to management education. Welingkar Institute of Management was ranked 7th in West India and 16th in India's Top 50 Business Schools by the Hindustan Times Best B Schools in India Survey 2010. Under Salunkhe's visionary leadership, Welingkar Institute has been ranked 8th in the private B-School category by Outlook in the B-School Survey 2008, 3rd in Student Exchange Program category, 7th in Faculty Exchange Program category and 16th in Top 50 B-Schools category. The institute was honoured with the Dewang Mehta Business Award, 2008 in the following categories: Business School which encourages innovations that lead to better development, Business School Leadership Award, Business School with Best Academic Input (Syllabus) in Marketing and Retail/Services. The award is in recognition of leadership, development, innovation and industry interface of business schools. The Dewang Mehta Business Award recognises talent and leadership amongst the Business Schools across India. This institute has received JJ Irani Award as a Best Management Institute, in September 2006. He has initiated several international partnerships with universities across the globe to facilitate faculty & student exchange programs, study internships in the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, France etc. Salunkhe has also been involved in the official bodies of the university and the Directorate of Technical Education to improve the quality of management education. The Economic Times in February 2011 did a story on how students from non-IIM institutes like Welingkar are receiving prestigious offers from companies in finance and IT sector. Salunkhe was quoted as saying, "India Inc is back on its feet. Sectors like IT, ITeS and finance are getting a lot of international business, which is creating opportunities for students." References External links Living people Indian mechanical engineers 1966 births Academic staff of WE School