Three IIMs Slip but Stay in Global Top 100 of QS MBA Rankings 2027

Key facts

• In the QS Global Full-Time MBA Rankings 2027, IIM Bangalore fell to 64th from 52nd, IIM Ahmedabad to 70th from 58th, and IIM Calcutta to 95th from 64th, with all three remaining in the global top 100.
• IIM Bangalore is India's highest-ranked MBA provider for the fourth consecutive year, ranking 29th globally for employability and 51st for Thought Leadership.
• IIM Ahmedabad is the only Indian entry in the top 100 for Entrepreneurship & Alumni Outcomes, ranking 84th.
• MIT Sloan took the number one position for the first time, followed by Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Penn (Wharton); Cambridge Judge ranked fifth and HEC Paris sixth.
• 19 Indian institutions feature in the QS MBA Rankings 2027, and across MBA and specialised Business Master's rankings, 28 Indian institutions feature, making India the fourth most represented country after the US, UK and France.
• O.P. Jindal Global University is the highest-ranked new Indian entrant in the 171-180 band, while Woxsen School of Business (251-300 band) ranks first in Asia and 33rd globally for diversity.
• The National University of Singapore Business School is Asia's highest-ranked MBA provider at 23rd globally; IIM Bangalore and IIM Ahmedabad are the eighth- and ninth-highest ranked in Asia.
• The QS 2027 ranking covers over 420 MBA programmes across 65 countries and territories, assessing employability (40% weight), value for money (20%), alumni outcomes (15%), thought leadership (15%) and diversity (10%).
• In the Business Master's rankings, IIM Bangalore ranks 31st globally for Master's in Management, IIM Ahmedabad 46th, and IIM Calcutta 57th; HEC Paris leads Management, Finance and Marketing, while MIT Sloan tops Business Analytics.