India Top Non IIMs

The management education in India does not only evolve around the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). A number of Non-IIMs are also prevalent in the country when it comes to offering quality management education to students. While most of the Non-IIMs accepts only the score of the Common Admission Test (CAT), some colleges conduct their own entrance examination, known as Other Management Entrance Tests (OMETs). The overall reputation, academics, research, diversity, alumni, and placements of some of the top Non-IIM colleges are at par with the top IIMs in the country. Some of the top Non-IIM colleges in India offering the MBA/ PGDM in India are:

  • FMS Delhi
  • MDI Gurgaon
  • Delhi School of Economics
  • XLRI Jamshedpur and Delhi
  • MICA Ahmedabad
  • IIFT Delhi
  • SPJIMR Bombay
  • NMIMS Mumbai
  • Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS Mumbai)
  • SIBM Pune 
  • SCMHRD Pune
  • NMIMS Mumbai
  • Goa Institute of Management
  • Indian School of Business (ISB Hyderabad)
  • FORE School of Management

Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) offering an MBA

The Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) also offers the MBA programme at the postgraduate level to students. In India, there are a total of 9 IITs out of 23 IITs which offers a two-year, full-time MBA programme. Although, Indian Institute of Technology are recognised for their quality technical education, these institutes are trying to make their mark in the field of management too. These IITs only accept the score, and percentile obtained by candidates in the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the IIMs. Out of these 9 IITs, IIT Delhi, and IIT Bombay enjoys the same prestige, and reputation among the MBA aspirants as equivalent to other top IIMs, and Non-IIM colleges in India in terms of academics, research, diversity, alumni, and placement record. Rest all the other IITs offering the MBA are still at the developing phase. Given below is the list of all the IITs in India offering the management programme:

  • IIT Bombay 
  • IIT Delhi
  • IIT Kharagpur
  • IIT Madras
  • IIT Roorkee
  • IIT Jodhpur
  • IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
  • IIT Guwahati

NITs and IIITs offering an MBA

National Institute of Technology (NITs), and Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs) are considered to be premiere educational institutes in India in the field of engineering education. However, an interesting fact to know about these NITs and IIITs is that these institutes also offers a two-year, full-time MBA programme at the postgraduate level to students. These NITs and IIITs accept the score, and percentile obtained by candidates in the CAT as well as in other management entrance tests such as CMAT, XAT, MAT, ATMA, etc. Some of the institutes also conduct their own entrance test for MBA admission. Another USP about these institutes is that they charge very nominal fees for their two-year management programmes. A specialised MBA programme is also available in some of the institutes. Given below is the list of some of the NITs and IIITs in India offering the management programme:

  • NIT Trichy
  • NIT Calicut
  • NIT Agartala
  • NIT Silchar
  • NIT Rourkela
  • NIT Warangal
  • MNNIT Allahabad
  • IIIT Lucknow
  • IIIT Gwalior
  • IIIT Allahabad