Business Wire IndiaIndia produces over 17 lakh engineers and 5 lakh MBAs every year. Yet their employability is very low. Every student chooses the educational institution with possible job prospects. To meet that demand, Brickwork (BWR) is pleased to introduce BPRS (Brickwork Placement Reporting Services) for B-Schools and Engineering Institutions. BPRS will provide authenticated placement statistics for the B-Schools and Engineering Institutions that indicates employability of graduates.
With the growing importance of career education, the number of B-Schools and Engineering Institutions across the country is increasing. Amongst other parameters, B-Schools and Engineering Institutions are recognized by their brand visibility, ability to attract premier recruiters and effective affiliations/tie-ups with renowned domestic and international universities and corporates.
BPRS (Brickwork Placement Reporting Services)
Brickwork Ratings (BWR) offers the Placement Reporting Services under its B-School and Engineering Institution Grading initiatives. BWR validates the information in the Institution’s Placement Report with respect to job function; sector and location of the placement, through communication received from recruiters and ensures the presentation of the placement data in a uniform and transparent manner.
Brickwork IPRS auditor for IIM Ahmedabad
Brickwork Ratings (BWR) was the IPRS auditor of the prestigious IIM Ahmedabad for the Final Placements 2016 and Summer Placements 2016 of its PGP, PGPX and PGP-ABM Management programmes.
Mr. Vivek Kulkarni, IAS (Retd), Managing Director, Brickwork Ratings, said “Adoption of IPRS enhances the credibility of the B-School, enabling aspirants to make informed choices and institutions to attract talent. BWR hopes that many more management institutions will come forward to disclose placement data with increased transparency.”
The Indian Placement Reporting Standards (IPRS) is a reporting framework that aims at standardization of disclosure of placement data to enhance clarity, transparency, accuracy, reliability and data integrity. Brickwork Ratings (BWR) also offers the Placement Reporting Services in alignment with the Indian Placement Reporting Standards (IPRS).
Brickwork BWR Grading
Brickwork Ratings’ (BWR) B-Schools and Engineering Institution Grading is a product for Management and Engineering education aspirants and also the Institutions. Through grading and assessment of the qualitative and quantitative factors of the Management/Engineering Institution, BWR plays an important role in improving the awareness levels of the students and enabling them to take an informed decision in the selection of the Institution.
Incidentally, earlier this year, under its Educational Grading initiative, Brickwork Ratings has graded Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD), Mysuru, a premier B-School of Karnataka. SDMIMD offers PGDM program with an annual intake of 180 students. BWR assigned “BWR A** (National) & BWR A*** (KA) (State level) grading for SDMIMD taking into consideration the diverse academic courses of the Institution, well qualified faculty and experienced management, talented student pool, good placement record, excellent infrastructure facilities and stable financial risk profile of the Institution.
About Brickwork Ratings
Brickwork Ratings (BWR) is a credit rating agency registered with Securities and Exchange Board of India [SEBI], accredited as ECAI by the Reserve Bank of India and empaneled by the National Small Industries Corporation [NSIC] for rating MSME units. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development [NABARD] has also empaneled BWR for MFI and NGO grading. Canara Bank, a Nationalized Bank with total global business of Rs. 7.86 lakh crore, is the promoter and strategic partner of BWR.
BWR has rated nearly 10,000 Indian companies, which amounts to over Rs. 5 lakh crore outstanding debt in Indian financial market, and over 50% of Securities Receipts issued in India. The agency has rated a number of major public sector organizations and private players in the market including a large number of MSMEs. BWR has also graded IPOs, NGOs, Educational Institutions, MNREs, Hospitals, Tourism and Real Estate Projects etc.
BWR has its corporate office in Bengaluru and a country-wide presence with branch offices in Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi as well as representation in 150 locations. 
