TOP 100 MBA SCHOOLS IN INDIA

Below is the list of top 100 MBA colleges in India for the year 2012. The list of Indian B Schools below is sorted in order of ranking from 1 to 100. This list would surely be helpful to candidates aspiring to pursue MBA in coming years. 

1. (IIM Ahmedabad) Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad
2. (IIM Calcutta) Indian Institute of Management – Calcutta, Kolkata
3. (IIM Bangalore) Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore, Bangalore
4. (ISB Hyderabad) Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
5. (XLRI Jamshedpur) Xavier’s Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur
6. (IIM Lucknow) Indian Institute of Management – Lucknow, Lucknow
7. (FMS Delhi) Faculty of Management Studies – University of Delhi, Delhi
8. (IIM Indore) Indian Institute of Management – Indore, Indore
9. (IIM Kozhikode) Indian Institute of Management – Kozhikode, Kozhikode
10. (SPJIMR Mumbai) SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai
11. (IIFT Delhi & Kolkata) Indian Institute of Foreign Trade – Delhi & Kolkata, Delhi
12. (JBIMS Mumbai) Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
13. (MDI Gurgaon) Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
14. (NITIE Mumbai) National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai
15. (SJMSoM IIT Bombay) Shailesh J Mehta School of Management – IIT Bombay, Mumbai
16. (SIBM Pune) Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
17. (NMIMS Mumbai) Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
18. (DMS IIT Delhi) Department of Management Studies – IIT Delhi, Delhi
19. (IMT Ghaziabad) Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
20. (XIM Bhubhaneswar) Xavier’s Institute of Management, Bhubhaneswar
21. (MICA Ahmedabad) Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad
22. (TISS Mumbai) Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
23. (SCMHRD Pune) Symbiosis Center for Management and Human Resources Development, Pune
24. (VGSoM IIT Kharagpur) Vinod Gupta School of Management – IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur
25. (IIM Shillong) Indian Institute of Management – Shillong, Shillong
26. (IIT Kanpur MBA) Industrial and Management Engineering – IIT Kanpur, Kanpur
27. (IRMA Anand) Institute of Rural Management, Anand
28. (IIM Trichy) Indian Institute of Management – Trichy, Trichy
29. (Great Lakes, Chennai) Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
30. (IIM Ranchi) Indian Institute of Management – Ranchi, Ranchi
31. (IIM Raipur) Indian Institute of Management – Raipur, Raipur
32. (TAPMI Manipal) TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal
33. (SIMSR Mumbai) KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai
34. (IMI Delhi) International Management Institute, Delhi
35. (SIIB Pune) Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune
36. (GIM Goa) Goa Institute of Management, Goa
37. (IIM Rohtak) Indian Institute of Management – Rohtak, Rohtak
38. (IIM Udaipur) Indian Institute of Management – Udaipur, Udaipur
39. (DMS IIT Madras) Department of Management Studies – IIT Madras, Chennai
40. (SIBM Bangalore) Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bangalore
41. (IMNU, Nirma University) Institute of Management – Nirma University, Ahmedabad
42. (XIME Bangalore) Xavier’s Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore
43. (LIBA Chennai) Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai
44. (SIMS Pune) Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune
45. (LBSIM Delhi) Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi
46. (We School, Mumbai) Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai
47. (FSM Delhi) FORE School of Management, Delhi
48. (ICFAI Hyderabad) ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad
49. (BITS Pilani MBA) Management Group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
50. (MIB &  MHROD, Delhi University) MIB & MHROD – Delhi School of Economics, Delhi 

51. (DMS IIT Roorkee) Department of Management Studies – IIT Roorkee, Roorkee 

52. (MBE, Delhi University) Master of Business Economics – University of Delhi, Delhi 

52. (MFC, Delhi University) Master of Finance and Control – University of Delhi, Delhi 

