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Last Updated on September 2, 2024 by Prof. SK Agarwal

NIRF Rankings 2024: Which B-schools have seen big drops in Rankings? Check MBAUniverse.com Analysis of NIRF Ranking (Part 3)

NIRF Ranking 2024 Management, released on August 12, saw few changes in the top end of the rankings, but there were plenty of surprises lower down the order. In the first two parts of this series of articles, we focused on best performing IIMs/IITs/IIFT and Private B-schools which have seen a big jump in their rankings. In the third and final part, we will cover the B-schools which have performed poorly in NIRF Rankings 2024.

At the top of this list are two second-generation IIMs which till recently were performing quite well.

NIRF Rankings 2024: Which B-schools have seen big drops in Rankings? Check MBAUniverse.com Analysis of NIRF Ranking (Part 3)

Indian Institute of Management Udaipur

Established in 2011 by Government of India, IIM Udaipur was one of the fastest-growing management schools in the country with a flourishing research ecosystem. IIM Udaipur runs 2 Years full time MBA Program, and many Executive MBA programs.

IIM Udaipur NIRF Rankings slipped by 6 ranks from #16 in NIRF 2023 to #22 in NIRF 2024. Check table 1 (a) below. Indeed, it is disappointing to see IIM Udaipur falling out of Top 20 Ranked B-schools in NIRF 2024 Ranking.

Table 1 (a): NIRF 2024 Rankings for IIM Udaipur

B-school
NIRF Ranking 2024
Ranking Gain/Loss from last year
NIRF Ranking 2023
Indian Institute of Management Udaipur
22
-6
16

What let to this fall? According to MBAUniverse.com IIM Udaipur Ranking page, while the total score in NIRF Management Ranking 2023 was 304.22, it fell to 294.29 in NIRF Management Ranking 2024. This fall in total score is due to fall in scores for almost all parameters, particularly the Teaching, learning, and resources (TLR), Research and professional practice (RPC) and Peer perception (Perception). This drop is surprising as IIM Udaipur seems to be doing well on all counts. Check table 1 (b) below based on last three year’s data from IIM Udaipur Ranking page on MBAUniverse.com. This drop can also be clearly seen in the Chart 1 below. 

Table 1 (b): IIM Udaipur NIRF Rankings – Parameter wise Scores

NIRF Rankings – Parameter wise Scores and Chart

NIRF
Total Score
TLR
RPC
GO
OI
Perception
2024
294.29
79.21
33.95
88.69
72.05
20.39
2023
304.22
81.99
35.83
88
72.83
25.57
2022
290.63
78.23
30.05
85.54
69.88
26.93

Source: MBAUniverse.com IIM Udaipur Ranking Page.

Chart 1: IIM Udaipur NIRF Rankings – Parameter wise Chart

Source: MBAUniverse.com IIM Udaipur Ranking Page.

Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli

Similar to IIM Udaipur, Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli (IIMT) was established in January 2011 as the eleventh IIM in India. IIM Trichy has a consistent record of 100% placements. In the Final Placements 2024, IIM Trichy has registered average salary at Rs. 19.43 LPA. IIM Tiruchirappalli is functioning from its sprawling state-of-the-art campus spread over 175 acres of land near Tiruchirappalli International Airport.

Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli has slipped by 5 ranks this year – slipping down from #22 (2023) to #27 (2024). Here, it may also be noted that IIM Trichy has been falling consistently in the NIRF Rankings. It was ranked #18 in 2022. Check table 2 (a) below.

Table 2 (a): NIRF 2024 Rankings for IIM Trichy

B-school
NIRF Ranking 2024
Ranking Gain/Loss from last year
NIRF Ranking 2023
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
27
-5
22

According to MBAUniverse.com IIM Trichy Ranking page, IIMT’s total score for NIRF Management Ranking 2023 was 322.16. It fell to 309.15 in Ranking 2024. Refer table 2 (b). This can also be seen in the Chart 2 below. For in-depth analysis, check IIM Trichy Ranking page on MBAUniverse.com.

Table 2 (b): IIM Trichy NIRF Rankings – Parameter wise Scores

NIRF
Total Score
TLR
RPC
GO
OI
Perception
2024
309.15
60.97
29.08
87.47
69.74
61.89
2023
322.16
70.04
29.06
88
68.49
66.57
2022
323.54
76.3
28.51
85.6
67.55
65.58

Source: MBAUniverse.com IIM Trichy Ranking Page.

Chart 2: IIM Trichy NIRF Rankings – Parameter wise Chart

Source: MBAUniverse.com IIM Trichy Ranking Page.

Big Drop in Rankings for many Public Universities
It is not just the IIMs which have seen a big fall in their rankings. Well established B-schools in public universities such as Anna University, Aligarh Muslim University, NIBM Pune and UBS Chandigarh have also done poorly. Check list of some other B-schools which have seen a big fall.

Table 3: Big Drop in Rankings for many Public Universities

B-school
NIRF Ranking 2024
Ranking Gain/Loss from last year
NIRF Ranking 2023
Anna University, Chennai
69
-20
49
Aligarh Muslim University
70
-15
55
National Institute of Bank Management, Pune
91
-15
76
Panjab University, Chandigarh
92
-10
82

NIRF ranking is based on National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) that ranks institutions based on five predefined parameters – refer table below.

Table 4: Summary of Ranking Parameters and Weightages – 2024 (Management)

Sr. No.
Parameter
Marks
Weightage
1
Teaching, Learning & Resources
100
0.30
2
Research and Professional Practice
100
0.30
3
Graduation Outcomes
100
0.20
4
Outreach and Inclusivity
100
0.10
5
Perception
100
0.10

Wild Swings in NIRF Rankings: Credibility Issue?
As this three-part article series has shown, there are big swings in NIRF Rankings. For instance, IIFT New Delhi Rankings shot up by 12 ranks while IIM BG and IIM Sirmaur rankings shot up by 14 and 41 ranks respectively! On the other side, several B-schools saw a massive drop of 20-25 rankings. Check table 5 below.

Table 5: Wild Swings in NIRF Rankings

B-school
NIRF Ranking 2024
Ranking Gain/Loss from last year
NIRF Ranking 2023
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi
15
12
27
Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya
33
20
53
International Management Institute Kolkata
56
14
70
Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur
57
41
98
Anna University, Chennai
69
-20
49
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior
85
-17
68
Krea University, Sri City, Chittoor
99
-25
74

This begs a question: Are such wild swings possible in "real" performance of any B-school’s Teaching resources, Research output, and Placements? This is especially hard to believe when the data used for NIRF Rankings is an average of three years, not one!

The other big question is the measurement of “Perception” score. Whose perception is NIRF measuring and why? None of the top international rankings, such as by Financial Times and Economist, or the two credible Indian Rankings by Business Today and MBAUniverse.com, have any weightage for perception score. 

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