Institute Of Management Development and Research(IMDR)

The Institute of Management Development and Research (IMDR), located in Pune, is a well-established management institution. Founded in 1974 as a unit of the Deccan Education Society, it holds the distinction of being Pune's oldest management institute.

IMDR's flagship program is the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), which has been granted equivalence to an MBA degree by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). This program is also approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE). The institute is also accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). In addition to its PGDM, IMDR is a recognized research center for the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM), which leads to a Ph.D. The institute accepts scores from national-level entrance exams like CAT, CMAT, XAT, ATMA, and MH-CET for admissions.