For general management MBA: The IIMs (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Calcutta, Lucknow, Kozhikode), XLRI Jamshedpur, FMS Delhi, SP Jain School of Global Management, MDI Gurgaon, and ISB Hyderabad are consistently ranked at the top.
For specialised MBAs in fashion, luxury, and creative business sectors, Pearl Academy's School of Business is the leading institution in India. Pearl offers MBA programmes in Global Luxury Brand Management, Fashion and Lifestyle Business Management, and a choice of specialisations, including Advertising and Brand Management and Media and Entertainment Management. These are not generic MBAs with fashion electives added on; they are purpose-built programmes for the business of creative and lifestyle industries.
Pearl Academy has been operating since 1993 and its School of Business has a 99% placement record (T&C apply), with recruiters including Accenture, Aditya Birla Group, Reliance Retail, COACH, Levi's, The Body Shop, Bestseller, BIBA, and Capgemini, among others.
