Top MBA Colleges in India by NIRF 2025 Ranking — and the CAT Percentile Each One Needs
The NIRF 2025 Management ranking runs to 100 institutes. 84 of them accept CAT in the 40–92 percentile range for 2026-28, and 59 of those admit at 80 percentile or below. The lowest CAT floor of any NIRF top-100 management institute is 40 percentile (DoMS Anna University, rank 88).
A ranking on its own does not tell you whether you can get in. This page pairs the NIRF 2025 Management ranking with the CAT percentile each institute actually admits at, its total fee and its reported average placement — so you can see immediately which ranked colleges are within reach of your score rather than which ones are simply good.
NIRF-ranked MBA colleges you can get with a low CAT score
These 59 institutes sit in the NIRF 2025 top 100 and admit at 80 percentile or below. For anyone below the IIM cutoff this is the single most useful table on the site: brand and ranking without the percentile.
| NIRF 2025 | College | City | State | CAT band | Total fee | Avg CTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Amrita CoimbatoreAmrita School of Business Coimbatore | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 50–65 %ile | ₹12.9 L | 8.4 LPA |
| 28 | Jamia Millia IslamiaCentre for Management Studies Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi | Delhi | 65–80 %ile | ₹0.5 L | n/a |
| 32 | Chandigarh UniversityUniversity Institute of Management Chandigarh University | Mohali | Punjab | 50–65 %ile | ₹5.7 L | 5.5 LPA |
| 33 | MICAMICA | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 80–90 %ile | ₹28 L | 19.2 LPA |
| 36 | UPES DehradunUPES School of Business | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | 60–75 %ile | ₹20.3 L | 8.3 LPA |
| 37 | GLIM ChennaiGreat Lakes Institute of Management Chennai | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 80–90 %ile | ₹22.5 L | 15 LPA |
| 40 | IMI DelhiInternational Management Institute Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 80–90 %ile | ₹23.5 L | 17.9 LPA |
| 41 | Jaipuria NoidaJaipuria Institute of Management Noida | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 60–75 %ile | ₹15.8 L | 11.3 LPA |
| 42 | IMI KolkataInternational Management Institute Kolkata | Kolkata | West Bengal | 75–85 %ile | ₹15 L | 13.1 LPA |
| 44 | LPULovely Professional University | Phagwara | Punjab | 60–75 %ile | ₹5.8 L | 6 LPA |
| 46 | IBS HyderabadICFAI Business School Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 70–85 %ile | ₹17 L | 9.8 LPA |
| 46 | LM ThaparL. M. Thapar School of Management | Dera Bassi | Punjab | 50–65 %ile | ₹6 L | 8.2 LPA |
| 48 | IIT ISM DhanbadIndian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad | Dhanbad | Jharkhand | 80–90 %ile | ₹4.6 L | 10.5 LPA |
| 49 | Amity NoidaAmity Business School Noida | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 80–88 %ile | ₹15.5 L | 7.4 LPA |
| 50 | GLIM GurgaonGreat Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon | Gurugram | Haryana | 75–85 %ile | ₹13.4 L | 11.8 LPA |
| 52 | Graphic EraGraphic Era Deemed University School of Management | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | 60–75 %ile | ₹9.9 L | 6.6 LPA |
| 53 | IMNUInstitute of Management Nirma University | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 70–80 %ile | ₹13.3 L | 11.1 LPA |
| 55 | LIBALoyola Institute of Business Administration | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 80–88 %ile | ₹19.1 L | 11.2 LPA |
| 56 | SRM ChennaiSRM Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 55–70 %ile | ₹8 L | 6.5 LPA |
| 57 | DoMS NIT TrichyDepartment of Management Studies NIT Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 80–90 %ile | ₹2.9 L | 8.7 LPA |
