IMT Common Admissions

Process 2021

Candidate
Instruction Sheet – Part 1
 Filling and submission of Profile
Details form

 Submission of Statement of
Purpose and 1- min video
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Dear Aspirant,

We welcome you to the IMT Common Admissions process for 2021 for the three IMT
campuses, i.e. IMT Ghaziabad, IMT Nagpur and IMT Hyderabad. As you must be already
aware, the admissions process for 2021 is online, due to the pandemic situation across the
country. This document will familiarize you with the entire process, which is broadly
divided into the following five stages namely:

1. Application form and successful submission

2. Profile Detail form, SOP and 1-minute video submission
3. Upload of mandatory documents for Personal Interview process
4. Self-Attendance and chat room for Information and queries on the day of the
Personal Interview
5. Personal Interview process

You have already crossed stage 1 as you have successfully submitted your application form
to IMT. In this document, we will familiarise you with stage 2 & Stage 3 of the process as
mentioned above. You will receive a Stage 4 & Stage 5 document along with your Interview
slot booking email by the end of January 2021.

Stage 2 Admissions process 2021

A) Profile Detail form
Every aspirant who has successfully filled and submitted the online common application form
for IMT 2021, is mandated to fill in a Profile detail form (PD form). The PD form link has now
been enabled and is available under a “Profile Detail Form” tab in the candidate portal, which
you can access once your login using your login credentials. Please note that the PD form will
have some components which is prefilled basis the information you have put in the Main
application form for IMT. In case you wish to modify the information, you would need to login
to your main IMT application form using your unique login ID and password and edit the
information given by you by going to the Edit mode. Only when you edit the information
provided and save the same, the PD form will reflect the changes in the pre-filled sections of
the form.

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Some sections need to be newly filled in by you. Please note that uploading a recent picture
of dimensions mentioned in the PD form is mandatory and your application will only be
processed, if you submit all mandatory sections of the PD form.
PD form tab screen shot:

B) Statement of Purpose (SOP)

The PD form has a section where you need to write an SOP. You are required to write an SOP
of maximum of three hundred words (300) which should cover the following points:
1. Your reason to pursue a PGDM at this stage of your career
2. Why do you think IMT is the right choice for pursing your PGDM?
3. What is your future career goal/s in the span of next 7-10 years and how IMT can
help you achieve this goal/s.
The SOP is mandatory and you would need to submit the same along with the PD
form in order for us to further process your application.

SOP section screen shot:

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C) One-minute video:
All aspirants need to upload a 1- minute video introducing themselves and their background,
career aspirations etc. The PD form has an upload section in which you can upload the
finalized video.
Screen shot of video upload

The following are the broad instructions while shooting the video:
1. The video can be shot on any smart phone, handheld or camera device
2. The video can be in MP4, MOV, WMY, AVI or FLV format
3. Candidate should speak in the English language as far as possible.
4. Video should be a maximum of one minute only. Any longer version video will be
rejected by the panel
5. Candidate should be dressed in formals and sitting on a chair, facing the camera with
his/her face and upper shoulders clearly visible
6. Candidate should ideally sit in a well-lighted room with minimum background noise
7. The video should be clear, comprehensible and audible. Please make sure to listen to
your recorded video before uploading the final video to the PD form.

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8. Once you upload your video, it will take 5-10 minutes for the upload to be completed.
You need to wait for the upload to be completed and then save your PD form
9. Please note that you will not be able to make any changes to the video or upload a
revised video once the same is successfully uploaded and saved in the PD form.
Hence please make sure to choose the correct video file and upload the same.
10. In case you wish to view your uploaded video you would need to wait for a minimum
of one-hour post saving your PD form.

Screenshot of video upload section of PD form post successful upload and view option is
available to candidate for the video:

Please find below a sample video that shows the look and feel of how the actual video
should look like. It shows how to face the camera, the posture and lighting we expect from
the actual video. The video has been shot with a normal smart phone. The video is mute
here as the exact content and audio of the video has to be individual to the candidate, as
per the contents of the video points as given below:
Sample video link: Click here

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Contents of your video:

1. Self-introduction- Please introduce yourself, your academic profile and work profile (if
applicable) and any important factor in your profile which makes you stand out.
2. Why should IMT select you for admission to its PGDM program/s?
The submission of the 1-minute video as per instructions provided is mandatory and your
application will only be processed further once you have successfully uploaded the same.

D)Upload of mandatory documents for Personal Interview process:

Please note that in the PD form there is a document upload section as shown in the screen
shot below. The mandatory documents to be uploaded before you submit the PD form is
1. Your graduation mark sheet issued by the college/institute/university which clearly
mentions your marks/CGPA OR overall percentage of marks/CGPA achieved. Please
note that in case you have not finished your final year of graduation and are
appearing for the final examinations in 2021, you can upload the latest mark sheets
received, which clearly mentions your marks/CGPA OR overall percentage of
marks/CGPA
2. Photo Identification document- please upload the photo identity document
mentioned in your main application form. Please note to upload the page in the
document which has your photograph and not any other page/s.

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Screen shot of document upload section in PD form:

Apart from the mandatory documents mentioned above, all other documents mentioned in
the upload section is NOT mandatory to be submitted by Jan 25, 2020 and can be uploaded
anytime on or before March 15, 2021.

As mentioned in the email, we would require you to fill up the PD form and all its mandated
components on or before Monday, January 25 2021. It can be filled/edited/modified or
updated till 25th January. Post Jan 25,2020 the PD form will be locked and CANNOT be
edited /modified/updated. Please ensure to fill the form within the mentioned deadline.

Please note that the PD form will not submit in case any mandatory documents are not
filled. Only those candidates who have filled and submitted all the components of the PD
form, including the SOP and 1-minute video will be further processed for the IMT
Admissions process for 2021.