4 min readNew DelhiApr 30, 2026 03:32 PM IST
India’s highest-ranked Executive MBA (EMBA) programme in 2026 is offered by the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. According to the QS Executive MBA Rankings 2026, it is placed 64th globally, down from 50th last year. It remains the only Indian institution within the global top 100 in this edition of the rankings.
Despite the decline in overall rank, the institute continues to perform strongly on key indicators, placing 42nd globally in Employer Reputation and 47th in Career Outcomes.
Overall, seven Indian business schools feature in the rankings this year, making India the second-most represented country in the Asia-Pacific region after China.
Notably, no other Indian business school features in the global top 100, which highlights a concentration of global competitiveness in just one institution from the country.
EMBA across the Asia-Pacific: Who’s leading and where India stands
Across the Asia-Pacific, 35 business schools from 14 countries have made it to the rankings. Among these, the top performers are dominated by Singapore and Australia, with China also maintaining a strong presence.
Here’s a look at the top EMBA institutions in APAC and their global ranks
National University of Singapore Business School – 14th
Melbourne Business School – 29th
Nanyang Business School – 35th
Singapore Management University – 38th
UNSW AGSM – 39th
University of Sydney Business School – 40th
Peking University HSBC Business School – 47th
Fudan University School of Management – 50th
CUHK Business School – 53rd
City University of Hong Kong – 58th
CEIBS – 60th
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore – 64th
Singapore and Australia each have three institutions in the global top 100, while China has four, compared to India’s single entry.
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Representation and top-100 presence across APAC
The rankings show a difference between the number of institutions featured and their presence within the top 100 globally. The table below summarises this across key APAC systems:
| Country/Region | Total Ranked EMBAs | In the Global Top 100 |
| China (Mainland) | 8 | 4 |
| India | 7 | 1 |
| Australia | 4 | 3 |
| Singapore | 3 | 3 |
China has the largest number of ranked programmes (8) and also the highest number within the top 100 (4). India follows closely in total representation with seven institutions, but only one, that is, the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, appears in the top 100.
Australia and Singapore, by comparison, have fewer total programmes, but a larger share of them are placed within the top 100. All three ranked programmes from Singapore, led by the National University of Singapore Business School, are within the top 100, while Australia has three of its four institutions in this band.
Regional movement and new entries this year
Changes within the APAC rankings this year include a mix of upward, downward, and new entries the QS rankings noted. Of the 35 APAC schools ranked, four have improved their positions, 15 have declined, and seven remain unchanged.
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Nine institutions appear for the first time, including City University of Hong Kong, which is the highest-ranked new entrant at 58th globally. South Korea enters the rankings for the first time, with Korea University Business School placed 76th. These additions expand the regional spread of EMBA providers within the rankings.
European B-schools lead globally
At the global level, the top positions remain largely unchanged, with institutions from Europe and the United States occupying the highest ranks.
| Rank (2026) | Institution | Location |
| 1 | University of Oxford Saïd Business School | United Kingdom |
| 2 | HEC Paris | France |
| 3 | MIT Sloan School of Management | United States |
In the top 10 overall, the United States has four institutions, the United Kingdom has three institutions; these two countries together account for the majority of top-ranked EMBA programmes globally.
