GIBS Business School

At GIBS, students have many opportunities to have roles of leadership within various clubs, committees, and campus events that are critical to their overall growth. Students can be club leaders, committee coordinators, event leaders, team leaders or managers, marketing and content leaders or heads, finance and budget coordinators, and a representative of students from all academic, cultural, and sport clubs and professional clubs. Along with being asked to plan and execute events with faculty and industry guests, students will manage the budget and marketing for events, lead the coordination of teams to execute events successfully and provide an overall smooth execution of onsite activities for fests and conclaves, workshops, and competitions. In developing these leadership roles, students are able to develop leadership, decision-making, communication, ability to work within teams, ability to manage time, and ability to problem solve, all of which are required in the corporate world; by having worked in these various leadership roles, GIBS students are better prepared for managerial responsibilities.

Numerous major national ranking bodies across many different years have recognised and ranked the GIBS Business School for its overall quality in management education and for placing students in jobs after graduation and for its reputation as an institution of higher education in India, and for many aspects of this. The following are a few of the more prominent ranking organisations that have ranked GIBS Business School:

The Times / Times B-School Rankings – for placements and best business schools in South India for GIBS Business School, 34th (2025) for placements, and 16th (2025) best business school in South India 

GHRDC – for being one of the top 10 private business schools (ranked by GHRDC) in Karnataka and India.

Business Today – for being ranked for emerging B-Schools in India 

Fortune India – for being ranked among the top business schools in Bengaluru and also for being an elite business school in South India

The Week – for being included on the best emerging business schools list.

IIRF (Indian Institutional Ranking Framework ) – ranked GIBS Business School 3rd best Business School in Karnataka and best Business School in South India regionally 

Times BBA Education Ranking Survey – recognised that the GIBS Business School offers some of the top BBA programs in India.

GIBS Business School has drawn in many reputable organisations for both campus placements and internships, allowing students access to careers within multiple industries such as Banking, Finance, Consulting, Information Technology (IT), Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), Manufacturing, Services. The 2025 GIBS placement season had over 260 recruiters participate.

Regular and Major Recruiters for GIBS:

• HDFC Bank - Banking & Finance jobs
• Mercedes-Benz - Management & Corporate jobs
• Wipro - IT & Business jobs
• Accenture – Consulting & Technology jobs
• Bajaj Finance / Bajaj Finserv - Financial Services jobs
• TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) – IT & Management jobs
• Asian Paints – Marketing & Sales jobs
• Flipkart – E-commerce & Business jobs
• PhonePe - Digital Payments & Business jobs
• Kansai Nerolac - Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) & Operations jobs
• Northern Trust - Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) & Analytics roles
• L&T Technology Services - Engineering & Technology jobs
• Reliance Industries - Corporate & Business functions
• Tech Mahindra and IBM – IT & Consulting jobs
• Jindal Steel & Power - Operations & Industrial jobs

Internship partners:
In addition to placements, more than 90 companies will employ interns, including both long-established corporations and growing start-ups, to help students develop experience prior to their final placements.

Recent Recognition and Accomplishments by GIBS Business School (Common Regular Updates)

Positive Graduate Placement Rates GIBS continues to have high placement figures, including successful recruitment efforts across a variety of areas of work such as finance, consulting, IT, retail and analytics. It has achieved 100% graduate placement for eligible graduates from the class of 2019 and numerous significant job opportunities including Nykaa, Domino's and many more.

 Graduate Success
The graduate success established through recent graduating students earning high-quality positions with leading companies demonstrates the quality of graduates and industry's ability to develop and cultivate future leaders through the educational model practiced at GIBS.

Global Exposure and Experience
GIBS has implemented many international partnerships and global guest session opportunities, such as podcast interviews with experts from around the globe, many sessions with MIT affiliates on the topics of innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership.

Convocation, Leadership and Innovation Events GIBS features many high-profile speakers and conducts inspirational events throughout the year (i.e., TEDx, IRE Talks) that enhance students' awareness of discipline, commitment to achieving excellence through purposeful actions, and of the need for hands-on experience through real experiential learning.

Campus Facilities GIBS has been upgrading and enhancing academic, recreational and collaborative spaces along with the launch of its new Mind Valley Campus to foster the delivery of modern forms of education through an experience-based approach.

Industry/Academia Collaboration GIBS has developed many strong relationships with several companies and industries and continues to develop innovative and creative educational programs and capabilities for its students that will connect them directly with new industry trends and required job skills.