BT-MDRA India's Best B-Schools Ranking: The Best Stay the Course
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B-school rankings
Ranking based on the score obtained out of a total of 1,000
Note:Ranking is based on objective data only. Only those B-schools that submitted their objective data have been ranked. Only those colleges that fulfilled the following criteria were considered eligible for participation in the ranking: i. Minimum three batches passed out ii. Offering full-time Post Graduate Programme in Management. All scores have been rounded off to one decimal place; this may result in rounding off errors while adding the parameter-wise score.
Emerging B-School rankings
Ranking based on the score obtained out of a total of 1,000
Note: Ranking is based on objective data only; B-Schools whose 1st batch of MBA/PGDM passed out after 2010 were considered.
ROI-wise rankings
Note: ROI is calculated as average annual domestic salary/course fees (tuition fee + other fees) for entire course. The ROI table covers only those B-schools where at least 75% of students secured placements in 2025.
International Accredited Indian b-schools
Note: Yellow highlighted had participated in BT-MDRA B-Schools Ranking 2025.
Comparison
Comparative performance of institutes across various parameters (total scores shown in parentheses). A higher score corresponds to a higher rank for the institute.
performance indicators
A snapshot of
of the Top 100 B-schools of India over the years
Other mba rankings
Notes:
- All of above programmes require a minimum of Master's Degree or equivalent.
- These are generally termed as FPM (Fellow Program in Management) and have different nomenclatures by different institutes (such as Doctoral Programme in Management, Ph.D. in Management,etc.) and are equivalent to Ph.D.
- The duration of these programmes varies from 3 to 6 years and are full-time on campus.
- While most of the FPM Programs do not charge any fees, some institutes take fees. Also, those pursuing FPM programs are paid monthly stipend.
- While there are 100+ FPM Programs, only top 50 are listed here due to lack/inconsistency in data
Notes:
- All of above programs require a minimum of Master's Degree or equivalent and work experience.
- These are generally termed as EFPM (Executive Fellow Program in Management) and have different nomenclatures by different institutes (such as Executive Doctoral Programme in Management, Executive Doctoral Programme, PhD in Management for Working Professionals, etc. and are equivalent to Ph.D.)
- Those B-Schools who have lauched their EFPM in or after 2023 (IIM-C, IIM Mumbai, IIM Udaipur, IIM Nagpur, IIM Visakhapatnam, IIM Sirmaur) and not a single EFPM Batch has passed out have not been considered for this list.
- The duration of these programs varies from 3 to 6 years and are in online or blended mode.
- Due to the unavailability of adequate data in the public domain, the ISB Hyderabad EFPM has not been included in the list.
Notes:
- Executive program for general management were ranked, No specialised executive programs were ranked
- Ranking has been done based on Objective Data (information from secondary research)
- These programs are of 9-12 months duration, mostly in blended or online mode.
Notes:
- Only programs with a minimum work experience requirement of 10 years have been considered for the ranking
- Ranking has been done based on Objective Data (information from secondary research)
- All of these AMPs are meant for senior working professionals and are in blended or online mode.
- All of these AMPs are of 10-12 months duration, except the Global Advanced Management Programme by ISB which is of 05 months.
Notes:
- Only 2-year Online / blended programs by b-schools leading to Master's / Post-Graduate Degree / Diploma have been listed in this table. Different institutes have given different names for this program including Executive MBA. In essence, these are meant for those seeking an MBA or equivalent degree without studying in campus (may continue with their jobs or current occupation). While some of these programs require work experience, others may not require any work experience at all.
Career Choices
The average number of students who opted for entrepreneurship and family businesses among the Top 100 Government and Private Colleges, over the years
Methodology
The 13TH EDITION of BT-MDRA ranking of India's best business schools—the 26th overall—has been completely reimagined and refreshed. New lists have been added to the ranking like the Top Executive Programs, Top Advanced Management Programs,Top Executive Fellow Programs in Management,Top Fellow Programs in Management, and Top online MBAs in the country.
This is the country's most rigorous and methodical ranking.
