RV Institute of Management Bangalore Ranking 2026

RV Institute of Management Ranking in India

RV Institute of Management (RVIM) Bangalore has been ranked by five bodies: Collegedunia, IIRF, Outlook, India Today, and The Week. The table below consolidates RVIM’s national management rankings across agencies and years.

RVIM’s IIRF rank of 35 and Outlook rank of 48 place it substantially higher than its Collegedunia rank of 181 or India Today rank of 96. This divergence across bodies reflects the different pools each body ranks: IIRF and Outlook cover a smaller, more selective subset of institutions, while Collegedunia’s list of 370 colleges includes a wider range of MBA providers.

RV Institute of Management Collegedunia Ranking

Collegedunia ranks RV Institute of Management 181st among MBA colleges in India in its 2026 annual list, with a total score of 457.00. The Collegedunia Management ranking covers 370 institutions and uses parameters including academic quality, faculty credentials, infrastructure, and placement outcomes.

Bangalore’s MBA landscape is one of the most competitive in India, with institutions such as IIM Bangalore, IIMB, and a large number of private B-schools all drawing from the same applicant pool. Within Bangalore, RVIM competes with institutions including Christ University, Jain University, and Ramaiah Institute of Management.

RV Institute of Management IIRF and Outlook Rankings

The Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) ranked RV Institute of Management (RVIM) 35th among private MBA institutes in India in 2025. Outlook-ICARE placed RVIM 48th among MBA colleges nationally in its 2025 rankings, with a score of 430.00 (approximate). These two rankings reflect RVIM’s stronger standing when assessed within a more selective pool of recognised B-schools.

RV Institute of Management India Today and The Week Rankings

India Today-MDRA ranked RV Institute of Management (RVIM) Bangalore 96th among business schools in India in 2024, an improvement from 108th in 2023. The Week ranked RVIM 106th in the Management category in 2024. These rankings reflect RVIM’s standing as a recognised mid-tier MBA institute in the Bangalore market.

RVIM moved from rank 108 (India Today 2023) to rank 96 (India Today 2024), a gain of 12 positions. This 11% improvement in a single India Today cycle is among the more notable rank gains for Bangalore-based mid-tier B-schools in the 2024 list.

RV Institute of Management vs Peers

RV Institute of Management (RVIM) is frequently compared to other Bangalore-based mid-tier business schools. The table below compares RVIM with two comparable Bangalore management institutes across the major Indian ranking bodies.

Compared to BIMM Pune, RVIM ranks lower across Collegedunia and India Today but holds a stronger Outlook position. Compared to SRMS IBS Lucknow, RVIM ranks better on both Collegedunia and India Today, reflecting RVIM’s advantage in Bangalore’s stronger placement ecosystem.