IIM Ahmedabad

India’s leading IIMs have slipped in the QS Global Full-Time MBA Rankings 2027, although IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta continue to feature among the world’s top 100 business schools. IIM Bangalore remains India’s highest-ranked institution, securing 64th place, compared with 52nd in the previous edition. IIM Ahmedabad moved to 70th from 58th, while IIM Calcutta recorded the biggest decline among the three, falling to 95th from 64th. QS attributed the changing positions partly to increased competition from business schools globally. Indian institutions faced challenges particularly across indicators such as return on investment, entrepreneurship and alumni outcomes, and diversity. At the same time, 10 Indian entries improved their performance on the Thought Leadership indicator. India’s representation in the global MBA rankings has continued to expand. Nineteen Indian institutions feature in the 2027 rankings, compared with seven in 2022 and five in 2020. Five institutions have made their debut this year. Across the MBA and specialised Business Master’s rankings, India has 28 institutions represented, placing it among the most represented countries globally. IIM Bangalore retained its position as India’s leading MBA institution for the fourth consecutive year. It stood 29th globally for employability and second in Asia on the indicator, while recording a slight improvement in Thought Leadership, where it ranked 51st globally. IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta also remained within the global top 100. Both featured among the top 40 institutions worldwide for employability and the top 100 for Thought Leadership. IIM Ahmedabad was the only Indian institution in the top 100 for Entrepreneurship & Alumni Outcomes, ranking 84th. O.P. Jindal Global University emerged as the highest-ranked new Indian entrant, featuring in the 171-180 band. Jaipuria Institute of Management, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), School of Leadership and Management, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, and Vikrant University Gwalior also entered the rankings, appearing in the 301+ category. Woxsen School of Business, placed in the 251-300 band globally, recorded India’s strongest showing on the Diversity indicator, ranking first in Asia and 33rd worldwide. US institutions dominate global top 10 US business schools occupied the first four positions in the QS Global Full-Time MBA Rankings 2027. MIT Sloan moved to the top spot for the first time, followed by Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business and Penn (Wharton). Cambridge Judge was ranked fifth, followed by HEC Paris, Oxford Saïd, INSEAD, London Business School and Chicago Booth. The National University of Singapore Business School was the highest-ranked Asian institution at 23rd globally. Tsinghua University followed at 29th, while Singapore Management University ranked 41st. IIM Bangalore and IIM Ahmedabad were placed eighth and ninth respectively among Asian MBA institutions. The 2027 QS ranking evaluates more than 420 full-time MBA programmes across 65 countries and territories. Its assessment covers employability, value for money, alumni outcomes, thought leadership and diversity. Employability accounts for 40% of the overall methodology, followed by value for money at 20%, alumni outcomes and thought leadership at 15% each, and diversity at 10%. Indian institutions also maintained a significant presence across specialised Business Master’s programmes. There were 41 Indian entries across management, business analytics, finance, marketing and supply chain management. IIM Bangalore ranked 31st globally for Master’s in Management and 60th for Business Analytics, while IIM Ahmedabad ranked 46th for Management. IIM Calcutta stood at 57th for Management and 96th for Business Analytics. Globally, HEC Paris led the Master’s in Management, Finance and Marketing rankings, while MIT Sloan topped Business Analytics. The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics secured the top position in Supply Chain Management. Source: Indian Express