NIRF MBA Rankings 2025 vs 2024 vs 2023: Which B-Schools Moved Up & Down?
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NIRF MBA Rankings 2025 vs 2024 vs 2023: Which B-Schools Moved Up & Down?

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Malvika ChawlaUpdated on 04 Sep 2025, 05:40 PM IST

NIRF MBA Rankings 2025 vs 2024 vs 2023: The NIRF 2025 Rankings were announced on September 4, 2025, by the Education Minister, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan. This year, NIRF 2025 aims to inform students properly and set a spirit of competition. As per NIRF ranking 2025, the #1 management institute in India is IIM Ahmedabad, for the 3rd consecutive year. Following this list are IIM Bangalore. IIM K, IIM Delhi, IIM Lucknow, IIM Mumbai and among other top IIMs, which made it to the list of top 10 IIM colleges according to the NIRF ranking management 2025. Keep reading to find the latest NIRF 2025 rankings for IIMs, IITs, private and government colleges under the MBA domain.

This Story also Contains

  1. MBA Colleges as per NIRF Ranking 2025: Key Highlights
  2. NIRF MBA Ranking 2025 vs 2024 vs 2023: Top IIMs in India
  3. NIRF Ranking 2025 vs 2024 vs 2023: Top IIT MBA Colleges in India
  4. NIRF Ranking 2025 vs 2024 vs 2023: Top Government MBA Colleges in India
  5. NIRF Ranking 2025 vs 2024 vs 2023: Top 15 Private MBA Colleges in India
NIRF MBA Rankings 2025 vs 2024 vs 2023: Which B-Schools Moved Up & Down?
NIRF MBA Rankings 2025 vs 2024 vs 2023

MBA Colleges as per NIRF Ranking 2025: Key Highlights

  • NIRF rankings 2025 have once again ranked IIM Ahmedabad at #1 among the list of top IIM colleges in India. This is the for 3rd consecutive year that the institute has been ranked at the top.

  • IIT Madras, in the overall category, once again, bagged the top position in the NIRF 2025 for the seventh consecutive year.

  • As for the top private MBA colleges in India, NIRF Ranking 2025 has ranked MDI Gurgaon on #9 and XLRI Jamshedpur on #10 for the management category.

NIRF MBA Ranking 2025 vs 2024 vs 2023: Top IIMs in India

Take a look at the following list of top IIM MBA colleges according to the latest NIRF rankings 2025 data.

College Name

NIRF Ranking 2025

NIRF Rank 2024

NIRF Rank 2023

IIM Ahmedabad

1

1

1

IIM Bangalore

2

2

2

IIM Kozhikode

3

3

3

IIM Delhi

4

4

5

IIM Lucknow

5

7

6

IIM Mumbai

6

6

7

IIM Calcutta

7

5

4

IIM Indore

8

8

8

NIRF Ranking 2025 vs 2024 vs 2023: Top IIT MBA Colleges in India

Here is the following list, which mentions some of the top government MBA colleges in India along with their NIRF rankings for 2025, 2024 and 2023.

College Name

NIRF Ranking 2025

NIRF Ranking 2024

NIRF Rank 2023

IIT Madras

1

16

15

IIT Delhi

4

4

5

IIT Kharagpur

12

19

14

IIT Bombay

14

10

10

IIT Roorkee

22

18

18

IIT Kanpur

27

29

28

IIT Guwahati

-

-

9

NIRF Ranking 2025 vs 2024 vs 2023: Top Government MBA Colleges in India

Here is the following list, which mentions some of the top government MBA colleges in India along with their NIRF rankings for 2025, 2024 and 2023.

College Name

NIRF Ranking 2025

NIRF Ranking 2024

NIRF Rank 2023

National Institute of Technology Warangal

-

100

-

National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad

95

96

97

Panjab University, Chandigarh

92

92

82

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow

79

86

78

National Institute of Technology Calicut
857675
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh697055
Anna University, Chennai886949

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

60

48

56

NIRF Ranking 2025 vs 2024 vs 2023: Top 15 Private MBA Colleges in India

The following mentions the top private MBA colleges in India along with their NIRF ranking 2025, 2024 and 2023 to give you a comparison for each year.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Which new category is planned to be introduced in the 2025 edition of NIRF?
A:

The new category this year is for Sustainable Development Goals. This evaluates institutions on the basis of their 'green' practices.

Q: Is NIRF accurate?
A:

The effectiveness of the NIRF ranking depends on the data which is provided by the participating institutes. 

Q: Is NIRF ranking done every year?
A:

Yes, the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings are done every year to assess and rank higher education institutions in India based on several parameters.

Q: What are the parameters for the NIRF ranking 2025?
A:

The NIRF rankings are based on five broad parameters: Teaching, Learning and Resources; Research and Professional Practices; Graduation Outcomes; Outreach and Inclusivity; and Perception.

Q: Is NIRF 2025 ranking released?
A:

Yes, the NIRF 2025 ranking has been released and will soon be available on the official website.

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If cost is your main concern, IGNOU is the best choice. But if you want better exposure and placement assistance, then Bharati Vidyapeeth or DY Patil could be good options. Just make sure the course you choose is UGC-approved so that your degree is valid everywhere.