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Dr. Mayank Agarwal - MD – IIMT Group of Colleges and Pro Chancellor – IIMT University Meerut
In the dynamic world of business leadership, Dr. Mayank Agarwal, the MD of IIMT Group of Colleges, stands out as a pioneer who blends strategic foresight with an unwavering commitment to innovation. With a career marked by transformative achievements, he has consistently proved how passion, perseverance, and people-centric leadership can drive organizations to new heights.
When a higher-education leader is asked to balance scale with substance, regional responsibility with global aspirations, and tradition with technology, the prescribed job description starts to look very close to the one Dr. Mayank Agarwal has written for himself at a prominent organization, IIMT Group of Colleges.
Armed with an extraordinary academic background and a deep understanding of industry trends around the world, Dr. Agarwal hasn’t only navigated challenges but also turned them into opportunities. His ability to balance modern business practices with ethical leadership sets him apart as a role model for aspiring leaders.
As the Managing Director of the IIMT Group, Dr. Agarwal leads a vast and diverse educational ecosystem that comprises 2 Universities, 9 Colleges, 2 Hospitals, 3 Schools & 1 Radio Station. He is visionary academic leader and a committed institution builder, who has guided the Group’s expansion into a comprehensive multidisciplinary ecosystem. Under his leadership, IIMT continues to stand as a multidisciplinary hub for learning across management, engineering, law, pharmacy, media, aviation, and numerous other fields.
Dr. Agarwal is the most important pillar of the IIMT Group of Colleges, with a mission: to turn raw potential into industry-ready professionals with values & ethics and a global mindset. Over more than two decades, his leadership has not just grown the IIMT but also evolved in curricula, reputation, and impact. In this profile, we trace the journey, the leadership viewpoint, the vision, and the challenges faced by Dr. Agarwal, as well as how his guardianship is helping IIMT stake among India’s leading educational providers.
Dr. Agarwal is a Law Graduate, PG in Management & holds a doctoral degree in Management. Under his leadership, IIMT has expanded into multiple campuses across the country and developed over a hundred programs—ranging from nursery to Ph.D.—across various fields of management, engineering, teacher training, technology, computer science, law, pharmacy, arts, and many more. It is also evident that Dr. Agarwal deeply believes in rigorous faculty credentials, hi-tech environments, global tie-ups, personality development, and corporate engagement that made the IIMT Group one of the leading organizations in the country & suggests that his own education & values emphasize not only knowledge but also exposure, ethics, and real-world readiness.
Let’s know Dr. Agarwal’s role, which is helpful to understand the institution he leads.
It was founded in 1994 by Shri Yogesh Mohanji Gupta (Father of Dr. Mayank Agarwal).
Location: Greater Noida, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Size & Reach: The group mainly comprises 2 Universities, 9 Colleges, 3 Schools, 2 Hospitals, & 1 Radio Station. It educates over 20,000 students across 9 campuses over an area of 100 acres.
Programmes: More than 100 programs from nursery to Ph.D. in fields including Engineering, Management, Sciences, Law, Pharmacy, Computer Applications, Hotel Management, Aviation, Astrology, teacher training, and more are provided by the IIMT.
Recognitions & Affiliations: IIMT is affiliated with UGC & approved by AICTE, NAAC, NBA, BCI, PCI, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), Lucknow, and Chaudhary Charan Singh University (Meerut).
Dr. Agarwal serves as the Managing Director of the IIMT Group of Colleges. He is the key visionary & operational leader overseeing academic quality, expansion, institutional partnerships, infrastructure, student outcomes, faculty excellence, and industry linkages.
He is not just a manager but actually a change leader: He is the one who aims to blend tradition (values, ethics) with modernity (technology, global exposure) & believes institutional strength emerges from multiple pillars: faculty, curriculum, infrastructure, placements, student development, & social responsibility. DR. Agarwal Says :
"The right success of a foundation is not in producing graduates, but in producing visionaries….”
From public messaging to institutional materials, several guiding beliefs emerge clearly:
Learning by Doing: IIMT under Dr. Agarwal highlights hands-on exposure, industry-academia collaborations, real-world projects, and skill-based training. The idea is not just about the theoretical instruction but also about making students capable in practice.
Holistic Development: Beyond the results of the exams, the IIMT Group places importance on personality development, values, ethics, leadership, communication, and social responsibility. Dr. Agarwal says holistic growth should be central.
