Top 100 MBA Colleges/ B Schools in India 2021: Rankings, Admissions, Fees, Placements and Cutoffs

The IIRF’s top 100 MBA B Schools in India are here. A mix of knowledgeable sample respondents comprising of B-School faculty and industry representatives from all over the country rate India’s best 100 private B-Schools based on 7 broad parameters. The ranking of top MBA Colleges in India 2021 is based on data collected from B-Schools directly, from some secondary sources, and the perceptual survey conducted amongst faculty and industry.

The 19-year old Indian School of Business, promoted by the patrons of India Inc with over 200 crores of capital investment, spread over a state-of-art 265-acre campus in Hyderabad retained its leading private B-School rank. ISB’s path-breaking ways helped secure top scores in the parameters of curriculum, pedagogy, the competence of faculty, and research capability.

ISB’s response to the challenges due to the closure of all educational institutes following the Covid-19 outbreak too has been satisfying. Quick decisions were taken regarding pending classes, campus evacuation, logistics, and various other issues. The remaining classes were offered online to the students to complete their programmes. Every faculty member took the call on how their online content was structured and divided into pre-recorded sessions and live sessions. And, it hosted its first-ever e-graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020. This class is most definitely equipped to take on any challenge and shall be a catalyst in nation-building and global transformation of industry and business in the post-Covid-19 era.

XLRI-Jamshedpur follows at number 2 in the list of top 100 private B-Schools in India 2021. Check out the other colleges featuring in the list of top 100 MBA schools in India below!

Rank *	Business Schools	Weighted Index (Out Of 1000)
7	Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune	816.3
55	School of Management And Entrepreneurship, SHIV NADAR University, Greater Noida	647
75	SCMS Cochin School of Business, Kochi	585.3
90	ITM University Gwalior	545.8
93	Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Hyderabad	543
16	Management Development Institute (MDI), Murshidabad	757.7
30	Institute of Management, NIRMA University, Ahmedabad	690.3
74	CMR Institute of Management Studies, Bengaluru	585.4
12	Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa	762.2
35	University School of Business (USB), Chandigarh University, Mohali	679.5
48	Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education And Research (MAHER), Chennai	655.1
65	Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai	617.1
71	GIBS Business School, Bengaluru	595.1
89	KLE Technological University (School of Management Studies And Research), Hubli	551.3
46	SDM Institute For Management Development (SDMIMD), Mysuru	658.9
10	International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi	776.6
106	G H Raisoni School of Business Management, Nagpur	485.9
15	WOXSEN School of Business, Hyderabad	758.1
19	International Management Institute (IMI), Bhubaneswar	755
81	SDM PG Centre For Management Studies And Research, Mangaluru	573.8
17	Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Nagpur	757.3
66	Xavier Institute of Social Services (XISS), Ranchi	614.2
105	Gitam School of International Business, Visakhapatnam	498
5	Symbiosis Centre For Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD), Pune	824.1
29	Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore	691.9
47	Manipal Institute of Management/Manipal University, Manipal	658.6
76	ASM’s Institute of Business Management & Research Centre, Pune	584.3
20	T.A.PAI Management Institute (TAPMI), Bengaluru	738.6
68	Eastern Institute For Integrated Learning In Management (EIILM), Kolkata	609.2
41	Jaipuria Institute of Management (JIM), Noida	662.4
45	AIMS Institute, Bengaluru	660.7
44	Dr. MGR Educational And Research Institute, Chennai	661
32	Bharati Vidyapeeth University/Institute of Management And Research (BVIMR), New Delhi	684.9
43	KIIT University-School of Management, Bhubaneswar	661.4
83	Rajagiri Centre For Business Studies, Kochi	572.1
103	Ramaiah Institute of Management Studies, Bengaluru	500.7
