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NIRF 2021

NIRF 2021 Management rankings

Q: What is the NIRF 2021 Management ranking?

It is the official NIRF 2021 ranking list for the Management category, with rank, score and institution details.

The official NIRF 2021 Management ranking in this database contains 75 ranked institutions. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad leads at rank 1 with a score of 83.69. IIM Bangalore is second and IIM Calcutta is third.

Among institutions classified by NIRFRank, 31 are government and 39 are private. XLRI Jamshedpur is the leading private entry at rank 8 with a score of 69.93. The list covers 20 states and 51 cities. A smaller rank number is better, and scores should be compared only within the same category and year.

Movement compares each year with the preceding available edition. Newly listed means absent from the comparison year, not necessarily a first appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing. Rank changes alone do not explain changes in quality.

Highlights and changes in 2021

View full 2021 ranking with scores and college profiles

Major NIRF Management ranking changes from 2020 to 2021

Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 32 places from rank 70 to 38. Alliance University recorded the largest decline, moving down 21 places from rank 39 to 60. The 2021 list contains 6 institutions not present in the 2020 list, while 6 from 2020 are not present in 2021. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Change
38	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation	70	↑ 32 places
54	Chitkara University	75	↑ 21 places
46	UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies)	66	↑ 20 places
60	Alliance University	39	↓ 21 places
65	Loyola Institute of Business Administration	50	↓ 15 places
48	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	35	↓ 13 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 6 newly listed and 6 no longer listed

2021 rank	Institution	Score	Status
34	XIM University	53.05	Newly present
58	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management	46.58	Newly present
61	Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur	46.17	Newly present
64	Graphic Era University	45.16	Newly present
67	Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar	44.53	Newly present
74	Jaipuria Institute of Management	43.32	Newly present

2020 rank	Institution	Status
31	Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB)	Not present in 2021
42	Panjab University	Not present in 2021
44	Nirma University	Not present in 2021
55	Vellore Institute of Technology	Not present in 2021
60	Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur	Not present in 2021
71	Visvesvaraya Technological University	Not present in 2021

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NIRF 2020 Management rankings