| 57 | Christ BangaloreChrist University Institute of Management | Bangalore | Karnataka | 60–70 %ile | ₹11.4 L | 7.9 LPA |
| 61 | BIMTECHBirla Institute of Management Technology | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 75–85 %ile | ₹14 L | 10.1 LPA |
| 62 | MNIT JaipurDepartment of Management Studies MNIT Jaipur | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 75–85 %ile | ₹3.3 L | 8.3 LPA |
| 63 | Saveetha ChennaiSaveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 50–65 %ile | ₹6 L | 5.5 LPA |
| 66 | SOA BhubaneswarSiksha O Anusandhan IBCS | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 50–70 %ile | ₹5.5 L | n/a |
| 67 | Jaipuria LucknowJaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 55–70 %ile | ₹14.8 L | 8.8 LPA |
| 68 | KSOM BhubaneswarKIIT School of Management | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 70–80 %ile | ₹18 L | 9.5 LPA |
| 69 | AMU AligarhAligarh Muslim University Department of Business Administration | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | 60–75 %ile | ₹1 L | 6 LPA |
| 70 | KLU VijayawadaKL Business School KL University | Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | 50–60 %ile | ₹11 L | 8 LPA |
| 71 | AllianceAlliance School of Business Alliance University | Bangalore | Karnataka | 60–70 %ile | ₹15 L | 8.5 LPA |
| 73 | CMS JainCMS Business School JAIN University | Bangalore | Karnataka | 50–60 %ile | ₹13.8 L | 8.7 LPA |
| 74 | Jaipuria JaipurJaipuria Institute of Management Jaipur | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 55–70 %ile | ₹13.8 L | 8.9 LPA |
| 75 | WeSchool MumbaiPrin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 70–80 %ile | ₹14 L | 11.7 LPA |
| 76 | USMS GGSIPUUniversity School of Management Studies GGSIPU | New Delhi | Delhi | 60–75 %ile | ₹4.8 L | 5.6 LPA |
| 76 | GGSIPUGuru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University | New Delhi | Delhi | 60–75 %ile | ₹4.8 L | 5.6 LPA |
| 77 | BML MunjalBML Munjal University School of Management | Gurugram | Haryana | 60–75 %ile | ₹15.1 L | 9 LPA |
| 78 | ChitkaraChitkara Business School | Rajpura | Punjab | 50–65 %ile | ₹8.5 L | 6.5 LPA |
| 79 | BBAU LucknowBabasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 50–65 %ile | ₹1 L | 5 LPA |
| 80 | TSM MaduraiThiagarajar School of Management | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | 50–60 %ile | ₹14.5 L | 6.4 LPA |
| 81 | Manipal JaipurManipal University Jaipur | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 50–65 %ile | ₹11.1 L | 7.3 LPA |
| 82 | SMS CUSATSchool of Management Studies CUSAT | Kochi | Kerala | 70–85 %ile | ₹2.2 L | 8.6 LPA |
| 82 | CUSATCochin University of Science and Technology | Kochi | Kerala | 70–85 %ile | ₹2.2 L | 8.6 LPA |
| 83 | MMMUT GorakhpurMadan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology | Gorakhpur | Uttar Pradesh | 50–65 %ile | ₹1.5 L | 5.5 LPA |
| 84 | PSGIMPSG Institute of Management | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 70–80 %ile | ₹11.5 L | 7.7 LPA |
| 85 | NIT CalicutSchool of Management Studies NIT Calicut | Kozhikode | Kerala | 75–85 %ile | ₹4.3 L | 11.5 LPA |
| 86 | NDIMNew Delhi Institute of Management | New Delhi | Delhi | 60–80 %ile | ₹13.8 L | 10 LPA |
| 87 | Jamia HamdardJamia Hamdard School of Management | New Delhi | Delhi | 60–75 %ile | ₹6.4 L | 6.1 LPA |
| 88 | DoMS Anna UniversityDepartment of Management Studies Anna University | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 40–55 %ile | ₹1.4 L | 6 LPA |
| 89 | PDEUSchool of Management Pandit Deendayal Energy University | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 45–55 %ile | ₹9.5 L | 9.2 LPA |
| 90 | JIMS RohiniJagan Institute of Management Studies Rohini | New Delhi | Delhi | 75–85 %ile | ₹10.8 L | 10 LPA |
| 91 | Rajagiri KochiRajagiri Business School | Kochi | Kerala | 50–65 %ile | ₹7.9 L | 7.5 LPA |