52	Institute of Management Studies (IMS), Ghaziabad	651.1
64	RV Institute of Management, Bengaluru	617.5
8	NMIMS School of Business Management, Mumbai	799.9
24	Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Hyderabad	719.6
85	MyRA School of Business, Mysuru	566.4
28	TAXILA Business School, Jaipur	694
63	Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bengaluru	621.1
58	Jagan Institute of Management Studies (JIMS), Rohini/ Delhi	633.7
116	Hindustan College of Arts And Science (Department Of Management Studies), Coimbatore	428.6
118	Harlal Institute of Management Technology (HIMT), Greater Noida	422.7
60	ARMy Institute of Management, Kolkata	627.7
70	Chandragupt Institute of Management (CIMP), Patna	600.8
94	St. Joseph’s Institute of Management, Bengaluru	522.8
22	Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida	725.2
114	International School of Management Excellence (ISME), Bengaluru	429.2
6	Mudra Insitute of Communications (MICA), Ahmedabad	820.6
4	S P Jain Institute of Management And Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai	855.7
54	Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal	649.7
111	Indian Institute of Cost And Management Studies And Research (IICMSR), Pune	435.6
21	Symbiosis Centre For Information Technology, Pune	728.2
38	Bharath Institute of Higher Education And Research (BIHER), Chennai	671.1
100	PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore	503.4
61	Justice KS Hegde Institute of Management, NITTE/ Udupi	625.4
31	Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), New Delhi	685.5
87	Presidency University, Bengaluru	555.8
92	Indus Business Academy (IBA), Bengaluru	544.3
36	Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad	675.3
37	Institute of Management And Entrepreneurship Development (IMED), Pune	673.5
51	International School of Business And Media, Pune	654.2
25	Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai	715.1
53	Institute for Technology And Management, Navi Mumbai	650.5
80	Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University (LPU), Jalandhar	575
98	JSS Centre For Management Studies, Mysuru	518.3
34	Jindal Global Business School (JGBS), Sonipat	681
3	Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon	865.3
18	International Management Institute (IMI), Kolkata	757.1
102	Apeejay School of Management, New Delhi	502.9
62	K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai	622.2
96	Institute of Management Studies, Noida	522.5
101	Indira School of Business Studies, Pune	502.9
2	Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur	873
113	Hindustan Institute of Technology, Coimbatore	430.8
27	VIT Business School, Vellore	701.9
50	REVA University (School of Management Studies), Bengaluru	654.3
109	Siva Sivani Institute of Management, Hyderabad	452.9
11	Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar	773.4
108	MODy University of Science and Technology (School Of Management Studies), Lakshmangarh	457.1
14	FORE School of Management, New Delhi	758.3
42	Institute of Rural Management, Anand	662.1
49	ABBS School of Management, Bengaluru	655.1
56	PES University, Bengaluru	646.3
78	CHRIST University, Institute of Management, Bengaluru	582
1	Indian School of Business, Hyderabad	890.5
23	IFIM Business School/Jagdish Sheth School of Management, Bengaluru	724.8
73	Training And Advanced Studies In Management (TASMAC), Pune	588.7
77	Prestige Institute of Management And Research, Indore	583
79	ICFAI Business School (IBS), Dehradun	577.6
39	ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad	669.1
97	KLS Institute of Management Education And Research, Belgaum	521.8
57	Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Pune	642.3
86	Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, Nashik	557.6
107	G.L. Bajaj Institute of Management And Research, Greater Noida	459.8
82	Global Business School And Research Centre, Bengaluru	573.4
117	Dr. Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management & Research, Kanpur	428.5
40	AMITy Global Business School, Noida	668.7
59	MIT School of Business, Pune	628.4
26	Indian Insitute of Social Welfare & Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata	702.8
104	Suryadatta Institute of Management And Mass Communication, Pune	499.3
9	Instutite of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad	777.2
