The Dr. K. Nath Public Trust was created by Shri Mahendra Nath with the goal of creating and supporting trade schools and institutes of higher education. The trust's initiatives include running libraries and helping impoverished students undertake higher education at several institutes, including the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Management. The trust helped establish IMT with financial assistance from the Lajpat Rai Educational Society in 1980 with the IMT awarded AICTE approval in 1983.
Campuses
IMT has campuses in Ghaziabad, Nagpur ; Dubai and Hyderabad. IMT Ghaziabad is the oldest campus which was established in 1980. IMT Nagpur has been conceptualized as a centre for corporateexcellence. IMT Dubai is primarily for international education. IMT Hyderabad offers diverse management education.
Ghaziabad
Established in 1980, the Ghaziabad campus is a residential campus and the center IMT. One of the Institute’s most distinctive characteristics is its closely knit and integrated residential community. Library and Computer Labs are open 24X7, to provide the best study support. IMT has a vibrant campus life with a wide range of opportunities to fill the time. The Institute has an impressive and pollution-free campus with panoramic green surroundings, elegant landscaping and beautiful flower-beds. It even has a total of 25 student driven clubs and committees, which are responsible for ensuring a smooth functioning of the college and many other students-related activities. Campus' "Centres of Excellence" include the Centre for Global Supply Chain Management. It offers all IMT programmes.
Academic Block
IMT Ghaziabad has two academic blocks to provide learning space, one two-storey and one five-storey. It comprises lecture theaters, faculty rooms, computer lab, break rooms and a conference room. All lecture theaters are air-conditioned.
Housing
The campus hosts 10 student-housing blocks and a separate block housing Management Development Program participants. Hostels provide both single and double occupancy. IMT Ghaziabad also has an auxiliary campus on Meerut Road. This campus houses the Centre for Distance Learning, boys hostel buildings, mess hall, lawn tennis court and a canteen. Hostel buildings on this campus house most of the first year male PGDM course students. It is at a distance of roughly 2 km from the main IMT Ghaziabad campus.
Rankings
IMT was ranked #7 among the best Indian B-Schools by Economic Times in 2018, 37 amongst management schools in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2020, 12 by Business Todays "India's best B-schools 2019" and 15 in India by Outlook Indias "Top 150 Private MBA Institutions" of 2020.
Academics
The institute focuses greatly on academics but does not restrict itself to traditional classroom coaching, rather the institute greatly values experiential learning as an integral part of the curriculum. Several courses like Outbound Leadership Lab, Design Thinking, Critical Thinking, Negotiation skills, cross functional simulation etc are offered so that the students can inculcate the key managerial skills to perform their daily activities. The institute as its name suggests always try to focus on imparting management skills by leveraging the advanced technologies. Hence in each term there is a dedicated course which helps in introducing the students to some of the latest technological trends which are dominating the global market.
Admissions
IMT G has a three-step admission procedure. The top 7 percentiles in CAT/XAT/GMAT are called in for a group discussion in major cities. Potential enrollees are evaluated on their profiles. The discussion is followed by a personal interview with two faculty members and an alumnus. The students having the maximum combined score are then given a final call. Rights of admission are reserved to the administration.
Faculty
IMT has 70+ core faculty. IMT adds visiting faculty numbering around 35 from industry and other academic institutions.
