The top Rural Management colleges in India are Institute of Rural Management Anand, Jaipuria Noida - Jaipuria Institute of Management, Welingkar Mumbai, etc. India houses several premier and prestigious Management colleges that are ranked by various worldwide agencies. However, only some Management colleges offer courses in Rural Management. As per the latest NIRF Ranking, Jaipuria Noida is the best Rural Management college in India, it offers MBAs in numerous specializations including Rural Management and offers 120 seats for the course. There are 188 Management colleges in India, amongst them are 133 private and 55 government colleges. Admissions to Management colleges in India are granted through CAT, MAT, CMAT, etc. scores while some colleges offer merit-based admissions. Institute Of Rural Management - [IRMA] Anand is ranked by various popular Ranking agencies. It has secured #9 for MBA in the Times of India Ranking, #20 by The Week Ranking, and #29 in the India Today Ranking. IRMA Anand is known for its PGDM course in Rural Management and offers 240 seats for the course. Fees for these colleges can range between INR 10,000 - 16,00,000. BBAU Lucknow and DAVV Indore - Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya are some government Rural Management colleges in India with fees less than INR 50,000 and they offer seat intakes of 69 & 50 respectively for MBA Rural Management. Top Rural Management colleges in India have average CTC packages ranging between INR 4.5 - 12 LPA.
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| CD Rank | Colleges | Course Fees | Placement | User Reviews | Ranking |
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| #1 | NAAC A | ₹ 19,80,000MBA Rural Management- Total FeesCompare Fees | 4.1 / 5 Based on 155 User ReviewsBest in Infrastructure | #30th/350 in India for Management 2026   + 4 More | |
| #2 |  S.P Mandali's Prin L.N Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WeSchool), Mumbai Mumbai, Maharashtra |AICTE, NBA Approved CD Score: 617/1000 | ₹ 15,08,000PGDM Rural Management- Total Fees | 4 / 5 Based on 182 User ReviewsBest in Academics | #64th/350 in India for Management 2026 + 5 More | |
| #3 | ₹ 16,43,800MBA Rural Management- Total Fees | 3.9 / 5 Based on 91 User ReviewsBest in Infrastructure | #65th/350 in India for Management 2026+ 4 More | ||
| #4 | ![Xavier Institute of Social Service - [XISS] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1571894791109430267788003588611763840215070838347720n.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Xavier Institute of Social Service - [XISS], Ranchi Ranchi, Jharkhand |AICTE, NBA Approved CD Score: 537/1000 | ₹ 12,00,500PGDM Rural Management- Total FeesCompare Fees | 4 / 5 Based on 36 User ReviewsBest in Social Life | #102th/350 in India for Management 2026+ 4 More |
![New Horizon College of Engineering - [NHCE] rounded](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1752662701nhce25scaled12048x6831.png?h=39&w=39&mode=stretch)
![Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology - [KIIT] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1394450211Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch)
![Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University - [BBAU] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1485518600logo1.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch)
| CD Rank | Colleges | Course Fees | Placement | User Reviews | Ranking |
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| #9 | ₹ 7,45,000PGDM Rural Management- Total FeesCompare Fees | 4.3 / 5 Based on 12 User ReviewsBest in Placements | #220th/350 in India for Management 2026+ 2 More | ||
| #10 |  Parul Institute of Management and Research, Vadodara Vadodara, Gujarat |AICTE Approved CD Score: 377/1000 | ₹ 3,23,300MBA Rural Management- Total Fees | 4.4 / 5 Based on 13 User ReviewsBest in Placements | #286th/350 in India for Management 2026+ 1 More | |
| #11 | ![University of Allahabad - [AU] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/15034700001485782137AllahabadUniversitylogo.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) University of Allahabad - [AU], Allahabad Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |NCTE, UGC Approved NAAC A+ | ₹ 1,30,000MBA Rural Development- Total FeesCompare Fees | 3.7 / 5 Based on 785 User ReviewsBest in Faculty | #101th/125 in India for Management 2025+ 2 More | |
| #12 | ![Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University - [MJPRU] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/15035509461498561865logo.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University - [MJPRU], Bareilly Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh |NCTE, AICTE, UGC Approved NAAC A++ | ₹ 66,500PGDM Rural Management- Total Fees | -- | 3.6 / 5 Based on 429 User ReviewsBest in Academics | #115th/232 in India for Management 2026+ 1 More |
