Re-ranking business schools based on just placement data submitted for the purpose of NIRF ranking significantly alters the top 100 ranks.
Careers360 compiled publicly available raw data from approximately 500 institutes out of the 1,026 that participated in the management category of the National Institutional Ranking Framework’s 2025 edition. From this pool, we focused solely on the placement data to compile a new ranking list. For this, equal weightage was assigned to placement rate and median salary for the most recent placement year, 2023-24. This approach provides a clearer understanding of the most critical factor influencing student decisions when it comes to management courses – jobs.
The list of top 100 B-schools drawn up through this process is different from the actual NIRF ranking list. Careers360 even identified 19 institutes that are not in the NIRF rankings but make it into the top 100 when assessed on placements alone.
The table below shows the top 100 institutions based on placements alone and their corresponding ranks on the actual NIRF Management Ranking 2025. It also shows each MBA college’s placement rate and median salary. "NR" denotes institutions that are not ranked by the NIRF; these have also been highlighted.
Placement Rank | NIRF Rank 2025 | Institute | Placed % | Median salary (Rs Lakh) |
1 | 6 | 100 | 33 | |
2 | 2 | 100 | 32.50 | |
3 | 20 | 100 | 31.50 | |
4 | 1 | 100 | 31 | |
5 | 5 | 100 | 30 | |
5 | 7 | 100 | 30 | |
7 | 10 | 99.74 | 28 | |
8 | 3 | 100 | 27 | |
9 | 14 | 97.37 | 26.73 | |
10 | 38 | 100 | 25.67 | |
11 | 9 | MDI Gurgaon | 98.38 | 26.13 |
12 | 8 | IIM Indore | 100 | 25.50 |
13 | 17 | 100 | 25 | |
14 | 11 | 96.76 | 25 | |
15 | 4 | IIT Delhi | 100 | 22.05 |
16 | 12 | IIT Kharagpur | 99.20 | 20.65 |
17 | 24 | 100 | 20 | |
18 | 27 | IIT Kanpur | 100 | 19.90 |
19 | 45 | XIM University Bhubaneswar | 99.43 | 19.53 |
20 | 19 | IIM Rohtak | 100 | 19.27 |
21 | 22 | IIT Roorkee | 100 | 18.50 |
22 | 16 | IIM Tiruchirappalli | 100 | 18.10 |
23 | 18 | IIM Ranchi | 100 | 18 |
23 | 21 | IIM Udaipur | 100 | 18 |
23 | 33 | 100 | 18 | |
26 | 15 | IIM Raipur | 100 | 17.50 |
27 | 13 | IIT Madras | 100 | 16.78 |
28 | NR | 100 | 16.40 | |
29 | 40 | 99.26 | 16.60 | |
30 | 25 | IIM Nagpur | 100 | 16 |
31 | 64 | IIM Amritsar | 100 | 15.60 |
32 | 59 | 98.92 | 15.52 | |
33 | 101-125 | National Institute of Bank Management, Pune | 100 | 15 |
33 | 35 | IIM Jammu | 100 | 15 |
33 | 54 | 100 | 15 | |
36 | 30 | Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad | 96.38 | 15.86 |
37 | 29 | 95.86 | 15.50 | |
38 | NR | Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai | 97.18 | 14.95 |
39 | 23 | 96.86 | 15.03 | |
40 | 43 | Goa Institute of Management, Goa | 97.69 | 14.40 |
41 | 34 | IIM Sambalpur | 100 | 13.15 |
42 | 39 | 100 | 13.09 | |
43 | 31 | IIM Bodh Gaya | 100 | 13 |
44 | 83 | Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur | 100 | 13 |
45 | 51 | 100 | 12.98 | |
46 | 79 | Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow | 100 | 12.78 |
47 | 28 | 100 | 12.60 | |
48 | 42 | International Management Institute, Kolkata | 100 | 12.48 |
49 | 60 | Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | 100 | 12.10 |
50 | 94 | 100 | 12 | |
51 | NR | 100 | 11.70 | |
52 | 95 | National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad | 100 | 11.60 |
53 | NR | 100 | 11.50 | |
54 | 99 | Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur | 100 | 11.07 |
55 | 55 | 100 | 11 | |
56 | 75 | Prin LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai | 97.24 | 11.50 |
57 | 61 | Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida | 100 | 10.50 |
58 | 101-125 | Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi | 95.02 | 12.05 |
59 | 101-125 | Sri Balaji University, Pune | 100 | 10 |
59 | NR | Indus Business School, Pune | 100 | 10 |
59 | 98 | IIT Jodhpur | 100 | 10 |
62 | 101-125 | University of Allahabad Allahabad | 100 | 9.80 |
63 | 48 | 100 | 9.55 | |
64 | 65 | K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai | 92.53 | 12 |
65 | 86 | New Delhi Institute of Management, Delhi | 100 | 9.50 |
66 | 72 | 95.31 | 10.75 | |
67 | 90 | Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Rohini, Delhi | 100 | 9.05 |
68 | 92 | 96.00 | 10 | |
69 | 50 | 95.83 | 10 | |
70 | 41 | Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida | 99.13 | 8.85 |
71 | 74 | Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur | 99.15 | 8.79 |
72 | NR | Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering, Coimbatore | 100 | 8.50 |
72 | NR | 100 | 8.50 | |
72 | 84 | PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore | 100 | 8.50 |
75 | NR | Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore | 97.40 | 9.34 |
