Overview
About ISME
International School of Management Excellence (ISME) is a leading Business School offering world class education through a student focused culture of excellence, international outlook, entrepreneurial thinking and industry alignment. ISME was founded in 2006 by alumni from Carnegie Mellon University, Purdue University and Wharton Business School, USA. Many ISME faculty have international professional experience or are alumni of top colleges from India and abroad. ISME has graduated over 2500 students who are working in top multi-nationals in India and abroad.
ISME is part of the NVT Group, which is a well-established conglomerate with a diverse portfolio of institutions that have significantly contributed to various technology, defense, education and real estate sectors.
Founders
The group companies have been founded and led by Mr. KG Garg (BE, ME Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee); Dr. Nitin Garg (B Tech & M Tech IIT Bombay; MBA, Carnegie Mellon University; PhD IIM Lucknow); Dr. Vivek Garg (MBA Purdue University; BE NIT Allahabad; PhD, ISB; Tanuj Garg (MS Carnegie Mellon University; MBA, Wharton Business School, USA)
Our Mission
-Establish international partnerships and benchmarks for industry-aligned academics.
-Create an educational and scholarly academic environment focused on innovative teaching, experiential learning, data-driven practical projects and applied research.
-Transform every student into a dependable and successful professional with a global perspective capable of delivering analytically grounded solutions.
Academic Programs
| Under Graduate | Post Graduate |
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| BBA | PGDM |
| B Com + ACCA | MCA |
| BCA |
| Doctoral |
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| Ph.D. in Management |
| Fellow Program in Management |
| Executive / Online |
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| Weekend PGDM (International Accounting) + US CPA |
| Weekend PGDM (International Accounting) + US CMA |
| PGDM in Retail and Logistics |
| PGDM in Supply Chain & Logistics |
| PGDM with Data & Business Analytics |
| Diploma in Professor of Practice (POP) |
Rankings
Over the years ISME has been ranked as one of the top B-Schools in India. Some of the latest rankings are:
- Ranked in top 5 B-Schools of Bangalore by Business Today, 2025 and India Today.
Top Commerce College in Karnataka by Higher Education Review 2025
Ranked 5th Top B School in Karnataka by CSR 2025
Ranked 10th Top leading B School of Super excellence All India by CSR 2025
- Ranked 30th All India by Times of India B School Ranking 2025
- Ranked 7th Top B School in South by Times of India 2025
- Ranked 30th Top BBA Institute in India by Times of India, 2024
- 2nd leading B-School in India by GHRDC, 2024
- Ranked among Top 4 Eminent B-Schools of Super Excellence by CSR, 2024
- Ranked among Top 5 B-Schools in Bangalore by India Today, 2023
- B-School for Best ROI by Academic Insights, 2023
- Best school for Academic Excellence by Bangalore Management Association
Programs currently offered at ISME
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Pre-requisites for admission to the PG Program
Pre-requisites for admission to the UG Program
Pre-requisites for admission to the Ph.D Program
Application Form
The application can be obtained in one of the following ways –
- Registering on this website and downloading the application form
- Write to the admission co-ordinator (at ISME address) with a cheque / Demand draft for Rs. 1200 made in favor of “International School of Management Excellence” payable at Bangalore
Admissions Deadlines
We employ a rolling admissions process–meaning all applications are generally reviewed in chronological order according to the date they were completed.