Master of Business Administration or MBA is one of the most popular postgraduate programs in India and abroad. The two-year MBA program provides understanding related to the administration of the business and managing the business operations. If you are planning to study MBA in India, here is the list of top-ranked public and private MBA colleges in the country.
Top Public Colleges
- IIM Ahmedabad – Indian Institute of Management, Gujarat
Ranked 1 by the NIRF 2020, IIM Ahmedabad (IIM A) is considered the best institution for Management Education in India. Established in the year 1961, it is a public and autonomous institute and one of the few institutes in India to be given EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) accreditation. This institute offers admission based on a valid score in CAT. The percentile of CAT for IIM Ahmedabad reached up to 99.6 in the past years which shows how rigorous it is for a student to get admission to this institute.
- IIM Bangalore – Indian Institute of Management, Karnataka
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore is among the top graduate schools for Management education in Asia. Established in the year 1973, it admits over 1,200 students across several programs every year. Accredited by EQUIS since 2019, it is the only Indian Management B-school in the Global Network for Advanced Management, a Yale-initiated network of 32 top-notch global B-schools. In the recently released NIRF 2020 ranking, IIM Bangalore was ranked 2 among the top 100 B-schools in India.
- IIM Calcutta – Indian Institute of Management
Established In 1961, IIM Calcutta was the first institute established under the IIM legacy. Ranked 3 under the Management category by NIRF 2020, IIM Calcutta is considered as one of the best B-schools in the country for Management education. The institute offers PG, doctoral and executive programs to the students out of which MBA (or PGPM) is the flagship course. Popularly known as IIMC, the Institute has consistently seen a good number of recruiters and students who have served in reputed firms across the world.
- IIM Lucknow – Indian Institute of Management
The fourth member in the list of items, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow is a public business school located in Uttar Pradesh. Ranked 4 for IIMs by NIRF 2020 and 5 for IIMs by Outlook 2020, it is recognized as an Institution of Excellence by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. IIM Lucknow was established in 1984 and currently serves as a mentor institute for IIM Jammu, Rohtak, and Kashipur. In the past, it has also mentored IIM Sirmaur till it settled on its own. It currently offers various PG and doctoral level programs in the field of Management.
- VGSOM IIT Kharagpur – Vinod Gupta School of Management
Vinod Gupta School of Management or VGSOM IIT Kharagpur has been listed as the sixth-best Management institute in India by NIRF rankings in 2019. The college offers programs such as MBA, EMBA & Ph.D. The highest domestic CTC offered in 2019 at VGSOM IIT Kharagpur was Rs 22.11 LPA.
- IIM Kozhikode – Indian Institute of Management, Kerala
Established in 1996, IIM Kozhikode is set up by the Government of India in collaboration with the State Government of Kerala. IIM Kozhikode was ranked 6 out of 100 top Management colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2020. Also, the institute was ranked 6 out of 30 best MBA colleges in India by Outlook-India ICARE 2020. It offers postgraduate, executive, and research programs across various fields of Management with a total count of 83 highly experienced faculty members.
- IIM Indore – Indian Institute of Management
Founded in 1996, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore was the sixth IIM established under the IIM legacy. Ranked 7 for MBA by NIRF 2020, it is one of the prominent B-schools in the country with autonomous status. This institute offers UG, PG, doctoral, certificate, and PG certificate programs in the field of Management with two-year PGP being its flagship program.
Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi
The Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi, also known as DMS IIT Delhi, is the school of management education and research at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. DMS IIT Delhi has been placed in the “A+++” Category in All-India B-School Survey in 2017. DMS, IIT Delhi offers management programs at Postgraduate and Doctoral levels such as full-time MBA in telecom, Executive MBA, and MBA for foreign students. The basic admission criteria for the courses are in the Common Admission Test (CAT).
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- Established in 1958, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay was the first to have laid its foundation stone with assistance from UNESCO. In 1961, it was declared as an ‘Institute of National Importance by the Parliament of India. Over the years, the Institute has maintained a high rank across the categories of Engineering and Management. It is a fully residential institute with 15 hostels and excellent amenities for sports and other recreational facilities. The campus also houses several advanced research and development (R&D) facilities, including sophisticated state-of-the-art laboratories furnished by industry.
- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
- Founded in 1847, IIT Roorkee is the seventh IIT institution to be established among the IIT group of institutions. The university campus is spread over an area of 25 acres. It also has another campus in Greater Noida which was opened in 2011. Presently, the university owns four departments. IIT Roorkee was ranked 6 for engineering as per NIRF 2019. Internationally, IIT Roorkee was ranked 383 in the QS World University Rankings of 2020.
Top Private Colleges
- XLRI Xavier School of Management
Xavier Labor Relations Institute (XLRI) located at Jamshedpur was established in 1949 by Fr. Quinn Enright, S.J. It offers seven courses at the postgraduate level and is accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and Association of MBAs (AMBA). It has a total faculty member of 77 along with a total of 1086 students. It is also the oldest B-school in India. The vision of the institute is to be an institution of excellence nurturing responsible global leaders. The mission of the institute is to inculcate a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. XLRI ranked as No 1 Private B-school at Outlook India – 2020.
