NIRF Rankings 2018 for Management Colleges

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was introduced by the HRD Ministry in order to assess the performance of the institutes in India across various parameters. The Ministry had released lists of various top institutes in different fields for students to analyze their performance before taking admission.

Like every year, MHRD has released the NIRF Rankings 2018 for Management on April 3, 2018. In order to appear on the NIRF ranking list, the institutes have to apply for the evaluation process conducted by the MHRD through NIRF.

Following are few of the top b-schools, their rank and scores evaluated according to NIRF Rankings for Management for 2018 in comparison to last year. The ranks and score has been calculated on the basis of five parameters including graduation outcome, research and professional practices, teaching and learning resources along with the general perception of the institute. Check out the details below.

NIRF Rankings 2018 Management - Top 25 Colleges for MBA/PGDM

Name of the Management Institute	Year of Establishment	NIRF Rank 2018	NIRF Score 2018	NIRF Rank 2017	NIRF Score 2017	Total Fees (approx.)
IIM Ahmedabad	1961	1	79.18	1	78.96	Rs. 21 lakh
IIM Bangalore	1973	2	77.33	2	78.82	Rs. 11.6 lakh to Rs. 18.7 lakh
IIM Calcutta	1961	3	77.08	3	76.60	Rs.11 lakh to Rs. 22 lakh
IIM Lucknow	1984	4	68.63	4	71.58	Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 14 lakh
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM) IIT Bombay	1995	5	66.90	-	-	Rs. 4 lakh
IIM Kozikhode	1996	6	65.21	5	65.41	Rs. 10 lakh to 13 lakh
Vinod Gupta School of Management – IIT Kharagpur	1993	7	63.36	7	63.12	Rs. 6 lakhs
Department of Management Studies – IIT Delhi	1997	8	63.31	6	64.51	Rs. 8 lakh
Department of Management Studies – IIT Roorkee	1998	9	62.95	8	62.46	Rs. 4.18 lakh
Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)	1949	10	62.66	9	61.08	Rs. 8 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh
IIM Indore	1996	11	60.28	10	59.59	Rs. 5 lakh to Rs. 14 lakh (Fellow programmes cost less than PGP programmes)
Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon	1973	12	59.59	16	53.12	Rs. 8 lakh to Rs. 23 lakh
IIM Udaipur	2011	13	59.07	15	53.77	Rs. 8 lakh to Rs. 10 lakh
National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai	1963	14	57.02	12	55.74	Rs. 3 lakh
IIM Trichy	2011	15	55.85	13	55.46	Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 18 lakh
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai	2004	16	55.25	-	-	Rs. 10.50 lakh
College of Management Studies, IIT Kanpur	1959	17	53.43	11	57.19	Rs. 4 lakh to Rs. 9 lakh
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune	1978	18	52.80	-	-	Rs. 18.75 lakh
S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai	1981	19	52.31	18	51.42	Rs. 16 lakh
IIM Kashipur	2011	20	51.20	20	51.07	Rs. 7 lakh to Rs. 11 lakh
IIM Raipur	2010	21	51.17	14	54.80	Rs. 12.31 lakh
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education	2006	22	51.16	-	-	Rs. 12.35 lakh
IIFT Delhi	1963	23	51.11	-	-	Rs. 14 lakh
SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai	1981	24	51.03	-	-	Rs. 12.75 lakh
International Management Institute, New Delhi	1981	25	50.94	-	-	Rs. 8.90 lakh

NIRF Ranking 2018 Management Complete List:

List of Colleges from 26 to 40:

List of Colleges from 41 to 50:

NIRF Rankings 2018 for Management Colleges Highlights:

• IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta and IIM Lucknow have maintained their stance and occupied the top four places similar to the ranks in 2017.
• Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM) IIT Bombay, Great Lakes, Chennai and SIBM Pune have joined the list of top 20 management colleges according to NIRF with rank 5, 16 and 18.
• Various other reputed b-schools have been ranked by the NIRF Rankings 2018 including IIFT Delhi, NMIMS Mumbai, IMI New Delhi and ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education.
• Ranks of IIM Kozhikode, DMS IIT Delhi, IIM Indore, XLRI Jamshedpur, IIM Trichy and few other reputed colleges have dropped a few places.
• On the other hand, ranks of IIM Udaipur and MDI Gurgaon have improved from 15^th to 13^th and 16^th to 12^th position.

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The revised NIRF ranks are released every year in April according to the yearly data collected by the framework. These ranks will help management aspirants to choose colleges wisely after analyzing the investment and ROI factors of the institutes. The ranks will also help students recognize other colleges and universities that have been performing well in the management field.