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Top MBA Colleges in Lucknow 2025: Ranking, Fees, Admission, Courses, Placements

About 5,900+ MBA colleges in India. Of these, 120+ are top MBA colleges in India. 70+ are private colleges, 50+ are government colleges and 1 is owned by public - private entities. CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, etc. are the top exams. Top colleges are IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode, DMS IIT Delhi, etc.

Top MBA Colleges in India: Highlights 2025

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Particulars Details

No. of Top MBA Colleges in India

90+ colleges

Top MBA Colleges in India

IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Calcutta, DMS IIT Delhi, IIM Lucknow, SIIB Pune, IIM Indore, IIM Raipur, IIM Rohtak

MBA Course Fees

Less than INR 1 Lakh: 5 colleges

INR 1-2 Lakh: 4 colleges

INR 2-3 Lakh: 2 colleges

INR 3-5 Lakh: 8 colleges

More than INR 5 Lakh: 65+ colleges

Top MBA Specialisations

Sales and Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Operations, IT and Systems, etc.

Top MBA Entrance Exams

CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA, etc.

No. of IIMs in India

21

 

Top MBA Colleges in India: NIRF Ranking 2025

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Top Colleges NIRF 2023 Rank NIRF 2024 Rank NIRF 2025 Rank
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad Ranking 1 1 1
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore Ranking 2 2 2
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode Ranking 3 3 3
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi Ranking 5 4 4
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow Ranking 6 7 5
IIM Mumbai Ranking 7 6 6
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta Ranking 4 5 7
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore Ranking 8 8 8
Management Development Institute Ranking 13  11 9
XLRI-Xavier School of Management Ranking 9 9 10

Top 10 MBA Colleges in India: Times 2025

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College Name Description Times 2025 Rank
IIM Kozhikode Situated in Kozhikode, Kerala, IIMK offers 5+ MBA courses and accepts exam scores like CAT, GRE, and GMAT. It offers modern amenities with state-of-the-art infrastructure. 1
SPJIMR, Mumbai SPJIMER offers 5+ MBA courses and accepts CAT, MAT, XAT, GMAT, CMAT, and ATMA scores. Located in Andheri West, Mumbai, SPJIMER is a well-equipped college with all the modern amenities. 2
SIBM Pune SIBM is quite renowned for its MBA courses and is accredited with an A+++ grade by NAAC and is a member of EFMD & EFMD Global network. 3
IIM Shillong Formerly known as RGIIM, IIM Shillong is known for its international collaborations with prominent universities.    4
Institute of Rural Management Anand Located in Anand, Gujarat, IRMA  has partnered with PSUs and other government sectors. IRMA programmes are approved by AICTE and NBA. 5

 

Top MBA Colleges in India: Admissions 2025

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  • Must have UG degree in any stream with 45-50% aggregate marks
  • Must pass an entrance exam

Top MBA Colleges in India: Top Exam Schedule 2025

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Exam Name

Exam Schedule

Exam Syllabus

CAT

CAT Schedule

CAT Syllabus

MAT

MAT Schedule

MAT Syllabus

XAT

XAT Schedule

XAT Syllabus

CMAT

CMAT Schedule

CMAT Syllabus

ATMA

ATMA Schedule

ATMA Syllabus

Colleges Accepting Various MBA Entrance Exams:

Top MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Scores in India

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College Name Average Course Fees
IIM Ahmedabad INR 25 Lakh
IIM Bangalore INR 25 Lakh
IIM Kozhikode INR 21 Lakh
DMS IIT Delhi INR 11 Lakh
IIM Lucknow INR 13 Lakh

Top Private MBA Colleges in India

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College Name Average Course Fees NIRF 2024
XLRI Xavier School of Management Admission INR 28.60 Lakh 9
Management Development Institute Admission INR 26 Lakh 11
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Pune Admission INR 24.20 Lakh 13
S P Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai Admission INR 24 Lakh 20
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Admission INR 2.20 Lakh 28

Top Government MBA Colleges in India

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College Name Average Course Fees NIRF Ranking 2024
IIM Ahmedabad Admission INR 1 Lakh 1
IIM Bangalore Admission INR 24.50 Lakh 2
IIM Kozhikode Admission INR 20.50 Lakh 3
Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi Admission INR 12 Lakh 4
IIM Calcutta Admission INR 25 Lakh 5