The published 2020 Management list contains 75 ranked institutions. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad holds rank 1 with a score of 82.75. XLRI Jamshedpur is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 9 with a score of 67.11.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Change	Score
1	Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad	2	↑ 1	82.75
2	Indian Institute of Management Bangalore	1	↓ 1	81.32
3	Indian Institute of Management Calcutta	3	No change	80.39
4	Indian Institute of Management Lucknow	4	No change	73.85
5	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	6	↑ 1	70.43
6	Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode	8	↑ 2	69.96
7	Indian Institute of Management Indore	5	↓ 2	69.04
8	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	9	↑ 1	67.19
9	XLRI - Xavier School of Management	7	↓ 2	67.11
10	Management Development Institute	12	↑ 2	65.95
11	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	10	↓ 1	65.76
12	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	11	↓ 1	62.87
12	Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai	29	↑ 17	62.87
14	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	15	↑ 1	61.77
15	Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli	14	↓ 1	60.79
16	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	22	↑ 6	60.53
17	Indian Institute of Management Udaipur	13	↓ 4	59.57
18	S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research	16	↓ 2	56.93
19	Indian Institute of Management Raipur	19	No change	56.12
20	Indian Institute of Management Ranchi	28	↑ 8	55.97
21	Indian Institute of Management Rohtak	23	↑ 2	55.91
22	Symbiosis Institute of Business Management	20	↓ 2	55.82
23	Great Lakes Institute of Management	18	↓ 5	55.80
24	SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	20	↓ 4	55.44
25	ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad	26	↑ 1	55.21
26	Indian Institute of Foreign Trade	31	↑ 5	55.01
27	T. A. Pai Management Institute Manipal	33	↑ 6	54.85
28	IMI Delhi	27	↓ 1	54.65
29	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)	32	↑ 3	53.71
30	Indian Institute of Management Shillong	24	↓ 6	53.56
31	Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB)	—	New	52.55
32	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	30	↓ 2	52.15
33	Indian Institute of Management Kashipur	25	↓ 8	52.07
34	Jamia Millia Islamia	34	No change	51.41
35	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	17	↓ 18	50.49
36	Banaras Hindu University	39	↑ 3	49.51
37	Institute of Management Technology	41	↑ 4	48.27
37	BML Munjal University	—	New	48.27
39	Alliance University	42	↑ 3	47.47
40	Indian Institute of Management	—	New	47.38
41	Amity University, Noida	49	↑ 8	47.35
42	Panjab University	48	↑ 6	47.22
43	Fore School of Management	38	↓ 5	47.11
44	Nirma University	40	↓ 4	46.75
45	Aligarh Muslim University	59	↑ 14	46.71
46	PSG College of Technology	37	↓ 9	46.69
47	Birla Institute of Management Technology	57	↑ 10	46.65
48	Goa Institute of Management	50	↑ 2	46.63
49	Lovely Professional University	52	↑ 3	46.58
50	Loyola Institute of Business Administration	36	↓ 14	46.51
51	Chandigarh University	64	↑ 13	46.40
52	IMI Kolkata	45	↓ 7	46.22
53	Krea University	47	↓ 6	46.16
54	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	—	New	46.14
55	Vellore Institute of Technology	46	↓ 9	45.89
56	K.J.Somaiya Institute of Management	54	↓ 2	45.50
57	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	62	↑ 5	45.22
58	Birla Institute of Technology	61	↑ 3	45.13
59	Anna University	43	↓ 16	44.81
60	Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur	70	↑ 10	44.71
61	Institute of Management Technology	67	↑ 6	44.38
62	Indian Institute of Forest Management	60	↓ 2	44.26
63	IMI Bhubaneswar	66	↑ 3	44.02
63	Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development	—	New	44.02
65	IIHMR University	72	↑ 7	43.97
66	UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies)	56	↓ 10	43.73
67	Jagan Institute of Management Studies	69	↑ 2	43.45
68	Principal L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research	—	New	43.40
69	Jaipuria Institute of Management	63	↓ 6	43.38
70	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation	58	↓ 12	43.30
71	Visvesvaraya Technological University	—	New	43.24
72	Institute of Rural Management Anand	51	↓ 21	42.70
73	Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow	68	↓ 5	42.56
74	Pandit Deendayal Energy University	—	New	42.47
75	Chitkara University	75	No change	42.31

Major NIRF Management ranking changes from 2019 to 2020

Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 17 places from rank 29 to 12. Institute of Rural Management Anand recorded the largest decline, moving down 21 places from rank 51 to 72. The 2020 list contains 8 institutions not present in the 2019 list, while 8 from 2019 are not present in 2020. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Change
12	Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai	29	↑ 17 places
45	Aligarh Muslim University	59	↑ 14 places
51	Chandigarh University	64	↑ 13 places
72	Institute of Rural Management Anand	51	↓ 21 places
35	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	17	↓ 18 places
59	Anna University	43	↓ 16 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 8 newly listed and 8 no longer listed

2020 rank	Institution	Score	Status
31	Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB)	52.55	Newly present
37	BML Munjal University	48.27	Newly present
40	Indian Institute of Management	47.38	Newly present
54	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	46.14	Newly present
63	Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development	44.02	Newly present
68	Principal L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research	43.40	Newly present
71	Visvesvaraya Technological University	43.24	Newly present
74	Pandit Deendayal Energy University	42.47	Newly present

2019 rank	Institution	Status
35	Faculty of Management Studies	Not present in 2020
44	XIM University	Not present in 2020
53	Bharathidasan Institute of Management	Not present in 2020
55	Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development	Not present in 2020
65	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	Not present in 2020
71	Jaipuria Institute of Management	Not present in 2020
73	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	Not present in 2020
74	Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management	Not present in 2020

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NIRF 2019 Management rankings

