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AAA+1IIM Bangalore: Indian Institute of Management Established in 1973 in India’s high technology capital, IIM Bangalore is one of the top three management… Read moreBangalorePost Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) Leading to MBA DegreeCAT, GMATINR 23,20,000Add to compare
AAA+2IIM Ahmedabad: Indian Institute of Management IIM Ahmedabad is the undisputed number one management school in the country. IIM Ahmedabad runs 2 years… Read moreAhmedabadPost Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)CAT, GMATINR 23,00,000Add to compare
AAA+3IIM Calcutta: Indian Institute of Management IIM Calcutta was established as the first National Institute for Post-Graduate studies and Research in… Read moreKolkataMaster of Business Administration (MBA)CAT, GMATINR 22,60,000Add to compare
AAA+4IIM Lucknow: Indian Institute of Management Established in 1984, IIM Lucknow is the 4th in the prestigious IIM family of Management schools. IIM… Read moreLucknowPost Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM)CAT, GMATINR 19,25,000Add to compare
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XLRI Jamshedpur: Xavier School of Management Xavier School of Management (XLRI), Jamshedpur is a premier, private management institute in India. One of… Read moreJamshedpurPost Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDM – BM)XAT, GMATINR 23,60,000Add to compare
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ISB Hyderabad: Indian School of Business Evolved from the need for a world-class business school in Asia, ISB Hyderabad is the top MBA college in… Read moreHyderabadPost Graduate Programme in ManagementGRE, GMATINR 22,50,000Add to compare
AAA5IIM Kozhikode: Indian Institute of Management Boasting of one of the most picturesque and oxy-rich campuses in the country, Indian Institute of Management… Read moreKozhikodePost Graduate Program in Management (PGP)CAT, GMATINR 19,00,000Add to compare
AAA6SPJIMR Mumbai: SP Jain Institute of Management and Research Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s S P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) is a leading school of… Read moreMumbaiPost Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)CAT, GMATINR 19,00,000Add to compare
AAA7IIM Indore: Indian Institute of Management Established in 1996, IIM Indore is the sixth in the family of twenty state-supported Indian Institutes of… Read moreIndorePost Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)CAT, GMATINR 21,07,000Add to compare
AAA8IIFT New Delhi: Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) is the top MBA college in India offering MBA in International… Read moreNew DelhiMBA in International BusinessIIFTINR 18,25,000Add to compare
AAA9MDI Gurgaon: Management Development Institute At par with IIMs, Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon has a legacy of more than 45 years. … Read moreGurugramPost Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM)CAT, GMATINR 20,86,670Add to compare
AAA10NMIMS Mumbai: School of Business Management, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies – SBM With the legacy of 40 years, SVKM’s NMIMS has grown and expanded from 1 school and single campus to 17… Read moreMumbaiMaster of Business Administration (MBA)NMATINR 20,80,000Add to compare
AAA11IIM Udaipur: Indian Institute of Management Udaipur Commencing Operation in 2011, IIM Udaipur has become a top MBA college with many USPs during the short period… Read moreUdaipurPost Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)CAT, GMATINR 13,54,000Add to compare
AAA12IIM Shillong: Indian Institute of Management Indian Institute of Management Shillong, prominently known as IIM-S was established in 2007, with a vision of… Read moreShillongPost Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)CAT, GMATINR 14,60,000Add to compare
AAA13IIM Trichy: Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli (IIMT) is the eleventh IIM and was instituted on January 4,… Read moreTrichyPost Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM)CAT, GMATINR 14,00,000Add to compare
AAA14Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad I nstitute of Management Technology (IMT), set up in 1980, is a pioneer in offering top class… Read moreGhaziabadPost Graduate Diploma in Management – PGDMCAT, XAT, GMATAdd to compare
AAA15IIT BOMBAY: Shailesh J Mehta School of Management Mumbai To promote interdisciplinary learning and to keep up with the changing environment, IIT Bombay established… Read moreMumbaiMaster of Management ProgrammeCATINR 8,30,000Add to compare
AAA16IIM Ranchi: Indian Institute of Management IIM Ranchi was established in 2010 and is the 9th in the IIM Family. IIM Ranchi aims at creating efficient… Read moreRanchiPost-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)CAT, GMATINR 15,10,000Add to compare
AAA17IIM Raipur: Indian Institute of Management Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur was set up by the Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource… Read moreRaipurPost Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)CAT, GMATINR 14,20,400Add to compare
AAA18IIM Rohtak: Indian Institute of Management The eighth Indian Institute of Management was established in Rohtak on November 16, 2009.  Enabling the… Read moreRohtakPost Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)CAT, GMATINR 12,73,000Add to compare
AAA19IMI Delhi: International Management Institute   International Management Institute (IMI) is India’s first corporate sponsored Business School founded in… Read moreNew DelhiPost-Graduate Diploma in ManagementCAT, XAT, GMATINR 19,25,100Add to compare
