Times B-School Ranking
Times B-School Ranking Survey 2026
- 10thTop 100 B-Schools in India
- 5thTop 50 Private Institutes
- 4thTop 20 West B-Schools
- 12thTop 50 Institutes – Placements
ISB&M Pune · Rankings & Recognition 2026
ISB&M Pune Rankings 2026 – Among India's Top B-Schools for PGDM
For over a decade, India's leading ranking agencies – Times B-School, Fortune India, IIRF, Business Today–MDRA, CSR, GHRDC, Outlook-ICARE, India Today and Careers360 – have consistently placed the International School of Business & Media (ISB&M), Pune among the best PGDM and MBA colleges in Pune, Maharashtra and India.
10thTop 100 B-Schools in IndiaTimes B-School Ranking 2026
2ndTop B-Schools in PuneFortune India 2026
5thTop 50 Private InstitutesTimes B-School Ranking 2026
6thBest PGDM B-School in MaharashtraIIRF 2026
Latest Rankings
ISB&M Rankings 2026 at a Glance
ISB&M's 2026 ranking performance across national surveys reflects the strength of its AICTE-approved PGDM programme – in academics, placements, industry connect and growth.
Fortune India
Fortune India Best B-Schools Ranking 2026
- 2ndTop B-Schools in Pune
- 13thTop B-Schools in West Zone
- 17thTop Private B-Schools of India
- 40thTop B-Schools of India
IIRF Best B-School Ranking
IIRF Best B-School Ranking 2026
- 6thBest B-School in Maharashtra – PGDM (Private)
- 7thTop 15 Fastest Growing Private B-Schools in India
- 27thBest B-School in India – PGDM (Private)
- 12thBest Private B-School in Maharashtra – Overall
- 43rdBest Private B-School in India – Overall
GHRDC B-School Survey
GHRDC B-School Survey 2026
- 5thTop B-Schools by State
- 5thTop B-Schools by Region
- 10thTop Leading B-Schools
- 37thTop Private B-Schools in India
CSR B-School Survey
CSR B-School Survey 2026
- 5thTop B-Schools in Maharashtra
- 16thTop Leading B-Schools of Super Excellence
Business Today–MDRA
India's Best B-Schools Ranking 2026
- 68thTop B-Schools in India
Outlook-I CARE
Outlook-I CARE B-School Ranking, 2026
- 44thTop 200 Private B Schools in India
- 2ndTop Private B School Pune
- 8thTop private B -School -West Zone
- 22ndPrivate Standalone Institutions
India Today
India Today Best B Schools Ranking 2026
- 48thTop 250 Private B Schools in India
Consistently Top in Pune
One of the Best PGDM Colleges in Pune – Year After Year
Rankings change every year – consistency doesn't happen by accident. Across multiple independent surveys, ISB&M has repeatedly been ranked among the top two B-Schools in Pune.
2nd
Top B-Schools in Pune · Fortune India 2026 & 2025
2nd
Pune Top Private Institutes · Times B-School 2025 & 2023
3rd
Top Private B-School in Pune · Outlook-ICARE 2025
2nd
B-Schools in Pune · The Week–Hansa Research 2022
1st
Best Institute for Academic Excellence · Pune Times Mirror 2022
1st
B-School Rankings in Pune · MINT–MBAUniverse.com 2019-20
2nd
B-School in Pune · MBAUniverse.com 2021, 2018-19 & 2017-18
1st
Top B-School of Excellence in Pune · CSR–GHRDC 2017
Ranking History
ISB&M Rankings & Awards – Year-wise (2013–2026)
A complete record of ISB&M's national rankings and awards. Select a year to view.