54. (SIMC Pune) Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune 

55. (BIM Trichy) Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy 

56. (IMT Nagpur) Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur 

56. (XISS Ranchi) Xavier’s Institute of Social Service, Ranchi 

58. (FMS-BHU, Varanasi) Faculty of Management Studies – Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 

58. (DMS NIT Trichy) Department of Management Studies – NIT Trichy, Trichy 

60. (IIFM Bhopal) Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal 

61. (SRCC GBO, Delhi University) Sri Ram College of Commerce (Global Business Operations), Delhi 

62. (Great Lakes IEMR, Gurgaon) Great Lakes Institute of Energy Management and Research, Gurgaon 

63. (UBS Chandigarh) University Business School, Chandigarh 

64. (VIT Vellore) Vellore Institute of Technology University, Vellore 

65. (IFMR Chennai) Institute for Financial Management and Research, Chennai 

66. (ICFAI Mumbai) ICFAI Business School, Mumbai 

66. (SIOM Nasik) Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, Nasik 

68. (SITM Pune) Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management, Pune 

69. (SIMSREE Mumbai) Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai 

70. (SCIT Pune) Symbiosis Center for Information Technology, Pune 

71. (DMS IISc Bangalore) Department of Management Studies – IISc Bangalore, Bangalore 

72. (IIM Kashipur) Indian Institute of Management – Kashipur, Kashipur 

73. (DSM DTU Delhi) Delhi School of Management – Delhi Technological University, Delhi 

73. (DMS NIT Durgapur) Department of Management Studies – NIT Durgapur, Durgapur 

75. (BIMTECH Noida) Birla Institute of Management and Technology, Noida 

76. (IMT Hyderabad) Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad 

77. (Alliance University, Bangalore) Alliance University School of Business, Bangalore 

78. (NIT Suratkhal MBA) Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management - NIT Suratkhal 

78. (IISWBM Kolkata) Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata 

78. (ISBM Pune) International School of Business and Media, Pune 

81. (Amity, Noida) Amity Business School, Noida 

82. (AIM Kolkata) Army Institute of Management, Kolkata 

83. (Christ College MBA) Department of Management Studies – Christ College, Bangalore 

84. (IMI Bhubhaneswar) International Management Institute, Bhubhaneswar 

86. (ITM Navi Mumbai) Institute for Technology and Management, Navi Mumbai 

87. (IMI Kolkata) International Management Institute, Kolkata 

88. (NIBM Pune) National Institute of Bank Management, Pune 

89. (NL Dalmia, Mumbai) NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai 

90. (PUMBA Pune) Pune University MBA – Pune 

91. (ISME Bangalore) International School of Management Excellence, Bangalore 

91. (SDMIMD Mysore) SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore 

93. (IPE Hyderabad) Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad 

94. (Osmania University MBA) Osmania University College of Business Management, Hyderabad 

94. (SPM Gandhinagar) School of Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar 

96. (Pondicherry University MBA) Department of Management Studies – Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 

97. (SIES, Navi Mumbai) SIES College of Management Studies, Navi Mumbai 

98. (NIA Pune) National Insurance Academy School of Management, Pune 

99. (KIAMS Harihar) Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies, Harihar 

100. (IMS Indore) Institute of Management Studies – Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalala, Indore

Admission Procedure to the IIMs & Top B Schools in India

Most top India Business Schools have an admission process similar to that of the IIMs

1. CAT - The Written Test / Entrance Exam

All B-Schools in India have a written aptitude test as the first stage of screening applicants. The six IIMs conduct a Common Admission Test (CAT), usually on the third Sunday of every November. S.P. Jain Mumbai, Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon, NITIE Bombay and many other business schools and MBA colleges base their selection on CAT scores. Other popular written tests in India include the XAT (Xavier Admission Test) conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur conducts and this score is a criterion for admission to XIM Bhubaneswar, BIM Trichy, LIBA Chennai, XIME Bangalore, Goa Institute of Management Goa and score of other business schools. FMS Delhi, IIFT Delhi and the Schools of Management, IIT (Joint Management Entrance Test or JMET) have their own respective tests. 

