While finding your true passion is a necessary step in deciding what you want to study and pursue, it is also especially important to find the right college for it. With tons of options among colleges in the country, it must get very overwhelming and exhausting for a student to keep up with all the details and deadlines of all the colleges.

Thus, here is a comprehensive list with all the necessary details about the best colleges in Maharashtra to pursue a PGDM/MBA from. This will help students keep an easy track of all the prospective details of the colleges and let them assess them according to their advantages and disadvantages.

This will help you assess them accurately and take the best call regarding the higher education you want to pursue. An important thing to note here is that the colleges listed below have not been arranged in any particular order and they are not listed according to their ranking. 

MUMBAI

• Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Mumbai: It is a public business school that is a part of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. It is one of the most reputed and sought after universities in the country and 2019, was ranked 10th in the Management category of NIRF Rankings. 

• National Institute of Securities Market, Mumbai: It is a public institution which supports numerous strengthening activities such as academic curricula, professional programs, financial learning, corporate literacy, and encourages research. Due to its distinct approach, it has emerged as a top institution. 

• S P Jain Institute of Management and Research is a premier school of management situated in the heart of India’s financial hub, the city of Mumbai. The entrepreneurial agility has helped them unswervingly rank midst the top 10 management institutes in the country. It believes in value-added growth and intends to create a meaningful education system through pedagogic revolutions and pioneering courses, thus creating a unique path in the sphere of management education.

• Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai: It is renowned for its placement statistics, prospectus, and faculty. Ranked among the top B-schools of India, the institute offers a variety of courses with brilliant faculty who all are PhD holders and masters in their respective fields. 

• SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies: is one of India’s leading Business Schools. A multi-campus institute that offers various courses and provides exceptional placement and internship opportunities to its students under reputed firms.

• KJ Somaiya Institute of Management: is a well-reputed and brilliant institution which holds the record of 99% placement and has recruiters of the likes of Ambuja Cement, HDFC Bank, and Asian Paints. The world-class facilities and faculty speak for itself and is regarded as one of the best schools for MBA in India. 

• S. P. Mandali’s Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, in Pune, offers students with new avenues towards attaining excellence all around and create leaders. Ranked 68th in the top Management Institutes in the NIRF’s list of 2020, it is a sought after private B-School in India.

• SIESCOMS MUMBAI: It is one of the most valued management institutes in Mumbai. With excellent placement records and affordable fee structure along with a high student enrolment, this is an excellent institution to pursue your management studies from. 

• NITIE, Mumbai: National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) is one of India’s finest institute’s offering industrial engineering and management programs to the students. It is a public university that was established in 1963 and has established its brand name well in the country which attracts a huge number of students every year.

• SDA Bocconi, Mumbai: It is an extended campus for the SDA Bocconi School of Management in Italy. It was established in 2012 and it is accredited to AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA. It has been well established in India and has been attracting various recruiters to its campus to offer exciting packages to the students. 

•  MET, Mumbai: MET Institute of Management was established in Mumbai in 1989 and it is a part of the Mumbai Educational Trust (MET). It is a private institution under the University of Mumbai and approved by AICTE. It is a renowned institution that is known to attract students each year in pursual of their management studies.

PUNE

• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management: in 2019, was ranked 20th amongst all top Business Schools. The admission is granted on the base of candidates’ performance in SNAP, their entrance test, and is sought after by many students. 

• MIT World Peace University in Pune is ranked well in the list of all the B-schools in the country. The university holds the stellar record of 100% placement assistance. The structure is known to be student-friendly, and the faculty is reputed as well. 

• Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development : is one of India’s best Business schools which has also been accredited by NAAC with an ‘A’ grade. The admissions are facilitated through their entrance test, SNAP.

• ISB&M, PUNE: International School of Business and Media, in Pune, is a private institute of management that was established in 2000. It offers six courses across three streams that are PGDM or MBA in Business& Management Studies, Mass Communication and Media or Banking, Finance and Insurance. With commendable placement records, it is a favourable institute for the students of management studies.

• NIBM, PUNE: National Institute of Bank Management in Pune was established in 1969. It offers a post-graduate diploma in a management program for Banking and Financial Services. With its 100 percent placement record and an exemplary style of imparting education to the students, it is an excellent institute for students for the pursual of their banking and financial program.

•  NIA, PUNE: National Insurance Academy in Pune was established in 1980 with the joint aid from the Ministry of Finance along with other insurance giants. It offers a post-graduate diploma program in Business and Management.

• Flame University, Pune: It is a private university that was established in Pune in 2015 and is an excellent university for liberal arts. Foundation for Liberal and Management Education offers undergraduate and graduate programs.

• IMDR, Pune: Institute of Management Development and Research (IMDR) in Pune was established in 1974, and it is a private university that offers a post-graduate diploma in management. The PGDM offered is equivalent to an MBA with six specialisations and has a capacity for 250 students.

NAGPUR

• IMT Nagpur: Institute of Management (IMT) in Pune was established in 2004. It is a private university that offers post-graduate diploma in management in three streams, mainly finance, marketing and management. It is a highly competitive university and is ranked 42 on the NIRF list. With affordable fees and intriguing placement offers, this university is a favourable university for the students who are interested in PGDM programs.

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