Top Management Colleges in India as per NIRF 2025 Rankings

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05 September, 2025

Top Management Colleges in India as per NIRF 2025 Rankings

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The Ministry of Education has released the NIRF 2025 ranking management on September 4. The top management colleges in India as per NIRF 2025 ranking has been released at nirfindia.org. For many years, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, has consistently secured the No. 1 rank in the NIRF rankings for the management category. According to the NIRF management ranking 2025, IIM Ahmedabad is ranked first with a score of 83.29, followed by IIM Bangalore and IIM Kozhikode. Complete NIRF ranking 2025 MBA has been updated on this page.

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NIRF Ranking MBA 2025 Colleges in India

A complete list of top MBA colleges in India as per NIRF 2025 ranking is out. IIM Ahmedabad remain on the first position similar to previous years. We have provided top MBA colleges in India as per NIRF ranking 2025.

NIRF Ranking 2025 MBA Colleges List

Name	Score	Rank
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad	83.29	1
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore	81.56	2
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode	79.85	3
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	78.94	4
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow	77.97	5
Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai	77.58	6
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta	77.34	7
Indian Institute of Management Indore	75.68	8
Management Development Institute	71.96	9
XLRI – Xavier School of Management	70.63	10
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management	67.90	11
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	66.97	12
Indian Institute of Technology Madras	66.50	13
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	65.82	14
Indian Institute of Management Raipur	65.03	15
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli	64.95	16
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade	62.93	17
Indian Institute of Management Ranchi	62.77	18
Indian Institute of Management Rohtak	62.60	19
S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research	62.06	20
Indian Institute of Management Udaipur	61.79	21
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	61.77	22
Indian Institute of Management Kashipur	61.74	23
SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	60.99	24
Indian Institute of Management	60.88	25
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	60.25	26
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	60.15	27
Jamia Millia Islamia	60.06	28
Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam	59.95	29
Institute of Management Technology	59.85	30

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NIRF MBA Ranking 2025: List of Top IIMs in India

National Institute of Ranking Framework ranking 2025 is released by Education Minister, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan on September 4. Check the list of top 10 IIMs ranking as per NIRF Ranking 2025 and 2024.

List of IIMs	2025 NIRF MBA Ranking	2024 NIRF MBA Ranking
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad	1	1
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore	2	2
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode	3	3
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow	5	7
Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai	6	6
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta	7	5
Indian Institute of Management Indore	8	8
Indian Institute of Management Raipur	15	14
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli	16	27
Indian Institute of Management Ranchi	18	17

Top NIRF Ranking Management Colleges in India: Location-Wise

Here’s the list of top 5 management colleges in India as per NIRF ranking of previous year.

Top 5 Management Colleges in Delhi

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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
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Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
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Jamia Millia Islamia
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International Management Institute
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Fore School of Management

Top 5 Management Colleges in Maharashtra

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Indian Institute of Management Mumbai
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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
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Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
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S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
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SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

Top 5 Management Colleges in Uttar Pradesh

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Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
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Amity University
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Institute of Management Technology
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Jaipuria Institute of Management

Top 5 Management Colleges in Tamil Nadu

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Indian Institute of Technology Madras
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Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
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Great Lakes Institute of Management
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National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

Factors Affecting NIRF Ranking Management 2025

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is an initiative by the Government of India that evaluates and ranks institutions across India. NIRF Management rankings are released every year to enhance transparency and foster competition. To determine the NIRF rankings, the authorities consider the following parameters.

NIRF Ranking MBA: Parameters

Parameters	Details
Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)	Student Strength, including Doctoral Students (SS) Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR) Combined metric for Faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and Experience (FQE) Financial Resources and their Utilisation (FRU) Online Education (OE) Multiple Entry/Exit, Indian Knowledge System and Regional languages (MIR)
Research and Professional Practice (RP)	Combined metric for Publications (PU) Combined metric for Quality of Publications (QP) IPR and Patents: Published and Granted (IPR) Footprint of Projects and Professional Practice (FPPP) Publications & Citations in SDGs (PSDGs)
Graduation Outcomes (GO)	Metric for University Examinations (GUE) Metric for Number of Ph.D. Students Graduated (GPHD)
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)	Percentage of Students from Other States/Countries (Region Diversity RD) Percentage of Women (Women Diversity WD) Economically and Socially Challenged Students (ESCS) Facilities for Physically Challenged Students (PCS) Perception (PR) Ranking
Peer Perception	Academic Peers and Employers (PR)

NIRF MBA Ranking Release Date

The Ministry of Education has announced date for NIRF ranking 2025. Top management colleges in India list as per NIRF is released on September 4.

Year-Wise NIRF MBA Ranking Release Dates

Year	NIRF Management Ranking Release Date
2025	September 4, 2025
2024	August 12, 2024
2023	June 5, 2023
2022	July 15, 2022
2021	September 9, 2021
2020	June 11, 2020

FAQ’s

Q1. When will the NIRF 2025 ranking be released?

The authorities have released the NIRF ranking for the year 2025 on September 4.

Q2. What is the official website to check NIRF ranking?

The official website of NIRF Ranking is nirfindia.org.

Q3. Which management institute ranks 1 as per the NIRF ranking?

According to the NIRF management ranking 2025, IIM Ahmedabad is ranked first with a score of 83.32.

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