Top General Management Colleges in Bangalore May 2023

Indian Institutes of Management Bangalore, popularly known as IIM Bangalore is among India's oldest Indian management schools. It also stands as one of the top B-schools in Asia, established in 1973. There are numerous postgraduate and doctoral programmes offered by IIM Bangalore. IIM Bangalore accepts CAT, GMAT, and GRE results for admission to postgraduate programmes. IIM Bangalore courses are MBA, and Executive MBA, including their flagship PGP programme. The PGP programme lasts for two years and is a full-fledged degree programme. IIM Bangalore top recruiters include McKinsey & Co, Microsoft, Amazon, Mindswork Consulting, Morgan Stanley, and Accenture.

Christ University founded the Institute of Management in 1994. The first course introduced was a two-year full-time post-graduate management programme (MBA). The basic objective was to enhance management research and consulting. Students who desire to apply for/take admission in the aforementioned programmes must obtain a minimum of marks in tests such as MAT, GMAT, GRE, CMAT, CAT, XAT, ATMA, and so on. The CAT 2022 admit card is available on the official website. Registered candidates can access it at iimcat.ac.in. Candidates taking the CAT should be aware that the exam will take place on November 27, 2022.

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Bengalore, is popularly known for its management education with a “quantitative difference” that envisions a promising work culture, SIBM-B is consistently ranked among the top 10 management schools in the country. Its modern and regular institute-industry interaction promote a robust student environment. The institute offers a 2 years MBA programme specialising in Marketing, Finance, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Human Resource and Data Analytics (Admission through SNAP) and more with a fee structure of about Rs10 lakhs per annum.

Department of Management Studies of the Indian Institute of Science is one of the top management institutes in Bangalore. Established in 1947, it is approved by AICTE. Department of management studies offers master's degree in Management Studies. Admission to this course is done on the basis of entrance exams. Candidates must have a valid GAT, CAT or GMAT score to secure their seat during the allotment process. The campus includes facilities like a library, auditorium; and 2500+ single/double rooms in the men’s block and about 500 rooms in the women’s block for accommodation.

Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research is one of the top management colleges in Bangalore offering PGDM course. The PGDM course is offered under various specialisations. Admission to the course is done on the basis of the entrance exam, along with the eligibility criteria set for the course. A minimum of 50% in graduation along with CAT, XAT, ATMA, CMAT, MH-CET or GMAT score is manadatory.

Sindhi Institute of Management is one of the top MBA colleges in Bangalore. It is accredited by NAAC and is affiliated to Mysore University. Sindhi offers a full-time MBA course and the admission is done on the basis of the following entrance exams PGCET, KMAT, MAT, XAT, CAT, and KMAT. McDonalds, Decathlon, Accenture, Amazon, Simpl, and Wipro are some of the top recruiters of the Sindhi Institute of Management.

GEMS is one of the top MBA colleges in Bangalore. The course offered by the GEMS business school is BBA, BHM, BBA + MBA & MBA in various specializations. To secure a seat is GEMS, candidates need to clear the GEMS online admission test with a minimum of 50% marks. Since its inception, GEMS has placed almost 4440 students in various companies like Allegis Group, HCL, Capgemini, L&T Infotech, Amazon, Dell, Infosys, Volvo, Genpact and many others.

ISME Bangalore is one of the top MBA colleges in Bangalore. It is affiliated to Bangalore University (BU) and is approved by AICTE. ISME has been awarded as Top B- School for Academic Excellence 2022 by Bangalore Management Association. ISME Bangalore offers the following courses- BBA+LLB, BBA, PGDM, Executive PGDM, MBA+PGDM, and PhD. EY, Grant Thornton, Godrej & Boyce, Cognizant, Urban Company, A-1 Fence, NVT, Collegedunia, Ecosystm, Intellipaat, OnMobile, Turing, Star Agile, Tejas Networks, PayTM are some of the top recruiters of ISME Bangalore.