76 | 96 | Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli | 94.92 | 10 |
77 | 100 | University of Lucknow, Lucknow | 99.36 | 8.45 |
78 | 67 | 98.25 | 8.79 | |
79 | 32 | Chandigarh University, Chandigarh | 100 | 8 |
79 | 101-125 | Pune Institute of Business Management, Pune | 100 | 8 |
79 | NR | Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management, Pune | 100 | 8 |
82 | 73 | Jain University, Bangalore | 98.16 | 8.50 |
83 | NR | Chandigarh School of Business, Jhanjeri | 100 | 7.80 |
84 | 101-125 | Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development, Pune | 100 | 7.65 |
85 | 101-125 | Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indore | 97.63 | 8.40 |
86 | 56 | SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai | 96.82 | 8.65 |
87 | NR | Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Gandhinagar | 98.59 | 8 |
88 | 53 | Nirma University, Ahmedabad | 91.01 | 10.50 |
89 | NR | 100 | 7.50 | |
89 | NR | IES's Management College and Research Centre, Mumbai | 100 | 7.50 |
91 | NR | Matoshri College of Management and Research Centre, Eklahare | 100 | 7.42 |
92 | 85 | NIT Calicut | 97.73 | 8.07 |
93 | NR | 100 | 7.30 | |
94 | 57 | Department of Management Studies, NIT, Tiruchirappalli | 95.18 | 8.70 |
95 | NR | IILM Institute for Business and Management, Gurgaon | 100 | 7.10 |
96 | NR | Prin LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Bangalore | 91.13 | 10 |
97 | NR | Army Institute of Management and Technology, Greater Noida | 100 | 6.91 |
98 | 101-125 | Amity University, Patna | 100 | 6.75 |
99 | NR | Chetana's Ramprasad Khandelwal Institute of Management and Research, Bandra | 99.16 | 7 |
100 | 26 | 97.25 | 7.60 |
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
To get an MBA, you typically need to have a bachelor's degree and work experience, though this is often not required for integrated programs. The next step is to take a relevant entrance exam like CAT, XAT, NMAT, or GMAT, and then apply to the business schools of your choice. The final stages usually involve a Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI) before a final admission decision is made.
I hope it will clear your query!!
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The better PG course depends on your career goals: choose an MCA if you want a career focused on technology, like coding, software development, and technical roles. Opt for an MBA (IT) if you are interested in management, leadership, strategy, and business aspects of the IT sector.
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Yes, B.Pharm and work experience can be valuable for an MBA in marketing. As you already work in the pharmaceutical industry, means you have technical and industry knowledge which gives you a strong base for understanding products deeply. You have work experience which means you have an understanding of product lifecycle, you can coordinate and communicate with quality and logistics terms. You can also solve problems, process them and have an insight how the manufacturing affects pricing and supply. All these things can come as a huge advantage to you during your MBA.
So, your work experience gives you industry expertise, credibility and strong foundation for your MBA degree.
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Hello aspirant,
Here below I am providing you with the name of some of the best MBA colleges in Hyderabad:
To know about more colleges, you can visit our site through following link:
https://bschool.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-mba-colleges-in-hyderabad
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Hello,
Here are some top MBA colleges in India with fees under Rs. 2 lakh and their exam/cutoff details:
SIMSREE, Mumbai – Fee around Rs. 1.3–1.4 lakh for 2 years. Accepts CAT, CMAT, MAH-CET, MAT, ATMA. Cutoff is very high, usually 99+ percentile in CAT/CMAT.
PUMBA (Dept. of Management Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University) – Fee around Rs. 1.2–1.3 lakh. Accepts CAT, CMAT, MAH-CET, ATMA. Cutoff approx. 75+ percentile in CAT, 90–95+ percentile in CMAT, high scores in MAH-CET.
TISS, Mumbai (MA HRM & other management-related programmes) – Fee around Rs. 1.7–1.9 lakh. Accepts CAT for some courses. Qualifying cutoff is around 60–70 percentile, but final selection cutoffs are higher.
These are the main government institutes where the full MBA/PG programme fee is within Rs. 2 lakh. Cutoffs vary slightly each year and by category, but SIMSREE and PUMBA generally need high scores, while TISS has its own process along with CAT shortlisting.
Hope it helps !
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