What programmes does Narayana Business School Ahmedabad offer?

Four two-year full-time management programmes: PGDM Dual Specialization, PGDM Quantitative Finance, PGDM Data Science & Business Analytics (all three AICTE-approved) and MBA + PGP in Corporate Excellence (PGPCE), which is affiliated to Gujarat Technological University.

What is the total intake or batch size at NBS?

540 seats in total across the four programmes: PGDM Dual Specialization 270, MBA + PGPCE 180, PGDM Quantitative Finance 60 and PGDM Data Science & Business Analytics 30.

What is the fee for MBA and PGDM at NBS Ahmedabad?

For the two-year duration: INR 9,85,000 for PGDM Dual Specialization, PGDM Data Science & Business Analytics and MBA + PGPCE, and INR 10,85,000 for PGDM Quantitative Finance. The fee includes academic resources, select industry certifications and experiential learning components, with no additional hidden charges - hostel and personal expenses are billed separately.

What are the hostel charges at NBS?

INR 2,16,000 per year for a two-sharing room and INR 1,92,000 per year for a three-sharing room, identical for boys and girls. Rooms are air-conditioned and furnished, with Wi-Fi, laundry, housekeeping, 24x7 security and meals included. Hostel stay is optional, though the institute recommends it; allotment is first-come after admission confirmation, and students who renew for a second year receive complimentary hostel stay during their internship.

What are the popular specializations?

PGDM - Dual Specialization, PGDM - Quantitative Finance (QF), PGDM - Data Science & Business Analytics (DSA), MBA + PGP in Corporate Excellence (PGPCE)

#3rd Best Business School in Gujarat (overall, government and private combined) Educational Performance Statistics in India (EPSI) / FWA 2026📍 Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Narayana Business School, Ahmedabad Ranking 2026 Admissions 2026, Courses, Fees & Cutoffs

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NBS Ahmedabad's most recent recognitions are concentrated in the Gujarat and private-B-school categories. For 2026, the institute reports being ranked 3rd Best Business School in Gujarat overall (government and private combined) by Educational Performance Statistics in India, 4th Best Private B-School overall in Gujarat and 3rd for PGDM General by IIRF India MBA Rankings 2026, and recognised as an Outstanding Institute in Digital Transformation and AI Adoption by ArdorComm Media.

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3rd Best Business School in Gujarat (overall, government and private combined)

Educational Performance Statistics in India (EPSI) / FWA 2026

3rd Best B-School (Private) for PGDM General; 4th Best B-School (Private) overall in Gujarat. Note: third-party portal Shiksha reports the IIRF 2026 PGDM General rank as a national rank of 3rd - the official NBS page describes it as a category rank, so the scope of this number should be verified against the original IIRF publication.

IIRF India MBA Rankings 2026

22nd Best Private B-School (Overall) in India; 4th in Gujarat; 14th in West India; 23rd Best Private B-School for PGDM (General), 3rd in Gujarat

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Publishing Agency	Ranking / Rating
Educational Performance Statistics in India (EPSI) / FWA 2026	3rd Best Business School in Gujarat (overall, government and private combined)
IIRF India MBA Rankings 2026	3rd Best B-School (Private) for PGDM General; 4th Best B-School (Private) overall in Gujarat. Note: third-party portal Shiksha reports the IIRF 2026 PGDM General rank as a national rank of 3rd - the official NBS page describes it as a category rank, so the scope of this number should be verified against the original IIRF publication.
IIRF 2025	22nd Best Private B-School (Overall) in India; 4th in Gujarat; 14th in West India; 23rd Best Private B-School for PGDM (General), 3rd in Gujarat
The Week 2025	2nd Best Private B-School in Gujarat
EducationWorld (EW) 2025	2nd Best Private B-School in Gujarat
Silicon India 2025	18th among the Top 30 B-Schools for A++ Grade in India
IIRF Fastest Growing (2025)	1st Fastest Growing Private B-School in Gujarat; 2nd in West India; 4th in India. The NBS homepage renders this as '4th Fastest Growing B-School in India' and '3rd Best MBA College in Gujarat' - the homepage and awards page use slightly different wordings for the same underlying awards, so quote the awards page.
IIRF Education Impact Award 2026	Awarded for Excellence in Employability & Placement Performance
IIRF 2024	Best B-School for Industry Interface
Fortune India (2023 and 2024)	3rd Best B-School in Gujarat, cited for placements, ROI and brand appeal
The Economic Times	Recognised as one of the Best Education Brands of 2023 and again of 2025 (award, not a numeric rank)
ArdorComm Media 2026	Outstanding Institute in Digital Transformation and AI Adoption (award, not a numeric rank)
digii100 Community 2024	Digital Transformation Leader Award for its 100% cloud-operated digital campus (award, not a numeric rank)
Higher Education Review 2023	Listed among Top B-Schools for PGDM in Data Science and Business Analytics in India
Times Education Icon 2023	Best Business School (award, not a numeric rank)
MAMR 2022	Ranked among India's Top 10 Business Schools
IIRF 2022	13th Best Business School in the West Zone
APETA 2022	Promising Institute for Global Skill Development Initiatives (award, not a numeric rank)
World Education Summit and Awards 2018	Best Management Institution in Gujarat
India Today & Achievers Awards 2018	Best Management Institution in Ahmedabad
NIRF	VERIFY. No NIRF (Management) ranking for Narayana Business School appears on any indexed official page, and NBS does not claim one. Any NIRF figure published for NBS should be sourced directly from nirfindia.org before use.

Rankings, Awards and Accreditations at NBS Ahmedabad

For 2025, NBS reports placing 22nd among private B-schools in India, 4th in Gujarat and 14th in West India by IIRF, with a separate IIRF PGDM (General) rank of 23rd nationally and 3rd in Gujarat; 2nd Best Private B-School in Gujarat by both The Week and EducationWorld; 18th among the Top 30 B-Schools for A++ Grade in India by Silicon India; 1st fastest-growing private B-school in Gujarat, 2nd in West India and 4th in India; an IIRF Education Impact Award for Excellence in Employability & Placement Performance; and recognition as one of the Best Education Brands of 2025 by The Economic Times. Earlier recognitions include Fortune India's 3rd Best B-School in Gujarat in both 2023 and 2024, IIRF's Best B-School for Industry Interface in 2024, and a top-10 national placement from MAMR in 2022.

On accreditation, all three PGDM programmes hold AICTE approval, and the MBA is affiliated to Gujarat Technological University. NBS secured AACSB International membership and AMBA (BGA) membership in 2025 - the institute is careful to describe the AACSB position as 'advancing toward international accreditation', and both should be reported as memberships rather than accreditations. No NAAC accreditation of Narayana Business School itself appears on any indexed official page; the NAAC A+ grade referenced on the admissions page belongs to GTU as the affiliating university. At least one third-party portal states NBS is NAAC A-accredited, which appears to conflate the two and should not be republished without confirmation on naac.gov.in.

NBS does not appear in NIRF Management rankings on any indexed official page and makes no NIRF claim of its own. Editors should be cautious with headline ranking phrasing generally: the homepage renders the same underlying awards as '4th Fastest Growing B-School in India' and '3rd Best MBA College in Gujarat', while the Awards page describes them with more precise category scoping. Where the two differ, the Awards & Recognitions page is the more reliable wording.