XLRI, Xavier School of Management vs IIM Calcutta (Indian Institute of Management Calcutta): which trading school is better?
As of October 30, 2026, XLRI, Xavier School of Management leads IIM Calcutta (Indian Institute of Management Calcutta) by 1.1 point in the 2027 trading school ranking: #27 internationally against #43. The gap comes mainly from the Teaching pillar. IIM Calcutta (Indian Institute of Management Calcutta) does better on Visibility and Trust. On Student reviews, they are level.
2027 edition · updated October 30, 2026 · next updates planned for December 2026 and January 2027 · Ranking methodology
All 25 criteria, side by side
| Criterion | XLRI, Xavier School of Management | IIM Calcutta (Indian Institute of Management Calcutta) |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 78.0 | 76.9 |
| International rank | #27 | #43 |
| Rank in India | #2 of 157 | #4 of 157 |
| Trust · 10 % | 4.08/5 | 4.85/5 |
| 1. Regulator warningsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 2. Registered company and agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 3. Transparency: price, refunds, legal notice, contactscale | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| 4. Named, verifiable instructorsscale | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 5. Honest marketing, no promise of profitscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 6. Secure websitescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 7. Protected domain (SPF, DMARC, headers)scale | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| Teaching · 20 % | 5.00/5 | 2.45/5 |
| 8. Curriculum coveragescale | 3/5 | 2/5 |
| 9. Real practicescale | 4/5 | 3/5 |
| 10. Mentoring and supportscale | 3/5 | 1/5 |
| 11. Cost per training hourscale | 5/5 | n/a |
| Student reviews · 20 % | 4.50/5 | 4.50/5 |
| 13. Student rating (Trustpilot and Google)scale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 14. Number of reviewsscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 15. Suspicious review warningscale | n/a | n/a |
| 16. 12-month trendscale | n/a | n/a |
| Recognition and employability · 30 % | 3.31/5 | 3.74/5 |
| 12. Degree-granting programscale | 3/5 | 2/5 |
| 18. Degree recognized by a state or the professionscale | 1/5 | 4/5 |
| 25. Employability and career outcomesscale | 3/5 | 1/5 |
| 17. Institutional accreditationscale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 19. Labels and awardsscale | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 20. Official partnersscale | 1/5 | 3/5 |
| Visibility · 20 % | 3.00/5 | 4.25/5 |
| 21. Domain agescale | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 22. Websites linking to itscale | 2/5 | 4/5 |
| 23. Press mentions, Wikipedia pagescale | – | 5/5 |
| 24. Social media audiencescale | 2/5 | 3/5 |
In green, the better of the two scores. “n/a”: not applicable, the criterion is left out of its pillar. “–”: criterion not yet assessed. The evidence and source for each score are on each school's listing.
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