Top MBA Colleges in India 2021: Rank, Admission, Fees, Cutoff & Placements

Top MBA Colleges in India 2021: MBA courses in India offer a comprehensive and diverse education in the field of business administration. Renowned for their academic rigor and practical relevance, these programs are designed to equip students with essential managerial skills and knowledge. Indian MBA curricula typically cover a wide array of subjects, including finance, marketing, human resources, operations, and entrepreneurship. 

According to the IIRF MBA Ranking 2021, some of the top MBA colleges in India include Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru; Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi; Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata; and Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. IIRF has also released the latest ranking of the top MBA colleges in India, the IIRF MBA Ranking 2022 and the IIRF MBA Ranking 2023.

Many top management colleges in India emphasize case-based learning, encouraging students to analyze real-world business challenges. Additionally, the country boasts prestigious institutions like the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other reputed business schools, attracting students from diverse backgrounds. Pursuing a degree at the top MBA colleges in India not only provides a global perspective on business but also offers networking opportunities and exposure to the vibrant and dynamic Indian corporate landscape. Check out the complete list of the top MBA colleges in India according to the IIRF MBA Rankings 2021 mentioned below.

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National Cluster Rank* (Survey & Perceptive Based)
Business Schools (Govt. & Pvt.)
Placement Performance(PP)
Teaching Learning Resource & Pedagogy(TLRP)
Research(RS)
Industry Income & Integration (III)
Placement Strategy & Support
Future Orientation
External Perception & International Outlook(EPIO)
Overall Index Score
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1 Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru 95.4 90.1880.2 94.2 93.95 88.2 91.7 903.3
1 Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi 92.6 90.1880.2 93.2 93.95 88.2 90.7 894.4
1 Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad 95.4 91.9880.2 95.2 93.95 88.2 92.95 909.4
3 Indian Institute of Management, Indore 85.32 82.9878.2 93.2 93.95 84.2 90.03 854.5
4 Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur 80.84 82.9580.15 94.15 85.25 84.15 81.48 839.5
5 Symbiosis Centre For Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD), Pune 79.72 77.5577.2 93.15 93.9 85.15 81.48 824.1
5 Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune 80.82 72.3580.15 94.2 85.15 84.15 81.48 816.3
6 Indian Institute Of Management, Nagpur 80.82 82.9870.13 83.13 72.65 86 81.48 793.2
6 MHRM Department of Humanities And Social Science, (IIT Kharagpur), Kharagpur
78.58 84.7368.13 88.13 60.13 86.1 75.46 785
8 Indian Institute of Management, Jammu 78.58 75.7368.13 88.13 63.88 82.13 77.96 766.5
2 Indian School of Business, Hyderabad 92.6 88.6878.2 95.2 93.95 88.2 90.7 890.5
4 Shailesh J Mehta School of Management, (IIT Mumbai), Mumbai 79.72 81.1880.2 94.2 93.95 85.2 84.53 841.2
5 Indian Institute of Management, Raipur 80.84 81.1571.15 93.13 72.65 85.15 81.43 807.7
6 Department of Business Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi 80.82 82.9870.13 83.13 72.65 86.15 77.96 791.8
7 Dept. of Management Studies (IIT Roorkee), Roorkee 79.72 84.7370.13 82.13 63.88 86.13 77.13 784.9
7 Indian Institute of Management, Shillong 78.58 86.5369.13 82.13 63.88 85.9 77.13 784.1
7 Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad 78.58 86.5368.13 82.13 63.88 75.13 81.48 777.2
8 Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa 83.04 75.7270.12 83.12 60.12 75.12 68.95 762.2
8 Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai 78.58 81.1267.12 83.12 63.87 75.12 71.95 761.2
8 WOXSEN School of Business, Hyderabad 74.08 81.1370.12 82.13 60.12 85.12 71.95 758.1
8 Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Nagpur 78.58 73.9369.13 88.13 63.88 75.13 70.46 757.3
