Admissions open for the 2027 intake.
MBA and PGDM admissions 2027

Join India's next generation of business leaders.

A two-year, full-time MBA at Greater Noida and Gurugram, and a PGDM at Lodhi Road, New Delhi. Learn with KPMG, EY and SAS certifications, a ₹1 lakh learning wallet and a Management Immersion at an IIM.

Start your MBA/PGDM journey

CAT | MAT | XAT | CMAT | NMAT accepted.

  • ₹25L Highest package offered
  • 100% Placement assistance
  • 500+ Active recruiting partners
  • 30+ years Shaping business leaders
  • 16,000+ Alumni worldwide
Why IILM School of Management

An MBA built around the industry you want to join

You specialise in a subject, study an industry, and take courses from our Law, Engineering, Computer Science and Liberal Arts schools.

Case studies, internships, live projects and constant contact with industry run through both years. The Center for Purpose helps you connect your values with the career you choose, so you graduate ready to lead with integrity.

  • AI as an intellectual co-pilot

    AI is built into how you learn, analyse and decide, including AI-driven business simulations.

  • OpenEXO pedagogy

    Two tracks: Core (Corporate Transformation & Leadership) and EDGE (Greenfield Venture Creation).

  • Faculty from IITs, IIMs and the boardroom

    PhDs from top IITs and IIMs, and Professors of Practice with CXO-level experience.

  • Placement training led by recruiters

    A credit-bearing Corporate Readiness Program, mostly delivered by professionals from companies that hire on campus.

Programmes for 2027

Choose your campus. Choose your path.

Each campus offers different programmes. Select a campus to see what you can study there.

AwardMBA, IILM University
RecognitionUGC recognised
Duration2 years, full-time
Learning wallet₹1,00,000

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Graduate in any discipline, with at least 55% in 10th, 12th and graduation.

  • Marketing and Sales Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Finance and Fintech with KPMG
  • Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Business Analytics with KPMG
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation with Beyond Next Ventures New
  • Management Technology and Business Transformation

MBA BFSI

Graduate in any discipline, with at least 55% in 10th, 12th and graduation.

Build domain expertise across banking systems, capital markets, fintech and insurance, blending financial rigour with technology.

  • AI as a co-pilot for stress testing and risk modelling
  • Fintech lab exposure and deal-making workshops
  • Mentorship from industry leaders
  • Careers in risk consulting, digital transformation, InsurTech, and banking and fintech leadership
  • Management Immersion at an IIM, through your IILM Wallet

MBA exploratory courses, up to 4 credits

  • Public Policy
  • Industrial Psychology
  • Digital Media & Communications
  • Cybersecurity
Pedagogy

Redefining higher education through OpenEXO

We have built the OpenEXO (Exponential Organizations) framework into how the IILM MBA is taught. Faculty act as innovation coaches, and you learn by applying 10x growth frameworks, running live industry sprints and using AI tools every day.

  • Learn by doing, not memorising Every course centres on live projects, simulations and real venture creation.
  • Graduate with a portfolio Leave with real-world projects and hands-on mastery of modern AI and platform tools.
  • Purpose-first career building Define your own Massive Transformative Purpose and align your career with it.

Five pillars of how you learn

  1. AI-co-piloted learning Generative AI and analytics tools for research, prototyping and forecasting.
  2. ExO Sprints 10-week innovation cycles solving real industry challenges in teams.
  3. Artifact-based assessment Dashboards, pitch decks, prototypes and transformation plans instead of memory tests.
  4. Peer-to-crowd feedback Your projects are tested by industry mentors and peer-review networks.
  5. Inverted classrooms and labs Concepts online, so class time goes to strategy sessions, hackathons and incubators.

Choose your track

MBA Core Track

Corporate Transformation & Leadership

Re-engineer established organisations using ExO principles.

  • 10-week Enterprise ExO SprintAudit a real firm's business model and design a 10x growth strategy.
  • 48-hour Legacy Unfreezing HackathonsDisrupt a traditional industry before a competitor does.
  • Executive boardroom pitch simulationsDefend your transformation strategy in front of C-suite executives.
  • AI and operational audit labsFind where AI and dashboards can replace manual processes.
MBA EDGE Track

Greenfield Venture Creation

Take a new venture from zero to one.

