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    NIRF MBA Ranking 2025 To Be Released Now! Check Top B-Schools, Parameters & Past Year Trends
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    NIRF MBA Ranking 2025 To Be Released Now! Check Top B-Schools, Parameters & Past Year Trends

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    Himanshu ShekharUpdated on 04 Sep 2025, 03:53 PM IST

    The NIRF 2025 MBA ranking has been released today, September 4, 2025, by the Ministry of Education on the official website. The NIRF ranking can be accessed at nirfindia.org. In the NIRF ranking the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) ranks institutions based on learning, teaching, graduation rates, research, outreach, and other factors. This year, the 10th edition of the NIRF rank is going to be released. Going by the past year's trends, the authorities release the NIRF ranking in the month of August. This year, the release of the same was delayed because the Madras High Court issued a temporary stay following a complaint about the NIRF transparency and data issues.

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    1. NIRF 2025 MBA Ranking: Top 10 MBA Colleges
    2. Last Year’s NIRF Ranking 2024
    3. NIRF Ranking Parameter and Weightage
    NIRF MBA Ranking 2025 To Be Released Now! Check Top B-Schools, Parameters & Past Year Trends
    NIRF MBA Ranking 2025 To Be Released on September 4: Check Top B-Schools, Parameters & Past Year Trends

    NIRF 2025 MBA Ranking: Top 10 MBA Colleges

    The NIRF ranking 2025 management list comprises the top 10 MBA colleges in the country. Check out the top 10 NIRF ranking for MBA 2025 from the table below

    TOP 10 NIRF Ranking MBA 2025

    NIRF MBA Ranking 2025 List

    NIRF Management Ranking 2025

    NIRF Score 2025

    IIM Ahmedabad

    1

    83.32

    IIM Bangalore

    2

    81.16

    IIM Kozhikode

    3

    77.90

    IIT Delhi

    4

    76.25

    IIM Lucknow

    5

    75.07

    IIM Mumbai

    6

    74.73

    IIM Calcutta

    7

    74.43

    IIM Indore

    8

    73.53

    MDI

    9

    68.13

    XLRI

    10

    67.16

    Last Year’s NIRF Ranking 2024

    Here we have listed the names of the top 20 MBA colleges in India as per last year’s NIRF ranking, along with their score.

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    NIRF Ranking Parameter and Weightage

    NIRF 2025 MBA ranking is decided by considering 5 parameters, such as Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Research & Professional Practice (RP), Outreach & Inclusivity (OI), and Perception (PR). TLR and RP both holds the highest weightage of 30%.

    Parameter

    Marks

    Weightage

    Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)

    100

    0.30

    Graduation Outcomes (GO)

    100

    0.20

    Research & Professional Practice (RP)

    100

    0.30

    Outreach & Inclusivity (OI)

    100

    0.10

    Perception

    100

    0.10

    Till 2024, these parameters remained consistent. However, for the NIRF 2025 ranking, authorities are all set to introduce a new dimension by integrating SDG-related indicators.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Why is NIRF ranking 2025 delayed?
    A:

    This year, the release of the NIRF ranking got delayed because the Madras High Court issued a temporary stay following a complaint about data issues and transparency.

    Q: Which college is no 1 in the NIRF ranking?
    A:

    Going by last year's trends, IIM Ahmedabad secured rank 1 in the management category.

    Q: Is the NiRF ranking 2025 released?
    A:

    NIRF 2025 ranking will be released by the Ministry of Education on September 4, 2025 at the official website.

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