IIM Mumbai Ranking 2026: NIRF, QS & More
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IIM Mumbai Ranking 2026
The IIM Mumbai ranking 2026 rests on one national list, NIRF, because the institute has no QS or Financial Times position. NIRF ranks institutes by category, and the IIM Mumbai ranking sits in the Management category. Use the IIM Mumbai ranking in India to compare the institute with other Indian schools. A rank is a guide, and fees and placement matter as well.
6th
NIRF 2025 Management Rank
Same rank as NIRF 2024
77.58
NIRF 2025 Score
Up 14.71 points since 2020
99.84
Graduation Outcomes Score
The highest of the five NIRF parameters
NIRF 2026 Is Not Published Yet
The latest list on nirfindia.org is NIRF 2025. Every NIRF figure on this page belongs to that edition or an earlier one.
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Is IIM Mumbai a Top IIM?
Yes, by the IIM Mumbai ranking in the NIRF 2025 Management list. IIM Mumbai ranks 6th, and the comparison section below shows the institutes around it. Read the NIRF Management 2025 list for the full table.
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Management
IIRF, 2026
#10
Management
NIRF, 2025
#6
IIM Mumbai Ranking Highlights 2026
The IIM Mumbai ranking details below list each published position with its category and year. The NIRF Management list carries the current IIM Mumbai ranking. The institute's own ranking page adds a global SDG rank and older magazine ranks.
| Ranking | Category | Position |
|---|---|---|
| NIRF 2025 | Management | 6th |
| THE Impact Rankings 2022 | SDG 4, Quality Education | 73rd in the world, 2nd in India |
| Career360, 2018 | B-schools | 8th |
| Business Today, 2017 | B-schools | 13th |
See the Institute's Own Ranking Page
The page lists the NIRF, THE Impact and older magazine positions the institute reports.
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Is IIM Mumbai an Old IIM?
No. IIM Mumbai became the 21st IIM on 9 August 2023 under the IIM (Amendment) Act, 2023. It began in 1963 as the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE). The older ranks in the table belong to the NITIE years, so read the IIM Mumbai ranking history with that in mind.
IIM Mumbai NIRF Ranking 2026
The IIM Mumbai NIRF ranking 2026 for Management is not published yet, and the 2025 rank of 6th is the latest. The institute has been in the top 10 since 2022. Its score has risen in every edition shown below. This IIM Mumbai national ranking is the one most students follow, and the IIM Mumbai ranking in India starts there. The institute ran under the name NITIE until 2023.
Has the IIM Mumbai Ranking Improved in Recent Years?
Yes. The IIM Mumbai ranking moved from 12th in 2021 to 9th in 2022 and 7th in 2023. It then reached 6th in 2024 and stayed there in 2025. The score rose in every one of those editions.
| NIRF edition | Management rank | NIRF score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 77.58 |
| 2024 | 6 | 74.73 |
| 2023 | 7 | 71.99 |
| 2022 | 9 | 68.84 |
| 2021 | 12 | 64.52 |
| 2020 | 12 | 62.87 |
How Is the IIM Mumbai NIRF Ranking Scored?
The IIM Mumbai ranking details in NIRF 2025 show a score built from five parameters. Graduation outcomes scored the highest of the five. Perception scored 62.03, up from 52.82 in 2024. Research and professional practice scored 60.18, the lowest of the five.
99.84
Graduation Outcomes
Highest of the five
85.20
Teaching, Learning and Resources
NIRF 2025
78.00
Outreach and Inclusivity
NIRF 2025
62.03
Perception
Up from 52.82 in 2024
60.18
Research and Professional Practice
Lowest of the five
A student who plans a research career should look at the PhD details as well as the rank. You can check the data on the NIRF site.
IIM Mumbai QS Ranking 2026
IIM Mumbai has no QS ranking position to report for 2026. The institute's own ranking page lists NIRF, THE Impact and older magazine ranks, and it does not list a QS rank. Use the IIM Mumbai ranking in India from NIRF until the institute lists a QS position. Treat any QS number you see elsewhere with care, and keep to the IIM Mumbai ranking from NIRF.
Check the Source of Any QS Number
A QS position that the institute does not list on its ranking page should not guide your decision.
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Is IIM Mumbai Ranked in the World?
