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

India’s Top 200 Private B-schools

Competence of faculty Curriculum & pedagogy Industry interface (400) TOTAL SCORE (3400)

Rank Faculty welfare & development (200) Research (400) Career readiness & placement (500) Infrastructure (400) Internationalism (200) Leadership / govern- ance quality (200) Student intake / selec- tion process (200) Life / soft skills (200) Value for money (200) NIRF 2025* Rank

2023 2024 2025 2026 (300) (200)

1 1 1 1 Indian School of Business, Hyderabad 270 185 378 184 367 481 384 164 180 175 175 147 3090 NR
2 2 2 2 XLRI -- Xavier School of Management,
Jamshedpur 269 184 340 181 341 469 378 161 179 182 178 166 3028 10
3 2 5 3 SP Jain Institute of Management &
Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai 267 183 343 185 363 472 360 157 175 181 170 148 3004 20
3 3 4 4 Management Development Institute
(MDI), Gurugram 264 180 336 182 360 467 344 160 174 179 170 165 2981 9
NR 5 3 5 Masters’ Union, Gurugram 266 184 337 183 354 459 363 152 174 180 163 161 2976 NR
4 4 6 6 School of Business Management,
NMIMS Deemed University, Mumbai 266 183 330 183 364 449 350 155 176 179 173 163 2971 24
9 8 9 6 Amity Business School (Amity University),
Noida 265 177 332 183 351 444 378 154 177 177 169 164 2971 37
14 10 8 6 Institute of Health Management Research
(IIHMR University), Jaipur 263 176 325 182 353 457 366 155 175 175 177 167 2971 101-125
12 8 11 7 SP Jain School of Global Management,
Mumbai 259 182 327 175 354 456 370 159 173 172 174 158 2959 NR
4 6 7 7 Institute of Management Technology
(IMT), Ghaziabad 268 177 324 182 350 457 366 151 176 169 174 165 2959 30
6 7 9 8 Symbiosis Institute of Business
Management (SIBM), Pune 268 174 324 178 342 455 372 154 174 177 172 166 2956 11
8 10 12 8 International Management Institute (IMI),
Delhi 265 177 346 183 351 440 376 152 174 167 165 160 2956 40
5 7 9 9 KJ Somaiya Institute of Management,
Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai 260 182 326 174 354 456 370 158 170 178 173 151 2952 65
21 24 24 9 Great Lakes Institute of Management,
Chennai 262 181 319 176 356 457 378 155 173 179 167 149 2952 37
13 10 14 10 Jagdish Sheth School of Management
(formerly IFIM), Bengaluru 268 174 325 178 341 457 372 154 174 172 171 163 2949 NR
24 26 28 10 GITAM School of Business (GITAM
Deemed University), Visakhapatnam 265 179 326 179 352 447 377 151 172 173 170 158 2949 101-125
23 22 23 11 Department of Management, BITS, Pilani 262 179 348 175 349 445 369 149 173 174 168 155 2946 NR
7 8 8 11 TA Pai Management Institute (TAPMI),
Manipal 265 178 331 180 344 454 370 150 170 176 169 159 2946 39
5 6 10 12 ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad 260 176 335 176 341 448 376 146 170 175 172 165 2940 46
18 16 15 12 NL Dalmia Institute of Management
Studies & Research, Mumbai 261 182 332 177 339 450 370 151 172 172 174 160 2940 NR
21 18 15 13 Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow 258 179 318 173 342 455 375 151 172 171 177 164 2935 67
8 9 13 14 Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB),
Bhubaneswar 266 179 333 179 341 453 335 149 170 174 176 161 2916 45
10 11 16 15 Symbiosis Centre for Management &
Human Resource Development
(SCMHRD), Pune 260 173 334 179 317 445 381 150 171 170 173 162 2915 11
11 13 17 15 Amrita School of Business (Amrita Viswa
Vidyapeetham), Coimbatore 258 177 326 178 340 439 376 155 172 169 166 159 2915 26

NB: NR= Not Ranked; NIRF= National Institutional Ranking Framework, 2025 of the Union education ministry

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