So you’ve made up your mind to pursue an MBA in India.

When you started enquiring about top MBA colleges in India, we bet that all your friends and relatives must have only mentioned the IIMs, right?

No doubt, all 21 IIMs figure in the list of best MBA colleges in India. But you’ll be surprised to know that India has more than 6,000 business schools! Before you decide that one of the IIM is the school for you, your should first create a shortlist of schools to choose from and spend your time finding out more about only those schools that matter.

Definitely not an easy task 🙁

To make things easier for you, we’ve collated all the relevant information about the top 150 MBA colleges in India in this blog.

This includes the MBA college rank, location, MBA programs offered, MBA fees, average salary, and the entrance exam you need to take before you get an MBA admit from the B-school.

In this blog, we have also delved deeper into the top 10 MBA colleges and MBA programs in India and given you information on the top private MBA colleges, public MBA colleges, and the top business schools in Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi.

Yes! All this information in this one blog!

Here’s what you can expect to know by the time you get to the end of the article:

1. Top MBA colleges in India based on NIRF ranking – 150 MBA colleges, location, programs, ownership, fees, average salary
2. Top 10 business schools and MBA programs in India
3. Top private MBA colleges in India
4. Top public MBA colleges in India
5. Top IIM in India and IIM fees
6. Top MBA colleges in Bangalore
7. Top MBA colleges in Mumbai
8. Top MBA colleges in Hyderabad
9. Top MBA colleges in Delhi

Top 150 MBA colleges in India 2024

Let’s start off by looking at the list of top 150 MBA colleges in India.

1. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
2. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
3. Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
4. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
5. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
6. Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
7. Indian Institute of Management, Indore
8. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
9. Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur
10. Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
11. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
12. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
13. National Institute of Industrial Engineering
14. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
15. Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli
16. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
17. Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur
18. SP Jain Institute of Management and Research
19. Indian Institute of Management, Raipur
20. Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi
21. Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak
22. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
23. Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
24. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
25. ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad
26. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi
27. TA Pai Institute of Management, Manipal
28. International Management Institute, Delhi
29. Indian Institute of Technology Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
30. Indian Institute of Management, Shillong
31. Xavier Institute of Management, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar
32. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar
33. Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur
34. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
35. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
36. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
37. BML Munjal University, Gurgaon
38. Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
39. Alliance University, Bangalore
40. Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur
41. Amity University, Noida
42. Panjab University, Chandigarh
43. FORE School of Management, Delhi
44. Nirma University, Ahmedabad
45. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
46. PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
47. Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida
48. Goa Institute of Management, Goa
49. Lovely Professional University, Phagwara
50. Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai
51. Chandigarh University, Chandigarh
52. International Management Institute, Kolkata
53. IFMR Graduate School of Business, Sri City, Andhra Pradesh
54. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala
55. Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
56. K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai
57. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi
58. Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
59. Anna University, Chennai
60. Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur
61. Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad
62. Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal
63. Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development, Pune
64. International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar
65. IIHMR University, Jaipur
66. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun
67. Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Rohini, Delhi
68. Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai
69. Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida
70. Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur
71. Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi
72. Institute of Rural Management, Anand
73. Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow
74. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar
75. Chitkara University, Patiala
76. IBS Business School, Hyderabad
77. Shailesh J Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
78. Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
79. Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development, Pune
80. Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi
81. Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
82. Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
83. Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
84. Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad
85. Thiagarajar School of Management, Thirupparankundram
86. Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, Nashik
87. Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi
88. Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore
89. Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development, Mysore
90. VIT Business School, Vellore
91. Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
92. University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh
93. Indian Institute of Management Amritsar
94. PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore
95. FLAME University, Pune
96. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad Prayagraj
97. Balaji Institute of Modern Management, Pune
98. Delhi School of Management, Delhi Technological University, Delhi
99. GITAM School of International Business, Visakhapatnam
100. Jindal Global Business School, Sonipat
101. National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad
102. ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai
103. Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam
104. Amity Business School, Noida
105. SCMS Cochin School of Business, Cochin
106. SSN School of Management, Kalavakkam
107. Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya
108. LM Thapar School of Management, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dera Bassi
109. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior
110. MS Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore
111. National Institute of Technology Rourkela
112. National Institute of Technology Warangal
113. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Hyderabad
114. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Institute of Management and Research, New Delhi
115. Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
116. Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur
117. Symbiosis Institute of Digital and Telecom Management, Pune
118. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
119. School of Management Studies, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
120. University School of Management Studies, GGS IP University, Delhi
121. Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management, Ahmedabad
122. Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
123. KIIT School of Management, Bhubaneswar
124. Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies, Cochin
125. NITTE School of Management, Bangalore
126. AIMS Institutes, Bangalore
127. Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi
128. Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam
129. Sona School of Management, Salem
130. SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai
131. KL University Business School, Guntur
132. Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore
133. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
134. Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
135. Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli
136. Jagdish Sheth School of Management, Bangalore
137. Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune
138. Acharya Bangalore B-School, Bangalore
139. Balaji Institute of International Business, Tathawade
140. Chitkara Business School, Patiala
141. Department of Business Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi
142. Department of Management Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
143. GITAM Hyderabad Business School, Hyderabad
144. GITAM Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam
145. GLA University, Mathura
146. Himachal Pradesh University Business School, Shimla
147. Indian Institute of Management Jammu
148. Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur
149. Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata
150. Institute of Business Management and Research, IPS Academy, Indore