The written test, the first stage of elimination, tests a student's ability to perform under pressure. The areas of testing include basic mathematics taught till Class X, English taught during the first year of graduation and analytical & logical reasoning. The written test is the most difficult step in getting into a top B-School in India. Most of the elimination takes place at this stage. 

About 210,000 students took CAT in 2006. Around 1600 students get admission into one of the IIMs each year. 

2. B School Application Essays and Reference Letters

Application Essays are an integral part of most top B Schools selection process. While only those shortlisted based on their written scores in CAT are expected to write these essays in the case of the IIMs, some other top management institutes in India such as the SP Jain ask you to write many essays at the first stage itself. In the case of SP Jain, your application essays play a crucial role in getting shortlisted for the next round - viz., group interviews. However, in the case of the IIMs, they could form the basis for the interview process. IIM Bangalore, in the recent past, requires those aspirants who have cleared CAT and been shortlisted for the GD-PI to produce three letters of reference. So, if you are planning to apply to these places, meet one of your friends who has applied to these schools in the past and get his applications to get an idea of what is generally asked. 

3. Group Discussions / Personal Interviews - GD / PI

Based on the performance in the written test, students are short listed for a Group Discussion and Personal Interview. At the IIMs, anyone who is shortlisted for the GD PI process attends both the group discussion and the personal interview. GD is not an elimination stage at the IIMs. However, other b schools could have the GD as an elimination process.

4. Admission

Admission is usually offered based on the cumulative scores of written test, GD / PIs, and work experience (in some cases). Admission notification from top B Schools start from the second week of March and continue till the end of April. Many of the management institutes also have a waitlist of candidates which gets updated based on the number of students in the first list who accept offers made to them. 

