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Indian IIMs Slip in QS MBA Rankings 2027, Remain in Global Top 100
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In Short: Indian IIMs have slipped in the QS MBA Rankings 2027, despite India's growing presence in global rankings. While five new Indian institutions entered the ranking, IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad, and IIM Calcutta remain in the global top 100 but have seen their rankings decline.
Indian IIMs have slipped in the QS MBA Rankings 2027, despite India's growing presence in global rankings. According to reports, the QS Global MBA Rankings 2027 featured 19 Indian MBA providers, compared with five in 2020 and seven in 2022. Five Indian institutions entered the ranking for the first time this year, while six retained their positions from the previous edition.
Among the three IIMs, IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad, and IIM Calcutta remain in the global top 100, but their rankings have slipped slightly amid increased global competition. Their entrepreneurship and alumni outcomes rankings also weakened. However, IIM Bangalore remained India's highest-ranked MBA provider for the fourth consecutive year, with its employability ranking unchanged at 29th globally and its thought leadership ranking improving to 51st.
Indian business schools have more than tripled their representation in the 2027 QS Business Master’s Rankings, with 19 entries this year compared with five in 2020. Among the five new entries, OP Jindal Global University (JGU) is highest placed, ranking in the 171-180 range. Additionally, Woxsen School of Business ranks number one in Asia in the Diversity lens and 33rd globally.
What's confirmed
- “The MBA market is changing and providers are becoming more competitive. For Indian institutions this year, global peers are outpacing in key areas such as return on investment and entrepreneurship & alumni outcomes. While 10 entries from India improve in the thought leadership lens in 2027, it is key that providers continue to serve MBA students and help them to achieve their career ambitions,” Quacquarelli said.
What's still developing
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- Across the rankings, 150 US institutions appear, followed by the UK, which is second most represented with 42, France with 35, India with 28, and Canada and Spain each with 24. is changing, and providers are becoming more competitive.
- The US holds the top four spots in the 2027 QS Global MBA Ranking: Global, with MIT Sloan ranking No.
- “AI is also definitely having an impact. We have seen a massive erosion of entry-level jobs which has affected placements across institutions. The fall in placement outcomes at IIMs and reduced rankings also reflect that,” he said.
- “Students who go to IIMs are happier getting a job than creating a job. IIMs are actually deterring people from being entrepreneurs and pushing them more to be executives in major multinational corporations. They design the institutes and course structure for that purpose,” Ahmed said.
- QS President Nunzio Quacquarelli credited the movement to intensifying competition in the global MBA market.