Studying at IMT Ghaziabad

Campus Address

Institute of Management Technology
Hapur Road, Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad, U.P., India
Pin Code: 201 001
Phone: +91 – 120 – 3002 307 / +91 – 120 – 3002 200

The PGDM Programs

IMT GHAZIABAD offers two-year full-time MBA programs, called the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Marketing, Finance, International Business, Human Resource and and Information Technology). Each year comprises three trimesters; it means in total, there are six trimesters. First year offers all Core Courses (compulsory to qualify for all first year students). Students have a choice to select their electives in the second year as per their preferred area of specialization. Usually exchange students prefer to enroll in the second year of the PGDM Program.

To know more about the courses click here PGDM

Course Load

In the second year students need to choose 17 electives of 3 credits each. The term wise distribution will be 7 electives in term IV & V and 3 electives in term VI, in addition to one compulsory course each term. The ECTS credits are at parity with IMT credits, means 1 ICTS = 1 ECTS. Grading scale goes to 0 to 10, the lowest passing grade being 5.

Basic Course Structure for any subject offered:

• 3 credit implies 20 lectures of 1.5hrs to be held through the term (3 months)
• Case Study method of pedagogy followed for most subjects

Weights assigned to the different components for overall evaluation:

• Project/Assignment, Presentation and Class participation – 15-20%
• 3 quizzes, two before mid-term and one post mid-term. The best two quizzes will be considered – 20%
• Mid-Term Examination (after 10 lectures for a duration of 1.5 Hours) – 20-30%
• End-Term Examination (Duration of 3 Hours) – 30-40%

Term Dates: Students generally participate in the Exchange Program during:

• 4th term: June 2nd week - Sept 2nd week
• 5th term: Sept 2nd week - Dec 2nd week
• 6th term: Dec 2nd week - Feb 2nd week

(Please note that the dates are subject to change. Kindly confirm the exact term dates before arrival)

Attendance Requirements

Institute insists on regular and prompt attendance in classes. Minimum attendance of 80 percent of scheduled session is required in every course and the authorities are very strict with the rule. Attendance requirements will not be waived in the case of sickness except in case of long period of illness involving forced hospitalization.

A minimum of 80% attendance implies that you should attend at least 16 out of 20 classes for each course in the term.

Missed Examinations/Quizzes

Students are not allowed to miss any quizzes or examination or course submission without the specific permission of PGDM chairperson. For each missed component, student is considered to secure zero marks. Exams missed due to minor illness like cough/cold or due to oversleeping are not allowed to be made over. In case a student falls seriously sick before exam, he/she needs to convey the same to APO Office through mail, phone or through his/her friend strictly before the actual start of the exam.

Medium of Instruction: English

Student Activities

IMT students organize national management and social events through the different clubs and committee on campus. IMT Ghaziabad through its student led social club Make A Difference Foundation (MADF) has done wonderful work.

Events abound. The most popular national level events and competitions organized on campus are:

Tatva and Passion are conducted by the Student Affairs Council.
Marketing World Cup is the event conducted by team called Markup.
National HR Summit is organized by HRuday.
Lock Stock Trade is worked on by E-Cell.
Chakravyuh is organized by Sportscom.
Bancon is organized by Finniche.
IMT students are in charge of all aspects of organizing these events. They invite the participants and judges, looking into every minute detail as they plan, participate and manage every event. Their work speaks for itself, bearing testimony to the character of our management graduates. IMT provides them with a platform to develop into truly socially responsible successful global managers.

List of Industry-sponsored Inter-School Fests

1. Tatva – A Summer Training Project Competition
2. Passion – A Management-Cultural Festival
3. Marketing Worldcup
4. Lock Stock Trade
5. Bancon
6. HR Conclave
7. Ad-alcoholic
8. Entrepreneurship Fair
9. Chakravyuh – A Sports Festival
10. HR STP Competition

Planning your exchange

Visa

• It is mandatory for all exchange students to come to India on a student visa.

Weather

• September to end November: The temperature ranges from 85 F during daytime to 60 during the night.
• December to January: The temperature ranges from 70 F during daytime to 45 F during the night.
• Summers extend from April to August, with temperature touching 113 F in June.

Vaccination

Reaching IMT GHAZIABAD

How to Reach IMT

As Ghaziabad is adjacent to Delhi, the best way to get to it is via Delhi. It is located at a distance of 45 kilometres or 90 minutes drive from the Indira Gandhi International Airport. It is well served by road and rail links, and is within easy reach of Delhi airport and railway station. The nearest Delhi Metro rail station is located at ten kilometers from Campus. A large number of International airlines fly into New Delhi from various cities across the globe.

Airport to the campus:

IRC member will be there at the airport to fetch you. We do arrange one time pick-up cab from airport on arrival of exchange student (free of cost). In case you find any problem in locating us at airport, the best way to get to the campus is by a Radio cab, which can be availed from the airport. The charges are Indian Rupees 15/19 (after 11 PM) per km + parking + toll charges. (Before doing so, please call us and we will coordinate). Prepaid taxis are also available at the airport.

