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.
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 |
4 | |
9 | |
10 |
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 |
10 | 67.16 | |
Management Development Institute (MDI) | 11 | 66.85 |
13 | 65.13 | |
15 | 62.36 | |
16 | 61.73 | |
18 | 61.21 | |
19 | 61.03 | |
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)
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.
IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, and IIM Kozhikode grabbed the first three spot in the NIRF ranking for 2025.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking for 2025 has been released by the Ministry of Education on September 4, 2025.
On Question asked by student community
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|---|---|---|
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