NIRF Management Ranking 2025: Top 100 and Rank History

Ranked in 2025: 100
Editions: 10
First ranked: 2016
Top score: 83.29

Checked 13 October 2026

against every NIRF ranking published since 2016

Showing 1–20 of 100 ranked in Management, NIRF 2025 · change vs 2024

1=Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadAhmedabad, Gujarat83.29Score
Rank by year · Management
- 20162
- 20171
- 20181
- 20192
- 20201
- 20211
- 20221
- 20231
- 20241
- 20251
Score in 2025: 83.29
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 91.84
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 64.92
- GOGraduation outcomes: 98.72
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 72.01
- PRPerception: 93.26
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
2=Indian Institute of Management BangaloreBengaluru, Karnataka81.56Score
Rank by year · Management
- 20172
- 20182
- 20191
- 20202
- 20212
- 20222
- 20232
- 20242
- 20252
Score in 2025: 81.56
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 89.16
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 59.04
- GOGraduation outcomes: 98.86
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 73.27
- PRPerception: 100.00
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
3=Indian Institute of Management KozhikodeKozhikode, Kerala79.85Score
Rank by year · Management
- 20175
- 20186
- 20198
- 20206
- 20214
- 20225
- 20233
- 20243
- 20253
Score in 2025: 79.85
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 87.75
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 64.14
- GOGraduation outcomes: 95.35
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 77.80
- PRPerception: 74.26
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
4=Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi, Delhi78.94Score
Rank by year · Management
- 20176
- 20188
- 20199
- 20208
- 20215
- 20224
- 20235
- 20244
- 20254
Score in 2025: 78.94
Also ranked in NIRF 2025
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 74.02
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 87.50
- GOGraduation outcomes: 83.30
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 75.59
- PRPerception: 62.59
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
5▲2Indian Institute of Management LucknowLucknow, Uttar Pradesh77.97Score
Rank by year · Management
- 20164
- 20174
- 20184
- 20194
- 20204
- 20217
- 20226
- 20236
- 20247
- 20255
Score in 2025: 77.97
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 86.37
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 59.80
- GOGraduation outcomes: 96.96
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 71.82
- PRPerception: 75.51
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
6=Indian Institute of Management, MumbaiMumbai, Maharashtra77.58Score
Rank by year · Management
- 201712
- 201814
- 201929
- 202012
- 202112
- 20229
- 20237
- 20246
- 20256
Score in 2025: 77.58
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 85.20
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 60.18
- GOGraduation outcomes: 99.84
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 78.00
- PRPerception: 62.03
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
7▼2Indian Institute of Management CalcuttaKolkata, West Bengal77.34Score
Rank by year · Management
- 20163
- 20173
- 20183
- 20193
- 20203
- 20213
- 20223
- 20234
- 20245
- 20257
Score in 2025: 77.34
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 85.28
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 54.52
- GOGraduation outcomes: 98.87
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 71.15
- PRPerception: 85.23
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
8=Indian Institute of Management IndoreIndore, Madhya Pradesh75.68Score
Rank by year · Management
- 201710
- 201811
- 20195
- 20207
- 20216
- 20227
- 20238
- 20248
- 20258
Score in 2025: 75.68
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 86.11
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 59.69
- GOGraduation outcomes: 94.28
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 76.25
- PRPerception: 54.50
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
9▲2Management Development InstituteGurugram, Haryana71.96Score
Rank by year · Management
- 201611
- 201716
- 201812
- 201912
- 202010
- 202111
- 202213
- 202313
- 202411
- 20259
Score in 2025: 71.96
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 78.96
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 66.07
- GOGraduation outcomes: 94.96
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 70.58
- PRPerception: 24.01
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
10▼1XLRI - Xavier School of ManagementJamshedpur, Jharkhand70.63Score
Rank by year · Management
- 201613
- 20179
- 201810
- 20197
- 20209
- 20218
- 20228
- 20239
- 20249
- 202510
Score in 2025: 70.63
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 84.92
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 50.83
- GOGraduation outcomes: 94.94
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 62.63
- PRPerception: 46.48
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
11▲2Symbiosis Institute of Business ManagementPune, Maharashtra67.90Score
Rank by year · Management
- 201818
- 201920
- 202022
- 202120
- 202217
- 202317
- 202413
- 202511
Score in 2025: 67.90
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 78.53
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 51.67
- GOGraduation outcomes: 94.56
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 61.93
- PRPerception: 37.36
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
12▲7Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur, West Bengal66.97Score
Rank by year · Management
- 20177
- 20187
- 20196
- 20205
- 20219
- 202212
- 202314
- 202419
- 202512
Score in 2025: 66.97
Also ranked in NIRF 2025
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 57.87
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 78.53
- GOGraduation outcomes: 83.82
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 59.40
- PRPerception: 33.51
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
13▲3Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai, Tamil Nadu66.50Score
Rank by year · Management
- 201915
- 202014
- 202113
- 202210
- 202315
- 202416
- 202513
Score in 2025: 66.50
Also ranked in NIRF 2025
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 78.97
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 52.50
- GOGraduation outcomes: 76.52
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 65.48
- PRPerception: 52.14
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
14▼4Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai, Maharashtra65.82Score
Rank by year · Management
- 20185
- 201910
- 202011
- 202110
- 202211
- 202310
- 202410
- 202514
Score in 2025: 65.82
Also ranked in NIRF 2025
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 74.05
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 64.99
- GOGraduation outcomes: 77.01
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 52.36
- PRPerception: 34.62
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
15▼1Indian Institute of Management RaipurRaipur, Chhattisgarh65.03Score
Rank by year · Management
- 201618
- 201714
- 201821
- 201919
- 202019
- 202115
- 202214
- 202311
- 202414
- 202515
Score in 2025: 65.03
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 79.81
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 44.83
- GOGraduation outcomes: 89.50
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 80.73
- PRPerception: 16.66
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
16▲11Indian Institute of Management TiruchirappalliTiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu64.95Score
Rank by year · Management
- 201614
- 201713
- 201815
- 201914
- 202015
- 202117
- 202218
- 202322
- 202427
- 202516
Score in 2025: 64.95
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 78.93
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 35.02
- GOGraduation outcomes: 87.90
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 75.08
- PRPerception: 56.74
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
17▼2Indian Institute of Foreign TradeNew Delhi, Delhi62.93Score
Rank by year · Management
- 201730
- 201823
- 201931
- 202026
- 202125
- 202224
- 202327
- 202415
- 202517
Score in 2025: 62.93
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 82.24
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 32.57
- GOGraduation outcomes: 87.51
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 67.20
- PRPerception: 42.71
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
18▼1Indian Institute of Management RanchiRanchi, Jharkhand62.77Score
Rank by year · Management
- 201628
- 201725
- 201840
- 201928
- 202020
- 202121
- 202215
- 202324
- 202417
- 202518
Score in 2025: 62.77
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 70.63
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 45.06
- GOGraduation outcomes: 89.86
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 71.61
- PRPerception: 29.28
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
19▼7Indian Institute of Management RohtakRohtak, Haryana62.60Score
Rank by year · Management
- 201619
- 201719
- 201827
- 201923
- 202021
- 202128
- 202216
- 202312
- 202412
- 202519
Score in 2025: 62.60
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 71.95
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 42.51
- GOGraduation outcomes: 88.06
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 75.75
- PRPerception: 30.74
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)
20=S. P. Jain Institute of Management and ResearchMumbai, Maharashtra62.06Score
Rank by year · Management
- 201616
- 201718
- 201819
- 201916
- 202018
- 202119
- 202221
- 202320
- 202420
- 202520
Score in 2025: 62.06
Parameter scores, NIRF 2025 (out of 100)
- TLRTeaching, learning and resources: 79.62
- RPCResearch and professional practice: 32.08
- GOGraduation outcomes: 98.83
- OIOutreach and inclusivity: 67.61
- PRPerception: 20.19
Data the institution submitted to NIRF, 2025(opens in a new tab)