9 Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Indian Institute of Information Technology And Management (ABV-IIITM), Gwalior 70.74 77.5269.13 91.13 60.13 75.13 72.46 749.7
9 Dept. of Management Studies, Indian Insititute of Technology (IIT-ISM), Dhanbad 68.48 77.5269.12 83.12 66.37 75.12 72.46 735
10 Symbiosis Centre For Information Technology, Pune 66.24 79.3369.13 77.12 63.88 86.13 72.46 728.2
8 FORE School of Management, New Delhi 74.08 79.3270.12 88.12 60.12 75.12 71.95 758.3
8 International Management Institute (IMI), Bhubaneswar 74.08 77.5369.13 88.13 63.88 75.13 71.95 755
9 National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai 74.08 70.3370.13 88.12 72.62 75.13 72.46 747.5
10 IFIM Business School/Jagdish Sheth School Of Management, Bengaluru 68.48 77.5269.12 77.12 66.37 75.12 72.46 724.8
1 Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata 95.4 90.1880.2 95.2 93.95 88.2 92.95 905.5
2 Indian Institute Of Management, Lucknow 87.78 88.1578.2 92.2 92.85 86.2 88.28 875
2 Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur 88.68 87.6878.2 94.2 93.95 85.2 84.53 873
2 Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon 89.8 87.6878.2 87.2 93.95 85.2 88.28 865.3
3 S P Jain Institute of Management And Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai 86.44 82.9877.2 93.2 93.95 85.2 90.03 855.7
3 Indian Institute Of Management, Kozhikode 86.44 87.6877.2 87.2 93.95 82.2 84.53 851.9
4 Dept. of Management Studies, (IIT Delhi), New Delhi 79.72 81.1880.2 94.2 93.95 84.2 83.03 840
4 Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi 80.84 82.9580 93.15 85.95 82.15 82.98 837.2
4 Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur 88.62 72.1580.15 93.13 85.15 84.15 82.15 833.1
5 Mudra Insitute Of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA), Ahmedabad
80.84 82.9571.15 93.15 93.9 75.15 81.48 820.6
6 NMIMS School Of Business Management, Mumbai 79.72 81.1569.15 93.13 81.4 75.15 78.46 799.9
7 Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar 78.58 81.1368.13 85.13 63.87 86.13 72.3 773.4
8 Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya 80.82 75.7370.13 82.13 63.88 75.13 77.13 761.1
8 Management Development Institute (MDI), Murshidabad 78.58 77.5269.12 82.12 60.12 83.12 71.95 757.7
9 Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur 70.74 73.9270.13 88.12 63.88 75.13 73.96 741.8
2 Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi 88.68 88.6878.2 93.2 93.95 88.2 90.7 877.7
3 Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai 85.32 82.9879.2 94.2 81.45 85.2 90.7 850.3
4 Indian Institute Of Management, Tiruchirappalli 88.68 72.3581.15 93.85 85.15 84.15 82.15 833.6
5 Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak 88.68 72.1571.15 93.15 85.15 75.15 88.15 812.2
6 Indian Institute Of Management, Visakhapatnam 78.58 84.7370.13 87.15 72.65 82.15 82.13 796.4
6 Indian Institute Of Management, Kashipur 80.84 84.7368.13 88.13 63.88 86.13 82.13 795.7
6 University Business School (UBS), Punjab University, Chandigarh 81.12 84.7368.13 88.13 60.13 86.25 81.48 792.8
7 International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi 78.58 81.1369.13 85.13 63.88 86.13 75.46 776.6
7 Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE), Mumbai 74.08 88.3369.13 82.13 63.88 75.13 77.96 771
8 Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur 79.72 73.9370.13 88.13 63.88 75.13 75.46 764
8 International Management Institute (IMI), Kolkata 74.08 77.5270.18 83.13 72.62 75.12 77.96 757.1
9 Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar 70.74 73.9269.12 88.12 60.13 86.12 73.62 743.7
9 T.A.PAI Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal 69.62 75.7269.12 83.12 63.88 86.12 72.46 738.6
10 Institute of Management Studies, BHU, Varanasi 69.62 81.1262.12 77.12 63.87 89.12 77.95 730.3
10 Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida 69.62 72.1270.13 77.12 63.87 85.12 80.87 725.2
10 Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Hyderabad 62.88 81.1262.12 83.12 63.87 86.12 70.7 719.6
10 Indian Insitute of Social Welfare & Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata 59.52 82.9257.12 83.12 63.87 86.12 63.95 702.8
