Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2026: Top Public B-Schools

A total of 25 public business schools in India have made the cut for Outlook-ICARE Rankings for India's Best B-Schools 2026. Here's the complete list.

Indian Institute Of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad Photo: Myur Bhatt

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	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) AHMEDABAD	Gujarat	100	97.96	100	100	89.69	98.56
2	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) BANGALORE	Karnataka	99.03	97.83	99.82	99.8	88.73	98.11
3	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) CALCUTTA	West Bengal	98.04	97.19	99.05	99.01	88.3	97.34
4	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) LUCKNOW	Uttar Pradesh	97.05	97.02	99.05	98.82	87.86	96.98
5	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) INDORE	Madhya Pradesh	96.14	96.05	98.62	98.42	87.66	96.35
6	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) RANCHI	Jharkhand	96.1	95.96	98.49	97.57	86.67	96.02
7	DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - MADRAS CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	95.58	95.69	98.31	96.89	86.57	95.65
8	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE (IIFT) NEW DELHI	Delhi	94.94	95.07	97.59	96.65	86.39	95.12
9	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) SAMBALPUR	Odisha	94.01	94.84	97.27	96.1	85.83	94.59
10	JAMNALAL BAJAJ INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES MUMBAI	Maharashtra	93.99	93.99	96.76	95.34	85.66	94.12
11	GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY NEW DELHI	Delhi	93.22	93.93	96.37	94.57	85.6	93.66
12	FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF DELHI NEW DELHI	Delhi	93.1	93.47	95.64	94	85.06	93.19
13	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) AMRITSAR	Punjab	92.21	93.28	94.84	93.05	84.85	92.51
14	ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	92.13	92.52	94.02	92.93	84.72	92.1
15	PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY KALAPET	Puducherry	91.41	92.2	93.42	92.64	83.83	91.56
16	INSTITUTE OF INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT HYDERABAD	Telangana	90.73	91.48	92.51	92.45	83.19	90.92
17	GUJARAT UNIVERSITY AHMEDABAD	Gujarat	90.45	90.71	92.25	92.19	82.25	90.48
18	UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL (UBS) PANJAB UNIVERSITY CHANDĪGARH	Punjab	90.34	89.95	92.16	91.47	81.46	90.06
19	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (IIM) NAGPUR	Maharashtra	90.27	89.21	91.21	91.04	80.76	89.5
20	MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA VADODARA	Gujarat	89.81	88.81	90.7	90.84	80.76	89.13
21	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (IISWBM) KOLKATA	West Bengal	89	88.27	90.47	90.02	80.53	88.58
22	ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT GWALIOR	Madhya Pradesh	88.97	87.36	90.09	89.86	79.69	88.18
23	NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY NEW DELHI	Delhi	88.88	87.3	89.24	89.05	79.26	87.73
24	UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS CHENNAI	Tamil Nadu	88.22	87.06	89.05	88.61	79.11	87.36
25	NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION MANAGEMENT (MANAGE) HYDERABAD	Telangana	87.61	86.68	88.33	88.28	78.4	86.82

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