NIRF MBA Ranking 2023: Check Top Management Colleges, Previous Year NIRF Rankings

Updated On: February 05, 2024 02:22 PM

NIRF MBA Rankings 2023 was released on June 5 by the Union Minister of Education. Check NIRF MBA Rankings 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 of the top private and government management colleges in India here.

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NIRF MBA Ranking 2023: Top Management Colleges in India
NIRF MBA Rankings 2022: Top Colleges for MBA/PGDM
NIRF MBA Rankings 2021: Top Private & Government Management Colleges
NIRF MBA Rankings 2020, 2019, 2018

NIRF MBA Ranking 2023 : The Union Minister of Education released the NIRF Rankings 2023 for MBA colleges on June 5, 2023 . IIM Ahmedabad once again retained the top position on the NIRF ranking list, becoming the top management institution in India, followed by IIM Bangalore. This year, IIM Kozhikode secured the third position, leaving IIM Calcutta behind in the 4th position. IIT Madras retained its position as the number 1 college under the overall category, followed by IISc Bangalore in 2nd position and IIT Delhi stood third. Candidates can check the complete list of NIRF MBA Rankings 2023 on the official website of the Ministry of Education (MoE) at nirfindia.org.

A total of 8, 686 educational institutes participated in the NIRF rankings 2023, which is more compared to the previous year. In 2022, 7,254 applications were received while in 2021, 6272 institutes participated in the NIRF rankings. The ranking was released by the ministry in 12 categories including 8 subject-specific rankings. NIRF MBA Rankings 2023 feature top management colleges such as the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other top private management colleges in India. Let's now have a look at the NIRF Rankings 2023 for MBA colleges as well as for the past years.

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NIRF MBA Ranking 2023: Top Management Colleges in India

The NIRF rankings are given on parameters such as graduation outcome, teaching-learning and resources, outreach and inclusivity, research and professional practice, and perception. The NIRF Rankings 2023 for the top private and government colleges have been provided in the table below.

Name of the Institute	NIRF Score	NIRF Ranking
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad	83.20	1
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore	80.89	2
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode	76.48	3
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta	75.53	4
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi	74.14	5
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow	74.11	6
National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai	71.99	7
Indian Institute of Management, Indore	71.95	8
Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur	70.75	9
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay	68.11	10
Indian Institute of Management, Raipur	66.18	11
Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak	65.88	12
Management Development Institute, Gurugram	64.88	13
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	63.92	14
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras	62.83	15
Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur	62.78	16
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune	62.74	17
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	62.14	18
Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur	61.07	19
S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai	60.91	20
SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai	60.84	21
Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli	60.83	22
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur	60.63	23
Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi	59.99	24
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi	59.78	25
Indian Institute of Management, Shillong	59.12	26
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi	58.60	27
Amity University, Gautam Budh Nagar	58.56	28
Indian Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam	57.57	29
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore	57.02	30
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai	56.62	31
Lovely Professional University, Phagwara	56.44	32
Goa Institute of Management, Sanquelim	56.28	33
International Management Institute, New Delhi	56.05	34
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	56.01	35
Chandigarh University, Mohali	55.98	36
MICA, Ahmedabad	55.47	37
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad	55.26	38
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun	54.83	39
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad	54.29	40
Indian Institute of Management, Jammu	54.17	41
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Manipal	53.48	42
Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur	53.41	43
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad	52.64	44
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai Suburban	52.14	45
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar	52.09	46
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida	51.81	47
Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida	51.74	48
Anna University, Chennai	51.67	49
Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, (Deemed-to-be-University), Patiala	51.67	49
Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar	51.30	51
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University, (K L College of Engineering), Vaddeswaram	51.29	52
Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya	51.28	53
Institute of Rural Management, Anand	51.19	54
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh	51.18	55
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi	51.07	56
Siksha `O` Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar	51.03	57
Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur	50.90	58

NIRF MBA Rankings 2022: Top Colleges for MBA/PGDM

The NIRF rankings 2022 for the top private and government colleges have been displayed here.