10 VIT Business School, Vellore 74.08 72.1255.12 83.12 60.12 75.12 66.95 701.9
10 Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore 66.24 73.9270.12 77.12 53.87 50.12 77.95 691.9
11 Bharati Vidyapeeth University Institute of Management And Research (BVIMR), New Delhi 66.24 72.1270.12 77.12 53.87 50.12 71.95 684.9
18 Institute of Management Studies (IMS), Ghaziabad 58.02 66.753.1 81.1 60.1 78.1 80.35 651.1
20 School of Management And Entrepreneurship, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida 55.04 75.7261.12 77.12 53.87 50.12 67.95 647
24 Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bengaluru 55.8 68.5257.12 65.12 57.62 75.12 65.29 621.1
27 Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (Dept. of Management), Mysuru 58.78 59.5257.12 77.12 63.87 50.12 52.45 613.1
29 GIBS Business School, Bengaluru 60.28 52.3256.12 71.12 43.87 75.12 65.95 595.1
33 Prestige Institute of Management And Research, Indore 51.3 66.7257.12 65.12 47.62 50.12 61.95 583
37 SDM PG Centre For Management Studies And Research, Mangaluru 62.52 70.340.1 57.1 53.85 50.1 60.27 573.8
38 Indore Management Institute (IMI), Indore 62.52 63.148.1 57.1 63.85 50.1 33.43 570.3
41 KLE Technological University (School of Management Studies and Research), Hubli 67.74 72.841.8 18.8 60.8 84.8 48.97 551.3
41 ITM University, Gwalior 55.14 61.340.1 61.1 35.1 75.1 62.27 545.8
42 Indus Business Academy (IBA), Bengaluru 68.86 65.646.8 20.8 48.3 85.8 51.22 544.3
46 JK Business School, Gurugram 51.3 63.835.8 48.8 38.3 76.8 55.3 513.1
47 Indira School of Business Studies, Pune 67.74 67.436.8 28.8 35.8 33.8 60.3 502.9
48 Ramaiah Institute of Management Studies, Bengaluru 62.5 46.940.1 51.1 37.6 50.1 60.27 500.7
49 G.L. Bajaj Institute of Management And Research, Greater Noida 57.66 60.235.8 19.8 17.05 82.8 55.3 459.8
10 TAXILA Business School, Jaipur 62.88 77.5255.12 83.12 63.87 75.12 77.95 694
11 Jindal Global Business School (JGBS), Sonipat 66.24 72.1269.12 77.12 53.87 50.12 65.62 681
11 University School of Business (USB), Chandigarh University, Mohali 61.76 75.7269.12 77.12 53.87 50.12 68.95 679.5
12 Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida 54.8 66.7261.12 81.12 63.87 84.12 71.87 662.4
12 Institute of Rural Management, Anand 60.64 75.7261.12 77.12 57.62 50.12 65.62 662.1
14 AIMS Institute, Bengaluru 55.04 73.9261.12 83.12 57.62 50.12 79.95 660.7
16 Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education And Research (MAHER), Chennai 58.04 58.0457.12 83.12 63.87 50.12 66.95 655.1
20 Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal 53.18 77.5261.12 63.12 63.87 86.12 63.95 649.7
23 ARMY Institute of Management, Kolkata 55.8 70.3265.12 71.12 43.87 50.12 67.95 627.7
24 K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai 60.26 72.156.1 65.1 63.85 45.1 60.93 622.2
25 RV Institute of Management, Bengaluru 62.52 72.1256.12 65.12 41.37 50.12 66.95 617.5
29 Chandragupt Institute of Management (CIMP), Patna 65.5 6236.8 66.8 60.8 85.8 65.05 600.8
37 Global Business School And Research Centre, Pune 54.66 64.956.1 61.1 41.35 50.1 60.93 573.4
39 MYRA School of Business, Mysuru 63.62 54.141.1 64.1 57.6 65.1 60.27 566.4
45 KLS Institute of Management Education And Research, Belgaum 66.62 69.244.8 20.8 17.05 83.8 56.3 521.8
47 Apeejay School of Management, New Delhi 51.3 6238.8 36.8 48.3 75.8 59.72 502.9
49 G H Raisoni School of Business Management, Nagpur 55.42 60.235.8 52.8 32.05 33.8 40.97 485.9
50 MODY University of Science and Technlogy (School of Management Studies), Lakshmangarh 55.78 60.231.8 40.8 29.55 33.8 42.05 457.1
10 Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai 62.88 72.1268.12 83.12 63.87 86.12 78.99 715.1
11 NIRMA University (Institute of Management), Ahmedabad 61.76 77.5259.12 88.12 63.87 51.12 70.37 690.3
12 ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad 60.28 73.9267.13 77.12 53.87 50.12 71.62 669.1
14 SDM Institute For Management Development (SDMIMD), Mysuru 60.28 72.1259.1 83.12 53.87 50.12 70.62 658.9
21 Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Pune 51.3 70.3257.12 79.12 63.87 75.12 64.95 642.3
23 Justice KS Hegde Institute of Management, NITTE/ Udupi 56.92 64.9256.12 79.12 37.62 75.12 69.62 625.4
