International Management Institute (IMI) PGDM admissions

Approved and accredited by AICTE, the program equips participants with fundamental management skills and in-depth knowledge of their chosen area of specialization. IMI through its international alliances has evolved a contemporary program with focus on core management areas and offers carefully selected elective courses which are regularly up-dated.

Objectives

To prepare the participants to manage and lead in an increasingly integrated business environment that transcends national borders.
To develop conceptual and analytical skills and an in-depth understanding of functional areas to gain practical business experience
The program is challenging, the curriculum is rigorous and the selection procedure is highly competitive. As a result IMI seeks candidates whose abilities, skills and personality indicate strong potential for success in the future.
Academic Year

IMI follows the Calendar of June to March as its academic year with slight modification as may be necessary on year-to-year basis. Detailed schedules for each Trimester are provided at the beginning of the term.

Eligibility

The Program is targeted at individuals with high potential for success in their chosen career. Selection is therefore very rigorous and competitive.

Academic Qualification

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 50% aggregate marks in any discipline under 10 + 2+ 3 system from a recognized University. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. Candidates appearing in the final year of their bachelor's degree are also eligible, provided they complete all formalities of their examination before June 30, 2009 and furnish the proof of having met the minimum eligibility criteria by September 30, 2009.

Admission Procedure

1. Application : IMI Brochure and Application Form and brochure can be acquired by one time payment of Rs. 1500/- for one program. An applicant can apply for the other long term program (PGDM-HR) on an additional payment of Rs.500 for an additional application form through the following means.

By cash payment at IMI
By post (enclosing demand draft drawn in favour of IMI payable at Delhi)
On-line application through http://www.imi.edu/. (need to make a payment by credit card) (on-line availability and mailing of Brochure and Application material will begin from August 8, 2008).
2. Admission Test: Candidates are required to appear for the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by Indian Institutes of Management at different Centres all over the country. The CAT examination will be held on November 16, 2008. IMI will receive the test scores from the IIM for those candidates who have appeared in the CAT and have also applied to IMI for the two-year PGDM and PGDM-HR. IMI uses CAT scores as one of several criteria for short-listing candidates. IIMs have no role either in the selection process or in the conduct of the program.
Foreign students and NRI sponsored candidates are required to take the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) at a test centre outside India.

3. Group Discussion and Interview: Group Discussion and personal interview are integral components of the admissions' process. Besides, the selection procedure also entails evaluating writing skills. The overall objective is to identify and assess the candidate’s communication ability, in addition to the overall knowledge of the student. Besides Delhi, the selection process is normally conducted at other centres including Bangalore, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Jaipur, Trivandrum & Hyderabad. Candidates should indicate their preferred centre(s) for interview in the application form. If a candidate's preferred centre is not available, the candidate will be informed of the change. IMI reserves the right to cancel any of the centres for the selection process.

4. Admission Offer: Final selection will be based on a careful evaluation of the applicant's academic record from class X, hight through to graduation and/or post graduate qualification, work experience (if any), extra curricular activities, Group Discussion and personal Interview. Successful candidates will be informed of their final selection by March, 2009. The selected candidates must pay their first fee installment within two weeks of receiving the admission offer, failing which the offer will be withdrawn

Importants dates for PGDM Program

Availability of IMI Brouchure & Application Form : August 8, 2008

Starting date of Sale of CAT Bulletins: July 16 2008

Last Date for Submitting CAT application at IIMs:September 5, 2008

CAT Examination:November 16, 2008

Last Date of Sale of IMI Brouchure & Application form: November 14, 2008

Last Date of Receipt of Completed IMI Application form :November 14, 2008

For Further Information please contact:
Admission Office (PGDM & PGDM-HR)
B-10, Qutab Institutional Area
Tara Crescent
New Delhi - 110016
Telephone - 2696-1437/3519/6143, 2686-3701, 2652-8276/9237/9338/9239 Ext: 3331
Telephone Direct: 2656-8277
Email: ratnaashokan@imi.edu
http://www.imi.edu