This year, the National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai and IIT-Madras are new entries to the top 10 list at eighth and ninth ranks respectively. IIT-Kharagpur which ranked in ninth place in 2021 is now in the 12th position while IIT-Bombay has slipped from 10th to the 11th place.

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Top 10 management institutes in India

Rank 1: Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Rank 2: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Rank 3: Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

Rank 4: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi 

Rank 5: Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode 

Rank 6: Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

Rank 7: Indian Institute of Management Indore

Rank 8: Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)

Rank 9: National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai

Rank 10: Indian Institute of Technology Madras

NIRF Rankings 2022 | Top educational institutions | Best engineering colleges | Best colleges in India | Top medical colleges in India

Six out of the top 10 positions have been bagged by IIMs while 2 ranks have been held by IITs. The top three ranks in the management category have remained unchanged with IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta at first, second and third positions, respectively.

This year, IIT Madras has retained its number 1 position while IISc Bangalore is at number 2 in the overall category. Besides overall ranking, NIRF covers top colleges, best medical schools, top universities, best MBA institutes, and engineering college, law, pharmacy among others.