India, Sept. 16 -- LinkedIn released its third annual list of top MBA programs, ranking the top 100 global business schools that support long-term career growth. Among the list of top B-schools worldwide, the Indian School of Business or ISB has secured the 5th spot and first among its counterparts in India.

In fact, ISB jumped to the 5th spot from the 6th position last year. Following ISB is the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta at the 16th spot, IIM Ahmedabad in the 17th spot, and IIM Bangalore at 20th.

Globally, Stanford University continues to retain the top spot followed by the Harvard University placed at 2nd, INSEAD at 3rd, and the University of Pennsylvania at 4th spot respectively.

Each program on the list was eval...