Top MBA Colleges in India

Top MBA Colleges in India: Ranking, Eligibility, Overview

Top MBA colleges in India provide high-quality education and placement opportunities in the best cities in India. Recently, India has become a hub for management studies with excellent career opportunities in Business Management, IT, Analytics, Healthcare Management, Administration and Business Operations.

In India, there are more than 6000 MBA colleges, that include government and private institutes. It offers diverse education in MBA specializations like HRM, Leadership, Consulting, Sales, etc. It will be best if you choose any of these institutes and complete your management studies in India. We have provided a list of the top MBA colleges in India to help you make your preferred list for studying management.

Top MBA Colleges in India: NIRF Ranking

NIRF is a national institutional ranking framework awarded by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. It rates higher education institutions based on various parameters, including research, teaching, faculty, location, campus life, library resources, and global collaboration.

Note the table below to get the list of NIRF ranking and NIRF scores of top MBA colleges in India.

Institute Name	NIRF 2022 Score	NIRF 2022 Rank
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad	83.35	1
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore	82.62	2
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta	78.64	3
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi	75.10	4
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode	74.74	5
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow	74.55	6
Indian Institute of Management Indore	70.66	7
Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)	69.67	8
National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai	68.84	9
Indian Institute of Technology Madras	66.60	10
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay	66.24	11
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	65.15	12
Management Development Institute	64.70	13
Indian Institute of Management Raipur	63.57	14
Indian Institute of Management Ranchi	62.33	15
Indian Institute of Management Rohtak	62.20	16
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management	61.97	17
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli	61.88	18
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	61.76	19
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur	61.20	20
S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research	59.51	21
Indian Institute of Management Udaipur	59.28	22
Indian Institute of Management Kashipur	59.06	23
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade	58.31	24
SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	58.14	25
Indian Institute of Management Shillong	57.84	26
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	57.83	27
Amity University	57.43	28
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi	56.44	29
International Management Institute	55.00	30
Great Lakes Institute of Management	54.90	31
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad	54.88	32
Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam	54.36	33
Lovely Professional University	54.30	34
XIM University	54.10	35
GOA Institute of Management	53.58	36
Indian Institute of Management Jammu (IIMJ)	53.58	37
T. A. Pai Management Institute Manipal	53.57	38
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	53.54	39
Chandigarh University	53.23	40
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies	53.22	41
MICA	52.86	42
Indian Institute of Management	52.86	43
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad	52.12	44
Nirma University	52.00	45
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)	51.49	46
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)	51.27	47
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	50.88	48
Anna University	50.72	49
Banaras Hindu University	50.64	50
Jaipuria Institute of Management	50.41	51
Great Lakes Institute of Management,Gurgaon	50.35	52
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	50.11	53
BML Munjal University	49.90	54
Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar	49.88	55
Birla Institute of Management Technology	49.72	56
Aligarh Muslim University	49.70	57
Institute of Rural Management Anand	49.67	58
Intenational Management Institute, Kolkata	49.01	59
Fore School of Management	48.93	60
Krea University	48.93	61
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	48.56	62
PSG College of Technology	48.08	63
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management	47.73	64
Graphic Era University	47.31	65
Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur	47.11	66
Panjab University	46.89	67
Principal L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research	46.76	68
Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur	46.46	69
International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar	46.41	70
K.J.Somaiya Institute of Management	46.31	71
Christ University	46.29	72
Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya	45.82	73
Rajagiri Business School	45.79	74
Institute of Management Technology	45.18	75
Visvesvaraya Technological University	45.15	76
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	45.13	77
Birla Institute of Technology	44.88	78
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow	44.88	79
Chitkara University	44.74	80
Jaipuria Institute of Management	44.69	81
Jagan Institute of Management Studies	44.69	82
Bharathidasan Institute of Management	44.47	83
National Institute of Technology, Calicut	44.30	84
Manipal University, Jaipur	44.07	85
Loyola Institute of Business Administration	44.02	86
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	43.97	87
Dayalbagh Educational Institute	43.95	88
Pandit Deendayal Energy University	43.77	89
IIHMR University	43.68	90
Pune Institute of Business Management	43.63	91
Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon	42.68	92
Galgotias University	42.63	93
University of Hyderabad	42.62	94
Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur	42.61	95
Jain University, Bangalore	42.48	96
Thiagarajar School of Management	42.48	97
Alliance University	42.18	98
Gujarat University	41.94	99
Jamia Hamdard	41.44	100
University of Jammu	41.44	100

