- IIM ABC continue to take up the top three positions, in that order. XLRI Jamshedpur has been edged out of the top five by IIM Lucknow, and IIFT Delhi has been edged out of the top ten by ISB. SPJIMR Mumbai continues to retain its position amongst India's top ten MBA colleges.
- MDI Gurgaon, JBIMS, NITIE, and SJMSoM, and TISS have been ranked ahead of IIM Shillong in 2021. SIBM Pune features amongst the top twenty business schools of India.
- Amongst the second generation (new) IIMs, IIM Trichy emerges as the most favored business school, while IIM Rohtak emerges as the least favored. IIFT Kolkata has ranked ahead of NMIMS Mumbai and SCMHRD Pune. All four IITs listed in these rankings have ranked ahead of third generation (baby) IIMs.
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IIM Ahmedabad India's Top MBA College, IIM Lucknow Pips XLRI, ISB Features In The Top Ten
To no one's surprise, IIMs Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta have been rated as India's top MBA colleges. This year, IIM Bangalore has gained a slight edge over IIM Calcutta for the second position. These are three of India's oldest and most desirable business schools, producing stalwarts that have gone on to lead billion dollar companies. These three institutes are also amongst the top hundred business schools in the world.
Note - MICA, IMT Ghaziabad, XIMB, KJSIMSR, TAPMI, XUB, IFMR, SDA Bocconi Asia Center, Great Lakes Chennai, FORE, Goa Institute of Management, and WE School were ranked but declined to participate in these rankings.
Amongst the top five, government MBA colleges rule the roost. FMS Delhi continues to be the business school of choice for aspirants across the country. A large contributor to this is the relatively high return on investment that FMS provides to its graduates, charging only ₹2.00 lakhs for the two year program; an amount that some can pay off with just their summer internship stipends. This year, XLRI Jamshedpur has been edged out of the top five by IIM Lucknow, though only by a whisker.
Amongst the top IIMs, IIMs ABCLKI have been ranked in that order. IIM Indore has perhaps not been favoured over IIMs L and K due to the huge batch size at the institute. Even so, the institute manages to achieve 100% placement for its batch year-on-year, including for its Class of 2021. XLRI Jamshedpur has been favoured over IIMs Kozhikode and Indore. ISB has significantly improved upon its position from last year.
XLRI Jamshedpur, SPJIMR Mumbai, and the Indian School of Business are the top three privately owned management institutes in India.
IIFT Delhi Narrowly Misses Out On A Top Ten Spot, SJMSoM Ranked Above IIM Shillong
For the first time in three years, IIFT Delhi has been edged out of the top ten, though only by nanoscopic margins. MDI Gurgaon, JBIMS, NITIE and SJMSoM also feature amongst India's top fifteen MBA colleges in 2021. Notably, the IITs have ranked ahead of the second and third generation IIMs in terms of desirability. IIT Bombay's SJMSoM has done particularly well, ranking ahead of IIM Shillong.
NITIE Mumbai, despite accepting only engineers and offering a specialized management program, has featured amongst the top fifteen b-schools in India. TISS, another business school offering a specialized program, has improved upon its rankings as compared to last year. TISS, along with FMS and JBIMS, has one of the highest ratios of return on investment amongst India's top business schools.
SIBM Pune has been ranked ahead of second and third generation IIMs. Ranked well ahead of SBM-NMIMS Mumbai for the fourth consecutive year, these rankings should settle the oft-occurring comparison between SIBM and NMIMS. IIT Kharagpur's VGSoM has been the biggest gainer since last year, improving its rank by ten positions.
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IIM Trichy The Best of The Second Generation of IIMs, IIFT Kolkata Ranked Ahead of NMIMS
If you were wondering which of the CAP IIMs + IIM Rohtak is the best of the lot, the InsideIIM MBA rankings has found an answer. IIM Trichy has emerged as the top second generation IIM in the country, ranked ahead of business schools such as SBM-NMIMS and SCMHRD. On the other end, IIM Rohtak continues to be the least favoured amongst the second generation of IIMs.
Over the years, NMIMS has begun to slip out of favor in the minds of MBA aspirants despite being located in Mumbai and having an average salary higher than that of the newer IIMs. Perhaps the institute's large batch size, colossal program fee, and the lack of a residential MBA program could be contributors to the institute's current position in these rankings. This year, IIFT Kolkata has ranked ahead of SBM-NMIMS Mumbai.
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To what extent do you agree with these rankings? Which business schools aren't ranked where they belong? What would your list of India's top ten business schools look like? Let us know in the comments!
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Aditya Trupta Pattanayak .
What was the exact ranking of XIMB ? I just wanted to know :-)
13 Apr 2021, 11.59 AM
Rishabh Mishra
SPJIMR should be above IIM Indore
13 Apr 2021, 12.19 PM
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Chirag Shukla
Considering the difference in batch sizes, absolutely. But I think the 'IIM' tag trumps greater competition for on-campus jobs; at least that's what's coming through in these rankings.
13 Apr 2021, 12.25 PMEdited |
Gun Ch
What are the criteria would you consider while ranking B-schools
18 Apr 2021, 09.53 PM
Shubhayan Chakrabarti
How on earth is SOIL in this list?!
1 Jun 2021, 06.44 PM
naresh challa
The ICFAI business school Dehradun has a top-class infrastructure with 92-acre acres with a lush green surrounding. The campus is fully Wi-Fi enabled, and there is nothing to complain about the college. Classrooms are well-equipped with projectors and centralized air-conditioners. The library is probably one of the best in India with a humongous number of books, journals, magazines, and E-resources, which a student will ever need. The hostel has both single and double sharing rooms, and they are allocated by the college randomly, Rooms have attached bathrooms and a hot water supply. Rooms are also air-conditioned.
23 Jul 2021, 10.25 AM
naresh challa
The ICFAI business school Dehradun has a top-class infrastructure with 92-acre acres with a lush green surrounding. The campus is fully Wi-Fi enabled, and there is nothing to complain about the college. Classrooms are well-equipped with projectors and centralized air-conditioners. The library is probably one of the best in India with a humongous number of books, journals, magazines, and E-resources, which a student will ever need. The hostel has both single and double sharing rooms, and they are allocated by the college randomly, Rooms have attached bathrooms and a hot water supply. Rooms are also air-conditioned.
23 Jul 2021, 10.25 AM
naresh challa
The ICFAI business school Dehradun has a top-class infrastructure with 92-acre acres with a lush green surrounding. The campus is fully Wi-Fi enabled, and there is nothing to complain about the college. Classrooms are well-equipped with projectors and centralized air-conditioners. The library is probably one of the best in India with a humongous number of books, journals, magazines, and E-resources, which a student will ever need. The hostel has both single and double sharing rooms, and they are allocated by the college randomly, Rooms have attached bathrooms and a hot water supply. Rooms are also air-conditioned.
23 Jul 2021, 10.26 AM