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

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)

14 20 22 32 IFMR Graduate School of Business
(Krea University), Sri City 257 164 297 164 322 396 318 147 164 161 157 146 2693 NR
17 21 26 33 FORE School of Management, Delhi 250 173 274 152 313 414 350 131 168 159 159 148 2691 59
NR NR NR 34 Atria Institute of Technology, Bengaluru 256 166 261 169 313 413 356 139 164 155 151 146 2689 NR
NR 30 38 34 Vivekanand Business School, Mumbai 248 154 320 162 305 385 347 148 160 157 158 145 2689 NR
24 28 39 35 ICFAI Business School (IBS), Gurugram 253 173 258 165 296 400 374 146 157 160 154 150 2686 NR
NR NR NR 36 University College of Commerce and
Business Management, Hyderabad 252 169 288 172 321 366 351 147 158 158 156 147 2685 NR
28 31 41 37 Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur 256 166 262 163 322 391 355 137 164 156 164 147 2683 74
29 33 42 38 School of Business Management
(NMIMS Deemed University), Indore 253 169 270 169 323 389 351 141 160 157 157 142 2681 NR
NR NR NR 38 Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi 255 165 264 159 326 398 353 143 162 155 160 141 2681 NR
19 23 27 39 Goa Institute of Management, Sanquelim 255 165 273 161 312 401 354 135 165 160 157 142 2680 43
30 35 45 40 Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indore 257 169 276 172 311 389 344 149 152 162 151 147 2679 101-125
22 24 34 41 Institute of Management (Nirma
University), Ahmedabad 253 170 260 153 325 413 349 140 163 149 154 149 2678 53
NR NR NR 42 Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad 255 163 261 155 325 388 354 138 167 163 158 150 2677 NR
NR NR NR 43 Siva Sivani Institute of Management,
Secunderabad 252 169 269 163 327 397 363 135 160 160 145 136 2676 NR
25 27 33 44 SDM Institute for Management
Development, Mysuru 251 164 264 152 316 408 374 132 157 157 157 143 2675 NR
NR NR NR 44 Calcutta Business School, Kolkata 253 170 258 155 324 414 349 137 163 152 151 149 2675 NR
33 40 50 45 Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of
Technology & Management, Indore 258 162 268 149 299 403 371 136 158 163 162 145 2674 NR
NR NR NR 45 Pune Institute of Business Management, 248 163 275 154 314 407 350 133 161 156 166 147 2674 101-125
NR NR NR 46 International Management Institute (IMI),
Kolkata 252 173 266 164 317 390 356 130 167 160 146 152 2673 42
NR NR NR 47 St. Aloysius Institute of Management &
Information Technology (AIMIT Centre),
Mangaluru 255 168 268 159 324 395 368 132 165 154 152 132 2672 NR
32 29 52 48 School of Management, Hindustan
Institute of Technology & Science,
Kelambakkam, Chennai 255 171 271 161 320 388 365 140 154 156 148 141 2670 101-125
37 44 53 49 Jagan Institute of Management Studies,
Rohini, Delhi 257 169 269 159 318 381 355 139 163 155 157 146 2668 90
NR NR NR 49 Delhi School of Business 256 167 273 155 317 387 348 132 165 157 161 150 2668 NR
NR NR NR 50 Institute of Management Studies,
Ghaziabad 241 165 266 153 319 406 369 143 156 149 144 151 2662 30
NR NR NR 50 Jaypee Business School, JIIT, Noida 259 179 280 170 325 414 348 141 154 137 128 127 2662 NR
NR NR NR 51 Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute
of Management Studies & Research,
Mumbai 251 163 275 156 313 384 358 133 165 156 155 147 2656 NR
40 45 55 51 ICFAI Business School (IBS), Bengaluru 246 168 266 152 321 391 361 131 159 159 161 141 2656 NR
NR NR NR 52 School of Business, Manav Rachna
University, Faridabad 253 170 258 151 324 395 366 140 162 160 142 134 2655 NR
26 27 35 53 International Management Institute (IMI),
Bhubaneswar 262 165 259 153 331 384 368 134 164 160 141 132 2653 94

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

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