Since its founding in 2016 IIMT has expanded its facilities into Greater Noida after the liquidation of J.S. University. Its convocations have been attended by high ranking figures including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh[6] and Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan, who commended IIMT has having "fast emerged as a centre of academic excellence".[4][7][8] During the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the university offered to take guardianship of 100 orphaned children and board them at its residential Meerut campus, supporting their schooling through to college level, subject to verification by the state government's Department of Women and Child Development.[9] The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the Greater Noida off-campus centre for IIMT in January 2026, citing the need to expand higher education access across western Uttar Pradesh and the NCR region
,[10][11] The campus subsequently became the base for a media education partnership with the India Today Media Institute (ITMI), covering digital journalism, social media strategy, and related disciplines.[12][13][14]
IIMT's administration drew criticism when students protested the withholding of exam admit cards over attendance shortfalls, with some alleging that payment was demanded to release them; at least one student attempted self-immolation on campus before police intervened and the examination was rescheduled.[15]
Another institutional oversight emerged with the discovery that the university had hired Manoj Kumar Madan as vice-chancellor by accepting forged credentials, including fabricated doctoral and postgraduate degrees attributed to IIT Delhi and IIT Madras. Madan had held the position for approximately eight months before a tip exposed him, whereupon he faced fraud charges under. IIT Delhi confirmed the degrees were fake, and the university filed a police complaint.[16]
The IIMT campus has had sectarian incidents occur during Holi season in both 2025 and 2026. In 2025 a student who was seen performing namaz prayers in an open area was arrested under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 299, for offending religious beliefs, after protests by local groups. A protest by approximately 400 Muslim students demanding his immediate release led to six further arrests. Three security personnel were suspended.[17][18] In 2026, A video allegedly showed a fasting Muslim student being chased and assaulted on campus, the university's legal cell attributed the event to confusion during the holi festival.[19][20] After the spread of the video, a brawl between two groups of students occured outside the campus gate.[21]The university said it formed an internal inquiry committee to look into the events.[22]
