IMT Nagpur - Institute of Management Technology Answered Questions

To pursue a Ph.D. you typically need to have a Master's degree in a relevant field. Since you are currently pursuing a PGDM from IMT Centre for Distance Learning, you will need to obtain a Master's degree before applying for a Ph.D. programme. Once you have obtained your Master's degree, you can then apply for a Ph.D. programme. However, admission to a Ph.D. programme is highly competitive and depends on several factors, including academic qualifications, research experience, test scores, and other factors. It's also important to note that each institution has its own admission criteria for Ph.D. programs. Therefore, you should carefully review the admission requirements of the specific institution you are interested in to ensure you meet their eligibility criteria. In summary, to pursue a Ph.D. you will need to obtain a Master's degree in a relevant field, meet the admission criteria of the institution you are interested in, and be prepared for a highly competitive application process.

Yes, you can. But profile-based admission is not the only criterion for admission in these institutes. They also consider a candidate's performance in the entrance exam, such as CAT/XAT/GMAT, as well as their performance in the selection rounds, which can include group discussion, Personal Interview and written ability test.

A cumulative average score of multiple components will decide the final shortlisting of the candidates. The final weightage parameters along with their weightage is as follows:
CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT Percentile or Score-35%
Academic Score and Quality of the Undergraduate Institute-35%
Work Experience (Quality + Duration)-10%
Personal Interview Performance-20%
Given below are the expected percentile cutoffs accepted for the PGDM course at IMT, Hyderabad.
CAT -75%
XAT-90%
CMAT-80%
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IMT Ghaziabad will be a better college compared to these new Iims. IMT Ghaziabad is situated in Delhi NCR which is the hub of companies nearby. Plus IMT offers good overall academics and real-life situation problem solving with live projects and a student-driven campus. IMT Ghaziabad has well-experienced faculty. Infrastructure is better than baby Iims. The institute is known for its marketing specialisation. IMT Ghaziabad offers one of the best placements. The placement of 2022 reports an average Package of 15.28 LPA, and the highest package offered was 62 LPA.

Being a student of IMT Nagpur I believe I can answer this. IMT recently updated its cutoff. So earlier they had eligibility of 70percentile. But as of now, it's not possible to get admission at the 70 percentile. Work ex helps in placement. There's no doubt about that but IMT selects based on marks and not work ex. Companies do give preference to one with work ex. Besides 70percentile is a low score. You'll get an average college with this score. I'll suggest studying more and applying next year because an MBA is something we do once in our lifetime and after that mostly we'll apply for a job rather than a Ph.D. So why not get admission to a decent college which has good placements and brand value too?

In short, the answer is no. IMT only allows regular graduation degrees people and not distance. Many tier 2 and tier 3 colleges accept only regular degrees. I too have a degree in distance education but they didn't allow me with that degree because my regular degree's result was delayed so I wanted to enquire can I take admitted with a regular degree. Then they gave me an extension to submit my documents but didn't allow me with a distance degree.

To get admission in IMT - Nagpur, the candidate must be a graduate with 50% or equivalent marks and at least one of the following:
1. ID for CAT - 2016 or ID for XAT - 2017 or ID for GMAT (Taken from January 1, 2013 - March 31, 2017) or Roll number for CMAT - 2017.
2. IMT - Nagpur accepts CAT, XAT, GMAT and CMAT scores.