The strongest current externally attributed ranking evidence located for SOIL Institute of Management is Business Today–MDRA’s 2025 Best B-Schools survey. The published report places SOIL Institute of Management, Gurugram, at all-India rank 58, with a reported score of 644.7 out of 1,000. The Delhi NCR metro table lists it 10th in that regional list. These two positions use different comparison groups: the all-India position compares the full participating ranking set, while the regional position compares Delhi NCR institutions shown in the metro table.
Business Today–MDRA 2025 result
The Business Today 7 December 2025 special issue reproduces the 2025 ranking table and places SOIL at rank 58 nationally and rank 10 in the Delhi NCR metro list. The report lists a score of 644.7 and identifies SOIL as a private institution. This is a ranking result for the institute in that survey edition, not a programme-specific rank for the 2027–29 PGDM, one-year PGPM or PGPM-HR. The publisher’s page explains that the ranking is conducted with MDRA and that scores are out of 1,000; its methodology says the 2026 edition uses a refreshed approach and that only business schools submitting objective data are ranked. Do not treat a rank as a complete measure of course quality or assume that an institution excluded from a survey has no educational value.
The 2025 report’s regional list is useful for applicants comparing nearby options, but rank 10 in a metro table is not equivalent to rank 10 in India. The national rank is the appropriate line to use for a national comparison; the metro position can provide local context. If comparing SOIL with another college, check that both entries are from the same edition, use the same overall or course category, and share the same participation basis. The scores and ranks from different publishers cannot be combined into a single average without a defined method.
Why the rank can move between editions
MBA rankings use different data, weights and eligibility rules. Business Today’s methodology page says its survey is conducted with MDRA and has a refreshed 2026 approach; it also notes that only institutions submitting objective data are ranked. That participation rule matters: a school’s absence from one list does not automatically imply a low score or closure, and a rank change can reflect the pool and methodology as well as institution data. Compare the published score and category alongside the ordinal position instead of reading a few places of movement as a precise measure of quality change.
SOIL’s own website also displays rankings, including a private-B-school North India position and a standalone private B-school position, but the visible section does not identify a publisher, year or full category definition next to those badges. Those promotional displays are not included here as comparable ranking evidence. An older secondary ranking page reports historic Business Today results, but the current article relies on the primary 2025 survey table for the numeric result and does not blend older categories into a trend line.
NIRF and accreditation are separate questions
NIRF is a Ministry of Education ranking framework with a Management category, but its official 2025 management page could not be opened in the research session. I therefore do not report a SOIL NIRF rank or infer a non-participation status from that access failure. Check the current NIRF Management rankings directly if the category is material to your comparison. A ranking is also different from regulatory approval or accreditation: a rank does not establish programme approval, and an approval does not imply a rank.
How to use this result
Use Business Today–MDRA 2025 rank 58 as one dated comparison point, then examine the evidence relevant to your choice: current curriculum, programme-specific fees, final placement cohorts and salary denominators, campus arrangement, and the admissions profile. The ranking does not say whether its result applies differently to PGDM or the one-year courses, and it does not replace a comparison of the programme you intend to attend. Ask the school for its source, edition and category whenever a brochure displays an unlabelled rank. Retain the publisher, year and category with the figure so that later updates can replace it without mixing editions.
Read the table with its limits
The 2025 result is a survey placement, not an outcome measure for an individual student. A national position can help shortlist institutions, while the Delhi NCR metro position narrows a regional comparison; neither tells you the programme’s total cost, likely role, median salary for your target function or the experience of a particular cohort. The article therefore keeps the two ranks attached to the same named edition rather than presenting them as interchangeable scores.
When comparing schools, use one publisher and edition at a time and inspect its category, participation rule and data year. Business Today’s methodology page describes objective data submission and scoring, but its currently displayed methodology is for the 2026–27 cycle; it should not silently be treated as a full explanation of every rule used in the 2025 table. A rank can shift because the field and edition change, so avoid interpreting a difference across years as a measured improvement unless the publisher confirms comparable methods.
For a decision, pair ranking evidence with official programme documents: admission eligibility, current fee schedule, curriculum, placement cohort and campus arrangements. If a school advertises an additional rank or accreditation badge, request the issuer, edition, category and direct result page. Keep rankings, regulatory approvals and accreditations as separate checks, since each answers a different question.