MBA B-School Ranking - MBA Institutes, Colleges in India

Find the right B-school among the most aspired and reputed.
An excellent track record, high quality education and the pick of the corporates is what matters.

CL's B-School Ranking To simplify your B-school selection we have categorized India's top B- schools into eight clusters. The list of B-school in India can go on forever, however, we have tried to limit our classification to the better and more known B-schools.

Note, as you proceed from the best to the also-rans, the level of differentiation between both the schools and the clusters significantly diminishes. When reviewing B-schools within a cluster, the preference generally diminishes as you read further from top to bottom. For example, in Cluster 1, we feel that IIM-A is the best B-school in India at present, followed by Bangalore, Kolkata and so on. In certain clusters, the differentiation on the quality of the institute is specialization-driven, and the top to bottom reading is not necessarily representative.

Before taking final admission into any of these B-schools, please ensure that you speak to some students of the current batch and a few of their alumni and visit the websites of the institutes for detailed information. Apart from these premier institutes, there are several other colleges that offer an MBA degree - if you want more details, please write to us at support@careerlauncher.com

Ranking methodology The parameters on which B-schools are judged and ranked, keeping in mind what each offers the student and how these facilitate education are:

Placement records of the last three years
Infrastructure: school and learning environment
Faculty
Geographical location: proximity of B-schools to business hubs
Entrance exams applicable
Interaction with alumni
Interaction with Career Launcher students now studying at these B-schools
Career Launcher also visits these campuses as a recruiter, and the input from our HR team helps us evaluate these institutes better.

Cluster 1
Undoubtedly, like every year IIM Ahmedabad, Calcutta and Bengaluru acquire the top three positions in best B-schools' rankings respectively. With the best placement records, great reputation and endless opportunities these institutes stand as creme de la creme institutes. FMS Delhi, IIM Lucknow and XLRI are all equally good and one can choose either of these based on one's specific requirements. If you are a candidate with over 3 years of work experience then you should be looking at ISB Hyderabad which offers a one-year course and accepts GMAT scores for admission. FMS, TISS and JBIMS stand out in terms of excellent Return on Investment (ROI) due to their very low fee and excellent placements.
1. Indian Institute of Management (IIM-A)	Ahmedabad	PGP
2. Indian Institute of Management (IIM-C)	Kolkata	PGDM
3. Indian Institute of Management (IIM-B)	Bengaluru	PGP
4. Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) -Delhi University	New Delhi	MBA
5. Xavier Labour Research Institute (XLRI)	Jamshedpur	HRM
6. Indian Institute of Management (IIM-L)	Lucknow	PGPM
7. Xavier Labour Research Institute (XLRI)	Jamshedpur	BM
9. Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS)	Mumbai	MMS
10. Indian School of Business (ISB)	Hyderabad	PGP
11. Management Development Institute (MDI)	Gurgaon	PGPM
12. SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR)	Mumbai	PGDM
13. Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)	Mumbai	MA HRM LR