| 92 | UBS ChandigarhUniversity Business School Panjab University | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 80–90 %ile | ₹2.8 L | 12.4 LPA |
| 93 | ABV-IIITM GwaliorABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | 80–90 %ile | ₹5.3 L | n/a |
| 94 | IMI BhubaneswarInternational Management Institute Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 70–80 %ile | ₹15 L | 12.7 LPA |
| 95 | MANAGE HyderabadNational Institute of Agricultural Extension Management | Hyderabad | Telangana | 75–90 %ile | ₹9.8 L | 12.4 LPA |
| 97 | BIT MesraBirla Institute of Technology Mesra | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 40–60 %ile | ₹7.8 L | 8 LPA |
| 98 | IIT JodhpurSchool of Management and Entrepreneurship IIT Jodhpur | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 80–90 %ile | ₹8 L | 13 LPA |
| 99 | IMT NagpurInstitute of Management Technology Nagpur | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 75–85 %ile | ₹13.5 L | 11 LPA |
| 100 | University of LucknowUniversity of Lucknow | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 50–65 %ile | ₹1.2 L | 5 LPA |
NIRF 2025 Management rank against the percentile band the institute actually admits in.
Full NIRF 2025 top-100 coverage on this site
Every NIRF top-100 management institute that takes CAT in a reachable band is listed below with its cutoff, fee and placement. Institutes above 92 percentile (the older IIMs, FMS, MDI Gurgaon, XLRI, IIFT, SPJIMR) are outside this site’s scope and are not repeated here.
| NIRF 2025 | College | City | State | CAT band | Total fee | Avg CTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | VGSoM IIT KharagpurVinod Gupta School of Management IIT Kharagpur | Kharagpur | West Bengal | 90–94 %ile | ₹13 L | 22.8 LPA |
| 15 | IIM RaipurIndian Institute of Management Raipur | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 94–96 %ile | ₹21.4 L | 18.8 LPA |
| 16 | IIM TiruchirappalliIndian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 94–97 %ile | ₹20.5 L | 18 LPA |
| 18 | IIM RanchiIndian Institute of Management Ranchi | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 94–97 %ile | ₹19.2 L | 19.3 LPA |
| 19 | IIM RohtakIndian Institute of Management Rohtak | Rohtak | Haryana | 94–97 %ile | ₹19 L | 17.5 LPA |
| 21 | IIM UdaipurIndian Institute of Management Udaipur | Udaipur | Rajasthan | 92–96 %ile | ₹22.5 L | 17.6 LPA |
| 23 | IIM KashipurIndian Institute of Management Kashipur | Kashipur | Uttarakhand | 92–96 %ile | ₹17.5 L | 16 LPA |
| 25 | IIM NagpurIndian Institute of Management Nagpur | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 92–96 %ile | ₹18.5 L | 17 LPA |
| 26 | Amrita CoimbatoreAmrita School of Business Coimbatore | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 50–65 %ile | ₹12.9 L | 8.4 LPA |
| 28 | Jamia Millia IslamiaCentre for Management Studies Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi | Delhi | 65–80 %ile | ₹0.5 L | n/a |
| 29 | IIM VisakhapatnamIndian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 82–92 %ile | ₹23.6 L | 15.7 LPA |
| 30 | IMT GhaziabadInstitute of Management Technology Ghaziabad | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | 88–94 %ile | ₹23 L | 16.3 LPA |
| 31 | IIM Bodh GayaIndian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya | Bodh Gaya | Bihar | 91–94 %ile | ₹9.6 L | 13.1 LPA |
| 32 | Chandigarh UniversityUniversity Institute of Management Chandigarh University | Mohali | Punjab | 50–65 %ile | ₹5.7 L | 5.5 LPA |
| 33 | MICAMICA | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 80–90 %ile | ₹28 L | 19.2 LPA |
| 34 | IIM SambalpurIndian Institute of Management Sambalpur | Sambalpur | Odisha | 90–94 %ile | ₹21 L | 15.7 LPA |
