Management Colleges in Karnataka

Updated: Jul 25, 2025 17:40 IST

Karnataka, which is known for its spices, silks and sandalwood, has around 350 colleges that offer Management courses. Out of these 350 Management colleges in Karnataka, 306 colleges are private and 44 colleges are government/public. Students are provided Management courses in full-time, part-time, and Online or Distance/ Virtual classroom programmes. There are several Management courses that are offered by the colleges with various specializations including Marketing Management, General Management, International Business, Human Resource Management, Travel and Tourism, Entrepreneurship, etc.

Top Management Colleges in Karnataka: Admission Process

The most popular entrance exams for admission to a Management course, which are accepted by most of the colleges in Karnataka are GMAT, SNAP, CAT, SNAP, IIFT, ATMA, TSICET, NMAT, XAT, etc.

Students are supposed to fill out the respective college/university admission application forms.
Students are required to submit the required documents for the admission process.
Admissions are made on the basis of merit lists released by the college/university.

Top Management Colleges in Karnataka: Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for admission to Management colleges in Karnataka are as follows-

Candidates who want to apply for Management Colleges ought to finish or pass their undergraduate exams and should meet the cut-off for acceptable entrance exams.
Admissions are solely done on the merit list released by the college, on the basis of performance in entrance exams, personal interviews, group discussions, etc.

Top Management Colleges in Karnataka: Specializations

Following are the top specializations offered by the Management colleges in Karnataka-

Travel and Tourism
Entrepreneurship
Marketing Management
Human Resource Management
Digital Marketing
Agriculture Business Management
Financial Services
Operations Management
Infrastructure Management
Data Science
Information Technology
Sports Management

Best Management Colleges in Karnataka

There are around 350 Management colleges in Karnataka, out of which 306 colleges are private and 44 colleges are public/government.

Top Management Colleges in Karnataka

Following are the top management colleges in Karnataka-

AGBS Bangalore
ABBS Bangalore
AIEMS Bangalore
AIMIT Bangalore
AIGS Bangalore
AIMIT Mangalore
AIT Chikmagalur
AITM Belgaum
ASM Bangalore
AMC Bangalore

Top Private Management Colleges in Karnataka

Following are the top private management colleges in Karnataka-

AIEMS Bangalore
ABBS Bangalore
AIMIT Bangalore
AGBS Bangalore
AIGS Bangalore
AIMIT Mangalore
AITM Belgaum
AIT Chikmagalur
AMC Bangalore
BEC Bagalkot

Top Government Management Colleges in Karnataka

Following are the top government management colleges in Karnataka-

CUK Karnataka
Bangalore University, Bangalore
Dr Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bangalore
DoMS Indian Institute of Science
IIPM Bangalore
IIM Bangalore
KSOU Mysore
Mangalore University, Mangalore
NIT Surathkal
University of Mysore, Mysore

Top Management Colleges in Karnataka: Entrance Exams

Following are the Top 10 entrance exams accepted by the colleges in Karnataka for admission to Management courses-

XAT
CAT
SNAP
NMAT
GRE
MAT
KMAT
GMAT
TSICET
KMAT Kerala

Top Management Colleges in Karnataka: Recruiting Companies

Some of the top recruiting companies for the Management students in Karnataka are as follows-

College	Recruiting Company
AGBS Bangalore	Coca-Cola Vodafone Airtel HSBC WIPRO Kotak Mahindra Bank Asian Paints Radisson TATA HCL IRCTC ITC Limited Axis Bank Reliance DHL
BEC Bagalkot	Rapid Staffing And Training Solutions Tata Consultancy Services HCL MRN Cane Power India Ltd Extramarks Education TCS Wipro Infosys Google Amazon Tech Mahindra Girmiti Agni Infogain Continental
BIT Bangalore	Accentuate Mercedes-Benz Bosch TCS Wipro Goldman Sachs L&T NAL HAL Tech Mahindra TVS Cisco Fidelity Boeing Genpact Samsung SAP Labs Amazon Adobe
BITM Bellary	Bosch Suzlon L&T Jindal Structural Limited TCS Oracle Infosys Tech Mahindra Wipro Capgemini Infotech Ltd Trade Bull Jaro Education Jindal Steel Works Clarivate