Acharya Bangalore B-School, also known as ABBS is an autonomous institute approved by AICTE. It is the 23rd best business school by Institutional Ranking Framework, the 13th best B-school in Karnataka, and is among the top 10 research and innovation centers by CEO Insights. The institute offers AICTE approved 2 years of full-time PGDM, MBA and BBA programmes in 5 specializations namely, Business Analytics, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, and, Operations. It has international collaborations with Daito Bunka University, Rennes School of Business, Sunway University, etc. The highest package obtained is Rs 22.5 LPA. Top recruiters include Amazon, Justdial, OYO, Asian paints, KPMG, ICICI Bank Axix Bank, Kotak, Godrej, etc. Admission for management courses is based on GMAT, XAT, CAT, MAT, and ATMA. for other courses it is merit-based.

International School of Business and Research is one of the top business schools in Bangalore. It is approved by AICTE, Ministry of Education Government of India. ISBR follows an industry-oriented curriculum and offers admission to nine courses including MBA. GMAT, CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, NMAT, ATMA, KMAT, PGCET are the entrance exams accepted by ISBR for admission to MBA course. ISBR Business School also has its own entrance test, ISBR Aptitude Test. ICICI Bank, PwC, Yes Securities, Homesfy, and Hindustan Times are some of the top recruiters of ISBR.

GITAM University is one of the top MBA colleges in Bangalore. It was ranked among the top universities in Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2021. Students who have appeared and cleared any of the following exams- CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, NMAT, GMAT, and GAT are eligible for an MBA programme at GITAM University, Bengaluru. Infosys, Wipro, Oracle, IBM, and HDFC Bank are some of the top recruiters that visit the GITAM Bangalore placement drive every year.

Presidency University is situated in Bangalore is one of the popular universities in Karnataka for management courses. Presidency University offers courses in diverse fields such as Engineering, Commerce, Law, Design, Management and Media Studies. While the admission process for MBA courses is based on Karnataka PGCET exam. For other courses offered by Presidency University, the admissions are based on merit. The placements at Presideny University has been showing major improvement with each passing year.

St. Joseph's College of Commerce is situated in Ashok Nagar in the heart of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Department of Commerce was once a division of St. Joseph College. The department changed its name to St. Joseph College of Commerce in 1972, becoming an autonomous college. SJCC is a part of Bangalore University, is approved by UGC, and has received NAAC accreditation. St. Joseph College of Commerce has recently received recognition from UGC as a ‘College with Potential for Excellence’ for the college's overall performance.

The IZee MBA @ IZee Business School or IZEE Bangalore is one of the leading business schools in Bangalore. It is ranked 34th best B-School in India and 11th Best B-school in South India. Affiliated to Bangalore University, the school has the approval of UGC and AICTE. IZEE Bangalore admission is offered in UG and PG courses in Arts and Humanities, Commerce and Banking and Information Technology. Major recruiters at IZee Bangalore placement are Wipro, Infosys, Hp, IBM, Amazon, with a median starting package of Rs 4.8 lakhs per annum.

Vogue Institute of Art and Design is a popular management institute located in Bangaluru affiliated by the University of Mysore. VIFT offers diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate, and corporate programmes in the field of management. Admission to these courses is based on the merit received by the students in their 10+2 and bachelors’ programme respectively. The college has a dedicated Training and Placement cell that invites companies such as Tommy Hilfiger, Levis, Lifestyle, etc. offering an average package of Rs 6 Lakhs per annum.

CMR Institute of Technology, Bengaluru is one of the best engineering colleges in Karnataka for MBA, MCA and other courses. The admission process of CMR Institute of Technology Bengaluru is based on the marks scored in various state-level entrance exams like KCET and Karnataka PGCET. The highest salary offered at CMR Institute of Technology Bengaluru goes up to Rs 25 LPA, and the average salary goes up to Rs 6 LPA.