LINKS TO B-SCHOOLS IN INDIA

B-School	Location
Top 10 category
Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi	New Delhi
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA)	Ahmedabad
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)	Bengaluru
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC)	Kolkata
Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIMI )	Indore
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK)	Kozikhode
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIML)	Luckhnow
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS)	Mumbai
Management Development Institute (MDI)	Gurgaon
Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)	Jamshedpur
AAA category
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)	New Delhi
Indian Institute of Management, Raipur	Raipur
Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi	Ranchi
Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak	Rohtak
Indian Institute of Management, Shillong (IIM-S)	Shillong (IIM-S)
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJSOM), Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB)	Mumbai
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)	Mumbai
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)	Mumbai
S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR)	Mumbai
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)(only for those interested in HR)	Mumbai
AA category
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)	Kolkata
Department of Management Studies (DoMS), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)	Madras
Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)	New Delhi
Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad	Ghaziabad
Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA)	Anand
International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi	New Delhi
Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA) (only for those interested in Advertising/Marketing)	Ahmedabad
Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD)	Pune
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Pune	Pune
Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB)	Bhubaneswar
A category
Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), School of Excellence of Bharthidasan University	Trichy
Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi	New Delhi
Department of Financial Studies (DFS), University of Delhi, South Campus	New Delhi
FORE School of Management	New Delhi
Department of Industrial and Management Engineering (IME), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	Kanpur
Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	Kharagpur
Department of Management Studies (DOMS), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Roorkee
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR)	Mumbai
Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE)	Mumbai
T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI)	Manipal
BBB category
Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH)	Noida
Goa Institute of Management (GIM)	Goa
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM)	Kolkata
Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR)	Chennai
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM)	New Delhi
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA)	Chennai
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT)	Trichy
Institute of Management, Nirma University	Ahmedabad
NMIMS Bangalore	Bangalore
Department of Business Management, Osmania University	Hyderabad
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bangalore (SIBM-B)	Bangalore
Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC)	New Delhi
Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB)	Pune
University Business School (UBS)	Chandigarh
Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WE School)	Mumbai
BB category
Amrita School of Business	Coimbatore
BITS PILANI	Pilani
Chetana's R. K. Institute of Management and Research	Mumbai
Christ University Institute of Management (CUIM)	Bengaluru
Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), University of Pune	Pune
Faculty of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University (FMS BHU)	Varanasi
School of Management Studies, University of Hyderabad	Hyderabad
IBS, Hyderabad (Faculty of Management Studies)	Hyderabad
Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM)	Bhopal
Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Nagpur	Nagpur
Institute for Technology and Management (ITM)	Mumbai
N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research	Mumbai
SDM Institute For Management Development (SDMIMD)	Mysore
SIES College of Management Studies (SIESCOMS)	Mumbai
Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology (SCIT)	Pune
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS)	Pune
Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM)	Nashik
Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM)	Pune
Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WE School)	Bangalore
Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (XIME)	Bengaluru
B category
Amity Business School (ABS)	New Delhi
B. K. School of Business Management	Ahmedabad
Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM)	Pune
Department of Management Studies (DOMS), Anna University Chennai	Chennai
FOSTIIMA, New Delhi	New Delhi
Indira Institute of Management	Pune
Institute of Management Development and Research (IMDR)	Pune
Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE)	Hyderabad
Lala Lajpatrai Institute of Management	Mumbai
M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Management	Bengaluru
M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Management	Bengaluru
MET's Institute of Management, Mumbai	Mumbai
MIT School of Management (MIT-SOM)	Pune
MNNIT Allahabad	Allahabad
National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM)	Pune
National Insurance Academy (NIA)	Pune
NIT-Calicut	Kozhikode
Department of Managament Studies, Pondicherry University	Puducherry
PSG Institute of Management	Coimbatore
Faculty of Management Studies, R.A. Podar Institute of Management	Jaipur
School of Communication & Management Studies (SCMS)	Cochin
School of Management Studies (SMS), Cochin University of Science & Technology (CUSAT)	Cochin
Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research	Mumbai
Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management	Hyderabad
Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS)	Ranchi

Other B-Schools category
Asia-Pacific Institute of Management	Delhi
Alliance School of business	Bangalore
Army Institute of Management	Kolkata
Badruka Institute of Foreign Trade (BIFT)	Hyderabad
Bharati Vidya Bhavan's Usha and Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management	Delhi
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University	Pune
Bhartiya Vidyapeeth University, Institute of Management and Research	Delhi
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi	Ranchi
Dhruva college of management	Hyderabad
Fortune Institute of International Business	New Delhi
GITAM School of International Business (GSIB)	Visakhapatnam
Globsyn Business School	Kolkata
ICFAI B-School	Ahmedabad
ICFAI B-School, Gurgaon	Gurgaon
ICFAI B-School, Mumbai	Mumbai
IES Management college and research centre	Mumbai
IFIM Business School	Bengaluru
Indus Business Academy (IBA), Bangalore	Bengaluru
Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management	Gwalior
Indian School of Mines (ISM)	Dhanbad
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies (KIAMS)	Harihar
MANAGE (For those interested in Agri-Business/Rural Management only)	Hyderabad
Master School of Management, Meerut	Meerut
New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM)	New Delhi
NIILM Center for Management Studies	Greater Noida
NIT Durgapur	Durgapur
NIT Suratkal	Suratkal
NIT Warangal	Warangal
Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (RCSS)	Cochin
Sadhana Center for Management and Leadership Develeopment (SCMLD)	Pune
Siva Sivani Institute of Management (SSIM)	Secunderabad
SSN School of Management & Computer Applications	Chennai
St Joseph's College of Business Administration	Bangalore
Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC)	Pune
Symbiosis school of banking management	Pune
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies	Dehradun
University School of Management Studies - Indraprastha University, Delhi	Delhi
VIT Business School -Vellore	Vellore
Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Management Studies & Research	Mumbai
Xavier Institute of Management & Research	Mumbai