October 11, 2026

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HOW WE RANKED INDIA'S TOP B-SCHOOLS

THE 14TH EDITION OF the BT-MDRA B-school Ranking is built on a reimagined approach. Several lists were added to the ranking. These include Top Executive Programmes, Top Advanced Management Programmes, Top Executive Fellow Programmes in Management, Top Fellow Programmes in Management/PhDs, Top online MBAs, along with a listing of Top global B-schools.A large team comprising researchers, statisticians, econometricians and analysts worked on this project from April to September 2026 to create the country's most rigorous and methodical ranking of business schools.Methodology: Full-Time A comprehensive list of B-schools offering full-time classroom management programme (PGDM/MBA) and established at least five years ago with a minimum of three passed-out batches was created. The Objective questionnaire was

COMBINING LEGACY WITH REINVENTION

ON A BUSY day, the Vice Chancellor of NMIMS Deemed-To-Be University, Sougata Ray, has squeezed in time for this meeting. The modern campus in Mumbai is a beehive of activity as Ray generously shows us around, pausing briefly occasionally to greet his students. Legacy is a word that comes up often when Ray speaks."We have a strong legacy of more than four-and-a-half decades, particularly in management education. But over the years, we have developed into a much broader multidisciplinary university," he says. That statement becomes clear when one realises the capabilities that exist across management, technology, engineering, law, and pharmacy, to name a few. "I see this as a transition from being a successful institution with multiple schools and campuses to becoming a truly integrated multidisciplinary university," adds Ray. MAKING THAT DIFFERENCE Understandably, that is one of the things that makes NMIMS unique, which, to Ray, brings forth several possibilities for students and faculty. "A narrowly focused institution may find that more difficult to create," says Ray.Being in India's financial capital Mumbai, home to a large number of companies, puts NMIMS in a good position. "We have had a strong relationship with business but that needs to evolve. Industry