Admission Open For One Year MBA (EPGDM) At International Management Institute (IMI)

Admission is open for the one year MBA equivalent Executive PGDM 2019 batch at the International Management Institute (IMI) with the next cycle deadline on November 30. The academic session 2019-20 begins on April 1, 2019.

The program launched way back in 1984, is aimed at experienced middle-level managers who want to assume leadership roles in the industry or have been identified by their organizations for such posts.

The full-time program is spread over 15 months (12 months coursework followed by 3 months of project work at the place of employment). It is approved by AICTE and accredited by the UK-based Association of MBA’s (AMBA).

The participants get general management and functional area orientation with emphasis on international and cross-cultural exposure. They also have an opportunity for personal as well as professional growth through a rigorous interactive learning environment including a 5-week International study module.

Prof Himadri Das, Director General, IMI New Delhi, says the Executive PGDM is specially geared towards transforming lateral talent in terms of executives who have already worked for five years or more.

You should have a minimum 5 years of full time, post-qualification experience as on March 31, 2019. You should also present scores obtained in CAT / XAT / GMAT or IMI’s Admission Test.

“Their needs are very different as they are at an inflexion point in their career where our inputs can take them to the next level.

“We are particularly experienced at catering to this segment of executives as we have been running this kind of program for about 30 years. We believe that innovation will drive the business world, and accordingly, we have ambitious plans to forge innovative ways of teaching, learning and interacting with the international community,” he says.

“We have a well‐established corporate engagement program which ensures exposure of our students across diverse segments spanning services, technology, consulting and manufacturing, spanning across private and public sector companies.

“We have a very active ‘Business Thought Leadership Program’ where senior executives and our own alumni speak to our students. We have over 5500 alumni across the world who have become change agents in the industry and in society, taking up positions of leadership and responsibility,” he adds.

Ever since its inception in 1981 as the first corporate sponsored B‐school in India, IMI New Delhi has had a constant influx of talent from across the country and the world, with diverse experiences, backgrounds and sub‐cultures.

Eligibility Criteria

You should have a minimum 5 years of full time, post-qualification experience as on March 31, 2019. You should also present scores obtained in CAT / XAT / GMAT or IMI’s Admission Test.

Program Fees

The program fee is Rs 11 lakh (inclusive of boarding and lodging) and Rs 17 lakh with international study module.

Placement Figures

The average salary drawn by graduates in the latest placement is Rs 12.8 lakh with the median at Rs 10 lakh and the highest at Rs 27 lakh.

Class Profile

B. Tech graduates form an overwhelming 70% of the Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Management (EPGDM) Class (2018-2019) at the International Management Institute (IMI) New Delhi.

The rest of the class is made of BA Economics graduates 20% and others 10%. In the professional background, IT/ITES forms 55%, followed by Banking/Finance 18%, Telecom, Oil & Gas and others at 9% each.

In terms of gender, the class has a well-balanced 50:50 ratio of female and male students.

In work experience, 30% each have 81-90 months and 61-70 months and 10% each with 91-100+ months and 50-60 months.