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Cover Story EW India Private B-schools Rankings 2026-27

established in 2002 on a sprawling
250-acre state-of-the-art campus in
Gachibowli in suburban Hyderabad,
despite numerous pleas, Pillutla has
not deigned to respond to your edi-
tor’s emails and phone calls. This is a
loss to the country’s estimated 5,000
B-schools because by all yardsticks,
ISB is perhaps the sole Indian B-
school on a par with the IIMs. And
although in Indian media, IIM-A and
IIM-B are often higher ranked, in the
latest global B-schools survey of the
authoritative Financial Times, Lon-
don, ISB at #12 is ranked well above
IIM-A (27) and other B-schools. Pity
that Pillutla, who is undoubtedly well-
versed in marketing and brand build-
ing, failed to avail ISB and himself
this free-of-charge brand reminder Amity B-school’s Sanjeev Bansal: motivational promotion
opportunity. with the latter awarded a huge pro- dressing.
I of India’s most admired pri- motion by this year’s sample respon- mark of an excellent business school.
“Enabling infrastructure is the hall-
N EW’S 2026-27 LEAGUE table
dents. The Jagdish Sheth School
vate B-schools, ISB is followed
and layout. Enabling infrastructure
and the GITAM School of Busi-
by XLRI, Jamshedpur of Management, Bengaluru (14) It’s not about attractive buildings
which has retained its #2 rank of the ness, Visakhapatnam (28) com- must include smart classrooms, case
past quinquennium; S.P. Jain Insti- plete the Top 10. study set-ups, simulation labs which
tute of Management & Research, Dr. Sanjeev Bansal, Director of replicate business ecosystems that
Mumbai is promoted to #3 (from #5 Amity Business School (ABS), is “grat- facilitate knowledge transfer and col-
in 2025-26); Management Devel- ified and elated” that this year’s 2,175 laborative culture and also comprises
opment Institute, Gurugram #4 knowledgeable sample respondents breakout rooms, incubation centres
(4); Masters’ Union, Gurugram have promoted Amity Business and co-working spaces that encour-
#5 (3); School of Management, School to India #6 and Uttar Pradesh age teamwork. It also enables integra-
NMIMS University, Mumbai #6 #1. “This big promotion will motivate tion of technology which plays a piv-
(6) jointly ranked with Amity Busi- us to re-double our efforts to meet the otal role in smart enterprise resource
ness School, Noida (9) and the rising expectations of our students planning, contemporary management
Institute of Health Management and stakeholders,” says Bansal. systems, and knowledge creation and
Research, Jaipur (8). Bansal is especially pleased by the absorption. The quality of hostels,
These B-schools are followed by high scores awarded to ABS under the libraries, cafeterias, and sports com-
the S.P. Jain School of Global parameters of competence of faculty, plexes is also important for enjoyable
Management, Mumbai awarded a research and industry interface which and holistic development of aspirant
big promotion to #7 (11) and jointly are “intimately connected’ and proof business professionals. By providing
ranked with the Institute of Man- that “this B-school is providing its stu- our students excellent infrastructure,
agement Technology, Ghaziabad dents industry-aligned business man- we are enabling them to learn, develop
(7). The Pune-based Symbiosis In- agement education”. Moreover, he is and grow in Amity Business School,”
stitute of Business Management thankful that the sample respondents says Bansal.
#8 (9) is co-ranked with the Inter- have acknowledged the heavy invest- Likewise, Dr. Sridevi Varanasi,
national Management Institute, ment that the Amity Group manage- Dean of the Jagdish Sheth School
Delhi (12) awarded a big promotion. ment has made in developing ABS’ in- of Management (JAGSOM, for-
Further down the Top 10 table, the frastructure and awarded it top score merly IFIM, estb.1995) which has
K.J. Somaiya Institute of Man- under this parameter. Evidently, he impressed this year’s sample respon-
agement, Mumbai (9) is co-ranked has no patience with the popular con- dents who have awarded it a big pro-
with the Great Lakes Institute of tention that investment made in ex- motion from #14 in 2025-26 to the
Management, Chennai at #9 (24) cellent infrastructure is mere window- Top 10 table and #1 in Karnataka/

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