Top MBA Colleges in India

Everyone, right from a humanities graduate to an engineer or a commerce executive, aspire for an MBA degree. Just after the admission, students are taught main subjects, personality development, understanding human psychology as well as the functioning of the economy. A management degree not only helps to find a lucrative job but also makes you a more mature individual as you are taught to manage people and situations.

In today's corporate world, getting a management degree is crucial for attaining seniormost position in good organizations. Earning a MBA degree not only promises an individual a secure job but also ensures him growth and success in today's job market.

Most MBA programmes provide you with training in basic business principles needed by any manager including, corporate finance, economics, strategic planning, marketing and basic accounting. However, if you know which career field you are interested in, selecting a specific MBA programme will allow you to specialise and better prepare yourself for a career.

Much like any other educational institution, the academic content of a business school education does not vary much between programmes. However, experts will tell you that the value of your MBA degree is often directly related to the esteem of the school which grants it. All MBA schools annualy receive rankings from various organisations. These rankings are determined by a variety of factors and can be very useful when choosing a business school or MBA programme.

Eligibility Criteria: The minimum eligibility criterion for admission is at least a 3-year bachelor's degree with at least 50 per cent marks or equivalent (45 per cent for SC/ST or persons with disability (PWD) category, of any of the Universities (please check specifications) or possess an equivalent qualification recognised by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.
Note : The Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling.

In case of the candidates being awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the equivalence certified by the university/institution from where they have obtained bachelor’s degree.

Admission Procedure: A Common Admission Test (CAT) is held at Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jameshedpur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Noida, Patna and Pune on all India basis for admission to Postgraduate Programmes in Management (PGP) in all of these Top Management Schools.

Here is the List of Top MBA Colleges in India

  1. IIM, Ahmedabad - Indian Institute of Management, Ahemdabad (IIMA)

    The first IIM came up in Ahmedabad in 1961. The brains behind the IIM-A was that of Dr Vikram Sarabhai and a some other industrialists. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, was created as an autonomous body with the collaboration of the central and the state government. According to a survey - IIM Ahmedabad was rated as The world’s toughest Bschool to get into. The mission of IIM - Ahemdabad is to professionalise Indian management through teaching, research, training, institutional building and cosuliting.

    Courses Offered

    • Post Graduate Programme in Management
    • Post-Graduate Programme in Agri-Business Management (PGP-ABM)
    • Post Graduate Programme in Public Management and Policy (PGP-PMP)
    • Post-Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX)
    • Faculty Development Programme (FDP)
    • Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)

    Contact Address
    Indian Institute of Management
    Vastrapur Ahmedabad 380 015 INDIA
    Tel: 91 79 2630 7241
    Fax: 91 79 2630 6896

  2. IIM, Calcutta

    IIM, Calcutta was established in 1961 in collaboration with Akfred P Sloan School of Management (MIT), the Government of West Bengal, the Ford Foundation and Indian Industry. It is located in its own sprawling 135 acres campus in Joka.

    Courses Offered

    • Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
    • Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Management (PGDCM)
    • Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM)
    • Post Graduate Programme For Executives (PGPEX)
    • Fellow Programmes in Management (FPM)

    Contact Address
    Indian Institute Of Management Calcutta
    Diamond harbour road Joka,
    Kolkata (Calcutta) - 700104 West Bengal India

  3. IIM, Bangalore

    The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore was established in 1973. It is one of the top management institutes in the country. IIM Banglore is the only B School in India to be ranked among Top 10 Asia-Pacific B-Schools.

    Courses Offered

    • Post Graduate Programme in Business Management
    • Post Graduate Programme in Software Enterprise Management (PGSEM)
    • Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy  Management (PGPPM)
    • Doctoral Programme

    Contact Address
    Indian Institute of Management
    Bangalore Bannerghatta Road,
    Bangalore, India Pin Code : 560 076
    Tel: 91-80-26582450
    Fax: 91-80-26584050

  4. IIM, Lucknow

    Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow was established in 1984 by the Government of India, as a national level school of excellence in management science.