The published 2019 Management list contains 75 ranked institutions. Indian Institute of Management Bangalore holds rank 1 with a score of 81.34. XLRI Jamshedpur is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 7 with a score of 65.33.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Change	Score
1	Indian Institute of Management Bangalore	2	↑ 1	81.34
2	Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad	1	↓ 1	80.61
3	Indian Institute of Management Calcutta	3	No change	79.05
4	Indian Institute of Management Lucknow	4	No change	67.29
5	Indian Institute of Management Indore	11	↑ 6	67.01
6	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	7	↑ 1	66.64
7	XLRI - Xavier School of Management	10	↑ 3	65.33
8	Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode	6	↓ 2	64.82
9	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	8	↓ 1	62.89
10	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	5	↓ 5	62.74
11	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	9	↓ 2	62.11
12	Management Development Institute	12	No change	61.89
13	Indian Institute of Management Udaipur	13	No change	60.79
14	Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli	15	↑ 1	59.15
15	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	—	New	58.40
16	S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research	19	↑ 3	55.67
17	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	—	New	55.57
18	Great Lakes Institute of Management	16	↓ 2	55.09
19	Indian Institute of Management Raipur	21	↑ 2	53.86
20	SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	24	↑ 4	53.56
20	Symbiosis Institute of Business Management	18	↓ 2	53.56
22	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	17	↓ 5	53.37
23	Indian Institute of Management Rohtak	27	↑ 4	53.11
24	Indian Institute of Management Shillong	26	↑ 2	53.01
25	Indian Institute of Management Kashipur	20	↓ 5	52.76
26	ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad	22	↓ 4	52.74
27	IMI Delhi	25	↓ 2	52.17
28	Indian Institute of Management Ranchi	40	↑ 12	51.02
29	Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai	14	↓ 15	50.96
30	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	30	No change	50.95
31	Indian Institute of Foreign Trade	23	↓ 8	50.56
32	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)	—	New	49.94
33	T. A. Pai Management Institute Manipal	—	New	48.55
34	Jamia Millia Islamia	34	No change	48.42
35	Faculty of Management Studies	—	New	48.29
36	Loyola Institute of Business Administration	32	↓ 4	48.26
37	PSG College of Technology	33	↓ 4	47.58
38	Fore School of Management	37	↓ 1	47.44
39	Banaras Hindu University	39	No change	47.27
40	Nirma University	—	New	47.22
41	Institute of Management Technology	31	↓ 10	46.81
42	Alliance University	—	New	46.53
43	Anna University	28	↓ 15	45.75
44	XIM University	36	↓ 8	45.70
45	IMI Kolkata	—	New	45.44
46	Vellore Institute of Technology	29	↓ 17	45.13
47	Krea University	34	↓ 13	45.00
48	Panjab University	42	↓ 6	44.99
49	Amity University, Noida	48	↓ 1	44.93
50	Goa Institute of Management	—	New	44.72
51	Institute of Rural Management Anand	43	↓ 8	44.13
52	Lovely Professional University	38	↓ 14	44.08
53	Bharathidasan Institute of Management	—	New	43.91
54	K.J.Somaiya Institute of Management	—	New	43.69
55	Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development	50	↓ 5	43.65
56	UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies)	—	New	43.64
57	Birla Institute of Management Technology	45	↓ 12	43.50
58	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation	46	↓ 12	43.28
59	Aligarh Muslim University	49	↓ 10	43.23
60	Indian Institute of Forest Management	41	↓ 19	42.98
61	Birla Institute of Technology	44	↓ 17	42.36
62	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	—	New	42.01
63	Jaipuria Institute of Management	—	New	41.98
64	Chandigarh University	—	New	41.86
65	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	—	New	41.84
66	IMI Bhubaneswar	—	New	41.55
67	Institute of Management Technology	—	New	41.31
68	Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow	—	New	41.14
69	Jagan Institute of Management Studies	—	New	41.08
70	Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur	—	New	40.40
71	Jaipuria Institute of Management	—	New	40.21
72	IIHMR University	—	New	40.08
73	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	—	New	40.05
74	Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management	47	↓ 27	39.91
75	Chitkara University	—	New	39.20

Major NIRF Management ranking changes from 2018 to 2019

Indian Institute of Management Ranchi recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 12 places from rank 40 to 28. Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management recorded the largest decline, moving down 27 places from rank 47 to 74. The 2019 list contains 25 institutions not present in the 2018 list, while 0 from 2018 are not present in 2019. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Change
28	Indian Institute of Management Ranchi	40	↑ 12 places
5	Indian Institute of Management Indore	11	↑ 6 places
20	SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	24	↑ 4 places
74	Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management	47	↓ 27 places
60	Indian Institute of Forest Management	41	↓ 19 places
46	Vellore Institute of Technology	29	↓ 17 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 25 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

