hello friends.. are Indian Institute of Management still the most prestigious mbas in the country?

As from what I read and heard I think this is still so:

1) Real Business Education Ltd (India) 2002

Ranking of degree offering Indian Management Colleges

1- Indian Institute of Management,Bangalore
2- IIM, Ahmedabad
3- IIM, Kolkata
4- IIM, Lucknow
5- Inst of Rural Mgt,Anand
6- XLRI,Jamshedpur
7- Mgt Dev Inst,Gurgaon
8- Ind Inst of Mgt,Indore
9- SP Jain Inst of Mgt and Research,Mumbai
10- Ind Inst of Foreign Trade,Delhi
11- Narsee Monjee Inst,Mumbai
12- Int Mgt Inst,Delhi
13- Fore Sch of Mgt,Delhi
14- Inst of Mgt Tech,Ghaziabad
15- Jamnalal Bajaj Inst,Mumbai
16- Xavier Inst,Bhubaneshwar
17- TA Pai Mgt Inst,Manipal
18- Xavier Inst,Bangalore
19- Faculty of Mgt Studies,Delhi
20- Loyola Inst of Bus Admin,Chennai

www.rbeindia.com/topbschools.htm

2) List of top Management Institutes in India offering a general MBA program

A + Grade
1. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
2. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
3. Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata
4. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
5. Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur
6. Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi
7. Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
8. S.P.Jain Institute of Management, Mumbai
9. Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
10. Indian School of Business, Hyderabad

http://www.cavindia.com/mba.aspx

3) Asiaweek Asia's Best MBA Schools By Reputation (2000)

Rank School Average Rating
1 Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad 3.74
2 NUS Business School (National University of Singapore) 3.71
3 Asian Institute of Management (Philippines) 3.59
4 Melbourne Business School 3.56
5 Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore 3.29
6 College of Business Administration (Seoul National University) 3.28
7 Sasin Graduate Institute of Business and Administration (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand) 3.22
8 Chinese University of Hong Kong 3.13
9 Nanyang Business School (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) 3.04
10 Graduate School of Management (International University of Japan) 2.91

http://www.pathfinder.com/asiaweek/features/mba/data/reputation.html


Also check these articles:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Management_Ahmedabad

http://www.economist.com/globalExecutive/Education/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1164429

thank you, sir. your advice is very helpful. do you or anybody know any of most recent rankings ? some of these are rather old. i hope that indian mbas continue their improvement in the coming years.

my personal perception:
1. IIMA
2. IIMC
3. IIMB
4. IIML
5. ISB
6. XLRI
7. IIMK
8. IIMI
9. FMS
10. MDI
11. SPJIMR
12. IIFT

All are 2 yr programmes except for ISB which is a 1 yr prog...also refer to the following article for student perception regarding rankings
http://www.careerlauncher.com/mba/about_mba/topbschools.html

List below provides some of Top MBA Colleges in India along with their Website:
Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad)
Website : iimahd.ernet.in/
Indian Institute of Management (LUCKNOW)
Website : iiml.ac.in/
Indian Institute of Management (Kolkata)
Website :iimcal.ac.in/
Indian Institute of Management (Kozhikode)
Website :iimk.ac.in/
Indian Institute of Management (Indore)
Website : iimidr.ac.in/
Indian Institute of Management (Bangalore)
Website :iimb.ernet.in/
Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University (FMS)(New Delhi)
Website :fms.edu/
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (Mumbai)
Website :jbims.edu/
Xavier Labour Research Institute (XLRI) (Jamshedpur)
Website : xlri.ac.in/
SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (Mumbai)
Website :spjimr.org/
Institute of Management Technology (Ghaziabad)
Website :imt.edu/
Xavier Institute of Management (Bhubaneshwar)
Website :ximb.ac.in/
International Management Institute (New Delhi)
Website :imi.edu/
Management Development Institute (Gurgaon)
Website :imt.edu/
FORE School of Management (New Delhi)
Website :fsm.ac.in/
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (Mumbai)
Website :nitie.edu/
Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM)
Website :bimmpune.com
Indian School of Business (ISB)Address: Gachibowli
Website: isb.edu

i will say isb,iim,sp jain.

bhangr,
I suggest you refine your question. Ranking of best MBA programs has become an industry in itself and lot of publishers including local and unknown are also are publishing ranking with no authenticity at all.
Now lets take a different look. Instead of best or esteemed colleges, focus on 'best-match' i.e. match between your aspiration, quality, pocket and the admission requirement of colleges.
IIM Ahmadabad may be top college for in India but that may not be best for you for example if you are looking for MBA in HR then may be XLRI or MDI is better options.

I completely agree with this points that IIM is best for MBAs, Thanks for providing valuable information. IIM not only have nice infrastructure but also it provides quality of education and best placement facilities.