Top private MBA Colleges in India
Lily Sankhil
By Lily Sankhil
5 min read
March 4, 2025

Top private MBA Colleges in India 2025 | Eligibility, Entrance & Placement

Students learning to navigate the business world can apply in any of the top private MBA colleges in India. A business administration oriented degree, where students develop skills such as communication, critical thinking, and networking.

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Various top Colleges are offering MBA programs for 2 years, which are split into 4 semesters. Students are provided with multiple MBA specializations such as finance, marketing, human resource management, international business, entrepreneurship & business analytics, and more. 

To be eligible for admission in any of the top private MBA colleges in India, students must check the eligibility criteria. Students who have completed their bachelor's degree with a minimum aggregate of 50% with any stream from a recognised university are eligible to apply for the admission. Students are also required to clear entrance exams like CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT.

Top Private MBA Colleges in India 2025

Colleges 

NIRF Ranking 

  • XLRI - xavier school of management 

9

  • Symbiosis institute of business management 

13

  • Amrita vishwa vidyapeetham

28

  • Amity university

29

  • MICA- Ahmedabad 

32

  • Great lakes institute of management, chennai

34

  • Chandigarh university, mohali

36

  • Lovely professional university

38

  • ICFAI- foundation for higher education, hyderabad

39

  • International management institute, new delhi

40

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, established in 1978, Pune is one of the top 10 private B-schools in the country. It has been ranked 13th by NIRF and graced with a ‘gold’ star by the QS star university rating 2018. It is also acknowledged as the 2nd best private school in India with the best placement rate for the MBA students by the Time Best B School survey 2025. SIBM offers a full-time MBA program for 2 years with several specializations available to the students, such as marketing, finance, operation and supply chain management, human resource and data analytics.

Eligibility Required For Pursuing The MBA Program in SIBM-

Students who have completed their bachelor's degree from any prominent university with a minimum aggregate of  50% mark or other equivalent are eligible to apply for the admission.

Entrance Examination-

Students desiring to apply for MBA admission will have to clear the computer-based Symbiosis National Aptitude Test- SNAP conducted by SIBM.

Placement-

  • Students have been offered placement rates such as the highest package of INR 49.00 LPA, median package of INR 25.00 LPA and average package of INR 28.16 LPA. 

  • Students have been recruited by top companies such as Accenture services, Aditya Birla Group, Agro Tech Food, Actis technology, and more.

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, and includes 9 campuses spread across 5 states in India. University has been ranked 1 by NIRF and awarded A++ grade by NAAC. It is also positioned no.1 among India's best private universities by The World University Ranking 2020. Students can choose various MBA specializations offered by the university, such as business analytics, finance, HR, marketing, and operations management.

Eligibility Required To Pursue MBA Program In Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham-

  • Those who have completed their 10+2 and UG with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks from any recognized AIU are eligible for admission.

  • Students with any valid score of CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, GMAT, GRE are eligible for MBA admission in Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. 

Entrance Exam-

  • Students applying for MBA admission in Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University will have to clear the entrance exam, Amrita Common Aptitude Test- ACAT, conducted by the university.

Placement - 

  • The university has provided MBA students with 100% placement.

  • Students have received placement rates with the highest package of INR 24.84 LPA, median package of INR 11.85 LPA, and average package of INR 11.26 LPA in Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University.

    Amity University

Amity University located in Noida, UP is a private university recognised by UGC through the act of legislature. University has been accredited ‘A’ by NAAC and ranked among the top 10 private institutes. It has also been ranked top 2 private colleges (North India and NCR) in the OUTLOOK-icare India MBA ranking 2023. Spanning over 85 acres, it provides students with facilities such as air conditioned classrooms, canteens, hi-tech labs, libraries, sport complex, and campus hostel. Students aspiring for an MBA program in Amity University can choose various specializations such as banking and finance, business analytics, digital marketing, entrepreneurship, financial technology, hospitality management, and more.

Eligibility to Pursue an MBA Program in Amity University-

  • Students must have completed their bachelor's degree with a minimum aggregate 50% mark.

  • Those who have valid scores of CAT, MAT, GMAT, CMAT, XAT, NMAT are eligible for the MBA admission.

Entrance Exam-

  • Amity University accepts valid scores of CAT, MAT, GMAT, CMAT, XAT and NMAT entrance exams.

  • Students are required to appear for the Amity Common admission test, AMCAT, conducted by the university.

Placement- 

  • Amity University placement drive invites several top companies for offering placement to MBA holders such as CISCO, Adani, Accenture, TATA, Genpact, and more. 

  • Every year around 4500 students get placed before passing their degree in a valuable position in top companies. The highest package drawn by MBA students is 2 crore per annum.