One Year MBA Offered by Private B-schools and Universities

Some of India’s ten best one-year MBA colleges are:

• SPJIMR one-year MBA
• XLRI one-year MBA
• MDI one-year MBA
• IMI New Delhi one-year MBA
• Great Lakes one-year MBA
• Xavier University one-year MBA
• NITIE one-year MBA

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There are Two Types of One-Year MBA Programs offered by India’s Private Colleges

1. One-year MBA equivalent programs. Private schools that are AICTE accredited offer these. Some examples are SPJIMR, XLRI, MDI. These business schools offer the Executive PDGM. This program is also accredited by the AICTE.
   UGC recognized universities offer full-time one-year MBA programs. Students are not allowed to work while studying. One university that offers these programs is Xavier University, Bhubaneshwar.
2. Independent schools offer one-year MBA equivalent programs. However, these are not accredited by the AICTE. Two such schools are ISB Hyderabad and Great Lakes Chennai. However, students find employment in the corporate world soon after graduating.

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The remainder of this article will discuss the one-year equivalent MBA programs that AICTE accredited private business schools offer.

Highlights of the Top One Year Full time MBA courses by Private Business schools & Universities

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 What are These Private B-schools and Universities’ One Year Full-Time MBA Programs’ USPs?

SPJIRM launched a one-year MBA Program known as the Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM.) SPJIRM started this program to fill a growing need for middle managers who could be ‘thought leaders.’ All companies in a variety of industries required these leaders. The PGPM is AICTE accredited. It has a one-year full-time residential component.

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A three month web-based and blended learning component precedes this off-campus. The entire program is for 15 months. The tuition is INR 1,788,000. The average starting salary for newly placed graduates is INR 1,726,500. All applicants are required to have a good GMAT score.

XLRI offers a 15-month long one-year residential MBA program. It’s called the PGDM. The program was previously referred to as the GMP. Applicants must have at least 5 years of full-time work experience in industries like IT/ITeS, Energy/Power, Automotives, Manufacturing, etc…

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The concepts taught in the PGDM are merged into real-life situations in various industries. There is an element of human touch that is added to subjects taught in the curriculum. The tuition is INR 2,000,000. The average starting salary for newly placed graduates is INR 1,754,000. Applicants must have good GMAT or GRE scores.

MDI offers a one-year, full-time MBA program called the NMP. The MDI institute is a pioneer in terms of launching 15 months of one-year, full-time MBA programs. This is an Executive Graduate Program that started in 1987. Its full name is the National Management Program. Its objective is to mold students into visionary leaders. The curriculum focuses on teaching students the skills and competencies they’ll need to become effective ‘change leaders.’

People from around the world apply. They also have experience in a variety of industries. The tuition is INR 1,535,000. Applicants must have either a good GMAT or GRE score.

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Great Lakes offers a one-year, full-time MBA. This is called the Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM.) Its objective is to teach talented professionals the skills they’ll need to become good decision-makers and managers.

The curriculum, therefore, focuses on team-work based projects, projects, and theory that develop competencies, leadership, inclusivity principles, and value-based management. The program produces many “Business Ready Managers.” They can handle complex and challenging business situations.

The tuition is INR 1,894,000. The average starting salary for newly placed graduates is 1,311,000. The following test scores are acceptable for admission: GMAT, CAT, XAT, CMAT.

Masters Union (MU) offers an MBA program called the Post Graduate Program in Management (PGP-TBM.) This 16-month flagship program takes an innovative approach to teaching. Industry leaders teach the classes. Students work on real-life and real-time projects that are immersed in technology.

The courses fall into two categories:  core concentrations and industry concentrations. The core courses teach students the basic principles of key management. Industry concentrations courses specialize in certain industries. Students can choose the industry concentration courses that they want to study.

The tuition is INR 1,870,000. The following standardized test scores are acceptable: GMAT, MU-BAAT, GRE, CAT, or NMAT. 

NITIE Mumbai offers the PGPEX-VLFM. This full-time program is taught in collaboration with IIT Delhi. Students travel to NITIE, Mumbai, and IIT Delhi to learn. The tuition is INR 1,000,000.

IMT Ghaziabad offers the PGDM (Executive) MBA course. It’s accredited by the AICTE and the AACSB. This is an accelerated 15.month program. It’s designed for talented professionals who are experienced and ‘rising through the ranks!’

The objective is to produce Experienced Executives who will excel in general managerial roles. The subjects offer theory and principles in the functional domain with a global orientation and service focus. There are six separate modules. These are foundational, functional, internationalization, customization, integration, and dissertation. The tuition is INR 1,500,000. The average starting salary for newly placed graduates is INR 1,466,000. Students can apply after having taken the GMAT, CAT, or XAT.

IMI New Delhi launched the 15-month Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Executive) program. Other names for it are the PGDM and the EXPGDM. Middle-level managers who want to become executives or who have been promoted to that role enroll in the program.

The tuition is INR 1,100,000. Applicants must have taken the GMAT, XAT, or CAT standardized tests.

Xavier University offers a full-time MBA program. This is designed for people who have full-time day jobs. Managers and executives enroll in the program. The orientation of the program is perfect for prepping students to become senior management roles or to obtain a Ph.D. in business management. Tuition is INR 1,600,000. Applicants need GMAT, or CAT, or XAT, or X-GMT scores.

KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research offers the full-time, 15-month AICTE approved management program. This is the PGDM Executive program. Working people who want to learn more about business management and advance through their companies enroll. The emphasis of the curriculum is on the changing nature of various industries. Tuition is INR 7,400,000. Applicants have a choice when taking and submitting standardized test scores:  CAT, XAT, MAH CET, CMAT, and GMAT.

The FORE School of Management in Delhi offers a 15-month PGDM program. It’s accredited by the AICTE. It’s also called the PGPX program. Young people with at least five years of full-time work experience apply. The tuition is INR 11 lakhs. Students can apply after having taken the CAT, GMAT, XAT, or FORE admissions tests.

The curriculum focuses on the current needs of various industries. Students develop cutting-edge skills in areas like data analytics and artificial intelligence, innovation and design thinking, marketing analytics, FinTech, venture capital, and M&A. The curriculum has an international flavor with collaboration from its partner in Singapore (NUS or NTU.)

LBSIM Delhi offers the 15-month, full-time PGDM program, It’s AICTE accredited. The tuition is only INR 5.20 lakhs. Applicants must submit the CAT, XAT, GMAT, or LBSIM entrance exam scores. The cream of the crop in terms of professors and industry leaders teach classes. Students study in a university in another country for up to 10 days.

The vision of the MBA program is to have students ‘learning by doing!’ Its courses are structured around outcome-centered elements of knowledge, skills, and attitude.

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