Indian Institute of Management Shillong

How is Indian Institute of Management Shillong ranked in 2026?

Indian Institute of Management Shillong's most recent national rank is #38 in the NIRF Management 2025 list, with a score of 57.70, while it sits at #6 in the Outlook Management 2025 ranking and was placed #9 by India Today in 2024. As of mid-2026 the NIRF 2026 Management results had not yet been released, so the NIRF 2025 figure of #38 remains the latest government ranking for Indian Institute of Management Shillong. Globally, IIM Shillong features in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 for Business and Management Studies within the 351-400 band. The headline story for an applicant is a wide gap between IIM Shillong's strong magazine rankings (top 10 in Outlook and India Today) and a softer NIRF 2025 position, which slipped from #24 in 2024.

Year-Wise Rankings

The table below consolidates Indian Institute of Management Shillong's verified ranks across the three ranking bodies that cover it: NIRF (the Government of India framework), Outlook, and India Today. It answers the question "what rank did IIM Shillong get and in which year?" by pairing each ranking with its category, rank and, where published, its score. Read it body-by-body: NIRF gives a numeric score out of 100, while Outlook and India Today publish only positions. The most recent year for each body is listed so you can see both the current standing and the prior year for context.

The clearest takeaway is the divergence between sources: Indian Institute of Management Shillong is a steady top-6 institute in Outlook (#6 in both 2024 and 2025) and top-10 in India Today (#9 in 2024), yet its NIRF rank fell 14 places from #24 in 2024 to #38 in 2025. Its NIRF score also eased from 59.12 to 57.70, a roughly 1.4-point dip that, in a tightly packed field, was enough to push it down the table. For applicants this means IIM Shillong's brand strength remains high even as its NIRF placement turned more competitive.

Ranking Trajectory of Indian Institute of Management Shillong

Indian Institute of Management Shillong's NIRF trajectory has been a gentle decline in 2025 after years of top-30 stability. Having entered the NIRF Management rankings at #20 in 2016 and #21 in 2017, IIM Shillong held #26 in 2018, #24 in 2019, #30 in 2020, #23 in 2021, and #26 in both 2022 and 2023, before climbing to #24 in 2024 and then slipping to #38 in 2025, its lowest position since the rankings began. The 2025 score of 57.70 versus 59.12 in 2024 confirms the movement is real rather than a quirk of a reshuffled field. By contrast, the trajectory in Outlook is flat and strong: IIM Shillong held #6 in both 2024 and 2025, and India Today placed it #9 in 2024. The signal for an aspirant is twofold: IIM Shillong remains firmly within the established IIM cohort and a recognised top-10 brand in peer rankings, but its 2025 NIRF dip means it now ranks below several newer IIMs on the government metric, so applicants tracking NIRF specifically should watch whether the NIRF 2026 release reverses or extends the slide.

How Indian Institute of Management Shillong Compares

Among the IIMs, Indian Institute of Management Shillong sits in the middle tier on NIRF 2025 at #38, while standing notably higher in Outlook 2025 at #6. The table below positions IIM Shillong against the metrics on which it has verified data, so you can compare its government ranking against its magazine ranking and its placement outcomes in one view. It answers "is IIM Shillong a strong pick relative to its own NIRF and Outlook standing?" Read each row as one verified data point for IIM Shillong; the placement figures are from the 2025 season and the fee is the indicative two-year MBA (PGP) cost.

The comparison shows Indian Institute of Management Shillong is best understood as a high-brand, top-6 Outlook institute whose NIRF 2025 number (#38) understates its peer reputation. Its 2025 average package of Rs 26.44 LPA against an indicative fee of about Rs 26.18 lakh gives a roughly one-year payback on tuition, a healthy return for an applicant weighing cost against outcome. For a candidate choosing between IIMs, IIM Shillong's pitch is its consistent top-10 magazine standing and solid placements, balanced against a NIRF rank that has recently been overtaken by some newer IIMs.