Archive · 19 Sep 2026
IIM Bangalore Rises to Second in Asia-Pacific Business Rankings
IIM Bangalore is a business school in India.
Its Executive Post Graduate Programme moved up to second place in the Asia-Pacific rankings.
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics stayed in first place.
IIM Bangalore’s score increased from 71.7 to 72.6.
The programme improved in learning, networking and entrepreneurship.
It also ranked second in the region for compensation.
Stanford Graduate School of Business remained the top school in the United States.
Bloomberg Businessweek used opinions from students, alumni and company recruiters, along with job and salary information.
The publication also changed how it calculated the United States rankings this year.
IIM Bangalore’s Executive Post Graduate Programme ranked second in the Asia-Pacific region in Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2026–27 rankings.
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics retained first place, while IIM Bangalore’s score rose to 72.6 from 71.7.
IIM Bangalore remained India’s highest-ranked programme for the fifth consecutive year.
Stanford Graduate School of Business retained first place in the United States for the eighth consecutive year.
The rankings evaluated compensation, learning, networking and entrepreneurship using surveys and employment and salary data.
- Who
- IIM Bangalore, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Stanford Graduate School of Business and other business schools assessed by Bloomberg Businessweek.
- What
- IIM Bangalore’s Executive Post Graduate Programme rose to second place in the Asia-Pacific region in the 2026–27 rankings.
- When
- The 2026–27 ranking edition; the previous edition was used for comparison.
- Where
- The rankings covered the Asia-Pacific region and the United States, among other regions.
- Why
- Bloomberg Businessweek evaluated schools using compensation, learning, networking, entrepreneurship, survey responses and employment and salary data.
- IIM Bangalore regional rank
- Second in Asia-Pacific
- IIM Bangalore score
- 72.6, up from 71.7
- Asia-Pacific leader
- Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
- Top US school
- Stanford Graduate School of Business
- IIM Bangalore India ranking
- Highest-ranked Indian programme for the fifth consecutive year
- US ranking change
- Bloomberg Businessweek removed the separate inclusion index and changed the weights of the remaining categories
- Ranking categories
- Compensation, learning, networking and entrepreneurship