NIRF Ranking 2025 for 100 management colleges in India has been announced on the official website, nirfindia.org. According to the NIRF MBA rankings 2025, IIM Ahmedabad holds the top position among all the management colleges. IIM Bangalore is in second place, and IIM Kozhikode is positioned at third. The ranking of these three MBA colleges remains unchanged from the previous year. IIM Calcutta has dropped two places to rank 7. MDI Gurgaon surpassed XLRI, Jamshedpur to secure the 9th position. IIM Indore has maintained its position at number 8. Continue reading to learn more about the NIRF Ranking 2025 for top MBA colleges in India.
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NIRF Ranking 2025: Top MBA Colleges in India
The NIRF Ranking 2025 highlights the leading management colleges in India. It showcases the key strengths of top-performing MBA institutes. These rankings help students find colleges with academic excellence, infrastructure, and placement records. This year also the IIM Ahmedabad has been placed at the top position, followed by the IIM Bangalore, and so on.
NIRF MBA Ranking 2025
Name | City | State | Score | Rank |
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 83.29 | 1 |
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 81.56 | 2 |
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode | Kozhikode | Kerala | 79.85 | 3 |
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 78.94 | 4 |
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 77.97 | 5 |
Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 77.58 | 6 |
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta | Kolkata | West Bengal | 77.34 | 7 |
Indian Institute of Management Indore | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 75.68 | 8 |
Management Development Institute | Gurugram | Haryana | 71.96 | 9 |
XLRI – Xavier School of Management | Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | 70.63 | 10 |
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management | Pune | Maharashtra | 67.9 | 11 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Kharagpur | West Bengal | 66.97 | 12 |
Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 66.5 | 13 |
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 65.82 | 14 |
Indian Institute of Management Raipur | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 65.03 | 15 |
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 64.95 | 16 |
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade | New Delhi | Delhi | 62.93 | 17 |
Indian Institute of Management Ranchi | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 62.77 | 18 |
Indian Institute of Management Rohtak | Rohtak | Haryana | 62.6 | 19 |
S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 62.06 | 20 |
Indian Institute of Management Udaipur | Udaipur | Rajasthan | 61.79 | 21 |
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Roorkee | Uttarakhand | 61.77 | 22 |
Indian Institute of Management Kashipur | Kashipur | Uttarakhand | 61.74 | 23 |
SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 60.99 | 24 |
Indian Institute of Management | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 60.88 | 25 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 60.25 | 26 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 60.15 | 27 |
Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi | Delhi | 60.06 | 28 |
Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 59.95 | 29 |
Institute of Management Technology | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | 59.85 | 30 |
Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya | Gaya | Bihar | 59.65 | 31 |
Chandigarh University | Mohali | Punjab | 59.4 | 32 |
MICA | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 59.22 | 33 |
Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur | Sambalpur | Odisha | 58.59 | 34 |
Indian Institute of Management Jammu (IIMJ) | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 58.5 | 35 |
UPES | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | 58.33 | 36 |
Great Lakes Institute of Management | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 58.05 | 37 |
Indian Institute of Management Shillong | Shillong | Meghalaya | 57.7 | 38 |
T. A. Pai Management Institute Manipal | Manipal | Karnataka | 57.13 | 39 |
IMI Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 56.59 | 40 |
Jaipuria Institute of Management | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 56.46 | 41 |
IMI Kolkata | Kolkata | West Bengal | 55.42 | 42 |
Goa Institute of Management | Sanquelim | Goa | 55.27 | 43 |
Lovely Professional University | Phagwara | Punjab | 55 | 44 |
XIM University | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 54.73 | 45 |
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university) | Patiala | Punjab | 54.4 | 46 |
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 54.4 | 46 |
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) | Dhanbad | Jharkhand | 54.34 | 48 |
Amity University | Gautam Budh Nagar | Uttar Pradesh | 54.15 | 49 |
Great Lakes Institute of Management | Gurgaon | Haryana | 54.08 | 50 |
NIRF Ranking 2025: List of Parameters Considered
The ranking of management colleges and equivalent are computed after considering various parameters such as Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO), and so on. Here is the list of parameters along with the weightage based on NIRF 2024 management shared below:
Parameters | Marks |
Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)Ranking weight: 0.30 | 100 |
A. Student Strength including Doctoral Students(SS): 20 marksB. Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR): 30 marksC. Combined metric for Faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and Experience (FQE): 20 marksD. Financial Resources and their Utilisation (FRU): 30 marks | |
Research and Professional Practice (RP)Ranking weight: 0.30 | 100 |
A. Combined metric for Publications (PU): 40 marksB. Combined metric for Quality of Publications (QP): 40 marksC. Footprint of Projects, Professional Practice and Executive Development Programs (FPPP): 20 marks | |
Graduation Outcomes (GO)Ranking weight: 0.20 | 100 |
A. Combined metric for Placement and Higher Studies (GPH): 40 marksB. Metric for University Examinations (GUE): 20 marksC. Median Salary (GMS): 40 marks | |
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)Ranking weight: 0.10 | 100 |
A. Percentage of Students from Other States (Region Diversity RD): 30 marksB. Percentage of Women (Women Diversity WD): 30 marksC. Economically and Socially Challenged Students (ESCS): 20 marksD. Facilities for Physically Challenged Students (PCS): 20 marks | |
Perception (PR)Ranking weight: 0.10 | 100 |
A. Peer Perception: Employers & Academic Peer (PR): 100 marks |
How to Check NIRF Ranking 2025?
- Go to the official NIRF website, nirfindia.org.
- Go to the main page and select the “India Ranking 2025: Result” link.
- Now, select the “Management” category.
- The NIRF Management Ranking 2025 will be displayed on your screen.
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NIRF Ranking 2025 FAQs
Yes. The NIRF Ranking 2025 for 100 management colleges in India has been announced on the official NIRF portal.
The top 3 colleges are IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and IIM Kozhikode according to the latest NIRF MBA Rankings 2025.
You can access NIRF Ranking Live 2025 in the table format only on the official website, nirfindia.org.