33	CHITKARA Business School, Rajpura-Patiala	684.6
91	Faculty of Management Studies (Manav Rachna Institute of Research And Studies), Faridabad	544.9
95	Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies (KIAMS), Pune	522.8
67	Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (Dept. of Management), Mysuru	613.1
115	Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB), New Delhi	429
13	Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai	761.2
69	Xavier Institute of Management & Enterpreneurship (XIME), Bengaluru	607
88	Dayananda Sagar University (School of Commerce & Management), Bengaluru	553.8
110	IILM Graduate School of Management, Greater Noida	452.6
99	JK Business School, Gurugram	513.1
84	Indore Management Institute (IMI), Indore	570.3
112	New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM), New Delhi	433.8
72	Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli	592.3

Rank *	Business Schools	Placement Performance (PP)	Teaching Learning Resources & Pedagogy (TLRP)	Research (RS)	Industry Income And Integration	Placement Strategies & Support (PSS)	Future Orientation (FO)	External Perception & International Outlook (EPIO)
3	Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon	89.8	87.68	78.2	87.2	93.95	85.2	88.28
118	Harlal Institute of Management Technology (HIMT), Greater Noida	54.66	60.2	35.8	14.8	29.55	33.8	53.3
28	TAXILA Business School, Jaipur	62.88	77.52	55.12	83.12	63.87	75.12	77.95
84	Indore Management Institute (IMI), Indore	62.52	63.1	48.1	57.1	63.85	50.1	33.43
87	Presidency University, Bengaluru	73.7	63.1	36.1	39.1	35.1	88.1	59.93
57	Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Pune	51.3	70.32	57.12	79.12	63.87	75.12	64.95
60	ARMy Institute of Management, Kolkata	55.8	70.32	65.12	71.12	43.87	50.12	67.95
72	Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli	62.5	61.3	55.1	57.1	43.85	75.1	60.93
54	Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal	53.18	77.52	61.12	63.12	63.87	86.12	63.95
63	Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bengaluru	55.8	68.52	57.12	65.12	57.62	75.12	65.29
1	Indian School of Business, Hyderabad	92.6	88.68	78.2	95.2	93.95	88.2	90.7
13	Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai	78.58	81.12	67.12	83.12	63.87	75.12	71.95
92	Indus Business Academy (IBA), Bengaluru	68.86	65.6	46.8	20.8	48.3	85.8	51.22
74	CMR Institute of Management Studies, Bengaluru	62.5	64.9	56.1	57.1	41.35	50.1	60.93
100	PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore	58.78	67.4	35.8	40.8	42.05	33.8	58.47
109	Siva Sivani Institute of Management, Hyderabad	57.66	63.8	38.8	14.8	42.05	33.8	54.3
26	Indian Insitute of Social Welfare & Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata	59.52	82.92	57.12	83.12	63.87	86.12	63.95
86	Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, Nashik	64.74	59.5	36.1	63.1	53.85	50.1	60.27
107	G.L. Bajaj Institute of Management And Research, Greater Noida	57.66	60.2	35.8	19.8	17.05	82.8	55.3
16	Management Development Institute (MDI), Murshidabad	78.58	77.52	69.12	82.12	60.12	83.12	71.95
79	ICFAI Business School (IBS), Dehradun	53.18	79.3	34.1	51.1	60.1	88.1	63.69
93	Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Hyderabad	62.5	63.1	41.1	51.1	43.85	50.1	60.93
20	T.A.PAI Management Institute (TAPMI), Bengaluru	69.62	75.72	69.12	83.12	63.88	86.12	72.46
34	Jindal Global Business School (JGBS), Sonipat	66.24	72.12	69.12	77.12	53.87	50.12	65.62
70	Chandragupt Institute of Management (CIMP), Patna	65.5	62	36.8	66.8	60.8	85.8	65.05
94	St. Joseph’s Institute of Management, Bengaluru	51.3	63.8	38.8	38.8	60.8	75.8	69.3
2	Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur	88.68	87.68	78.2	94.2	93.95	85.2	84.53
42	Institute of Rural Management, Anand	60.64	75.72	61.12	77.12	57.62	50.12	65.62
66	Xavier Institute of Social Services (XISS), Ranchi	60.28	68.52	60.12	65.12	43.87	50.12	67.62
67	Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (Dept. of Management), Mysuru	58.78	59.52	57.12	77.12	63.87	50.12	52.45
88	Dayananda Sagar University (School of Commerce & Management), Bengaluru	58.02	61.3	40.1	45.1	63.85	85.1	67.77
12	Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa	83.04	75.72	70.12	83.12	60.12	75.12	68.95