Only in one list. THE Impact Rankings 2022 placed IIM Mumbai 73rd in the world for SDG 4, Quality Education, with a score of 74.6. It was 2nd among Indian institutions in that list. This is a goal-wise rank and not an overall world ranking.
IIM Mumbai Financial Times Ranking 2026
IIM Mumbai has no Financial Times ranking position to report for 2026. The Financial Times ranks programmes that report salary and career data to it, such as global MBA and executive education lists. The institute's ranking page does not list an FT position. For a global view of the IIM Mumbai ranking, read the THE Impact rank in the earlier section.
Global MBA lists for programmes that report salary data.
Executive education lists for open and custom programmes.
Self-reported data from the schools that take part.
IIM Mumbai Course-Wise Ranking
NIRF ranks IIM Mumbai as a whole in the Management category, and it does not rank the MBA, MBA-OSCM or MBA-SM separately. So there is no course wise IIM Mumbai ranking. No list publishes a programme rank for them. The NIRF parameters apply to the whole institute. Students can explore IIM Mumbai courses to compare the programmes offered by the institute.
Use Placement Data to Compare Programmes
The NIRF 2025 graduation outcomes score is the best sign of results across programmes. The placement page shows the results of the latest batch.
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Does IIM Mumbai Have a Ranking for the MBA-OSCM?
No list publishes a separate rank for MBA-OSCM. The NIRF 2025 graduation outcomes score is the best sign of results across programmes. The placement page shows the results of the latest batch.
IIM Mumbai Ranking vs Other IIMs
The IIM Mumbai ranking is 6th, just behind IIM Lucknow and just ahead of IIM Calcutta in the NIRF 2025 Management list. The stats show the score gaps to three neighbours.
0.39
Gap to IIM Lucknow
IIM Lucknow is 5th
0.24
Lead Over IIM Calcutta
IIM Calcutta is 7th
5.71
Gap to IIM Ahmedabad
IIM Ahmedabad is 1st
What Are the Top 5 IIMs by NIRF 2025?
The top five management institutes in NIRF 2025 are IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode, IIT Delhi and IIM Lucknow. IIM Mumbai is 6th. Four of the five are IIMs, because IIT Delhi sits 4th. The table shows the top 12.
| Rank | Institute | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IIM Ahmedabad | 83.29 |
| 2 | IIM Bangalore | 81.56 |
| 3 | IIM Kozhikode | 79.85 |
| 4 | IIT Delhi (Management) | 78.94 |
| 5 | IIM Lucknow | 77.97 |
| 6 | IIM Mumbai | 77.58 |
| 7 | IIM Calcutta | 77.34 |
| 8 | IIM Indore | 75.68 |
| 9 | MDI Gurgaon | 71.96 |
| 10 | XLRI Jamshedpur | 70.63 |
| 11 | SIBM Pune | 67.90 |
| 12 | IIT Kharagpur (Management) | 66.97 |
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Is IIM Mumbai a Tier 2 College?
India has no official tier system for management schools. By NIRF 2025, the IIM Mumbai ranking is in the top 10, ahead of IIM Calcutta and IIM Indore. Compare ranking with fit, fees and placement before you decide.
Commonly asked questions
Answers to what readers ask most often.
Q: Was IIM Mumbai ranked before 2023?
Yes. As NITIE it ranked 12th in NIRF 2017, 2020 and 2021, then 9th in 2022. Data Sources: NIRF Management Rankings 2017 to 2022, nirfindia.org.
Q: Does ranking decide the IIM Mumbai fee or cutoff?
No. The fee and the CAT cutoff are set by the institute's admission policy, not by NIRF. Data Sources: IIM Mumbai MBA admission policy, Batch 2026-28.
Q: Which is better, IIM Mumbai or IIM Indore, by ranking?
IIM Mumbai ranks higher. NIRF 2025 puts IIM Mumbai 6th with 77.58 and IIM Indore 8th with 75.68. Compare placement and fees too before you decide. Data Sources: NIRF Management Ranking 2025, nirfindia.org.
Q: What is the IIM Mumbai NIRF score in 2025?
The IIM Mumbai NIRF 2025 Management score is 77.58, up from 74.73 in 2024. Data Sources: NIRF Management Ranking 2025, nirfindia.org.
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