IIM Ahmedabad Ranks 27th Globally as 14 Indian Business Schools Enter FT World Top 100
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IIM Ahmedabad secured the 27th position globally in the Financial Times Masters in Management (MiM) 2026 rankings released on Monday, standing alongside 13 other Indian business schools that made it to the global top 100.
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore reportedly emerged as the top-performing institution from the country at 21st position globally, showing steady progress over three years after moving up from 41st in 2024 and 28th in 2025. S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) in Mumbai took the 26th spot, followed immediately by Gujarat’s flagship premier institute, IIM Ahmedabad, at 27th place. XLRI placed 33rd, while IIM Calcutta claimed the 39th rank.
Performance Across Indian Business Schools
Beyond the top 50, several other Indian institutions featured prominently in the worldwide rankings:
- IIM Kozhikode: 54th rank
- IIM Indore: 62nd rank
- Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon: 67th rank
- IIM Lucknow: 72nd rank
- Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai: 73rd rank
- IIM Udaipur: 83rd rank
- Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad: 86th rank
- International Management Institute (IMI), Delhi: 90th rank
- T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Karnataka: 98th rank
Ranking Criteria and Methodology
The Financial Times reportedly assesses Masters in Management programmes worldwide across 19 separate parameters. Evaluation metrics emphasize alumni outcomes, career advancement, salary growth post-graduation, international exposure, and value for money.
The overall scoring model allocates 56 per cent of its total weightage directly to alumni survey responses, while data submitted by participating business schools makes up the remaining 44 per cent.