Cluster 2
Many other IIMs and non-IIM colleges are part of cluster 2. This cluster shows that some non-IIM institutes make their mark as better B-schools than most of the IIM colleges in terms of growth, learning and placements. IIFT Kolkata is also listed in cluster 2 along with IIFT Delhi because that they have common placements and hence there is no disparity among the two institutes. IIML ABM is preferred over IIMA FABM because while IIML does not differentiate between ABM and PGP in terms of placement opportunities, IIMA has a separate placement process for PGP and FABM. Most interesting is National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) renowned for its operations courses making its way in cluster 2. * same ranking for the two institutes because of the common placements and almost the same set of faculty teaching at both campuses.
12. Indian Institute of Management (IIM-K)	Kozhikode	PGP
13. Indian Institute of Management (IIM-I)	Indore	PGPM
14*. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)	New Delhi	MBA
15*. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)	Kolkata	MBA
16. Indian Institute of Management (IIM-L)	Lucknow	ABM
17. Indian Institute of Management Shillong	Shillong	PGPM
18. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay - SJSOM	Mumbai	M. MANAGEMENT
19. Indian Institute of Management (IIM-A)	Ahmedabad	FABM
20. National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)	Mumbai	PGDIM
21. Indian Institute of Management Ranchi	Ranchi	PGDM
32. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi - DMS	New Delhi	MBA
Cluster 3
The new IIMs feature in this cluster.IIM Ranchi is seen to be gearing up as the HRM program by IIM Ranchi has been appreciated by the industry. B-schools such as MICA and IRMA that offer specialized programs also find their spot in this cluster. It must be understood that in their specialization, these two B-schools are the best in the country. For example, MICA is regarded as one of the top most B-schools in country for its Marketing and Advertising program. NMIMS should be looked up for finance while SIBM for marketing and HR. For candidates with over 2 years of work experience Great Lakes Chennai 1 year program (PGPM) can be considered over others as it has excellent industry recognition, but it is not approved by AICTE as PGDM hence those looking for further studies or Government/PSU jobs should also enroll for distance learning MBA from IGNOU or Annamalai University else they would be considered as "graduates" and not "post graduates" in India. In this cluster the IITs can be preferred over the others due to their low fee and good placements. *same ranking for the three institutes as the placements are at par and all three have similar location benefits and are at parity with each other.
22. Indian Institute of Management Raipur	Raipur	PGP
23*. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM)	Pune	MBA
23*. Symbiosis Centre for Management and HRD (SCMHRD)	Pune	MBA
23*. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)	Mumbai	Core
24. Indian Institute of Management Trichy	Trichy	PGPM
25. Indian Institute of Management Rohtak	Rohtak	PGP
26. Indian Institute of Management Udaipur	Udaipur	PDP
27. Indian Institute of Management Kashipur	Kashipur	PGP
28. Management Development Institute (MDI)	Gurgaon	PGPM HRM
29. Xavier Labour Research Institute (XLRI)	Jamshedpur	Global MBA
30. Indian Institute of Management Ranchi	Ranchi	PGDHRM
31. Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA)	Ahmedabad	PGDM-C
33. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - VGSOM	Kharagpur	MBA
34 .Institute of Rural Management (IRMA)	Anand (Gujarat)	PGPRM
35. Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM)	Chennai	PGPM
36. Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB)	Bhubaneshwar	MBA BM
37. Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE)	Mumbai	PGDBM
38. Management Development Institute (MDI)	Gurgaon	PGPM IM
39. Institute of Management Technology (IMT)	Ghaziabad	PGDM
40. Indian Institute of Technology Madras - DMS	Chennai	MBA
Cluster 4
The highlights of this cluster are B-schools like IMI Delhi, XIMB, KJ Somaiya, TAPMI which are ranked on the basis of quality opportunities and location. These colleges are equally good based on their past records. In terms of ROI the best institutes in this cluster are MFC, DU and MSc Finance JBIMS followed by NITIE and the IITs.
41Indian Institute of Management (IIM-V)	Vishakhapatnam	PGP
42.Indian Institute of Management (IIM-N)	Nagpur	PGP
43.Indian Institute of Management (IIM-Amritsar)	Amritsar	PGP
44. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur - DMS	Kanpur	MBA
45. Master of Finance & Control (MFC), DU Master of Human Resource and Organisational Development (MHROD) Delhi School of Economics DU Master of Finance & Control (MFC), DU	Delhi Delhi Delhi	MBA Fin MHROD MBA Fin
46. Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies	Mumbai	MSc Finance
47. International Management Institute (IMI)	Delhi	PGDM
48.Indian Institute of Management (IIM-S)	Sirmaur	PGP
49.Indian Institute of Management (IIM-J)	Jammu	PGP
50. T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI)	Manipal	PGDM
51. National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)	Mumbai	PGDISEM
52. Indian Institute of Science (IISc)	Bengaluru	M.Mmgt (Tech Mgmt& Biz Analytics)
53. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee - DMS	Roorkee	MBA
54. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	Mumbai	MBA HR
55. Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB)	Bhubaneshwar	MBA HRM
56. Indian Institute of Management (IIM-L)	Lucknow (Noida)	SM
57. Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB)	Pune	MBA IB
58. K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (SIMSR)	Mumbai	PGDM, IB, FM
59. Goa Institute of Management (GIM)	Goa	PGDM
60. Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM)	Tiruchirapally	MBA
61. Master of Business Economics (MBE), Department of Business Economics, DU	Delhi	MBE
62. Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA)	Chennai	PGDM
63. FORE School of Management	New Delhi	PGDM, IB

Cluster 5
Apart from the ones mentioned above, even other colleges are not far behind. Many aspirants who are unable to crack CAT with good score can definitely think of taking up any of these colleges. The final choice is made based on preferences and the requirements of the candidate. Also, Bennett & Coleman Group's Benenett University finds its way in this cluster right in the first year of its inception. This is majorly because for its first batch, Bennett had assured a package of at least 7.5 LPA, for every student, at any of the companies of the Times Group. This kind of a placement guarantee helps it in getting to
64. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)	Bengaluru	PGDM
65. BITS Pilani, Department of Management	Pilani	MBA
66. Delhi School of Management - Delhi Technological University (DTU)	Delhi	MBA
67. Nirma University -Institute of Management (IMNU)	Ahmedabad	MBA
68. Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBS)	Delhi	PGDM, Finance
69. Institute of Financial Management & Research (IFMR)	Chennai	PGDM, PGDM-WE
70. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM)	Bengaluru	MBA
71. Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM)	NASIK	MBA Ops
72. International Management Institute (IMI)	Delhi	PGDHRM
73,74. Vanguard Business School	Bengaluru	MBA
75. Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM)	Pune	MBA
76. Bennett University	Greater Noida	MBA
77. Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS)	Pune	MBA
78. Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM)	Chennai	PGDM
79. Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication (SIMC)	Pune	MBA CM
80. TAPMI School of Business, Manipal University	Jaipur	MBA
81. Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM)	Bhopal	PGDFM
82. Faculty of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University (FMS BHU)	Varanasi	MBA MBA IB
83. IFIM Business School	Bengaluru	PGDM
84. Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM)	Gurgaon	PGPM 1 year
85. University Business School (UBS)	Chandigarh	MBA
86. PUMBA (University of Pune)	Pune	MMS

