MBA Rankings help you to decide which MBA college you should apply from the hundreds of available options. Although there are dozens of B-school rankings published in India, the Top MBA Rankings in India are 1) NIRF Ranking (released by HRD Ministry, Government of India); 2) MBAUniverse.com Ranking; 3) Business Today Ranking; and 4) Outlook Ranking. Each Ranking differs in their Research Methodology and Weightages, and hence produce slightly different results. This article has top colleges list from each of these MBA Rankings.
NIRF Ranking 2020 was released on June 11, 2020 by Minister of HRD Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’. IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta are Top 3 B-schools in India as per NIRF Ranking 2020. In total, 75 B-schools are ranked by this ranking. Check complete details below.
Top MBA Rankings in India
|
Ranking Agency |
Research Methodology (Facts or Perception or Both) |
Key Focus/Weigthage |
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NIRF 2020 |
Both with Higher weightage to Teaching & Research |
Teaching, Learning & Resources, Research & Professional Practice – Max Marks/500 |
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MBAUniverse.com Rankings 2020 (Published December 14, 2019) |
Fact Based on Input-Process-Output score |
Faculty, Accreditation, Academic Infrastructure, Placements- Max Marks/1000 |
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Business Today India’s Best B-schools 2019 |
Both – Higher weightage to Perception |
Learning & Living Experience and Future Orientation- Max marks/1000 |
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Outlook 2019 |
Both with higher weightage on Perception |
Academic Excellence & Personality Development – Max Marks/1000 |
Published on 11.06.2020
MHRD-NIRF B School Ranking 2020
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 NIRF 2017, NIRF 2018, NIRF 2019. NIRF 2020 was e-released on June 11, 2020 by Hon’ble Minister of HRD Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ through a live stream on his twitter handle. The next updated NIRF Ranking 2021 is expected in the month of April 2021 and will be published on this page when released.
IIM Ahmedabad has emerged as the top Management Institute in NIRF Management Ranking 2020 as against IIM Bangalore which is at Rank #2. IIM Calcutta is ranked #3. The NIRF MBA Ranking 2020 contains 100 MBA colleges, PGDM Institutes and Management departments of universities. There were 500 maximum marks awarded in NIRF Ranking 2020 on different parameters which included Teaching, Learning & Resources, Research & Professional Practice, Placements, Peer Perception among others.
Top Institutes in NIRF MBA College Ranking 2020
Top 20 management Institutes in MHRD NIRF MBA Ranking 2020 are:
|
Rank |
Name |
City |
State |
Score |
|
1 |
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad |
Ahmedabad |
Gujarat |
82.75 |
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2 |
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore |
Bengaluru |
Karnataka |
81.32 |
|
3 |
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |
Kolkata |
West Bengal |
80.39 |
|
4 |
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow |
Lucknow |
Uttar Pradesh |
73.85 |
|
5 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
Kharagpur |
West Bengal |
70.43 |
|
6 |
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode |
Kozhikode |
Kerala |
69.96 |
|
7 |
Indian Institute of Management Indore |
Indore |
Madhya Pradesh |
69.04 |
|
8 |
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
New Delhi |
Delhi |
67.19 |
|
9 |
Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) |
Jamshedpur |
Jharkhand |
67.11 |
|
10 |
Management Development Institute |
Gurugram |
Haryana |
65.95 |
|
11 |
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
Mumbai |
Maharashtra |
65.76 |
|
12 |
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
Roorkee |
Uttarakhand |
62.87 |
|
12 |
National Institute of Industrial Engineering |
Mumbai |
Maharashtra |
62.87 |
|
14 |
Indian Institute of Technology Madras |
Chennai |
Tamil Nadu |
61.77 |
|
15 |
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli |
Tiruchirappalli |
Tamil Nadu |
60.79 |
|
16 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
Kanpur |
Uttar Pradesh |
60.53 |
|
17 |
Indian Institute of Management Udaipur |
Udaipur |
Rajasthan |
59.57 |
|
18 |
S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research |
Mumbai |
Maharashtra |
56.93 |
|
19 |
Indian Institute of Management Raipur |
Raipur |
Chhattisgarh |
56.12 |
|
20 |
Indian Institute of Management Ranchi |
Ranchi |
Jharkhand |
55.97 |
MBAUniverse.com B School Rankings 2020
Designed exclusively for MBA Aspirants, the 10th edition of MBAUniverse.com Rankings 2020, regarded as one of India’s most credible B-school Ranking, was released on December 14, 2019. The ranking is based on 360-degree assessment that fairly balances the three pillars of a B-school: Input (Class Mix), Processes (Academics, Research, International Accreditations & Physical Infrastructure) and Outcomes (Placements).