Industry Alignment: MoUs, Centers of Excellence (such as in IoT), corporate linkages, and strong placement support—all these features are the strategic points of the IIMT group. Dr. Agarwal believes in preparing students for the demands of industry.
Global & Progressive Vision: The institutions under the guardianship of Dr. Agarwal prepare students to benchmark globally, collaborate, and expose them to emerging technologies, along with ensuring their readiness to compete beyond national boundaries.
Ethics and Values: It’s not just about jobs or degrees; Dr. Agarwal’s messaging frequently emphasizes sound work ethics and moral values. The aspiration, in his viewpoint, is to produce not just professionals but responsible citizens across the world.
Under Dr. Agarwal’s leadership, IIMT Group has seen a number of concrete advances. Some of the important ones include the following:
Academic Expansion: Growth of programs, multiple colleges under the group, building a university arm & more campuses. This scale gives IIMT depth across disciplines.
MoUs & Centers of Excellence: For example, a college at IIMT Group, {IIMT Engineering College}, recently signed an MoU with Softpro India Computer Technologies Pvt. Ltd. to establish a Center of Excellence in IoT and to equip students for research, technical exposure, and consultancy.
Infrastructural growth: Across several campuses, IIMT Group has invested in hi-tech facilities, student labs, industry linkages, etc.
Placement strength: Dr. Mayank Agarwal also highlights that merit results & placement outcomes are exemplary; many students now hold “privileged positions” at top-notch organizations spread across the world.
Accreditation & Reputation: IIMT Group has secured recognitions & approvals from many prominents (UGC, NAAC, NBA, AICTE, etc.) and is affiliated with major universities, which helps in the credibility of degrees and campuses.
Conference, Seminar Leadership & Vision Symposia: IIMT under Dr. Agarwal is often Chief Patron or Patron in national conferences and seminars, suggesting active institutional participation in academic discourse.
Based on Dr. Agarwal’s public statements and the institution’s trajectory, here we present five vectors along which IIMT under his leadership is likely to grow in the coming years:
Greater Global Engagement: Partnerships with foreign research bodies, universities, international student exchange programmes, and perhaps even affiliations that raise IIMT’s global ranking and recognition.
Emerging Technologies & Research Focus: Expanding Centres of Excellence for AI, Data Science, IoT, perhaps more research output, patents, startups, and innovation labs.
Enhanced Industry Integration: Dr. Agarwal states that IIMT must have more MoUs, industry projects, internships, perhaps incubators attached to campuses, co-creation of curricula with companies, and skill certification aligned with industry needs.
Alumni & Network Strengthening: Using alumni networks as mentors, brand ambassadors, and collaborators: IIMT’s vision is to build a strong alumni network that feeds back into placements, guest lectures, innovation, and industry linkages.
Holistic Development of the Students & Leadership: Broader programs beyond technical curriculum: leadership development, ethics, soft skills, communication, social responsibility, and community outreach.
Scaling While Sustaining Quality: Expanding reaches (more programs & more campuses), possibly opening in new geographic regions, but maintaining standards via accreditations, faculty excellence, quality control, and infrastructure.
In the increasingly crowded field of educational leadership in the country, a few features that distinguish Dr. Agarwal from the others are described below:
He doesn’t only aim for growth of the organization; he aims for recognition and credibility — not by size only, but by academic strength, ethical grounding, and global relevance.
His leadership seems very balanced between visionary aspirations & concrete action (e.g., MoUs, Centers, metrics like placements). That balance is found very rarely.
Emphasis on holistic development is not just limited — academic outcomes and values are stressed in equal measure.
He appears to comprehend that education in India today must be and should be responsive to industry, yet preserve values, ethics, and social responsibility—a balance that is often challenging.
One of the most visionary & idealistic initiatives spearheaded under Dr. Mayank Agarwal’s leadership is the establishment of the IIMT Incubation Centre in the Noida hub. This platform is beautifully designed to nurture startup culture among students and provide them with a structured ecosystem where their ideas can flourish into enterprises.
Dr. Agarwal appreciates that India’s future lies not just in creating skilled job seekers but also in empowering job creators. So we shouldn’t forget to produce them. By launching the Incubation Centre, he signals a shift in educational philosophy—from producing degree holders to cultivating innovators, entrepreneurial leaders, and risk-takers.
He is visionary but grounded: his speeches and messages show a long-term vision, such as global competitiveness, excellence, and values, but he also emphasizes what is tangible: faculty quality, placement, and infrastructure of the organization. He works both with goals for the future and with actions that should be done in the present for the future.
