Top Business & Management Studies Institutes in India (QS World University Rankings 2026)

This blog post highlights the best institutions in India for Business & Management Studies.

The QS World University Rankings 2026, released on 25 March 2026, highlights the best institutions across the globe. These rankings are widely used for evaluating universities based on academic reputation, employer reputation, research impact, and employability outcomes.

Globally, Harvard University secured the #1 position, followed by Stanford University at #2, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology at #3.

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (Rank 21) and the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (Rank 29) are among the top 30 universities in the world.

Top Business & Management Institutes in India (QS 2026)

Here is the list of leading Indian institutions in Business & Management Studies based on QS Rankings 2026:

Top Performers (Global Top 100)

Global Rank	Institute	Location	Overall Score
21	Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad	80.8
29	Indian Institute of Management Bangalore	Bengaluru	78.7
47	Indian Institute of Management Calcutta	Kolkata	75.7
71	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	New Delhi	72.6
75	Indian Institute of Management Lucknow	Lucknow	72.2
78	Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode	Kozhikode	71.5
84	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	Mumbai	71.1

Institutes Ranked 100–200

Global Rank	Institute	Location
=150	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Kharagpur
151–200	Indian Institute of Management Indore	Indore
151–200	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	Kanpur
151–200	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	Chennai
151–200	Indian School of Business	Hyderabad
151–200	O.P. Jindal Global University	Sonipat

Institutes Ranked 200–350

Global Rank	Institute	Location
201–250	Symbiosis International University	Pune
201–250	University of Delhi	New Delhi
301–350	Chandigarh University	Mohali
301–350	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Roorkee
301–350	XLRI Xavier School of Management	Jamshedpur

Institutes Ranked 350–650

Global Rank	Institute
351–400	Indian Institute of Management Shillong
401–450	Amity University
401–450	Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani
401–450	Indian Institute of Science
451–500	Chitkara University
451–500	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
451–500	SP Jain Institute of Management and Research
451–500	Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
451–500	Vellore Institute of Technology
501–550	Lovely Professional University
551–600	Indian Institute of Technology BHU Varanasi
601–650	Manipal Academy of Higher Education