Attention readers. The much-awaited NIRF 2018 Ranking for Top 50 MBA Colleges in India is out! While Ahmedabad based Indian Institute of Management (IIM-A)has topped the list with CGI Score of 79.18/100, IIM Bangalore has been rated the second best management college in the government’s annual ranking list of top educational institutes. Here it is to be noted that the participation in the NIRF ranking framework was introduced three years ago by the Education Department to outline the best colleges in the country. Earlier the participation in NIRF framework was optional but from this year it becomes mandatory for all public colleges and universities in the country to take part in the NIRF ranking. Almost 4,500 institutes participated in the rankings this year and based upon certain guidelines (fixed by NIRF), the ranking is done.
Before we proceed to the NIRF Ranking, first check out the Admission procedure to these elite colleges and the process of ranking the college by the National Institute of Ranking Framework.
How NIRF Rank the college?
To outline the Brand value of a specific College in India, the Concept of NIRF Ranking was introduced by the Ministry of Human Resource & Development(MHRD) on 29th September 2015. The main Idea behind the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is to outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country.
NIRF Ranking 2018
NIRF Ranking 2017
Ranking various institutions across the country is made by a Core Committee that Consist of High order Thinkers, Professor and other Reputed Think Tanks of India. The major aim of NIRF Lies in identifying the broad parameters for ranking various universities and institutions. The parameters broadly cover mainly five things
- Teaching, Learning and Resources
- Research and Professional Practices
- Graduation Outcomes
- Outreach and Inclusivity
- Perception.
Admission Procedure
Admission into these elite groups of NIRF 2018 Top 50 Management Institutes in India is made through Certain Aptitude Tests like CAT, MAT, XAT etc. Here is the comprehensive list of all the Top MBA Entrance Exams in India which you must know before taking admission in these prestigious colleges of National Importance.
NIRF 2018 Top 50 Management Institutes in India
Here is the Complete Updated list of Top 50 MBA Colleges in India with the Cumulative Marks Scored in NIRF Ranking Parameters 2018.
| Name | State | Score | Rank |
| Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 79.18 | 1 |
| Indian Institute of Management Bangalore | Karnataka | 77.33 | 2 |
| Indian Institute of Management Calcutta | West Bengal | 77.8 | 3 |
| Indian Institute of Management Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 68.63 | 4 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | Maharashtra | 66.8 | 5 |
| Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode | Kerala | 65.21 | 6 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | West Bengal | 63.36 | 7 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | Delhi | 63.31 | 8 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Uttarakhand | 62.95 | 9 |
| Xavier Labour Relations Institute | Jharkhand | 62.66 | 10 |
| Indian Institute of Management Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 6.28 | 11 |
| Management Development Institute | Haryana | 59.59 | 12 |
| Indian Institute of Management Udaipur | Rajasthan | 59.7 | 13 |
| National Institute of Industrial Engineering | Maharashtra | 57.2 | 14 |
| Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 55.85 | 15 |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 55.25 | 16 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 53.43 | 17 |
| Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune | Maharashtra | 52.8 | 18 |
| S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research | Maharashtra | 52.31 | 19 |
| Indian Institute of Management Kashipur | Uttarakhand | 51.2 | 20 |
| Indian Institute of Management Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 51.17 | 21 |
| ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad | Telangana | 51.16 | 22 |
| Indian Institute of Foreign Trade | Delhi | 51.11 | 23 |
| Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies | Maharashtra | 51.3 | 24 |
| International Management Institute New Delhi | Delhi | 5.94 | 25 |
| Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management | Meghalaya | 5.53 | 26 |
| Indian Institute of Management Rohtak | Haryana | 5.33 | 27 |
| Anna University | Tamil Nadu | 5.28 | 28 |
| Vellore Institute of Technology | Tamil Nadu | 5.11 | 29 |
| Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Odisha | 49.31 | 30 |
| Institute of Management Technology | Uttar Pradesh | 48.59 | 31 |
| Loyola Institute of Business Administration | Tamil Nadu | 47.47 | 32 |
| PSG College of Technology | Tamil Nadu | 47.37 | 33 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | Delhi | 47.8 | 34 |
| Institute for Financial Management and Research | Andhra Pradesh | 47.8 | 35 |
| Xavier University | Odisha | 46.76 | 36 |
| Fore School of Management | Delhi | 46.6 | 37 |
| Lovely Professional University | Punjab | 44.75 | 38 |
| Banaras Hindu University | Uttar Pradesh | 44.72 | 39 |
| Indian Institute of Management Ranchi | Jharkhand | 44.21 | 40 |
| Indian Institute of Forest Management | Madhya Pradesh | 43.81 | 41 |
| Panjab University | Chandigarh | 43.8 | 42 |
| Institute of Rural Management Anand | Gujarat | 43.62 | 43 |
| Birla Institute of Technology | Jharkhand | 43.21 | 44 |
| Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 43.11 | 45 |
| Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University | Andhra Pradesh | 43.5 | 46 |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management | Delhi | 42.99 | 47 |
| Amity University | Uttar Pradesh | 42.78 | 48 |
| Aligarh Muslim University | Uttar Pradesh | 42.71 | 49 |
| Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development | Maharashtra | 42.48 | 50 |
Note: Though the NIRF Ranking is the most trusted methodology to decide between a good and the Best one Just because the college is “highly-ranked” or “prestigious” doesn’t mean it’s the right College for you. Always keep in mind that one person’s dream college could be another’s nightmare. It’s always better to visit and experience the college.
Source: National Institute of Ranking Framework.
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