![Calcutta Business School - [CBS] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1647257852Logo1.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch)
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| CD Rank | Colleges | Course Fees | Placement | User Reviews | Ranking |
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| #13 | ![Bangalore University - [BU] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1434363527bangalore university.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Bangalore University - [BU], Bangalore Bangalore, Karnataka |UGC Approved NAAC A++ | ₹ 3,370PG Diploma Rural Development- Total FeesCompare Fees | 3.9 / 5 Based on 2921 User ReviewsBest in Academics | -- | |
| #14 | ![Pondicherry University - [PU] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1503565250logonew1.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Pondicherry University - [PU], Pondicherry Pondicherry, Puducherry |NCTE, AICTE Approved CD Score: 432/1000 NAAC A+ | ₹ 24,072PG Diploma Rural Development- Total FeesCompare Fees | ₹ 10,20,000Highest PackageCompare Placement | 3.6 / 5 Based on 963 User ReviewsBest in Social Life | #15th/25 in India for Management 2026 + 7 More |
| #15 | ![Indira Gandhi National Open University - [IGNOU] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1491826680logo.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Indira Gandhi National Open University - [IGNOU], New Delhi New Delhi, Delhi NCR |NCTE, AICTE Approved NAAC A++ | ₹ 4,200PG Diploma Rural Development- Total FeesCompare Fees | 4.1 / 5 Based on 1690 User ReviewsBest in Faculty | -- | |
| #16 |  Periyar University, Salem Salem, Tamil Nadu NAAC A++ | ₹ 38,010MBA Rural Banking Management- Total Fees | -- | 3.9 / 5 Based on 381 User ReviewsBest in Social Life | #70th/100 in India for Management 2026 + 1 More |
![Jaipuria School of Business - [JSB] rounded](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1735545172download18.jpeg?h=39&w=39&mode=stretch)
Jaipuria School of Business - [JSB], Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh |AICTE, NBA, AIU Approved
4.3 / 5 Based on 90 User
ReviewsBest in Faculty
![Dayananda Sagar Business School - [DSBS] rounded](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/150132455316543348519322948413168353793050294944711n.jpg?h=39&w=39&mode=stretch)
| CD Rank | Colleges | Course Fees | Placement | User Reviews | Ranking |
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| #17 | ![Annamalai University - [AU] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1394440386Annamalai University.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Annamalai University - [AU], Chidambaram Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu |NCTE, AICTE, NBA Approved NAAC A+ | ₹ 6,310PG Diploma Rural Development- Total FeesCompare Fees | 3.7 / 5 Based on 301 User ReviewsBest in Academics | #28th/32 in India for Management 2020+ 6 More | |
| #18 | ![Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday Vishwavidyalaya- [MGCGV] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1394446330Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday University.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday Vishwavidyalaya- [MGCGV], Satna Satna, Madhya Pradesh NAAC A | ₹ 1,23,572MBA Rural Management- Total Fees | -- | 3.5 / 5 Based on 20 User ReviewsBest in Infrastructure | -- |
| #19 | ![Central University of Jharkhand - [CUJ] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1493813207uv25579.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Central University of Jharkhand - [CUJ], Ranchi Ranchi, Jharkhand |UGC Approved NAAC A+ | --PG Diploma Rural Development | 3.8 / 5 Based on 98 User ReviewsBest in Faculty | -- | |
| #20 | ![Mohanlal Sukhadia University - [MLSU] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1503469561MohanlalSukhadiaUniversityUdaipur1.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Mohanlal Sukhadia University - [MLSU], Udaipur Udaipur, Rajasthan |AICTE, PCI, BCI, UGC Approved CD Score: 471/1000 NAAC A | ₹ 10,200MBA Rural Management- Total Fees | 3.8 / 5 Based on 287 User ReviewsBest in Faculty | -- |
![Sagar Institute of Research and Technology - [SIRT] rounded](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1525247721Logo.jpg?h=39&w=39&mode=stretch)
![International Institute of Business Studies - [IIBS] rounded](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1774941916Screenshot20260331125449.png?h=39&w=39&mode=stretch)
International Institute of Business Studies - [IIBS], Bangalore