Note: During your research, you must have definitely bookmarked the Indian School of Business (Hyderabad and Mohali campuses) as an option. However, we have not added the Indian School of Business (ISB) to our list because the ISB is accredited to AACSB, which is an American professional organization.

Though ISB is not on our list, ISB’s PGP is much sought after by students and has been ranked #1 in India and #23 globally based on Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2021.

Let’s get to know a little more about these 150 business schools in the upcoming section.

1. Top 150 MBA colleges in India based on NIRF ranking – All that you need to know 

The list of the top 150 MBA colleges in India that we have compiled is based on the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).

This framework was set by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in India and they have a set of parameters they consider while evaluating each institution.

The parameters include:

• Teaching, Learning and Resources
• Research and Professional Practices
• Graduation Outcomes
• Outreach and Inclusivity
• Perception

Other than the NIRF, other B-school ranking lists such as Business Today India’s Best B-schools, Outlook MBA Rankings, and India Today B-school Ranking are also available.

Let us now look at the location, ownership, programs offered, fees, average salary, and entrance exams at the top 150 MBA colleges in India.

As you might have noticed, the management courses offered by many of these business schools are called by different names such as PGDM, PGP and PGPM.

If you wish to know the difference between MBA and PGDM, you can check out this article: What is the difference between MBA and PGDM?

2. Top 10 business schools and MBA programs in India

Let us now delve into the details of the top 10 MBA colleges and their MBA programs. we will closely look at each college’s MBA programs, fees, required standardized tests, admission process, and eligibility criteria.

Here is the list of the top 10 MBA colleges in India:

1. IIM Ahmedabad
2. IIM Bangalore
3. IIM Calcutta
4. IIM Lucknow
5. IIT Kharagpur
6. IIM Kozhikode
7. IIM Indore
8. IIT Delhi
9. XLRI Jamshedpur
10. MDI

You will also learn more about ISB at the end of this section.

1. IIM Ahmedabad

IIM-A MBA programs

IIM-A offers a one-year Post Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPX) This is a course specially designed for students with a minimum of 4 years of work experience. The institute follows a rigorous selection process to shortlist the candidates.

Other management courses offered at IIM-A are:

1. Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)
2. Post Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-business Management (MBA – FABM)

IIM-A fees

The Programme Fee for the 2024-25 PGPX Batch is INR 33 lakhs for candidates opting for SSH (Single Accommodation) and INR 35 Lakhs for candidates opting for MSH (Married Student Housing) plus the cost of International Immersion Programme (IIP) excluding travel and stay related expenses.

Standardized tests for IIM-A PGPX admission

If you are looking to apply to the PGPX at IIM-A, you need to take the GMAT or the GRE and get a good score.

If you are taking the GMAT, you should know that the average GMAT score for IIM-A PGPX course is 702.