9	Instutite of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad	78.58	86.53	68.13	82.13	63.88	75.13	81.48
24	Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Hyderabad	62.88	81.12	62.12	83.12	63.87	86.12	70.7
17	Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Nagpur	78.58	73.93	69.13	88.13	63.88	75.13	70.46
56	PES University, Bengaluru	55.04	72.12	59.1	83.12	53.87	50.12	70.62
25	Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai	62.88	72.12	68.12	83.12	63.87	86.12	78.99
45	AIMS Institute, Bengaluru	55.04	73.92	61.12	83.12	57.62	50.12	79.95
59	MIT School of Business, Pune	59.14	63.1	56.1	71.1	63.85	75.1	61.93
69	Xavier Institute of Management & Enterpreneurship (XIME), Bengaluru	57.66	67.4	47.8	65.8	60.8	76.8	60.63
104	Suryadatta Institute of Management And Mass Communication, Pune	51.3	62	47.8	14.8	60.8	86.8	60.97
110	IILM Graduate School of Management, Greater Noida	65.5	58.4	35.8	14.8	10.8	78.8	38.3
116	Hindustan College of Arts And Science (Department of Management Studies), Coimbatore	54.66	62	35.8	14.8	29.55	32.8	59.72
68	Eastern Institute For Integrated Learning In Management (EIILM), Kolkata	58.78	66.72	56.12	71.12	47.62	50.12	61.95
47	Manipal Institute of Management/Manipal University, Manipal	55.8	72.12	64.14	83.12	53.87	50.12	71.62
73	Training And Advanced Studies In Management (TASMAC), Pune	68.1	63.1	39.1	65.1	60.1	50.1	63.56
44	Dr. MGR Educational And Research Institute, Chennai	60.28	68.52	54.12	83.12	63.87	75.12	65.62
75	SCMS Cochin School of Business, Kochi	53.18	63.1	51.1	60.1	63.85	75.1	61.93
37	Institute of Management And Entrepreneurship Development (IMED), Pune	58.4	73.92	68.12	82.12	63.87	50.12	50.2
22	Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida	69.62	72.12	70.13	77.12	63.87	85.12	80.87
46	SDM Institute For Management Development (SDMIMD), Mysuru	60.28	72.12	59.1	83.12	53.87	50.12	70.62
114	International School of Management Excellence (ISME), Bengaluru	54.66	62	35.8	14.8	29.55	33.8	59.72
61	Justice KS Hegde Institute of Management, NITTE/ Udupi	56.92	64.92	56.12	79.12	37.62	75.12	69.62
103	Ramaiah Institute of Management Studies, Bengaluru	62.5	46.9	40.1	51.1	37.6	50.1	60.27
49	ABBS School of Management, Bengaluru	56.92	68.52	55.12	83.12	63.87	75.12	65.95
82	Global Business School And Research Centre, Bengaluru	54.66	64.9	56.1	61.1	41.35	50.1	60.93
85	MyRA School of Business, Mysuru	63.62	54.1	41.1	64.1	57.6	65.1	60.27
83	Rajagiri Centre For Business Studies, Kochi	55.78	73.9	36.1	51.1	60.1	76.1	72.18
111	Indian Institute of Cost And Management Studies And Research (IICMSR), Pune	55.78	62	35.8	26.8	10.8	33.8	50.8
36	Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad	60.64	73.92	69.12	77.12	53.87	50.12	74.95
113	Hindustan Institute of Technology, Coimbatore	55.14	60.2	35.8	14.8	35.8	33.8	59.72
10	International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi	78.58	81.13	69.13	85.13	63.88	86.13	75.46
11	Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar	78.58	81.13	68.13	85.13	63.87	86.13	72.3
19	International Management Institute (IMI), Bhubaneswar	74.08	77.53	69.13	88.13	63.88	75.13	71.95
65	Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai	56.92	70.32	57.12	65.12	41.37	75.12	66.95
50	REVA University (School of Management Studies), Bengaluru	53.18	83.6	50.8	71.8	60.8	86.8	61.13
52	Institute of Management Studies (IMS), Ghaziabad	58.02	66.7	53.1	81.1	60.1	78.1	80.35
101	Indira School of Business Studies, Pune	67.74	67.4	36.8	28.8	35.8	33.8	60.3
106	G H Raisoni School of Business Management, Nagpur	55.42	60.2	35.8	52.8	32.05	33.8	40.97
112	New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM), New Delhi	57.66	62	35.8	14.8	29.55	33.8	53.3
115	Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB), New Delhi	51.3	53	35.8	15.8	29.55	83.8	49.55
40	AMITy Global Business School, Noida	55.04	75.72	67.12	77.12	63.87	50.12	74.62
18	International Management Institute (IMI), Kolkata	74.08	77.52	70.18	83.13	72.62	75.12	77.96
48	Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education And Research (MAHER), Chennai	58.04	72.12	57.12	83.12	63.87	50.12	66.95
64	RV Institute of Management, Bengaluru	62.52	72.12	56.12	65.12	41.37	50.12	66.95
76	ASM’s Institute of Business Management & Research Centre, Pune	51.3	69.2	36.8	71.8	60.8	76.8	61.63
