Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2026: Public Distance And Online Learning Programs

A total of ten public distance and online schools in India have made the cut for Outlook-ICARE Rankings for India's Best B-Schools 2026. Here's the complete list.

Updated on: 22 October 2025 4:18 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	INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY (IGNOU) NEW DELHI	Delhi	100	99.68	100	100	90.32	98.97
2	VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (VTU) BELAGAVI	Karnataka	99.14	98.76	99.64	99.89	89.82	98.41
3	DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR OPEN UNIVERSITY (BRAOU) HYDERABAD	Telangana	99.07	98.38	98.7	99.42	88.98	97.9
4	NETAJI SUBHAS OPEN UNIVERSITY (NSOU) KOLKATA	West Bengal	98.32	98.16	98.12	98.48	88.5	97.29
5	YASHWANTRAO CHAVAN MAHARASHTRA OPEN UNIVERSITY (YCMOU) NASHIK	Maharashtra	97.95	97.51	97.63	98.39	88.33	96.91
6	KARNATAKA STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY (KSOU) MYSORE	Karnataka	97.91	96.68	96.86	97.55	88.12	96.35
7	MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY (MKU) MADURAI	Tamil Nadu	97.77	96.43	96.06	97.44	88.01	96.03
8	UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION (IDE) CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	97.27	96.14	95.19	97.17	87.44	95.52
9	OSMANIA UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD	Telangana	97	95.56	95.16	97.11	87.13	95.29
10	ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION ANNAMALAINAGAR	Tamil Nadu	96.16	95.05	94.52	96.8	86.23	94.66