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IIM-A PGPX admission process

The admission process for IIM PGPX takes place in two stages:

1. Shortlisting candidates for personal interview based on their PGPX application, GMAT score, and MBA essays

2. Selecting the final candidates based on their application and their performance in the personal interview

IIM-A PGPX eligibility criteria

Given below is the eligibility criteria for IIM-A PGPX applicants:

1. You must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any discipline
2. You should be 25 years of age or more on or before 31 March of the year of application
3. You need a valid GMAT/GRE score
4. You should have a minimum of four years of work experience

2. IIM Bangalore

IIM-B MBA programs

IIM-B offers an Executive Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management. It is a one-year intensive program designed for students with 5-12 years of work experience.

Other management courses offered at IIM-B are:

1. Master of Business Administration – Two-year full-time programme
2. Master of Business Administration – Two-year weekend programme
3. Master of Management Studies (Public Policy) – One-year full-time programme
4. Master of Business Administration (Business Analytics) – Two-year full-time programme

IIM-B fees

The Programme Fee for the 2024-25 EPGP Batch is INR 31,05,000/- for candidates opting for single accommodation and INR 33,96,000/- for candidates opting for family accommodation outside the campus. The fee includes accommodation charges and the cost of the International Immersion Programme (IIP).

Standardized tests for IIM-B EPGP admission

You have to take the GMAT or the GRE and score well in order to apply to IIM-B’s EPGP. If you are taking the GMAT, you need to score 700+ on the exam

IIM-B EPGP admission process

The admission process for IIM-B EPGP takes place in two stages:

1. Shortlisting candidates for personal interview based on their EPGP application, GMAT score. and Statement of Purpose (SoP)

2. Selecting the final candidates based on their performance in the personal interview, their application, work experience, etc.

IIM-B EPGP eligibility criteria

Given below is the eligibility criteria for IIM B EPGP applicants:

1. You must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 50% marks.

2. You should have a minimum of 5 years of work experience and ideally, a maximum of 12 years of work experience

3. You need to submit a valid GMAT/GRE score

3. IIM Calcutta

IIM-C MBA programs

IIM-C offers a one-year MBA Executive programme to candidates with 5 years of work experience. Candidates are required to submit SoPs based on specific questions that have been provided by the B-school.

Other management courses offered at IIM-C are:

1. Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)
2. Post Graduate Programme for Executives for Visionary Leadership in Manufacturing (PGPEx-VLM)
3. Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA)

Also Read: All about IIM-C PGPEx course

IIM-C PGPEx fees

IIM C course fee for the batch 2024-2025 is INR 31,00,000/-. This amount includes tuition fees and cost of course material, books, accommodation, economy airfare, and some incidental expenses of the immersion programme organized by IIM-C.

Standardized tests for IIM-C PGPEx admission

If you want to apply to IIM-C’s executive MBA program, you need to take the GMAT exam. The exam should have been taken within the last 36 months of the application date.

IIM-C MBA admission process

Similar to the other IIMs, the admission process for IIM-C PGPEx takes place in two steps:

1. Shortlisting candidates for personal interview based on their PGPEx application, GMAT score, and Statement of Purpose (SoP)

The SoP has to be written by taking into consideration the following questions:

i. Why do you want to join the MBA Executive program?
ii. What qualities, experience, and achievements do you have to justify your admission
iii. What types of jobs and at what level do you expect after the successful completion of the MBA Executive program?

2. Selecting the final candidates based on their performance in personal interview, their application, work experience, etc.

Want to know more about IIM-C’s MBA admission process, you can check it out here: All about IIM C MBA admission process.

IIM-C PGPEx eligibility criteria

Given below is the eligibility criteria for IIM-C MBA applicants:

You must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 50% marks.

You should have a minimum of 5 years of work experience

You need to submit a valid GMAT score (The exam should have been taken within the last 36 months of the application date)

4. IIM Lucknow

IIM Lucknow flagship programme

The flagship programme at IIM Lucknow is the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP). This a two-year full-time, residential programme, at the end of which the candidates are awarded a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.

