MBA Rankings in India 2023: NIRF Ranking 2023 Released; IIM Kozhikode jumps to #3 ahead of IIM Calcutta
India’s most credible B-school Rankings, MBAUniverse.com Ranking 2023 and Govt of India MHRD NIRF Ranking 2023 have been released on January 3, and June 5, 2023 respectively. While this is the 13th edition of MBAUniverse.com B-School Rankings which offers plenty of insights and surprises, the 8th edition of NIRF 2023 Rankings have also surprised the management community with IIM Kozhikode getting elevated to Rank # 3 displacing IIM Calcutta.
MBA Rankings help you to decide which MBA college or MBA program you should apply when there are hundreds of options available to you. Although there are dozens of B-school rankings which are published in India, only a few are credible and useful benchmarks. The reputed rankings are objective rather than subjective. If you are looking for latest MBA College Rankings, you are on right page. This special article reviews all major MBA rankings in India and presents their latest ranking results.
Top MBA Rankings in India
The top MBA Rankings or B-school Rankings in India are published by HRD Ministry, Government of India, NIRF Ranking Framework, MBAUniverse.com and Business Today. These rankings help you make an informed choice. These MBA College Rankings attempt to arrive at the most accurate ranking order so as to give a true picture of management education in India. This article will let you know the latest top four MBA Rankings - MBAUniverse.com, NIRF, and Business Today
Ranking Agency
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Research Methodology (Facts or Perception or Both)
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Key Focus/Weigthage
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NIRF 2023
(Released on June 5, 2023 by Hon’ble HRD Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan |
Both with Higher weightage to Teaching & Research
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Teaching, Learning & Resources, Research & Professional Practice – Max Marks/500
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MBAUniverse.com Rankings 2023
(Published January 3, 2023)
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Fact Based on Input-Process-Output score
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Faculty, Accreditation, Academic Infrastructure, Placements- Max Marks/1000
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Business Today India’s Best B-schools 2023
(Issue date July 9, 2023)
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Both – Higher weightage to Perception
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Learning & Living Experience, Placement Performance, Selection Process, Governance and Future Orientation- Max marks/1000
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Updated on 26.06.2023
MHRD-NIRF B School Ranking 2023
The 8th edition of Govt of India NIRF Ranking 2023 has been released on June 5, 2023 at 11 AM by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble HRD Minister of India. This year more than 4000 institutes applied for the rankings. The NIRF Rankings 2023 have been released for 13 streams as against 11 streams last year. In the recent NIRF Rankings, IIM Ahmedabad has retained its top position while IIM Bangalore is again at 2nd position. However, the 3rd rank of IIM Calcutta has been captured by IIM Kozhikode this year and IIMC has slided to Rank #4. Other key highlights of NIRF Rankings 2023 are that the second generation IIMs like IIM Udaipur, IIM Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Kashipur have jumped many places upwards leaving behind number of top B-schools while only three PGDM B-Schools have made it to top 20 Ranking places. Many IITs have also slided down to lower ranking position.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is approved and released by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The first NIRF Ranking was released in 2016 followed by yearly announcement of B-school Rankings in NIRF 2017, NIRF 2018, NIRF 2019, NIRF 2020, NIRF 2021, NIRF 2022 and now NIRF 2023. Till 2019 NIRF Rankings were released by Hon’ble President of India. There were 500 maximum marks awarded in NIRF Ranking 2023 on different parameters which included Teaching, Learning & Resources, Research & Professional Practice, Placements, Peer Perception among others.
Top Institutes in NIRF MBA College Ranking 2023
Top 20 management Institutes in MHRD NIRF MBA Ranking 2023 are:
B-school
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Position in NIRF Ranking 2023
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Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
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1
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Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
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2
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Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
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3
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Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
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4
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Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
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5
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Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
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6
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National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai
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7
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Indian Institute of Management Indore
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8
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Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)
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9
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Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
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10
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Indian Institute of Management Raipur
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11
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Indian Institute of Management Rohtak
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12
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Management Development Institute, Gurugram
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13
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Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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14
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Indian Institute of Technology Madras
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15
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Indian Institute of Management Udaipur
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16
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Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
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17
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Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
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18
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Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
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19
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S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research
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20
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MBAUniverse.com B School Rankings 2023
The 13th edition of MBAUniverse.com B-school Rankings 2023 was released on January 3, 2023. Regarded as one of India’s most credible B-school Rankings, this prestigious ranking puts IIM Bangalore as No 1 B-school in India. IIM Calcutta at #2 Rank and IIM Ahmedabad at #3 Rank are amongst Top 3 B-schools in India. SPJIMR Mumbai has moved up to #4 place, pushing down IIM Lucknow to #7 while IIM Kozhikode has retained its #5 position. Despite stiff competition from IIMs and IIT B-schools, top PGDM B-schools like IMT Ghaziabad, IMI New Delhi, TAPMI have earned their spot in coveted Top 25 Ranks. MDI and NMIMS Mumbai have held on to their leadership by successfully differentiating their programs. New IIMs particularly IIM Amritsar and IIM Nagpur have shown significant all-round improvements. It is highly creditable that within a decade of their establishment, they are ranked amongst Top B-schools in India. More details are below.