Collaborative & Inclusive: Rather than centralizing, he seems to promote collaboration with industry, faculty, tech partners, and academia. For instance, MoUs involve both corporate bodies and internal departments. Regular sessions and seminars are organized for students’ development with full institutional engagement.
Student-Centric: His repeated focus is on “holistic growth,” “sculpting young minds,” “industry-ready professionals,” and “privileged positions.” Student outcomes — not just academic but career or professional success—are central.
Values-Driven: The recurrent references to ethics, values, character building, and societal duties suggest that morality is not peripheral but core to his leadership.
Innovative & Adaptable: Dr. Agarwal has the readiness to embrace new technologies, establish Centers of Excellence, maintain hi-tech infrastructure, and partner with external organizations, which reflects adaptability.
Digital Transformation & Online Education: Expanding blended/hybrid/online learning models, leveraging technology to reach remote learners, and offering micro-credentials/continuing education.
Global Rankings & Accreditations: He is working to increase IIMT’s visibility in international rankings and applying for international accreditations, attracting foreign students and faculty to develop the organization.
Research Output & Innovation Ecosystem: He believes in encouraging students and faculty to produce publications, patents, and startup ventures and creating innovation labs/incubators to retain talent.
Sustainability, Social Responsibility & Inclusive Education: Expanding access, scholarship programs, ensuring diversity, and embedding sustainable practices in operations.
Branding & Leadership: Position Dr. Agarwal and IIMT as thought leaders—not only a local education provider but voices in policy and technology-education convergence.
To provide infrastructure, mentorship, and funding support for student and alumni startups.
To connect young entrepreneurs with investors, industry mentors, and venture capitalists.
To organize hackathons, innovation challenges, ideation camps, and pitch sessions.
To build a culture of design thinking, problem solving, and startup resilience.
Support Ecosystem: This center, combined with IIMT Group, offers co-working spaces, prototyping labs, seed funding guidance, and legal and financial advisory, and it also has access to a network of entrepreneurs and angel investors. By providing this all-inclusive support, Dr. Agarwal ensures that students don’t just dream of startups, but they can actually execute and scale them.
Student Impact: By now, multiple startups have begun taking shape under the IIMT Incubation umbrella—from tech solutions to social enterprises. Dr. Agarwal often stated that “fresh minds see problems differently, and solutions created on their campus can become solutions for the nation.”
Strategic Vision: The Incubation Centre brings into line with India’s national priorities like Startup India and Atmanirbhar Bharat. It allows IIMT Group to be more than an academic institution—it becomes a contributor to the entrepreneurial economy that aligns higher education with job creation, innovation, and national development.
Supporting over 150 startups nationwide by providing infrastructure, mentorship, and strategic guidance.
Collective revenue generation is supposed to exceed ₹200 cr by incubated startups, showcasing strong entrepreneurial outcomes.
Proudly recognized by StartInUP, with a grant of ₹2.5 cr from the Government of India for its outstanding performance.
Ranked among the Top 5 Best Performing Incubation Centers in Uttar Pradesh, reflecting its excellence in fostering innovation & startup success.
A true academic organization is not one that only confers degrees, but it’s the one that awakens the courage to dream, the discipline to build, & the character to serve. At IIMT, we are not just producing professionals—we are nurturing pioneers who will definitely script the future.”
Dr. Mayank Agarwal, as MD of the IIMT Group of Colleges, personifies a model of leadership that is completely rare in its combination of ambition, learner-centric focus, and ethics. He ties the knot of tradition with innovation, institutional growth with a human touch, and scale with values. Under his direction, IIMT is not just adding campuses or programs but progressively building an ecosystem—he believes in preparing students for today’s realities along with instilling them with the capacity to lead in tomorrow’s unknowns.
For The CEO Magazine, Dr. Mayank Agarwal’s story is a compelling case study of what to be happened when the head and the heart both lead, when an educational leader of the country treats quality not as a slogan but as a commitment; when his vision is grounded in concrete results; and when his students are seen not just as numbers but as the future citizens, leaders and innovators. As the Managing Director of the IIMT Group, Dr. Agarwal stands as a torchbearer of transformative education in India. A creator, mentor, and nation-builder, Dr. Agarwal continues to light the way forward & proving that when education is guided by both intellect & integrity, it becomes the most commanding force for societal transformation.
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