The short answer

In the NIRF 2025 management ranking, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad is first, followed by Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode. NIRF ranked 100 institutions in this category in 2025. Search below for any of them to see its rank in every year since 2016, its score and the five parameter scores.

1
Pick the category that matches what you want to study: engineering, management, medical, law and so on.
2
Search the institution, or filter by state. Open a row for its rank in every year, its score and the five parameter scores.
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Compare the trend, not one year’s number, and check the institution’s own data PDF on nirfindia.org before you decide.

2024 to 2025

What changed this year

Ranks compared with NIRF 2024 for institutions ranked in both years. 8 institutions ranked in 2024 are not in the 2025 list.

Biggest climbs

Institute of Management Technology97 → 72
T. A. Pai Management Institute Manipal58 → 39
Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur50 → 34
IMI Kolkata56 → 42
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli27 → 16

Biggest falls

IMI Bhubaneswar61 → 94
Chitkara University54 → 78
Amity University29 → 49
Anna University69 → 88
Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar47 → 64

New this year

S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology#56
K.J.Somaiya Institute of Management#65
Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology#83
New Delhi Institute of Management#86
Jagan Institute of Management Studies#90

How NIRF scores

The five parameters

Every institution is scored out of 100 on each group, and the groups are weighted into one total. The weights differ by category; NIRF publishes them in each year’s methodology.

TLR
Teaching, Learning and Resources
RPC
Research and Professional Practice
GO
Graduation Outcomes
OI
Outreach and Inclusivity
PR
Perception

NIRF 2025

Every category

Sources

Where this comes from

Every rank, score and parameter score is copied from the ranking tables the Ministry of Education publishes on nirfindia.org(opens in a new tab), one table per category per year from 2016 to 2025. We match an institution across years and categories by its NIRF institute ID; for 2016 and 2017, when NIRF used older IDs, by name within the same state.

We publish NIRF’s figures as published, including ties, bands and withdrawn ranks, and do not correct them. Check the institution’s data PDF linked in each row for the numbers behind its score.

Latest edition: NIRF 2025 rankings(opens in a new tab).

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Cite as: CareerBhavan, “NIRF rankings 2016 to 2025: every category, institution and year”, careerbhavan.com/nirf-ranking (checked 13 October 2026)

FAQ

Questions students ask

Which is the best MBA college in India as per NIRF 2025?

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad is first in the NIRF 2025 management ranking, followed by Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode. Search the list for any other institution’s rank and its trend since 2016.

How many institutions are in the NIRF management ranking?

NIRF ranked 100 in 2025. The number changes between editions: 100 in 2023, 100 in 2024, 100 in 2025.

How do I see an institution’s NIRF rank for earlier years?

Open its row in the list for its rank in every year it was ranked since 2016, or change the year filter to see the full list as NIRF published it that year. Each row links to the data the institution submitted to NIRF.

Is a higher NIRF score always better for students?

The total weighs research heavily for most categories. If placements matter most to you, look at the graduation outcomes (GO) score in the row, and check the programme’s fees and eligibility before shortlisting.

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