Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB) Bhubaneswar - Rankings

Bhubaneswar, Odisha | Established in 1987 | Approved/Accredited by NBA, UGC | Private

NIRF Management Rank: #9

MBAUniverse.com Rank: #20

Business Today Rank: #20

MBAUniverse.com Grade: AAA

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Last Updated on October 19, 2026 by MBAUniverse.com News Desk

XIMB Rankings and Accreditations 2026

Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar, popularly known as XIMB, is the flagship B-school of XIM University, and its MBA in Business Management (MBA-BM) is accredited by NBA. Established in 1987, XIMB offers the two-year, full-time MBA-BM and the one-year, full-time Executive MBA-BM at its Old Campus in Xavier Square, Bhubaneswar. The XIMB MBA-BM course fee is Rs 23.00 lakh for Batch 2026-28. XIMB placements 2025 recorded an average CTC of Rs 18.25 LPA for the MBA-BM Batch 2023-25. XIMB is ranked 19th in the MBAUniverse.com B-School Ranking 2026. XIMB Admission 2027 is open through CAT 2026, XAT 2027, GMAT or XGMT 2027 exam scores. Apply now. Read complete details about XIMB ranking 2026 in this article below.

XIMB ranking 2026 places the institute 19th in the MBAUniverse.com B-School Ranking 2026. In the Business Today-MDRA Best B-Schools 2025 survey, XIMB ranked 20th overall and 9th among private B-schools. XIM University, of which XIMB is the flagship school, ranked 45th in the Management category of NIRF India Rankings 2025. The MBA-BM is accredited by NBA for six years and by SAQS.

XIMB Ranking 2026 at a Glance

Ranking body	Latest year	Rank	Previous year rank	Category
MBAUniverse.com B-School Ranking	2026	19	19 (2025)	Top B-schools in India
Business Today-MDRA Best B-Schools	2025	20	19 (2024)	Overall
Business Today-MDRA Best B-Schools	2025	9	9 (2024)	Top private B-schools
NIRF India Rankings (XIM University)	2025	45	43 (2024)	Management
GHRDC B-School Survey	2026	3	3 (2025)	Top private B-schools
Outlook I CARE B-School Ranking	2026	6	-	Top private B-schools
Times B-School Survey	2026	18	-	Top 100 management institutes

Other XIMB Rankings 2025 and 2026

GHRDC B-School Survey 2026: 3rd among top private B-schools of India, 2nd among Exemplary B-Schools, 2nd in the East and Central region and 1st among private B-schools in Odisha.
Outlook I CARE B-School Ranking 2026: 6th among top private B-schools, 13th among India's top 20 B-schools and 2nd among private B-schools in the East zone.
Times B-School Survey 2026: 18th among the top 100 management institutes and 1st in the East zone.
The Week-Hansa Research Best B-School Survey 2025: 15th in India, 7th among private B-schools and 2nd in the East zone.
Fortune India Best B-Schools 2025: 18th overall, 8th among private B-schools and 4th in the East zone.
BW Business World B-School Ranking 2025: 13th overall, 5th among private B-schools and 2nd in the East.

This XIMB latest ranking list is as published by the institute on its ranking page.

XIMB Accreditation and Approvals 2026
XIMB accreditation covers its flagship programme at national and South Asian level.

Body	Status	Programmes covered	Validity
National Board of Accreditation (NBA)	Accredited	MBA-BM	Six years
South Asian Quality Assurance System (SAQS), AMDISA	Accredited	MBA-BM; Executive MBA-BM (as announced in March 2024)	Five years
CRISIL grading	National A***	Institute	-
XIM University (degree-awarding body)	NAAC "A" grade; UGC Section 12(B) and 2(f)	All degrees	-

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NIRF Management Rankings

Rank Overview

Year	Rank
2023	9
2022	N/A

Ranking Trend

NIRF Rankings is based on Total Scores attained for following five ranking parameters: a) Teaching, learning, and resources (TLR) b) Research and professional practice (RPC) c) Graduation outcomes (GO) d) Outreach and inclusivity (OI) e) Peer perception (Perception)