Other management courses offered at IIM Lucknow are:

1. Post Graduate Programme in Agribusiness Management (PGP-ABM)
2. Post Graduate Programme in Sustainable Management (PGP-SM)
3. Post Graduate Programme for Executives
4. Post Graduate Programme for Working Executives (PGPWE)
5. International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX)

IIM Lucknow PGP fees

IIM Lucknow course fee for the batch 2020-2022 is INR 20,75,000.

Standardized tests for IIM Lucknow PGP admission

If you want to apply to IIM Lucknow, you will have to take the CAT and submit the score. You can do this only if you are a domestic student.

If you are an international student, you need to take the GMAT and submit your score.

Also read: Know the differences between GMAT and CAT

IIM Lucknow PGP admission process

The admission process for IIM Lucknow PGP takes place in three steps:

1. Preliminary screening is conducted based on the CAT/GMAT score, scholastic achievement, and work experience

2. The next round of filtering is based on the performance in the Analytical Writing Test and Personal Interview

3. The final selection is based on the points accrued by the candidate in all the previous stages

IIM Lucknow PGP eligibility criteria

Given below is the eligibility criteria for IIM Lucknow MBA applicants:

1. You must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 50% marks. The equivalent degrees include:

i. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology (4 years after 10+2/Post B.Sc./Post Diploma ) or B.E/B.Tech equivalent examinations, of Professional Societies, recognized by MHRD/UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by Institution of Engineers -India, AMICE by the Institute of Civil Engineers India)

ii. Any Qualification recognized by the Association of Indian Universities New Delhi, which is equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree awarded by UGC recognized University/Institutions

2. Students in their final year of undergraduate degree can also apply for admission

3. You should have a valid CAT score

4. If you are an international candidate, you can apply with your valid GMAT score

5. IIT Kharagpur

Quick facts

The academic unit of IIT Kharagpur that offers an MBA course is called the Vinod Gupta School of Management. The Vinod Gupta School of Management is the first business school to be established in an Indian Institute of Technology!

IIT Kharagpur MBA programs

The Master in Business Administration (MBA) program offered by IIT Kharagpur is its flagship program. It is a two-year residential program.

This MBA college also offers a Micro Specialization in Business Analytics. This can be taken up by students along with their regular MBA program.

IIT Kharagpur MBA fee

The IIT Kharagpur MBA fee is INR 11,75,336 for the two year MBA program at Vinod Gupta School of Management. The MBA fee at IIT Kharagpur is split between the four semesters and includes caution money and deposits for the hostel, library, and institute.

Standardized tests for IIT Kharagpur MBA application

Domestic candidates applying for the MBA program at IIT Kharagpur have to get a 90th percentile score on the CAT.

International candidates are not required to take the CAT. They can directly submit their online application along with the scanned copies of the required documents.

IIT Kharagpur MBA admission process

IIT Kharagpur has a two-step admission process:

1. Personal Interview

2. Final selection

Once you submit your application, the AdComs at IIT Kharagpur evaluate your profile based on your CAT score and degree scores. If you have been shortlisted, you will be invited for a personal interview.

Once the personal interview is done, they will calculate your total score taking into consideration your CAT score, your performance in the personal interview, and the application rating.

Once this is completed, they will publish the selected students list.

IIT Kharagpur MBA eligibility criteria

Given below is the basic eligibility criteria as listed out by the college:

1. You should either have a bachelor’s degree of minimum 4-year duration in engineering, technology, pharmacy, medicine, or similar disciplines or a master’s degree in Science/Economics/Commerce (with Mathematics or Statistics at the Bachelor’s level).

2. You should submit a medical certificate stating that you are fit. There should be no discrepancies.

3. You need to have a 90 percentile in the CAT.

6. IIM Kozhikode

IIM-K management programs

IIM-K’s flagship programme is the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP).

Other management courses offered by IIM-K are:

1. Fellowship Programme in Management (PhD)

2. Post Graduate Programme in Liberal Studies and Management (PGP-LSM)

3. PhD Programme in Management

4. Master of Business Administration (MBA)

5. Management Development Programme (MDP)

IIM-K fees

You will have to pay a total of INR 20,50,000 for the programme. In addition to this amount, you need to pay ₹ 1000 during application and ₹ 25,000 as a caution deposit once admitted. Mess fees will be separate.

