IIM Bangalore tops QS Global MBA Rankings 2024

In India, IIM Bangalore registered the highest score of 67.5 in employability, and IIM Ahmedabad topped in the category of 'Entrepreneurship and alumni Outcomes' with a score of 66.7.

With 48th rank, the Indian Institute of Bangalore (IIM-B) has secured the top position in India in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2024. This is followed by IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta with 53rd and 59th rank, respectively.

More than 300 business schools are included in this year's ranking of the top full-time MBA programmes, with Stanford Graduate School of Business ranked in first place. It's one of five US schools to feature in this year's top 10, ahead of Penn (Wharton) in second place.

Eleven Indian institutes were featured in the list including the Indian School of Business (ISB), International Management Institute - Delhi, Management Development Institute Gurgaon and XLRI Xavier School of Management, among others.

IIM Ahmedabad lost its first position to IIM Bangalore this year in terms of overall score.

Globally, MIT (Sloan), Stanford Graduate School of Business, and London Business School scored the highest in terms of 'Employability'. Whereas IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta and IIM Ahmedabad were in the top 60.

In India, IIM Bangalore registered the highest score of 67.5 in employability, and IIM Ahmedabad topped in the 'Entrepreneurship and Alumni Outcomes' category with a score of 66.7.

However, the top-ranked institutes scored low in the parameter of ‘Diversity’. IIM Lucknow and IIM Bangalore were at the bottom, while Management Development Institute Gurgaon and IIM Kolkata topped the chart.

Around 48 top business schools in Asia are included in this year's ranking of the best full-time MBA programmes, with the National University of Singapore (NUS) ranked the best in the region. In Asia, IIM Bangalore ranks 8th whereas IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta rank 9th and 10th, respectively.