In the last decade or so, India has seen a revolution of sorts in One Year MBA domain. Realizing the growing requirement for upskilling and re-skilling by industry professionals due to massive changes in the way business is done, many IIMs and other B-schools have launched 1 year MBA Programs.
ISB, with campuses in Hyderabad and Mohali, is regarded as a pioneer and one of the best One Year MBA Program in India. Amongst IIMs, the One Year MBA programs offered by IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta are considered to be amongst the top one year MBA program in India. A 16-month one year MBA equivalent program by Masters’ Union is also considered amongst the best one-year MBA Programs. Many other IIMs like IIM Kozhikode and top B-schools like XLRI too have offer highly regarded one year MBA programs.
So, unlike a decade back, today there are plenty of choices if you are looking for the best one year MBA program. But the options must be compared carefully as they offer different degrees and diplomas and the cost varies significantly from 15 lakhs to more than 30 lakhs. List of the best One Year MBA Programs in India by MBAUniverse.com follows. This list of best one year MBA programs is based on these factors: 1) Placements of 1 year MBA Program, 2) Quality of Participants (GMAT Score and Average Work Ex), and 3) Program Fees.
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The list of best one year MBA colleges in India includes the 15 top one year MBA colleges. ISB Hyderabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Ahmedabad and Masters’ Union are the top one-year MBA colleges in India. One Year MBA offered by IIM Kozhikode, and top B-schools like XLRI too feature high on this list.
| B-school | Programme Name | Programme Fee Rs. | Average Placement Rs. |
| IIM Ahmedabad | Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (MBA-PGPX) | Rs. 31.50 lakhs | Rs. 38.64 LPA |
| IIM Calcutta | MBA for Executives Programme (MBA-Ex) | Rs. 31.0 lakhs | Rs. 36.79 LPA |
| ISB Hyderabad/Mohali | Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) | Rs. 38.97 lakhs | Rs. 34.08 LPA |
| IIM Bangalore | Master of Business Administration, Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (MBA) (EPGP) | Rs. 31.46 lakhs | Rs. 31.63 LPA |
| IIM Kozhikode | Post Graduate Programme in Business Leadership (PGP-BL) | Rs. 22.50 lakhs | Rs. 29.06 LPA |
| XLRI Jamshedpur | Post Graduate Diploma in General Management (PGDM-GM) | Rs. 23.15 lakhs | Rs. 26.56 LPA |
| MDI Gurgaon | Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Business Management (PGDM-BM) | Rs.16.41 lakhs | Rs. 24.46 LPA |
| SPJIMR Mumbai | Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) | Rs. 22.10 lakhs | Rs. 23.58 LPA |
| IIM Lucknow | International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX) | Rs. 26.00 Lakhs | Rs. 24.66 LPA |
| IIM Indore | Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP) | Rs. 22.12 Lakhs | Rs.19.99 LPA |
| Great Lakes, Chennai | Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) | Rs. 20.75 lakhs | Rs. 17.9 LPA |
| IIM Udaipur | MBA in Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM) MBA in Digital Enterprise Management (DEM) | Rs. 22.60 lakhs | Rs. 21.51 LPA |
| XIM Bhubaneswar | Executive MBA in Business Management (EMBA-BM) | Rs.15.50 lakhs | Rs. 17.54 LPA |
| IMT Ghaziabad | Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management Accelerated Program (PGDM ExP) | Rs.19.03 Lakhs | Rs. 23.07 LPA |
| IMI New Delhi | Postgraduate Programme In Business Management (PGDM 18-Month (Full-time) | Rs. 12.00 Lakhs | Rs. 14.88 LPA |
Unlike Rankings for 2-year MBA programs, a well-accepted ranking for one year MBA program is not available. Only a few reputed publications like Financial Times London release one year MBA Rankings in India. Below are 1 year MBA ranking in India 2021 published by Financial Times. FT MBA Rankings 2022, which ranks post-experience MBA equivalent programs only, has ranked only four one year MBA programs from India.
It is important to note that FT Global MBA Rankings rank IIM Bangalore’s EPGP, IIM Ahmedabad’s PGPX and IIM Calcutta’s PGPEX program, and NOT their 2-year programs. This is because FT Rankings require compulsory prior work-experience for any program to be ranked in their MBA rankings. While IIMs One Year MBA Programs require compulsory work-experience, it is not a necessary condition for admission to 2 year MBA/PGPM programs.
| B-school Name | FT Global MBA Rank 2024 | FT Global MBA Rank 2024 (India Rank) |
| Indian School of Business | 31 | 1 |
| Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | 41 | 2 |
| Indian Institute of Management Bangalore | 47 | 3 |
| Indian Institute of Management Calcutta | 67 | 4 |
| Indian Institute of Management Lucknow | 85 | 5 |
| XLRI — Xavier School of Management | 99 | 6 |
Going by the one year MBA colleges Ranking in India, the top one year MBA programs in India are:
ISB Hyderabad Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)
FT Global MBA Rankings 2024 has placed ISB Hyderabad PGP at #31 among Global B-schools. It is the highest one year MBA ranking in India awarded to ISB and makes it the top one year MBA college in India.
IIM Ahmedabad Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (MBA-PGPX)
FT Global Rankings have placed IIM Ahmedabad PGPX at #41 position among the top one year MBA programs among global B-schools.
IIM Bangalore Master of Business Administration, Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (MBA) (EPGP)
IIM Bangalore’s one-year full-time MBA programme, the Executive Post graduate Programme in Management (EPGP) has claimed the #47 rank in the Financial Times (FT) Global MBA Rankings 2024.
IIM Calcutta MBA for Executives Programme (MBA-Ex)
FT Global Rankings have placed IIM Calcutta MBA Executive programme one of the best one year MBA in India. The Global one year MBA Ranking for MBA-Ex is #64.
Apart from the four one year MBA program ranked by FT, other top one year MBA programs are offered by IIM Lucknow, IIM Kozhikode, XLRI and others.
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