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    NIRF 2025: These 5 IIMs Show Surprising Rise This Year

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    Suvam MaitiUpdated on 18 Sep 2025, 10:05 AM IST

    IIM Sambalpur took a giant leap in the MBA NIRF 2025 ranking, which was released on September 4, 2025. In the NIRF ranking 2025 for the MBA colleges, IIM Sambalpur improved its rank by 16 places and moved to 34 from the NIRF ranking of 50 in 2024. Though IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and IIM Kozhikode maintained their position as the top 3 management colleges in India as per NIRF ranking 2025, it was 5 IIMS that showed a surprising rise in NIRF 2025 ranking that took the spotlight with its NIRF 2025 rank list. Along with the improvement in the NIRF Ranking 2025, IIM Sambalpur also improved its NIRF score, which reached 58.59 from 51.47 of the last year. Apart from IIM Sambalpur, IIM Trichy (16) and IIM Jammu (35) are up by 11 and 7 places respectively in the NIRF ranking PDF 2025.

    This Story also Contains

    1. NIRF Management Ranking 2025: Key Highlights
    2. NIRF Ranking 2025: Top 5 IIMS that gained the most this year
    3. NIRF Ranking 2025: IIMs Gainers
    4. NIRF Ranking 2025: From 66 to 34 in 3 years, IIM Sambalpur’s Growth has been steady over the years
    5. IIM Sambalpur in the NIRF Ranking over the Years
    6. NIRF Ranking 2025: Top 3 IIMS that lost the most this year
    7. NIRF Ranking 2025: IIMs that slipped the
    8. NIRF MBA Ranking 2025: How IIMs Performed this year
    9. NIRF Ranking 2025: How IIMs Performed 2025 Vs 2024
    NIRF 2025: These 5 IIMs Show Surprising Rise This Year
    NIRF 2025 Ranking: 5 IIMs Show Surprising Rise

    NIRF Management Ranking 2025: Key Highlights

    • NIRF 2025 Ranking Top 3 IIMs are IIM Ahmedabad (1), IIM Bangalore (2), and IIM Kozhikode (3).

    • Out of 21 IIMs, 9 IIMs improved their NIRF Ranking, while 6 IIMs slipped in NIRF 2025 Ranking compared to last year.

    • NIRF 2025 Ranking: The Highest Gain among IIMs is IIM Sambalpur (34), ranking increased by 16 places. IIM Trichy (16) NIRF 2025 ranking increased by 11 places, and IIM Jammu (35) NIRF 2025 Ranking increased by 7 places.

    • IIM Shillong (38) slipped 14 points from NIRF ranking 24 last year, while IIM Amritsar (64) slipped 17 places from 47 last year.

    NIRF Ranking 2025: Top 5 IIMS that gained the most this year

    Here is the list of the IIMs that have increased their places in the NIRF Ranking 2025, as well as the NIRF score 2025

    NIRF Ranking 2025: IIMs Gainers

    IIM

    State

    NIRF Ranking 2025

    NIRF ranking 2024

    Improve from NIRF Ranking 2024

    NIRF Score 2025

    IIM Sambalpur

    Odisha

    34

    50

    +16

    58.59

    IIM Tiruchirappalli

    Tamil Nadu

    16

    27

    + 11

    64.95

    IIM Jammu

    Jammu & Kashmir

    35

    42

    +7

    58.5

    IIM Nagpur

    Maharashtra

    25

    31

    +6

    60.88

    IIM Sirmaur

    Himachal Pradesh

    51

    57

    +6

    54.03

    IIM, Lucknow

    Uttar Pradesh

    5

    7

    +2

    77.97

    IIM Bodh Gaya

    Bihar

    31

    33

    +2

    59.65

    IIM, Raipur

    Chhattisgarh

    15

    14

    +1

    65.03

    IIM, Udaipur

    Rajasthan

    21

    22

    +1

    61.79

    NIRF Ranking 2025: From 66 to 34 in 3 years, IIM Sambalpur’s Growth has been steady over the years

    IIM Sambalpur, which was ranked 50 in the NIRF Ranking 2024, climbed up to 16 places to gain a rank of 34 in the NIRF ranking 202,5, which was published on September 4, 2025. Though there are better-ranked IIMs in the NIRF MAB ranking 2025, none of them increased their ranking like IIM Sambapur did. However, rather than a surprise, it is a steady and continuous growth for IIM Sambalpur.

    From the NIRF ranking 2022, where Sambalpur was ranked 66, it has moved gradually upwards in the next three years. From 58 in the NIRF ranking 2023 and 50 in the NIRF ranking 2024, this management college in Odisha gained its highest rank (34) in the NIRF ranking PDF.

    As it will be evident from the table below, this year, IIM Sambalpur improved its score in all five parameters, which is the deciding factor for the NIRF ranking 2025. In the TLR, it scored 80.96, up from 64, while in RPC, IIM Sambalpur gained a score of 20.18. In the Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), IIM Sambalpur scored 80.34. This needs a special mention as this year, in the 2025-27 batch, IIM Sambalpur witnessed non-engineers having a slight edge over the engineers in the flagship MBA programme.

    Celebrating their improvement in the MBA NIRF ranking 2025, the IIM posted on social media that,

    “IIM Sambalpur, a rising beacon of management excellence, has scripted yet another milestone in its journey! Year after year, the institute continues to redefine the benchmarks of management education, nurturing leaders who are not only future-ready professionals but also ethically grounded and socially conscious changemakers.

