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GIM ranks 43rd in the NIRF 2025 Management list with a score of 55.27. The GIM ranking also includes QS and Eduniversal recognition. The NIRF 2026 list is not published yet, so the GIM ranking 2026 view rests on NIRF 2025. This page shows each GIM ranking, how it moved and what it measures.
The GIM ranking picture has three parts. They are a NIRF rank of 43, QS rankings for the hybrid programme and a 3 Palmes rating from Eduniversal. NIRF covers the whole institute, and the others rate specific programmes or the school as a brand. The timeline shows the latest results first. Each one measures something different.
2025 to 2026
Eduniversal 3 Palmes
GIM holds 3 Palmes of Excellence in the 2025/2026 list, the 18th edition. It is 2nd of 15 schools in the 3 Palmes group.
September 2025
QS Online MBA Rankings 2026
GIM debuted at No.1 in the world for Class Experience, in the 101+ band overall and 3rd among Indian entrants.
2025
NIRF Management 2025
GIM ranked 43rd with a score of 55.27, down from 37th in 2024.
May 2025
QS Executive MBA Rankings 2025
The Hybrid PGDM was in the top 7 in India and 30th in Asia-Pacific.
2025
AACSB Accreditation
GIM earned AACSB accreditation for a six-year term.
GIM holds AACSB, AMBA, BGA, NBA and SAQS accreditations, and it is AICTE approved. Accreditations are quality marks. They are not ranks. The cards show each one.
🏅2025AACSBAwarded in 2025 for a six-year term. GIM calls it a gold standard for business schools.🌐Reaccredited 2025AMBA and BGAFirst awarded in 2022 and reaccredited in 2025 for a further five years.✅SAQS 2024NBA and SAQSNBA is India's quality body for technical and management education. SAQS accredited GIM in 2018 and again in 2024 for six years.📜RecognisedAICTE and AIUAICTE approves GIM. The AIU treats the PGDM as equal to an MBA.The GIM ranking in India is 43rd in the NIRF 2025 Management category. The GIM national ranking comes from NIRF. GIM also lists a 3 Palmes rating, and it places 2nd among 3 Palmes schools in the Eduniversal India list for 2025/2026.
The GIM national ranking puts it in the NIRF Management top 50. GIM also holds AACSB and AMBA accreditation. It is not in the top 40, so judge it on fit and fee as well as rank.
The GIM ranking highlights are a NIRF rank of 43 and a QS No.1 for Class Experience. The QS Executive MBA place is top 7 in India. The stats show the main results. These GIM ranking details come from NIRF and GIM's own pages.
43rd
GIM NIRF Management Rank
NIRF 2025, score 55.27
No. 1
QS Class Experience
QS Online MBA 2026, world
Top 7
QS Executive MBA India
QS EMBA 2025, 30th in Asia-Pacific
3 Palmes
Eduniversal Rating
2025/2026, 18th edition
The GIM ranking from NIRF matters most for the full-time PGDM. It covers the whole institute and uses placement, teaching and outreach data. The QS rankings cover the Hybrid PGDM only.
Not in NIRF. The rank moved from 33 in 2023 to 37 in 2024 and 43 in 2025. Its QS Online MBA entry in 2026 was a new debut, and its AACSB accreditation came in 2025.
The GIM NIRF ranking is 43rd in the 2025 Management category. The GIM NIRF ranking 2026 is not out yet. NIRF is the Ministry of Education's ranking framework, and it sets the GIM national ranking. The table shows how GIM moved in four years.
| NIRF Year | Management Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | 55.27 |
| 2024 | 37 | 55.67 |
| 2023 | 33 | 56.28 |
| 2022 | 36 | 53.58 |
These GIM ranking details show where the score comes from. GIM scored best on graduation outcomes at 83.63 out of 100 in 2025. Teaching, learning and resources scored 76.24 and outreach and inclusivity 68.80. Research and professional practice scored 24.67, and perception scored 13.89. The lower two held the overall score back.
| NIRF Parameter | GIM Score in 2025 | Score in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching, learning and resources | 76.24 | 75.63 |
| Research and professional practice | 24.67 | 25.71 |
| Graduation outcomes | 83.63 | 84.66 |
| Outreach and inclusivity | 68.80 | 71.61 |
| Perception | 13.89 | 17.90 |
GIM's score fell only 1.01 points, from 56.28 in 2023 to 55.27 in 2025. The rank fell more because other institutes gained. The biggest dips for GIM were in perception and outreach.
No one can say. NIRF 2026 is not published. The GIM NIRF ranking 2026 will appear on the NIRF website when the Ministry of Education releases it.
The GIM ranking by QS is for its Hybrid PGDM. It is top 7 in India for Executive MBA and No.1 in the world for Class Experience in online MBA. QS rates these programmes, not the full-time PGDM. GIM's accreditations page still lists the 2025 Executive MBA position.
