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Best MBA Colleges in India: NIRF Ranking and Verified Profiles

By the latest official NIRF Management ranking (India Rankings 2025: Management, Ministry of Education), the top five are Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. Below is the full top 100, followed by the 63 institutes whose fees, cut-offs and placements we have checked against their own documents. A rank is a starting point; fit, fees and your profile decide the right college.

By ProCounsel Editorial TeamReviewed by ProCounsel counselling teamLast updated 12 Nov 2026

Official sources only · last verified 12 Nov 2026

Which are the top MBA colleges in India according to NIRF 2025?

Rank, name, city and score (out of 100) exactly as NIRF publishes them. Institutes with a ProCounsel profile are linked. Source: India Rankings 2025: Management (NIRF, Ministry of Education)· last verified 11 Nov 2026

NIRF 2025 Management ranking, top 100
RankInstituteCityScore
1Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadAhmedabad, Gujarat83.29
2Indian Institute of Management BangaloreBengaluru, Karnataka81.56
3Indian Institute of Management KozhikodeKozhikode, Kerala79.85
4Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi, Delhi78.94
5Indian Institute of Management LucknowLucknow, Uttar Pradesh77.97
6Indian Institute of Management, MumbaiMumbai, Maharashtra77.58
7Indian Institute of Management CalcuttaKolkata, West Bengal77.34
8Indian Institute of Management IndoreIndore, Madhya Pradesh75.68
9Management Development InstituteGurugram, Haryana71.96
10XLRI - Xavier School of ManagementJamshedpur, Jharkhand70.63
11Symbiosis Institute of Business ManagementPune, Maharashtra67.9
12Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur, West Bengal66.97
13Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai, Tamil Nadu66.5
14Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai, Maharashtra65.82
15Indian Institute of Management RaipurRaipur, Chhattisgarh65.03
16Indian Institute of Management TiruchirappalliTiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu64.95
17Indian Institute of Foreign TradeNew Delhi, Delhi62.93
18Indian Institute of Management RanchiRanchi, Jharkhand62.77
19Indian Institute of Management RohtakRohtak, Haryana62.6
20S. P. Jain Institute of Management and ResearchMumbai, Maharashtra62.06
21Indian Institute of Management UdaipurUdaipur, Rajasthan61.79
22Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee, Uttarakhand61.77
23Indian Institute of Management KashipurKashipur, Uttarakhand61.74
24SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management StudiesMumbai, Maharashtra60.99
25Indian Institute of ManagementNagpur, Maharashtra60.88
26Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu60.25
27Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur, Uttar Pradesh60.15
28Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi, Delhi60.06
29Indian Institute of Management VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh59.95
30Institute of Management TechnologyGhaziabad, Uttar Pradesh59.85
31Indian Institute of Management Bodh GayaGaya, Bihar59.65
32Chandigarh UniversityMohali, Punjab59.4
33MICAAhmedabad, Gujarat59.22
34Indian Institute of Management SambalpurSambalpur, Odisha58.59
35Indian Institute of Management Jammu (IIMJ)Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir58.5
36UPESDehradun, Uttarakhand58.33
37Great Lakes Institute of ManagementChennai, Tamil Nadu58.05
38Indian Institute of Management ShillongShillong, Meghalaya57.7
39T. A. Pai Management Institute ManipalManipal, Karnataka57.13
40IMI DelhiNew Delhi, Delhi56.59
41Jaipuria Institute of ManagementNoida, Uttar Pradesh56.46
42IMI KolkataKolkata, West Bengal55.42
43Goa Institute of ManagementSanquelim, Goa55.27
44Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwara, Punjab55