2019 rank	Institution	Score	Status
15	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	58.40	Newly present
17	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	55.57	Newly present
32	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)	49.94	Newly present
33	T. A. Pai Management Institute Manipal	48.55	Newly present
35	Faculty of Management Studies	48.29	Newly present
40	Nirma University	47.22	Newly present
42	Alliance University	46.53	Newly present
45	IMI Kolkata	45.44	Newly present
50	Goa Institute of Management	44.72	Newly present
53	Bharathidasan Institute of Management	43.91	Newly present
54	K.J.Somaiya Institute of Management	43.69	Newly present
56	UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies)	43.64	Newly present
62	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	42.01	Newly present
63	Jaipuria Institute of Management	41.98	Newly present
64	Chandigarh University	41.86	Newly present
65	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	41.84	Newly present
66	IMI Bhubaneswar	41.55	Newly present
67	Institute of Management Technology	41.31	Newly present
68	Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow	41.14	Newly present
69	Jagan Institute of Management Studies	41.08	Newly present
70	Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur	40.40	Newly present
71	Jaipuria Institute of Management	40.21	Newly present
72	IIHMR University	40.08	Newly present
73	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	40.05	Newly present
75	Chitkara University	39.20	Newly present

Every institution in the earlier edition remains present in this published list.

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NIRF 2018 Management rankings

The published 2018 Management list contains 50 ranked institutions. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad holds rank 1 with a score of 79.18. XLRI Jamshedpur is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 10 with a score of 62.66.

2018 rank	Institution	2017 rank	Change	Score
1	Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad	1	No change	79.18
2	Indian Institute of Management Bangalore	2	No change	77.33
3	Indian Institute of Management Calcutta	3	No change	77.08
4	Indian Institute of Management Lucknow	4	No change	68.63
5	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	—	New	66.80
6	Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode	5	↓ 1	65.21
7	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	7	No change	63.36
8	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	6	↓ 2	63.31
9	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	8	↓ 1	62.95
10	XLRI - Xavier School of Management	—	New	62.66
11	Indian Institute of Management Indore	10	↓ 1	60.28
12	Management Development Institute	16	↑ 4	59.59
13	Indian Institute of Management Udaipur	15	↑ 2	59.07
14	Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai	—	New	57.02
15	Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli	13	↓ 2	55.85
16	Great Lakes Institute of Management	—	New	55.25
17	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	11	↓ 6	53.43
18	Symbiosis Institute of Business Management	—	New	52.80
19	S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research	18	↓ 1	52.31
20	Indian Institute of Management Kashipur	20	No change	51.20
21	Indian Institute of Management Raipur	14	↓ 7	51.17
22	ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad	—	New	51.16
23	Indian Institute of Foreign Trade	30	↑ 7	51.11
24	SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	—	New	51.03
25	IMI Delhi	—	New	50.94
26	Indian Institute of Management Shillong	21	↓ 5	50.53
27	Indian Institute of Management Rohtak	19	↓ 8	50.33
28	Anna University	23	↓ 5	50.28
29	Vellore Institute of Technology	17	↓ 12	50.11
30	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	22	↓ 8	49.31
31	Institute of Management Technology	—	New	48.59
32	Loyola Institute of Business Administration	—	New	47.47
33	PSG College of Technology	26	↓ 7	47.37
34	Jamia Millia Islamia	—	New	47.08
34	Krea University	38	↑ 4	47.08
36	XIM University	33	↓ 3	46.76
37	Fore School of Management	35	↓ 2	46.06
38	Lovely Professional University	—	New	44.75
39	Banaras Hindu University	28	↓ 11	44.72
40	Indian Institute of Management Ranchi	25	↓ 15	44.21
41	Indian Institute of Forest Management	32	↓ 9	43.81
42	Panjab University	—	New	43.80
43	Institute of Rural Management Anand	29	↓ 14	43.62
44	Birla Institute of Technology	—	New	43.21
45	Birla Institute of Management Technology	45	No change	43.11
46	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation	—	New	43.05
47	Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management	—	New	42.99
48	Amity University, Noida	—	New	42.78
49	Aligarh Muslim University	—	New	42.71
50	Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development	—	New	42.48