AAA20TAPMI Manipal: T A Pai Management Institute The T. A. Pai Management Institute boasts of a legacy of 37 years rooted in value system imbibing ethical… Read moreManipalMaster of Business Administration (MBA)CAT, XAT, GMATINR 16,00,000Add to compare
AAA21IIM Kashipur: Indian Institute of Management Set up in 2011 by the Government of India, Indian Institute of Management Kashipur is a second-generation IIM… Read moreKashipurMaster of Business Administration (MBA)CAT, GMATINR 15,42,000Add to compare
AAA22Xavier University Bhubaneswar (XUB) Xavier University was set up on a strong foundation based on the Jesuit spirit of ‘Magis’ – which means ‘… Read moreBhubaneshwarMBA Business Management (MBA-BM) Offered By XIMBCAT, XAT, X-GMT, GMATINR 18,90,000Add to compare
AAA23SCMHRD Pune: Symbiosis Centre For Management And Human Resource Development Established in 1993, SCMHRD is a highly ranked B-school. The MBA program of SCMHRD Pune is one of the most… Read morePuneMaster of Business Administration (MBA)SNAPINR 17,43,000Add to compare
AAA24IIT Delhi: Department of Management Studies New Delhi One of the top MBA colleges in India, IIT Delhi MBA programme is designed keeping in mind the changes in… Read moreNew DelhiMasters in Business AdministrationCATINR 8,80,000Add to compare
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FMS New Delhi Faculty of Management Studies Faculty of Management Studies (FMS, Delhi) or the “Red Building of Dreams” is one of the oldest B-Schools in… Read moreNew DelhiMaster of Business Administration (MBA)CATINR 1,92,000Add to compare
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JBIMS Mumbai: Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies JBIMS Mumbai, known as CEO factory is one of the top MBA colleges in India. The institute has a legacy of 50… Read moreMumbaiMasters in Management Studies- MMSCAT, CMAT, MAH CETINR 6,00,000Add to compare
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SIBM Pune: Symbiosis Institute Of Business Management Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune is a premier B-School of India recognized for its… Read morePuneMasters In Business AdministrationSNAPINR 20,50,000Add to compare
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PUMBA: Department of Management Sciences University of Pune Founded in the year 1971, Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), Savitribai Phule Pune University is… Read morePuneMBA++CAT, CMAT, MAH CETINR 1,34,000Add to compare
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NITIE Mumbai: National Institute of Industrial Engineering Located at the financial capital of India, NITIE, provides an excellent platform to the students who aspire… Read moreMumbaiPost Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering (PGDIE)Other Entrance ExamsINR 12,58,000Add to compare
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Department of Business Administration University of Lucknow The University of Lucknow was founded in 1921. It has emerged one of the largest and most well-known centres… Read moreLucknowMaster in Business AdminstrationCATINR 2,15,000Add to compare
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Masters’ Union School of Business Master’s Union School of Business, Gurugram offers uniquely designed 16-month flagship management program… Read moreGurugramPost Graduate Programme in Technology and Business ManagementCAT, NMAT, GRE, GMATINR 18,70,000Add to compare
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JAGSOM Bangalore: Jagdish Sheth School of Management Bangalore Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM) is amongst the first 6 business schools in India to be awarded… Read moreBangalorePost Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, NMAT… read moreINR 14,40,000Add to compare
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Great Lakes Chennai: Great Lakes Institute of Management – GLIM Great Lakes Institute of Management, established in 2004, is a premier B-school in the country with campuses… Read moreChennaiPost Graduate Program in Management (PGPM)CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMATINR 20,75,000Add to compare
AA+25GIM Goa: Goa Institute of Management ‘Learning Never Stops at GIM’. In GIM, we have created an environment where students get the opportunity… Read morePoriemPost Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMATINR 19,88,450Add to compare
AA+26K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai K J Somaiya Institute of Management is a constituent Institute under Somaiya Vidyavihar University…. Read moreMumbaiMaster of Business Administration (MBA)CAT, XAT, CMAT, NMAT, … read moreINR 18,78,880Add to compare
AA+27Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research WeSchool is ranked among top 75 bschools in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) list of 2021… Read moreMumbaiPost Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, … read moreINR 13,00,000Add to compare
AA+28IIM Nagpur: Indian Institute of Management The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Nagpur commenced operations in 2015 under the mentorship of IIM… Read moreNagpurPost Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)CAT, GMATINR 11,50,000Add to compare
AA+29IIM Sambalpur: Indian Institute of Management Mentored by IIM Indore, Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur was registered as a Society in August 2015…. Read moreSambalpurPost Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)CATINR 10,00,000