IIM Bangalore is ranked No 1 B-school in India. IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta are ranked No 2 & 3 respectively. Inspite of stiff competition from IIMs, Top PGDM B-schools XLRI, SPJIMR, MDI, NMIMS, IMT and IMI have held on to their leadership.
|
B-school |
Rank |
Score (Total 1000) |
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1 |
943 |
|
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2 |
939 |
|
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3 |
933 |
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4 |
896 |
|
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S. P. JAIN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (SPJIMR), MUMBAI |
5 |
889 |
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6 |
827 |
|
|
7 |
818 |
|
|
8 |
793 |
|
|
9 |
754 |
|
|
10 |
730 |
|
|
11 |
714 |
|
|
12 |
698 |
|
|
13 |
642 |
|
|
14 |
634 |
|
|
15 |
629 |
|
|
16 |
615 |
|
|
17 |
604 |
|
|
18 |
586 |
|
|
19 |
579 |
|
|
20 |
562 |
|
|
21 |
549 |
|
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KJ SOMAIYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES & RESEARCH, MUMBAI |
22 |
524 |
|
23 |
506 |
|
|
24 |
496 |
|
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PRIN. L. N. WELINGKAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH, MUMBAI |
25 |
491 |
|
26 |
484 |
|
|
27 |
477 |
|
|
28 |
469 |
|
|
29 |
463 |
|
|
30 |
455 |
Check complete Ranking of all B-schools
MHRD-NIRF B School Ranking 2019
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 NIRF 2017, NIRF 2018 and NIRF 2019 was released on April 8, 2019 by Hon’ble President of India Ram Nath Kovind. This in fact is the last year’s ranking, the next updated NIRF Ranking 2020 is expected in the month of April 2020 and will be published on this page when released.
IIM Bangalore was awarded #1 Rank in the NIRF MBA Ranking 2019 and replaced IIM Ahmedabad which was ranked #1 in last two NIRF Rankings. The NIRF MBA Ranking 2019 contained 100 MBA colleges, PGDM Institutes and Management departments of universities.
There were 500 maximum marks awarded in NIRF Ranking 2019 on different parameters which included Teaching, Learning & Resources, Research & Professional Practice, Placements, Peer Perception among others.
Top Institutes in NIRF MBA College Ranking 2019
Top 20 management Institutes in MHRD NIRF MBA Ranking 2019 are:
|
Rank |
Name |
City |
State |
Score |
|
1 |
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore |
Bengaluru |
Karnataka |
81.34 |
|
2 |
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad |
Ahmedabad |
Gujarat |
80.61 |
|
3 |
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |
Kolkata |
West Bengal |
79.05 |
|
4 |
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow |
Lucknow |
Uttar Pradesh |
67.29 |
|
5 |
Indian Institute of Management Indore |
Indore |
Madhya Pradesh |
67.01 |
|
6 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
Kharagpur |
West Bengal |
66.64 |
|
7 |
Xavier Labour Relations Institute |
Jamshedpur |
Jharkhand |
65.33 |
|
8 |
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode |
Kozhikode |
Kerala |
64.82 |
|
9 |
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
New Delhi |
Delhi |
62.89 |
|
10 |
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
Mumbai |
Maharashtra |
62.74 |
|
11 |
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
Roorkee |
Uttarakhand |
62.11 |
|
12 |
Management Development Institute |
Gurugram |
Haryana |
61.89 |
|
13 |
Indian Institute of Management Udaipur |
Udaipur |
Rajasthan |
60.79 |
|
14 |
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli |
Tiruchirappalli |
Tamil Nadu |
59.15 |
|
15 |
Indian Institute of Technology Madras |
Chennai |
Tamil Nadu |
58.40 |
|
16 |
S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research |
Mumbai |
Maharashtra |
55.67 |
|
17 |
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli |
Tiruchirappalli |
Tamil Nadu |
55.57 |
|
18 |
Great Lakes Institute of Management |
Chennai |
Tamil Nadu |
55.09 |
|
19 |
Indian Institute of Management Raipur |
Raipur |
Chhattisgarh |
53.86 |
|
20 |
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management |
Pune |
Maharashtra |
53.56 |
|
20 |
SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies |
Mumbai |
Maharashtra |
53.56 |
Business Today India’s Best B-schools 2020
Business Today magazine published its annual India’s Best B-school Ranking 2020 in the issue dated November 1. Top five B-schools are IIMA, IIMC, IIMB, SPJIMR and XLRI. Survey was conducted by research agency MDRA. The Ranking weightages are partly fact based and partly opinion based. Total marks that a B-school could score in this Ranking are 1000. List of Top 20 B-schools as per BT Rankings is as below
|
INSTITUTE |
Ranked |
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Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad |
1 |
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Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta |
2 |
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Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore |
3 |
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S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai |
4 |
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XLRI - Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur |
5 |
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Indian Institute of Management, Indore |
6 |
