rs 8,70,000 for tuition Room & board: Rs 20,000 per semester for accommodation Size of incoming class: 837 Entrance test required: IBSAT/GMAT Application fee: Rs 1,200 BRAND EQUITY INDEX 0.52

This business school, which is associated with the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) University in Hyderabad has dropped from its 7th position last year. It is extremely popular with wannabe MBAs and HR heads due of its location in Hyderabad, which has emerged as top-class business destination, as well as excellent infrastructure. PREVIOUS YEARS’ RANKING - 2004:10 | 2007:9 | 2008:10 | 2009:7