NIRF Management Rankings 2025 — Top 20 Colleges
The official NIRF Management Rankings 2025 — top business schools in India. IIM Ahmedabad leads with 83.29, followed by IIM Bangalore and IIM Kozhikode in the top 3.
Top 20 Management Colleges 2025
| Rank | YoY | Institution | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | 83.29 | |
| #2 | Indian Institute of Management Bangalore | 81.56 | |
| #3 | Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode | 79.85 | |
| #4 | +1 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | 78.94 |
| #5 | -1 | Indian Institute of Management Lucknow | 77.97 |
| #6 | +1 | Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai | 77.58 |
| #7 | -1 | Indian Institute of Management Calcutta | 77.34 |
| #8 | Indian Institute of Management Indore | 75.68 | |
| #9 | Management Development Institute | 71.96 | |
| #10 | XLRI - Xavier School of Management | 70.63 | |
| #11 | +1 | Symbiosis Institute of Business Management | 67.90 |
| #12 | -1 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | 66.97 |
| #13 | +1 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras | 66.50 |
| #14 | -1 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | 65.82 |
| #15 | +1 | Indian Institute of Management Raipur | 65.03 |
| #16 | -1 | Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli | 64.95 |
| #17 | Indian Institute of Foreign Trade | 62.93 | |
| #18 | Indian Institute of Management Ranchi | 62.77 | |
| #19 | +1 | Indian Institute of Management Rohtak | 62.60 |
| #20 | -1 | S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research | 62.06 |
Source: National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education, Government of India.
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NIRF Ranking Parameters
Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)
30%Student strength, faculty-student ratio, faculty with PhD, experience and financial resources
Research & Professional Practice (RPC)
30%Publications, quality of publications, patents, projects and professional practice
Graduation Outcomes (GO)
20%University examinations, number of PhD students, median salary, placements
Outreach & Inclusivity (OI)
10%Regional diversity, women diversity, economically and socially challenged students, facilities for differently-abled
Perception (PR)
10%Peer perception survey, employer & research council surveys, competitiveness