Standardized tests for IIM-K PGP admission

Just like the other IIMs, if you are an Indian candidate, you need to take the CAT and score 85 percentile on it.

If you are an international candidate, you need to submit the GMAT scores along with three reference letters.

IIM-K PGP admission process

IIM-K PGP admission process consists of three stages:

Stage 1: The business school considers the CAT score. Post this, if you meet the basic eligibility criteria, you will receive an email for online registration for admissions at IIM-K. You need to complete the registration process to be considered for Stage 2.

Stage 2: The business school creates a shortlist of candidates in each reservation category. These lists will be based on an Aggregate Index Score (AIS) which is computed based on the performance in CAT, academic performance in Class X & XII, work experience, and gender diversity.

Stage 3: The shortlisted candidates will be asked to appear for a personal interview. IIM-K will be put up the merit list post this stage.

IIM-K PGP eligibility criteria

Given below is the eligibility criteria for IIM-K PGP applicants:

1. You must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 60% marks. Students in their final year of undergraduate degree can also apply for admission.

2. You should have a valid CAT score – 85 percentile is the cutoff score.

3. If you are an international candidate, you can apply with your valid GMAT score.

7. IIM Indore

IIM Indore management programs

The Post Graduate Programme in Management is IIM Indore’s flagship programme.

Other than the PGP course, IIM Indore offers six other management programmes:

1. Post Graduate Programme at Mumbai

2. Five-year Integrated Programme in Management

3. Post Graduate Programme in Management for Working Executives

4. Post Graduate Programme in Human Resource Management

5. Fellow Programme in Management

6. Executive Fellow Programme in Management

IIM Indore PGP fee

The PGP course fee for domestic students is INR 21,17,158/-. Whereas, NRI or foreign candidates joining with their GMAT scores will have to pay a fee of INR 31,17,158/-.

Standardized tests for IIM Indore PGP admission

You must take the CAT in order to apply for admission at IIM Indore.

If you are an international candidate, you will have to take the GMAT and submit a valid score.

IIM Indore MBA admission process

Every candidate will have to undergo the three-step admission process before they are admitted to the PGP.

Step 1: The candidate needs to meet the basic eligibility criteria (mentioned below).

Step 2: The shortlisted candidates will have to take a Written Ability Test (WAT) and appear for a Personal Interview (PI).

Step 3: The candidates shortlisted in the second round will be part of the final selection process.

While CAT/GMAT scores are considered while shortlisting candidates, those scores are not the only criteria for the IIM AdComs to select the applicants. The selection will also be based on your other performances.

This includes your Bachelor’s degree, co-curricular activities, work experience, etc.

IIM Indore PGP eligibility criteria

Given below is the eligibility criteria for the IIM Indore PGP:

1. You must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 50% marks.

2. You should have a valid CAT score – 90 percentile is the cutoff score.

3. If you are an international candidate, you can apply with your valid GMAT score (GMAT 700+)

8. IIT Delhi

IIT DMS management programs

The management programs at IIT Delhi are offered by the Department of Management Studies (DMS).

While the two-year full-time MBA is the flagship program offered by IIT DMS, there are other management programs as well.

They are:

1. Executive MBA Program
2. PhD in Management

Now that you know the program options you have, let’s look at the IIT DMS MBA fee structure.

IIT DMS MBA fee structure

The fee structure at IIT DMS is similar to that at IIT Kharagpur – selected candidates need to pay the fee across four semesters.

The total fee for IIT DMS MBA is INR 12,00,000.

Standardized tests for IIT DMS MBA program

If you are looking to apply for the MBA program at IIT Delhi, you need to appear for the CAT and get a 90+ percentile overall score and get a 80+ sectional percentile.

IIT Delhi MBA admission process

The admission process at IIT Delhi is the same as that at IIT Kharagpur.

It is a two-step process:

1. Personal Interview
2. Final selection

Online applications will be open the day after the CAT scores have been declared. Once you submit your application, the AdComs at IIT Delhi evaluate your profile based on your CAT score and degree scores. If you have been shortlisted, you will be invited for a personal interview.

