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According to the QS Global MBA Rankings 2026, IIM Bangalore, Ahmedabad, and Calcutta are among the top 100 B-Schools worldwide.


By Kajal Sharma - 18 Sep 2025 05:45 PM
The QS Global MBA and Business Master's Rankings 2026 include 14 Indian universities, with three of the best IIMs in the nation earning places in the top 100 worldwide. At 52nd rank, IIM Bangalore is in the lead, up one spot from the previous year. IIM Calcutta has improved by one position to 64th, while IIM Ahmedabad is now in 58th place, up two spots. QS claims that these improvements are a result of continuously high employability, ROI, and thought leadership performance.
Three Indian business schools were ranked in the top 100 in the newly released QS Global MBA Rankings 2026. IIM Bangalore, the Indian Institute of Management, came in at number 52 globally, followed by IIM Ahmedabad at number 58 and IIM Calcutta at number 64. The global MBA rankings included 14 Indian schools in total.With 37 programs featured and 10 new entries, the nation's business schools also did well in the QS Business Master's Rankings. IIM Bangalore placed seventh in the PG Management program, followed by IIM Ahmedabad at number eleven and IIM Calcutta at number twelve. For the first time, B schools in India were included in the QS Online MBA rankings. No Indian B-school, however, made it into the top 200 for finance programs.