| 35 | IIM JammuIndian Institute of Management Jammu | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 89–92 %ile | ₹23.3 L | 15.5 LPA |
| 36 | UPES DehradunUPES School of Business | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | 60–75 %ile | ₹20.3 L | 8.3 LPA |
| 37 | GLIM ChennaiGreat Lakes Institute of Management Chennai | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 80–90 %ile | ₹22.5 L | 15 LPA |
| 38 | IIM ShillongIndian Institute of Management Shillong | Shillong | Meghalaya | 92–96 %ile | ₹24 L | 17 LPA |
| 39 | TAPMIT A Pai Management Institute | Manipal | Karnataka | 85–92 %ile | ₹20.1 L | 13.1 LPA |
| 40 | IMI DelhiInternational Management Institute Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 80–90 %ile | ₹23.5 L | 17.9 LPA |
| 41 | Jaipuria NoidaJaipuria Institute of Management Noida | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 60–75 %ile | ₹15.8 L | 11.3 LPA |
| 42 | IMI KolkataInternational Management Institute Kolkata | Kolkata | West Bengal | 75–85 %ile | ₹15 L | 13.1 LPA |
| 43 | GIM GoaGoa Institute of Management | Sanquelim | Goa | 85–92 %ile | ₹21.5 L | 15.1 LPA |
| 44 | LPULovely Professional University | Phagwara | Punjab | 60–75 %ile | ₹5.8 L | 6 LPA |
| 45 | XIMBXIM University | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 90–93 %ile | ₹26 L | 18.3 LPA |
| 46 | IBS HyderabadICFAI Business School Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 70–85 %ile | ₹17 L | 9.8 LPA |
| 46 | LM ThaparL. M. Thapar School of Management | Dera Bassi | Punjab | 50–65 %ile | ₹6 L | 8.2 LPA |
| 48 | IIT ISM DhanbadIndian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad | Dhanbad | Jharkhand | 80–90 %ile | ₹4.6 L | 10.5 LPA |
| 49 | Amity NoidaAmity Business School Noida | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 80–88 %ile | ₹15.5 L | 7.4 LPA |
| 50 | GLIM GurgaonGreat Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon | Gurugram | Haryana | 75–85 %ile | ₹13.4 L | 11.8 LPA |
| 51 | IIM SirmaurIndian Institute of Management Sirmaur | Sirmaur | Himachal Pradesh | 88–92 %ile | ₹17 L | 16.5 LPA |
| 52 | Graphic EraGraphic Era Deemed University School of Management | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | 60–75 %ile | ₹9.9 L | 6.6 LPA |
| 53 | IMNUInstitute of Management Nirma University | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 70–80 %ile | ₹13.3 L | 11.1 LPA |
| 54 | IRMAInstitute of Rural Management Anand | Anand | Gujarat | 85–92 %ile | ₹16.4 L | 15.5 LPA |
| 55 | LIBALoyola Institute of Business Administration | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 80–88 %ile | ₹19.1 L | 11.2 LPA |
| 56 | SRM ChennaiSRM Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 55–70 %ile | ₹8 L | 6.5 LPA |
| 57 | DoMS NIT TrichyDepartment of Management Studies NIT Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 80–90 %ile | ₹2.9 L | 8.7 LPA |
| 57 | Christ BangaloreChrist University Institute of Management | Bangalore | Karnataka | 60–70 %ile | ₹11.4 L | 7.9 LPA |
| 59 | FORE DelhiFORE School of Management | New Delhi | Delhi | 85–92 %ile | ₹23.2 L | 16.4 LPA |
| 60 | IM BHUInstitute of Management Studies Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 85–92 %ile | ₹2.1 L | 10.1 LPA |
| 61 | BIMTECHBirla Institute of Management Technology | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh | 75–85 %ile | ₹14 L | 10.1 LPA |
| 62 | MNIT JaipurDepartment of Management Studies MNIT Jaipur | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 75–85 %ile | ₹3.3 L | 8.3 LPA |
| 63 | Saveetha ChennaiSaveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 50–65 %ile | ₹6 L | 5.5 LPA |
| 64 | IIM AmritsarIndian Institute of Management Amritsar | Amritsar | Punjab | 90–95 %ile | ₹17.5 L | 14 LPA |
