The MBA program is offered by GNIOT Institute of Management Studies (GIMS) in the GNIOT Group of Institutions. The duration of the MBA course remains 2 years, which comes under Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), Lucknow, approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). The GNIOT MBA program was set up in the same year when GNIOT was established, which was 2001, recognizing itself for its exposure along with education.
There are a total of 360 seats available for the different MBA and equivalent PGDM programs offered by the institute. The programs offered by the institute also include the university-conducted MBA program, which follows the semester system, and the institute-conducted PGDM, which follows the trimester system.
The first year of the MBA covers core management courses that form the basis for the students. The core management courses comprise Managerial Economics, Organizational Behavior, Financial Accounting, Marketing Management, Quantitative Techniques, Business Research Methods, Human Resource Management, Operations Management, Business Ethics, Strategic Management, and Business Law.
The second year enables students to choose two specializations as per their area of interest and intended profession. The list of specializations includes Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management, Operations, Business Analytics, Healthcare and Hospital Management, and International Business.
The admission process for an MBA course at the institute reserves places for the year 2026 on the principle of merit only. Candidates should have completed their bachelor's course with a minimum average score of 50 percent marks. However, for SC/ST students, an average of 45 percent marks is sufficient to get admission.
The MBA from GNIOT is reasonably priced compared to other private management institutes. The total cost for the two-year MBA course stands at INR 4.95 lakhs, which is INR 2.5 lakhs per year. The autonomous PGDM for students will cost approximately INR 8.55 lakhs in total. PGDM offered in the institute is AICTE-approved with the same equivalence as that of the MBA at the AIU.
In order to facilitate the education of managers, the institute also offers numerous scholarship programs. There are merit scholarships offered to those candidates who get high rankings in the entrance exam, with CAT percentiles of 80 and above. Apart from those, there are concession schemes in fees available to those from the state of Uttar Pradesh, along with other scholarship programs available to SC, ST, and OBC candidates, with a scholarship amount of INR 60,000, which includes a tuition fee waiver. In addition to these, there are sports quotas, scholarships to female candidates available through GIMS-Shakti, scholarships to those whose fathers belong to the armed forces, and other programs depending on the financial needs of the economically weaker sections.
There are over 250 faculty members in GNIOT Institutions. For the MBA in GIMS, the faculty members involved in the program have PhD qualifications from prestigious institutions. Their involvement in the program does not end in teaching the subjects, as they help and guide the students in their academic, research, as well as other developments related to their career and overall development in their lives. They conduct faculty development programs, workshops, and seminars in order to update themselves about the latest developments.
There are over 250 faculty members in GNIOT Institutions. For the MBA in GIMS, the faculty members involved in the program have PhD qualifications from prestigious institutions. Their involvement in the program does not end in teaching the subjects, as they help and guide the students in their academic, research, as well as other developments related to their career and overall development in their lives. They conduct faculty development programs, workshops, and seminars in order to update themselves about the latest developments.
There are over 200 companies in the placement process. The list of recruiters for the health care administration students includes TCS, Accenture, Infosys, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini, Deloitte, ICICI Bank, HDFC, Reliance, Amazon, EY, KPMG, PNB MetLife, and Apollo Hospitals. Normally, the students receive at least three job offers, and the internship pay is as high as INR 35,000. The students develop through the help of grooming laboratories, mock interviews, resume workshops, and incubation programs for entrepreneurship.
The MBA Course offered by GNIOT University is delivered in its sprawling 17-acre campus, Wi-Fi enabled. This campus contains fully air-conditioned classrooms equipped with LCD projectors & digital boards. Additionally, this campus also has advanced computer labs & a digital library with over 12,000 books & 36 technical journals. The students are offered auditoriums, conference halls, sports like badminton courts, basketball courts, gyms, yoga rooms, and medical spaces. They have shuttle services, a convenience store, and a hygienic cafeteria.
The campus offers stay options at the hostels for the boys as well as the girls, with AC as well as non-AC spaces. The price for this is approximately 1.49 lakhs per annum. GNIOT also focuses a great deal on the overall development of students, not only on academics. Students are also exposed to opportunities for industry visits, guest lectures by working professionals, and live projects that give students an insight into how things are done in the real world. There are also platforms for new ideas at entrepreneurship cells and start-up advice that allow students to think beyond employment. With a simple yet effective way of learning, GNIOT enables students to gain enough confidence, develop their skills, and prepare themselves for the real world of workplaces after college.
