| RANK 2026 | TOP 30 PRIVATE INSTITUTES | ACADEMIC & RESEARCH EXCELLENCE 150 | INDUSTRY INTERFACE & PLACEMENT 300 | INFRASTRUCTURE & FACILITIES 250 | GOVERNANCE & ADMISSIONS 150 | DIVERSITY & OUTREACH 150 | TOTAL SCORE 1000 |
| 1 | WELCOMGROUP GRADUATE SCHOOL OF HOTEL ADMIN MANIPAL | 127.88 | 282.94 | 220.66 | 122.84 | 142.1 | 896.4 |
| 2 | V.M. SALGAOCAR INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY EDUCATION GOA | 129.32 | 279.63 | 222.05 | 123.49 | 140.71 | 895.2 |
| 3 | AMITY SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY NOIDA (NOIDA) | 127.41 | 280.89 | 219.48 | 118.04 | 140.26 | 886.08 |
| 4 | SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY & TOURISM STUDIES D. Y. PATIL UNIVERSITY NAVI MUMBAI | 126.68 | 280.46 | 217.05 | 119.01 | 141.63 | 884.83 |
| 5 | UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY MOHALI | 128.47 | 278.2 | 216.3 | 120.43 | 137.09 | 880.52 |
| 6 | GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT (GNIHM) KOLKATA | 124.59 | 276.87 | 217.2 | 119.03 | 138.76 | 876.45 |
| 7 | INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT KOLKATA | 126.34 | 276.3 | 216.39 | 116.97 | 138.45 | 874.49 |
| 8 | INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT BANGALORE | 124.35 | 277.55 | 217.48 | 119.84 | 135.17 | 874.39 |
| 9 | CHITKARA SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY ADMINISTRATION RAJPURA PUNJAB | 123.42 | 275.96 | 215.3 | 119.09 | 138.39 | 872.16 |
| 10 | IEM’S INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT (UNDER UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT KOLKATA) | 122.68 | 277.68 | 214.04 | 119.26 | 136.3 | 869.94 |
| 11 | AISSMS COLLEGE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT AND CATERING TECHNOLOGY PUNE | 120.6 | 275.37 | 213.22 | 119.38 | 135.85 | 864.42 |
| 12 | SYMBIOSIS SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTSPUNE | 176 | 280.07 | 162 | 121.83 | 123.98 | 864.36 |
| 13 | INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT HYDERABAD | 122.75 | 276.19 | 213.6 | 114.59 | 137.13 | 864.29 |
| 14 | BHARATI VIDYAPEETH INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT & CATERING TECHNOLOGY NAVI MUMBAI | 175.42 | 279.5 | 162.19 | 123.26 | 123.19 | 863.56 |
| 15 | AMITY SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY LUCKNOW (LUCKNOW) | 123.67 | 273.84 | 212.15 | 116.53 | 135.12 | 861.31 |
| 16 | FACULTY OF HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGEMENT ICFAI UNIVERSITY SIKKIM GANGTOK | 176.22 | 278.12 | 163.21 | 120.99 | 122.63 | 861.2 |
| 17 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT COLLEGE BANGALORE | 176.12 | 276.62 | 162.92 | 122.36 | 122.55 | 860.57 |
| 18 | AMITY SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY JAIPUR (JAIPUR) | 121.2 | 273.02 | 211.13 | 115.89 | 137.77 | 858.96 |
| 19 | SRI RAMAKRISHNA COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE (AUTONOMOUS) NAVA INDIA COIMBATORE | 171.52 | 276.48 | 161.84 | 123.09 | 125.58 | 858.51 |
| 20 | SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY & TOURISM G D GOENKA UNIVERSITY GURUGRAM | 119.78 | 272.6 | 212.67 | 117.58 | 135.74 | 858.37 |
| 21 | SRM INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT CHENNAI | 120.49 | 272.54 | 212.96 | 117.03 | 134.2 | 857.21 |
| 22 | AMITY SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY GURUGRAM (GURUGRAM) | 118.98 | 272.01 | 213.82 | 115.79 | 132.17 | 852.77 |
| 23 | MMICT & BM (HOTEL MANAGEMENT) MULLANA AMBALA | 122.12 | 270.44 | 210.5 | 113.06 | 134.15 | 850.28 |
| 24 | SRM INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT SRM UNIVERSITY SONIPAT | 119.21 | 268.79 | 211.62 | 113.39 | 133.13 | 846.14 |
| 25 | CHANDIGARH COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITY LANDRAN MOHALI | 119.5 | 268.94 | 206.63 | 114.29 | 129.65 | 839 |
| 26 | FACULTY OF HOSPITALITY VIVEKANANDA GLOBAL UNIVERSITY JAIPUR | 118.16 | 268.2 | 211.5 | 110.56 | 130.6 | 838.94 |
| 27 | DEPARTMENT OF CATERING SCIENCE AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE COIMBATORE | 117.7 | 269.61 | 207.2 | 113.71 | 128.81 | 837.06 |
| 28 | HINDUSTHAN COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE (AUTONOMOUS) COIMBATORE | 118.64 | 266.82 | 208.94 | 112.69 | 128.99 | 836.08 |
| 29 | NEHRU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE COIMBATORE | 115.77 | 269 | 207.95 | 111.85 | 126.28 | 830.68 |
| 30 | RAYAT-BAHRA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF TOURISM AIRLINES & HOTEL MANAGEMENT MOHALI | 113.14 | 266.59 | 207.24 | 109.68 | 128.94 | 825.59 |