Distance MBA: IMT Ghaziabad vs Narsee Monjee

These Distance MBA courses allow working professionals, who cannot afford the high fees of full-time MBA and don’t have the time to leave their ongoing job to acquire full-time MBA, to get a degree. Distance MBA from NMIMS and from IMT Ghaziabad are both top courses.

Studying Masters in Business Administration (MBA) through distance learning has picked up pace as more and more professionals are opting for this programme while they work. This course helps the professionals in upgrading their skills and get better growth in their career. A lot of top B-schools and management institutes that used to offer full-time MBA courses have now developed a distance-learning curriculum too. Among these management colleges are Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad, and Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) in Mumbai.

There are various factors which have been mentioned between these two top institutes for distance learning in MBA. These include:

• Ranking
• Fees
• Pedagogy
• Recognition
• Placements
• Course Curriculum or Syllabus

If you are interested in making your career in management a boost and have the hunger for growth and development in your present management career with the goal of attaining top managerial positions in top MNCs, then these top B-schools can surely help you in achieving those goals. Distance MBA education provides huge scope for a working executive to build up their educational qualification while still working in their respective positions in companies. It helps them to foray into the world of top managerial positions in companies throughout the world.

Before choosing a B-school, one should choose their specialisation for their post-graduation degree, keeping in mind the kind of top-level management jobs they are interested in as well as the blending of their graduation degree with their post-graduation. The colleges provide various specialisations in MBA as well as PGDM courses, but you have to choose the course which would be beneficial to your present as well as a future career. They not only provide quality education but also provide you with the best job markets in metros such as Delhi and Mumbai. NMIMS Mumbai and IMT Ghaziabad are both premiere B-schools and provide various differences in the factors which have been mentioned above. It is for you to decide the college you want to choose to complete your distance education in post-graduation for management from.

Table of Comparison between NMIMS Mumbai and IMT Ghaziabad

A detailed comparison between Distance MBA from NMIMS and from IMT Ghaziabad based on various factors that are crucial for admission purpose are given below:

Name of Institute	IMT Ghaziabad	NMIMS Mumbai
Approved by	AICTE	UGC
Established	1980	1981
Business Today rankings for 2017	10	11
Entrance exam	Not required	Not required
Affiliation	Autonomous	University of Mumbai
Courses offered	PGDM, PGCM (Diploma, Certificate, Executive)	MBA
Total seats	PGDM, PGCM, PGDM Executive (600 seats)	MBA (620 seats)
Average Placement Package	Rs 11.60 LPA	MBA: Rs 17.58 LPA MBA HR: Rs 13.57 LPA
Range of total fees	Rs 1.44 lakh	Rs 86,000
Companies visiting every year	155	209
Highest Placement Package ever	Rs 25 LPA	MBA: Rs 34.11 LPA MBA HR: Rs 20.76 LPA

Selection and Admission Process at IMT Ghaziabad and NMIMS Mumbai

It can be seen from the table that the admission criteria and the entrance exams for both the programs of Distance Education IMT Ghaziabad and Distance education from NMIMS have their own differences and processes. The admission processes for both the institutes are given below:

IMT Ghaziabad

• The Distance Education IMT Ghaziabad course which is also known as the IMT-CDL in PGDM program, they conduct the admissions process twice a year in the months of July and January.
• Candidates need to apply for PG Certificate in Management (PGCM), PG Diploma in Management (PGDM) or PGDM Executive programs available.
• Selections of the candidates are then done through screening by the selection committee based on marks and eligibility criteria.
• Candidates should be graduates and have more than two years of working experience. They should have scored above 60 per cent marks in their board exams. They can also be from the IMT-CDL’s one-year Diploma Program.
• Students need to collect the admission form of IMT CDL from the office or online and pay a fee of Rs 1,100. It is important to fill up the admission form after attending the entrance exams.
• Students can apply for only one type of Distance course at a time.
• Distance education from NMIMS can extend from the duration of a minimum two years to a maximum of four years.
• First, you have to register with them online by paying fees of Rs 1,000 as registration fee. You have to choose your course specialisation during the registration itself.
• Students should conform to eligibility criteria like that of graduation with a minimum of 50 per cent or a minimum of two years of job experience during registration.
• Visit their authorised enrollment partner’s office nearby you and verify your documents of Aadhar Card, Work experience, Photo ID and Photographs. Students can change their authorized enrollment partners after the payment of Rs 2,500.
• Students need to choose the payment process of their fees; they can pay it in total or even have the options of EMI.
• After all the documents are verified the student will get conformation from NMIMS and your course will start thereafter. Any issues with the course will be handled by the authorised enrollment partner.

NMIMS Mumbai

• Distance education from NMIMS can extend from duration of a minimum two years to a maximum of four years.
• First, you have to register with them online by paying fees of Rs 1,000 as registration fee. You have to choose your course specialisation during the registration itself.
• Students should conform to eligibility criteria like that of graduation with a minimum of 50 per cent or a minimum of two years of job experience during registration.
• Visit their authorised enrollment partner’s office nearby you and verify your documents of Aadhar Card, Work experience, Photo ID and Photographs. Students can change their authorized enrollment partners after the payment of Rs 2,500.
• Students need to choose the payment process of their fees; they can pay it in total or even have the options of EMI.
• After all the documents are verified the student will get conformation from NMIMS and your course will start thereafter. Any issues with the course will be handled by the authorised enrollment partner.