The General Management Programme (GMP) is the flagship fulltime, one-year residential MBA programme offered by XLRI for aspirants with more than 5 years of work experience in managerial capacity. It is the oldest and most celebrated 1 year MBA program in India. GMP sees a blend of seasoned professionals, from entrepreneurs to doctors and scientists, chartered accountants, bankers, and healthcare professionals representing wide array of sectors such as Manufacturing, Energy and Infrastructure to name a few. XLRI’s proficiency in management education and the hands on experience brought in by participants chosen after a rigorous admission procedure makes the General Management Programme (GMP) a one of its kind in India.

Overall, the GMP course imparts a broad outlook, enriching the participants and encouraging them to think beyond their limits and identify out-of-the-box solutions and challenge the status-quo. The focus here is not on producing business managers per se, but socially responsible business leaders.