NIRF Rankings 2019: These are the top 10 management colleges of India

For the past four years, the government has been releasing the top educational institutes under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). IIMs have taken the lead in the best management colleges of India, with IIM-B topping the list. The ranking framework, instituted in 2016, evaluates institutions on five broad generic groups of parameters, including Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) and Perception (PR). Here are the top 10 management colleges in India:

1. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - Bangalore: Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore (IIMB) is a public management school located in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It was founded in 1973 and was the third IIM to be established after IIM - Calcutta and IIM - Ahmedabad. (Image: Facebook/IIM Bangalore)

2. IIM - Ahmedabad: The college was established in 1961. The institute offers Masters programmes in management and agri-business management, a fellowship programme and a number of executive training programmes. (Image: Facebook/IIM Ahmedabad)

3. IIM - Calcutta: IIM - Calcutta, a public business school in Kolkata, is the first Indian Institute of Management, established in 1961. (Image: Facebook/IIM Calcutta)

4. IIM - Lucknow: The college was founded in 1984 and is the fourth IIM to be established. It is recognised as "Institution of Excellence" by India's Ministry of Human Resource Development. (Image: Facebook/IIM Lucknow)

5. IIM - Indore: The college was founded in 1996 and is the sixth addition to the IIMs in India. (Image: Facebook/IIM Indore)

6. IIT - Kharagpur: The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur was established in 1951. The students and alumni of IIT Kharagpur are referred to as KGPians. (Image: Facebook/IIT Kharagpur)

7. Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI): The college is located in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand and was founded in 1949. It is India's oldest business school. (Image: Facebook/XLRI)

8. IIM - Kozhikode: The institute, set up in 1996 by the Government of India and Kerala's state government, is one of the 20 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). It was the fifth addition to IIMs. (Image: Facebook/IIM Kozhikode)

9. IIT Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi was established in 1961. The college has been given the status of Institute of Eminence (IoE). (Image: Facebook/IIT Delhi)

10. IIT - Bombay: The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, was established in 1958. The college is known for its flagship 4 Year and 5 Year programmes for which the entry is through the Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced. (Image: Facebook/IIT Bombay)