45XIM UniversityBhubaneswar, Odisha54.73
46ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, HyderabadHyderabad, Telangana54.4
46Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university)Patiala, Punjab54.4
48Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)Dhanbad, Jharkhand54.34
49Amity UniversityGautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh54.15
50Great Lakes Institute of ManagementGurgaon, Haryana54.08
51Indian Institute of Management SirmaurSirmaur, Himachal Pradesh54.03
52Graphic Era UniversityDehradun, Uttarakhand53.98
53Nirma UniversityAhmedabad, Gujarat53.48
54Institute of Rural Management AnandAnand, Gujarat53.34
55Loyola Institute of Business AdministrationChennai, Tamil Nadu53.12
56S.R.M. Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai, Tamil Nadu52.74
57Christ UniversityBengaluru, Karnataka52.47
57National Institute of Technology TiruchirappalliTiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu52.47
59Fore School of ManagementNew Delhi, Delhi52.23
60Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh52.14
61Birla Institute of Management TechnologyGreater Noida, Uttar Pradesh52.09
62Malaviya National Institute of TechnologyJaipur, Rajasthan52.07
63Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical SciencesChennai, Tamil Nadu52.01
64Indian Institute of Management, AmritsarAmritsar, Punjab51.7
65K.J.Somaiya Institute of ManagementMumbai, Maharashtra51.28
66Siksha `O` AnusandhanBhubaneswar, Odisha50.88
67Jaipuria Institute of Management, LucknowLucknow, Uttar Pradesh50.86
68Kalinga Institute of Industrial TechnologyBhubaneswar, Odisha50.68
69Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh, Uttar Pradesh49.95
70Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh49.89
71Alliance UniversityBengaluru, Karnataka49.85
72Institute of Management TechnologyHyderabad, Telangana49.38
73Jain university,BangaloreBengaluru, Karnataka49.28
74Jaipuria Institute of ManagementJaipur, Rajasthan49.26
75Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (PGDM)Mumbai, Maharashtra49.08
76Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha UniversityNew Delhi, Delhi48.88
77BML Munjal UniversityGurgaon, Haryana48.41
78Chitkara UniversityRajpura, Punjab48.3
79Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityLucknow, Uttar Pradesh48.13
80Thiagarajar School of ManagementMadurai, Tamil Nadu48.05
81Manipal University JaipurJaipur, Rajasthan47.56
82Cochin University of Science and TechnologyCochin, Kerala47.47
83Madan Mohan Malaviya University of TechnologyGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh47.46
84PSG College of TechnologyCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu47.38
85National Institute of Technology CalicutKozhikode, Kerala47.3
86New Delhi Institute of ManagementNew Delhi, Delhi47.25
87Jamia HamdardNew Delhi, Delhi47.1
88Anna UniversityChennai, Tamil Nadu46.92
89Pandit Deendayal Energy UniversityGandhinagar, Gujarat46.81
90Jagan Institute of Management StudiesDelhi, Delhi46.63
91Rajagiri Business SchoolCochin, Kerala46.62
92Panjab UniversityChandigarh, Chandigarh46.31
93Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and ManagementGwalior, Madhya Pradesh46.3
94IMI BhubaneswarBhubaneswar, Odisha46.24
95National Institute of Agricultural Extension ManagementHyderabad, Telangana45.48
96Bharathidasan Institute of ManagementTiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu45.36
97Birla Institute of TechnologyRanchi, Jharkhand45.25
98Indian Institute of Technology JodhpurJodhpur, Rajasthan45.02
99Institute of Management Technology, NagpurNagpur, Maharashtra44.93
100University of LucknowLucknow, Uttar Pradesh44.53

Which MBA colleges have verified fees, cut-offs and placements?

Flagship programme of each institute; every figure links to the institute’s own document.