Name of the Institute	NIRF Ranking	NIRF Score
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad	1	83.35
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore	2	82.62
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta	3	78.64
Indian Institute of Management, Delhi	4	75.10
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode	5	74.74
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow	6	74.55
Indian Institute of Management, Indore	7	70.66
Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur	8	69.67
National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai	9	68.84
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras	10	66.60
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay	11	66.24
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	12	65.15
Management of Development Institute, Haryana	13	64.70
Indian Institute of Management, Raipur	14	63.57
Indian Institute of Technology, Ranchi	15	62.33
Indian Institute of Technology, Rohtak	16	62.20
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Maharashtra	17	61.97
Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli	18	61.88
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	19	61.76
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur	20	61.20
S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Maharashtra	21	59.51
Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur	22	59.28
Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur	23	59.06
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. Delhi	24	58.31
SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Maharashtra	25	58.14
Institute of Management Shillong	26	57.84
Amrita Viswa Visyapeetham, Tamil Nadu	27	57.83
Amity University, Uttar Pradesh	28	57.43
Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi	29	56.44
International Management Institute, Delhi	30	55.00
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Tamil Nadu	31	54.90
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad	32	54.88
Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam	33	54.36
Lovely Professional University, Punjab	34	54.30
XIM University, Odisha	35	54.10
Goa Institute of Management	36	53.58
Indian Institute of Management, Jammu	36	53.58
T.A. Pai Management Institute Manipal	38	53.57
National Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu	39	53.54
Chandigarh University	40	53.23
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Uttarakhand	41	53.22
MICA, Gujarat	42	52.86
IIM, Nagpur	43	52.84
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad	44	52.12
Nirma University, Gujarat	45	52.00
Indian Institute of Technology, Jharkhand	46	51.49
K L College of Engineering, Andhra Pradesh	47	51.27
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Odisha	48	50.88
Anna University, Tamil Nadu	49	50.72
Banaras Hindu University	50	50.64

NIRF MBA Rankings 2021: Top Private & Government Management Colleges

Below are the NIRF 2021 Rankings for the top 5 MBA colleges in India.

College	NIRF 2021 Ranking
IIM Ahmedabad	1
IIM Bangalore	2
IIM Calcutta	3
IIM Kozhikode	4
IIT Delhi	5

NIRF MBA Rankings 2020, 2019, 2018

Given below are the top 20 colleges for MBA/PGDM as per the NIRF Rankings 2020, score, and also the NIRF rankings for 2019 and 2018.

