Dr. Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management & Research (GHS-IMR), Kanpur, is a pioneering management institute established in 1995 under the J.K. Organization. The institute is dedicated to shaping future business leaders through its AICTE-approved, two-year full-time PGDM programme with dual specializations, delivered on a globally accepted trimester-based continuous assessment system. GHS-IMR is ISO 9001:2015 certified, NAAC accredited with Grade B+, and CRISIL rated as a B-School of Uttar Pradesh. GHS-IMR has been ranked 2nd Best Business School in Uttar Pradesh and 5th nationwide by Education World Magazine for Best Management Practices & Systems, 28th Best B-School in India (Non-IIMs) and 2nd Best B-School in UP (Non-IIMs) in India's Top 50 B-School Survey 2022, 3rd Best B-School in UP by Silicon India, and 14th Best B-School in North India by Silicon India. Over 31 years, the institute has built an alumni network of over 2,750 students ("Galaxy" Alumni Association) working across national and multinational companies. The PGDM programme is spread across six trimesters over two years. The first year comprises 22 compulsory papers common to all students, including a two-month Summer Internship after the third trimester, building a total of 60 credits. In the second year, students pursue five compulsory papers plus twelve papers across two elective specializations of their choice (dual specialization), for 46 credits, from a total of seven elective areas: Marketing, Finance, Information Technology, Human Resource Management, International Business, Operations Management, and Entrepreneurship & Family Managed Business. Total programme credits: 106. GHS-IMR has international academic alliances with SYNERGY University (Moscow, Russia), the College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska, Omaha (USA), University of Science & Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, Novel Academy (Pokhara, Nepal), and Westford Education Group (UAE), and organizes national and international industrial/excursion tours (past destinations include Beijing & Shanghai, China and London, UK). As per the institute's Placement Report, the highest package offered was Rs. 13.4 Lacs p.a. CTC and the average salary package was Rs. 5.26 Lacs p.a. CTC, with recruiters spanning BFSI, Consulting, Ed-Tech, FMCG/FMCD, IT, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Retail, and Services sectors. Total PGDM intake is 120 seats.