Academic
Inputs
The data suggest that T.I.M.E with an average score
of 107 has better academic inputs when compared to other
three top brands. IMS occupies second place with an
average score of 102 points followed by CL at third
place with score of 97. PT Education has managed to
register an average score of 94 and placed at fourth
position. A concise overview suggests that T.I.M.E outscores
other three top brands while PT Education needs improvement
on this front.

Physical
Infrastructure
As far as physical infrastructure is concerned, T.I.M.E
tops the list with an average score of 108 while CL
is placed at second spot with score of 103. IMS is below
the standard average of 100 with score of 99 securing
third position followed by PT Education at fourth position
with an average score of 90.

MBA Results
When it comes to the
results and success of MBA students trained by these
top four institutes, IMS tops the list with an average
score of 110 and T.I.M.E and CL share second position
with 103 each. PT Education is below average mark with
score of 83 securing fourth position.
After
observing all these top institutes being analyzed critically
on five different parameters, the strengths and weaknesses
of all these institutes come to the front. The critical
analysis will help MBA aspirants to think over each
of the parameters separately while selecting Test-Prep
Institutes.
India's
leading management portal MBAUniverse.com constituted
an advisory body to help formulate the research objective
and methodology. The experts included leading academicians
and researchers including Dr. R.K. Shukla - Senior Fellow
and Chief Statistician, National Council of Applied
Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi; Dr. C.S. Venkata
Ratnam - Director IMI, New Delhi; Dr. A.M. Sherry -
Dean (Academics) IMT-CDL & Chairman, Joint Admission
Committee IMT Group of Institutions; and Dr. Uday Salunkhe
– Director, Welingkar Institute of Management,
Mumbai, and Mr. Sanjeev Singh, VP, Annik Research.
According
to the survey research methodology adopted for the ranking,
students who are pursuing MBA programme at top B-Schools
of the country have been polled for their assessment
and feedback on their MBA test-prep institutes. To make
the survey results more authentic and reliable, MBAUniverse.com
conducted face-to-face interviews of currents MBA students,
trained at different MBA coaching institutes, at reputed
B-Schools of the country. Questionnaires were also used
to seek the answers of MBA students.
MBAUniverse.com partnered with Annik Research Services,
which is part of Annik Technology -- a global market
research and analytics company. The company is part
of $ 200 million Quatrro Group, owned by Raman Roy.
Some of its clients include Microsoft, Novartis, Sony-BMG
and AOL.
Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com, India's leading management
portal, for more updates on India's first MBA Test-Prep
Ranking 2009.

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