  • Zero-to-One Venture IncubatorA semester-long studio to conceptualise, validate and build a new venture.
  • Exponential Business Canvas SprintsWeekly workshops turning ideas into actionable business models.
  • Crowd-building campaignsLive experiments to build a real early-adopter community.
  • Global Investor Demo DayPitch your validated venture to venture capitalists and angel investors.
Venture ecosystem partner

Access the ecosystem behind building and scaling businesses

Through our partnership with Beyond Next Ventures (BNV), a Japan-based venture capital firm, you go beyond traditional management education. Interact with venture capitalists, angel investors, startup founders and industry leaders, and learn from people building businesses today.

Build your own venture, step by step

  1. Identify and validate Find a real problem and test your idea.
  2. Build the team Find the right co-founders.
  3. Prototype Develop and test your first version.
  4. Get mentorship Learn from founders and industry leaders.
  5. Incubation and funding Explore incubation and potential funding opportunities.
Not planning to found a startup? You still learn how startups are built, how investors evaluate businesses and how companies grow from an idea to a scalable venture. That makes you more industry-ready in any role.
Only at IILM

The IILM Wallet

₹1,00,000

Given to every MBA student at Greater Noida and Gurugram, and every PGDM student at Lodhi Road. It is not a fee discount. It is a budget you choose how to spend on professional certifications, immersions and placement readiness programmes that match the job you want.

Professional certifications

  • Marketing AnalyticsKPMG
  • Financial Modelling & ValuationKPMG
  • Lean Six Sigma Green BeltKPMG
  • Agentic AI ProgrammeKPMG
  • Machine Learning using R/PythonKPMG
  • Business Intelligence, Qlik SenseKPMG
  • Data Modelling, MS ExcelKPMG
  • HR AnalyticsEY
  • SAS CertificationSAS
  • ASCM Supply Chain TrainingBlue Ocean
  • Live Project: Generative AI / Agentic AIHCLTech
  • Talent Acquisition through AIZimyo

Immersions

  • Management ImmersionIIM
  • NISM Immersion (Year I)NISM
  • Deep Purpose Himalayan RetreatIILM
  • Rediscovering India ImmersionCentre for Purpose

Placement readiness

  • Corporate Readiness ProgramBoard Infinity

Programmes are subject to minimum enrolment and are scheduled by IILM.

Immersions and experiential learning

Learn in places a classroom cannot take you

Management Immersion at an IIM

A residential immersion that combines academic learning with leadership and experiential exposure.

NISM Immersion

Year I

Deep Purpose Himalayan Retreat

Reflection on personal values, empathy and purpose-driven leadership.

6 days | 11 destinations | 9 states

Rediscovering India Immersion Programme

Curated by the Centre for Purpose, this six-day journey takes you into villages, farms, local enterprises, craft clusters and community institutions across India. Explore rural value chains, farmer producer companies, creative economies and sustainable livelihoods, and learn how value is created beyond corporations.

  • Observe
  • Engage
  • Understand
  • Participate
  • Reflect
  • Share

Also part of the programme

  • Startup, ideathon and consulting challenges Solve real business problems in teams.
  • Company visits and live projects Connect classroom learning with real business environments.
  • Hands-on workshops Entrepreneurship, innovation, design thinking, leadership and personal growth.
  • International collaborative projects Cross-border teamwork that builds a global perspective.
Corporate Readiness Program

Arrive job-ready on day one

Delivered with Board Infinity, a training partner that also works with XLRI and the IIMs. Apart from some foundation modules, sessions are led by industry professionals, including people from companies that recruit on campus.

  1. Phase 1

    Foundation skills

    • Aptitude
    • Communication
    • Essential soft skills for recruitment and the workplace
  2. Phase 2

    Career and role readiness

    • AI-enabled CV building and profile mapping
    • Job role practicums
    • Functional skills boot camps
    • Competency workshops
  3. Phase 3

    Placement preparation

    • Mock group discussions
    • Personal interview training
    • Role clarity sessions with industry experts
6 academic credits Semester 1 to 3 Continued support in Semester 4 for students still seeking placement
Placements and industry

Numbers that prove our promise

IILM's placement cell works year-round with recruiters across consulting, banking, FMCG, retail and technology.