Top MBA Colleges in India
Pursuing MBA from one of the top MBA colleges in India is the dream of MBA aspirants. Top MBA colleges in India include not only some of the 20 IIMs but also many other prominent top management colleges in India like FMS Delhi, MBA departments of IITs, JBIMS Mumbai, NMIMS Mumbai and private management institutes like XLRI Jamshedpur, MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR Mumbai among others.

Ranking: Not the sole Criteria to Choose a B-school

No doubt Ranking is one of the key criteria to choose a B-school. But the top MBA colleges are not the only ones which are highly ranked only. Other parameters like RoI – which includes the programme fee vs. placement is very important. Apart from this Alumni, learning experience, faculty-student-ratio, legacy, infrastructure among others also count. Your choice of good B-school depends upon most of these parameters.

MBA Programme Fee: Important Criterion
A moderate fee structure with good placement that can assure you about your career prospects is what you might be looking for. So, it will be better to compare the fee structures of different B-schools and the benefits of learning arising out of it before finalizing your MBA admission decision.

IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta are ranked among the best MBA colleges in India on various parameters in almost all the rankings, however their fee structure is very high and runs above 23 lakhs. On the other hand, the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University (FMS Delhi) is one of the top MBA colleges in India with Fee structure as low as Rs. 25,000 pert semester and total fee of less than Rs.2 lakhs. It is preferred to many IIMs as it has high RoI with high average placement compatible to top IIMs.

MBA Placements: Check RoI
Check what are the average placements over the years in the B-school before making a choice? Which MBA program gets higher Placement? Who are the top recruiters? These queries need to be answered to calculate the RoI and before you make huge investment to your MBA programme. The division in average placements could be made in 3 categories – Highest Placement B-schools like older IIMs, High Placement B-schools like IITs, TAPMI, Moderate Placement B-schools like BIMTECH, LIBA, Jaipuria among others. You should compare the fee and placements of the B-schools and then choose the right MBA college:

Faculty: Key to your Learning Experience
You need to find out how qualified and experienced is the faculty at the B-school. Every B-school publishes its faculty profile area wise on its website. You must read faculty profiles carefully and do area wise research especially for the MBA program you wish to pursue and look for the qualities like Professional Experience; Academic Qualification; Research Area and publications and Industry engagement.

Alumni Base
The older the B-school, higher is its alumni base that leads to better career path due to global network of its old students. How true it is, you will know simply by comparing the 20 IIMs where the older ones complete their placement as early as in February with high salary packages and newer ones struggle till late. FMS Delhi the oldest B-school offering MBA has a legacy of more than 60 years. Its alumni base is spread all over the world. Candidates get placed within a few days when campus placement starts.

Programmes Offered
You need to decide whether you wish to pursue General MBA and take some specific area of specialization in the second year or want to do specialized MBA right from the beginning. There are many top MBA colleges which offer General MBA and very few specialized MBA programs while many other MBA colleges offer specialized MBA programs also, like MBA Finance, MBA HR, MBA Business Analytics, MBA Rural Management among others. The choice has to be made before taking admission.

Accreditation: Good Quality Check
National and International Accreditations awarded to the B-schools reflect the quality of education including curriculum as per Global standard and industry requirement, pedagogy, high quality of faculty and research, facilities at the institute which are prominent parameters to choose the best MBA college. The prominent International and National Accreditations that you should look for, before making a decision on your preferred MBA college, are Association to Advanced Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), USA; EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS); Association of MBAs (AMBA), UK; National Board of Accreditation (NBA); National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC)

IIM Ahmedabad has been traditionally regarded as Top MBA College in India. It has best faculty, accomplished alumni and great placements. In last 5 years, IIM Bangalore has emerged as a strong competitor to IIMA for the Best MBA College in India award. Helped by location (Bangalore) it has improved all aspects of its education, particularly Executive Education. IIM Calcutta, XLRI and SPJIMR are other three MBA Colleges that complete Top 5 B-schools in India list. Other top MBA Colleges in India include: MDI Gurgaon, NMIMS, JBIMS, SJMSOM-IIT Bombay, FMS Delhi, IMI New Delhi, IMT Ghaziabad.

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