Abhinav Chauhan's Review on IMI Delhi - International Management Institute

Most of the students at a B-school have a common desire- to get a lucrative job with a fat pay package. IMI Delhi is the right place where you can get your dream job and provides its students with immense opportunities due to its reputation in the industry. There is a dedicated plaement team of students which works day-night to attract the major names of the industry to our campus.

Major highlights of placements 2014 are:

PGDM average package-Rs. 9.9 lakhs/annum

PGDM highest package-Rs. 22 lakhs/annum

PGDMHR average package-Rs. 9.3 lakhs/annum

PGDMHR highest package-Rs. 16 lakhs/annum

PGDM(B & FS) has started in 2014 itself.

Recruiters represented all sectors of the industry- FMCG, IT, BFSI, E-Commerce, Automobile etc.

Some of the major recruiters included companies like Snapdeal, JP Morgan, RPG Enterprises, Mahindra and Mahindra, Wipro, HCL, Infosys and the list goes on.

The summer internship which every student has to do in a company at the end of first year(for about 8 weeks) highlights:

PGDM highest package- Rs. 45000/month

PGDMHR highest package- Rs. 60000/month

IMI Delhi also leverages on its strong alumni base working in industry. The Alumni Committee at IMI is responsible for connecting with the alumni of IMI and holding alumni meets in different parts of the country.

IMI Delhi is located in Qutab Institutional Area in South Delhi. The campus is about 3 acres in area. 

The classrooms are well spaced and air conditioned. Every classroom is equipped with a projector and a desktop PC as most of the pedagogy is in the form of presentations. The college has a well established library with plenty of books,magazines,journals,articles and novels. One can access the library anytime between 9 am to 12 midnight(timings extend upto 2 in the night during exams). The campus has Wi-Fi connectivity everywhere with each student getting a login id and password(no limit on downloads). There is a gym inside the campus where the students can work out for free. The campus has a separate hostel for boys and girls. But the hostel inside the campus is not large enough to accomodate all the students so only 2nd year students stay in the campus hostels. The first year students stay outside the campus in hostels(and it is mandatory to stay in hostel as it is a fully residential program).

For the first year students staying outside the campus, there are college buses (to get to the college and back to the hostel) at regular intervals of time.

International Management Institute,New Delhi is the first corporate sponsored B-school in India and it was setup in 1981. Padmashri Dr. Bakul Dholakia is the current Director General of the institute who was formerly the Director General at IIM Ahmedabad. Some of the corporate sponsors of IMI include RPG Enterprises, Tata Chemicals, Nestle, SAIL, Williomson Magor etc. IMI Delhi has been awarded with international accreditions such as AMBA(Association of MBA's) and SAQS. IMI Delhi features among top 20 B-schools of the country and various B-school rankings are a testimonial to this.

There are mainly three programs provided by the institute- PGDM, PGDMHR and PGDM(Banking and Financial Services). However the institute also provides an Executive MBA(for work experience holders of more than 5 years) and Fellowship program in Management. The admission to the 3 flagship programs of IMI is based on the test scores obtained in CAT or GMAT. The cutoff scores vary from year to year and that is followed by a Psychometric test, Individual Interview and an Extempore.

The session begins in the last week of June. The classes are timed from 9 in the morning till 5 in the evening(with some exceptions at times). There is a trimester system in the institute and each trimester is typically of a 3 months duration. The students are graded relatively and a GPA is made out at the end of each trimester. The evaluation process consists of- Class Participation, Quiz(surprise at times and each subject having 3-4 Quizes), Assignments, Projects, Mid Term Exams and End Term Exams. There is a great opportunity for students to work on live projects with various organizations(the college helps in getting a live project but it is not evaluated to calculate the GPA).

The tution fee of the PGDM,PGDMHR and PGDM(B& FS) programmes for the 2014-16 batch is about 13 lakhs. The hostel fee varies from Rs. 85000 to Rs. 125000 per annum depending on the type of room(mess charges are separate and cost around Rs. 3500/month).

There is no provision of scholarships to the students. However, the institute has tied up with many banks for educational loans to the students. About 50% of the students avail of this facility.

IMI Delhi has a variety of clubs with students actively representing them. Some of the clubs include- Cultural Committee, Diversity Club, Social Volunteering Club, Economics Club, Finance Club, Operations Club, HR Club, Entrepreneurship Club, Sports Club, Placement Committee, Alumni Committee. The procedure for being a part of this club includes interviews by the seniors present in the respective clubs. Various events are organized by these clubs which keep the spirits of the students high.The college campus is not large enough for any sports activities(except badminton ,basket ball and Table Tennis) but the college has excellent teams playing almost every sport.