Major NIRF Management ranking changes from 2017 to 2018

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 7 places from rank 30 to 23. Indian Institute of Management Ranchi recorded the largest decline, moving down 15 places from rank 25 to 40. The 2018 list contains 19 institutions not present in the 2017 list, while 19 from 2017 are not present in 2018. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2018 rank	Institution	2017 rank	Change
23	Indian Institute of Foreign Trade	30	↑ 7 places
12	Management Development Institute	16	↑ 4 places
34	Krea University	38	↑ 4 places
40	Indian Institute of Management Ranchi	25	↓ 15 places
43	Institute of Rural Management Anand	29	↓ 14 places
29	Vellore Institute of Technology	17	↓ 12 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 19 newly listed and 19 no longer listed

2018 rank	Institution	Score	Status
5	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	66.80	Newly present
10	XLRI - Xavier School of Management	62.66	Newly present
14	Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai	57.02	Newly present
16	Great Lakes Institute of Management	55.25	Newly present
18	Symbiosis Institute of Business Management	52.80	Newly present
22	ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad	51.16	Newly present
24	SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	51.03	Newly present
25	IMI Delhi	50.94	Newly present
31	Institute of Management Technology	48.59	Newly present
32	Loyola Institute of Business Administration	47.47	Newly present
34	Jamia Millia Islamia	47.08	Newly present
38	Lovely Professional University	44.75	Newly present
42	Panjab University	43.80	Newly present
44	Birla Institute of Technology	43.21	Newly present
46	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation	43.05	Newly present
47	Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management	42.99	Newly present
48	Amity University, Noida	42.78	Newly present
49	Aligarh Muslim University	42.71	Newly present
50	Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development	42.48	Newly present

2017 rank	Institution	Status
9	Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)	Not present in 2018
12	National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai	Not present in 2018
24	Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad	Not present in 2018
27	International Management Institute	Not present in 2018
31	Nirma University	Not present in 2018
34	Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies -Mumbai	Not present in 2018
35	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	Not present in 2018
37	Goa Institute of Management	Not present in 2018
39	Tezpur University	Not present in 2018
40	Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development	Not present in 2018
41	K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Reserach	Not present in 2018
42	Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology	Not present in 2018
43	Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida	Not present in 2018
44	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA)	Not present in 2018
46	Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research	Not present in 2018
47	MIT School of Telecom Management	Not present in 2018
48	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management	Not present in 2018
49	IMI Kolkata	Not present in 2018
50	Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship	Not present in 2018

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NIRF 2017 Management rankings

The published 2017 Management list contains 50 ranked institutions. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad holds rank 1 with a score of 78.96. XLRI Jamshedpur is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 9 with a score of 61.08.

2017 rank	Institution	2016 rank	Change	Score
1	Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad	2	↑ 1	78.96
2	Indian Institute of Management Bangalore	—	New	78.82
3	Indian Institute of Management Calcutta	3	No change	76.60
4	Indian Institute of Management Lucknow	—	New	71.58
5	Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode	6	↑ 1	65.41
6	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	—	New	64.51
7	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	—	New	63.12
8	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	—	New	62.46
9	Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)	13	↑ 4	61.08
10	Indian Institute of Management Indore	—	New	59.59
11	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	9	↓ 2	57.19
12	National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai	—	New	55.74
13	Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli	14	↑ 1	55.46
14	Indian Institute of Management Raipur	18	↑ 4	54.80
15	Indian Institute of Management Udaipur	5	↓ 10	53.77
16	Management Development Institute	11	↓ 5	53.12
17	Vellore Institute of Technology	17	No change	51.83
18	S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research	16	↓ 2	51.42
19	Indian Institute of Management Rohtak	19	No change	51.16
20	Indian Institute of Management Kashipur	21	↑ 1	51.07
21	Indian Institute of Management Shillong	20	↓ 1	50.44
22	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	—	New	50.43
23	Anna University	—	New	49.81
24	Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad	—	New	48.77
25	Indian Institute of Management Ranchi	28	↑ 3	48.70
26	PSG College of Technology	—	New	48.32
27	International Management Institute	—	New	48.23
28	Banaras Hindu University	—	New	47.96
29	Institute of Rural Management Anand	—	New	47.83
30	Indian Institute of Foreign Trade	—	New	46.79
31	Nirma University	—	New	45.81
32	Indian Institute of Forest Management	8	↓ 24	44.96
33	XIM University	—	New	44.85
34	Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies -Mumbai	—	New	44.81
35	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	—	New	44.51
35	Fore School of Management	—	New	44.51
37	Goa Institute of Management	—	New	44.06
38	Krea University	—	New	43.60
39	Tezpur University	—	New	43.29
40	Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development	—	New	42.85
41	K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Reserach	—	New	42.17
42	Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology	—	New	42.08
43	Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida	—	New	41.92
44	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA)	—	New	41.90
45	Birla Institute of Management Technology	—	New	41.76
46	Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research	—	New	41.27
47	MIT School of Telecom Management	—	New	40.94
48	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management	—	New	40.51
49	IMI Kolkata	12	↓ 37	40.40
50	Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship	—	New	40.07

