IIM Bangalore rises to #28 globally, #1 in India in FT Masters in Management ranking 2025
Institute achieves meteoric rise, becoming the only Indian B-school in the global top 30
8 September, 2025, Bengaluru: IIM Bangalore’s two-year fulltime MBA programme – the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) – has achieved a remarkable ascent in the Financial Times Masters in Management (FT MiM) 2025 global ranking. The programme is now ranked #1 in India and #28 worldwide (from #41 in 2024). With this achievement, IIMB now stands as the only Indian B-school to feature in the global top 30 and continues to benchmark itself among global front-runners in management education.
The ranking reflects strong scores across diverse parameters. Outcomes of IIMB alumni indicate higher career progression, with a marked rise in weighted salaries, where IIMB is ranked #2 in India, and a notable salary percentage increase of 47% – the highest among the top three ranked Indian B-schools overall. IIMB has also advanced in measures of value for money, improved ESG and Net Zero teaching rank, and has recorded a dramatic leap in its carbon footprint rank, moving from 73 to 13, attributed to a steady commitment to achieving its carbon neutrality goals.
Equally significant are gains in diversity: the proportion of female faculty rose from 22% to 25%, female students from 33% to 40% and women on the Institute’s Board from 30% to 40%. Reflecting its growing international footprint, IIMB also recorded an increased intake of international students to its programme this year.
“IIMB benchmarks its curriculum and impact through research against the best in the world to ensure that its students play a decisive role in addressing complex global challenges. The FT MiM ranking reaffirms our promise of delivering a transformational experience that leaves a lasting impact on students, practitioners, industries, and society”, said Professor U Dinesh Kumar, Director In-charge, IIMB.
“We have always seen a competitive edge through the adoption of inclusive practices”, said Prof. Mukta Kulkarni, Dean, Programmes and Chairperson, Office of International Affairs, adding that the 2025 FT MiM rankings are aided by the diversity that IIMB has cultivated across its faculty, student, and subsequent alumni fraternity, as well as its governing body. “Access to a world-class cohort and consistent interactions with some of the most exciting thinkers and decision makers of our time have lent weight to this outcome”, she said.
The FT MiM Ranking evaluates the world’s top business schools across 19 criteria, with alumni feedback accounting for 56% of the ranking’s weight and school data comprising the remaining 44%. By factoring in outcomes such as employment, return on investment, diversity, ESG, and internationalization, the assessment provides a holistic measure of institutional performance.
IIM Bangalore rises to #28 globally, #1 in India in FT Masters in Management ranking 2025
Institute achieves meteoric rise, becoming the only Indian B-school in the global top 30
8 September, 2025, Bengaluru: IIM Bangalore’s two-year fulltime MBA programme – the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) – has achieved a remarkable ascent in the Financial Times Masters in Management (FT MiM) 2025 global ranking. The programme is now ranked #1 in India and #28 worldwide (from #41 in 2024). With this achievement, IIMB now stands as the only Indian B-school to feature in the global top 30 and continues to benchmark itself among global front-runners in management education.
The ranking reflects strong scores across diverse parameters. Outcomes of IIMB alumni indicate higher career progression, with a marked rise in weighted salaries, where IIMB is ranked #2 in India, and a notable salary percentage increase of 47% – the highest among the top three ranked Indian B-schools overall. IIMB has also advanced in measures of value for money, improved ESG and Net Zero teaching rank, and has recorded a dramatic leap in its carbon footprint rank, moving from 73 to 13, attributed to a steady commitment to achieving its carbon neutrality goals.
Equally significant are gains in diversity: the proportion of female faculty rose from 22% to 25%, female students from 33% to 40% and women on the Institute’s Board from 30% to 40%. Reflecting its growing international footprint, IIMB also recorded an increased intake of international students to its programme this year.
“IIMB benchmarks its curriculum and impact through research against the best in the world to ensure that its students play a decisive role in addressing complex global challenges. The FT MiM ranking reaffirms our promise of delivering a transformational experience that leaves a lasting impact on students, practitioners, industries, and society”, said Professor U Dinesh Kumar, Director In-charge, IIMB.
“We have always seen a competitive edge through the adoption of inclusive practices”, said Prof. Mukta Kulkarni, Dean, Programmes and Chairperson, Office of International Affairs, adding that the 2025 FT MiM rankings are aided by the diversity that IIMB has cultivated across its faculty, student, and subsequent alumni fraternity, as well as its governing body. “Access to a world-class cohort and consistent interactions with some of the most exciting thinkers and decision makers of our time have lent weight to this outcome”, she said.
The FT MiM Ranking evaluates the world’s top business schools across 19 criteria, with alumni feedback accounting for 56% of the ranking’s weight and school data comprising the remaining 44%. By factoring in outcomes such as employment, return on investment, diversity, ESG, and internationalization, the assessment provides a holistic measure of institutional performance.