Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM) New Delhi - Rankings

LBSIM Delhi Ranking 2026: NIRF, Business Today, MBAUniverse.com and Accreditations

Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, popularly known as LBSIM Delhi, is a leading AACSB-accredited and AICTE-approved B-school. Established in 1995, LBSIM Delhi offers four two-year, full-time PGDM programmes: PGDM (General), PGDM (Financial Management), PGDM (Research & Business Analytics) and PGDM (AI & Data Science). The LBSIM course fee 2027 is Rs 17.25 lakh (tuition, General seat) for all programmes. LBSIM placements 2026 recorded an average CTC of Rs 12.32 LPA. LBSIM Delhi is ranked among the Top 30 B-schools in India in the MBAUniverse.com B-School Ranking 2026. LBSIM Admission 2027 is open through CAT 2026, XAT 2027 or GMAT exam scores. Apply now. Read complete details about LBSIM Delhi Ranking 2026 in this article below.

LBSIM Delhi ranking 2026 results place Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), New Delhi, at rank 30 in the MBAUniverse.com B-School Ranking 2026, with an AA+ grade. Business Today ranked LBSIM Delhi 32nd in its 2025 edition. In NIRF 2025 (Management), LBSIM Delhi is placed in the 101 to 125 rank band. All four LBSIM PGDM programmes are approved by AICTE and accredited by AACSB, and three hold NBA accreditation. Placement outcomes behind these ranks are on the LBSIM Delhi placements 2026 and the institute profile on the LBSIM Delhi overview.

LBSIM Delhi Ranking 2026 at a Glance
LBSIM Delhi's best current rank among the three main lists is 30, in the MBAUniverse.com B-School Ranking 2026. Among private B-schools, Business Today 2025 places LBSIM Delhi at 18, the same private rank it held in the July 2023 edition. In NIRF, LBSIM Delhi has been in the 101 to 125 band in both the 2024 and 2025 Management lists.

LBSIM Delhi Approvals and Accreditations
LBSIM Delhi holds AACSB accreditation, which covers all four of its PGDM programmes, and received its Certificate of Accreditation in 2026. LBSIM describes itself as among India's top 30 and the world's top 6% of business schools to hold AACSB accreditation. NBA first accredited the PGDM (General) in 2007 and the finance programme in 2013. The most recent NBA renewal, for the General and Financial Management programmes, came in 2025. AIU recognises three of the four programmes as equivalent to an MBA; the PGDM (AI & Data Science), launched in 2021, is AICTE approved and AACSB accredited. AIU equivalence for it is not listed in LBSIM's official sources.

Other Recognitions

• The Lal Bahadur Shastri Research Centre for Public Policy and Social Change (LBSRC), set up in 2005, is recognised as a Centre of Excellence, according to LBSIM.
• LBSIM has presented the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence since 2000. The 25th award (2024) was presented by the Vice President of India to Smt Rajashree Birla.
• The annual Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Lecture has been delivered by Shri Suman Bery (2025) and Dr Justice D. Y. Chandrachud (2026).
• AACSB International President Lily Bi addressed LBSIM on 14 September 2026.
• LBSIM signed MoUs with NASSCOM (2025) and the IIM Nagpur Case Research Centre with Ivey (2025), among others.