How Indian B-schools compare Q uacquarelli Symonds Ltd (QS, estb. 1988) is a London based higher education information and research company which organises the “largest business education event in the world” — the QS World MBA Tour. The company also publishes its annual QS World University Rankings and Global 200 Top Business Schools Report. QS Global 200 Top B-schools Report 2010 ranks B-schools in North America (80), Europe (67), Asia-Pacific (36), Latin America (10) and Africa & Middle East (7) on the basis of employer preference. The Asia Pacific regional rankings are given hereunder. Country Regional Average starting Rank salary (US$ per year) INSEAD Singapore 1 N/A Melbourne Business School Australia 2 $98,292 NUS Business School Singapore 3 N/A AGSM Australia 4 $97,452 IIM-Bangalore India 5 $30,000 IIM-Ahmedabad India 6 $66,888 CEIBS China 7 $50,863 HKUST Hong Kong 8 $115,535 Indian School of Business India 9 N/A NTU: Nanyang Business School Singapore 10 N/A IIM-Calcutta India 12 $27,500 S. P. Jain IMR India 14 $27,500 Tsinghua University China 15 $25,571 Asian Institute of Management, Manila Philippines 23 $30,000 Source: QS Global 200 Top Business Schools Report 2010