A production method for a polyimide resin powder, comprising the step of reacting (A) a tetracarboxylic acid component comprising a tetracarboxylic dianhydride with (B) a diamine component comprising an aliphatic diamine in the presence of (C) a solvent comprising an alkylene glycol-based solvent represented by the formula : wherein Ra 1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, Ra 2 represents a linear alkylene group having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 1-3, wherein the method further comprises the step of: separately preparing (a) a solution containing the tetracarboxylic acid component (A) in the specific solvent (C) and (b) a solution containing the diamine component (B) in the specific solvent (C), then adding the solution (b) to the solution (a) or adding the solution (a) to the solution (b) to prepare (c) a solution containing a polyamic acid, and subsequently imidizing the polyamic acid by heating the solution (c) until the solution temperature reaches 150°C or higher and keeping the solution at this temperature for 0.5 to 6 hours to synthesize a polyimide resin, thereby depositing the polyimide resin powder in the solution (c), wherein the term "powder" indicates that the ratio of particles passing through a sieve with a nominal mesh opening of 500 μm for JIS tests is 90 mass% or more when subjected to a sieving test according to the method of JIS K0069. wherein Ra 1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, Ra 2 represents a linear alkylene group having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 1-3, wherein the method further comprises the step of: separately preparing (a) a solution containing the tetracarboxylic acid component (A) in the specific solvent (C) and (b) a solution containing the diamine component (B) in the specific solvent (C), then adding the solution (b) to the solution (a) or adding the solution (a) to the solution (b) to prepare (c) a solution containing a polyamic acid, and subsequently imidizing the polyamic acid by heating the solution (c) until the solution temperature reaches 150°C or higher and keeping the solution at this temperature for 0.5 to 6 hours to synthesize a polyimide resin, thereby depositing the polyimide resin powder in the solution (c), wherein the term "powder" indicates that the ratio of particles passing through a sieve with a nominal mesh opening of 500 μm for JIS tests is 90 mass% or more when subjected to a sieving test according to the method of JIS K0069. separately preparing (a) a solution containing the tetracarboxylic acid component (A) in the specific solvent (C) and (b) a solution containing the diamine component (B) in the specific solvent (C), then adding the solution (b) to the solution (a) or adding the solution (a) to the solution (b) to prepare (c) a solution containing a polyamic acid, and subsequently imidizing the polyamic acid by heating the solution (c) until the solution temperature reaches 150°C or higher and keeping the solution at this temperature for 0.5 to 6 hours to synthesize a polyimide resin, thereby depositing the polyimide resin powder in the solution (c), wherein the term "powder" indicates that the ratio of particles passing through a sieve with a nominal mesh opening of 500 μm for JIS tests is 90 mass% or more when subjected to a sieving test according to the method of JIS K0069. <EOS>