AACSB Accreditation MBA Colleges in India 2025: Check List of IIMs, Top Private B-schools, List of All AACSB B-schools
AACSB Accreditation MBA Colleges in India in 2025 include five IIMs, ISB, XLRI, MDI and SPJIMR. Jaipuria Institute of Management, with campuses in Lucknow, Noida, Jaipur, and Indore, has become 23rd B-school in India to be accredited by AACSB International. Founded in 1916, AACSB is the longest-serving and most prestigious global accrediting body for business schools and accredits B-schools that demonstrate quality in teaching, research, curriculum development, and student learning. Read complete list of AACSB Accredited MBA Colleges In India.
Table of Content
- What is AACSB International?
- What are AACSB Standards?
- What are AACSB Accreditation Process?
- Top AACSB Accredited MBA Colleges in India
- List of AACSB Accredited B-Schools in India - MBAUniverse.com
1. What is AACSB International?
AACSB full Form is Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB was founded as the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business in 1916 to provide accreditation to business schools. AACSB accreditation helps business schools hold themselves accountable for improving business practice through a commitment to strategic management, learner success, thought leadership, and societal impact.
2. What are AACSB Standards?
AACSB sets rigorous standards for business schools to ensure high-quality education, impactful research, and meaningful community engagement. AACSB has continued to revise its business accreditation standards to improve relevancy, maintain currency, and increase value. The current standards were adopted by the AACSB Accreditation Council in July 2020.
AACSB standards are organized into three main categories:
A. Strategic Management and Innovation
These standards focus on the school's mission, strategic direction, and commitment to continuous improvement.
- Mission, Impact, and Innovation
- Financial Strategies and Allocation of Resources
- Faculty and Professional Staff Resources
B. Learner Success
These standards emphasize the quality of education, student engagement, and learning outcomes.
- Curriculum Management and Assurance of Learning
- Student Success
- Teaching Effectiveness
C. Thought Leadership, Engagement, and Societal Impact
These standards focus on research, engagement with the business community, and societal contributions.
- Impact of Scholarship
- Engagement and Societal Impact
3. What are AACSB Accreditation Process?
The AACSB Accreditation Process is rigorous and involves several key steps:
- Eligibility Application
- Initial Self-Evaluation Report (iSER)
- Mentoring and Development
- Self-Evaluation Report (SER) Submission
- Peer Review Team (PRT) Visit
- Accreditation Decision
- Continuous Improvement Review (CIR)
4. Top AACSB Accredited MBA Colleges in India
Although all B-schools accredited by AACSB internation are good B-schools, the top 10 AACSB Accredited MBA Colleges in India are:
- IIM Calcutta
- IIM Indore
- IIM Lucknow
- IIM Udaipur
- IMT Ghaziabad
- Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
- International Management Institute (IMI) New Delhi
- ISB Hyderabad
- Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon
- XLRI Jamshedpur
5. List of AACSB Accredited B-Schools in India - MBAUniverse.com
The first Indian B-school to be accredited by AACSB International was ISB Hyderabad. This was followed by TAPMI. Today there are twenty-three (23) AACSB MBA colleges in India. Check list of AACSB accredited MBA colleges in India below:
- Amrita School of Business (ASB) Coimbatore
- BIMTECH Greater Noida
- Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
- ICFAI (IBS) Hyderabad
- IIM Calcutta
- IIM Indore
- IIM Lucknow
- IIM Udaipur
- IMT Ghaziabad
- Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
- International Management Institute (IMI) New Delhi
- ISB Hyderabad
- JAGSoM Bangalore
- Jaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow, Noida, Jaipur and Indore
- K J Somaiya Institute of Management Mumbai.
- Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon
- Rajagiri Business School Cochin
- School of Business Management at NMIMS Mumbai
- SCMHRD Pune
- SPJIMR Mumbai
- TAPMI Manipal
- VIT Business School Vellore
- XLRI Jamshedpur
(List in alphabetic order)
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