NIRF Rankings 2025: IIM Ahmedabad to MICA, top 5 B-schools of Gujarat

The National Institutional Ranking Framework India Rankings 2025 list of the Ministry of Education gives the name of the top higher education institutions in the nation in different categories. As part of the formal launch of the NIRF system, Union Minister of Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan highlighted the genuineness of the NIRF system and how the latter has been wedded with the strength of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The Minister of State for Education and North Eastern Region Development, Dr Sukanta Majumdar, also elaborated on the point that more than 14,000 institutions in India participated this time.

In management, Gujarat beat some of India's best business schools to learn school of communications mastery at the world-renowned Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. 

The institutes were benchmarked against Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RPC), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Perception. IIM Ahmedabad placed 1st position for consecutive second year in NIRF 2025 management ranking with overall score of 83.29. Performance of institute is marked at all time high marks under Graduation Outcomes (98.72), Teaching, Learning and Resources (91.84), and Perception (93.26).

In 1961, IIM Ahmedabad was founded. It is India's top-ranked school of management with intellectual weight and global exposure. Its global alumni network, case-teaching format, and research in thought leadership make IIM Ahmedabad India's finest business school.

Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA), well-deserved School of Ideas, NIRF rank 33 in 2025 with a score of 59.22. It was very high in Graduation Outcomes (84.20) and Teaching, Learning and Resources (73.21).

MICA is strongly established by virtue of the successful confluence of management studies and innovativeness. It is even the first choice among students willing to settle for brand management, digital marketing, media, and adverting careers.

53rd NIRF 2025 management ranking with overall score of 53.48. Pillars underpinning were Teaching, Learning and Resources (74.34) and Graduation Outcomes (79.76).

Nirma University Institute of Management has successfully built up consistently the quality brand in management education since 2003. 

Set up by the "Father of the White Revolution," Dr. Verghese Kurien, in 1979, IRMA has been the pioneer in rural management education. Rank: 54 with overall score of 53.34. It led in Graduation Outcomes (88.49) and Outreach and Inclusivity (69.83).

Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) or earlier Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) had 89 NIRF 2025 rankings in management with all-India rank of 46.81. Its highest scores were for Teaching, Learning and Resources (63.29) and Graduation Outcomes (70.00).

Its emphasis on partnership with industry and innovation is stronger, and as such it's a commitment to applicants seeking region-based business intelligence