📈Top 7 IndiaQS Executive MBA 2025The Hybrid PGDM ranked in the top 7 in India and 30th in Asia-Pacific. This was the 20th edition of the QS Executive MBA Rankings.💻No. 1 Class ExperienceQS Online MBA 2026GIM scored 100 in Class Experience, against a global average of 63.5. Its overall place is in the 101+ band.🌏13th APACAsia-Pacific and IndiaGIM was 13th in Asia-Pacific and 3rd among Indian entrants. IIM Kozhikode and MRIIRS also debuted from India.The two rankings measure different things, so the numbers do not compare. Each GIM ranking has its own method. NIRF ranks the institute as a whole. QS ranks one programme at a time, using its own indicators. The tabs explain each.
Covers GIM as an institute. It scores teaching, research, graduation outcomes, outreach and perception. It is a national list of management institutes.
GIM lists no Financial Times ranking, so there is no FT rank to quote for the PGDM or the Hybrid PGDM. FT ranks Masters in Management, Global MBA and Executive MBA programmes. The GIM ranking list on its accreditations page has NIRF, QS and Eduniversal.
📋Official ListRankings GIM ListsNIRF, QS Executive MBA, QS Online MBA and Eduniversal are the ones on GIM's accreditations page.🌱PioneeringPositive Impact RatingThe 2021 Positive Impact Rating placed GIM in its Pioneering Schools category. It rates impact and sustainability, not teaching quality.GIM does not list an FT ranking. Use NIRF for the full-time PGDM and QS for the Hybrid PGDM.
GIM holds 3 Palmes of Excellence in the 2025/2026 Eduniversal list. It is 2nd among the 15 schools in the 3 Palmes group for India. This is a league position, not an overall India rank.
Only the PGDM and the Hybrid PGDM have a published GIM ranking. HCM, BDA and BIFS are not ranked separately. NIRF ranks GIM as one institute, and QS ranks the hybrid programme. The table shows where each course stands.
| GIM Course | Ranking | Edition |
|---|---|---|
| PGDM (full time) | NIRF Management 43rd | NIRF 2025 |
| Hybrid PGDM | QS Executive MBA top 7 India | QS 2025 |
| Hybrid PGDM (online) | QS Class Experience No. 1 | QS Online MBA 2026 |
| HCM, BDA and BIFS | No separate ranking | Not applicable |
No. GIM lists no ranking for HCM, BDA or BIFS on their own. These courses sit inside the institute's NIRF entry. Judge them on placement reports, which GIM publishes for each.
In the QS Executive MBA Rankings 2025, it was in the top 7 in India and 30th in Asia-Pacific. In the QS Online MBA Rankings 2026, it was 3rd among Indian entrants and 13th in Asia-Pacific.
The GIM ranking 2026 view sits among institutes with close NIRF scores. The 40th to 45th places are separated by under 2 points. The table shows the neighbours in the NIRF 2025 Management list. A rank of 43 means little on its own. These GIM ranking details are for NIRF 2025.
| Institute | NIRF 2025 Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| IMI Delhi | 40 | 56.59 |
| Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida | 41 | 56.46 |
| IMI Kolkata | 42 | 55.42 |
| Goa Institute of Management | 43 | 55.27 |
| Lovely Professional University | 44 | 55.00 |
| XIM University | 45 | 54.73 |
Rank Gaps Here Are Small
GIM trails the 40th-ranked institute by 1.32 points and leads the 45th by 0.54 points. Use placement, fees and fit to choose among these schools, not the rank alone.
No ranking says so. Seven IIMs hold NIRF ranks 1 to 8, and GIM is 43rd. GIM does hold AACSB and AMBA accreditation. Compare placement and fees too.
Its NIRF rank was 36 in 2022, 33 in 2023, 37 in 2024 and 43 in 2025. The score stayed between 53.58 and 56.28 in all four years.
Answers to what readers ask most often.
The GIM ranking in India is 43rd in the NIRF 2025 Management category, with a score of 55.27. Data Sources: NIRF 2025 Management ranking.
Not for NIRF. The NIRF 2026 Management list is not published yet. The latest GIM ranking in India is the NIRF 2025 result. Data Sources: NIRF website, October 2026.
The GIM national ranking is 43rd in the NIRF Management list for 2025. The GIM ranking in India is listed with its scores on the NIRF website. Data Sources: NIRF 2025 Management ranking.
The Hybrid PGDM was in the top 7 in India and 30th in Asia-Pacific in the QS Executive MBA Rankings 2025. It was No.1 in the world for Class Experience in the QS Online MBA Rankings 2026. Data Sources: GIM accreditations page and GIM blog posts.
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