B-School |
Rank 2023 |
Score (Total 1000) |
1 |
926 |
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2 |
913 |
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3 |
877 |
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SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) Mumbai |
4 |
861 |
5 |
848 |
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6 |
783 |
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7 |
696 |
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8 |
688 |
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9 |
679 |
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10 |
665 |
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11 |
661 |
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12 |
646 |
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13 |
633 |
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School of Business Management, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) SBM Mumbai |
14 |
586 |
15 |
578 |
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16 |
571 |
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17 |
564 |
|
18 |
552 |
|
19 |
541 |
|
20 |
530 |
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Symbiosis Centre For Management And Human Resource Development (SCMHRD) Pune |
21 |
528 |
22 |
524 |
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23 |
522 |
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Department of Industrial & Management Engineering (IIT Kanpur) |
24 |
519 |
25 |
514 |
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26 |
504 |
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27 |
450 |
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28 |
447 |
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29 |
443 |
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30 |
441 |
Source: MBAUniverse.com Ranking 2023
View complete Ranking of 85+ B-schools on this link.
Business Today India’s Best B-schools 2023
The 11th edition of Business Today’s ‘India’s Best B-schools Survey 2023’ with issue date of July 09, 2023 has been release on June 23, 2023. More than 2,500 B-schools meeting the eligibility criteria were contacted through various channels. Started in 2013, the BT ranking has witnessed a neck-and-neck battle for several years between IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA) and IIM Calcutta (IIMC) occupying the top two positions. However, like last year, IIMC has again claimed the No.1 position this year. IIM Bangalore finishes third, followed by IIM Lucknow at fourth place, with S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai, coming in at fifth place to complete the top five. The BT-MDRA India’s Best B-schools Survey 2023 is prepared jointly by Business Today and Marketing & Development Research Associates (MDRA), a leading market research firm.
Business Today MBA Rankings 2023: Top 25 B-Schools
A list of top 25 B-schools in BT MBA Rankings 2023 with comparison from last year of rankings is shared below:
B-school |
Rank 2023 |
Rank 2022 |
Indian Institute of Management, (IIM) Calcutta |
1 |
1 |
Indian Institute of Management, (IIM) Ahmedabad |
2 |
2 |
Indian Institute of Management, (IIM) Bangalore |
3 |
3 |
Indian Institute of Management, (IIM) Lucknow |
4 |
4 |
S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai |
5 |
5 |
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore |
6 |
7 |
Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon |
7 |
8 |
Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi |
8 |
9 |
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi |
9 |
10 |
SVKM’s NMIMS School of Business Management, Mumbai |
10 |
11 |
International Management Institute, New Delhi |
11 |
12 |
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Shillong |
12 |
13 |
Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad |
13 |
14 |
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune |
14 |
15 |
Symbiosis Centre for Management & Human Resource Development, Pune |
15 |
16 |
Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi, New Delhi |
16 |
17 |
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai |
17 |
18 |
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Udaipur |
18 |
19 |
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Tiruchirappalli |
19 |
20 |
Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB), XIM University, Bhubaneswar |
20 |
21 |
T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal |
21 |
22 |
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai |
22 |
23 |
ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad |
23 |
25 |
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Nagpur |
24 |
26 |
K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai |
25 |
27 |
BT MBA Ranking 2023: Methodology & Parameters
Only the B-schools that offer full-time classroom management programmes (PGDM/MBA) and established at least 5 years ago, with minimum 3 batches graduated till academic year ended 2023 have been included. The weightages, out of 1,000, awarded to 5 parameters are unchanged from last year.
Sl No.
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Parameters
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Weightage
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1
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Learning Experience
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250
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2
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Living Experience
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150
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3
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Placement Performance
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250
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4
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Selection Process, Governance & Establishment
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150
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5
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Future Orientation
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200
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Total
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1,000
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