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| 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, CTC, and ROI side-by-side — so you pick on numbers, not brand noise.
IIMA
FMSTIER 1 • OLD IIM
TIER 1 • BEST ROI
Bridge Verdict
FMS delivers 11.9x higher capital ROI due to subsidized university fees; IIM-A maintains an unmatched edge in Global Front-End Consulting & PE recruits.
XLRIMDIPREMIER PRIVATE • JSR
CORPORATE HUB • NCR
Bridge Verdict
XLRI dominates the subcontinent in HR & BFSI placements; MDI provides unmatched proximity to Fortune 500 headquarters in Delhi-NCR with lower living friction.
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