The NIRF MBA Ranking 2026 ranks India’s leading management institutions based on parameters including Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR), Research & Professional Practice (RPC), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach & Inclusivity (OI), and Perception. The latest NIRF 2025 management ranking currently available on the official NIRF website lists the following institutions at the top.
What will change in NIRF MBA Ranking 2026 this year?
You can expect rank changes in the top 5 or 7 MBA institutes. The changes take place in the top 50 institutes. Here you can see many changes: some institutes slip from their position, and some improve their position
Is placement one of the deciding factors in NIRF Ranking 2026?
Yes, placements influence NIRF MBA rankings through the Graduation Outcomes parameter, but NIRF also considers teaching quality, research, inclusivity, and institutional perception. Therefore, placement performance alone does not determine an institute’s NIRF rank.
Top 10 NIRF Management Ranking 2026
| Rank | Institute | City | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IIM Bangalore | Bengaluru | 93.04 |
| 2 | IIM Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | 89.91 |
| 3 | IIM Calcutta | Kolkata | 87.45 |
| 4 | IIM Lucknow | Lucknow | 86.12 |
| 5 | IIM Udaipur | Udaipur | 84.22 |
| 6 | IIM Kozhikode | Kozhikode | 81.97 |
| 7 | International Management Institute, New Delhi | New Delhi | 81.77 |
| 8 | Indian Institute of Forest Management | Bhopal | 81.01 |
| 9 | IIT Kanpur | Kanpur | 79.43 |
| 10 | IIM Indore | Indore | 78.62 |
Important Note
There is a year-label issue worth checking before publishing: NIRF’s official 2026 data-submission portal confirms that India Rankings 2026 data submission closed on March 16, 2026, but the publicly indexed NIRF Management page currently displays the ranking data above.
For comparison, the official NIRF 2025 Management ranking had IIM Ahmedabad at Rank 1, IIM Bangalore at Rank 2, and IIM Kozhikode at Rank 3.
Also read: NIRF Engineering Ranking 2026
FAQs
Q1. When will NIRF MBA ranking 2026 be released?
You can expect it in September 2026, when the NIRF MBA Ranking 2026, along with other institutes, is released.
Q2. How will this help me in my admission?
This will help you in choosing the college to pursue your MBA degree. This presents the complete data and placement report of the institute for the last three years.
Q3. Who was No 1 in the NIRF ranking 2025?
IIM Bangalore was at the number 1 position in the NIRF 2025 ranking; IIM Ahmedabad followed it.
Q4. How many institutes feature in the MBA ranking in NIRF 2026?
At least 100 management institutes feature in the NIRF Management ranking 2026?
Q5. What is the waiting list of NIRF 2026?
These are institute who are eligible to be featured in the NIRF ranking but could not make a place in the top 100 institutes.