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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)

NR NR NR 75 School of Business, Woxsen University,
Hyderabad 241 149 250 151 298 376 333 134 150 139 144 126 2491 NR
NR NR 48 76 Institute of Management and Technology,
Faridabad 243 173 307 164 276 332 297 156 143 138 133 128 2490 NR
32 38 49 77 Indus Business Academy, Bengaluru 243 160 230 153 273 369 349 136 154 139 143 139 2488 NR
NR NR NR 77 Presidency School of Management,
Presidency University, Bengaluru 258 148 221 156 263 355 327 138 161 156 155 150 2488 101-125
32 42 52 78 SCMS Cochin School of Business 248 163 244 144 268 367 354 138 153 142 138 128 2487 NR
33 41 51 79 PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore 249 164 247 143 269 354 356 127 147 133 156 140 2485 84
59 63 85 79 Alliance School of Business (Alliance
University), Bengaluru 229 147 248 133 272 361 369 135 152 136 154 149 2485 71
NR NR NR 80 Paari School of Business, SRM
University, Amaravati (AP) 244 157 238 148 271 373 344 133 154 141 146 134 2483 NR
37 39 51 81 ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai 256 166 262 153 270 376 282 134 158 142 141 141 2481 NR
NR NR NR 82 Indira University School of Business,
Pune 249 151 248 142 266 367 369 129 152 133 143 130 2479 NR
NR NR NR 83 Don Bosco Institute of Management
Studies, Bengaluru 249 165 244 140 263 351 362 125 152 138 155 134 2478 NR
62 69 90 84 ICFAI Business School (IBS), Ahmedabad 216 154 241 145 278 359 356 135 157 147 149 139 2476 NR
NR NR NR 84 School of Management, DY Patil
University, Pune 249 150 228 142 284 360 343 138 159 160 129 134 2476 NR
NR NR NR 85 United Institute of Management, Prayagraj 257 168 255 150 269 374 274 127 159 149 140 145 2467 NR
41 43 52 86 CMS Business School (Jain Deemed
University), Bengaluru 256 145 243 140 261 372 365 133 148 137 137 126 2463 73
NR NR NR 87 VES’s Indira Institute of Business
Management (IIBM), Mumbai 247 157 241 139 265 366 347 136 150 143 142 127 2460 NR
62 68 94 88 ICFAI Business School (IBS), Kolkata 249 165 246 134 268 356 325 145 155 147 140 128 2458 NR
NR NR NR 89 Universal AI University, Karjat, Mumbai 245 168 305 167 270 334 291 147 140 131 134 124 2456 NR
NR NR NR 90 Galgotias University, School of Business,
Greater Noida 245 149 252 148 286 368 327 133 156 146 125 111 2446 101-125
NR NR NR 90 NSHM Business School, Kolkata 258 168 312 170 307 329 229 131 133 132 153 124 2446 NR
NR NR NR 91 PCET’s Pune Business School (PBS) 252 150 263 148 273 372 299 138 151 139 143 115 2443 NR
NR NR 99 91 Management Education and Research
Institute (MERI) College, Janakpuri, Delhi 249 161 284 151 282 307 291 143 159 142 152 122 2443 NR
NR NR NR 92 I Business Institute, Greater Noida 251 156 239 149 266 362 331 132 147 148 145 115 2441 NR
NR NR NR 92 Amity School of Business Administration,
Amity University, Mohali 238 165 252 138 263 373 319 120 152 150 151 120 2441 NR
NR 74 100 93 School of Management, CMR University,
Bengaluru 256 164 265 171 275 368 299 129 157 128 118 109 2439 NR
64 73 100 93 Global Institute of Business Studies
(GIBS), Bengaluru 253 159 244 169 269 371 306 134 152 137 138 107 2439 NR
NR NR NR 94 DES Pune University School of
Business Management 254 142 239 158 240 374 341 131 154 141 146 115 2435 NR
NR NR NR 95 Ajeenkya DY Patil University, Pune 253 155 247 141 273 357 326 122 150 138 145 125 2432 NR
41 46 57 96 Symbiosis Institute of Digital and Telecom
Management, Pune 245 154 247 143 275 361 330 120 148 135 145 123 2426 11
NR NR 59 97 IBMR Business School, Gurugram 255 163 318 168 306 327 224 133 129 127 151 120 2421 NR

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

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