Once the personal interview is done, they will calculate your total score, taking into consideration your CAT score, your performance in the personal interview, and the application rating.

Once this is completed, they will publish the selected students list.

IIT Delhi MBA eligibility criteria

There are certain eligibility criteria that you need to meet to be considered for the IIT Kharagpur MBA program.

Given below is the basic eligibility criteria as listed by the MBA college:

1. You should have a bachelor’s degree with 60% marks in aggregate.
2. You need to have a 90 percentile in the CAT.

9. Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)

XLRI management programs

XLRI is one of the oldest and the best private management institutes in the country. 

The Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is XLRI’s flagship program. But the institute also offers other management courses.

This includes:

1. PGDM (Part-time)
2. Executive PGDM

XLRI PGDM fee

The two-year PGDM course at XLRI will cost you INR 28,60,000/-.

Standardized test for XLRI PGDM course

You can apply for XLRI’s PGDM course only if you take their entrance exam, Xavier Aptitude Test or XAT.

XLRI PGDM admission process

You need to go through two stages of the admission process before you get selected to XLRI PGDM course.

Once you take the XAT and apply for admission, your application will undergo a review process. Post this, they will shortlist the candidates who need to appear for a Group Discussion and a Personal Interview.

Once you complete this step of the admissions process, you just need to wait for them to put up the final admission decision.

XLRI PGDM eligibility criteria

The eligibility criteria to apply for the PGDM program at XLRI is just the bare minimum.

You just need to have a bachelor’s degree (3 years) in any discipline. You can apply for their management program even if you are in the final year of college.

10. Management Development Institute (MDI)

MDI management programs

Like XLRI, MDI is also a privately owned business school. MDI offers a two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and it is the flagship program at this college.

Other than this, there are six other management programs offered by the business school.

This includes:

1. PGDM – HRM
2. PGDM – IB
3. PGDM – National Management Programme
4. PGDM – Public Policy and Management
5. PGDM (Executive Management Programme)
6. Fellowship Programme in Management

MDI PGDM fee

The MDI PGDM fee for domestic candidates is INR 29,58,200.

But if you are an NRI or a foreign student, you will have to pay a little more than INR 56,00,000 for the two-year programme.

Standardized tests for MDI PGDM course

Similar to other business schools we discussed earlier, candidates from India will have to appear for the CAT and submit the scores.

Whereas, foreign candidates can take the GMAT and submit a valid GMAT score for application.

MDI PGDM admission process

After you submit the online application with your CAT scores, the admission process at MDI, Gurgaon includes two steps:

1. Shortlisting candidates for group discussion and personal interview
2. Final selection of candidates

The final selection of candidates is based on their CAT score, X and XII marks, bachelor’s degree marks aggregate, work experience, and other factors.

MDI PGDM eligibility criteria

Given below is the basic eligibility criteria for MDI PGDM:

1. 50% marks in X and XII standard
2. Bachelor’s degree with 50% aggregate marks

Students who are in their final year of college can also apply for the programme.

Indian School of Business (ISB)

ISB has two campuses – Hyderabad and Mohali. When you apply to the management program at ISB, you cannot choose the campus. You will be allotted a campus.

But you don’t have to worry about it because there is no difference between both the campuses except for the location. 🙂

ISB’s post graduate programmes

ISB is known for its PGP in Management. It is a 12-month course designed specifically for candidates with work experience of 2-20 years.

ISB offers other programs as well.

These include:

1. PGPpro
2. PGPMAX
3. PGP MFAB
4. YLP

The ISB YLP or Young Leaders Programme is an early entry option to PGP given to students in the final year of college. This is an opportunity for them to secure a PGP seat which they can claim once they have the required work experience.

ISB Fee

The ISB fee for the PGP is INR 41,78,000 plus taxes. The fee includes admission fee, tuition fee, course material, and boarding & lodging for most days.?

Want to know more about ISB PGP’s fee structure. You can check it out here.

Standardized tests for ISB PGP

If you are looking to apply to ISB, you need to take the GMAT or the GRE. A good GMAT score will be 675 or higher. But you can definitely apply if you have a GMAT 655.