Major NIRF Management ranking changes from 2016 to 2017

Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 4 places from rank 13 to 9. IMI Kolkata recorded the largest decline, moving down 37 places from rank 12 to 49. The 2017 list contains 33 institutions not present in the 2016 list, while 33 from 2016 are not present in 2017. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.

2017 rank	Institution	2016 rank	Change
9	Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)	13	↑ 4 places
14	Indian Institute of Management Raipur	18	↑ 4 places
25	Indian Institute of Management Ranchi	28	↑ 3 places
49	IMI Kolkata	12	↓ 37 places
32	Indian Institute of Forest Management	8	↓ 24 places
15	Indian Institute of Management Udaipur	5	↓ 10 places

Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Changes to the published list — 33 newly listed and 33 no longer listed

2017 rank	Institution	Score	Status
2	Indian Institute of Management Bangalore	78.82	Newly present
4	Indian Institute of Management Lucknow	71.58	Newly present
6	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	64.51	Newly present
7	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	63.12	Newly present
8	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	62.46	Newly present
10	Indian Institute of Management Indore	59.59	Newly present
12	National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai	55.74	Newly present
22	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	50.43	Newly present
23	Anna University	49.81	Newly present
24	Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad	48.77	Newly present
26	PSG College of Technology	48.32	Newly present
27	International Management Institute	48.23	Newly present
28	Banaras Hindu University	47.96	Newly present
29	Institute of Rural Management Anand	47.83	Newly present
30	Indian Institute of Foreign Trade	46.79	Newly present
31	Nirma University	45.81	Newly present
33	XIM University	44.85	Newly present
34	Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies -Mumbai	44.81	Newly present
35	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	44.51	Newly present
35	Fore School of Management	44.51	Newly present
37	Goa Institute of Management	44.06	Newly present
38	Krea University	43.60	Newly present
39	Tezpur University	43.29	Newly present
40	Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development	42.85	Newly present
41	K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Reserach	42.17	Newly present
42	Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology	42.08	Newly present
43	Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida	41.92	Newly present
44	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA)	41.90	Newly present
45	Birla Institute of Management Technology	41.76	Newly present
46	Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research	41.27	Newly present
47	MIT School of Telecom Management	40.94	Newly present
48	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management	40.51	Newly present
50	Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship	40.07	Newly present

