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Harcourt Butler Technical University vs Institute of Management and Research

A side-by-side look at Harcourt Butler Technical University in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh and Institute of Management and Research in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, both offering MBA / PGDM. Fees and packages are as listed in the Disha Stars directory; ranks are from NIRF 2025.

At a glance

From the Disha Stars directory, read 2 October 2026, and NIRF 2025
DetailHarcourt Butler Technical UniversityInstitute of Management and Research
TypeGovernmentPrivate
LocationKanpur, Uttar PradeshGhaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Course fee range₹1.8L – ₹5.4L₹1.8L – ₹3.3L
Highest package₹44 LPA₹12 LPA
NIRF 2025Not rankedNot ranked
Programmes listed54
StreamsScienceCommerce
Study modeFull-timeFull-time
AISHE codeU-0864C-46116
In the official registersUGC, AICTE, NIRF, AISHEAICTE, AISHE
Official websitehbtu.ac.in imr.ac.in

Fees and packages are as each college listed them in the Disha Stars directory, so confirm them with the college before you apply. What we check

How they differ

  • Listed course fees start lower at Institute of Management and Research: from ₹1.8 lakh, against ₹1.8 lakh at Harcourt Butler Technical University.
  • Harcourt Butler Technical University lists the higher top package: ₹44 LPA, against ₹12 LPA at Institute of Management and Research.
  • Neither is in the NIRF 2025 rankings, which list only the top institutions in each category.
  • Both are in Uttar Pradesh: Harcourt Butler Technical University in Kanpur and Institute of Management and Research in Ghaziabad, about 370 km apart.
  • Harcourt Butler Technical University is a government institution and Institute of Management and Research is a private institution.
  • Harcourt Butler Technical University lists 5 programmes and Institute of Management and Research lists 4; 1 of the degrees on Disha Stars are offered at both.

Courses

Degrees each college lists that Disha Stars tracks. Harcourt Butler Technical University lists 5 programmes in all and Institute of Management and Research lists 4; see each profile for the full list.

Offered at both (1)

  • MBA / PGDM

Only at Harcourt Butler Technical University (4)

  • B.Tech / B.E.
  • MCA
  • M.Tech
  • Ph.D

Only at Institute of Management and Research (3)

  • BBA
  • BCA
  • B.Com

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