Shortlist, fee break-up and current intake dates — on a call that fits your work hours.
Bengaluru professionals often choose between a full-time residential career reset and work-alongside blended or online formats.
Regional economy: Technology and product, Start-ups, Consulting, Aerospace and research are prominent sources of experienced-manager demand across Karnataka.
Commute test: For live or blended study, protect time for traffic, group work and synchronous sessions—not only the advertised class hours.
Shortlisting note: IIMB EPGP is full-time residential; it should not be shortlisted as a weekend option simply because it is in the same city.
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore · Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP)
IIM Bangalore's one-year full-time residential MBA for professionals with substantial work experience. The delivery model requires a career break and should not be confused with an online or alternate-weekend course.
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode · Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP)
A two-year programme for working professionals delivered through interactive learning with scheduled in-person components. It is materially different from IIM Kozhikode's full-time programmes.
IIM Kozhikode Kochi Campus · Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (Kochi Campus)
A two-year programme for working executives associated with IIM Kozhikode's Kochi campus, with published evening-online or weekend face-to-face formats depending on the cohort.
Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras · Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
A two-year Executive MBA for mid-career professionals, delivered through alternate-weekend in-person classes at IIT Madras.
Indira Gandhi National Open University · Master of Business Administration (MBA)
A flexible MBA route from India's national open university. It is an MBA for a broad learner base, not a cohort-based Executive MBA requiring managerial experience.
NMIMS Centre for Distance and Online Education · MBA (Online)
A two-year online MBA with live and recorded learning resources. The standard Online MBA does not require prior work experience, so it should not be presented as the same product as a senior-executive EMBA.
BITS Pilani Work Integrated Learning Programmes · MBA in Strategy and Consulting
A work-integrated MBA route for employed professionals who want to develop strategy and consulting capability while continuing in their roles.