NIRF Ranking 2026 Management Colleges
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NIRF ranking 2026 management is yet to be announced. However, as per the 2025 data, IIMs and IITs dominated the ranking list, making it to the top 10 management colleges across India.
NIRF MBA ranking 2026
NIRF MBA ranking for 2026 will be announced soon. According to the list of 100 top business schools released by the NIRF MBA ranking 2025, IIMs again dominated the top management colleges list, followed by IITs. IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, IIM Lucknow, IIM Mumbai, IIM Calcutta, IIM Indore, Management Development Institute Gurugram, and XLRI - Xavier School of Management Jharkhand were among the top 10 institutes. Knowing about the top business schools helps students to choose one of the best colleges for themselves on the basis of their budget, location preferences, academic excellence, and placement overview.
- NIRF Rankings 2026: Top 10 MBA Colleges in India
- NIRF rankings 2026: Parameters
- MBA NIRF Rankings: Top 100 Colleges
NIRF Rankings 2026: Top 10 MBA Colleges in India
Below is the list of NIRF ranking management 2026 with top 10 MBA colleges in India:
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NIRF rankings 2026: Parameters
There are certain parameters that are considered for making the list of top 100 business schools across India. The parameters for NIRF ranking MBA colleges are provided below:
| Parameters |
Constituents |
|---|---|
| Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR)
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Student Strength including Doctoral Students Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR) Combined metric for Faculty with PhD (or equivalent) & Experience (FQE) Total Budget and Its Utilisation: (CBTU) |
| Research and Professional Practice (RPC) |
Combined metric for Publications (PU) Combined metric for Quality of Publications (QP) IPR and Patents: Filed, Published, Granted and Licensed (IPR) Footprint of Projects & Professional Practice and Executive Development Programs (FPPP) |
| Graduation Outcome (GO) |
Combined % for Placement, Higher Studies, and Entrepreneurship (GPHE) Metric for University Examinations: GUE Median Salary Metric for Graduating Students Admitted into Top Universities (GTOP) Metric for Number of PhD Students Graduated GPHD |
| Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) |
Percent Students from other states/countries (Region Diversity RD) Percentage of Women (WF) + (WS) + (WA) Economically and Socially Challenged Students (ESCS) Facilities for Physically Challenged Students (PCS) |
| Perception |
Peer Perception: Employers and Research Investors (PREMP) Peer Perception: Academics (PRACD) Public Perception (PRPUB) Competitiveness (PRCMP) |
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MBA NIRF Rankings: Top 100 Colleges
The NIRF MBA ranking 2026 is yet to be announced therefore, for now, we have listed the top business schools in India as per NIRF MBA ranking 2025:
| Institute Name |
Overall Score |
NIRF Ranking 2025 |
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| IIM Ahmedabad |
83.29 |
1 |
| IIM Bangalore |
81.56 |
2 |
| IIM Kozhikode |
79.85 |
3 |
| IIT Delhi |
78.94 |
4 |
| IIM Lucknow |
77.97 |
5 |
| IIM Mumbai (NITIE) |
77.58 |
6 |
| IIM Calcutta |
77.34 |
7 |
| IIM Indore |
75.68 |
8 |
| 71.96 |
9 |
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| XLRI Jamshedpur |
70.63 |
10 |
| 67.90 |
11 |
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| 66.97 |
12 |
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| 66.50 |
13 |
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| IIT Mumbai |
65.82 |
14 |
| 65.03 |
15 |
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| 64.95 |
16 |
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| 62.93 |
17 |
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| 62.77 |
18 |
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| 62.60 |
19 |
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| 62.06 |
20 |
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| 61.79 |
21 |
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| 61.77 |
22 |
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| 61.74 |
23 |
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| 60.99 |
24 |
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| 60.88 |
25 |
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| 60.25 |
26 |
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| 60.15 |
27 |
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| 60.06 |
28 |
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| 59.95 |
29 |
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| 59.85 |
30 |
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| 59.65 |
31 |
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| 59.40 |
32 |
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| 59.22 |
33 |
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| 58.59 |
34 |
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| 58.50 |
35 |
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| 58.33 |
36 |
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| 58.05 |
37 |
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| 57.70 |
38 |
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| 57.13 |
39 |
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| 56.59 |
40 |
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| 56.46 |
41 |
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| 55.42 |
42 |
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| 55.27 |
43 |
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| 55.00 |
44 |
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| 54.73 |
45 |
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| 54.40 |
46 |
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| 54.40 |
46 |
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| 54.34 |
48 |
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| 54.15 |
49 |
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| 54.08 |
50 |
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| 54.03 |
51 |
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| 53.98 |
52 |
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| 53.48 |
53 |
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| 53.34 |
54 |
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| 53.12 |
55 |
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| SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai |
52.74 |
56 |
| 52.47 |
57 |
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| 52.47 |
57 |
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| 52.23 |
59 |
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| 52.14 |
60 |
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| 52.09 |
61 |
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| 52.07 |
62 |
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| Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Chennai |
52.01 |
63 |
| 51.70 |
64 |
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| 51.28 |
65 |
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| 50.88 |
66 |
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| 50.86 |
67 |
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| 50.68 |
68 |
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| 49.95 |
69 |
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| Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering) |
49.89 |
70 |
| 49.85 |
71 |
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| 49.38 |
72 |
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| 49.28 |
73 |
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| Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur |
49.26 |
74 |
| Principal L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research |
49.08 |
75 |
| 48.88 |
76 |
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| 48.41 |
77 |
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| 48.30 |
78 |
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| 48.13 |
79 |
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| 48.05 |
80 |
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| 47.56 |
81 |
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| 47.47 |
82 |
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| Madan Mohan Malviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur |
47.46 |
83 |
| 47.38 |
84 |
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| 47.30 |
85 |
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| 47.25 |
86 |
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| 47.10 |
87 |
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| 46.92 |
88 |
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| 46.81 |
89 |
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| 46.63 |
90 |
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| 46.62 |
91 |
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| 46.31 |
92 |
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| Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior |
46.30 |
93 |
| 46.24 |
94 |
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| National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management Hyderabad |
45.48 |
95 |
| 45.36 |
96 |
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| 45.25 |
97 |
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| IIT Jodhpur |
45.02 |
98 |
| IMT Nagpur |
44.93 |
99 |
| University of Lucknow |
44.53 |
100 |
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