| 65 | KJSIMK J Somaiya Institute of Management | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 84–92 %ile | ₹23.9 L | 13.1 LPA |
| 66 | SOA BhubaneswarSiksha O Anusandhan IBCS | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 50–70 %ile | ₹5.5 L | n/a |
| 67 | Jaipuria LucknowJaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 55–70 %ile | ₹14.8 L | 8.8 LPA |
| 68 | KSOM BhubaneswarKIIT School of Management | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 70–80 %ile | ₹18 L | 9.5 LPA |
| 69 | AMU AligarhAligarh Muslim University Department of Business Administration | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | 60–75 %ile | ₹1 L | 6 LPA |
| 70 | KLU VijayawadaKL Business School KL University | Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | 50–60 %ile | ₹11 L | 8 LPA |
| 71 | AllianceAlliance School of Business Alliance University | Bangalore | Karnataka | 60–70 %ile | ₹15 L | 8.5 LPA |
| 72 | IMT HyderabadInstitute of Management Technology Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 85–92 %ile | ₹16 L | 12.4 LPA |
| 73 | CMS JainCMS Business School JAIN University | Bangalore | Karnataka | 50–60 %ile | ₹13.8 L | 8.7 LPA |
| 74 | Jaipuria JaipurJaipuria Institute of Management Jaipur | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 55–70 %ile | ₹13.8 L | 8.9 LPA |
| 75 | WeSchool MumbaiPrin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 70–80 %ile | ₹14 L | 11.7 LPA |
| 76 | USMS GGSIPUUniversity School of Management Studies GGSIPU | New Delhi | Delhi | 60–75 %ile | ₹4.8 L | 5.6 LPA |
| 76 | GGSIPUGuru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University | New Delhi | Delhi | 60–75 %ile | ₹4.8 L | 5.6 LPA |
| 77 | BML MunjalBML Munjal University School of Management | Gurugram | Haryana | 60–75 %ile | ₹15.1 L | 9 LPA |
| 78 | ChitkaraChitkara Business School | Rajpura | Punjab | 50–65 %ile | ₹8.5 L | 6.5 LPA |
| 79 | BBAU LucknowBabasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 50–65 %ile | ₹1 L | 5 LPA |
| 80 | TSM MaduraiThiagarajar School of Management | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | 50–60 %ile | ₹14.5 L | 6.4 LPA |
| 81 | Manipal JaipurManipal University Jaipur | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 50–65 %ile | ₹11.1 L | 7.3 LPA |
| 82 | SMS CUSATSchool of Management Studies CUSAT | Kochi | Kerala | 70–85 %ile | ₹2.2 L | 8.6 LPA |
| 82 | CUSATCochin University of Science and Technology | Kochi | Kerala | 70–85 %ile | ₹2.2 L | 8.6 LPA |
| 83 | MMMUT GorakhpurMadan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology | Gorakhpur | Uttar Pradesh | 50–65 %ile | ₹1.5 L | 5.5 LPA |
| 84 | PSGIMPSG Institute of Management | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 70–80 %ile | ₹11.5 L | 7.7 LPA |
| 85 | NIT CalicutSchool of Management Studies NIT Calicut | Kozhikode | Kerala | 75–85 %ile | ₹4.3 L | 11.5 LPA |
| 86 | NDIMNew Delhi Institute of Management | New Delhi | Delhi | 60–80 %ile | ₹13.8 L | 10 LPA |
| 87 | Jamia HamdardJamia Hamdard School of Management | New Delhi | Delhi | 60–75 %ile | ₹6.4 L | 6.1 LPA |
| 88 | DoMS Anna UniversityDepartment of Management Studies Anna University | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 40–55 %ile | ₹1.4 L | 6 LPA |
| 89 | PDEUSchool of Management Pandit Deendayal Energy University | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 45–55 %ile | ₹9.5 L | 9.2 LPA |
| 90 | JIMS RohiniJagan Institute of Management Studies Rohini | New Delhi | Delhi | 75–85 %ile | ₹10.8 L | 10 LPA |
| 91 | Rajagiri KochiRajagiri Business School | Kochi | Kerala | 50–65 %ile | ₹7.9 L | 7.5 LPA |
| 92 | UBS ChandigarhUniversity Business School Panjab University | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 80–90 %ile | ₹2.8 L | 12.4 LPA |
