GLF Business School

GLF Business School (GLFBS), Kolkata is a premier Management Institute affiliated to West Bengal State University. GLFBS is founded by Dr Lopamudra Bhattacharyya, the first Woman B-School Founder in India.
The B-School integrates knowledge, research, industry experience, and international exposure to offer comprehensive management programs for nearly one decade. GLFBS is the first B-School in India integrating Business Analytics in curriculum and offering specialization in highly sophisticated areas of Data Science & AI, and Biotechnology to cope up with the technology driven industry. GLFBS Kolkata is the first B-School in India offering specialization in Valuation Studies for all three classes of assets.
GLFBS is the first B-School in India recognized by the Ministry of MSME, Govt of India as Host Institute / Business Incubator for entrepreneurship development and to promote Startups.
GLFBS Kolkata has been ranked amongst Top-10 Management Institute in India by Higher Education Review. GLFBS Kolkata is the recipient of prestigious ASSOCHAM Best B-School Award in three consecutive years.
Welcome to GLF Business School – where life starts with new challenges.
We’ll show you how to face new challenges – big or small. Our students always search for knowledge and insights. It all begins with a dream. We provide a place for nurturing your dreams and creative thinking. We support our students and give them a chance to become the explorers and guide them reaching their goals.
I’m sure, you’ll find your life here!
Best wishes,
Prof. Lopamudra Bhattacharyya
The world of business is full of threats and challenges. Don’t get scared of any adverse situation.
Brave people change the world. The secret of freedom is courage. GLFBS is a place to grow that courage to face new challenges. Follow your own passion, nurture it, and always stay hungry for life.
I’m sure, you’ll find your life here!
Best wishes,
Prof. Avijit Banerjee

Core Belief

Learning for Leadership is a universal concept that applies to individuals from all walks of life. It involves a continuous process of learning, growth, and development that enables individuals to inspire, influence, and guide others towards a common goal, regardless of their background, profession, or personal circumstances.

Vision

As a catalyst of management education in the process of change from the traditional Business Administration Model to Business Leadership requires a commitment to innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Mission

Fostering business leadership by creating new breed of leader-managers based on five key elements: Strategic Leadership, Innovative Leadership, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Sustainable Leadership, and Ethical Leadership.

Awards & Accolades

GLFBS is the recipient of ASSOCHAM Best B-School Award 2017, 2018 and 2019, Technology Excellence Award For Social Impact 2018, The Innovative Institute Award 2018, Royal Excellence Award 2017 under Best B-School category. GLF Business School ranks amongst Top–10 Business Analytics Institutions in India (Higher Education Review, Bangalore, 2018).

Genesis

GLF Business School (GLFBS) is an autonomous Post Graduate College affiliated to the West Bengal State University. GLFBS offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in a wide range of specializations as well as industry aligned courses. GLFBS has ranked amongst a leading Higher Education institutions in India and awarded consistently as the Best B-School. GLFBS is pioneer in fostering Business Leadership model in Management education derived from our empirical research in five key areas: Innovative Leadership, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Sustainable Leadership, and Ethical Leadership. GLFBS is proud to have a strong professional network with industry, academia, and government agencies and is also engaged in corporate training, consulting, and research since inception. GLFBS has established collaborative associations with Higher Education Institutes of high repute and partnerships with leading Industry bodies. GLFBS has been recognized as one of the leading management colleges in India. GLFBS consistently own the Best B-School Awards in recognition for the excellence it strives thought leadership, academic excellence, learning innovation, applied research initiatives, using technology having social impact, and industry-academia interface. GLFBS operates under the aegis of SMT Centre For Advanced Learning, a public charitable educational trust registered in 2005. The trust was promoted by the Strategic Management Technology Consultants who are into the management advisory services since 1999-2000.