Top MBA Colleges in Bangalore 2024

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.

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.

Jain University is one of the best universities in Bangalore, Karnataka for its MBA courses. Some of the popular courses offered by Jain University include BBA, MBA and many more. The admission process of Jain University is based on the marks scored in the entrance exam called Jain Entrance Test (JET) followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview. The highest salary package offered at Jain University campus placements goes up to Rs 30 LPA, and the average salary goes up to Rs 6 LPA.

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.

Global Academy of Technology is one of the best engineering colleges in Bengaluru which offers B.Tech, M.Tech and MBA courses. Global Academy of Technology is an affiliated institute of VTU. For M.Tech and MBA admission at Global Academy of Technology, the admission process is based on the Karnataka PGCET entrance exam.

AIMS Institutes is one of the best MBA courses. AIMS Institutes also offer PGDM, BBA, BCA, MCA and M.Com courses. The admission process of AIMS Institutes is based on the marks scored in qualifying exams. For MBA and MCA admission at AIMS Institutes is based on the rank secured in the Karnataka PGCET entrance exam, and the selection process for other courses is based on merit.

Sambhram Institute of Technology is one of the popular management institute located in Bengaluru. It is a AICTE approved institution associated with Visvesvaraya Technological University. The campus is 10 acres in size. The institute, which is listed among the best Engineering Institutions in Bangalore, offers one UG programme and three PG courses in Engineering, Information Technology, Management and Business Management. Approximately 1200 students are now enrolled in UG and PG programmes each year. The institute accepts GATE and PGCET as entrance examinations. The fees of the offered courses is Rs 83,560 approx annually.

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.

BNMIT also known as BNM Institute of Technology is a popular management institute in Bengaluru offering undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses in the discipline of management. Admission to BNMIT Bangalore is done on the basis of national and state entrance exams. The highest package offered in the year 2021 and 2020 is recorded at Rs 20 LPA and Rs 16 LPA respectively. Some of the top recruiters are Amazon, Google, Linkedin, Samsung and many more.

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.

Surana College is one of the leading educational institutes in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Affiliated to the Bangalore University, the college has been accredited by NAAC with a ‘Grade A+’ certificate. It offers a number of UG and PG programmes in various streams including management and more. Some of the top companies that participate in Surana College placement drive include Accenture, Amazon, Flipkart, IBM, Tata Consultancy Services, asianpaints, Axis Bank and Reliance, with a median starting salary of Rs 2.2 lakhs per annum.

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.

SJB Institute of Technology is one of the prestigious management colleges in Bengaluru and was establishedin 2001. The institute is affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi is also approved by the AICTE, UGC and NBA. The college offers a total of 23 courses at UG, PG and PhD levels in the field of Engineering and Management. One of the most popular courses offered is MBA. Admissions are done on the basis of merit scored by the applicants and on the basis of test scores in JEE Main, CMAT, COMEDK UGET, KCET, K PGCET, GATE, CAT, CMAT exams.