MBA colleges with verified data
InstituteCityNIRF 2025Exams acceptedTotal feeMedian salary
IIM AhmedabadMBA-PGPAhmedabad#1CAT₹27,50,000source₹37,00,000 (2026)source
IIM AmritsarMBAAmritsar#64CAT₹19,50,000source₹12,29,000 (2025)source
IIM BangalorePGPBengaluru#2CAT₹26,00,000source₹34,75,000 (2026)source
IIM Bodh GayaMBABodh Gaya#31CAT₹17,96,000source₹12,12,000 (2025)source
IIM CalcuttaMBAKolkata#7CAT₹27,00,000source₹35,00,000 (2026)source
IIM IndorePGPIndore#8CAT₹24,00,000source₹25,00,000 (2026)source
IIM JammuMBAJammu#35CAT₹22,80,756source₹15,80,000 (2025)source
IIM KashipurMBAKashipur#23CAT₹20,80,000source₹14,46,950 (2025)source
IIM KozhikodePGPKozhikode#3CAT₹23,50,000source₹27,50,000 (2025)source
IIM LucknowMBALucknow#5CAT₹20,50,000source₹32,90,000 (2026)source
IIM MumbaiMBAMumbai#6CAT₹21,00,000source₹34,00,000 (2025)source
IIM NagpurMBANagpur#25CAT₹21,00,000source₹16,31,600 (2026)source
IIM RaipurMBARaipur#15CAT₹20,08,000source₹18,40,000 (2025)source
IIM RanchiMBARanchi#18CAT₹19,20,000source₹18,00,000 (2026)source
IIM RohtakPGPRohtak#19CAT₹17,90,000source₹18,00,000 (2026)source
IIM SambalpurMBASambalpur#34CAT₹19,55,000source₹15,02,692 (2025)source
IIM ShillongPGPShillong#38CATNot published₹26,00,000 (2026)source
IIM SirmaurMBAPaonta Sahib (Sirmaur)#51CAT₹21,00,000source₹14,20,000 (2025)source
IIM TiruchirappalliPGPMTiruchirappalli#16CAT₹19,50,000source₹18,10,000 (2024)source
IIM UdaipurMBAUdaipur#21CATNot published₹18,01,861 (2026)source
IIM VisakhapatnamPGPVisakhapatnam#29CAT₹23,58,590source₹14,00,000 (2026)source
AMSOM (Ahmedabad University)P1AhmedabadNot in top 100CAT, XAT, NMAT, GMAT₹14,00,000sourceNot published
B.K. School (BKSPMS)P1AhmedabadNot in top 100CMAT₹13,000sourceNot published
CBS KolkataPGDMKolkataNot in top 100CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, GMAT₹7,70,000sourceNot published
DMS IIT DelhiP1New Delhi#4CAT₹12,00,000source₹22,50,782 (2025)source
EDIIPGDM-EGandhinagarNot in top 100CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT₹13,95,000sourceNot published
FMS DelhiMBANew DelhiNot in top 100CAT₹2,60,300source₹29,59,000 (2026)source
Globsyn (GBS) KolkataPGDMKolkataNot in top 100CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT₹8,95,000sourceNot published
Great Lakes ChennaiP1Chennai#37CAT, XAT, GMAT₹22,50,000sourceNot published
IBS HyderabadMBAHyderabad#46CAT, XAT, NMAT, GMAT₹17,01,000sourceNot published
IIEST Shibpur SOMSP1HowrahNot in top 100MAT, CMAT, CAT, XAT, GMAT₹4,77,700sourceNot published
IIFT DelhiInternational-BusinessNew Delhi#17CAT₹19,73,000sourceNot published
IIPS DAVVMBAIndoreNot in top 100—₹1,36,400sourceNot published
IISWBMP1KolkataNot in top 100CAT₹8,30,000source₹9,00,000 (2025)source
IMI KolkataPGDMKolkata#42—Not published₹12,54,000source
IMI New DelhiPGDMNew Delhi#40CAT, XAT, GMAT₹23,54,000source₹17,38,000 (2026)source
IMNU (Nirma)MBAAhmedabad#53CAT, GMAT₹13,17,000sourceNot published
IMS DAVVMarketing-ManagementIndoreNot in top 100—₹1,62,008sourceNot published
IMT GhaziabadP1Ghaziabad#30CAT, XAT, GMAT₹23,00,000source₹16,50,000 (2026)source
IMT HyderabadPGDMHyderabad#72CAT, XAT, GMAT₹16,00,000sourceNot published