ISB&M Rankings 2026
| Rank | Category | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | Top 100 B-Schools in India | Times B-School Ranking Survey 2026 |
| 5th | Top 50 Private Institutes | Times B-School Ranking Survey 2026 |
| 12th | Top 50 Institutes – Placements | Times B-School Ranking Survey 2026 |
| 4th | Top 20 West B-Schools | Times B-School Ranking Survey 2026 |
| 40th | Top B-Schools of India | Fortune India Best B-Schools 2026 |
| 2nd | Top B-Schools in Pune | Fortune India Best B-Schools 2026 |
| 13th | Top B-Schools in West Zone | Fortune India Best B-Schools 2026 |
| 17th | Top Private B-Schools of India | Fortune India Best B-Schools 2026 |
| 16th | Top Leading B-Schools of Super Excellence | CSR B-School Survey 2026 |
| 5th | Top B-Schools in Maharashtra | CSR B-School Survey 2026 |
| 68th | Top B-Schools in India | Business Today–MDRA India's Best B-Schools 2026 |
| 37th | Top Private B-Schools in India | GHRDC B-School Survey 2026 |
| 10th | Top Leading B-Schools | GHRDC B-School Survey 2026 |
| 5th | Top B-Schools by State | GHRDC B-School Survey 2026 |
| 5th | Top B-Schools by Region | GHRDC B-School Survey 2026 |
| 27th | Best B-School in India – PGDM (Private), General Category | IIRF Best B-School Ranking 2026 |
| 6th | Best B-School in Maharashtra – PGDM (Private), General Category | IIRF Best B-School Ranking 2026 |
| 43rd | Best Private B-School in India – Overall | IIRF Best B-School Ranking 2026 |
| 12th | Best Private B-School in Maharashtra – Overall | IIRF Best B-School Ranking 2026 |
| 7th | Top 15 Fastest Growing Private B-Schools in India | IIRF Best B-School Ranking 2026 |
| 44th | Top 200 Private B-Schools in India | Outlook-I CARE B-School Ranking 2026 |
| 2nd | Top Private B-Schools in Pune | Outlook-I CARE B-School Ranking 2026 |
| 8th | Top Private B-Schools in West Zone | Outlook-I CARE B-School Ranking 2026 |
| 22nd | Top Private Standalone Institutions | Outlook-I CARE B-School Ranking 2026 |
| 48th | Top 250 Private B Schools in India | India Today Best B Schools Ranking 2026 |
ISB&M Rankings 2025
| Rank | Category | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 11th | Top 100 B-Schools | Times B-School Ranking, 29 Jan 2025 |
| 2nd | Pune Top Private Institutes | Times B-School Ranking, 29 Jan 2025 |
| 5th | Top 20 West B-Schools | Times B-School Ranking, 29 Jan 2025 |
| 6th | Top 50 Private Institutes | Times B-School Ranking, 29 Jan 2025 |
| 13th | Top 50 Institutes – Placements | Times B-School Ranking, 29 Jan 2025 |
| 40th | Top B-Schools of India | Fortune India Best B-School Ranking 2025 |
| 2nd | Top B-Schools of Pune | Fortune India Best B-School Ranking 2025 |
| 13th | Top B-Schools of India – West Zone | Fortune India Best B-School Ranking 2025 |
| 17th | Top Private B-Schools of India | Fortune India Best B-School Ranking 2025 |
| #42 | India's Best B-Schools (out of 243) | India Today Ranking 2025 |
| AAA+ | Among India's Top B-Schools | Careers360 B-School Ranking |
| 7th | Top B-School in Media, Communication & Advertising (Niche Programmes) | Careers360 B-School Ranking |
| 10th | Top B-School in Supply Chain & Operations Management (Niche Programmes) | Careers360 B-School Ranking |
| 3rd | Top Private B-School in Pune | Outlook-ICARE B-School Ranking 2025 |
| 13th | Top Private B-School – West Zone | Outlook-ICARE B-School Ranking 2025 |
| 50th | Top Private B-School (out of 200) | Outlook-ICARE B-School Ranking 2025 |
| 9th | Top Leading B-Schools of Super Excellence | CSR B-Schools Survey 2025 |
| 6th | Top 20 Private B-Schools – Faculty, Research, Publications, Consultancy & EDP | CSR B-Schools Survey 2025 |
| 4th | Top B-Schools in Maharashtra | CSR B-Schools Survey 2025 |
| 11th | Leading B-Schools | GHRDC B-School Ranking 2025 |
| 4th | Maharashtra (Private) | GHRDC B-School Ranking 2025 |
| 15th | Top National B-Schools | IIRF Best B-School Ranking 2025 |
| 5th | Top State B-Schools | IIRF Best B-School Ranking 2025 |
| 6th | Top Zone B-Schools | IIRF Best B-School Ranking 2025 |
ISB&M Rankings 2024
| Rank | Category | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 6th | Top 50 Private Institutes | Times B-School Survey, 27 Feb 2024 |
| 4th | Top West Zone B-Schools | Times B-School Survey, 27 Feb 2024 |
| 12th | Top 100 B-Schools | Times B-School Survey, 27 Feb 2024 |
| 5th | State Private B-School | GHRDC B-School Ranking 2024 |
| 13th | Leading B-Schools in India | GHRDC B-School Ranking 2024 |
| 25th | Top 100 Business Schools in India Beyond IIMs | B-School Survey 2024 – Beyond IIMs |
