Compare fees, cutoffs, and placement signals with research notes and public rankings — so you can shortlist B-schools with clearer context.
718 B-schools listed · Rankings from NIRF, Outlook-ICARE, BT–MDRA and IIRF · 18 research guides
Compare fees, entrance cutoffs, and average CTC side by side — then open any college for the full profile.
| Rank | College | Ranking | Cutoff | Avg CTC | Total Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |  Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Ahmedabad, Gujarat | #1 NIRF Management #1 Outlook-ICARE ’26 | CAT 95+ | ₹35,50,000 | ₹27,50,000 |
| #2 |  Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Bengaluru, Karnataka | #2 NIRF Management #2 Outlook-ICARE ’26 | CAT 85+ | ₹34,88,000 | ₹26,00,000 |
| #3 |  Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Kozhikode, Kerala | #3 NIRF Management #7 IIRF · Govt ’25 | CAT 85+ | ₹28,18,000 | ₹20,50,000 |
| #4 |  Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (DMS) New Delhi, Delhi | #4 NIRF Management #16 IIRF · Govt ’25 | CAT 98+ | ₹25,82,000 | ₹12,00,000 |
| #5 |  Indian Institute of Management Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | #5 NIRF Management #5 Outlook-ICARE ’26 | CAT 90+ | ₹32,30,000 | ₹20,50,000 |
| #6 |  Indian Institute of Management Mumbai Mumbai, Maharashtra | #6 NIRF Management #9 IIRF · Govt ’25 | CAT 97.5+ | ₹30,11,000 | ₹21,00,000 |
| #7 |  Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Kolkata, West Bengal | #7 NIRF Management #3 Outlook-ICARE ’26 | CAT 85+ | ₹34,23,000 | ₹27,00,000 |
| #8 |  Indian Institute of Management Indore Indore, Madhya Pradesh | #8 NIRF Management #6 Outlook-ICARE ’26 | CAT 90+ | ₹29,57,000 | ₹21,16,000 |
| #9 |  Management Development Institute Gurugram, Haryana | #9 NIRF Management #8 Outlook-ICARE ’26 | CAT 95+ | ₹26,20,000 | ₹26,55,000 |
| #10 |  XLRI Xavier School of Management Jamshedpur, Jharkhand | #10 NIRF Management #4 Outlook-ICARE ’26 | XAT 96+ | ₹31,08,000 | ₹30,60,000 |
Fees, average salary and return side by side, from the same data as each college page.
NIRF #1 · Ahmedabad
New Delhi
| ₹27.5L | Total fees | ₹2.43L |
|---|---|---|
| ₹35.5 LPA | Average CTC | ₹30.1 LPA |
| 1.3× | CTC ÷ fees | 12.4× |
Our take
FMS charges a small fraction of IIM Ahmedabad’s fee for average pay in a similar range, so it returns far more for the money. IIM Ahmedabad ranks higher and has the bigger brand.
NIRF #10 · Jamshedpur
NIRF #9 · Gurugram
| ₹30.6L | Total fees | ₹26.55L |
|---|---|---|
| ₹31.08 LPA | Average CTC | ₹26.2 LPA |
| 1.0× | CTC ÷ fees | 1.0× |
Our take
XLRI pays more on average and is best known for HR. MDI costs a little less and is in Gurugram, close to Delhi NCR employers.
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