    Courses Offered

    • Post Graduate Program (PGP)
    • Post-Graduate Programme in Agri-Business Management (PGP-ABM)
    • Working Managers Program (WPM)
    • Post Graduate Programme in Business Management for Working Managers (WMP)
    • International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX)
    • Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)

    Contact Address
    Indian Institute Of Management
    Prabandh Nagar, Off Sitapur Road Lucknow
    Uttar Pradesh India Pin : 226013

  5. XLRI (Xavier Labour Relations Institute)- Jamshedpur

    XLRI Jamshedpur is one of the most renowned management institutes of India. XLRI was founded in 1949 by Fr Quinn Enright in Jamshedpur. Since its evolution Xavier Labour Relations Institute Jamshedpur has set new benchmarks in the field of management education. XLRI was one of the first management institutes to go international. It has established campuses at Dubai and Singapore.

    Courses Offered

    • Personnel Management & Industrial Relations (PM & IR)
    • Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM)
    • Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)
    • Executive Fellow Programme in Management (Exec-FPM)
    • General Management Programme (GMP)

    Contact Address
    XLRI Circuit House Area (East)
    Jamshedpur 831 001 Jharkhand India
    Tel: +91 - 657- 2225506 - 12
    Fax: +91 - 657 - 2227814
    E-mail: [email protected]

  6. ISB (Indian School of Business) - Hyderabad

    Indian School of Business - Hyderabad is one of the top-ranked business schools of India. It was founded by eminent business leaders, entrepreneurs and academicians from all around the world. Indian School of Business Hyderabad has academic association with three of the worlds leading business schools - Kellogg School of Management, The Wharton School, and London Business School.

    Courses Offered

    • Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management
    • Business Research Fellowship Programme (BRFP)

    Contact Address
    Indian School of Business Gachibowli
    Hyderabad-500 032 India
    Ph +91 40 2300 7000
    Fax +91 40 2300 7012

  7. FMS (Faculty of Management Studies) - Delhi

    Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) is part of the University of Delhi. It was established in 1954. FMS was the first institute in the country to offer management training for professional managers in the form of a part time program. Today FMS has evolved into one of the key management institutes of the country.

    Courses Offered

    • Master of Business Administration (full time)
    • Master of Business Administration (part time)
    • Master of Business Administration - Management of Services (MBA-MS)
    • Master of Business Administration - Health Care Administration (MBA-HCA)
    • Management Development Programmes and Doctoral Programmes

    Contact Address
    Faculty of Management Studies University of Delhi
    Delhi - 110007
    Tel: +91 11 2766 7419/7017
    Fax: +91 11 2766 7535

  8. IIM, Indore

    IIM Indore was established in 1996 and is one of the top management schools of India. It is the youngest member of the IIM family. Indian Institute of Management, Indore has a campus spread over 193 acres. In a short span of time IIM Indore has built a solid reputation in the Indian Industry.

    Courses Offered

    • Post Graduate Programme (PGP)
    • Management Development Programme (MDP)
    • Executive Post-Graduate Programme In Management (Exe-PGP)
    • Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)
    • General Management Programme for Defence Officers (GMP)

    Contact Address
    Indian Institute of Management Indore
    Pigdamber, Rau Indore 453 331
    Madhya Pradesh, India
    Tel: + 91-731-4228400
    Fax: + 91-731-4228800
    E-mail: [email protected]

  9. IIM, Kozhikode

    Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode was established in 1996 by the Government of India in collaboration with the Government of Kerala as the 5th Indian Institute of Management. IIM Kozhikode is one of the premier management institutes of India. The institute provides education, training, and consulting and research facilities in management.

    Courses Offered

    • Post Graduate Programme (PGP)
    • Executive Management Education Programme (eMEP)
    • Management Development Programmes (MDP)
    • Fellow Development Programmes (FDP)

    Contact Address
    Indian Institute of Management
    Kozhikode IIMK Campus
    P. O., Kozhikode 673 570, Kerala, India
    Phone: +91-495-2803001
    Fax : +91-495-2803010-11

  10. JBIMS (Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies) - Mumbai

    The institute was founded in 1965 by the University of Bombay with the objective of pioneering and furthering post - graduate management education in India. JBIMS (Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies) is one of the top management institutes of India. JBIMS has been ranked in Asia’s Top 25 business schools by Asia Inc. The institute’s proximity to Nariman Point, commercial hub of India, gives it an added advantage.

    Courses Offered

    • Masters in Management Studies (MMS)
    • Executive MMS
    • Doctoral Programme in Management Studies (Ph.D)

    Contact Address
    Dadabhai Naoroji House, 164 Backbay Reclamation,
    HT. Parekh Marg, Churchgate Mumbai - 400020


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