Residence Permit:

On arrival in India as exchange students, it is compulsory for you to register at Foreigners Registration Office, Ghaziabad within 48 hours, failing which you will be charged a hefty fine. Once you have enrolled yourself at the institute, a member of the International Relations Committee will escort you to the concerned office. In case you are arriving in India well before the start of your program, you will need to plan your trip accordingly.

Currency Exchange:

You can exchange USD/Euro and all major Foreign Currencies at the Airport itself (after you clear immigration, you will find a Thomas Cook and other currency exchange counters at the airport itself). Even otherwise, there are many Forex dealers in Ghaziabad and you may get your currency exchanged during normal working hours (10 am – 6 pm) from Monday to Friday. The closest counter is at 5-7 minutes walking distance from Campus.

Settling down at IMT Ghaziabad

Buddy Programme:

Student volunteers from IMT Ghaziabad are assigned to you as buddies. This helps you, as an exchange student get over the hurdles in a new place with relative ease. You can also get student inputs on courses, bidding for courses, campus life and any other questions you may have before you actually arrive and during your stay in IMT Ghaziabad.

Housing:

The programmes at IMT GHAZIABAD are fully residential and therefore, exchange students are preferably accommodated in the student's dormitory at the campus. In case of non-availability of rooms in campus the exchange students will be accommodated at locations near to campus. Living on/near the campus, apart from being convenient, facilitates easy interaction with the regular PGDM students who are all required to stay at the campus hostel. Your hostel room will be equipped with cot, mattress, linen, a study table and a chair at the very least. Bathroom and toilet facilities are inbuilt in the dormitories. The bathroom and toilet facilities are cleaned every day and every bathroom has a hot water facility. Exchange students will be staying with other students on double sharing basis.

Food:

The Mess, controlled by the students themselves caters to the need for good, healthy and nutritious food. In addition, there is a canteen on campus and numerous restaurants within short distance from the campus. The student mess however takes care of most of your needs with the usual breakfast/supper/lunch/dinner. The food is primarily north Indian, which might prove to be a little spicy for exchange students. However, if you're used to Mexican food, there should not be a problem. Also, it is only in the first 3-4 days that you might find it a bit spicy. Most exchange students adapt very well after the first week.

Television sets with cable connection is provided in the dining hall for student’s viewing.

For all those night birds, the Canteen remains open around the clock. The Canteen serves tea, coffee, soft drinks, packaged juice, chips, noodles, sandwiches and a variety of Indian snacks etc. Since an independent contractor manages the Canteen, you will have to pay for everything.

Authentic Indian foods are available at various restaurants in Ghaziabad and around Noida & New Delhi. For homesick foodies there is a plethora of Italian, Mexican, Continental, Chinese, Lebanese and Thai food restaurants.

And for the fast food lovers, one can also order good pizza on campus! Dominos, Pizza Hut, and Nirulas are pizza chains that deliver to the IMT GHAZIABAD campus. You will inevitably find a pizza delivery on campus almost everyday! Costs vary between Indian Rupees 90-350. Also, coffee outlets like K’s Café, Barrista and Café Coffee Day are available at walking distance.

Water:

While it may be advisable that you use Mineral Water during your first couple days at IMT GHAZIABAD, get used to the Water Cooler/Water Filter at IMT GHAZIABAD. Some reliable mineral water brands are Bisleri, Bailey, Aqua Fina and Kinley. (Author's Tip: get used to the water as fast as possible!) Water is typically available for Indian Rupees 12-15 per litre. Caution: do NOT drink the water in the taps. It is not purified and is not fit for human consumption.

Laundry:

Students can avail the laundry facility within campus. There is a laundry man who can wash the clothes or iron them or both does it at a very reasonable price (approximately INR 6-8/- for every piece of clothing).

Cooking:

There are no cooking facilities in the hostel rooms.

Telephones:

To make a local/long-distance call, you will have to go to telephone booths located around campus. Many phone booths are located within a radius of 1 kilometer from the campus. These booths are usually open late into the night. Interested students can also hire/buy a cellular phone for their private use. (Author’s Tip: The Indian Cellular Telephony System uses GSM technology, which is incompatible with cell phones in North America. While Europe also uses GSM technology, please confirm compatibility of your cell phone with Indian Standards as different frequencies are used in India. In most cases there is a software lock that needs to be opened by your cellular operator).

