Compare Business Schools: IMT Nagpur Vs IMT Hyderabad vs IMI Calcutta vs IMI Bhubaneswar – This again is on request. Two IMI babies Vs IMT babies.
Both the parents are considered as big names in the Top private B Schools of the nation by well known personalities – while Founder & president of IMT Ghaziabad is famous politician, Member of Parliament and currently Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh – Mr. Kamal Nath; Founder of IMI Delhi has been renowned industrialist, Chairman of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, Mr. Sanjiv Goenka. IMI was India’s first corporate sponsored business school. Lets check what the babies have been doing and how they have performed now that they have been in operations for quite some time.
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These MBA Colleges accept CAT/XAT/GMAT and CMAT Score. IMT Hyderabad and IMI Calcutta is located in the cities and while the other two, located in Nagpur and Bhubaneswar.
IMT Hyderabad vs IMI Kolkata vs IMT Nagpur vs IMI Bhubaneshwar
| MBA College | IMT N | IMT H | IMI C | IMI BBSR |
| Established | 2003 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Location | Nagpur | Hyderabad | Kolkata | Bhubaneswar |
| NIRF Ranking'25 | 99 | 72 | 42 | 94 |
| Hostel | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Specialization | PGDM | PGDM | PGDM | PGDM |
| Exam Accepted | CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT | CAT/XAT/GMAT | CAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT | CAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT |
| CAT Cut-off | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Programme Fees* | 14.5 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
| Full time faculty | 47 | 37 | 22 | 22 |
| Seat | 360 | 240 | 180 | 180 |
| Student Faculty Ratio | 7.6:1 | 6.5:1 | 6.8:1 | 6.8:1 |
| Average Salary 2025* | 11 | 12.5 | 12 | 12 |
| Average Salary 2024* | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Average Salary 2023* | 11 | 12.5 | 10.45 | 11.29 |
| Average Salary 2022* | 10.81 | 10.5 | N.A | N.A |
| Campusutra Ranking | 2.5 | 2.75 | 2.25 | 2.75 |
* Rs. in Lakh
IMI Bhubaneswar Admission: The International Management Institute Bhubaneswar
(IMI Bhubaneshwar) opens application for its 2 year full-time PGDM programme for the batch 2025-27, eligible candidates to apply for its PGDM (Post-Graduate Diploma in Management) course for the batch 2025 batch.
IMT Hyderabad PGDM Placements: IMT H ( Institute of Management Technology Hyderabad) has released the placement report for the PGDM batch 2022 -24. The highest salary offered is Rs. 26 Lakh per annum and the average salary offered is Rs. 13 Lakh per annum. Top Recruiters are PepsiCo, Invesco. Micron, Zeta, Oxane and Others.
