Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2027: Top Private B-Schools - South Zone

A total of 72 business schools in South Zone in India have made the cut for Outlook-ICARE Rankings for India's Best B-Schools 2027. Here's the complete list.

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Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2027: Top Private B-Schools - South Zone

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	GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	97.23	72.48	100	93.55	100	92.51
2	T. A. PAI MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE MANIPAL	Karnataka	99.87	67.37	95.07	96.25	87.23	90.18
3	LIBA (LOYOLA INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION) CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	100	67.68	96.49	95.09	81.19	89.8
4	SRMIST FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT KTR CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	99.62	66	100	94.26	73.24	89.28
5	JAGDISH SHETH SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT (JAGSoM) BENGALURU	Karnataka	100	58.53	99.9	95.37	68.75	87.63
6	SHRI DHARMASTHALA MANJUNATHESHWARA INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT (SDMIMD) MYSORE	Karnataka	95.71	49.42	92.4	93.74	60.01	81.66
7	XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (XIME) BENGALURU	Karnataka	96.74	49.96	85.4	92.84	58.77	79.97
8	INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISE (IPE) HYDERABAD	Telangana	99.03	48.69	88.12	82.92	34.27	76.54
9	INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS STUDIES (IIBS) BENGALURU	Karnataka	98.1	42.71	84.76	85.54	39.65	75.33
10	INDUS BUSINESS ACADEMY (IBA) BENGALURU	Karnataka	100	44.51	82.73	84.8	35.57	75.1
11	RAJAGIRI CENTRE FOR BUSINESS STUDIES KOCHI	Kerala	100	41.68	78.85	87.14	39.6	74.44
12	JSS ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION & RESEARCH MYSORE	Karnataka	100	45.28	81.53	83.81	30.28	74.23
13	SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT HYDERABAD	Telangana	98.32	40.27	83.41	85.93	33.61	74.03
14	INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD	Telangana	100	37.37	79.14	84.57	33.4	72.51
15	SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	96.22	38.17	80.43	86.65	31.8	72.31
16	SCMS COCHIN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS KOCHI	Kerala	100	32.86	73.23	83.42	39.1	70.47
17	JSS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY MYSURU	Karnataka	99.13	31.63	72.06	84.95	38.25	69.94
18	DAYANANDA SAGAR UNIVERSITY BENGALURU	Karnataka	100	34.44	64.56	82.47	30.12	67.53
19	KRUPANIDHI COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT BENGALURU	Karnataka	100	29.46	65.55	83.09	31.93	67.09
20	ST ALOYSIUS DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY AIMIT CENTRE MANGALURU	Karnataka	98.61	60.52	23.2	91.72	57.83	66.68
21	PRESIDENCY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY BENGALURU	Karnataka	99.06	32.1	70.51	75.76	25.62	66.53
22	PRESIDENCY COLLEGE BENGALURU	Karnataka	97.35	56.25	25.68	97.23	35.18	64.97
23	XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP KOCHI	Kerala	100	27.85	59.78	78.98	26.69	63.98
24	TKM INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KOLLAM	Kerala	100	26.9	57.7	80.24	29.71	63.82
25	SONA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SALEM	Tamil Nadu	100	26.45	57.19	71.92	34.51	62.42
26	INSTITUTE OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IIHMR BENGALURU) BENGALURU	Karnataka	99.12	27.07	54.22	75.77	28.2	61.72
27	MARIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT MARIAN COLLEGE KUTTIKKANAM AUTONOMOUS	Kerala	97.74	22.87	57.65	78.59	21.24	61.26
28	BLDE ASSOCIATION’S MBA PROGRAMME (AUTONOMOUS) A S PATIL COLLEGE OF COMMERCE VIJAYAPURA	Karnataka	99.74	15.05	48.48	73.61	20.15	56.80
29	SESHADRIPURAM INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES BENGALURU	Karnataka	100	14.82	45.49	76.61	13.69	56.03
30	SOUNDARYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE BENGALURU	Karnataka	98.84	14.5	39.93	63.15	18.23	52.05
31	VIGNANA JYOTHI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT HYDERABAD	Telangana	98.49	9.52	38.27	70.35	13.72	51.54
32	ITM BUSINESS SCHOOL BENGALURU	Karnataka	94.5	8.73	35.11	67.38	19.74	49.6
33	K V INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION STUDIES COIMBATORE	Tamil Nadu	96.72	17.72	28.84	63.06	15.11	49.06
34	AURORA'S BUSINESS SCHOOL HYDERABAD	Telangana	100	3.58	33.59	60.66	19.34	48.18
