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ISB Hyderabad is one of the top-ranked B-schools in India and has earned global recognition for its flagship MBA and Executive MBA programs. In 2025, ISB ranked at 27th globally in the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings, the highest among Indian B-schools. In the QS Global MBA Rankings 2025, ISB stood at 86th worldwide. In India, it secured the 1st position among private B-schools.
ISB Hyderabad also ranked 5th in the Bloomberg Asia-Pacific MBA ranking list. The tables below present the ISB Hyderabad rankings 2025 by top ranking agencies including India Today and The Times of India.
ISB Hyderabad Financial Times Rankings
ISB Hyderabad is among the 8 Indian B-schools featured in the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings. ISB Hyderabad ranking in world is 27th out of 100 MBA institutes. Check ISB FT ranking over the last three years is presented in the table below:
| Stream | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| MBA | 27th out of 100 | 31st out of 100 | 39th out of 100 |
ISB Hyderabad QS Rankings
ISB Hyderabad has been featured in the QS Global Rankings for both MBA and Executive MBA streams. In 2025, it ranked 86th globally for MBA and placed in the 111-120 band for Executive MBA.
See the table below for year-wise ISB Hyderabad QS rankings:
| Stream | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| MBA | 86th out of 251 | 78th out of 315 | - |
| Executive MBA | 111-120 out of 233 | - | 100th out of 197 |
QS Global MBA rankings used 5 parameters to rank ISB Hyderabad. Check ISB Hyderabad performance in all parameters in the table below:
| Parameters | Score |
| Thought Leadership | 60.7 |
| Return on Investment (ROI) | 71.4 |
| Entrepreneurship and Alumni Outcomes | 61.1 |
| Employability | 54.5 |
| Diversity | 41 |
| Overall Score | 58.3 |
ISB Hyderabad India Today Rankings
ISB Hyderabad ranked #1 in the India Today Executive MBA Rankings in 2024, improving from 3rd place in 2023. Explore year-wise ranking of ISB Hyderabad below:
| Stream | 2024 | 2023 |
| Executive MBA | 1st out of 15 | 3rd out of 15 |
ISB Hyderabad Bloomberg Rankings
In the 2024 Bloomberg International MBA Ranking, ISB Hyderabad secured the 5th position in Asia-Pacific region, with strong performance in Learning (87.7), Networking (87.1), and Entrepreneurship (80.1). Check the detailed ISB Hyderabad ranking below:
| Stream | 2024 |
| MBA | 5th out of 9 |
ISB Hyderabad IIRF Rankings
ISB Hyderabad secured the 1st position out of 100 private B-schools in the IIRF MBA Rankings 2022 and ranked 1st in the south zone.
The table below shows information of ISB ranking in India by IIRF:
| Stream | 2022 |
| MBA | 1st out of 100 |
See the table below for ISB Hyderabad performance in parameters such as placement, future orientation, research, etc.
| Category | Scores |
| Industry Income and Integration | 134.42 |
| Placement Performance | 134.42 |
| Placement Strategy and Support | 132.99 |
| Teaching Learning Resources & Pedagogy | 132.14 |
| Future Orientation | 123.28 |
| External Perception & International Outlook | 118.99 |
| Research | 127.57 |
| Overall Score | 918.13 out of 1000 |
ISB Hyderabad Times of India Rankings
ISB Hyderabad was ranked 1st in Hyderabad and 12th nationally in the Times of India MBA Rankings 2019. See ISB Hyderabad ranking in India in the table below:
| Stream | 2019 |
| MBA | 12th out of 50 |
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Ans: ISB Hyderabad is ranked 15th in Asia, after top Indian b-schools like IIM Bangalore and IIM Ahmedabad. See the list of top B-schools in Asia as per the QS Rankings 2025:
| Sr. No. | Name of the Institute | QS rank in Asia |
| 1. | IIM Bangalore | 8 |
| 2. | IIM Ahmedabad | 9 |
| 3. | IIM Calcutta | 11 |
| 4. | ISB Hyderabad | 15 |
| 5. | IIM Kozhikode | 23 |
Ans: ISB Hyderabad has been featured in the top national and global B-school rankings in 2024. See the table below for the ISB Hyderabad QS ranking 2024 and more:
| Agency | Stream | Rank |
| India Today | MBA | 1st out of 15 in India |
| Financial Times | MBA | 31st out of 100 in the World |
| QS Global MBA | MBA | 78th out of 315 in the World |
Ans: In the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2025, ISB Hyderabad is ranked 27th out of 100 MBA institutes globally. Among IIMs, IIM Ahmedabad ranks highest at 31. The table below presents a detailed comparison of rankings of ISB and top IIMs over the three years:
| Institute | 2025 (out of 100) | 2024 (out of 100) | 2023 (out of 100) |
| ISB Hyderabad | 27 | 31 | 39 |
| IIM Ahmedabad | 31 | 41 | 51 |
| IIM Bangalore | 57 | 47 | 52 |
| IIM Calcutta | 61 | 67 | 76 |
| IIM Indore | 69 | - | 89 |
| IIM Lucknow | 71 | 85 | 90 |
| IIM Kozhikode | 86 | - | - |
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