2016 rank	Institution	Status
1	Indian Institute Of Management, Bangaluru	Not present in 2017
4	Indian Institute Of Management, Lucknow-Lucknow	Not present in 2017
7	IMI Delhi	Not present in 2017
10	Indian Institute Of Management, Indore-Indore	Not present in 2017
15	Thiagarajar School of Management	Not present in 2017
22	Indian Institute Of Information Technology And Management	Not present in 2017
23	Fore School Of Management-New Delhi	Not present in 2017
24	Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute Of Managemenet, Delhi	Not present in 2017
25	Birla Institute of Technology	Not present in 2017
26	Jaipuria Institute Of Management, Noida-Noida	Not present in 2017
27	Department Of Business Administration - Tezpur University	Not present in 2017
29	Institute Of Management, Nirma University	Not present in 2017
30	Xavier Institute Of Management & Entrepreneurship	Not present in 2017
31	Great Lakes Institute Of Management	Not present in 2017
32	Itm University	Not present in 2017
33	Ssn School Of Management	Not present in 2017
34	Department Of Management Studies	Not present in 2017
35	Army Institute Of Management & Technology	Not present in 2017
36	Rajagiri College Of Social Sciences	Not present in 2017
37	Rajagiri Business School	Not present in 2017
38	Institute Of Public Enterprise-Hyderabad	Not present in 2017
39	Institute Of Management Technology, Nagpur	Not present in 2017
40	Lingaya's University	Not present in 2017
41	Sri Krishna College Of Engineering And Technology-Coimbatore	Not present in 2017
42	Adhiyamaan College Of Engineering (Mba Programme)	Not present in 2017
43	Jagan Institute of Management Studies Technical Campus	Not present in 2017
44	B.N. College Of Engineering & Technology(Bncet)	Not present in 2017
45	Entrepreneurship Development Institute Of India	Not present in 2017
46	Institute Of Management & Entrepreneurship Development-Pune	Not present in 2017
47	Rvs Technical Campus	Not present in 2017
48	University School Of Management	Not present in 2017
49	Jaipuria Isntitute Of Management, Lucknow-Lucknow	Not present in 2017
50	Scms School Of Technology & Management (Mba)-Cochin	Not present in 2017

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NIRF 2016 Management rankings

The published 2016 Management list contains 50 ranked institutions. Indian Institute Of Management, Bangaluru holds rank 1 with a score of 93.04. IMI Delhi is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 7 with a score of 81.77.

2016 rank	Institution	Previous rank	Change	Score
1	Indian Institute Of Management, Bangaluru	—	—	93.04
2	Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad	—	—	89.91
3	Indian Institute of Management Calcutta	—	—	87.45
4	Indian Institute Of Management, Lucknow-Lucknow	—	—	86.12
5	Indian Institute of Management Udaipur	—	—	84.22
6	Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode	—	—	81.97
7	IMI Delhi	—	—	81.77
8	Indian Institute of Forest Management	—	—	81.01
9	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	—	—	79.43
10	Indian Institute Of Management, Indore-Indore	—	—	78.62
11	Management Development Institute	—	—	77.44
12	IMI Kolkata	—	—	77.16
13	Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)	—	—	75.30
14	Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli	—	—	75.23
15	Thiagarajar School of Management	—	—	74.68
16	S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research	—	—	74.59
17	Vellore Institute of Technology	—	—	73.00
18	Indian Institute of Management Raipur	—	—	72.41
19	Indian Institute of Management Rohtak	—	—	72.37
20	Indian Institute of Management Shillong	—	—	71.93
21	Indian Institute of Management Kashipur	—	—	70.11
22	Indian Institute Of Information Technology And Management	—	—	69.42
23	Fore School Of Management-New Delhi	—	—	68.32
24	Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute Of Managemenet, Delhi	—	—	68.18
25	Birla Institute of Technology	—	—	67.66
26	Jaipuria Institute Of Management, Noida-Noida	—	—	67.51
27	Department Of Business Administration - Tezpur University	—	—	66.41
28	Indian Institute of Management Ranchi	—	—	65.75
29	Institute Of Management, Nirma University	—	—	65.72
30	Xavier Institute Of Management & Entrepreneurship	—	—	64.30
31	Great Lakes Institute Of Management	—	—	63.51
32	Itm University	—	—	62.33
33	Ssn School Of Management	—	—	61.76
34	Department Of Management Studies	—	—	60.65
35	Army Institute Of Management & Technology	—	—	60.48
36	Rajagiri College Of Social Sciences	—	—	60.47
37	Rajagiri Business School	—	—	59.82
38	Institute Of Public Enterprise-Hyderabad	—	—	58.96
39	Institute Of Management Technology, Nagpur	—	—	58.85
40	Lingaya's University	—	—	58.38
41	Sri Krishna College Of Engineering And Technology-Coimbatore	—	—	57.77
42	Adhiyamaan College Of Engineering (Mba Programme)	—	—	56.44
43	Jagan Institute of Management Studies Technical Campus	—	—	55.60
44	B.N. College Of Engineering & Technology(Bncet)	—	—	55.52
45	Entrepreneurship Development Institute Of India	—	—	54.69
46	Institute Of Management & Entrepreneurship Development-Pune	—	—	54.04
47	Rvs Technical Campus	—	—	53.95
48	University School Of Management	—	—	53.33
49	Jaipuria Isntitute Of Management, Lucknow-Lucknow	—	—	52.85
50	Scms School Of Technology & Management (Mba)-Cochin	—	—	52.13

2016 is the earliest Management edition available in this database, so movement, entry and exit groups cannot be calculated for this year.

