February - 2017 issue > What If Not IIMs! B-School Survey 2017
The current number of management institutes is at an all-time high with 5,500 B-Schools, and the prospect of choosing among these institutions can be a mammoth task for the students and parents as well. In the daunting task of simplifying the institute selection, the student/parent may be unaware of a premier institution that might be closer to home and hence, the aspect of location must not be overlooked. With due consideration, we have processed a list of top ranking institutes based on their locations and the research has been further modified by segregating these locations into North, South, East, West and Central Zone.
Top 10 B-Schools in Central Zone
| Rank | Campus Name | Location |
| 1 | Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology | Bhopal |
| 2 | ABV Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management |
Gwalior |
| 3 | ITM Group of Institutions | Gwalior |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Forest Management |
Bhopal |
| 5 | Presitage Institute of Management | Gwalior |
| 6 | Vidya Sagar Institute of Technology |
Indore |
| 7 | Jawarlal Nehru Institute of Business Management |
Ujjain |
| 8 | Institute of Business Management & Researcg, IPS Academy | Indore |
| 9 | Oriental College of Management |
Bhopal |
| 10 | AICAR Business School |
Raigarh |
Top 10 B-Schools in East Zone
| Rank | Campus Name | Location |
| 1 | Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management | Kolkata |
| 2 | Birla Institute of Technology |
Ranchi |
| 3 | Army Institute of Management | Kolkata |
| 4 | International Management Institute |
Bhubaneswar |
| 5 | ICFAI Business School | Kolkata |
| 6 | United World Busines School |
Kolkata |
| 7 | NSHM Business School |
Kolkata |
| 8 | International Institute of Management Science | Howrah |
| 9 | International Institute of Business Studies |
Kolkata |
| 10 | Durgapur Institute of Management & Science |
Durgapur |
Top 10 B-Schools in West Zone
| Rank | Campus Name | Location |
| 1 | S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research | Mumbai |
| 2 | Symbiosis Institute of Business Management | Pune |
| 3 | ICFAI Business School | Mumbai |
| 4 | Surya Dutta Institute of Management |
Pune |
| 5 | National Institute of Industrial Engineering | Mumbai |
| 6 | ICFAI Business School |
Pune |
| 7 | Indus Business School |
Pune |
| 8 | International Institute of Management Studies | Pune |
| 9 | Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies |
Harihar |
| 10 | Institute of Rural Management |
Anand |
Top 10 B-Schools in North Zone
| Rank | Campus Name | Location |
| 1 | Management Development Institute | Gurgaon |
| 2 | International Management Institute |
New Delhi |
| 3 | Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute Of Management | New Delhi |
| 4 | ICFAI Business School |
Gurgaon |
| 5 | Asian Business School | Noida |
| 6 | Doon Business School |
Dehradun |
| 7 | Shri Ram Murti Smarak International Business School |
Lucknow |
| 8 | ICFAI Business School | Dehradun |
| 9 | Dr. Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management & Reseach |
Kanpur |
| 10 | International Institute of Business Studies |
Noida |
Top 10 B-Schools in South Zone
| Rank | Campus Name | Location |
| 1 | ICFAI Business School | Hyderabad |
| 2 | International Institute of Business & Studies | Bengaluru |
| 3 | ICFAI Business School | Bengaluru |
| 4 | PSG Institute of Management |
Coimbatore |
| 5 | Amrita School of Business | Coimbatore |
| 6 | International School of Management & Excellence |
Bengaluru |
| 7 | Gems B School |
Bengaluru |
| 8 | Aurora's Business School | Hyderabad |
| 9 | M.P. Birla Institute of Management |
Bengaluru |
| 10 | Shiv Shivani Intitute of Management |
Secunderabad |