IIM Bangalore ranks among Asia’s top 3 in Bloomberg’s 2025 Business School Rankings

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) has secured the third spot in the Asia-Pacific category of Bloomberg’s 2024–25 Best Business School Rankings, highlighting its global standing in business education.

The list ranks Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) at the first position and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics at the second.

IIM-Bangalore’s position puts it ahead of several established schools across Asia, including CEIBS in China and Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad, which ranked fourth and fifth respectively.


Other Indian institutions also featured prominently in the top 10. ISB claimed the fifth rank, while Woxsen University secured sixth, IMT Ghaziabad stood at eighth, and SP Jain School of Global Management ranked seventh. Together, these placements highlight India’s growing influence in business education across the region.

IIM-Bangalore scored strongly across compensation (88.8), learning (86.0), entrepreneurship (73.6) and networking (81.6), reflecting its balance between academic rigor and industry relevance.

Rank	Business school	Overall score
1	HKUST	77.2
2	Shanghai University of Finance & Economics	75.1
3	Indian Institute of Management Bangalore	73.6
4	CEIBS	71.9
5	Indian School of Business (ISB)	71.7
6	Woxsen University	66.8
7	SP Jain School of Global Management	63.3
8	Shanghai University MBA Centre64.7	64.7
9	IMT Ghaziabad	62.4

Bloomberg’s rankings are based on key factors such as compensation, learning, networking, and entrepreneurship.

Globally, the rankings highlight the increasing competitiveness of Asian schools in attracting talent. Bloomberg’s evaluation framework measures both student experience and post-graduation outcomes, making it a closely watched benchmark for prospective MBA aspirants.