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.
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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.
Here is the list of the IIMs that have increased their places in the NIRF Ranking 2025, as well as the NIRF score 2025
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
Maharashtra
25
31
+6
60.88
Himachal Pradesh
51
57
+6
54.03
Uttar Pradesh
5
7
+2
77.97
Bihar
31
33
+2
59.65
Chhattisgarh
15
14
+1
65.03
Rajasthan
21
22
+1
61.79
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.”
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
Here is the list of three IIMs whose ranking slipped down from that of the NIRF ranking 2024
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
Haryana
19
12
-7
62.6
Andhra Pradesh
29
26
-3
59.95
West Bengal
7
5
-2
77.34
Jharkhand
18
17
-1
62.77
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
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
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