The Management group at BITS, Pilani was established in the year 1971. It initially offered the two year Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme but later in 1973, when the institute created an integrated educational structure, MBA evolved into the integrated first degree programme MMS- Master of Management Studies which is a blend of engineering and management. This programme was successfully offered for a time period of three decades. Based on the industrial demands, the course was restructured as MBA in the year 2006.The Management programme in BITS was ranked by Asia week as the Top 30 Best Full-Time MBA. The programme has also been profiled by Business Week Online (the Best B Schools). The latest survey done by Outlook India for 2018 ranks Department of Management, BITS Pilani in the top 10 Private B-Schools of India.
Catering to the contemporary industry demands, BITS Pilani has introduced an MBA in Business Analytics from the academic year 2021-22. The curriculum of this MBA in Business Analytics programme is an optimum combination of core, electives and industrial component / research in the form of Practice School / dissertation. The pedagogy followed in the courses emphasizes that at least 50% of the sessions are devoted to cases / projects / simulations / laboratories / other experiential components.
BITS Pilani is consistently ranked within top 30 over-all among educational institutes in India as per NIRF. Management education in BITS Pilani is ranked within the top 500 globally by QS (2021)