| A2 | Top Private B-Schools in India | Business Standard B-School Survey 2024 |
| Top 10 | Promising Finance Management College in India | Higher Education Review 2024 |
| Top 10 | Promising Logistics & Supply Chain Management College in India | Higher Education Review 2024 |
| 78th | Top National B-Schools | IIRF Best B-School Ranking 2024 |
ISB&M Rankings 2023
| Rank | Category | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Pune Top Private Institutes | Times B-School Ranking (TOI), 18 Apr 2023 |
| 3rd | Top 20 West Zone B-Schools | Times B-School Ranking (TOI), 18 Apr 2023 |
| 6th | Top 50 Private Institutes | Times B-School Ranking (TOI), 18 Apr 2023 |
| 13th | Top 100 B-Schools | Times B-School Ranking (TOI), 18 Apr 2023 |
| 14th | Top 50 Institutes – Placements | Times B-School Ranking (TOI), 18 Apr 2023 |
| 4th | Top B-School of Super Excellence | CSR–GHRDC B-Schools Survey 2023 |
| 12th | All-India Top B-Schools | 13th Chronicle All-India B-School Survey 2023 |
| A++ | All-India Grade-wise Top B-Schools | 13th Chronicle All-India B-School Survey 2023 |
| Award | Leading B-School in Pune | Times Education Icons Awards 2023 |
ISB&M Rankings 2022
| Rank | Category | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 5th | Top 100 Private Institutes | Times B-School Ranking (TOI), 24 Feb 2022 |
| 5th | Top 20 West B-Schools | Times B-School Ranking (TOI), 24 Feb 2022 |
| 14th | Top 150 B-Schools in India | Times B-School Ranking (TOI), 24 Feb 2022 |
| 2nd | B-Schools in Pune | The Week–Hansa Research Survey 2022 |
| 6th | B-Schools Pune / Private Pune | The Week–Hansa Research Survey 2022 |
| 15th | B-Schools Private – West Zone | The Week–Hansa Research Survey 2022 |
| 19th | B-Schools – West Zone | The Week–Hansa Research Survey 2022 |
| 30th | B-Schools Private – All India | The Week–Hansa Research Survey 2022 |
| 43rd | B-Schools – All India | The Week–Hansa Research Survey 2022 |
| 13th | Top Private B-Schools – West Zone | Businessworld B-School Ranking 2022 |
| 55th | Top Private B-Schools – All India | Businessworld B-School Ranking 2022 |
| 74th | Top B-Schools – All India | Businessworld B-School Ranking 2022 |
| 21st | Top Private B-Schools in India | Business Standard, 7 Feb 2022 |
| 51st | B-School Rankings in India | MBAUniverse.com B-School Survey 2022 |
| 1st | Best Institute for Academic Excellence | Pune Times Mirror Education Excellence, 30 Aug 2022 |
| Award | Outstanding Performance in Education | The Economic Times 2022 |
| Award | Most Influential Leaders (ISB&M Group) | The Economic Times, 30 Jul 2022 |
| Award | Visionary Leaders (ISB&M Group) | Times of India Group, 20 Jun 2022 |
| Award | ICONS of Leadership (ISB&M Group) | Business Today, 12 Jan 2022 |
ISB&M Rankings 2021
| Rank | Category | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 6th | Top 20 West B-Schools in India | Times B-School Ranking (TOI), 26 Feb 2021 |
| 8th | Top Private B-Schools in India | Times B-School Ranking (TOI), 26 Feb 2021 |
| 15th | Top 100 B-Schools in India | Times B-School Ranking (TOI), 26 Feb 2021 |
| 10th | Top B-Schools in India of Super Excellence | CSR–GHRDC B-School Ranking, 20 Oct 2021 |
| 12th | Top Private B-Schools in India | CSR–GHRDC B-School Ranking, 20 Oct 2021 |
| 2nd | B-School Rankings in Pune | MBAUniverse.com B-School Survey 2021 |
| 42nd | B-School Rankings in India | MBAUniverse.com B-School Survey 2021 |
| Award | Best B-School (ISB&M Group) | ASSOCHAM National Leadership Excellence Awards 2021 |
ISB&M Rankings 2019–2020
| Rank | Category | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Top B-School Private Institutions | Times Top Institutions of West India 2020 |
| 9th | Top Private Institutes | Times B-School Survey 2020 |
| 18th | Top 100 B-Schools | Times B-School Survey 2020 |
| A+ | A+ Category B-School | 11th Chronicle All-India B-School Survey 2020 |
| 1st | B-School Rankings in Pune | MINT–MBAUniverse.com B-School Survey 2019-20 |
| Award | Excellence in B-School Education in Pune | Mid-day Excellence in Education 2019-20 |
| 11th | Top Private Institutes in India | Times B-School Survey 2019 |
| 16th | Top Management Institutes in India | Times B-School Survey 2019 |
| 2nd | Best B-School in Pune | MINT–MBAUniverse.com 2018-19 |
ISB&M Rankings 2017–2018
| Rank | Category | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 16th | Top Private B-Schools in India | Times B-School Survey 2018 |
| 25th | Top B-Schools in India | Times B-School Survey 2018 |