ISB PGP admission process

1. Create an account on the ISB website
2. Submit the MBA application along with the required essays
3. If you have been shortlisted, you will be called for an interview
4. Post the third step in the admission process, ISB will put up the final list of selected candidates

ISB PGP eligibility criteria

Given below is the basic eligibility criteria for ISB’s PGP:

1. You should have a bachelor’s or equivalent degree
2. You should have a valid GMAT score
3. You should have a minimum of 24 months of full-time work experience

If you are a college student looking to apply to the ISB YLP, you can check out this blog in which an ISB YLP admit shares everything about the application, admission and selection process: How did a fresher achieve his ISB YLP dream?

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3. Top private MBA colleges in India

Business schools can have public or private ownership depending on how it is funded and managed.

If an MBA college is ‘public’, it is owned by the respective state government. Otherwise, the business school is privately owned by an individual or a group of people.

Here are the top 5 private MBA colleges in India:

1. Xavier Labour Research Institute (XLRI)
2. Management Development Institute (MDI)
3. SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SP Jain)
4. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
5. Great Lakes

P.S. The fees and the ROI in the long run are what you should really compare between private and public MBA colleges.

4. Top public MBA colleges in India

Unlike the private MBA colleges in India, public business schools are managed by the respective state governments. They introduce regulations to the courses, fees, faculty members, etc. based on the existing rules.

Here are the top 5 public MBA colleges in India:

1. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A)
2. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B)
3. Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C)
4. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L)
5. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-K)

If you want to shortlist MBA colleges in India by comparing the top private business schools and public schools, you can check out the table below. The table will help you to easily compare the fees and salaries.

5. Top IIM in India and IIM fees

The Indian Institutes of Management under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, are institutes of management and research.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme is the flagship programme across all IIMs. While some IIMs offer two-year full-time MBA programmes, other IIMs offer one-year MBA courses.

You will also find that some of the IIMs offer executive MBA programmes for candidates with more work experience.

So, if you are interested in applying to IIMs, here are the top IIMs along with the IIM fees for the courses:

In the end, most of us want to do our MBA in our own city or in a city of our choice. 

Let’s now look at the top B-schools in different cities.

6. Top MBA colleges in Bangalore

Being a start-up hub, Bangalore is home to people from all over the world making it a melting pot of different cultures.

So, if you are someone who wishes to study in a buzzing city like Bangalore, our list is just what you need.

Here are the 5 best institutes for MBA in Bangalore:

1. Indian Institute of Management
2. Alliance University
3. Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science
4. Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship
5. MS Ramaiah Institute of Management

7. Top MBA colleges in Mumbai

Similar to Bangalore, Mumbai welcomes people from different parts of the world.

Moreover, the city being the financial powerhouse of the country, contributing to 70% of the nation’s capital transactions, Mumbai will provide you with great opportunities post your MBA.

Here are the top MBA colleges you can consider in Mumbai:

1. Indian Institute of Technology
2. National Institute of Industrial Engineering
3. SP Jain Institute of Management and Research
4. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
5. KJ Somaiya Institute of Management

8. Top MBA colleges in Hyderabad

Hyderabad is one of the biggest innovators in information technology (IT). It is home to the headquarters of IT giants such as Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. You will find top consulting firms such as Broadridge and Deloitte in the city.

With all this, the city becomes a suitable location for students who wish to pursue management studies and get placed at some of the best companies.

Here are the 5 best institutes for MBA in Hyderabad:

1. Indian School of Business
2. ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education
3. Institute of Management Technology
4. IBS Business School
5. Institute of Public Enterprise

9. Top MBA colleges in Delhi

If you are someone who is looking to manage public enterprises after graduation, Delhi might be the right place for you.

Another important point you might want to make a note of is the fact that the public-owned institutions ensure that students have to pay only a subsidized amount as fees.

But when it comes to recruitment and salary, the students get high average salaries.

Here are the top 5 MBA colleges in Delhi:

1. Indian Institute of Technology
2. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
3. International Management Institute
4. Jamia Millia Islamia
5. FORE School of Management

With this, we come to the end of the article.

You should now have a clear idea about the top MBA colleges in India that are worth your time.

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