Why Top Executives Are Choosing the KEDGE MBA India for Career Growth

KEDGE is introducing its MBA program to India, establishing itself as the highest-ranked option for executives in the country. According to Financial Times eMBA rankings, alumni of KEDGE’s eMBA for Working Professionals have seen their salaries more than double within three years of graduation, securing the school a position in the global top 8 for salary growth.

Bengaluru, 12 Oct 2026: KEDGE Business School, the French Grande École recognized for its MBA for working professionals—currently ranked 24th globally by the Financial Times—has unveiled the KEDGE MBA in India. Delivered in partnership with JAGSoM and supported by KLI, this 18-month course allows experienced professionals to earn an MBA degree directly from KEDGE France without the need to relocate or pause their professional careers.

Widely regarded as a premier European business school, KEDGE has seen its MBA alumni achieve a 111% salary increase between the time of enrollment and three years post-graduation. This performance secures the institution a spot in the world's top 8 for salary growth and the top 10 for career advancement. Data from a KEDGE alumni survey indicates that 82% of its Executive MBA graduates earn an annual salary exceeding €60,000, with over 40% earning more than €100,000.

The KEDGE MBA in India at a glance

• Duration: 18 months
• Learning hours: 500, including a 14-day in-person immersion
• Fee: ₹9 lakh with merit based scholarships available.
• Degree: MBA, awarded by KEDGE Business School, France
• Selection: academic assessment, mini-case presentation, interview
• Intake: November 2026, January 2027

The KEDGE MBA in India is available for ₹9 lakh. To provide perspective, the school’s Executive MBA in France is priced at €39,000, while the full-time International MBA in Paris costs €30,000. Instruction will be delivered by a combination of visiting faculty from France and Indian professors handpicked by KEDGE. Students will graduate with an MBA conferred directly by KEDGE, an institution with campuses in Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille, Toulon, and other locations.

"Because the degree, the curriculum and our rigour remain unchanged from our on-campus program, it was important for us to build a delivery format around working lives. This is not a version of our MBA. This is the KEDGE MBA, and it comes with full alumni status and access to our community of 90,000+ graduates worldwide," Hervé added.

The program also secured a spot in the global top 9 for its integration of sustainability into the curriculum, while KEDGE holds the 19th position worldwide for its teaching methods and tools. KEDGE is among the less than 1% of business schools globally to possess Triple Crown accreditation from AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA.

"In an age of digital transformation, leaving your job to complete a management education is no longer a trade-off worth making, unless you have a highly specialised need. What leaders need now is judgement, to navigate global uncertainty and the changing expectations of business. KEDGE has always built its programmes around the realities leaders face and the capabilities organisations will need next," said Herve, KEDGE Business School.

The curriculum covers essential topics such as business strategy, finance, marketing, operations, leadership, innovation, international management and sustainable enterprise. Additionally, the program features two India-specific modules covering Generative AI for business operations and responsible AI governance. The course concludes with a capstone project centered on a real-world business challenge, where participants perform structured research, formulate an applied business solution and present their findings to a faculty jury.