Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2026: Top Private B-Schools - South Zone

A total of 70 business schools in South Zone in India have made the cut for Outlook-ICARE Rankings for India's Best B-Schools 2026. Here's the complete list.

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Updated on: 22 October 2025 2:53 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	GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	98.62	73.22	96.36	90.14	100	91.42
2	T. A. PAI MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE MANIPAL	Karnataka	100	67.9	97.8	87.67	96.93	90.26
3	LIBA (LOYOLA INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION) CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	100	68.38	95.45	95.18	81.49	89.72
4	SRM FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SRMIST KATTANKULATHUR	Tamil Nadu	100	65.46	100	93.96	73.64	89.25
5	IFIM COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) BENGALURU	Karnataka	97.17	56.08	93.67	92.91	69.64	84.47
6	SHRI DHARMASTHALA MANJUNATHESHWARA INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT (SDMIMD) MYSORE	Karnataka	100	47.08	93.23	87.75	56.13	80.89
7	XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (XIME) BENGALURU	Karnataka	95.09	48.23	84.44	92.46	59.23	78.94
8	INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISE (IPE) HYDERABAD	Telangana	100	47.02	86.75	82.61	35.09	76.12
9	JSS ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION & RESEARCH MYSORE	Karnataka	100	45.5	76.3	88.03	44.49	75.23
10	INDUS BUSINESS ACADEMY (IBA) BENGALURU	Karnataka	97.93	44.73	76.46	84.43	50.49	74.48
11	RAJAGIRI CENTRE FOR BUSINESS STUDIES KOCHI	Kerala	100	45.63	80.07	83.65	30.96	73.97
12	SIVA SIVANI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT HYDERABAD	Telangana	95.06	38.21	81.43	86.3	32.28	72.25
13	SCMS COCHIN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS KOCHI	Kerala	98.04	39.62	72.68	77.63	38.03	69.93
14	SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	100	32.29	72.88	82.53	37.26	69.91
15	DAYANANDA SAGAR UNIVERSITY BENGALURU	Karnataka	94.39	34.09	68.71	85.68	26.08	67.34
16	KRUPANIDHI SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT BENGALURU	Karnataka	99.6	59.56	22.01	91.28	58.77	66.45
17	ST ALOYSIUS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANGALURU	Karnataka	99.81	29.82	64.37	81.11	30.85	66.32
18	CMR UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD	Telangana	97.2	31.94	69.9	76.63	24.27	65.92
19	PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT BENGALURU	Karnataka	96.9	57.17	24.93	95.72	36.11	64.65
20	VISHWA VISHWANI INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS & MANAGEMENT HYDERABAD	Telangana	94	26.94	62.7	82.28	29.84	64
21	SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BENGALURU	Karnataka	97.27	24.01	63.19	77.8	26.49	63.13
22	ST. JOSEPH’S INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (SJIM) BENGALURU	Karnataka	94.47	22.21	64.38	80.36	21.47	62.37
23	XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP KOCHI	Kerala	100	27.08	54.81	76.27	26.57	62.03
24	SONA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SALEM	Tamil Nadu	100	24.54	57.93	70.18	34.56	61.88
25	TKM INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KOLLAM	Kerala	100	16.87	61.44	78.86	13.1	60.82
26	INSTITUTE OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IIHMR BENGALURU) BENGALURU	Karnataka	98.88	20.69	51.32	71	19.32	57.82
27	SESHADRIPURAM INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES BENGALURU	Karnataka	97.94	14.69	48.53	72.08	21	56.07
28	SAPTHAGIRI NPS UNIVERSITY BENGALURU	Karnataka	97.72	15.96	46.49	73.01	17.71	55.62
29	INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	94.18	14.77	49.78	71.87	13.3	54.65
30	DR M G R EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	93.12	7.66	50.51	73.41	17.63	53.88
31	SOUNDARYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE BENGALURU	Karnataka	98.08	15.03	39.68	65.44	12.35	51.77
32	SRI RAMAKRISHNA ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE COIMBATORE	Tamil Nadu	98.81	13.75	38.43	63.76	16.53	51.47
33	ITM BUSINESS SCHOOL BENGALURU	Karnataka	95.06	6.82	35.33	66.77	18.7	49.19
34	K V INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION STUDIES COIMBATORE	Tamil Nadu	96.9	15.73	29.55	62.67	14.91	48.78
35	P.K.R. ARTS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN ERODE	Tamil Nadu	100	6.01	27.29	64.06	19.09	47.75
36	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MEDIA BENGALURU	Karnataka	94.32	7.7	29.53	63.7	15.06	46.75
