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QS Rankings 2025: The recent QS Global MBA and Business Master Rankings 2025 has shed light on the ever-growing importance of Indian business schools. Three Indian Institutes of Management, IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta and ISB Hyderabad have made it to the list for MBA. And these very IIMs rank high in the top 50 for employment. IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta are three IIMs. Three B-schools also featured within the first 50 in employability ranking.
In total fourteen Indian full-time MBA programs have received their place in QS’ global list for 2025, including three new entries. US-based Stanford School of Business has grabbed the top position among B-schools for the fifth consecutive year. The QS Global MBA and Business Master Rankings 2025 cover 58 countries and territories ranking the world 340 best global MBA as well as a series of specialized high-demand business master rankings featuring master in management, finance, marketing and business analytics and supply chain management.
The rankings give independent insights to career-focused students who navigate the global business education landscape. They offer detailed comparative analysis helping students select suitable programs that fit their career objectives. Whether corporate leadership start-up innovation or public sector impact QS CEO Jessica Turner described how these insights can be a guiding force as students shape their professional paths.
Indian institutions are increasing the leadership preparedness that best navigates today complex and dynamic business environments. The strong showing of IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta particularly on employability and alumni impact shows India can shape global top-tier talent.
Internationalization and gender diversity two key areas of concern remaining today will help bridge those gaps in existing areas that are important elements in enhancing the global competitiveness of India leading business schools while being vital steps towards more inclusive environments in a new model of business leadership according to Turner. IIM Kozhikode entered the 151-200 band for the first time and the Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad and Somaiya Vidyavihar University managed to enter the 251+ band. PTI GJS GJS KVK KVK
INDIAN BUSINESS SCHOOLS ON THE RISE
The rankings says QS CEO Jessica Turner will be extremely valuable for the career-oriented students who can now better navigate the increasingly competitive landscape of global business education. She strongly claimed that institutions like IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta were churning out more leaders to meet the increasing complexities in today business. Turner said areas like internationalization and gender diversity are critical things Indian business schools should work on to improve global competitiveness.
TOP INDIAN MBA INSTITUTES AND THEIR GLOBAL RANKS
- IIM Bangalore — Rank 48
- IIM Ahmedabad — Rank 53
- IIM Calcutta — Rank 59
- ISB Hyderabad — Rank 78
The strong presence of Indian institutions in the QS rankings reflects their ability to nurture top-tier talent and their increasing influence on the global business education landscape. the further strides are needed in creating more diverse and globally integrated learning environments to better align with the future of business leadership.
| Indian Full-Time MBA programmes | ||
| Business School | 2024 | 2025 |
| IIM Bangalore | 53 | 48 |
| IIM Ahmedabad | 60 | 53 |
| IIM Calcutta | 65 | 59 |
| Indian School of Business | 86 | 78 |
| Indian Institute of Management (IIM)- Kozhikode | 151-200 | New |
| Indian Institute of Management Indore | 201-250 | 151-200 |
| Indian Institute of Management Lucknow | 201-250 | 200 |
| Indian Institute of Management Udaipur | 201-250 | 201-250 |
| XLRI- Xavier School of Management | 201-250 | 201-250 |
| Indian Institute of Management, Ghaziabad | 251+ | New |
| International Management Institute – Delhi | 251 + | 250 |
| International Management Institute – Kolkata | 251 + | 251 + |
| International Management Institute Gurgaon | 251 + | 201-250 |
| Somaiya Vidyavihar University | 251 + | New |
ISB Hyderabad Among World Top 100 for MBA Course
As many as three Indian Institutes of Management along with the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad have made it to the top 100 in the world for their MBA courses according to rankings by QS. The QS rankings were announced on Wednesday. The three IIMs are IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta. the three B-schools have also featured among the first 50 in the employability ranking. Fourteen Indian full-time MBA programmes have ranked in the QS global list for 2025, including three new entries.
For the fifth consecutive year Stanford School of Business leads the B-school list of the US. The QS Global MBA and Business Master Rankings 2025 covers 58 countries and territories featuring an analysis of the world 340 top global MBAs and a set of specialized in-demand Business Master Rankings from Master in Management, Finance, Marketing and Business Analytics to Supply Chain Management.
These rankings provide independent viewpoints for career-oriented students to navigate the global business education landscape. By offering an in-depth comparison of these rankings they are helping potential students choose programs that can be lined up with career objectives.
The insights that could be culled from the rankings can be used as students shape their professional paths-to become leaders in corporations innovators in start-ups or professionals who impact the public sector according to QS CEO Jessica Turner. Institutions in India are increasingly becoming institutions that build leaders ready to face the business operating environments of today. IIM Bangalore, for instance, IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta particularly in employability and alumni impact demonstrate this capacity of India.
there are still enormous issues in both internationalizing institutions and achieving greater gender diversity. These are going to continue to remain significant areas of development for the best business schools in India while strengthening their ability to be at the forefront globally and also while developing more inclusive environments for the future of business leadership, “added Turner. IIM Kozhikode enters the band in 151-200 while Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad and Somaiya Vidyavihar University featured in 251+ band.
IIM Hyderabad Among World Top 100 for MBA Course
Quacquarelli Symonds a company that specializes in education analytics and is popular for its annual rankings of the institutions overall and in specific fields has come out with top MBA universities rankings. Among the four institutes of the list are from India three Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) and Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad.
India Top MBA Schools IIM Bangalore with a total score of 68.5 is the top MBA school and ranking 48th in the global rankings. Next is IIM Ahmedabad in an overall ranking of 53rd and second in India with a total score of 66.3. IIM Calcutta took the third position at an overall ranking of 59th with a total of 63.3 while ISB Hyderabad is ranked 78th with a total score of 60.1.
The 14 entries from India include seven IIMs – Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Indore, Lucknow, Udaipur and Kozhikode. Other institutes include Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon Xavier School of Management International Management Institute, Delhi and Kolkat and Somaiya Vidyavihar University Mumbai.
IIM Ahmedabad full-time MBA programme leads nationally in the Entrepreneurship and Alumni Impact category IIM Bangalore full-time MBA programme has achieved the highest return on investment in India with and another two programmes appearing among the world top 100. None of the 14 ranked Indian MBA programs appear in the world top 250 by student and faculty diversity-the latter indicator also highlighting the significant gender gap on some campuses. Another area in which Indian business schools continue to trail is the percentage of international students and faculty.