Information Technology Labs

The institute provides 24×7 connectivity @256 kbps per node to each student at no additional charge. Entire IMT Campus is equipped with wi-fi networks. IMT has a fully networked campus with around 1200 nodes connected with a backbone of 10 Gbps fiber connectivity with multi layer, high end Cisco campus wide network. IMT has 17 Mbps (1:1) metro Ethernet connectivity which can be upgraded to 100 Mbps on demand. The Computer Centre is accessible round-the-clock and is equipped with state-of-the art hardware and software. IMT is among the few institutes in India to have a campus agreement with Microsoft for their latest licensed software. IMT also has an academic partnership with CISCO which enables us to offer CISCO-certified courses in our curriculum. The computer labs are equipped with top-of-the-line desktops and Intel Xeon 64 Bit Processor Servers. The computer centre has three sections with over 200 workstations. These are used for teaching the IT courses as well as common computing facilities for all courses.

Library:

The IMT Library works 22 hours (8.00 am to 6.00 am) including Saturdays and Sundays to facilitate access to the students. It has a seating capacity of about 175 at a time.

The Library operates in a fully automated environment and is equipped with 3M Library Security System which provides excellent protection against loss of books and other reading documents.

IMT Library has a very rich collection of e-book, e-journal, corporate & industry information and country research databases such as Books 24x7 and Blackwell Reference Online, HBS premium educator collection, ABI/INFORM Complete, EBSCO Business Source Complete, Emerald Management Xtra, Elsevier Science Direct, CMIE-I Cube, CRISIL, World Bank Databases, IMD World Competitiveness Online, Indiastate.com and many more to full research and teaching need of academic community.

Library has institutional membership of American Information Resource Centre (AIRC), British Council Library (BCL), Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET), Developing Libraries Network (DELNET), Indian National Digital Library in Engineering Sciences & Technology (INDEST) and Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) to full fill information needs of faculty and students.

IMT Ghaziabad recently added more than 1306 books to its collection, which now totals to a grand 43043. The books are on diverse Business and Management disciplines and are supplemented by more than 2892 CDs and DVDs. More than 300 educational CDs/DVDs are also available online for classroom teaching purposes. The library subscribes to about 8482 journals, e-journals and magazines out of which a substantial number are international journals. Besides, it subscribes to 18 Online Databases, 17 National and 1 international newspaper and 260 Annual Reports pertaining to different sectors including 273 ICRA Sector Reports. The library is a member of 7 different libraries and professional bodies.

Fruits/vegetables and General supplies:

Fresh fruits, vegetables and groceries are available in the local Sector 10 market that is at a walking distance from the campus. Local students and the International Linkages Committee will be very happy to help you in locating stores and specialized items.

Text Books:

Textbooks for all courses are provided by IMT GHAZIABAD.

Banks & Currency Exchange:

There are large numbers of state and private sector banks in the local market area. All IMT GHAZIABAD students usually open accounts with one of these banks. Major international banks i.e. Citibank, ABN-Amro, HDFC, ICICI etc. have their ATMs and bank branches in Ghaziabad.

Your International ATMs can be operated from the Citibank ATM in RDC Raj Nagar, which is at a10 minutes walking distance

Medical Insurance

It is recommended that every exchange student coming to IMT Ghaziabad has a health insurance cover. This ensures that in case a student gets ill, he/she can avail cashless health care and does not face financial hardships. It becomes important in case of serious illness or accident in particular.

Although health insurance is not mandatory, it is always safe to have one.

Medical Facilities on Campus

Medical Aid is available on campus free of charge. The doctor is available for consultation in the Health Centre at the following timings:

Monday-Friday: 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm

Resident Doctor- Dr. K.G. Dhingra may be contacted for consultation and in case of any emergency. Medical consultation by the Institute Doctor is free. However, the expense for medical tests, hospital and such other expenses have to be borne by the student.

Mosquitoes

While in India, you will be greeted by mosquitoes. They have a way of spoiling the mood, attacking after dark. Sometimes, while sleeping you may hear one humming around your head, close to your ears, waking you up. Mosquitoes bite the exposed area of body like hands and legs. Its bite feels like a needle prick and itches, sometimes causing an angry red bump on your skin.

Do not worry; there are not many mosquitoes in the campus. But sometimes, you may find one or two mosquitoes in your room during the night. A ceiling fan on full speed can successfully disorient the mosquitoes. Mosquito repellents like liquid repellents, mats, coils and mosquito resistant body creams can easily be found in most of the shops here. Liquid repellents are best for rooms, but when you are in outside, we recommend you use body cream or carry a mosquito coil to keep them away. If somehow you got bitten by a mosquito, the pain will go in few minutes. Most Indian mosquito repellents are quite effective and the famous ones are Good Knight, All Out. You can also buy Mosquito repellent creams like Odomos, if the need arises. Apply it on the exposed areas like face arm and legs. They don’t give you a sticky feeling or offensive smell.

Other Facilities on Campus:

• 1 Photocopier in the library and 2 more inside the campus. Printouts at nominal charge
• Courier and General Postage Facilities
• Taxi Service on call
• Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton and LawnTennis Courts (Night lights)
• Football / Cricket Field (Night lights)
• Table Tennis
• Well equipped gymnasium