The University of Management and Technology was established in 1990 and has evolved into a premier institution of higher learning in the country. Recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) as a W4 category (highest rank) university, UMT is also the first in the Punjab amongst medium sized universities in the general category. UMT was founded in 1990 as the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM). ILM was established by leading educationists, professionals, and industrialists with an aim to enhance the organizational and individual effectiveness. Guided by the noble mission of helping others in actualizing their limitless human potential to its finest shape, ILM sought to respond to the challenges of information-based economy, globalization, and ever increasing complexity.