80	Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University (LPU), Jalandhar	55.78	64.9	52.1	47.1	63.85	75.1	60.93
105	Gitam School of International Business, Visakhapatnam	55.42	69.2	35.8	40.8	42.05	33.8	55.3
55	School of Management And Entrepreneurship, SHIV NADAR University, Greater Noida	55.04	75.72	61.12	77.12	53.87	50.12	67.95
31	Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), New Delhi	66.24	72.12	70.12	77.12	53.87	50.12	71.95
39	ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad	60.28	73.92	67.13	77.12	53.87	50.12	71.62
5	Symbiosis Centre For Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD), Pune	79.72	77.55	77.2	93.15	93.9	85.15	81.48
91	Faculty of Management Studies (Manav Rachna Institute of Research And Studies), Faridabad	61.38	46.9	40.1	59.1	63.85	75.1	59.93
98	JSS Centre For Management Studies, Mysuru	65.5	65.6	36.8	40.8	42.05	33.8	60.3
108	MODy University of Science and Technology (School of Management Studies), Lakshmangarh	55.78	60.2	31.8	40.8	29.55	33.8	42.05
35	University School of Business (USB), Chandigarh University, Mohali	61.76	75.72	69.12	77.12	53.87	50.12	68.95
62	K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai	60.26	72.1	56.1	65.1	63.85	45.1	60.93
58	Jagan Institute of Management Studies (JIMS), Rohini/ Delhi	56.92	72.12	56.12	63.12	63.87	75.12	72.7
33	CHITKARA Business School, Rajpura-Patiala	57.28	75.72	61.12	83.12	63.87	75.12	67.95
38	Bharath Institute of Higher Education And Research (BIHER), Chennai	53.92	73.92	60.12	83.12	63.87	76.12	67.95
7	Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune	80.82	72.35	80.15	94.2	85.15	84.15	81.48
89	KLE Technological University (School of Management Studies And Research), Hubli	67.74	72.8	41.8	18.8	60.8	84.8	48.97
99	JK Business School, Gurugram	51.3	63.8	35.8	48.8	38.3	76.8	55.3
8	NMIMS School of Business Management, Mumbai	79.72	81.15	69.15	93.13	81.4	75.15	78.46
95	Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies (KIAMS), Pune	51.3	68.5	41.1	31.1	63.85	75.1	60.27
97	KLS Institute of Management Education And Research, Belgaum	66.62	69.2	44.8	20.8	17.05	83.8	56.3
15	WOXSEN School of Business, Hyderabad	74.08	81.13	70.12	82.13	60.12	85.12	71.95
96	Institute of Management Studies, Noida	54.66	59.5	40.1	57.1	41.35	50.1	60.27
102	Apeejay School of Management, New Delhi	51.3	62	38.8	36.8	48.3	75.8	59.72
6	Mudra Insitute of Communications (MICA), Ahmedabad	80.84	82.95	71.15	93.15	93.9	75.15	81.48
32	Bharati Vidyapeeth University/Institute of Management And Research (BVIMR), New Delhi	61.76	70.33	67.13	77.12	63.88	75.13	66.95
53	Institute for Technology And Management, Navi Mumbai	55.14	72.12	56.12	77.12	63.87	75.12	65.95
81	SDM PG Centre For Management Studies And Research, Mangaluru	62.52	70.3	40.1	57.1	53.85	50.1	60.27
14	FORE School of Management, New Delhi	74.08	79.32	70.12	88.12	60.12	75.12	71.95
21	Symbiosis Centre For Information Technology, Pune	66.24	79.33	69.13	77.12	63.88	86.13	72.46
23	IFIM Business School/Jagdish Sheth School of Management, Bengaluru	68.48	77.52	69.12	77.12	66.37	75.12	72.46
29	Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore	66.24	73.92	70.12	77.12	53.87	50.12	77.95
30	Institute of Management, NIRMA University, Ahmedabad	61.76	77.52	59.12	88.12	63.87	51.12	70.37
27	VIT Business School, Vellore	74.08	72.12	55.12	83.12	60.12	75.12	66.95
77	Prestige Institute of Management And Research, Indore	51.3	66.72	57.12	65.12	47.62	50.12	61.95
117	Dr. Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management & Research, Kanpur	55.14	62	35.8	14.8	29.55	30.8	59.72
51	International School of Business And Media, Pune	58.78	72.12	59.12	83.12	53.87	50.12	67.95
71	GIBS Business School, Bengaluru	60.28	52.32	56.12	71.12	43.87	75.12	65.95
4	S P Jain Institute of Management And Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai	86.44	82.98	77.2	93.2	93.95	85.2	90.03
41	Jaipuria Institute of Management (JIM), Noida	54.8	66.72	61.12	81.12	63.87	84.12	71.87
43	KIIT University-School of Management, Bhubaneswar	55.14	70.3	59.1	71.1	63.85	86.1	97.47
78	CHRIST University, Institute of Management, Bengaluru	54.66	70.3	56.1	41.1	63.85	75.1	60.93
90	ITM University Gwalior	55.14	61.3	40.1	61.1	35.1	75.1	62.27

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