Ideally, instead of asking, “Which are the best MBA colleges in Hyderabad?” you should ask yourself, “Which are the best MBA colleges in Hyderabad that is the best fit for me?” It is your motivation and desire to do a particular MBA that should drive your search. Another point is, even if you find out the so-called “best MBA college” will you be able to make the cut in terms of eligibility cut-offs, personal interview, affordability and program offered?

So, let us just concentrate on the factors that constitute a good MBA college and then make the comparison to choose the best one for you.

In the first place, the MBA college should be recognized by AICTE in case of autonomous institutions or by the University Grants Commission if it is offered by a university department. Check the approval status of the MBA college if you are opting for one in the private sector. Public institutions usually have all the approvals in place before starting a course but in some cases in the private sector, institutions have been found to offer unapproved course that land the students in trouble at a later stage.

Besides the required approvals and recognitions, it is important that the MBA college where you want to study has a good standing in the academic and industry circles. It is here that ranking by reputed agencies come into play. Rankings usually take into account student quality, the quality of teachers, admission process, program delivery, learning outcomes,  final placements, infrastructure etc. Weights are accorded to each of these parameters and the MBA colleges that qualify in all the parameters get ranked according to their scores.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework, or, NIRF and ranking of B-Schools by Careers360  are good starting points for you to know how the MBA colleges compare with each other.  Both NIRF and Careers360 use verifiable data to rank institutions.

You can either log on to the NIRF website or https://www.careers360.com/compare-colleges to compare MBA colleges in terms of course, placement, accreditation and more.

Based on these rankings and ratings, some of the best MBA colleges in Hyderabad are the following:

Indian School of Business, Hyderabad Campus, rated AAAAA by Careers360 is undoubtedly the best one in Hyderabad. However, it is not ranked by the NIRF as it offers only a 1-year MBA. But going by the quality of students admitted and placements records, it is one of the best in the country. Its fee is quite high at Rs. 32.89 lakh but according to the institute’s placement brochure the median salary is Rs. 24.1 lakh.

ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad, with rank 25 in NIRF and 85 percent placement rate should certainly find a place in your search for a good MBA college.

Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad (rank 61 in NIRF) and Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad with 99.2 percent placements are good bets in your search for the best MBA colleges in Hyderabad.

Top MBA colleges in Hyderabad

NIRF Rank (in figures) and Careers360 rating in brackets

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