NIRF MBA Ranking 2025 for Non-IIMs: Know Ranks Of Top Colleges - IIT Delhi, XLRI, MDI, IIFT
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NIRF MBA Ranking 2025 for Non-IIMs: Know Ranks Of Top Colleges - IIT Delhi, XLRI, MDI, IIFT

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Himanshu ShekharUpdated on 04 Sep 2025, 12:40 PM IST

The NIRF 2025 MBA ranking has been released by Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister for Education, on September 4 at the official website - nirfindia.org. In the NIRF Management category, IIMs continue to dominate the top spots in the management category; several non-IIMs have also made remarkable strides this year. Many non-IIMs have marked their presence in the top 20. NIRF MBA ranking 2025 for non-IIMs - IIT Delhi (NIRF rank 4), XLRI-Xavier School of Management (rank 9), and IIT Bombay (rank 10) were secured. As India’s higher education diversifies, non-IIMs are gaining their academic excellence, research output, industry interface, and student outcomes. Read this article by Careers360 to know the NIRF 2025 rank for non-IIMs along with their overall score.

NIRF MBA Ranking 2025 for Non-IIMs: Know Ranks Of Top Colleges - IIT Delhi, XLRI, MDI, IIFT
NIRF MBA Ranking 2025 for Non-IIMs: Know Ranks Of Top Colleges - IIT Delhi, XLRI, MDI, IIFT

NIRF 2025 MBA Ranking for Non-IIMs

Check out the NIRF 2025 ranking for non-IIMs (top B-schools). This table consists of the NIRF ranking for the top 10. Once the entire management NIRF 2025 is published, the same can be accessed on this page.

Top Non-IIMs

NIRF Rank 2025

IIT Delhi

4

MDI Gurugram

9

XLRI Jamshedpur

10

Last year’s NIRF Ranking for Non-IIMs

Check out the last year’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rank of top non-IIMs (Top 20)

NIRF ranking MBA colleges

NIRF ranking for the Management category

NIRF score

IIT Delhi

4

76.25

XLRI-Xavier School of Management

9

68.13

IIT Bombay

10

67.16

Management Development Institute (MDI)

11

66.85

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM)

13

65.13

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)

15

62.36

IIT Madras

16

61.73

IIT Roorkee

18

61.21

IIT Kharagpur

19

61.03

S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research

20

60.97

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings are used to rate institutions across the country based on certain parameters, including facilities, teachers, placement record, and overall performance. Along with the rank, NIRF gives every college an overall score by considering these factors.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Which non-IIMs are in the top 10 NIRF rankings for 2025?
A:

In the top 10 NIRF rankings for 2025, IIT Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, and XLRI Jamshedpur have secured their spots in the top 10, with NIRF ranks of 4, 9, and 10, respectively.

Q: Which MBA school ranked in India 2025?
A:

IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, and IIM Kozhikode grabbed the first three spot in the NIRF ranking for 2025.

Q: Is the NIRF ranking for 2025 released?
A:

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking for 2025 has been released by the Ministry of Education on September 4, 2025.

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