| 93 | ABV-IIITM GwaliorABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | 80–90 %ile | ₹5.3 L | n/a |
| 94 | IMI BhubaneswarInternational Management Institute Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 70–80 %ile | ₹15 L | 12.7 LPA |
| 95 | MANAGE HyderabadNational Institute of Agricultural Extension Management | Hyderabad | Telangana | 75–90 %ile | ₹9.8 L | 12.4 LPA |
| 96 | BIM TrichyBharathidasan Institute of Management | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 85–92 %ile | ₹17.6 L | 10 LPA |
| 97 | BIT MesraBirla Institute of Technology Mesra | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 40–60 %ile | ₹7.8 L | 8 LPA |
| 98 | IIT JodhpurSchool of Management and Entrepreneurship IIT Jodhpur | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 80–90 %ile | ₹8 L | 13 LPA |
| 99 | IMT NagpurInstitute of Management Technology Nagpur | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 75–85 %ile | ₹13.5 L | 11 LPA |
| 100 | University of LucknowUniversity of Lucknow | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 50–65 %ile | ₹1.2 L | 5 LPA |
What the NIRF rank does and does not tell you
- It is not a placement ranking. NIRF weights teaching resources, research, graduation outcomes, outreach and perception. Two institutes twenty ranks apart can have identical placement averages.
- Universities are ranked as universities. Where a large university appears in the management list, the rank reflects the whole management faculty, not the specific MBA programme you would join.
- Participation is voluntary. Several strong PGDM institutes — including some with AACSB or AMBA accreditation — do not submit data at all, so an unranked college is not automatically a weaker one.
- The 101–125 band is not published as individual ranks. Institutes shown as 101–125 on this site sit in that band rather than at a specific number.
Frequently asked questions
Which NIRF-ranked college can I get with a 50 percentile CAT?
Birla Institute of Technology Mesra sets the lowest published CAT eligibility floor of any NIRF top-100 institute that admits on CAT — 40 percentile, at rank 97. At 50 percentile you also clear Amrita Coimbatore (rank 26, the highest-ranked institute in India with a floor that low), L. M. Thapar (46), CMS Jain Bangalore (73), Thiagarajar Madurai (80) and Rajagiri Kochi (91). Some state-university entries here, such as Anna University’s DoMS, admit chiefly through their state test rather than CAT — each state page says which.
Is a NIRF-ranked college always better than an unranked one?
No. NIRF participation is voluntary and several AACSB- or AMBA-accredited PGDM institutes do not submit data. Compare the audited placement report and accreditation alongside the rank, and treat an unranked college with strong accreditation as a serious option.
How many NIRF top-100 MBA colleges accept a CAT percentile below 70?
33 of the NIRF 2025 top-100 management institutes covered here admit below 70 percentile, spread across 13 states.
NIRF 2026 is not out yet. This page uses the NIRF 2025 ranking. Follow the NIRF MBA ranking 2026 status for the release date and what changes.
For a 2026 view from a different ranking body, see the IIRF MBA ranking 2026, which we have matched against the same percentile bands.
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Sources & methodology
Cutoffs are the published shortlisting percentile where the institute publishes one, and otherwise the band in which it actually admits, taken from institute disclosures and the portals below. Fees are total two-year programme fees excluding hostel unless stated; placement figures are the latest institute-reported averages. Cross-checked against NIRF 2025 on 4 September 2026. Always confirm against the institute’s current admission brochure before paying any fee.