Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2027: Private Standalone Institutions

A total of 44 private standalone institutions in India have made the cut for Outlook-ICARE Rankings for India's Best B-Schools 2027. Here's the complete list.

Updated on: 22 October 2026 9:14 am

RANK 2027	INSTITUTION	STATE	FACULTY STUDENT RATIO WEIGHTAGE 25%	RESEARCH WEIGHTAGE 20%	EMPLOYABILITY WEIGHTAGE 25%	FACULTY QUALITY WEIGHTAGE 20%	INCLUSIVENESS & DIVERSITY WEIGHTAGE 10%	OVERALL SCORE 100%
1	XLRI-XAVIER SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT JAMSHEDPUR	Jharkhand	100	78.65	99.3	93.25	96.56	93.86
2	MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE GURGAON	Haryana	99.17	73.62	97.28	98.1	94.51	92.91
3	GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	97.23	72.48	100	93.55	100	92.51
4	INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY GHAZIABAD	Uttar Pradesh	100	75.1	96.88	90.31	100	92.3
5	T. A. PAI MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE MANIPAL	Karnataka	99.87	67.37	95.07	96.25	87.23	90.18
6	LIBA (LOYOLA INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION) CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	100	67.68	96.49	95.09	81.19	89.8
7	JAGDISH SHETH SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT (JAGSoM) BENGALURU	Karnataka	100	58.53	99.9	95.37	68.75	87.63
8	LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT NEW DELHI	Delhi	100	48.74	90.96	93.04	55.87	81.68
9	SHRI DHARMASTHALA MANJUNATHESHWARA INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT (SDMIMD) MYSORE	Karnataka	95.71	49.42	92.4	93.74	60.01	81.66
10	XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (XIME) BENGALURU	Karnataka	96.74	49.96	85.4	92.84	58.77	79.97
11	INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISE (IPE) HYDERABAD	Telangana	99.03	48.69	88.12	82.92	34.27	76.54
12	INDUS BUSINESS ACADEMY (IBA) BENGALURU	Karnataka	100	44.51	82.73	84.8	35.57	75.1
13	SIES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES NAVI MUMBAI	Maharashtra	97.29	45.44	76.51	85.59	49.61	74.62
14	JAGAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (JIMS) NEW DELHI	Delhi	99.05	44.61	75.61	87.29	45.42	74.59
15	RAJAGIRI CENTRE FOR BUSINESS STUDIES KOCHI	Kerala	100	41.68	78.85	87.14	39.6	74.44
16	INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD	Telangana	100	37.37	79.14	84.57	33.4	72.51
17	IIHMR UNIVERSITY JAIPUR	Rajasthan	95.27	39.79	74.2	89.95	39.24	72.24
18	XAVIER INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SERVICE (XISS) RANCHI	Jharkhand	97.75	40.58	74	78.02	39.1	70.57
19	SCMS COCHIN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS KOCHI	Kerala	100	32.86	73.23	83.42	39.1	70.47
20	SHANTI BUSINESS SCHOOL AHMEDABAD	Gujarat	100	40.2	72.48	78.34	36.03	70.43
21	INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES GHAZIABAD	Uttar Pradesh	94.83	33.94	70.28	85.67	25.52	67.75
22	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MEDIA (ISB&M) PUNE	Maharashtra	100	28.62	66.03	84.63	24.38	66.6
23	FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES INSTITUTE OF RURAL MANAGEMENT JAIPUR	Rajasthan	93.73	27.47	63.78	82.09	30.9	64.38
24	XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP KOCHI	Kerala	100	27.85	59.78	78.98	26.69	63.98
25	INSTITUTE OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IIHMR BENGALURU) BENGALURU	Karnataka	99.12	27.07	54.22	75.77	28.2	61.72
26	DELHI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS NEW DELHI	Delhi	98.47	20.17	55.01	75.6	15.88	59.11
27	KIRLOSKAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT PUNE	Maharashtra	100	17.56	53.35	72.65	21.69	58.55
28	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT (ISM) PATNA	Bihar	97.1	16.04	45.71	73.44	17.67	55.37
29	DR. D. Y. PATIL B-SCHOOL PUNE	Maharashtra	100	15.36	48.52	68.97	8.38	54.83
30	VIGNANA JYOTHI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT HYDERABAD	Telangana	98.49	9.52	38.27	70.35	13.72	51.54
31	PRAXIS BUSINESS SCHOOL KOLKATA	West Bengal	96.71	6.34	36.97	63.63	22.16	49.63
32	ITM BUSINESS SCHOOL BENGALURU	Karnataka	94.5	8.73	35.11	67.38	19.74	49.6
33	ADITYA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MUMBAI	Maharashtra	97.76	9.56	30.78	62.7	17.19	48.31
34	AURORA’S BUSINESS SCHOOL HYDERABAD	Telangana	100	3.58	33.59	60.66	19.34	48.18
35	INDIRA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES PUNE	Maharashtra	100	6.21	25.9	63.24	23.47	47.71
36	NIET BUSINESS SCHOOL GREATER NOIDA	Uttar Pradesh	94.38	16.06	24.87	64.44	14.61	47.37
37	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MEDIA BENGALURU	Karnataka	99.82	10.19	28.42	61.39	8.11	47.19
38	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MEDIA KOLKATA	West Bengal	99.16	5.34	26.62	64.1	18.26	47.16
39	FORTUNE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS NEW DELHI	Delhi	97.35	10.7	21.15	63.99	19.27	46.49
40	DHRUVA COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT HYDERABAD	Telangana	97.37	4.49	27.23	57.82	24.19	46.03
41	KIRLOSKAR INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED MANAGEMENT STUDIES HARIHAR	Karnataka	96.53	12.28	19.74	64.54	15.04	45.94
42	IIKM THE CORPORATE B-SCHOOL CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	100	3.27	30.28	53.19	15.27	45.39
43	FORE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT NEW DELHI	Delhi	95.35	11.45	22.05	53.31	22.8	44.58
44	PODDAR MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL CAMPUS JAIPUR	Rajasthan	94.11	2.21	18.72	50.94	17.34	40.57

Published At: 22 October 2026 9:14 am

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Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2027: Private Standalone Institutions

A total of 44 private standalone institutions in India have made the cut for Outlook-ICARE Rankings for India's Best B-Schools 2027. Here's the complete list.