Bangalore, Karnataka |AICTE, UGC, NBA, AIU, AACSB Approved
4.3 / 5 Based on 142 User
ReviewsBest in Academics
![Indus Business Academy - [IBA] rounded](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1473138143IBA logo.jpg?h=39&w=39&mode=stretch)
2025| CD Rank | Colleges | Course Fees | Placement | User Reviews | Ranking |
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| #21 | ![Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of Technology and Research - [PRMITR] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1646898812logo.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of Technology and Research - [PRMITR], Amravati Amravati, Maharashtra |AICTE, NBA Approved NAAC A+ | ₹ 64,000PGDM Rural & Agribusiness Management- Total Fees | 3.9 / 5 Based on 99 User ReviewsBest in Academics | -- | |
| #22 | ![BJB Autonomous College - [BJB] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1482491677logo 1.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) BJB Autonomous College - [BJB], Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, Odisha NAAC A | --PG Diploma Rural Development | -- | 3.7 / 5 Based on 202 User ReviewsBest in Academics | -- |
| #23 | ![Mewar University - [MU] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1747638666mewarlogo2.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Mewar University - [MU], Chittorgarh Chittorgarh, Rajasthan |NCTE, AICTE, PCI, INC, RNC Approved NAAC A | ₹ 3,50,000MBA Rural Management- Total FeesCompare Fees | 4 / 5 Based on 44 User ReviewsBest in Infrastructure | -- | |
| #24 |  Tripura University, West Tripura West Tripura, Tripura |UGC, MHRD Approved NAAC B++ | ₹ 28,700M.R.M Rural Management- Total Fees | 3.7 / 5 Based on 362 User ReviewsBest in Faculty | #100th/100 in India for Management 2026More |
![Digital University Kerala - [DUK] rounded](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/16285732671628320585LogoDUKNew11.png?h=39&w=39&mode=stretch)
Woxsen University, Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Telangana |COA, BCI, AACSB, AMBA Approved
4.2 / 5 Based on 196 User
ReviewsBest in Faculty
![K L University - [KLU] rounded](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1619098261Logo.jpg?h=39&w=39&mode=stretch)
| CD Rank | Colleges | Course Fees | Placement | User Reviews | Ranking |
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| #25 | ![Institute of Rural Management - [FMS-IRM] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/17460208611714453426phpZNMWdI.jpeg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Institute of Rural Management - [FMS-IRM], Jaipur Jaipur, Rajasthan |AICTE Approved | ₹ 9,50,000PGDM Rural Management- Total Fees | 3 / 5 Based on 6 User ReviewsBest in Placements | #81th/270 in India for Management 2026 More | |
| #26 | ![Dr. C.V. Raman University - [CVRU] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1779435218unnamed.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Dr. C.V. Raman University - [CVRU], Bilaspur Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh |NCTE, AICTE, PCI, BCI, UGC Approved NAAC A | ₹ 15,500PG Diploma Rural Development- Total Fees | 3.5 / 5 Based on 41 User ReviewsBest in Infrastructure | -- | |
| #27 |  Vidyasagar University, Midnapore Midnapore, West Bengal |UGC Approved | ₹ 80,000MBA Rural Management- Total FeesCompare Fees | -- | 3.8 / 5 Based on 985 User ReviewsBest in Academics | -- |
| #28 | ![Veer Narmad South Gujarat University - [VNSGU] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1394875080Veer Narmad South Gujarat University.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Veer Narmad South Gujarat University - [VNSGU], Surat Surat, Gujarat NAAC A | ₹ 95,000PG Diploma Rural Development- Total Fees | -- | 3.7 / 5 Based on 505 User ReviewsBest in Academics | -- |
| CD Rank | Colleges | Course Fees | Placement | User Reviews | Ranking |
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| #29 | ![Awadhesh Pratap Singh University - [APSU] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1488952104Untitled.jpg?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Awadhesh Pratap Singh University - [APSU], Rewa Rewa, Madhya Pradesh |UGC Approved NAAC B++ | ₹ 30,000PG Diploma Rural Development- Total FeesCompare Fees | -- | 3.8 / 5 Based on 112 User ReviewsBest in Faculty | -- |
| #30 | ![Gujarat Vidyapith - [GVP] logo](https://image-static.collegedunia.com/public/college_data/images/logos/1421736900gv2.png?h=43&w=43&mode=stretch) Gujarat Vidyapith - [GVP], Ahmedabad Ahmedabad, Gujarat |UGC Approved NAAC B++ | ₹ 18,000MBA Rural Management- Total Fees | -- | 4.1 / 5 Based on 24 User ReviewsBest in Faculty | -- |
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