L M Thapar School of Management - Admission 2025, Fees, Courses, Placement, Ranking

LM Thapar School of Management (LMTSM) is a leading institute located in Patiala, Punjab. The institute was established in 2007 under the flagship of the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology.  The school of management is led by Dr. Padmakumar Nair, formerly worked as Clinical Professor and Academic Director at The Leadership Center, SOM, University of Texas, Dallas.

LMTSM is a member of the prestigious accreditation body-AACSB. It is ranked as one of the leading and upcoming business schools in North India. The institute has been ranked by various brands, for, example, LMTSM has been ranked 1st in Global Sensitivity and 13th amongst Top business schools by the Higher Education Review 2015. According to the India B-School survey 2016, LMTSM has been ranked as 21st amongst Top business schools. LMTSM is ranked in Top 3% of B-Schools in India as per NIRF rankings 2017 by MHRD, Govt. of India and amongst the top 50 Business schools in India by India Today. As per U-Multirank ranking, LMTSM ranks in the top 15 Higher Education Institutes in India.

The institute offers MBA, M.Phil and Ph.D. courses in the field of management. The MBA course is offered under various specializations such as Finance, Marketing, and Human Resources Management, etc.

In order to provide global exposure to the students and faculty, LMTSM is actively involved in various collaborative programs with universities around the globe. The institute also offers opportunities to its students to undergo internships at various foreign universities in countries such as the United States of America, Netherlands, Italy, Malta (EU), Austria, Denmark, Ireland, and Israel.

At LMTSM there are various centers of excellence such as Centre for Learning Resource Development, Centre for Business Analytics and Excellence, Centre for Governance, Centre for Academic and Corporate Leadership and Center for Strategy, Sustainability & Society.  These centers work towards bridging the gap between theory and practical knowledge; and are the interdisciplinary abode for collaboration among faculty, scholars, students and industry for research and interaction through seminars, workshops, projects, conferences, competitions, and training programs.

LMTSM aims at providing 100 percent placements and follows a lateral hiring process that provides recruiters and students ample time to find their best fit.  Every year many companies are invited to visit the campus and interact with students through pre-placement activities including presentations, guest seminars, live consulting projects, etc. With the help of such activities, students get to know about the company philosophies, recruitment strategies, and talent requirements, thus making a better career choice.

The institute provides all the prime facilities for the students such as the central air-conditioned area, hostel with all modern facilities for 400 students, ATM, common dining area for both boys and girls, students and teachers lounge at every floor, gym, medical facility, transport facility, and canteen.