Eight ICFAI Authors Among Global Top 50: Indu Perepu Leads Case Author Rankings

Eight authors associated with ICFAI feature in the Top 50 Bestselling Case Authors list for 2025–26, highlighting the international reach of their management teaching material. Indu Perepu takes the leading position, while six ICFAI Business School authors appear among the top ten.

The published affiliations identify seven authors with ICFAI Business School and one with ICFAI Group. This distinction provides a more accurate picture than describing all eight as current faculty members at the same institution or campus.

ICFAI Authors in the Global Top 50

What the Bestselling Case Authors Ranking Measures

The annual list reflects worldwide sales and distribution of teaching cases through The Case Centre during the relevant academic year. It recognizes the demand for authors’ case material across business education. Indu Perepu succeeds the late Debapratim Purkayastha at the top of the list.

The ranking concerns teaching-material usage. It should not be interpreted as an overall university ranking or evidence of placement performance, salary outcomes, or admission selectivity.

Why Case Studies Matter in Management Education

A management case presents a situation requiring analysis and judgment. Students examine the available information, identify the decision facing an organization, and compare possible responses. The exercise becomes useful when learners explain how evidence supports their recommendation.

Consider a hypothetical company deciding whether to expand into another city. Students might examine customer demand, operating costs, staffing, and competitive pressure. Different recommendations can be defensible if they acknowledge uncertainty and explain the trade-offs clearly.

• Identify the central decision before proposing a solution.
• Separate established facts from assumptions.
• Compare alternatives using consistent criteria.
• Explain the resources required for implementation.
• Consider what could go wrong and how to respond.

What MBA Aspirants Can Learn From the Recognition

Applicants comparing business schools can use case-writing recognition to ask more specific questions about classroom teaching. Find out how frequently cases are discussed, whether students prepare recommendations in advance, and how instructors assess the quality of participation.

Also examine the broader program independently. Course structure, faculty access, internships, assessment methods, and verified employment outcomes remain relevant. A bestselling author’s affiliation alone does not establish which courses that person teaches or whether students at every campus encounter their work.

How Students Can Improve Case Preparation

Before class, write a short problem statement and a recommendation supported by two or three pieces of evidence. List the assumptions that could change your decision. During discussion, listen for competing explanations rather than concentrating only on defending your initial answer.

Afterward, revise the recommendation and note what changed. This turns a classroom conversation into a record of developing judgment. The ICFAI recognition draws attention to case writing, while the educational value for students depends on how thoughtfully those cases are studied and discussed.