The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore is the top B school in India and has ranked 48th in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (WUR) 2024 for Global MBA and Business Master’s. The Stanford GSB’s MBA has topped the list while The Wharton School and the Harvard Business School have been placed in the second and third positions. As many as 10 Indian MBA colleges are among the top 250 institutes in Asia.
The QS World University Rankings were released today for the MBA programmes. In the QS Global Full-Time MBA Rankings 2024, IIM Bangalore has improved its rank from 50th in 2023 rankings to 48th in 2024. IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta have been ranked in the 53rd and 59th ranks respectively.
As many as two Indian MBA institutes are among the world’s 50 best for employability. IIM Bangalore is placed 39th globally and fourth highest in Asia, followed by IIM Calcutta in 46th, ranking seventh in Asia.
IIM Ahmedabad and Indian School of Business are placed in the top 50 for QS’ entrepreneurship and alumni outcomes indicator. While IIM Ahmedabad is ranked 33rd, second in Asia, the Indian School of Business has been ranked 43rd, fifth best in Asia.
IIM Bangalore is the only Indian MBA among the top 50 for return on investment, in which it is placed in the 31st rank. It is also the national leader for thought leadership but does not place among the top 50, ranking 57th overall.
QS also ranks 28 specialised business master’s, including 17 master’s in management, five master’s in finance, three master’s in business analytics, two master’s in marketing and one master’s in supply chain management.
The IIM Bangalore is India’s best Master in Management. It ranks 31st globally due to its exceptional alumni outcomes, in which it ranks 10th, a statement on the QS World University rankings said.
While IIM Calcutta is ranked for India’s best master in business analytics in the top 100. It comes in the 61-70 band for this programme, IIM Udaipur ranks 51+ for its master in supply chain management programme.