    This achievement signifies a remarkable 16-place rise from last year, highlighting IIM Sambalpur’s consistent progress and commitment to excellence.

    Gratitude to our faculty, students, alumni, followers, and stakeholders for being integral to this journey of growth and impact.”

    IIM Sambalpur in the NIRF Ranking over the Years

    Years

    NIRF Rank

    TLR

    RPC

    GO

    OI

    Perception

    Score

    NIRF 2025

    34
    (Up by 16 ranks)

    80.96

    20.77

    84.61

    80.34

    31.31

    58.59

    NIRF 2024

    50
    (Up by 8 ranks)

    64.06

    18.02

    81.32

    75.56

    30.31

    51.47

    NIRF 2023

    58

    (Up by 8 ranks)

    70.41

    14.09

    78.38

    74.76

    23.95

    50.9

    NIRF 2022

    66

    56.84

    13.00

    84.26

    70.52

    22.58

    47.11

    NIRF Ranking 2025: Top 3 IIMS that lost the most this year

    Here is the list of three IIMs whose ranking slipped down from that of the NIRF ranking 2024

    NIRF Ranking 2025: IIMs that slipped the

    IIM

    State

    NIRF Ranking 2025

    NIRF ranking 2024

    Position Slipped from NIRF Ranking 2024

    NIRF Score 2025

    IIM Amritsar

    Punjab

    64

    47

    -17

    51.7

    IIM Shillong

    Meghalaya

    38

    24

    -14

    57.7

    IIM Rohtak

    Haryana

    19

    12

    -7

    62.6

    IIM, Visakhapatnam

    Andhra Pradesh

    29

    26

    -3

    59.95

    IIM, Calcutta

    West Bengal

    7

    5

    -2

    77.34

    IIM, Ranchi

    Jharkhand

    18

    17

    -1

    62.77

    NIRF MBA Ranking 2025: How IIMs Performed this year

    Like last year, IIM Ahmedabad (1), IIM Bangalore (2) and IIM Kozhikode (3) remained in the top three spots of the NIRF ranking 2025 for the management domain. However, apart from these three IIMs, IIM Kolkata dropped two places from 5 to 7 in the NIRF ranking 2025. IIM Shillong, another old IIM, also witnessed a 14-place slip from 24 to 38 in the NIRF ranking 2025.

    In the table below, we have charted out how 21 IIMs, the prominent colleges to study MBA in India, have performed in the NIRF 2025 ranking list

    NIRF Ranking 2025: How IIMs Performed 2025 Vs 2024

    IIM

    State

    NIRF Ranking 2025

    NIRF ranking 2024

    Position Improved/ Slipped from NIRF Ranking 2024

    NIRF Score 2025

    IIM, Ahmedabad

    Gujarat

    1

    1

    0

    83.29

    IIM, Bangalore

    Karnataka

    2

    2

    0

    81.56

    IIM, Kozhikode

    Kerala

    3

    3

    0

    79.85

    IIM, Lucknow

    Uttar Pradesh

    5

    7

    +2

    77.97

    IIM, Mumbai

    Maharashtra

    6

    6

    0

    77.58

    IIM, Calcutta

    West Bengal

    7

    5

    -2

    77.34

    IIM, Indore

    Madhya Pradesh

    8

    8

    0

    75.68

    IIM, Raipur

    Chhattisgarh

    15

    14

    +1

    65.03

    IIM, Tiruchirappalli

    Tamil Nadu

    16

    27

    + 11

    64.95

    IIM, Ranchi

    Jharkhand

    18

    17

    -1

    62.77

    IIM, Rohtak

    Haryana

    19

    12

    -7

    62.6

    IIM, Udaipur

    Rajasthan

    21

    22

    +1

    61.79

    IIM, Kashipur

    Uttarakhand

    23

    23

    0

    61.74

    IIM, Nagpur

    Maharashtra

    25

    31

    +6

    60.88

    IIM, Visakhapatnam

    Andhra Pradesh

    29

    26

    -3

    59.95

    IIM, Bodh Gaya

    Bihar

    31

    33

    +2

    59.65

    IIM, Sambalpur

    Odisha

    34

    50

    +16

    58.59

    IIM, Jammu

    Jammu & Kashmir

    35

    42

    +7

    58.5

    IIM, Shillong

    Meghalaya

    38

    24

    -14

    57.7

    IIM, Sirmaur

    Himachal Pradesh

    51

    57

    +6

    54.03

    IIM, Amritsar

    Punjab

    64

    47

    -17

    51.7

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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    A:

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    A:

    IIT Delhi is the top-most IIT that offers MBA in the NIRF ranking 2025

    Q: Which is the top-most IIM MBA college in the NIRF Ranking 2025?
    A:

    IIM Ahmedabad is the top-most IIM in the NIRF Ranking 2025. 

    Q: Which is the top-most non-IIM MBA college in the NIRF Ranking 2025?
    A:

    IIT Delhi is the top-most non-IIM MBA college in the NIRF Ranking 2025. 

    Q: Which is the top-most MBA college in the NIRF Ranking 2025?
    A:

    IIM Ahmedabad is the top-most MBA college in the NIRF Ranking 2025. 

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