Entrance Exams in IMT Ghaziabad

IMT Ghaziabad also provides placement assistance even to working professionals with higher pay packages or if they want to change their area of work. 

Entrance to the MBA program at IMT Ghaziabad is based on the CAT entrance test. The institution offers two more courses that are PGDM Exp Program (Post Graduate Program in Business Management Accelerated Program)  and the PGP WE. 

Real-life Experiences of Aspirants

MBA aspirants or those who want to do PGDM from IMT Ghaziabad should appear for CAT or XAT entrance exam. Once the candidate clears the exam with a valid score, they are entitled to apply for college. Here are some interesting stories regarding the exam preparation done by some candidates. Abhishek Agarwal who was preparing for CAT for the last two years finally got the college of his choice that is IMT Ghaziabad. He said his whole journey can be discussed in five steps. Initially, online application forms are filled out, documents related to basic qualifications and CAT results are submitted, then online interviews begin, and then the college announces the results and induction begins. 

He said that the journey was equally struggling throughout the phase, but if you have an effective strategy, you can clear each hurdle with ease. As everyone knows the CAT entrance needs you to be excellent in Reasoning, Logic, Verbal Ability and English language. In the same way, a student should have a reasonably good presence of mind to crack the IMT Ghaziabad interview. The whole interview is to check the candidates’ general knowledge about the present business world. It is also to check the communication skill and overall personality of the candidate. 

PGDM (Work Experience) – Important Date and Schedule of Classes

PGDM WE (Work Experience) is one of the most prestigious courses at IMT Ghaziabad for working professionals. But do not confuse this program with distance education. The institute conducts classes every weekend for working professionals. The institution also provides placement assistance even to working professionals with higher pay packages or if they want to change their area of work. 

Information about Fellowship Management Program 

The institution also provides a fellowship program in management (FPM).  The starting date of this program last year was Dec 23, 2021, and the admissions ended on March 1, 2022.  These dates are for the first cycle of admission. For the second cycle of admission, the last date was March 30, 2022. It is a full-time doctoral program. It is for students, working professionals, and people from academia. Now, this is based on a valid CAT/ GMAT/ GRE/ GATE/ UGC-NET score. Shortlisted candidates have to appear for a personal round of interviews. The students who finally get selected for this program are paid a stipend of INR 60,000 every month. The institution has also fixed maximum age as the eligibility criteria to take admission in this program. The institution announces the result of this entrance exam in the first week of April. 

The specialisations in FPM are as follows:

a) Marketing Management

b) Human Resource Management

c) Financial Management

d) Operational Management

e) Business Analytics

f) Economic Environment and Policy

g) Information Technology and Management

h) Strategy Innovation and Entrepreneurship

i) Business Communication

Application Process

Along with the exam date and schedule, one should also have some idea about the whole application process. The application process at IMT is the same for all its campuses. The student has to pay the application fee of INR 2,000. Candidates can apply through the official website of the institution. The process takes place in the following sequence.  

First, a candidate has to visit the official website of IMT Ghaziabad. Then the candidate has to click on the “apply now” tab. The third step is the candidate has to register with his/ her email ID and contact number. In the fourth step, the candidate needs to fill out the application form with the required details, related to personal information and academics. In the fifth step, the candidate has to upload photos, documents, and signatures. At the sixth step, the candidate would be required to pay the fee via net banking or debit or credit card. Finally submit the application and take out the print or save it on your desktop for future reference. 

About The Author

Amit Kumar Sharma is an Assistant Professor at Lovely Professional University. With ten years of experience in teaching organisational behaviour and HRM, he has also conducted 13 faculty development programs at the school level and two management development programs at the industry level.

Note: The views expressed in this article are solely the author’s own and do not reflect/represent those of Shiksha.