| A+ | A+ Category B-School | 9th Chronicle B-School Survey 2018 |
| 2nd | Top 10 Institutes for Infrastructure in Pune | 9th Chronicle B-School Survey 2018 |
| Award | Best B-School of Western Maharashtra | Navabharat EDU Awards 2018 |
| 2nd | Best B-School in Pune | MINT–MBAUniverse.com 2017-18 |
| 1st | Top B-School of Excellence in Pune | CSR–GHRDC B-School Survey 2017 |
| 2nd | Pune – Learning Experience | Business Today 2017 |
| A+ | A+ Category B-School | 8th Chronicle B-School Survey 2017 |
| AAA | India's Best B-Schools | Careers360 Survey, Oct 2017 |
| 31st | Top 75 Private Business Schools in India | Times B-School Survey 2017 |
| Award | Excellence in Business School Education in Pune | India Today 2017 |
| Award | Best Education Brand – Business School of the Year | The Economic Times 2017 |
ISB&M Rankings & Awards 2013–2016
| Rank | Category | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 20th | Top B-Schools in West Region | Times B-School Survey |
| 27th | Top 50 Private Business Schools in India | Times B-School Survey |
| 45th | Top Business Schools in India | Times B-School Survey |
| 30th | Top Business Schools in India | Business Standard |
| 39th | Top Private Business Schools in India | Business World Survey |
| 55th | Top Private Business Schools in India | The Hindu BusinessLine–MBAUniverse.com |
| 37th | Top B-Schools in India | MBAUniverse.com B-School Ranking |
| 2nd | B-Schools in Pune | MBAUniverse.com B-School Ranking |
| 2nd | Best in Pune; Top 2% Pan-India | PaGaLGuY.com |
| 7th | Maximum Salary | Go Education Survey |
| 18th | Top 50 B-Schools | Business Barons |
| 20th | Top 50 B-Schools | Indian Business Journal |
| Award | Most Promising Business School of the Year | Brand Achiever India |
| Award | Fastest Growing Private Education Institute 2012-13 (Business School category) | Process advisors & evaluators: KPMG in India |
Behind the Rankings
What Makes ISB&M a Top-Ranked PGDM College in Pune
Ranking agencies assess B-Schools on placements, faculty, industry interface, infrastructure and student outcomes. Explore the strengths behind ISB&M's ranking record.
Career-Focused PGDM
A two-year, full-time AICTE-approved PGDM designed around industry needs, with dual specialisation options.
Explore the PGDM →Placements & Recruiters
Ranked 12th among Top 50 Institutes for Placements (Times B-School 2026), backed by a strong recruiter network.
View placements →Faculty & Industry Connect
Experienced core faculty, visiting industry experts and corporate engagement that bring the boardroom into the classroom.
Corporate connect →Global Exposure
International learning through the Global Immersion Programme, plus a strong alumni base across industries.
Global immersion →FAQs
ISB&M Pune Ranking – Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ranking of ISB&M Pune in 2026?
In 2026 ISB&M Pune is ranked 10th among Top 100 B-Schools in India and 5th among Top 50 Private Institutes (Times B-School Ranking Survey 2026), 2nd among Top B-Schools in Pune (Fortune India 2026), and 6th Best B-School in Maharashtra for PGDM (Private) (IIRF 2026).
Is ISB&M one of the best PGDM / MBA colleges in Pune?
Yes. ISB&M has been ranked 2nd among B-Schools in Pune by Fortune India (2025 and 2026), Times B-School (2023 and 2025), The Week–Hansa Research (2022) and MBAUniverse.com (2018, 2019, 2021), and 1st in Pune by MINT–MBAUniverse.com (2019-20).
What is ISB&M's ranking in Maharashtra?
ISB&M is ranked 5th Top B-School in Maharashtra (CSR 2026), 5th by State (GHRDC 2026), 6th Best B-School in Maharashtra for PGDM (Private) and 12th Best Private B-School in Maharashtra overall (IIRF 2026).
How is ISB&M ranked for placements?
ISB&M is ranked 12th among Top 50 Institutes for Placements in the Times B-School Ranking Survey 2026, and 13th in the same category in 2025. See the final placement sheet and prominent recruiters.
Which programme does ISB&M Pune offer?
ISB&M Pune offers a two-year, full-time AICTE-approved PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management), along with Management & Executive Development Programmes and a Global Immersion Programme. View the fee structure.
How can I apply to ISB&M Pune?
Apply online, then attend the GD & PI round. For help, call +91 7757029571 or email admissions@isbm.ac.in.
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Rankings and awards are as published by the respective ranking agencies and publications for the year stated. Please refer to the original publications for methodology and full results.