25 Good B-schools in India

25 Good B-schools in India


Indian Business Schools (B-Schools) such as the IIM’s (Indian Institute

of Management) at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, XLRI are world famous

for the quality of students it churns out year on year. IIMs have

historically the highest number of students who become enterpreneurs in

their professional life. The demand for these B-School students has

consistently grown over a period of last few years.

Here is a list that I thought would be beneficial to the readers who

are interested in B-Schools in India. I am also planning to put

together a list of Top Engineering colleges too. I have searched the

Internet and have not found a comprehensive list of. India has atleast

got 100 good engineering colleges. Look out for that list in near

future on this blog.

These are the schools that are generally regarded as the top B-Schools

in India: (The list given below is in no particular order)


Here is the list of Top business management schools in India:



1. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM A)


Regarded to be the best of the best business schools in India, IIM

Ahmedabad. offers four programmes in Management. The PGP – Post

Graduate Program (equivalent to MBA), the FPM – Fellowship Program in

Management(equivalent to Ph.D), the FDP – Faculty Development Program

for Management teachers and Trainers and the MDP – Management

Development Program – a refresher for middle and top level managers.



2. Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM C)



The oldest of the IIMs, established in Kolkatta, IIM Calcutta is

amongst the top three B schools in India. The institute offers three

full time programs. The PGDM – Post Graduate Program in Management

(equivalent to MBA), the FPM – Fellowship Program in Management, the

PGDCM – Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Management. The

institute also offer part time PGDBM – Post Graduate Diploma in

Business Management for managers with relevant work experience. In

addition, MDP – Management Development Programs are held in regular

intervals for middle and top level managers.


3. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM B)


IIM Bangalore offers two year full time PGP – Post Graduate Program in

Management (equivalent to MBA) and a FPM – Fellowship Program in

Management. Both these programs require the candidate to take CAT. The

institute also offers part time non residential PGSM – Post Graduate

Program in Software Enterprise Management. There is a separate entrance

test for this program. This business school is ranked amongst the top

three business schools in the country.


4. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM L)



IIM Lucknow offers a two year full time residential PGP – Post Graduate

Program in Management and a four year FPM program. Both these programs

require a candidate to take CAT. The institute also has an interesting

student exchange program where students of this B-School go to premier

B-Schools the world over and do part of their education. Students and

faculty from these internationally reputed B-Schools in turn visit IIM

Lucknow. It is ranked amongst the top five B-Schools in India.


5. XLRI – Xavier Labour Research Institute, Jamshedpur


Xavier Labour Research Institute, popularly known as XLRI was

established in 1949 at Jamshedpur. The institute offers two courses at

the post graduation level in management – a post graduate diploma in

Business administration and a post graduate diploma in Personnel

Management and Industrial Relations (PMIR). Online version of the

brochure is also available.


6. ISB – Indian School of Business, Hyderabad


Indian School of Business, Hyderabad is emerging as a preferred choice

for MBA aspirants who want to pack in the program into a one year

course. As it gradually builds up its permanent faculty base, the ISB

has created a unique and sustainable visiting faculty model with some

of the world’s leading academicians from Wharton, Kellogg, Harvard,

Stanford, Chicago, Duke and Texas among others. The school offers a one

year Post Graduate Program in Management.


7. FMS – Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi


FMS is amongst the top 10 B-Schools in the country and probably one of

the two attached to a university amongst the top ten. The full time

program of FMS started in 1967. Generally the demand for students is

very high where most of the times students being placed within a day or

two.


8. Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM I)



The Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIMI) is the latest

addition to the IIM community. IIMI has a two-year post graduate

programme emphasizing on Experiential learning, IT orientation, and

Social Sensitivity. IIM-I offers the following programs viz., (a) The

Post Graduate Programme (PGP), a two year programme (b) Management

Development Programme. These are held throughout the year. (c) Faculty

Development Programme (FDP) is designed to assist in the development of

teachers, researchers, and trainers for management education and (d)

Executive Post-Graduate Programme (Exe-PGP) a 18-months programme,

designed for working executives.


9. Indian Institute of Management, Calicut (IIM K – Kozhikode)


Established in 1996, The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, IIMK

is the fifth Indian Institute of Management. Its academic programmes

encompass a range of long term full time diploma programmes such as the

Post Graduate Programme in Management, and a number of short duration

executive education programmes. The institute also offers an

“Interactive Distance Learning Programme”


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


The Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, (JBIMS) was

established by the University of Bombay in 1965 in collaboration with

the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University with the objective

of pioneering and furthering post – graduate management education in

India. JBIMS has been ranked in Asia’s Top 25 business schools by Asia

Inc.


11. S. P. Jain Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai (SPJIMR)


The Institute’s PGDM programme amongst the best in the country offers

the following specialisation in the second year (fourth and fifth

trimester). Finance Management, Marketing Management, Information

Management and Manufacturing & Operations Management. Core subjects

normally focus on the basic aspects relating to a particular area of

specialisation. In addition, each participant can take courses from

another specialization as a ‘Minor Specialization’.


12. Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Mumbai (Bombay)



The school commenced its operations in 1995 and has been awarding a

full time two year masters degree, a doctoral program in management and

Executive Education programs in management. One unique feature of the

program is that apart from the regular courses on Finance, Accounting,

Operations and HR, SJM SOM prepares for technology management with core

courses like Technology Policy, R&D Management and Managing technology

transfer. To secure an admission, you need to take JMET, the Joint

Management Entrance Test.


13. Management Development Institute, Gurgaon (MDI)



Amongst the top management institutes in India, MDI offers a two year

Post Graduate Program in Management. The curriculum is spread over six

terms of about three months each. The core curriculum is spread over

four terms with the bulk of it covered in the first three terms. MDI

has student exchange arrangements with Aarus School of Business,

Denmark, CBPA, USA; Copenhagen Business School, Denmark; EDHEC, France;

ESCP-EAP and Sciences Po, France; Leipzig Graduate School of

Management, Germany; McGill University, Canada; Norwegian School of

Management, Norway; Queensland University of Technology, Bangkok;

Solvay Business School, Belgium; Universita Carlo Cattaneo (LIUC),

Itlay and Warsaw School of Economics, Poland.


14. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai (NMIMS)



NMIMS offers a two-year full-time programme, spread over six trimesters

and leading to the degree in Master of Business Administration. Number

of seats: 240. Students are admitted to the programme if they meet the

required standards of the two stage selection process – Stage I: A

written admission test; Stage II: Candidates who qualify at stage 1

will be required to appear for the second stage of selection process

like the Group Discussion and Personal Interview.


15. Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIM B)


XIM Bhuvaneswar, offers the following courses: Post Graduate Programme

in Management, Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management, Post

Graduate Programme in Rural Management and Fellow Programme Management.

The PGP in Management is the flagship programme of the Institute. The

courses impart a generalist perspective, in addition to training the

students in technical and functional business skills such as

accounting, finance, marketing and production.


16. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune (SIBM)



SIBM, Pune offers a Master’s Degree in Business Administration – MBA

Dual Specialization. Specializations include Marketing, Finance, Human

Resource, Manufacturing, and Materials & Logistics Management. A total

of 120 students shall be selected for this course.


17. Symbiosis Center for Management & Human Resources Development, Pune

(SCMHRD)



18. Institute of Management & Technology, Ghaziabad (IMT)


19. International Management Institute, Delhi (IMI)


20. Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy (BIM)



21. Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA)


22. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi (IIFT)



23. T. A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal (TAPMI)


24. Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai (LIBA)


25. Institute of Management Development Research, Pune (IMDR)