At Global Institute of Business Studies (GIBS Bangalore), syndicate groups are basically small student teams.
How they function :
When you join, students are divided into small groups. Each group usually has mixed students — different backgrounds, different strengths. This helps everyone learn from each other.
In these syndicate groups, you will:
It helps you improve teamwork, leadership, communication, and coordination. Since MBA is all about working in teams in corporate life, this system prepares you for that.
Now about changing groups —
Generally, groups are fixed at the beginning so that bonding and team understanding becomes strong. It's done purposely so you learn how to adjust and work with different types of people (just like in real companies).
But in special cases, if there is a genuine issue, management may look into it. It's not something that changes frequently, because the idea is to build long-term teamwork.
In simple casual way — syndicate groups at GIBS are like your mini corporate team inside college. You grow together, work together, and learn together.