Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad: Interview with Prantika Mandal (Student)

Founded in the year 1980, Institute of Management Technology (IMT) is one of the top private B-Schools located in Ghaziabad. Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). As per the NIRF 2022 ranking IMT Ghaziabad has bagged the 44th position in the management category with a score of 52.12. The institute offers postgraduate and doctoral level courses in the field of management, banking and finance like PGDM and FPM. Admission to IMT Ghaziabad is offered to students who meet the programme eligibility criteria and go through the IMT common admission process.

Careers360 brings you an interview with Prantika Mandal, Student at IMT Ghaziabad. She is doing her Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM-HR) from Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad. In this interview, Prantika shares her experience of the college. What is life like at IMT? How did she choose the IMT Ghaziabad PGDM-Human Resource programme? And other things about the Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad like the SIP, placements, campus life and more. To know more about IMT Ghaziabad from a student's perspective go through the complete interview of Prantika Mandal.

Careers360. Tell us something about yourself.

Prantika Mandal. I'm an economics graduate and I joined as a fresher. I hail from Kolkata, hence settling into the Ghaziabad culture seemed a little daunting, the campus is home to people from all around the country, so that helped. I am 22 years old and I enjoy cooking, which has been on a little break since I joined IMT Ghaziabad.

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Careers360. How did you come to choose IMT and what factors were instrumental in your choice?

Prantika Mandal. I did my research and spoke to people on Linkedin. Looked up the background of the college. Also, I realized that this school is famous for its Marketing specialization as it's a sought after field in general, but despite wanting to do HR I joined here because of the brand name and corporate presence.

Careers360. What were the salient features of your admission process at IMT that struck you as unique?

Prantika Mandal. Everything here is student driven and hence there were seniors to guide the new entrants at every step, and address all our doubts patiently.

Careers360. How did you narrow down your choice of specialization considering that IMT offers many? What were the key factors that helped?

Prantika Mandal. It was a difficult choice, taking an HR major in a college famous for Marketing and Finance. But, the faculty here is amazing and I am really passionate about working in the HR domain, so it's a choice I don't regret at all.

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Careers360. What is your take on the initial days at the IMT campus considering that it is the time to build contacts, understand the processes? Could you give details on the support given by the institute?

Prantika Mandal. It was difficult, to be pretty honest. But the college held an induction week, giving us many interactive opportunities through co curricular and spiritual activities. This was genuinely a smart and beautiful move as MBA gets extremely rigorous later on.

Careers360. Now that you are a part of the IMT campus, what in your opinion are stand apart features of the institute that you think are real assets to building a student’s career and future?

Prantika Mandal. In my opinion apart from the features of the institute I think are real assets to building a student’s career and future are as follows:

• Quality of education

• Quality of faculty

• Student culture

• Student friendliness

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Careers360. Could you give details on the industry connection that is inbuilt with the course at IMT and its advantages?

Prantika Mandal. Eighty percent of the course is case based and we solve and analyze HBR cases everyday and that gives us a clear understanding of the real life business scenario in different sectors.

Careers360. The IMT family is huge considering the alumni network and the current students. How advantageous in your opinion is this connection and in which ways?

Prantika Mandal. Reaching out to alumni on Linkedin or connecting with them during reunions is always a learning experience. They are more than happy to quote their anecdotes and it's lovely.

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Careers360. Internships are an integral part of any MBA student’s life. Please talk about the internship process at IMT and how they lead to students being placement ready.

Prantika Mandal. I'm a fresher and yet to do my internship. But what I've heard from my seniors is that is the exact time where you learn the most.

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Careers360. Placements have always been good at IMT but they all come with tireless work done by students and the institute. Could you give details on the support and the preparation towards this?

Prantika Mandal. The preparation is actually pretty smooth as there is full support from seniors and committees. RACE is a club that makes company summaries called Compviews before placements and that helps a lot.

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