Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2026: Top Private B-Schools - Bengaluru

A total of 20 business schools in Bengaluru, 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 4:12 pm

Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru

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	IFIM COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) BENGALURU	Karnataka	97.17	56.08	93.67	92.91	69.64	84.47
2	XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (XIME) BENGALURU	Karnataka	95.09	48.23	84.44	92.46	59.23	78.94
3	INDUS BUSINESS ACADEMY (IBA) BENGALURU	Karnataka	97.93	44.73	76.46	84.43	50.49	74.48
4	DAYANANDA SAGAR UNIVERSITY BENGALURU	Karnataka	94.39	34.09	68.71	85.68	26.08	67.34
5	KRUPANIDHI SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT BENGALURU	Karnataka	99.6	59.56	22.01	91.28	58.77	66.45
6	PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT BENGALURU	Karnataka	96.9	57.17	24.93	95.72	36.11	64.65
7	SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BENGALURU	Karnataka	97.27	24.01	63.19	77.8	26.49	63.13
8	ST. JOSEPH’S INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (SJIM) BENGALURU	Karnataka	94.47	22.21	64.38	80.36	21.47	62.37
9	INSTITUTE OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IIHMR BENGALURU) BENGALURU	Karnataka	98.88	20.69	51.32	71	19.32	57.82
10	SESHADRIPURAM INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES BENGALURU	Karnataka	97.94	14.69	48.53	72.08	21	56.07
11	SAPTHAGIRI NPS UNIVERSITY BENGALURU	Karnataka	97.72	15.96	46.49	73.01	17.71	55.62
12	SOUNDARYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE BENGALURU	Karnataka	98.08	15.03	39.68	65.44	12.35	51.77
13	ITM BUSINESS SCHOOL BENGALURU	Karnataka	95.06	6.82	35.33	66.77	18.7	49.19
14	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MEDIA BENGALURU	Karnataka	94.32	7.7	29.53	63.7	15.06	46.75
15	SJB INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BENGALURU	Karnataka	100	1.94	19.93	62.31	15.74	44.41
16	DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES CMR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYBENGALURU	Karnataka	99.24	5.78	17.93	57.3	23.71	44.28
17	EAST WEST INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BENGALURU	Karnataka	99.5	3.84	17.75	52.63	15.03	42.11
18	INDIAN ACADEMY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES BENGALURU	Karnataka	99.04	5.71	14.4	56.5	9.61	41.76
19	SAMBHRAM ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES BENGALURU	Karnataka	98.69	3.22	14.36	56.48	14.71	41.67
20	ADARSH INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BENGALURU	Karnataka	94.52	0.53	18.01	49.06	17.56	39.81