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IIM Bangalore Tops Indian List in FT Masters in Management 2025, Rises to 28th Globally

Alumni-weighted scoring elevated programmes with stronger salaries, diversity, sustainability.

Overview

  • FT’s 2025 MiM ranking places IIM Bangalore at 28th worldwide, up from 41st last year and the only Indian programme in the global top 30.
  • IIM Ahmedabad is 34th and IIM Calcutta is 41st after a 15-place climb; 11 Indian institutes make the top 100, with SPJIMR at 35 and IIM Lucknow at 57.
  • The ranking assesses 19 criteria with 56% weight on alumni surveys and 44% on school data, covering employment outcomes, value for money, diversity, ESG and internationalisation.
  • Globally, University of St Gallen leads, followed by HEC Paris and INSEAD, with the top 10 dominated by European and Chinese schools and no U.S. entries.
  • IIM Bangalore cites FT data showing a 47% salary increase metric and a jump in carbon-footprint rank from 73 to 13, alongside improved value-for-money and diversity measures.