Narayana Business School Ahmedabad Earns Its First Eduniversal Palme of Excellence

Narayana Business School (NBS) in Ahmedabad has been awarded 1 Palme of Excellence, marking its entry into the Eduniversal Official Selection of the Best Business Schools worldwide. 
For an institution founded in 2001, this first international recognition is a meaningful milestone and a signal of growing ambition in one of India's most commercially dynamic states.

A First Step onto the Global Stage

Entering the Eduniversal ranking at all is a distinction in itself. Each year, the Paris-based agency ranks only 1,000 business schools from 154 countries, and being chosen means an institution has met quantitative and qualitative thresholds on internationalisation, academic quality and reputation.

The 1 Palme category recognises a business school with considerable local influence, precisely where a school building its national footprint would expect to begin.
For NBS, this first Palme reflects a decade and a half of steady institutional development in Ahmedabad and sets a clear trajectory.

Schools that enter the ranking at 1 Palme and continue to strengthen their international partnerships, faculty research and graduate outcomes typically progress upward in subsequent cycles.

MBA and PGDM in Ahmedabad: Programmes Built Around India's Employers

Founded in 2001 on the Sarkhej-Bavla Road in Sanathal, Ahmedabad, NBS offers full-time management programmes approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), with its MBA and Integrated MBA affiliated to Gujarat Technological University.

The school's programme portfolio is deliberately specialised rather than generic:
•    PGDM with dual specialisation, two years, full-time
•    PGDM in Data Science and Analytics
•    PGDM in Quantitative Finance
•    MBA with PGPCE, combining a GTU-affiliated degree with an 18-month Post Graduate

Programme in Corporate Excellence

The PGPCE component is one of the school's more distinctive features. Built around three core modules and more than thirty value-added courses, it is designed to close the gap between classroom learning and the operational expectations of Indian employers.

NBSAT: A Holistic Admissions Model

NBS admits students through its own entrance examination, the NBSAT, or through national-level scores from CAT, XAT, CMAT or NMAT. What sets the process apart is what comes after the test.

Candidates complete a psychometric assessment evaluating aptitude, personality traits, creativity and ethical reasoning, followed by a group discussion and personal interview.
The school describes this as selecting for potential rather than performance alone, an approach that reflects a considered view of what management education should identify in its candidates.

Recognition in Gujarat and Beyond

Within India, NBS has accumulated recognition that supports its Eduniversal entry. It has been ranked 3rd best B-School in Gujarat by Fortune India, named Best Management Institute in Gujarat at the World Education Summit, and honoured as a leading education brand by ET Edge, part of the Times of India Group.
Ahmedabad itself strengthens the proposition.

 As Gujarat's commercial capital and a fast-growing financial and industrial centre, the city gives students proximity to recruiters across BFSI, FMCG, consulting, technology and manufacturing, the sectors that drive both the state and the wider Indian economy.

Why Consider NBS for an MBA in Ahmedabad?

For students seeking a management programme in Gujarat with AICTE approval, specialised PGDM tracks in data science and quantitative finance, a considered admissions process and now international ranking recognition, NBS presents a credible option in a crowded market.