IMT Nagpur: Admission 2027, Fees, Courses, Cutoff, Ranking, Placement

IMT Nagpur Admission Dates 2027

Admissions for the PGDM 2027-29 batch at IMT Nagpur are now open. The cycle is anchored by CAT 2026, XAT 2027, CMAT 2027 and GMAT scores. The institute posts application deadlines in phases on its official website.

The table below lists the key events for the IMT Nagpur 2027-29 admission cycle.

Each accepted entrance exam follows its own calendar. Aspirants should track the dates below alongside the IMT Nagpur application.

IMT Nagpur Courses and Fees

IMT Nagpur offers three full-time PGDM programs, each of two years. The first year is common for all three. Specialisation choices are made in the second year through 12 electives.

The table below summarises the IMT Nagpur Courses and Fees:

The INR 16 Lakhs fee covers academic fees, hostel and mess, alumni registration and a refundable security deposit. Students do not pay anything extra beyond this amount. The fee for the 2027-29 batch has not yet been published.

Students in the core PGDM can choose dual specialisation or a major-minor combination. PGDM (Financial Management) and PGDM (Marketing) students must take Finance or Marketing as the major. Students can still sit for placement roles outside their major area.

IMT Nagpur Admission Process

IMT Nagpur follows a holistic, merit-based selection process for all three PGDM programs. There is no management quota and no caste-based reservation. One application covers all three programs, and the offer is based on a consolidated score. Check IMT Nagpur Admission details below:

IMT Nagpur PGDM Eligibility

• A three-year bachelor's degree in any discipline with at least 50% aggregate marks
• Final-year graduation students can apply
• A valid score in CAT, XAT, CMAT or GMAT
• Work experience is not mandatory but earns additional marks

IMT Nagpur Selection Process

• Step 1: Apply online through the IMT Nagpur admission portal or the IMT common application form
• Step 2: Shortlisting based on entrance exam percentile
• Step 3: Book a slot for the offline Critical Thinking (CT) test and Personal Interview (PI) in one of 22 cities
• Step 4: Final merit list based on exam score, Class 10, Class 12 and graduation marks, work experience, CT and PI
• Step 5: Offer letter, fee payment and admission confirmation

CTPI centres include Nagpur, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata. Candidates who also apply to IMT Ghaziabad or IMT Hyderabad can use the common application form until its cut-off date.

For the 2027-29 batch, IMT Nagpur has set an entrance cutoff of 70 percentile in CAT or XAT and 90 percentile in CMAT. For the 2025-27 cycle, the institute stopped at 75 percentile for CAT/XAT and 550 for GMAT. Candidates with quality work experience get extra weightage in the final score.

IMT Nagpur Placements

IMT Nagpur placements for the PGDM 2024-26 batch recorded a highest CTC of INR 24 LPA. The average CTC stood at INR 10.25 LPA and the median CTC at INR 10 LPA, as per stats released in March 2026.

More than 120 recruiters took part in the 2024-26 placement season, including 50+ new recruiters. Pre-placement offers averaged INR 16 LPA. The placement process is common for students of all three PGDM programs.

The previous 2022-24 batch saw a higher peak at IMT Nagpur. The highest package for that batch was INR 36.33 LPA, with a top-10 average of INR 17.16 LPA and a top-20 average of INR 14.47 LPA.

The table below compares the headline IMT Nagpur placement figures for the two most recent batches.

Recruiters listed by IMT Nagpur span banking, finance and consumer sectors:

• Banking and Financial Services: BlackRock, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Federal Bank, Crisil
• Consumer and Retail: Myntra, Sony, VIP Industries

The Summer Internship Program after the first year is a key route to jobs. The 2022-24 batch converted 8 pre-placement offers from summer internships. Students rate the alumni network and finance-side recruiters as strengths, while the highest packages vary year to year.

IMT Nagpur Rankings

IMT Nagpur's strongest official rank is 99th in NIRF Management 2025. Among private B-schools, it features at 13th in IIRF 2026 and 24th in The Week 2025.

The table below lists the IMT Nagpur Rankings:

IMT Nagpur Scholarships

IMT Nagpur offers merit-based, gender-based and need-based scholarships on academic fees. A candidate eligible for more than one scholarship must pick one. The chosen scholarship continues for the entire program.

The table below lists the IMT Scholarships:

IMT Nagpur Campus and Infrastructure

The IMT Nagpur campus spreads over 27 acres on Katol Road, about 35 km from Nagpur city. Buses to the city run roughly every 30 minutes from the nearby stop. The location is quiet, though students often mention the distance from the city as a trade-off.

The academic block has 19 smart classrooms, an incubation room and a dedicated placement office. The IT centre has three labs of 60 desktops each and a 20-seat language lab. Software includes Tableau, SPSS, R, Python and Power BI, along with an IBM Business Analytics Lab.

• Hostels: Mandatory, with separate blocks for men and women. Single rooms are limited and allotted first-come, first-served.
• Mess: Hall for 1,000 diners, separate veg and non-veg areas, a bakery and a food court
• Sports: Floodlit grounds for cricket and football, plus courts for basketball, tennis, volleyball and badminton, and a gym
• Global exposure: MoUs with 28 international institutes, with 10+ students going abroad each year for a term

Faculty live on campus in dedicated quarters, which helps students interact with them beyond class hours. Student clubs and committees run most campus events.

IMT Nagpur vs IMT Hyderabad vs IMI Bhubaneswar

Aspirants who shortlist IMT Nagpur in the 70 to 90 percentile CAT range often compare it with IMT Hyderabad and IMI Bhubaneswar. All three are AICTE-approved PGDM schools with a similar fee band.

IMT Hyderabad leads on NIRF rank and city access. IMI Bhubaneswar has the lowest total fee and a slightly higher average CTC. IMT Nagpur offers the largest intake of 360 seats, an all-inclusive fee and a lower entry cutoff at 70 percentile.