Outlook I-CARE B-School Ranking-2026 Private Standalone Institutions

Forty-five private standalone institutions have found their mention in Outlook-ICARE Rankings for India’s Best B-School 2026. Here's the complete list.

Updated on: 13 November 2025 12:34 pm

RANK 2026	INSTITUTION	STATE	FACULTY STUDENT RATIO Weightage - 25%	RESEARCH Weightage - 20%	EMPLOYABILITY Weightage - 25%	FACULTY QUALITY Weightage - 20%	INCLUSIVENESS & DIVERSITY Weightage - 10%	OVERALL SCORE
1	XLRI-XAVIER SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT JAMSHEDPUR	Jharkhand	100	79.2	100	91.56	96.66	93.82
2	MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE GURGAON	Haryana	100	74.3	95.83	96.12	95.28	92.57
3	GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	98.62	73.22	96.36	90.14	100	91.42
4	INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY GHAZIABAD	Uttar Pradesh	95.48	72.04	98.94	91.6	98.54	91.19
5	T. A. PAI MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE MANIPAL	Karnataka	100	67.9	97.8	87.67	96.93	90.26
6	LIBA (LOYOLA INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION) CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	100	68.38	95.45	95.18	81.49	89.72
7	LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT NEW DELHI	Delhi	96.41	49.48	91.97	92.29	58.32	81.28
8	SHRI DHARMASTHALA MANJUNATHESHWARA INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT (SDMIMD) MYSORE	Karnataka	100	47.08	93.23	87.75	56.13	80.89
9	INSTITUTE OF RURAL MANAGEMENT ANAND	Gujarat	99.6	77.08	84.87	65.14	54.28	79.99
10	XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (XIME) BENGALURU	Karnataka	95.09	48.23	84.44	92.46	59.23	78.94
11	INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISE (IPE) HYDERABAD	Telangana	100	47.02	86.75	82.61	35.09	76.12
12	JAGAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (JIMS) NEW DELHI	Delhi	97.35	41.44	82.78	85.77	40.17	74.49
13	INDUS BUSINESS ACADEMY (IBA) BENGALURU	Karnataka	97.93	44.73	76.46	84.43	50.49	74.48
14	RAJAGIRI CENTRE FOR BUSINESS STUDIES KOCHI	Kerala	100	45.63	80.07	83.65	30.96	73.97
15	SIVA SIVANI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT HYDERABAD	Telangana	95.06	38.21	81.43	86.3	32.28	72.25
16	XAVIER INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SERVICE (XISS) RANCHI	Jharkhand	100	38.26	73.75	80.66	29.65	70.19
17	SCMS COCHIN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS KOCHI	Kerala	98.04	39.62	72.68	77.63	38.03	69.93
18	SHANTI BUSINESS SCHOOL AHMEDABAD	Gujarat	100	39.98	71.24	76.76	35.73	69.73
19	INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES GHAZIABAD	Uttar Pradesh	100	33.81	65.18	82.18	30.1	67.5
20	LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT INDORE	Madhya Pradesh	100	27.12	66.65	83.27	25.24	66.26
21	FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES INSTITUTE OF RURAL MANAGEMENT JAIPUR	Rajasthan	100	26.91	58.67	80.6	30.05	64.17
22	VISHWA VISHWANI INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS & MANAGEMENT HYDERABAD	Telangana	94	26.94	62.7	82.28	29.84	64
23	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MEDIA (ISB&M) PUNE	Maharashtra	99.88	26.51	59.95	77.25	25.25	63.23
24	XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP KOCHI	Kerala	100	27.08	54.81	76.27	26.57	62.03
25	DELHI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS NEW DELHI	Delhi	98	14.17	55.25	75.72	21.34	58.42
26	INSTITUTE OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IIHMR BENGALURU) BENGALURU	Karnataka	98.88	20.69	51.32	71	19.32	57.82
27	INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	94.18	14.77	49.78	71.87	13.3	54.65
28	PUNE INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PUNE	Maharashtra	99.65	14.49	49.1	68.07	9.09	54.61
29	IIEBM INDUS BUSINESS SCHOOL PUNE	Maharashtra	96.05	10.23	34.9	62.49	22.27	49.51
30	ITM BUSINESS SCHOOL BENGALURU	Karnataka	95.06	6.82	35.33	66.77	18.7	49.19
31	ADITYA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MUMBAI	Maharashtra	98.17	5.46	31.89	61.44	16.6	47.56
32	INDIRA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES PUNE	Maharashtra	96.13	10.05	27.14	63.79	15.51	47.14
33	MIMA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENTPUNE	Maharashtra	100	6.09	30.84	58.73	12.47	46.92
34	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MEDIA BENGALURU	Karnataka	94.32	7.7	29.53	63.7	15.06	46.75
35	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MEDIA KOLKATA	West Bengal	96.94	5.06	27.56	63.64	18.38	46.7
36	VIGNANA JYOTHI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT HYDERABAD	Telangana	95.33	8.86	30.85	58.87	15.59	46.65
37	ICBM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS EXCELLENCE HYDERABAD	Telangana	100	8.37	27.32	57.84	13.77	46.45
38	FORTUNE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS NEW DELHI	Delhi	100	4.32	29.12	56.21	17.71	46.16
39	KIRLOSKAR INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED MANAGEMENT STUDIES HARIHAR	Karnataka	99.87	9.57	25.3	56.16	13.95	45.83
40	ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE OF INDIA BHAT	Gujarat	100	6.63	28.15	53.49	14.83	45.54
41	FORE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT NEW DELHI	Delhi	92.6	5.86	20.82	64.42	15.29	43.94
42	FOSTIIMA BUSINESS SCHOOL DWARKA	Delhi	91.97	9.51	21.44	60.02	15.05	43.76
43	UNIVERSAL BUSINESS SCHOOL KARJAT	Maharashtra	99.82	2.04	16.22	58.26	17.67	42.84
44	PODDAR MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL CAMPUS JAIPUR	Rajasthan	92.32	6.79	17.51	49.72	10.66	39.83
45	DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT MARTIN LUTHER CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY SHILLONG	Meghalaya	100	2.15	8.04	53.89	11.67	39.39

Published At: 13 November 2025 12:34 pm

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Outlook I-CARE B-School Ranking-2026 Private Standalone Institutions

Forty-five private standalone institutions have found their mention in Outlook-ICARE Rankings for India’s Best B-School 2026. Here's the complete list.