Kapil Sibal, Minister for HRD and IT Inaugurates IMT Ghaziabad's Latest Addition in Hyderabad

The fourth campus of IMT gets established. The latest addition to Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad's already credible kitty of Business schools, is Hyderabad now. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) September 21, 2011 - With a resounding success of Nagpur and the Dubai branches, the school initiated the beginning of a school in the South on July 2nd, 2011. The inauguration was an occasion, presided by the country's honourable minister of Human Resource and Development and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal. The other esteemed company included Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy and Mr. Kamal Nath, Minister of Urban Development, Government of India and President, IMT Group of Institutes. With revolutionary thoughts about advancement in education, Mr. Sibal has been a source of inspiration for many in the field. The inauguration was followed by an emphatic speech to the attendees drawing focus on the need for education intervention in socio-economic issues of the country.

Mr. Sibal lamented, "..., at the moment, our management schools are centred around getting placements for their students in big firms for fat salaries. This is really a tragedy". He urged the faculty and management to allow for education to play a vital role in case studies dealing with India's development. "There are huge problems and there is a need on studying the management of socio-economic issues in the society," he said. The others issue that he advised the future business leaders to take up was the need-gap between slums and teachers and he kept his hopes high from IMT-H. IMT-H was truly honoured to have the Minister inaugurate the school with such a moving and impactful address.

The Director of IMT Hyderabad is Dr. V Panduranga Rao shared his vision for the Hyderabad branch of IMT. He said, "IMT Hyderabad will endeavour to offer cutting edge and world class education. Our vision is to become a centre of excellence in management education in the years to come, offering quality programs with an international focus." In the words of Kamal Nath, President- "You can't offer today's management graduates yesterday's management systems" and this is where IMT Hyderabad wants to excel.

Already popular among students, the unique and exciting 'Virtual Interview' IMT Hyderabad held online was a hit. It soon became the most memorable experience of the interview process. For some others, the whole process of going from being among the 15,000 who applied to finally making it as an IMT student was a memorable journey. "From the process of entrance test till the last round of personal interview everything was an interesting and a good experience," Siddhanth Verma voices what many of his classmates think.

With such strong roots in the education field, Institute of Management Technology rolls out its first session of 2011-13 in its brand new campus of 30 acres. The 120 seats are assured of a bright future and exposure to the world of business management by IMT-H.

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