The PGDM Programme

Objective

To facilitate accelerated acquisition of business vision, knowledge and skills to meet future challenges.

To introduce wide ranges of management concepts, analytical skills and techniques for problem solving and decision making.

To develop understanding of current business realities and confidence to successfully run business enterprises.

The two years Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), recognized by AICTE, Ministry of HRD, and Government of India is an integrated, multi-disciplinary, interactive six trimester full-time programme including project work. The programme is meant to offer quality management education to all aspiring managers of tomorrow. The focus is to prepare the student with the skills, knowledge and strategic perspectives essential to the leadership of business around the world and enable them to assume higher levels of responsibilities and embody the crucial link between knowledge and application, intellect and pragmatism. Further, the programme has been designed to provide both a portfolio of strong functional skills and the ability to apply, adapt and integrate those skills in different management settings preparing the students with the skills, knowledge and strategic perspectives essential to the leadership of business around the world and is aimed at developing outstanding business leaders.

Note:

• If the number of students specializing in any area is less than 10, the specialization request may not be entertained.
• An Elective will only be offered if there are 8 or more students opting for it.
• To major in any area a student will have to opt for a minimum of 5 electives in that area.
• Depending in circumstances prevailing in the market, the Institute has the right to change any module and to increase or decrease the number of electives offered.

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The Industry bench marked curriculum PGDM program with innovative teaching methods has been uniquely designed so as to provide a strong analytical foundation. Besides, it provides the latest global management tools and concepts, enabling students develop essential competencies. The program me stress on participative learning and relies heavily in market survey, case studies, write –ups and discussions, besides academic in the classrooms. A unique feature of the program will be the regular inter-play between classroom activities, field work, corporate/industry interface activities thus making learning a fun exercise. The degree of rigour of this inter-play coupled with a strong emphasis on quantitative tools and techniques will increase gradually with each trimester as the students will move from the foundation areas of management to the functional areas of management.

The teaching pedagogy is a balanced mix of classroom curriculum and syndicate case study approach. The assortment includes inter-alia –Role- plays, Group projects and Presentation by students. Emphasis is laid on a judicious blend of theory, assignments, term papers and presentations enabling the student transform into a complete management professional. Besides, multi-level corporate interaction, management games, management films, informative industrial visits form an integral part of the pedagogy. Students will be encouraged to give individual presentations and participate in various seminars.

The first year is devoted to basic courses, which define important area o badness and provide the students with the opportunity to study and acquire the skills, which are essential to formulate and solve business problems; the course provides a broad understanding of macro-environmental issues and core subjects and then focuses on functional aspects and analytical techniques. At the end of 1st year, students undergo 6 to 8 weeks Summer Attachment in reputed companies for industry exposure and interaction with the live aspects of a working business organization.

In the Second year, vital issues of strategy and implementation are studied. Students choose from a broad range of elective courses to deeper their knowledge of the fundamentals and gain in depth knowledge in select areas. They also undertake a long term project to have an intensive study of managerial issues in their selected areas of interest in reputed organizations.

The courses of effective communication and personality add on to the subject knowledge.