Overview of Best MBA Colleges in India

Key Highlights	Details
Number of MBA Colleges in India	Approximately 6000+
Course Fees	Varies from 2 Lakhs to 30 Lakhs (Depends on the Type of Course)
Admission Eligibility	The eligibility criteria varies from college to college. However, the basic criteria is, the aspirants must be graduated from any recognised University in India with at least 50% in aggregate (45% for Reserved Category)
Entrance Exam Accepted	CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, SNAP, TISSNET, GMAT, NMAT, IIFT Entrance, and State-level Entrance (MAHCET-MBA)
Number of IIMs	20
Number of IITs	23

Top 15 Government MBA Colleges in India

Sl. No	Name of the Institutes	Exam Accepted
1.	Pondicherry University- Department of Management Studies	Only Graduation
2.	Punjab University, Patiala	Only Graduation
3.	Government R.C. College of Commerce & Management, Bangalore	PGCET
4.	Faculty of Management Studies- FMS Delhi	CAT
5.	JBIMS- Mumbai	MAHCET-MBA
6.	Department of Management Studies- PUMBA Pune	ATMA
7.	Maharaja Sayajirao University- MSU Baroda	CMAT
8.	Jamia Malia Islamia	Graduation with 50% Marks in Aggregate
9.	NIT- Warangal	CAT, MAT
10.	School of Management Studies- SMS Hyderabad	CAT
11.	Osmania University, Hyderabad	TSICET
12.	IIFT Delhi	IIFT, GMAT
13.	DSM- Delhi Technical University	CAT
14.	Indian Maritime University, IMU- Kochi	Own Entrance Test
15.	Institute of Management Studies- DAVV Indore	CMAT

Top 15 Private MBA Colleges in India

Sl. No	Name of the Institutes	Exam Accepted
1.	Institute of Public Enterprise- IPE Hyderabad	CAT, CMAT, XAT, MAT, ATMA, GMAT
2.	ITM Business School- Navi Mumbai	CAT, CMAT, NMAT, XAT, MAT, ATMA, GMAT, MAHCET-MBA
3.	Great Lakes- Chennai	CAT, CMAT, XAT, GMAT
4.	Christ University- Bangalore	CAT, CMAT, XAT, MAT, ATMA, GMAT
5.	University of Petroleum and Energy Studies- Dehradun	CAT, CMAT, NMAT, XAT, MAT, UPESMET
6.	XLRI- Jamshedpur	CAT, GMAT
7.	SPJIMR- Mumbai	CAT, GMAT
8.	DYPUSM- Mumbai	DYPUCET
9.	VIT- Vellore	CAT, CMAT, NMAT, XAT, MAT, ATMA, GMAT
10.	K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai	CAT, CMAT, XAT, GMAT, NMAT
11.	AIMS- Bangalore	CAT, MAT, ATMA, PGCET
12.	Management Development Institute- MDI Gurgaon	CAT
13.	Jamia Hamdard- New Delhi	CMAT, XAT, MAT, ATMA, GMAT
14.	Welingkar- Mumbai	CAT, CMAT, XAT, ATMA, GMAT
15.	SIBM, Pune	SNAP

Eligibility Criteria for MBA Colleges in India

The basic eligibility criteria for MBA is graduation or equivalent from any recognized university in India. However, minimum score requirements may vary from college to college for a specialized major. Note the below guide points for eligibility criteria for admission to MBA colleges in India.

Candidate must have passed from any recognized university with at least 50% marks (45% for reserved category.
In most cases, the Candidate must show scores on all MBA entrance exams.
To pursue Executive MBA programs, you must have 2-3 years of full-time experience.