Hospitality Schools in India: 2026 Rankings

2026 hospitality school ranking

Hospitality education in India

A transparent comparison using the latest available published ranking sets. Government and private institutes are shown separately because their source methodologies and score scales are not directly comparable.

There is no dedicated hospitality category in the Government of India’s NIRF results currently available. To avoid inventing a combined league table, this page presents the latest The Week–Hansa Research Survey 2026 government ranking and an Outlook–ICARE 2025 private-institute snapshot.

Top government hotel management institutes in India

Source: The Week–Hansa Research Survey 2026. Scores are shown exactly as published.

IHM Pusa

New Delhi

744

IHM Mumbai

Mumbai

718

IHM Bangalore

Bengaluru

715

IHM Chennai

Chennai

669

IHM Hyderabad

Hyderabad

665

IHM Goa

Goa

639

IHM Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad

626

IHM Bhopal

Bhopal

610

IHM Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur

601

IHM Lucknow

Lucknow

572

Private hospitality institutes: 2025 snapshot

Outlook–ICARE publishes private institutes separately. Its top three in the 2025 table were:

International Institute of Hotel Management

New Delhi

889.70

Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration

Manipal

888.06

V. M. Salgaocar Institute of International Hospitality Education

Goa

884.63

Do not choose only by rank. Compare the exact course, accreditation or affiliation, total fees, hostel cost, internship quality, placement evidence, faculty, kitchens and laboratories, location, alumni outcomes and admission route. Visit the campus and verify current claims directly.

How to use this ranking

A ranking is a starting filter, not a final admission decision. A student interested in culinary production may value different facilities from someone seeking hotel finance, tourism, luxury management or entrepreneurship. Ask each institute for current programme documents, fee schedules, internship policies and audited or verifiable placement information.

Sources: The Week–Hansa Research Survey 2026 and Outlook–ICARE 2025 private institutes. Rankings and scores belong to their respective publishers and may be updated or corrected.