IPE HyderabadPGDMHyderabadNot in top 100CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, GMAT₹9,00,000sourceNot published
IPS Academy IBMRMBA-CoreIndoreNot in top 100CMAT₹2,76,000source₹4,05,000 (2024)source
ISB HyderabadPGPHyderabadNot in top 100GMAT₹34,48,000sourceNot published
Jaipuria IndorePGDMIndoreNot in top 100CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, GMAT₹13,50,000source₹9,00,000 (2025)source
JBIMSP1MumbaiNot in top 100MAH-MBA-CETNot published₹26,15,000 (2026)source
KJSIMMBAMumbai#65CAT, XAT, GMAT, NMAT, CMAT₹23,87,500source₹12,00,000 (2026)source
MANAGE HyderabadPGDM-ABMHyderabad#95CAT₹9,75,000sourceNot published
MDI GurgaonPGDMGurugram#9CAT₹26,55,310source₹29,00,000 (2026)source
MICAPGDM-CAhmedabad#33CAT, XAT, GMAT₹29,50,000source₹19,57,000 (2026)source
NMIMS SBM MumbaiP1Mumbai#24NMAT₹27,00,000sourceNot published
PIMR IndoreMBAIndoreNot in top 100CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT₹3,80,000source₹4,74,000 (2025)source
Praxis KolkataPGDMKolkataNot in top 100CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT, MAT₹11,00,000source₹9,00,000 (2026)source
SCMHRDMBAPuneNot in top 100SNAP₹25,82,000source₹20,00,000 (2026)source
SIBM HyderabadMBAHyderabadNot in top 100SNAP₹17,52,000source₹8,20,000 (2025)source
SIBM PuneMBAPune#11SNAP₹26,20,000source₹27,00,000 (2026)source
SJMSOM IIT BombayMBAMumbai#14CAT₹15,55,800source₹26,00,000 (2026)source
SMS, University of HyderabadMBAHyderabadNot in top 100CAT, MAT, CMAT₹2,19,220sourceNot published
SoM-PDEUMBAGandhinagar#89CAT, XAT, NMAT, GMAT₹14,20,000sourceNot published
SPJIMRPGDMMumbai#20CAT, GMAT₹24,86,000source₹32,85,000 (2026)source
SVIMS IndoreMBAIndoreNot in top 100CMAT₹1,72,000source₹4,50,000 (2025)source
TISS MumbaiMA-HRM&LRMumbaiNot in top 100CAT₹2,03,500source₹28,00,000 (2026)source
WeSchoolPGDMMumbai#75CAT, XAT, GMAT, CMAT₹14,00,000source₹11,78,000 (2025)source
XLRIPGDM-BMJamshedpur#10XAT, GMAT₹30,60,000sourceNot published

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Frequently asked questions

Which is the best MBA college in India?

In the latest official NIRF Management ranking (India Rankings 2025: Management), Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad is ranked first, followed by Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. The best college for you also depends on fees, specialisation, location and your profile.

How does NIRF rank management institutes?

NIRF, run by the Ministry of Education, scores institutes on five parameter groups: Teaching, Learning and Resources; Research and Professional Practice; Graduation Outcomes; Outreach and Inclusivity; and Perception. The score is out of 100.

Are all IIMs in the NIRF top 100?

21 of the 21 IIMs we track appear in the NIRF 2025 Management top 100. Institutes that do not take part, or rank below 100, are not listed in it.

Is the NIRF 2026 management ranking out?

Not as of 12 Nov 2026. The table here is NIRF 2025, released on 4 Sep 2025; we will update it when the next edition is published.

Sources

Official documents used on this page, last checked on 12 Nov 2026.

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