NEWS / November 2, 2026
Presidency College, Bengaluru is ranked #22 among the Top Private B-Schools of the South Zone in the Outlook-ICARE B-School Rankings 2027, published in Outlook's 9 November 2026 issue. Its Faculty Quality score is the highest of any business school on the list. Outlook also carried a feature on the college, "The Making of Future Changemakers".
Outlook-ICARE B-School Rankings 2027
The ranking scores private business schools across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Telangana on five measures: faculty–student ratio (25%), research (20%), employability (25%), faculty quality (20%) and inclusiveness and diversity (10%). Presidency College is placed #22 of 26 with an overall score of 64.97. Its Faculty Quality score of 97.23 is the highest of all 26 schools. Its other scores are 97.35 for faculty–student ratio, 56.25 for research, 25.68 for employability and 35.18 for inclusiveness and diversity.
The Making of Future Changemakers
In an Outlook Initiative feature, Outlook profiles how Presidency College, founded in 2002 and accredited with an NAAC A+ grade, prepares students for an innovation-led economy. It notes the college's place in the 151–200 band of NIRF 2025; GHRDC Rankings 2026 placing its B.Com programme 1st in Karnataka and South India and its MCA 2nd among India's top MCA colleges; and the Education World India Higher Education Rankings 2025–26, which rank it #10 nationally and #3 in Karnataka among private autonomous arts, science and commerce colleges. It also covers flipped classrooms and case-based learning, value-added certifications, the Employability Enhancement Programme and more than 300 recruiters visiting each year. "The future of work also makes lifelong learning indispensable," says Vice Chairman Suhael Ahmed. "Technology is reshaping roles and industries at a remarkable pace, making the ability to continuously acquire new knowledge increasingly important."
Being recognised for the quality of our faculty matters most to us, because it is what students experience every day in the classroom. We thank our faculty, students and recruiters, and we will keep working to climb higher.
Presidency College (Autonomous), Hebbal
