Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad is a private AICTE-approved business school in Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, established in 1980. It holds AACSB accreditation (one of approximately five Indian B-schools with AACSB), SAQS, NBA, and AIU recognition (PGDM equivalent to MBA). IMT Ghaziabad does not hold NAAC accreditation; standalone PGDM institutes are typically outside the NAAC framework. In NIRF 2025, it ranked 30th in the Management category (score 59.85), up from rank 44 in 2022. Admission to the PGDM programme is through CAT, XAT, or GMAT scores, followed by IMT's Critical Thinking Test and personal interview.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Established | 1980 |
| Type | Autonomous PGDM Institute (Private) |
| Location | Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201003 |
| NIRF Management 2025 | Rank 30, Score 59.85 |
| Accreditations | AACSB, SAQS, NBA, AICTE, AIU |
| Campus Area | 14 acres (fully residential) |
| PGDM Fee (2025-27 batch) | Rs 21.53 lakh (total programme) |
| Admission | CAT / XAT / GMAT + Critical Thinking Test + PI |
| Website | imt.edu |
| Programme | Duration | Seats (approx) |
|---|---|---|
| PGDM (Business Management) | 2 years | 180 |
| PGDM Marketing | 2 years | 180 |
| PGDM Financial Management (FM) | 2 years | Not separately stated |
| PGDM Banking and Financial Services (BFS) | 2 years | 150 |
| PGDM Dual Country Programme (DCP) | 2 years | 240 |
| PGDM for Experienced Professionals (ExP) | 2 years | Part-time executive track |
| Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) | 3-5 years | Doctoral-level; AICTE-approved |
All PGDM programmes are AICTE-approved. The Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is a doctoral-level programme equivalent to a PhD, recognised by AIU; it is not a UGC-recognised PhD degree.
Admission criteria: CAT/XAT/GMAT score + IMT Critical Thinking Test + personal interview. Typical CAT/XAT competitive percentile: approximately 90th percentile and above. Merit scholarship threshold: 98th percentile (CAT/XAT) or 695+ (GMAT).
Smt. Leela Nath Memorial Scholarship: 25 per cent waiver on academic fees. Automatically applied to all female PGDM students. No separate application required.
Merit Scholarship: 25 per cent fee concession for male students and 30 per cent for female students who score at or above the 98th percentile in CAT/XAT or 695 or above in GMAT on admission. One scholarship per qualifying threshold.
Tuition Fee Waiver (TFW) Scheme: 100 per cent academic fee waiver for merit-selected candidates whose family income is below Rs 8 lakh per year. Administered under the AICTE TFW mandate (covers up to 5 per cent of approved intake). Same scheme applies to the PGDM Dual Country Programme.
Government schemes: NSP (National Scholarship Portal, scholarships.gov.in) scholarships may be applicable for SC, ST, OBC, EWS, and minority category students enrolled at AICTE-approved institutions including IMT Ghaziabad.
Source: imt.edu scholarships section
| Framework | Category | Rank | Score | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | Management | 30 | 59.85 | 2025 |
| NIRF | Management | 35 | 56.03 | 2024 |
| NIRF | Management | 38 | -- | 2023 |
| NIRF | Management | 44 | 52.12 | 2022 |
NIRF 2023 score not available in any verifiable source; rank 38 is confirmed. IMT Ghaziabad improved from #44 (2022) to #30 (2025), gaining 14 positions in three years. It is listed in the FT MiF rankings (59th globally, 2025) and FT MiM rankings (97th globally, 2024) for its Dual Country Programme, and ranked 8th in Asia-Pacific by Bloomberg Businessweek (2024 and 2025). Business Today (2024) ranked it 11th overall and 5th private B-school; Business World (2025) placed it 4th among private B-schools.
Source: nirfindia.org/Rankings/2025/ManagementRanking.html; imt.edu/ranking/
IMT Ghaziabad's 14-acre fully residential campus is in Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad. Hostels, mess, sports facilities, and a library are on campus. Student clubs cover finance, consulting, marketing, and entrepreneurship. Aarohan is the annual management conclave; Raftaar is the sports fest. The campus is approximately 25 km from Delhi and has strong industry links with the NCR ecosystem of banks, NBFCs, tech companies, and consulting firms. Alumni include Prasoon Joshi (Chairman CBFC, Padma Shri), Dharmil Sheth (co-founder PharmEasy), and Rudratej Singh (former President and CEO, BMW India).
IMT Ghaziabad operates a fully residential 14-acre campus in Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad, approximately 25 km from central Delhi. It has a student body of approximately 1,266 across programmes and an alumni network of 15,000+ across 60 countries. The institute offers multiple PGDM tracks including core business management, marketing, financial management, banking and financial services, and a Dual Country Programme (DCP) with an international immersion component. It also runs executive PGDM and a Fellow Programme in Management (FPM, doctoral level). The institute is a member of BGA (Business Graduates Association, 2024) in addition to its existing AACSB and SAQS accreditations.
One of approximately five Indian B-schools with AACSB; places IMT Ghaziabad alongside IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta in the global quality tier
Management rank improved from #44 (2022) to #30 (2025); Financial Times listed PGDM DCP 59th globally (MSc Management category, 2025)
Final 2023-25 batch: avg Rs 16.25 LPA, median Rs 15 LPA, highest Rs 41.55 LPA; BFSI, IT, Consulting, FMCG as top sectors
Flagship international PGDM track with an international immersion component; listed in FT MiM 2024 global rankings
14-acre campus, 25 km from Delhi; tight corporate linkages with NCR-based financial institutions, tech firms, and consulting practices
Honest caveat: IMT Ghaziabad does not hold NAAC accreditation, which may affect eligibility for certain government scholarships that require NAAC-accredited institutions. Programme fees (Rs 21.53 lakh for 2025-27) are aggregator-sourced; verify current figures from imt.edu before applying. Placement batch size and total placed count were not stated in the 2023-25 official report; the "approx. 90% placed" figure is from the report narrative. NIRF 2023 score was not available in any verifiable source (rank 38 confirmed, score not).
| Framework | Category | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | Management | 2025 | #30 |
| NIRF | Management | 2024 | #35 |
| NIRF | Management | 2023 | #38 |
| NIRF | Management | 2022 | #44 |
1-year placement history, latest data from 2025.
Campus size, faculty strength, hostel facilities, and academic infrastructure.