Top Distance MBA Colleges in India

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College Name

Average Course Fees

XLRI Xavier School of Management

INR 14 Lakh

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

INR 60,000

National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management

INR 15,000

Indian Institute of Finance

INR 2 Lakh

IGNOU

INR 62,000

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Top MBA Colleges in India: Fees vs Salary

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College Name

Average Course Fees

Average Placement Salary

IIM Ahmedabad MBA

INR 25 Lakh

INR 31.58 LPA

IIM Bangalore MBA

INR 24.50 Lakh

INR 32.50 LPA

IIM Calcutta MBA INR 25 Lakh INR 31.05 LPA
S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research MBA INR 24 Lakh INR 30 LPA

XLRI Xavier School of Management MBA

INR 28.60 Lakh

INR 28 LPA

Top MBA Colleges in India: Placement and Top Recruiters

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College Name

Average Placement Salary

Top Recruiters

SIIB Pune Placements

INR 25 LPA

Godrej, Axis Bank, Asian Paints, etc.

IIM Ahmedabad MBA Placements

INR 32 LPA

Boston Consultancy, TCS, Axis Bank, Larsen and Toubro, etc.

IIM Bangalore MBA Placements

INR 32 LPA

Accenture, Amazon, Paytm, Microsoft, Vedanta, McKinsey, etc.

IIM Mumbai Placements INR 28 LPA

RB, Wipro, Synergy Consulting, ICICI Bank, etc.

IIM Kozhikode MBA Placements

INR 27 LPA

Microsoft, Accenture, Amazon, Deloitte, Capgemini, etc.

Affordable MBA Colleges in India

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College Name Average Course Fees
Jamia Millia Islamia Fees INR 47,000
BHU Fees INR 99,000
Panjab University Fees INR 88,000
IIT Roorkee Fees INR 20,000
Tezpur University Fees INR 63,000

Top MBA Colleges in India: Top Specialisations

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Specialization No. of Colleges
Sales & Marketing 45+ colleges
Finance 45+ colleges
Human Resources 40+ colleges
Operations 30+ colleges
Business Analytics 20+ colleges
IT & Systems 20+ colleges
International Business 15 colleges
Supply Chain 7 colleges

Cost of Studying at the Top MBA Colleges in India

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Average Course Fees Range

No. of Colleges

College Name

Less than INR 1 Lakh

5 colleges

Jamia Millia Islamia, Banaras Hindu University, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, etc.

INR 1-2 Lakh

4 colleges

IFHE Hyderabad - ICFAI Foundation, NIT Trichy, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), etc.

INR 2-3 Lakh

2 colleges

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore and MNIT Jaipur - Malaviya National Institute of Technology

INR 3-5 Lakh

8 colleges

IIT Dhanbad (ISM), Chitkara University, Chandigarh, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, etc. 

More than INR 5 Lakh

70 colleges

IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode, DMS- IIT Delhi, etc.

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Total Fees

Rating

Ownership

Specialization

Exams Accepted

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NIRF ' 25
(All India)
IIM Lucknow - Indian Institute of Management
4.4

Placements

4.5

Infrastructure

4.6

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.3

Crowd & Campus Life

4.5

Value for Money

4.5

Learning Experience

5.0

Course Support

0.0
(88)
Fees: 12.60 Lakh
Salary : 31.00 Lakh
2
Business Today ' 24
4
Outlook ' 26
67
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
Jaipuria Lucknow - Jaipuria Institute of Management
4.1

Placements

3.9

Infrastructure

3.9

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.4

Crowd & Campus Life

4.1

Value for Money

4.0

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(222)
Fees: 14.75 Lakh
61
Business Today ' 24
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 26
79
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow
3.5

Placements

2.6

Infrastructure

3.8

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.7

Crowd & Campus Life

3.9

Value for Money

3.6

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(109)
Fees: 1.80 Lakh
Salary : 10.40 Lakh
Not Ranked
Business Today ' 24
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 26
100
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
University of Lucknow
3.8

Placements

3.2

Infrastructure

3.8

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

4.0

Value for Money

3.8

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(1047)
Fees: 2.00 Lakh
Salary : 7.46 Lakh
Not Ranked
Business Today ' 24
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 26

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