IILM University

What IILM University does

IILM University is a private higher education institution in India operating under the Ram Krishan and Sons Charitable Trust, founded in 1993. It runs five campuses across Delhi NCR (Gurugram, Greater Noida, New Delhi Lodhi Road), Jaipur, and Lucknow, serving approximately 12,000 students across undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes in management, law, engineering, design, and liberal arts. The flagship offerings are the AICTE-approved two-year PGDM programme with five specializations (Marketing & Innovation, Finance & Fintech, HRM, Business Analytics, Operations Management), alongside BBA, MBA, and PhD programmes. Pricing for the PGDM ranges from Rs. 2.5L to Rs. 7L per year depending on scholarship tier (merit, gender, and CAT percentile-based).

The institution's primary revenue stream is tuition and programme fees, supplemented by executive education, management development programmes (MDPs), faculty development programmes, and corporate training. GTM is sales-led through dedicated admission counselling cells, admission helplines, GD/PI interview processes, and a network of educational consultants, with complementary event-driven (Management Conclaves, orientation programmes) and community-led (16,000+ alumni referrals) motions. Distribution channels include physical campus admissions, an online application portal at iilm.edu, and third-party educational consultants. The university claims 400+ corporate recruiters including Kotak Mahindra, KPMG, HCL, Swiggy, ICICI Mutual Fund, and Coca-Cola India, and 30+ global university partners for study-abroad pathways.

IILM's stated technology differentiator is an AI-integrated curriculum with mandatory AI projects for every graduating student, alongside an on-campus startup incubator. In 2026, the institution secured AACSB membership and a partnership with Japan-based deeptech VC Beyond Next Ventures to embed an investor on campus, targeting 100 startup ventures in year one. The institution is privately held with no external PE/VC funding disclosed; revenue figures are not publicly available.

Name

IILM University

Legal name

IILM Institute for Higher Education

Website

https://iilm.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Short description

IILM University is a private Indian higher education institution operating five campuses (Gurugram, Greater Noida, New Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow) under the Ram Krishan and Sons Charitable Trust, serving 12,000 students across management, law, engineering, and design programmes with AI-integrated curriculum.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education / Management Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive Doctoral Research Universities (Multi-Disciplinary) (EDAHABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Management Research Institutes & Doctoral (PhD/DBA) Programs (EDAHAHAO), STEM-Focused Research Universities (Engineering & Applied Sciences) (EDAHABAB), Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Management education programs
• Postgraduate diploma programs
• Undergraduate business degrees
• Doctoral management research

Headquarters

HQ city

Gurugram

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Programme Fees: Primary revenue stream from undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programme fees including PGDM, BBA, MBA, and other management programmes.
2. Executive Education and Training: Revenue from management development programs (MDPs), faculty development programmes, and corporate training programmes conducted by the institution.
3. Summer Internship Program: Industry interface programmes connecting students with corporate recruiters generating placement and recruitment related revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IILM University is a private higher education institution delivering undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes in management, law, engineering, computer science, and liberal arts across multiple campuses in Delhi NCR, Jaipur, and Lucknow. Its flagship offerings include the AICTE-approved PGDM (with five specializations), BBA, MBA, and PhD programmes, each featuring mandatory AI-tool integration and a required AI graduation project. The institution also operates an on-campus startup incubator and 30+ global university partnerships for student international exposure.

Product overview

IILM University offers a comprehensive portfolio of management education programmes across multiple campuses in Delhi NCR (Gurugram, Greater Noida, Lodhi Road), Jaipur, and Lucknow. The core offerings include undergraduate (BBA), postgraduate (MBA, PGDM), and doctoral programmes (PhD). The PGDM programme, approved by AICTE, offers five specializations: Marketing & Innovation, Finance & Fintech, Human Resource Management, Business Analytics, and Operations Management. The institution integrates AI across all programmes and maintains a startup incubator for student entrepreneurship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management) Two-year full-time management programme approved by AICTE, offered across IILM campuses with five specializations (Marketing & Innovation, Finance & Fintech, HRM, Business Analytics, Operations Management) and mandatory AI project integration.
• BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) Undergraduate business administration programme preparing 12th-grade-pass students for management careers through AI-integrated curriculum, industry exposure, and placement support.
• MBA Master of Business Administration programme with focus on entrepreneurship and management studies, offered at IILM University campuses.
• Doctoral Programme (PhD) Research-focused doctoral programme in management disciplines providing research supervision for advanced academic and professional research careers.
• PGDM in Marketing & Innovation
• PGDM in Finance & Fintech PGDM specialization covering corporate finance, financial markets, and emerging fintech technologies for postgraduate students targeting finance careers.
• PGDM in Human Resource Management PGDM specialization focusing on talent management, organizational behavior, and HR analytics for postgraduate students pursuing HR careers.
• PGDM in Business Analytics PGDM specialization covering data analytics, predictive modeling, and business intelligence for postgraduate students targeting analytics and data-driven management roles.
• PGDM in Operations Management PGDM specialization focusing on supply chain management, operations strategy, and process optimization for postgraduate students targeting operations leadership careers.
• On-Campus Startup Incubator On-campus startup incubator supporting student and faculty-led startup creation with pathways to seed funding for promising ideas, operating through the IILM Centre for Entrepreneurship Development & Innovation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 400+ hiring companies recruit from campus annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Direct peers

• ICFAI Business School (IBS): Multi-campus private B-school network offering MBA/PGPM across India; comparable program structure, scholarship-heavy fee model, and tier-2/3 city recruitment strategy.
• Symbiosis International University: Private deemed university operating SIBM and SCMHRD with management-focused flagship PGDM/MBA programs; directly comparable multi-school structure and residential campus model.
• TAPMI (T.A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal): AICTE-approved PGDM institution within Manipal Academy; comparable AI-integrated curriculum ambitions and tier-1 management positioning (referenced in IILM faculty's prior affiliation).
• Christ University: Private deemed university offering BBA, MBA, and doctoral programs with strong placement culture; comparable tuition tier and management-school positioning to IILM.
• Jaipuria Institute of Management: Multi-campus private B-school operating in Lucknow, Jaipur, Noida, and Indore with AICTE-approved PGDM programs; directly comparable geographic footprint, program mix, and tuition tier.
• BIMTECH (Birla Institute of Management Technology): Delhi-NCR-based private management institute offering AICTE-approved PGDM programs with comparable tuition and target segments; operates in the same geographic recruitment corridor as IILM.
• NMIMS (Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies): Large Indian private deemed university with strong MBA/PGDM programs across multiple campuses, comparable multi-school structure (management, law, engineering), and similar tuition-tier positioning to IILM.

Broad incumbents

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE): Large multi-campus private deemed university offering management, engineering, and law programs; comparable multi-school structure and shared Jaipur presence with IILM.
• Amity University: India's largest private multi-campus university offering management, law, engineering, and design; broader portfolio than IILM but overlapping target student segments and multi-school structure.
• MDI Gurgaon: Top-tier Delhi-NCR private management institute offering PGPM/PGDM; serves as a benchmark recruiter competitor and adjacent premium positioning in the same geography as IILM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IilmInstitute
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/iilmhigheredu
• Facebookfacebook.com/iilminstitute
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iilm-university-gurugram
• Instagraminstagram.com/iilm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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