Is IIM B losing its name?

The short answer is No. Not only IIM Bangalore, but no business school loses its name based merely on rankings.

• Most people aren’t aware that internet rankings are done by private institutions that have their own objectives of promoting themselves. These rankings are a result of carrying objectives instead of actual measures and quality.
• Coming to the question, if you are seeing that IIM Bangalore is not coming up in the rankings lately, it can be indicative of the fact mentioned above.
• Yes, it could simply mean that IIM Bangalore didn't participate in the ranking process by the ranking agencies.
• Just like auditors, these ranking agencies need access to the institution every year in order to come up with a ranking.

Thus, IIM Bangalore's absence in rankings is simply a result of a lack of participation. At the end of the day, a couple of rankings won’t defame any institution's name.