Overview
- QS Global MBA Rankings 2026 place IIM Bangalore 52nd worldwide, IIM Ahmedabad 58th and IIM Calcutta 64th, after assessing more than 390 full‑time programs across 80 countries.
- LinkedIn’s Top MBA Programs 2025 ranks four Indian schools in the global top 20, led by the Indian School of Business at 5th, with IIM Calcutta 16th, IIM Ahmedabad 17th and IIM Bangalore 20th.
- Fourteen Indian institutions feature across QS’s Global MBA and Business Master’s lists this cycle, indicating a wider presence for India’s management programs in international tables.
- LinkedIn’s outcomes-first ranking uses platform data on hiring demand, alumni advancement, network strength, leadership outcomes and gender parity for recent cohorts.
- LinkedIn reports that since 2010 the share of global senior leaders with MBAs has risen 32% and the share of entrepreneurs with MBAs has risen 87%, reinforcing the degree’s career relevance.