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    IIM NIRF Ranking 2025: Check IIMs List Rank Wise & Past Year Comparison
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    IIM NIRF Ranking 2025: Check IIMs List Rank Wise & Past Year Comparison

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    Himanshu ShekharUpdated on 04 Sep 2025, 11:50 AM IST

    The NIRF ranking for MBA 2025 was released on September 4, 2025. IIM Ahmedabad again grabbed the first spot in the management category. Last year also IIM Ahmedabad was ranked 1 with an overall score of 83.23, followed by IIM Bangalore and IIM Kozhikode. Apart from the big IIMs, others have also marked a massive jump in their NIRF ranking. This year, three new categories have been added, including open universities, state-funded public universities, and skill universities. Last year in the NIRF ranking, IIM Nagpur jumped from 43 to 31, IIM Bodh Gaya surged from 53 to 33, IIM Ranchi improved to 17 from 24, and IIM Udaipur dropped from 16 to 22. Read this article by Careers360 on the NIRF 2025 rankings for IIMs and last year’s IIMs NIRF ranking.

    IIM NIRF Ranking 2025: Check IIMs List Rank Wise & Past Year Comparison
    IIM NIRF Ranking 2025

    NIRF 2025 Ranking for IIMs

    Check out the NIRF 2025 ranking for IIMs. This table consists of the NIRF ranking for the top 10. Once the entire management NIRF 2025 is published, the same can be accessed on this page.

    Last year’s NIRF Ranking for IIMs

    Check out the past year’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rank of top IIMs (Top 20)

    Rank (2024)

    IIM Name

    NIRF Score (2024)

    1

    IIM Ahmedabad

    83.32

    2

    IIM Bangalore

    81.16

    3

    IIM Kozhikode

    77.90

    5

    IIM Calcutta

    75.07

    6

    IIM Mumbai

    74.73

    7

    IIM Lucknow

    74.43

    8

    IIM Indore

    73.53

    12

    IIM Rohtak

    -

    14

    IIM Raipur

    -

    17

    IIM Ranchi

    61.27

    The NIRF 2025 management rankings are an important criterion for rating MBA colleges/B-schools for various parameters such as faculty members, infrastructure, placement opportunities, and placement. NIRF gives a score to the B-schools for all the factors involved.

    This time the Ministry of Education released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 16 categories. The NIRF MBA 2025 ranking is now available on the official website - nirfindia.org. The NIRF 2025 management ranking compiles the top 100 MBA colleges across the country.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What key parameters does NIRF use to evaluate IIMs?
    A:

    NIRF assesses institutions based on Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR), Research & Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach & Inclusivity (OI), and Peer Perception.

    Q: Which IIMs experienced significant rank changes last year in NIRF ranking?
    A:

    As per last year’s NIRF ranking, IIM Nagpur climbed from 43 to 31, IIM Bodh Gaya rose from 53 to 33, IIM Ranchi improved from 24 to 17. In contrast, IIM Udaipur dropped from 16 to 22.

    Q: Who ranked highest among the IIMs in NIRF 2025?
    A:

    IIM Ahmedabad held the top spot with a score of 83.32, followed by IIM Bangalore and IIM Kozhikode.

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