Cluster 6
87. International Management Institute (IMI)	Kolkata	PGDM
88. Institute of Management Technology (IMT)	Ghaziabad	DCP
89. International Management Institute (IMI)	Delhi	PGDM B&I
90. GD Goenka University	Gurgaon	MBA
91. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University	Gandhinagar	MBA
92. Nirma	Ahmedabad	MBA
93. National Institute of Bank Management	Pune	PGDM B & FS
94. Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (XIME)	Bengaluru	PGDM
95. Welingkar Institute of Management	Mumbai	MMS, PGDM
96. Management Development Institute (MDI)	Murshidabad	PGP
97. Institute of Management Technology (IMT)	Hyderabad	PGDM
98. Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIM Tech)	Noida	PGDMPGDM (International Business)
99. SDM Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD)	Mysore	PGDM
100. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)	Hyderabad	PGDM
101. Institute of Management and Technology IMT - Nagpur	Nagpur	PGDM
102. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management-Hyderabad	Hyderabad	MBA
103. Universal Business School	Karjat	MBA
104. Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS)	Ranchi	PM
105. Symbiosis Centre for Management and HRD (SCMHRD)	Pune	MBA-IM
106. Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB)	Pune	MBA AB, MBA E&E
107. K.J.Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (SIMSR)	Mumbai	PGDM - Retail Management
108. Shri Ram College of Commerce Global Business Operations (SRCC GBO), DU	Delhi	GBO
109. Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM)	Gurgaon	PGPME
110. Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR)	Pune	MBA-IT
111.Symbiosis Center for Information Technology	Pune	MBA-ITBM
112. ICFAI Business School	Hyderabad	MBA/PGPM
113. Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB)	Bhubaneswar	MBA - Rural Management
114. Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS)	Ranchi	Marketing & Finance
115.Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies	Harihar and Pune	PGDM
116. Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (XIME)	Kochi	PGDM
117.Symbiosis Institute of Health Services (SIHS)	Pune	MBA
118.Symbiosis Institute of Banking and Finance (SSBF)	Pune	MBA BF, PGDBF
119. National Insurance Academy	Pune	PGDM
120. National Power Training Institute	Faridabad	MBA (Power Management)
121. Chetana's Ram Prasad Khandelwal Institute of Management & Research	Mumbai	MMS, MFM,MMM
122. KIAMS	Pune	PGDM
122. Ramaiah Institute of Management Studies	Bengaluru	PGDM
123. ISME	Bangalore	PGDM
124. Siva Sivani	Hyderabad	PGDM
125. IPE Hyderabad	Hyderabad	PGDM
126. GIBS	Bangalore	MBA
127. DMI	Patna	PGDM
128. EMPI	Delhi	PGDM
129. CBS	Kolkata	PGDM
130. FIIB	Delhi	PGDM
131. LPU	Chandigarh	MBA
132. World University of Design	Haryana	MBA in Design Strategy and Management
133. Glocal	Saharanpur	MBA
134. Doon Business School	Dehradun	MBA
135. Quantum	Dehradun	MBA
136. Galgotia University	Greater Noida	MBA
137. Shiv Nadar University	Greater Noida	MBA
138. Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM)	Kolkata	MBA
139. Xavier Institute of Management & Research	Mumbai	PGDM
140. Institute of Management Studies	Noida	PGDM
141. Amity University	Noida	MBA
142. Llyod Institute of Management Studies	Greater Noida	MBA
143. PES University	Bengaluru	MBA
144. Alliance school of business	Bengaluru	MBA
145. Indira School of Business Studies	Pune	MBA, PGDM
146. Christ University	Bengaluru	MBA
147. Accurate Institute of Management and Technology	Greater Noida	MBA, PGDM
148. Rayat Bahra Institute of Management	Mohali	MBA
149. New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM)	New Delhi	PGDM
150. Asian Business School	Noida	MBA/PGDM
151. Asia Pacific Business School	New Delhi	MBA/PGDM
152. Jindal Global University	Sonipat	MBA
153. University of Petroleum & Energy Studies	Dehradun	MBA
154. Ansal University	Gurgaon	MBA
155. Manav Rachna University	Faridabad	MBA
156. Delhi School of Business	New Delhi	PGDM
156. TAPMI SOB	Jaipur	MBA
157. North Cap University	Gurgaon	MBA
158. Apeejay Stya	Gurgaon	MBA
159. NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research	Mumbai	PGDM
160. Sri Balaji Society	Pune	PGDM
161. FLAME University	Pune	MBA
162. SIES	Mumbai	PGDM
163. NIA SOM	Pune	PGDM (Insurance)
164. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Coimbatore	MBA
165. BIMM	Pune	PGDM
166. Army Institute of Management	Kolkata	MBA
167. ITM	Mumbai	PGDM