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Management Development Institute, Gurugram |
7 |
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Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode |
8 |
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Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi |
9 |
|
SVKM's NMIMS, School of Business Management, Mumbai |
10 |
|
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi |
11 |
|
National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai |
12 |
|
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad |
13 |
|
International Management Institute, New Delhi |
14 |
|
Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi |
15 |
|
Indian Institute of Management, Shillong |
16 |
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Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune |
17 |
|
Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli |
18 |
|
Symbiosis Centre for Mgmt. & Human Resource Development, Pune |
19 |
|
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai |
20 |
Outlook MBA Rankings 2020
Outlook-ICARE India MBA Rankings 2020 survey was released on October 4, 2019. The rankings have been analysed and produced by the Indian Centre for Academic Rankings and Excellence (ICARE), a government-approved academic audit and ratings agency. 150 top MBA colleges in India are included in Outlook MBA India Rankings 2020.
The ranking methodology and parameters are based on Faculty-Student Ratio (FSR), Research Productivity and Quality, Faculty with PhD, Faculty Experience (Teaching/Corporate), Gender Diversity, Regional Diversity, Median Salary and Employability. The Rankings are assigned based on the scores obtained on each parameter and overall score obtained out of 100.
The Outlook MBA Rankings 2020 have separately categorized the institutes into public and private management institutes and have diversified them into Institutes of National Importance; University Constituent Colleges; Affiliated Colleges; Standalone Institutions and the North, South, East, West and Central Zone institutes.
MBAUniverse.com Research and Analysis team has merged both public and private MBA institutes based on their scores awarded by ICAR-Outlook MBA India Rankings 2020 and share below the top 25 ranked B-schools
|
Overall Rank |
INSTITUTION |
OVERALL SCORE |
|
1 |
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore |
91.77 |
|
2 |
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad |
91.2 |
|
3 |
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |
89.85 |
|
4 |
Indian Institute of Management Indore |
88.25 |
|
5 |
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow |
87.96 |
|
6 |
XLRI Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur |
87.16 |
|
7 |
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode |
85.86 |
|
8 |
S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai |
81.01 |
|
9 |
Management Development Institute, Gurgaon |
79.24 |
|
10 |
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli |
78.53 |
|
11 |
Indian Institute of Management Udaipur |
77.16 |
|
12 |
SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai |
76.64 |
|
13 |
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai |
75.45 |
|
14 |
Indian Institute of Management Raipur |
74.14 |
|
15 |
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune |
73.74 |
|
16 |
T. A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal |
71.67 |
|
17 |
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad |
71.15 |
|
18 |
Indian Institute of Management Shillong |
70.76 |
|
19 |
International Management Institute, New Delhi |
70.4 |
|
20 |
Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, Rohtak |
69.32 |
|
21 |
Birla Institute of Technology and Science,Pilani |
69.1 |
|
22 |
Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi |
68.29 |
|
23 |
Indian Institute of Management Kashipur |
67.72 |
|
24 |
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies,Mumbai |
67.31 |
|
25 |
Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi |
67.31 |
Source: Outlook MBA India Ranking 2020
India Today B-School Ranking 2019
Here is the list of 20 Best Business Schools in India as per India Today B-School Ranking:
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Rank 2019 |
Institute |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
S P Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) , Mumbai |
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5 |
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6 |
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7 |
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8 |
Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi, Delhi |
|
9 |
SVKM`S Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai |
|
10 |
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11 |
National Institute of Industrial Engineering, (NITIE) Mumbai |
|
12 |
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13 |
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14 |
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15 |
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16 |
Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli |
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17 |
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18 |
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19 |
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20 |
Xavier Institute Of Management (XIMB) Xavier University, Bhubaneswar |
