Top Business Schools in India Accepting GMAT Score

The Graduate Management Admission Test or GMAT is an entrance gateway to some of the best business schools around the world including India. A globally recognized computer adaptive test, GMAT is conducted in more than 100 countries around the world. GMAT registration is open throughout the year. The exam mainly tests a student’s analytical, writing, verbal, quantitative and reading skills in English.

In comparison to Common Admission Test or CAT, fewer aspirants appear for GMAT. Hence, making it more attractive for the students. GMAT offers questions to students on the basis of their capabilities as it dynamically analyzes their previous answers. The exam consists of 80 questions including 1 essay which has to be completed in 3 hours and 7 minutes. There are 12 questions of integrated reasoning, 31 in the quantitative section, and 36 in the verbal section. The test can be taken up to 5 times in 12 months. It caters as the entrance to some of the most sought after colleges.

Here is the comprehensive list of top B-schools accepting GMAT score. It has been compiled on the basis of ranking, quality of students and academic performance.

Indian School of Business SP Jain Institute of Management and Research
Great Lakes Institute of Management IMT Ghaziabad
International Management Institute BITS Pilani
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research T.A. Pai Management Institute
Xavier Institute of Management Institute of Finance and International Marketing
Goa Institute of Management FORE School of Management
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management Birla Institute of Management Technology
Amity University SDA Bocconi Asia Center, Mumbai
Welingkar Institute of Management Bennett University
Shiv Nadar University IBS, Gurgaon
PSG Institute of Management ITM Business School
Universal Business School Indian School of Business & Research
Alliance University Schulich School of Business
Woxsen School of Business MYRA School of Business
Vellore Institute of Technology SRM University
Thapar University Athena School of Management
GITAM University BML Munjal University
Indian School of Business & Finance BSE Institute
National Institute of Financial Management National Institute of Securities Market

Apeejay School of Management

To view the complete list of programs that accept GMAT scores in India, visit the School Search page.

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Top Indian B-Schools that accept the GMAT for their Executive programs

Executive MBA, also known as E-MBA, is a MBA specifically targeting the working professionals who want to enhance their knowledge and upgrade their job profiles. It is suitable for those people who want to continue their full-time jobs and also want to rise up in the hierarchy level of their company.

Along with Full time MBA the following colleges also accepts GMAT score for admissions into Executive MBA-

  1. SP Jain Institute of Management and Research

  2. Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur

  3. Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar

  4. Indian School of Business

  5. Great Lakes Institute of Management

  6. IMT Ghaziabad

Other B-Schools that offers Executive MBA on the basis of GMAT Scores are:

  • Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

  • Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  • Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

  • Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

  • Indian Institute of Management, Indore

GMAT is conducted in nearly 114 countries around the world. The minimum score is 200 and the maximum is 800. Now, GMAT is firming its roots and has successfully established itself as one of the most important exams which should be pursued by MBA aspirants. The course gives students an opportunity to pursue an MBA in both India and Abroad.