Ahmedabad, Gujarat 2026 – 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. Getting recognized by Eduniveral is a distinction in itself and NBS has earned this through 25 years of dedicated institutional development and forward-looking approach for its students.
The Eduniversal recognition covers a selection of 1,032 business schools across 154 countries and 9 geographical regions, as stated in the announcement of NBS’s inclusion. For the Ahmedabad-based institution, the recognition provides an international reference point for its work in management education and its plans for further institutional development.
For Narayana Business School, the first Palme represents its initial inclusion in this international framework. It provides a reference point for the institution as it continues to develop its academic programmes, industry engagement and wider institutional presence.
What is 1 Palme Of Excellence?
1 Palme of Excellence is among the 5 Palme of recognitions awarded by Eduniversal. The Palme of Excellence is Eduniversal’s way of recognising business schools based on their level of influence and recognition within the business education landscape.
1 Palme of Excellence relates to a B school having strong local foundations i.e., a strong presence in the residing city. Institutions with 1 Palme of Excellence demonstrate a solid local or regional presence. They play an important role in their immediate academic and economic ecosystem and show promising potential for future growth.
Other Palme of Excellence awarded by Eduniversal are 2 Palmes, 3 Palmes, 4 Palmes and 5 Palmes.
Connecting Management Education with Industry
Narayana Business School offers management programmes designed to address different areas of business and professional development. Its programme portfolio includes:
- MBA with the Post Graduate Programme in Corporate Excellence (PGPCE)
- PGDM with Dual Specialisation
- PGDM in Data Science and Business Analytics
- PGDM in Quantitative Finance
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Narayana Business School’s MBA with PGPCE combines a degree affiliated with Gujarat Technological University with additional professional learning. Its specialised PGDM programmes cater to students seeking focused preparation in areas such as data analytics and quantitative finance, while the dual-specialisation programme allows students to study two management disciplines.
The institution also conducts its own entrance examination, the Narayana Business School Aptitude Test (NBSAT), and accepts scores from national-level examinations including CAT, XAT, CMAT and NMAT. Its admissions process includes further assessment through a psychometric evaluation, group discussion and personal interview.
These academic and admissions structures form part of the institution’s broader effort to align management education with the knowledge, judgement and professional skills expected in the workplace.
Narayana Business School’s Global Vision
The global vision of NBS Ahmedabad has been to build management education rooted in India and Ahmedabad while remaining open to international perspectives and opportunities. Its global outlook involves both taking the institution’s work beyond its home market and bringing wider business perspectives into the learning environment.
The institution acknowledges that this recognition is the result of collective effort across its academic and administrative community. Faculty members, students, administrators, staff and alumni all contribute to the work of building and sustaining the institution.
About Narayana Business School
Narayana Business School is a management education institution based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Tracing its origins to 2000, the school offers MBA and PGDM programmes across general management, dual specialisation, data science and business analytics, and quantitative finance. Its programmes are designed to combine management fundamentals with specialised learning and professional development.
About Eduniversal
Eduniversal is an international organisation that evaluates and ranks business schools across countries and geographical regions. Its Official Selection brings together selected business schools, which are classified into five Palme of Excellence categories according to the organisation’s evaluation framework. Schools within each category are assessed through the Deans’ Vote, providing a peer-based dimension to the ranking.
