| 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 |
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