GITAM School of Business

About GITAM School of Business

GITAM School of Business is a constituent management institution under GITAM Deemed to be University, an autonomous higher education institution in India. Established in 1988 as the Institute of Management Studies and later renamed, the business school operates across three major campus locations in Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Hyderabad (Telangana), and Bengaluru (Karnataka). As part of GITAM Deemed to be University, the school is accredited with an 'A+' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and maintains approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

The institution offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degree programs in business administration and management studies. At the undergraduate level, the school conducts Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) programs with various specializations, including general management, analytics, financial markets, logistics and supply chain management, and digital marketing. At the postgraduate level, the primary offering is the Master of Business Administration (MBA), which features concentrations in finance, human resource management, marketing, operations management, and business analytics. The school also provides Ph.D. programs in management for research scholars focusing on advanced business topics.

Academic instruction at GITAM School of Business utilizes a trimester and semester-based curriculum designed around the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). The pedagogical model incorporates lectures, case studies, field projects, executive interactions, and practical training modules. To support quantitative analysis and modern business methodologies, the curriculum integrates technical tools such as Python, R, Tableau, and advanced statistical software into coursework for analytics and finance streams. The institution maintains academic partnerships and foreign exchange initiatives with international universities to support global learning opportunities.

The physical infrastructure across the Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru campuses includes modern academic buildings, climate-controlled classrooms equipped with audio-visual equipment, and specialized computer laboratories. Campuses feature central libraries containing collections of management books, print journals, and digital subscriptions to databases such as EBSCO, Scopus, J-Gate, and ScienceDirect. Facilities also include dedicated seminar halls, auditoriums, incubation centers for entrepreneurship development, student residential hostels, sports fields, dining halls, and campus health centers.

Faculty members at GITAM School of Business engage in academic research, consulting, and management development programs alongside regular teaching duties. The school organizes national and international conferences, faculty development programs, and publishes research in peer-reviewed journals across various management disciplines. Career development facilities within the institution handle corporate outreach, internship placements, and final recruitment drives, collaborating with companies across sectors including technology, banking, financial services, consulting, consumer goods, and manufacturing.

Admissions to the academic programs are determined through standardized national-level entrance examinations alongside institutional assessments. For the MBA program, applicants are evaluated based on scores in national tests such as CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, or GMAT, or the university's proprietary entrance test, the GITAM Admission Test (GAT), followed by group discussions and personal interviews. Undergraduate admissions rely on qualifying secondary education marks, English proficiency, and performance in the GAT examination or merit-based selection processes.