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    NIRF Management Ranking 2024 - Top Gainers and Losers

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    Alen Tom ShajiUpdated on 10 Sep 2024, 11:06 AM IST

    NIRF Management Ranking 2024: National Institutional Ranking Framework announced the NIRF ranking 2024 of the management category of institutes. The NIRF ranking report lists the best and average MBA colleges in India based on its ranking. Some of the top MBA colleges in India as per the NIRF report 2024 are IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode, IIT Delhi and many others. The ranks in the NIRF management report can vary every year based on the performance of the institutes in a year in achieving the placements records, patents, publications, reputation, and available infrastructure and facilities. So, there will be gainers and losers in the NIRF management ranking every year.

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    1. NIRF Management Ranking 2024 - Top Gainers and Losers
    2. Top Gainers in NIRF Management Ranking 2024
    3. Major Losers in NIRF Management Ranking 2024
    4. How does NIRF rank Management Institutes in India?
    5. Best Public MBA Colleges as per NIRF Ranking 2024
    6. Best Private MBA Colleges as per NIRF Ranking 2024
    NIRF Management Ranking 2024 - Top Gainers and Losers
    NIRF Management Ranking 2024

    The NIRF reports for the gainers to maintain and improve their ranks and it's a chance for the losers to improve and try to bring their institutes to be called one of the best MBA college in India. Read this article to know the gainers and losers in NIRF management ranking 2024.

    NIRF Management Ranking 2024 - Top Gainers and Losers

    • The NIRF 2024 was released on August 12, 2024, at the National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education official website - nirfindia.org.

    • The officials have released the top 125 NIRF management ranked MBA colleges in India.

    • IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, and IIM Kozhikode are ranked in the top 3 positions under NIRF management ranking 2024.

    • IIM Calcutta, IIM Udaipur and other IITs ranks have fallen as per NIRF report 2024.

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    Top Gainers in NIRF Management Ranking 2024

    Several institutions have made significant rises in their NIRF rank in 2024 like IIM Indore, IIM Lucknow, IIT Delhi and SIBM Pune. These MBA institutions have made notable progress in the various aspects of NIRF ranking like quality of education, research, placement records, total number of graduates and others. The top gainers in the NIRF 2024 got an extra boost to get a maximum number of applicants for MBA admission 2025, and the number of companies appearing for their summer and final placement session will be higher compared to previous years. Companies from various sectors will arrive at these institutes to choose excellent skilled graduates based on their requirements.

    NIRF Management Ranking 2024 - Major Gainers

    College Name

    NIRF Score

    NIRF Rank 24

    NIRF Rank 23

    Median Salary 2022-23 (in Rs.)

    Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

    83.32

    1

    1

    3100000

    Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

    81.17

    2

    2

    3300000

    Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

    77.90

    3

    3

    2700000

    Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

    76.24

    4

    5

    2445000

    Indian Institute of Management Mumbai

    74.74

    6

    7

    3200000

    Indian Institute of Management Indore

    73.53

    8

    8

    2470000

    XLRI-Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur

    68.13

    9

    9

    3024000

    Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

    67.17

    10

    10

    2664000

    Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

    66.85

    11

    13

    2613000

    Indian Institute of Management Rohtak

    66.49

    12

    12

    1873972

    Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune

    65.13

    13

    17

    2400000

    Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi

    62.35

    15

    27

    2650000

    Indian Institute of Management Ranchi

    61.27

    17

    24

    1650000

    Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

    61.21

    18

    18

    1809000

    SPJIMR, Mumbai

    60.96

    20

    20

    3200000

    Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai

    60.96

    21

    21

    2135000

    Indian Institute of Management Shillong

    60.49

    24

    26

    2609000

    Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

    60.32

    25

    25

    1020000

    Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam

    59.20

    26

    29

    1600000

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

    57.41

    28

    30

    810500

    Indian Institute of Management Nagpur

    56.95

    31

    43

    1685000

    MICA, Ahmedabad

    56.63

    32

    37

    1900000

    Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya

    56.27

    33

    53

    1550000

    Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

    56.02

    35

    38

    1600000

    Chandigarh University

    55.71

    36

    36

    800000

    ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad

    55.31

    39

    40

    1000000

    XIM University, Bhubaneswar

    54.49

    43

    46

    1925000

    Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala

    53.27

    44

    49

    656250

    Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida

    53.22

    45

    47

    875000

    Indian Institute of Management Amritsar

    52.57

    47

    51

    1594000

    Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

    52.27

    48

    56

    1180000

    Institute of Rural Management, Anand

    51.54

    49

    54

    1500000

    Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur

    51.48

    50

    58

    1600000

    Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon

    51.35

    52

    62

    1000000

    FORE School of Management, Delhi

    51.09

    53

    63

    1410000

    Chitkara University, Patiala

    51.03

    54

    64

    900000

    Nirma University, Ahmedabad

    51.00

    55

    61

    1100000

    International Management Institute, Kolkata

    50.97

    56

    70

    1050000

    Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur

    50.91

    57

    98

    1261000

    Graphic Era University, Dehradun

    50.59

    59

    65

    606000

    Christ University, Bangalore

    50.56

    60

    60

    912000

    International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar

    50.37

    61

    67

    1200000

    Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi

    49.40

    65

    66

    618500

    Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai

    49.25

    66


    1000000

    Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

    49.14

    68

    69

    924000

    Alliance University, Bangalore

    48.38

    71

    87

    920000

    Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow

    48.32

    72

    92

    864000

    Manipal University, Jaipur

    48.10

    73

    79

    725102

    Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur

    47.56

    75

    80

    829000

    Jain Deemed to be University, Bangalore

    47.47

    77

    85

    848000

    Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi

    47.40

    78

    96

    552000

    PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore

    47.13

    80

    89

    850000

    Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi

    47.09

    81


    750000

    Thiagarajar School of Management, Thirupparankundram

    47.01

    82

    90

    600000

    Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Rohini, Delhi

    46.39

    87

    88

    830000

    New Delhi Institute of Management, Delhi

    46.29

    88

    99

    860000

    Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar

    45.40

    89

    94

    829053

    National Institute of Technology Warangal

    42.62

    100


    720000

    Major Losers in NIRF Management Ranking 2024

    The NIRF 2024 also listed some of the losers in the NIRF management ranking report 2024. IIM Calcutta has fallen to 5th position, overtaken by IIT Delhi. From the NIRF report 2024, it is clear that the majority of the new IIMs like IIM Raipur, IIT Udaipur, IIM Kashipur, IIM Trichy, a few IITs and other MBA colleges have lost their previous ranks. The NIRF ranking 2024 has fallen due to the low score in parameters like quality of education, placement records and total number of graduates. The low score made some of the MBA colleges lose their ranks for the better ones.

    Top Losers in NIRF Management Ranking 2024

    College Name

    NIRF Score

    NIRF Rank 24

    NIRF Rank 23

    Median Salary 2022-23 (in Rs.)

    Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

    75.06

    5

    4

    3367000

    Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

    74.42

    7

    6

    3000000

    Indian Institute of Management Raipur

    64.40

    14

    11

    2000000

    Indian Institute of Technology Madras

    61.73

    16

    15

    2045668

    Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

    61.02

    19

    14

    2450000

    Indian Institute of Management Udaipur

    60.93

    22

    16

    1853244

    Indian Institute of Management Kashipur

    60.82

    23

    19

    1720000

    Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli

    57.67

    27

    22

    1860000

    Amity University, Noida

    57.23

    29

    23

    600000

    Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

    57.23

    30

    28

    1725000

    Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai

    56.14

    34

    31

    1450000

    Goa Institute of Management, Goa

    55.68

    37

    33

    1500000

    Lovely Professional University, Phagwara

    55.49

    38

    32

    850000

    International Management Institute, Delhi

    54.88

    40

    34

    1633000

    UPES, Dehradun

    54.81

    41

    39

    800000

    Indian Institute of Management Jammu

    54.64

    42

    41

    1525000

    Indian Institute of Technology Indian School of Mines Dhanbad

    52.77

    46

    44

    1130000

    National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

    51.39

    51

    35

    870000

    T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal

    50.78

    58

    42

    1350000

    Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar

    49.69

    62

    57

    480000

    K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai

    49.66

    63

    45

    1100000

    Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida

    49.43

    64

    48

    1100000

    Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar

    49.23

    67

    59

    700000

    Anna University, Chennai

    48.92

    69

    49

    800000

    Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

    48.69

    70

    55

    526000

    Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai

    47.93

    74

    71

    550000

    National Institute of Technology Calicut

    47.55

    76

    75

    803500

    Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur

    47.29

    79

    52

    740000

    BML Munjal University, Gurgaon

    46.67

    83

    72

    785000

    Prin LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai

    46.53

    84

    73

    1178000

    Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

    46.47

    85

    68

    825000

    Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow

    46.42

    86

    78

    1040000

    Panjab University, Chandigarh

    44.70

    92

    82

    1241918

    Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli

    44.17

    94

    86

    1200000

    Tezpur University, Tezpur

    43.48

    95

    93

    800000

    National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad

    43.16

    96

    97

    1159282

    Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

    45.01

    90

    77

    800000

    National Institute of Bank Management, Pune

    44.85

    91

    76

    1500000

    Rajagiri Business School, Kochi

    44.33

    93

    83

    450000

    Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad

    43.01

    97

    84

    1100000

    Galgotias University, Greater Noida

    42.89

    98

    91

    525000

    KREA University, Sri City

    42.82

    99

    74

    1020000

    How does NIRF rank Management Institutes in India?

    The National Institute of Ranking Framework ranks the management institutes of India based on the various aspects of Institution performance. The key parameters used to release the best MBA colleges in India are mentioned in detail below.

    • Teaching, Learning and Infrastructure

    Under this parameter, the quality of education, learning resources, student strength, infrastructure and facilities will be evaluated. NIRF ranking 2024 is done based on the availability of infrastructure facilities like libraries, laboratories, classrooms and other amenities.

    • Research and Professional Practice

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    It is one of the parameters taken for NIRF management ranking 2024. NIRF ranking authority checks out the quality of research and publications released by the institutes.

    • Graduation Outcomes

    This measures the successor students in terms of placements, higher studies and entrepreneurship. It determines the total number of students who will be appearing for the upcoming academic years.

    • Outreach

    This parameter evaluates the diversity of students and faculty by checking the representation of female staff. Analyse whether the institutes are affordable to all the candidates irrespective of any financial background.

    • Perception

    The final evaluation for the NIRF ranking is done based on the reputation of the institute. This is done by the responses taken from the students, alumni, recruiters and the public.

    Best Public MBA Colleges as per NIRF Ranking 2024

    The majority of the top public NIRF ranked management colleges 2024 have improved and maintained their NIRF rankings 2024. The top NIRF public ranked management colleges include IIMs, IITs, NITs and other public universities offering MBA programmes. The quality of education, faculties, infrastructure, placement records, research and other aspects made the top public MBA colleges get ranked well. The quality of the top public MBA colleges attracts both the MBA aspirants to pursue the best MBA from a reputed institution and attract the reputed organisations to choose the best graduates from these public institutes.

    Best Private MBA Colleges as per NIRF Ranking 2024

    The top NIRF ranked private MBA colleges in India comprise XLRI, MDI Gurgaon, SIBM Pune and many more. Candidates who wish to do an MBA from any of the following MBA colleges can analyse the institute based on the NIRF score, and average MBA salary packages. Admission to the private MBA colleges will be based on the MBA entrance exams conducted by the respective institutes.

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What are the parameters considered in the NIRF management ranking 2024?
    A:

    The Ministry of Education, Govt. of India releases the NIRF ranking every year. The NIRF ranking is released based on the performance of institutes in various parameters like quality of education, infrastructure and facilities, placement records, the total number of admissions and many others.

    Q: Which are the top private MBA colleges as per NIRF ranking 2024?
    A:

    The best private MBA colleges as per NIRF ranking are XLRI, MDI Gurgaon, SIBM Pune, SPJIMR Mumbai and NMIMS Mumbai.

    Q: Which are the top public MBA colleges as per NIRF ranking 2024?
    A:

    The top public NIRF ranked management colleges include IIMs and IITs. The best public MBA colleges are IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode, IIT Delhi, and IIM Calcutta.

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