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune is a constituent of Symbiosis International (Deemed University) – Siu. The institute consists of well-equipped classrooms with the latest audio-video technology as well as smartboards and digital projectors in classrooms for better learning. It also has access to various databases like Scopus, Emerald, Euromonitor, Ebsco, Gartner, etc. It is also an authorized case center for Harvard cases. SIBM has been reckoned as 22nd for MBA by NIRF 2020. SIBM has been awarded Grade “A” NAAC accreditation and The University has also been ranked in the 291–300 band in Asia and top 109 in BRICS by the QS World University rankings survey 2020.
KIIT – Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology was originally founded in 1992 as an Industrial Training Institute. It received the status of a university in 2004 and was renamed KIIT University. The university offers about a hundred programmers in a variety of fields, including Technology, Management, and Medicine to around 27000 students. The institute has received an ‘A’ ranking from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The main vision of this institution is to create an advanced center of professional learning of international standing where the pursuit of knowledge and excellence shall reign supreme, unfettered by the barriers of nationality, language, cultural plurality, and religion.
- BML Munjal University
Founded by Hero Group and mentored by Imperial College London, BML Munjal University (BMU), is a private university established in 2014 and is located at Sidhrawali, Gurugram. It is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and also a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). BMU is a not-for-profit initiative offering undergraduate and post-graduate courses. The main vision of this university is to nurture ethical leaders who are skilled, knowledgeable, and have the life skills required for leading their organizations to success.
- Alliance University
Alliance University is a Private University located in Karnataka and is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, and professional courses in Engineering, Management, and Law streams. This university is awarded the Best Most Preferred Private University of the Year – South and Most Preferred B-School Providing Global Exposure by ASSOCHAM in 2020, ranked 39th among Management Institutions in India (including IIMs) 2020.
- Amity University Noida
Amity University, Noida, established in 2005 is recognized by the UGC and is accredited with an “A+” Grade by the NAAC. This institution has air-conditioned amphitheater-style classrooms while the libraries are equipped with over 1, 00,000 books, periodicals, national and international journals, and CD-ROMS, covering all aspects of academic studies and research material. They have hi-tech labs that act as ideal training grounds for budding professionals. It is also a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). The University is approved by the AICTE and is certified by UK’s Quality Assurance Agency in Higher Education.
- Lovely Professional University
Lovely Professional University Phagwara (LPU Phagwara) is a private university located in the state of Punjab and was established in the year 2005. It has received approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC). Here, the admissions are offered to courses in Diploma, UG, PG, and Doctoral levels. The university offers admission to more than 300 courses and this includes both full-time and part-time courses. An interesting fact about LPU is that 9 out of 10 students of LPU won Olympic Medals in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
- Chandigarh University
Chandigarh University (CU) is a leading non-profit university, accredited with the prestigious A+ grade by NAAC. There are 16 departments in total offering many specializations in undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. courses. This institution was ranked 16 among the Top 100 Engineering Colleges across India by The Outlook in 2021. It also enjoys high standing among many national rating services that evaluate the quality of education, research activity, affordability, and athletic excellence.
- Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University Guntur in Andhra Pradesh’s first private engineering educational institute which was founded in 2009 as KL College of Engineering. The institute offers undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, and postdoctoral courses following the outcome-based international education models. It provides both full-time residential and online-distance courses. The mission of this institution is to impart quality higher education and to undertake research and extension with emphasis on application and innovation that cater to the emerging societal needs through all-round development of the students of all sections enabling them to be globally competitive and socially responsible citizens with intrinsic values.
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is one of the premier institutions of India founded in 1984 by Dr. G. Viswanathan, the Chancellor of the University. It is a private deemed University, located in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. This institution offers 64 undergraduate, 35 postgraduate, 16 integrated and two each of Research and MTech (Industrial) courses across streams including Engineering, Science, Business Studies, Management, Computer Science, Architecture, Design, Mass Communication, Commerce, and Hotel Management, and Visual Communication. It is the first private institution to receive the ARIIA 2019 Award for ‘Innovation’ by Govt. of India. It is counted among the Top 3% of the world’s universities as ranked by QS Global World Ranking.
Jain University is a cerebral destination that draws inspired students from more than 25 countries to one of the world’s greatest cities- Bangalore. The Deemed-to-be University has five campuses with over 600 faculty members. The courses offered here are various streams of Engineering, Management, Science, Arts, Accounting and Commerce, IT & Software, Design, and Healthcare. Known for its emphasis on education, entrepreneurship, research, and sports, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) has some of the best minds in the educational and research fields, and centers that inspire entrepreneurship and groundbreaking work to simplify and manage life better.
Established in RK University is a UGC-approved private university located in Rajkot, Gujarat. This University is approved by the UGC, AICTE, Pharmacy Council of India, and CDSCO (Government of India), among various other organizations and is accredited with Grade ‘B+’ by NAAC. This institution offers programs across various fields such as Engineering, Management, Arts, Science, Computers & IT, Medicine, Health Sciences, and Agriculture. The vision of this institution is to be a leading educational organization imparting holistic education to help students become responsible world citizens who are sensitive to the needs of society.
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