₹25L Highest package offered
100% Placement assistance
500+ Active recruiting partners

Industry and academic partners

  • KPMGCertifications
  • EYHR Analytics
  • Deloitte with ZellFintech pathway
  • HCL TechManagement Technology
  • SASVisual Analytics
  • T-HubEntrepreneurship
  • Beyond Next VenturesVenture ecosystem
  • Board InfinityCorporate readiness
  • Copenhagen Business SchoolGlobal exposure
  • STPISoftware Technology Parks
  • TransOrgManagement Technology
  • CaprisageIndustry partner
  • Career CarveCorporate readiness
  • Blue OceanASCM supply chain

Our recruiters

Students have also interned at ITC, Aditya Birla, RBI, Volvo, PNB, Nestlé, Swiggy, boAt, FedEx, Zomato and Wakefit.

International exposure

Your global journey at IILM

Learn with international faculty from top universities and work on cross-border projects with peers around the world.

  1. Partner institution

    Copenhagen Business School

    Global exposure through IILM's partnership with one of Europe's leading business schools.

  2. 3 to 4 weeks

    Global Study Programme

    Industry visits, workshops with international faculty and live cases with global companies.

  3. 3 to 5 months

    Semester Abroad

    A full semester at a partner university overseas, credited towards your programme.

Leadership and faculty

Learn from academics and industry leaders

A diverse faculty group that includes PhDs from top IITs and IIMs, international faculty from top universities, and Professors of Practice with decades of industry experience at CXO level.

Dr Nihar Amoncar
Director, School of Management

Dr Nihar Amoncar

Formerly with Derby University, UK and IMT Ghaziabad. PhD from South Wales Business School.

Prof Jishnu Changkakoti
Visiting Faculty

Prof Jishnu Changkakoti

Former Marketing Director at Johnson & Johnson and CMO at Samsung.

Radha Mohan Gupta
Professor of Practice

Radha Mohan Gupta

30+ years in supply chain and logistics at Pepsi, Reckitt Benckiser and Castrol.

Prof Arun Mathur
Faculty

Prof Arun Mathur

Held several senior positions, including CEO of Cititrust Kenya Ltd.

Prof Neeta Mathur
Professor of Practice

Prof Neeta Mathur

Former DGM HR, Engineers India Ltd.

Dr Subhamay Chatterjee
Faculty

Dr Subhamay Chatterjee

32+ years across industry, academia and consulting in strategy, transformation and culture change.

Dr Vidhisha Vyas
Professor

Dr Vidhisha Vyas

PhD, IIT Bombay.

Dr Furkan Khan
Faculty

Dr Furkan Khan

PhD, IIM Ahmedabad.

Prof Suvodip Sen
Faculty

Prof Suvodip Sen

Alumnus, IIM Indore.

Dr Zeeshan Majeed Nadroo
Faculty

Dr Zeeshan Majeed Nadroo

Alumnus, IIM Visakhapatnam.

Leadership Series and conclaves

Hear it from the people who hire

Senior leaders come to campus to talk about industry trends, growth and the decisions they face. Every year IILM also hosts functional conclaves, where experts from different sectors discuss the same function.

  • Finance Conclave
  • Marketing Conclave
  • HR Conclave
  • Operations Conclave

Recent speakers

  • Rajit Sikka Regional Head, TCS
  • Seema Bangia Ex-CHRO, Mahindra Aerospace & Defence
  • Mussarat Hussain Head HR, Suzuki R&D India
  • Aanchal Tandon HR India Lead, Campus B-School, HCLTech
  • Prabhanjan Prasoon Senior Director Talent Acquisition, Birlasoft
  • Promila Girotra Talent and Culture Head, Kyndryl
  • Nitya Chandar Director Global Talent Acquisition, UnitedLex
  • Urooj Fatma Director HR, Mercados Energy
  • Oinam Premchand Singh Head Corporate HR, Jakson Group
  • Monika Singh Senior TA Specialist, AML RightSource
Alumni