27 Xavier Institute of Social Services (XISS), Ranchi 60.28 68.5260.12 65.12 43.87 50.12 67.62 614.2
30 Training and Advanced Studies in Management and Communications (TASMAC) Pune 68.1 63.139.1 65.1 60.1 50.1 63.56 588.7
34 Christ University, Institute of Management, Bengaluru 54.66 70.356.1 41.1 63.85 75.1 60.93 582
35 ICFAI Business School (IBS), Dehradun 53.18 79.334.1 51.1 60.1 88.1 63.69 577.6
38 Rajagiri Centre For Business Studies, Kochi 55.78 73.936.1 51.1 60.1 76.1 72.18 572.1
42 Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies (Faculty of Management Studies) 61.38 46.940.1 59.1 63.85 75.1 59.93 544.9
43 Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Hyderabad 62.5 63.141.1 51.1 43.85 50.1 60.93 543
43 St. Joseph's Institute of Management, Bengaluru 51.3 63.838.8 38.8 60.8 75.8 69.3 522.8
44 Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies, Pune 51.3 68.541.1 31.1 63.85 75.1 60.27 522.8
44 Institute of Management Studies, Noida 54.66 59.540.1 57.1 41.35 50.1 60.27 522.5
48 Suryadatta Institute of Management and Mass Communication, Pune 51.3 6247.8 14.8 60.8 86.8 60.97 499.3
11 Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi 66.24 72.1270.12 77.12 53.87 50.12 71.95 685.5
11 CHITKARA Business School, Rajpura-Patiala 57.28 75.7261.12 83.12 63.87 75.12 67.95 684.6
12 Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad 60.64 73.9269.12 77.12 53.87 50.12 74.95 675.3
12 Institute of Management And Entrepreneurship Development (IMED), Pune 58.4 73.9268.12 82.12 63.87 50.12 50.2 673.5
12 Bharath Institute Of Higher Education And Research (BIHER), Chennai 53.92 73.9260.12 83.12 63.87 76.12 67.95 671.1
12 AMITY Global Business School, Noida 55.04 75.7267.12 77.12 63.87 50.12 74.62 668.7
13 Chandaka Industrial Estate, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 55.14 70.359.1 71.1 63.85 86.1 97.47 661.4
13 Dr. MGR Educational And Research Institute 60.28 68.5254.12 83.12 63.87 75.12 65.62 661
15 Manipal Institute of Management/Manipal University, Manipal
55.8 72.1264.14 83.12 53.87 50.12 71.62 658.6
16 ABBS School of Management, Bengaluru 56.92 68.5255.12 83.12 63.87 75.12 65.95 655.1
17 REVA University (School of Management Studies), Bengaluru
53.18 83.650.8 71.8 60.8 86.8 61.13 654.3
18 International School of Business And Media, (ISBM) Pune 58.78 72.1259.12 83.12 53.87 50.12 67.95 654.2
19 Institute For Technology And Management, Mumbai
55.14 72.1256.12 77.12 63.87 75.12 65.95 650.5
21 PES University, Bengaluru 55.04 72.1259.1 83.12 53.87 50.12 70.62 646.3
22 Jagan Institute of Management Studies (JIMS), Rohini/Delhi 56.92 72.1256.12 63.12 63.87 75.12 72.7 633.7
22 MIT School of Business, Pune 59.14 63.156.1 71.1 63.85 75.1 61.93 628.4
26 Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai 56.92 70.3257.12 65.12 41.37 75.12 66.95 617.1
28 Eastern Institute For Integrated Learning In Management (EIILM), Kolkata 58.78 66.7256.12 71.12 47.62 50.12 61.95 609.2
28 Xavier Institute of Management & Enterpreneurship (XIME), Bengaluru 57.66 67.447.8 65.8 60.8 76.8 60.63 607
29 Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli 62.5 61.355.1 57.1 43.85 75.1 60.93 592.3
31 CMR Institute of Management Studies, Bengaluru 62.5 64.956.1 57.1 41.35 50.1 60.93 585.4
31 SCMS Cochin School of Business, Kochi 62.5 64.956.1 57.1 41.35 50.1 60.93 585.3
32 ASM's Institute of Business Management & Research Centre, Pune 51.3 69.236.8 71.8 60.8 76.8 61.63 584.3
36 Mittal School of Business, LPU (Jalandhar) 55.78 64.952.1 47.1 63.85 75.1 60.93 575
39 Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, Nashik 64.74 59.536.1 63.1 53.85 50.1 60.27 557.6
40 Presidency University (School of Management), Bangaluru 73.7 63.136.1 39.1 35.1 88.1 59.93 555.8
40 Dayananda Sagar University (School of Commerce & Management), Bengaluru 58.02 61.340.1 45.1 63.85 85.1 67.77 553.8
45 JSS Centre For Management Studies, Mysuru 65.5 65.636.8 40.8 42.05 33.8 60.3 518.3
46 PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore 58.78 67.435.8 40.8 42.05 33.8 58.47 503.4
49 Gitam School of International Business, Visakhapatnam 55.42 69.235.8 40.8 42.05 33.8 55.3 498