37	VIGNANA JYOTHI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT HYDERABAD	Telangana	95.33	8.86	30.85	58.87	15.59	46.65
38	ICBM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS EXCELLENCE HYDERABAD	Telangana	98.25	10.4	27.18	61.28	8.8	46.57
39	AURORA'S BUSINESS SCHOOL HYDERABAD	Telangana	100	1.42	27.85	61.23	14.01	45.89
40	KIRLOSKAR INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED MANAGEMENT STUDIES HARIHAR	Karnataka	99.87	9.57	25.3	56.16	13.95	45.83
41	SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT CENTURION UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT VIZIANAGARAM ANDHRA PRADESH	Andhra Pradesh	91.55	13.51	29.16	54.85	17.31	45.58
42	SRI DATTA SAI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS KADAPA	Andhra Pradesh	95.5	9.09	21.15	62.22	18.47	45.27
43	IIKM THE CORPORATE B-SCHOOL CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	93.58	6.81	24.05	65.4	13.81	45.23
44	ST. JOSEPH'S DEGREE & PG COLLEGE HYDERABAD	Telangana	95.38	2.64	25.06	61.58	20.48	45
45	GOJAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	98.42	3.12	24	57.44	19.26	44.64
46	LEAD COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT PALAKKAD	Kerala	98.01	6.62	21.61	56.36	21.15	44.62
47	SJB INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BENGALURU	Karnataka	100	1.94	19.93	62.31	15.74	44.41
48	DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES CMR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYBENGALURU	Karnataka	99.24	5.78	17.93	57.3	23.71	44.28
49	DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES EASWARI ENGINEERING COLLEGE CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	92.15	2.64	24.9	62.29	18.57	44.11
50	SHARNBASVA UNIVERSITY KALABURAGI	Karnataka	100	3.93	18.46	56.54	20.52	43.76
51	ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY RAJAHMUNDRY	Andhra Pradesh	97.92	0.23	22.06	56.42	22.85	43.61
52	MEASI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	91.22	5.9	23.28	60.65	11.83	43.12
53	D.J.ACADEMY FOR MANAGERIAL EXCELLENCE COIMBATORE	Tamil Nadu	93.36	3.13	20.77	61.26	16.34	43.04
54	PENDEKANTI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT HYDERABAD	Telangana	97.02	3.25	18.32	55.59	24.17	43.02
55	SSN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT KALAVAKKAM	Tamil Nadu	100	4.41	18.6	53.93	16.67	42.99
56	ST. BERCHMANS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES CHANGANACHERRY	Kerala	95.26	1.98	21.1	53.49	20.42	42.23
57	EAST WEST INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BENGALURU	Karnataka	99.5	3.84	17.75	52.63	15.03	42.11
58	ANGADI INSTITTUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT BELAGAVI	Karnataka	94.36	5.25	19.58	53.28	18.44	42.04
59	INDIAN ACADEMY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES BENGALURU	Karnataka	99.04	5.71	14.4	56.5	9.61	41.76
60	PRABHATH INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PARNAPALLY	Andhra Pradesh	99.54	0.74	13.9	58.23	15.51	41.71
61	SAMBHRAM ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES BENGALURU	Karnataka	98.69	3.22	14.36	56.48	14.71	41.67
62	BALLARI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT BELLARY	Karnataka	92.37	0.95	16.88	60.41	19.29	41.51
63	SAHYADRI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT MANGALURU	Karnataka	98.42	2.95	15.18	54.65	15.77	41.5
64	SAKTHI INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES COIMBATORE	Tamil Nadu	93.29	1.42	14.45	58.02	22.6	41.08
65	KLS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION & RESEARCH BELGAUM	Karnataka	97.11	1.1	16.09	52.22	19.88	40.95
66	AMJAD ALI KHAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION HYDERABAD	Telangana	97.39	6.32	12.27	49.02	14.88	39.97
67	BVV SANGHA'S INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES BAGALKOT	Karnataka	97.21	4.97	12.31	48.95	16.72	39.84
68	ADARSH INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BENGALURU	Karnataka	94.52	0.53	18.01	49.06	17.56	39.81
69	CHETAN BUSINESS SCHOOL HUBLI	Karnataka	91.75	6.1	11.94	51.89	12.3	38.75
70	SAHRDAYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES THRISSUR	Kerala	91.41	2.78	12.82	51.74	14.71	38.43

Published At: 22 October 2025 2:53 am

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Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2026: Top Private B-Schools - South Zone

A total of 70 business schools in South Zone in India have made the cut for Outlook-ICARE Rankings for India's Best B-Schools 2026. Here's the complete list.