Where our graduates lead

EY
Dr Chaitanya Jha AVP, Strategy & Transactions
PwC
Vijayender Rathore Director, AI/Data Science & ML
Deloitte
Tajinder Singh Director, Forensic
HSBC
Manoj Luthra Vice President, Credit Risk Advisory
The skills and knowledge I gained at IILM have been instrumental in shaping my career. The constant support from faculty and peers made a huge difference.
Akshita Sikka HR, BlackRock
IILM's focus on holistic learning helped me develop the skills and confidence I needed to succeed in a global business environment.
Nandini Gautam Management Trainee, AYE Finance
The curriculum at IILM is well aligned with industry expectations. I had multiple offers before graduation day.
Ashish Sharma Manager, Vestian MEA Global
Thanks to IILM's placement support, I secured a position at one of the top firms in the industry. The journey has been truly transformative.
Utkarsh Vikram Singh Chauhan Tax Analyst, Deloitte

Learning Environments

AI, Technology & Purpose-Built Labs

Technology is embedded across all disciplines. Students learn to use AI tools, digital platforms, and data-informed approaches as part of everyday coursework.

Apple Media Lab

Apple Media Lab

Dedicated space for media production, editing, and creative workflows using industry-relevant Apple tools.

Dell AI Lab

Dell AI Lab

Supports learning in data analysis, AI-enabled applications, and computational thinking across disciplines.

Innovation Lab

Innovation Lab

A collaborative space for ideation, prototyping, experimentation, and interdisciplinary problem-solving.

Multimedia Production Studio

MultiMedia Production Studio

Professional facilities for audio-visual production, journalism practice, film projects, and digital storytelling.

How to apply

Four steps to join IILM

  1. Enquire or apply online

    Fill in the short form. It takes under five minutes.

  2. Counselling call

    A counsellor explains the programme, campus, fee and scholarships.

  3. Personal interview

    On campus or online, whichever suits you.

  4. Confirm your seat

    Receive your offer letter and complete seat confirmation.

Start your enquiry
FAQs

Questions? Here are the answers.

Can't find what you need? A counsellor can answer anything about programmes, fees and scholarships.

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What is the eligibility for the MBA and PGDM?

MBA and MBA BFSI: a bachelor's degree in any discipline, with at least 55% in 10th, 12th and graduation.

PGDM: a bachelor's degree in any discipline, with at least 50% in graduation.

Which entrance exams are accepted?

We accept CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT and NMAT scores. If you don't have a score, ask your counsellor about IILM's own selection process.

Which programmes are offered at each campus?

Greater Noida: MBA (General Management), MBA BFSI.
Gurugram: MBA (General Management), MBA BFSI.
Lodhi Road, New Delhi: PGDM, PGDM in Entrepreneurship and Family Business, and PGDM in Gen-AI & Analytics.

What is the difference between the MBA and the PGDM?

The MBA is a degree from IILM University, a UGC-recognised university. The PGDM is an AICTE-approved postgraduate diploma awarded by IILM Lodhi Road. Both are two-year, full-time programmes.

Is the IIM immersion an IIM degree or certificate?

No. It is a residential Management Immersion at an IIM that forms part of the IILM programme. Your degree or diploma is awarded by IILM.

How does the IILM Wallet work?

Every MBA student at Greater Noida and Gurugram, and every PGDM student at Lodhi Road, gets ₹1,00,000 in IILM Money to spend on professional certifications, immersions and placement readiness programmes, with partners such as SAS, KPMG, EY and ASCM.

What does the programme cost, and are there scholarships?

The fee differs by campus and programme, so your counsellor will share the exact figure for the one you choose. Merit-cum-means scholarships are available. Request a callback to find out what you may qualify for.

Is hostel accommodation available?

Yes. Secure hostels are available at all three campuses: Greater Noida, Gurugram and Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

Your future boardroom starts here.

Join 16,000+ IILM alumni. Applications for the 2027 intake are open at all three campuses, and seats are limited.

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