The institute won the Gold Trophy as well for being the top school in the Central Asia region. It received the highest Dean’s Recommendation rate of 341 percent. Only two Indian management schools have earned the 5 Palmes Emeritus title and IIM Bangalore is one of just three that have earned the 5 Palmes of Excellence.

Professor Dinesh Kumar who is the Director In-charge and Professor Mukta Kulkarni the dean of programs attended the event and accepted the awards on behalf of the institute.

Professor Dinesh said that all their Programs continue to do well globally and that staying at the top of the Eduniversal rankings shows how the institute keeps improving to create real impact for people and organisations.

IIM Bangalore has been doing well in many global rankings. According to the Financial Times Masters in Management Ranking, the flagship PGP program was ranked first in India and 28th globally in 2025. The Executive Post Graduate Program once again ranked number 1 in India and among the top three in the Asia-Pacific region in the Bloomberg Businessweek Best B-Schools Rankings. The institute appeared in the top 10 in Asia and at number 1 in India in the 2026 QS Global MBA Rankings.

Professor Mukta termed this achievement a shared happiness of the whole community and attributed it to the hard work of the faculties, staff and students for its accomplishment.