The ranking highlights IIMB's excellent performance on numerous parameters. Alumni results show better professional development and a significant boost in weighted income, with IIMB placing second in India. Its pay increase rate of 47% is the best among the top three Indian business schools. IIMB also enhanced in value for money, ESG and Net Zero education and a significant rise in its carbon footprint rank which increased from 73 to 13, which shows its commitment to carbon neutrality. IIMB aligns its curriculum and contribution to the best in the world through research so that its students contribute meaningfully to solving hard problems on the world stage. According to Professor U Dinesh Kumar, Director in Charge of IIMB the FT MiM ranking emphasises our commitment to provide a transformative experience that has a long lasting effect on students, practitioners, industry, and society.

They have always felt a competitive edge through embracing inclusive practices, said Prof. Mukta Kulkarni, Dean of Programs and Chairperson of the Office of International Affairs noting that the 2025 FT MiM rankings are supported by the diversity that IIMB has developed among its faculty, student and subsequent alumni fraternity and the governing body.

Exposure to a world-class cohort and regular interactions with some of the most fascinating thinkers and decision-makers in the world have all played a part in this result, she said.

The Best Indian Business Schools in the 2025 FT Rankings

The FT MiM Ranking ranks the world's top business schools using 19 criteria. Alumni opinion takes up 56 percent of the rating, with school statistics accounting for the remaining 44 percent. The ranking considers employment, return on investment, diversity, ESG and internationalisation to provide a comprehensive view of a school's performance.