FT Masters in Management Ranking 2025: IIM-Bangalore now globally 28, Numero Uno in India

Bengaluru: The Indian Institute of Management (Bangalore) has another feather in its illustrious cap — its 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 numero uno 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 second 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 percent to 25 percent, female students from 33 percent to 40 percent and women on the Institute’s Board from 30 percent to 40 percent.

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.

The FT MiM Ranking evaluates the world’s top business schools across 19 criteria, with alumni feedback accounting for 56 percent of the ranking’s weight and school data comprising the remaining 44 percent.

By factoring in outcomes such as employment, return on investment, diversity, ESG, and internationalization, the assessment provides a holistic measure of institutional performance.