By Deeksha Teri,TN Education Desk

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LinkedIn, the professional networking platform, has released a list of annual data-backed ranking of Top MBA programmes across the globe. As per the list, the Indian School of Business (ISB) (based in Hyderabad and Mohali) has topped the India region, with a global rank of 5th. ISB topped the list in India, and LinkedIn revealed that the most common job titles bagged by graduates include Product Manager, Program Manager, Management Consultant mainly in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai. Most notable skills are growth strategies, product vision, user research. The second ranking Indian institute is IIM Calcutta, followed by IIM Ahmedabad at third spot. These two IIMs have ranked at 16th and 17th spot globally. Following them is the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) at the fourth rank in India and 20th globally. Rank in IndiaInstituteGlobal Rank1Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad & Mohali52IIM Calcutta163IIM Ahmedabad174IIM Bangalore (IIMB)205IIM Lucknow266IIM Indore267Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)50 The Indian School of Business rose to rank 5 from rank 6 last year, while Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad moved up to rank 17 from rank 19. IIM Calcutta and IIM Bangalore ranked 16 and 20 respectively, are new entrants. IIM Lucknow is the fifth best ranked MBA institute in India, with a global rank of 26, followed by IIM Indore at 26th rank globally and sixth spot in India. The only other Indian institute in this list is the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) which ranked at the seventh spot in India and 50th overall. Globally, Stanford University retained its top spot on the global list for another year, followed by Harvard University at rank 2, INSEAD at rank 3, and the University of Pennsylvania at rank 4. Global RankInstitute1Stanford University2Harvard University3INSEAD4University of Pennsylvania5Indian School of Business6Northwestern University7Massachusetts Institute of Technology8Dartmouth College9Columbia University10University of London11University of Chicago12University of Oxford13Duke University14Yale University15University of California, Berkeley16Indian Institute of Management – Calcutta17Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad18University of Virginia19Cornell University20Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore Each program on the list was evaluated based on five key pillars: hiring and demand, ability to advance, network strength, leadership potential, and diversity, to determine the ones that best set their alumni for career growth.