After two months long detailed study conducted by the New Business Team and the jury process held recently, the Kathmandu University School of Management emerges as the top Business School of Nepal in the Everest Bank National B-Schools Rating Ranking & Awards, with Shanker Dev Campus coming second and Ace School of Management coming third.

 

The study focused on a multi-parameter evaluation of the 40 plus B-Schools participating in the process from all across Nepal. It combined perceptive study by a panel of jury members comprising HR Managers of corporate houses, senior academic and administrative veterans, along with perception analysis of current and past students and empirical data of performance given by the B-Schools themselves on several criteria. 

 

Based on these data given by the participating 40+ B-Schools and the perceptions of a few current and past students, the jury evaluated the participating schools on a total score of 140. The B-Schools which score above 100 were ranked as per their score to occupy the first nine positions which have 14 B-Schools in total. 

 

It is interesting to note that the specific sector of travel, tourism and hotel management colleges, the veteran government sector college NATHM (Nepal Academy of Tourism & Hotel Management) comes first, followed very closely by the younger private sector institute, International School of Tourism. Among the younger below ten years life-span institutes, King’s College of Kathmandu stood as the winner.

 

Among the B-Schools outside the valley, Presidency College of Management of Chitwan comes first, while Crimson and Tilottama Colleges in the Western Region follow closely being the joint Western Region winners. Purvanchal University Management Deptt is the winner from the Eastern Region. There was no participation from the Mid-West and Far-Western Regions of Nepal.

 

With regards to distant and online mode of education, International Centre for Academics providing IGNOU courses in Kathmandu emerges the winner.

 

 The jury consisted of Prof Dr Parasar Koirala, former Dean of Tribhuvan University Faculty of Management, the former Education Secretary of Nepal Dipendra Bikram Thapa, HR Manager of Javra Software Manoj Giri, HR Manager of Everest Bank Limited Kumar Joshi, HR Manager of the Amravati Group Madhu Paudel, and the Managing Director Real Solutions and Merojob.com, Shailendra Raj Giri.

 

The panel of guests comprised of some distinguished faces of Nepal. Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development Kishore Thapa, Managing Director, Deurali-Janta Pharmaceuticals,Vice President CNI Hari Bhakta Sharma, CEO Teletalk Sanjay Agarwal, CEO, Everest Bank Ltd. A K Ahluwalia, Chairman, DGM Everest Bank H P Kulkarni, Lomus Group of Companies,VP, FNCCI Pradeep Jung Pandey, Chairman, Panchakanya Group Pradeep K Shrestha, Chairman, IME Group Chandra Dhakal were some of the major guests present. The event was remarked as “pathbreaking” by Kishore Thapa, “essential” by Pradeep Jung Pandey, “auspicious” by Hari Bhakta Sharma and “historical” by Pradeep Shrestha.

 

The project has been headed by the Senior Consultant of NBA, Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury, the former Dean of Pune-based Symbiosis International University, who has past experience of rating and ranking of business and media schools of India. “It has been a learning experience knowing some 40 plus B-Schools of this country, and understanding their best practices, evaluation and placements processes, etc.”, he noted. 

 

“A business media like New Business Age and Arthik Abhiyan is expected to contribute to the process of evolution of business education in the society by recognizing the best, setting standards for the same, and encouraging newer entrants as well in the domain,” noted Madan Lamsal, Chairman, New Business Age. While Everest Bank has been the title and naming sponsor of the path-breaking event, Colors Mobile and Prime CA training institute are the associate sponsors, Himalayan TV the satellite partner and Headlines & Music FM the Radio Partner.