College	City	State	2020 Score	2020 Rank	2019 Rank	2018 Rank
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	82.75	1	2	1
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore	Bengaluru	Karnataka	81.32	2	1	2
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta	Kolkata	West Bengal	80.39	3	3	3
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	73.85	4	4	4
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Kharagpur	West Bengal	70.43	5	6	7
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode	Kozhikode	Kerala	69.96	6	8	6
Indian Institute of Management Indore	Indore	Madhya Pradesh	69.04	7	5	11
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi	67.19	8	9	8
Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)	Jamshedpur	Jharkhand	67.11	9	7	10
Management Development Institute	Gurugram	Haryana	65.95	10	12	12
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	Mumbai	Maharashtra	65.76	11	10	5
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Roorkee	Uttarakhand	62.87	12	11	9
National Institute of Industrial Engineering	Mumbai	Maharashtra	62.87	12	29	14
Indian Institute of Technology Madras	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	61.77	14	15	-
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	60.79	15	14	15
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	60.53	16	22	17
Indian Institute of Management Udaipur	Udaipur	Rajasthan	59.57	17	13	13
S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research	Mumbai	Maharashtra	56.93	18	16	19
Indian Institute of Management Raipur	Raipur	Chhattisgarh	56.12	19	19	21
Indian Institute of Management Ranchi	Ranchi	Jharkhand	55.97	20	28	40
Indian Institute of Management Rohtak	Rohtak	Haryana	55.91	21	23	27
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management	Pune	Maharashtra	55.82	22	20	18
Great Lakes Institute of Management	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	55.8	23	18	16
SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	Mumbai	Maharashtra	55.44	24	20	24
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education	Hyderabad	Telangana	55.21	25	26	22
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade	New Delhi	Delhi	55.01	26	31	23
T. A. Pai Management Institute	Manipal	Karnataka	54.85	27	33	-
International Management Institute	New Delhi	Delhi	54.65	28	66	25
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)	Dhanbad	Jharkhand	53.71	29	32	-
Indian Institute of Management Shillong	Shillong	Meghalaya	53.56	30	24	-
Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB)	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	52.55	31	44	36
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	52.15	32	30	30
Indian Institute of Management Kashipur	Kashipur	Uttarakhand	52.07	33	25	20
Jamia Millia Islamia	New Delhi	Delhi	51.41	34	34	34
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	50.49	35	17	-
Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	49.51	36	39	39
Institute of Management Technology	Ghaziabad	Uttar Pradesh	48.27	37	41	31
BML Munjal University	Gurgaon	Haryana	48.27	37	-	-
Alliance University	Bengaluru	Karnataka	47.47	39	42	-
Indian Institute of Management	Nagpur	Maharashtra	47.38	40	-	-
Amity University Noida	Gautam Budh Nagar	Uttar Pradesh	47.35	41	49	48
Panjab University	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	47.22	42	48	42
FORE School of Management	New Delhi	Delhi	47.11	43	38	37
Nirma University	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	46.75	44	40	-
Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	46.71	45	59	49
PSG College of Technology	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	46.69	46	37	33
Birla Institute of Management Technology	Greater Noida	Uttar Pradesh	46.65	47	57	45
Goa Institute of Management	Sanquelim	Goa	46.63	48	50	-
Lovely Professional University	Phagwara	Punjab	46.58	49	52	38
Loyola Institute of Business Administration	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	46.51	50	36	32
Chandigarh University	Mohali	Punjab	46.4	51	64	-
International Management Institute	Kolkata	West Bengal	46.22	52	66	-
Institute for Financial Management and Research	Sri City, Chittoor	Andhra Pradesh	46.16	53	47	34
Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology	Patiala	Punjab	46.14	54	-	-
Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore	Tamil Nadu	45.89	55	46	29
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research	Mumbai	Maharashtra	45.5	56	54	-
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	New Delhi	Delhi	45.22	57	62	-
Birla Institute of Technology	Ranchi	Jharkhand	45.13	58	61	44
Anna University	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	44.81	59	43	28
Institute of Management Technology	Nagpur	Maharashtra	44.71	60	41	31
Institute of Management Technology	Hyderabad	Telangana	44.38	61	41	31
Indian Institute of Forest Management	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	44.26	62	60	41
International Management Institute	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	44.02	63	66	-
Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development	Pune	Maharashtra	44.02	63	-	-
IIHMR University	Jaipur	Rajasthan	43.97	65	72	-
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies	Dehradun	Uttarakhand	43.73	66	56	-
Jagan Institute of Management Studies	Delhi	Delhi	43.45	67	69	-
Principal L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research	Mumbai	Maharashtra	43.4	68	-	-
Jaipuria Institute of Management	Noida	Uttar Pradesh	43.38	69	63	-
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University	Vaddeswaram	Andhra Pradesh	43.3	70	58	46
Visvesvaraya Technological University	Belgaum	Karnataka	43.24	71	-	-
Institute of Rural Management Anand	Anand	Gujarat	42.7	72	51	43
Jaipuria Institute of Management	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	42.56	73	63	-
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	42.47	74	-	-
Chitkara University	Rajpura	Punjab	42.31	75	75	-

These ranks help Master of Business Administration (MBA) aspirants choose colleges wisely after analyzing the investment and ROI factors of the institutes. The ranks will also help students recognize other colleges and universities that have been performing well in the management field.

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was introduced by the Ministry of Education (MoE) to assess the performance of the institutes in India across various parameters. Following are a few of the top b-schools in India , their rank and scores evaluated according to NIRF Rankings for Management for 2020 and the previous years. NIRF ranks are released every year according to the yearly data collected by the framework. The ranks and scores are calculated based on five parameters including graduation outcome, research and professional practices, teaching and learning resources along with the general perception of the institute.

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