35	BALLARI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT BALLARI	Karnataka	99.98	7.78	26.31	60.48	20.04	47.23
36	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MEDIA BENGALURU	Karnataka	99.82	10.19	28.42	61.39	8.11	47.19
37	DHRUVA COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT HYDERABAD	Telangana	97.37	4.49	27.23	57.82	24.19	46.03
38	KIRLOSKAR INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED MANAGEMENT STUDIES HARIHAR	Karnataka	96.53	12.28	19.74	64.54	15.04	45.94
39	SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT CENTURION UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT VIZIANAGARAM ANDHRA PRADESH	Andhra Pradesh	93.7	6.96	30.9	57.36	18.56	45.87
40	SRI DATTA SAI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS KADAPA	Andhra Pradesh	100	4.05	28.23	55.5	17.17	45.68
41	ST. JOSEPH’S DEGREE & PG COLLEGE HYDERABAD	Telangana	92.43	13.22	24.6	60.06	15.12	45.43
42	IIKM THE CORPORATE B-SCHOOL CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	100	3.27	30.28	53.19	15.27	45.39
43	GOJAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	94.43	2.34	28.19	64.65	12.29	45.28
44	LEAD COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT PALAKKAD	Kerala	96.66	10.08	19.91	61.67	17.54	45.25
45	SJB INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BENGALURU	Karnataka	95.08	6.81	24.62	59.76	16.57	44.9
46	DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES CMR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYBENGALURU	Karnataka	93.58	7.82	24.46	60.18	17.28	44.84
47	DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES EASWARI ENGINEERING COLLEGE CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	99.5	2.53	19.1	64.07	16.7	44.64
48	SHARNBASVA UNIVERSITY KALABURAGI	Karnataka	97.8	2.36	24.6	57.55	18.55	44.44
49	SAINTGITS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KOTTAYAM	Kerala	100	9.62	15.93	57.22	19.13	44.26
50	ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY RAJAHMUNDRY	Andhra Pradesh	95.44	6.47	19.23	63.43	15.89	44.24
51	KOCHI BUSINESS SCHOOL KOCHI	Kerala	92.39	10.9	22.11	59.47	15.02	44.2
52	ALBERTIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KOCHI	Kerala	100	5.59	17.7	57.33	20.02	44.01
53	MEASI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	91.88	6.76	24	61.72	11.48	43.81
54	ST. BERCHMANS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES CHANGANASSERY	Kerala	100	9.57	14.63	57.9	16.04	43.76
55	D.J.ACADEMY FOR MANAGERIAL EXCELLENCE COIMBATORE	Tamil Nadu	97.95	7.85	18.02	54.01	23.27	43.69
56	AMJAD ALI KHAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION HYDERABAD	Telangana	98.97	6.61	20.12	53.83	16.7	43.53
57	SSN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT KALAVAKKAM	Tamil Nadu	98.38	3.22	18.97	55.27	24.65	43.5
58	NEHRU SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT THRISSUR	Kerala	99.15	5.01	18.76	54.9	18.2	43.28
59	SAHRDAYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES THRISSUR	Kerala	95.34	1.32	21.56	59.8	17.72	43.22
60	MES AIMAT ALUVA	Kerala	100	2.17	16.18	58.09	18.87	42.98
61	DE PAUL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ANGAMALY	Kerala	100	3.64	16.15	55.92	15.91	42.54
62	SAPTHAGIRI NPS UNIVERSITY BENGALURU	Karnataka	92.24	1.67	21.92	58.24	17.89	42.31
63	ANGADI INSTITTUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT BELAGAVI	Karnataka	94.43	5.31	18.72	54.96	19.69	42.31
64	INDIAN ACADEMY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES BENGALURU	Karnataka	94.04	1.84	16.4	60.64	20.28	42.13
65	PRABHATH INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PARNAPALLY	Andhra Pradesh	99.1	6.37	15.66	56.06	9.16	42.09
66	SAMBHRAM ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES BENGALURU	Karnataka	95.91	0.83	21.99	55.03	14.3	42.08
67	SAKTHI INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES COIMBATORE	Tamil Nadu	100	4.48	15.6	49.44	17.26	41.41
68	KLS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION & RESEARCH BELGAUM	Karnataka	100	2.81	12.29	55.38	15.56	41.27
69	DEPARTMENT OF MBA CMR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD	Telangana	93.25	4.59	12.98	56.24	22.18	40.94
70	BVV SANGHA'S INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES BAGALKOT	Karnataka	94.38	1.47	12.38	59.82	18.42	40.79
71	ADARSH INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BENGALURU	Karnataka	90	3.34	12.97	57.51	22.01	40.11
72	CHETAN BUSINESS SCHOOL HUBLI	Karnataka	92.18	7.02	12.38	52.27	13.23	39.32

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