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Top private — Management 2021

XLRI Jamshedpur · Jamshedpur #8 · 69.93

Management Development Institute · Gurugram #11 · 67.59

S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research · Mumbai #19 · 58.73

Top 10 Management colleges — NIRF 2021

Official rank order

#1 · Ahmedabad, Gujarat IIM Ahmedabad Score 83.69 #2 · Bengaluru, Karnataka IIM Bangalore Score 83.48 #3 · Kolkata, West Bengal IIM Calcutta Score 80.04 #4 · Kozhikode, Kerala IIM Kozhikode Score 73.34 #5 · New Delhi, Delhi IIT Delhi Score 72.15 #6 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh IIM Indore Score 71.10 #7 · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh IIM Lucknow Score 71.02 #8 · Jamshedpur, Jharkhand XLRI Jamshedpur Score 69.93 #9 · Kharagpur, West Bengal IIT Kharagpur Score 69.50 #10 · Mumbai, Maharashtra IIT Bombay Score 68.08

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1 IIM Ahmedabad Ahmedabad, Gujarat Govt 83.69 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

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Highlights

Ranked #1 in both 2017 and 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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2 IIM Bangalore Bengaluru, Karnataka Govt 83.48 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #2 in both 2017 and 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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3 IIM Calcutta Kolkata, West Bengal 80.04 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #3 position for five consecutive years.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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4 IIM Kozhikode Kozhikode, Kerala Govt 73.34 2

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #5 in 2017 to #4 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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5 IIT Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Govt 72.15 3

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #6 in 2017 to #5 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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6 IIM Indore Indore, Madhya Pradesh Govt 71.10 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

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Highlights

Improved by 4 places from #10 in 2017 to #6 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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7 IIM Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Govt 71.02 3

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 3 places from #4 in 2017 to #7 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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8 XLRI Jamshedpur Jamshedpur, Jharkhand Private 69.93 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #10 in 2018 to #8 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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9 IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur, West Bengal Govt 69.50 4

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #7 in 2017 to #9 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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10 IIT Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra Govt 68.08 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 5 places from #5 in 2018 to #10 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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11 Management Development Institute Gurugram, Haryana Private 67.59 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 5 places from #16 in 2017 to #11 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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12 IIM Mumbai Mumbai, Maharashtra Govt 64.52 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

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Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #14 in 2018 to #12 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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13 IIT Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 64.32 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #15 in 2019 to #13 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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14 IIT Roorkee Roorkee, Uttarakhand Govt 63.79 2

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 6 places from #8 in 2017 to #14 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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15 IIM Raipur Raipur, Chhattisgarh Govt 62.12 4

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #14 in 2017 to #15 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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16 IIT Kanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Govt 61.31 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 5 places from #11 in 2017 to #16 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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17 IIM Trichy Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 61.10 2

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 4 places from #13 in 2017 to #17 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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18 IIM Udaipur Udaipur, Rajasthan Govt 60.94 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 3 places from #15 in 2017 to #18 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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19 S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research Mumbai, Maharashtra Private 58.73 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #18 in 2017 to #19 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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20 Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Pune, Maharashtra Private 58.64 2

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #18 in 2018 to #20 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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21 IIM Ranchi Ranchi, Jharkhand Govt 58.26 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 4 places from #25 in 2017 to #21 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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22 NMIMS Mumbai, Maharashtra Private 57.53 2

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #24 in 2018 to #22 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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23 IIM Shillong Shillong, Meghalaya Govt 56.87 7

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #21 in 2017 to #23 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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24 Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 56.75 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 8 places from #16 in 2018 to #24 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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25 Indian Institute of Foreign Trade New Delhi, Delhi Govt 56.59 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 5 places from #30 in 2017 to #25 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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