National, June 25, 2025 – K J Somaiya Institute of Management (KJSIM) has been recognised for its societal impact and commitment to sustainability as part of the sixth edition of the Positive Impact Rating (PIR), launched today at the PIR Global Summit 2025 and also acknowledged during the UN PRME Global Forum.
KJSIM is one of the 86 business schools from 30 countries participating in this year’s edition, which saw a record engagement of 17,167 student responses, a 13% increase from the previous year. The school achieved Level 3, making it a Progressing institution within the PIR framework.
The PIR is a unique rating created by students, for students. It was designed to capture how participants perceive their schools’ positive impact on the world. Participants evaluated how K J Somaiya Institute of Management addresses societal and sustainability challenges and how well it prepares its students to become responsible leaders. The data collection at K J Somaiya Institute of Management was organized and led by the student lead, who distributed the survey across campus. This year, 130+ participants from K J Somaiya Institute of Management took part in the PIR survey.
By participating in PIR 2025, K J Somaiya Institute of Management demonstrates its commitment to transparency and to listening to the voice of its key stakeholders. Dean & Director, Raman Ramachandran, PhD, commented “Being recognised as a Progressing school in the Positive Impact Rating 2025 is a meaningful milestone for us at K J Somaiya Institute of Management. It reflects our collective journey of ‘Transforming Together’ — students, faculty, and the institution — toward building a more sustainable, inclusive, and socially conscious future. This recognition is not just an outcome; it is a reaffirmation of our shared purpose to drive positive change through education.”
The PIR uses 20 questions grouped into seven dimensions across three overarching areas: Energizing, Educating, and Engaging. These results place schools into one of five levels, three of which are published: Level 3 (Progressing), Level 4 (Transforming), and Level 5 (Pioneering).
Prof. Thomas Dyllick, PIR Founder and Member of the Supervisory Board, stated “While future students now have an alternative source to select their business school, schools refer to the PIR primarily to measure and communicate their transformational progress. The voice of the student has become a true source of value.”
The PIR was initiated by a coalition of business school experts and international NGOs such as WWF, Oxfam, and UN Global Compact, and is supported by student organisations including oikos, AIESEC, and Net Impact. It is also backed by VIVA Idea (Costa Rica), the Institute for Business Sustainability Foundation, and FehrAdvice (Switzerland).
New in 2025, PIR now also offers additional reporting modules to support schools in their PRME, AACSB, and EQUIS accreditation processes, enabling them to use PIR data to report on Ethics, Responsibility, and Sustainability (ERS) requirements with stakeholder-derived evidence.
