Course Curriculum

Course Curriculum (PGDM Semester System)

The B-School is offering a Two Year Full Time Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), credits based management programme approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). This autonomous programme have Industry endorsed curriculum with options to pursue various specializations.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

The objective of the programme is to create and disseminate value-based management education for grooming future leaders for India and the world. The emphasis is to attain and retain educational relevance by offering contemporary curriculum. The teaching methodology is a judicious blend of lectures, seminars, case discussions, group presentations, management games, syndicate discussions, and special lectures by professionals from industry. The teaching and instructional methods used at the Institute encourage self learning and learning through active student industry interaction in the form of practical assignments and live projects. The students learn in an environment which is experiential, enjoyable, and highly conducive to adult learning.

BROAD FRAMEWORK

The objective of the programme is to create and disseminate value-based management education for grooming future leaders for India and the world. The emphasis is to attain and retain educational relevance by offering contemporary curriculum. The teaching methodology is a judicious blend of lectures, seminars, case discussions, group presentations, management games, syndicate discussions, and special lectures by professionals from industry. The teaching and instructional methods used at the Institute encourage self learning and learning through active student industry interaction in the form of practical assignments and live projects. The students learn in an environment which is experiential, enjoyable, and highly conducive to adult learning.

BROAD FRAMEWORK

Two years full-time PGDM programme consists of four semesters having 116 credits. The first two semesters are common for all the students. Third semester onward students opt for specializations. Each 100 marks paper consists of 4 credits, 40 hours, and 50 marks workshop paper 2 credits, 20 hours. Fifty (50) % marks in each paper are allocated for the end-semester examination of 3-hour duration, rest 50% is continuous evaluation throughout the semester. Each paper has been broken into units and has paper code to facilitate the allocation of teaching and question paper setting. Students will be evaluated internally by the concerned faculty as well as paper setting by external examiners in consultation with the internal faculty. At the end of the examination of the 2nd semester, students are required to undergo compulsory summer training for a period of 6-8 weeks.

Every student is required to submit the summer training report within two weeks from the start of the teaching of the 3rd semester. Summer training performance will be evaluated along with 3rd-semester end-term examinations. Similarly, the 4 credits course Research Project carrying 100 marks commences from the middle of Semester III and is required to be completed within 5 months time frame.

Students can choose the stream of specializations according to their interest and placement prospects. The specializations available can be chosen from 4 group(s) – A: Entrepreneurship and General Management, B: Finance, C: Marketing, and Group D: Human Resource Management. Further, students can choose two streams called ‘Major’ and ‘Minor’ from 3rd semester onward. From major stream three papers and from minor stream two papers are required to be chosen. They will continue with the chosen stream during the 4th semester also.

SUMMER TRAINING

Each student is required to undertake summer training (carrying 100 marks equivalent to 4 credits) in a company of repute for the duration of 6-8 weeks as part of course curriculum after the second semester examination (PGDM 302). They also need to undertake a project assignment with the company. This project training provides an opportunity to the students to have a first-hand practical exposure, and allows them to relate the conceptual and analytical skills acquired in classroom to actual managerial practices. The Institute, faculty, external examiners as well as the experts from the organization where these projects are carried out, evaluate various projects undertaken by the students. Every student will submit the Summer Training Report within two weeks from the start of teaching for 3rd Semester.

RESEARCH PROJECT

Research Project course carrying 100 marks (equivalent to 4 credits) commences from middle of Semester III and is required to be completed within in 5 months time frame. It allows the exploration of a topic in the student’s “area” of interest. The course is guided by a faculty guide/mentor and provides an opportunity to individual student to pursue research in the specific area(s) of interest in depth. The study is comprehensive and is an integration of several fields of study to search solution(s) to a single problem. The five months period gives a valuable experience in the research process like problem identification, problem definition, systematic literature review, collection of relevant data, data analysis and drawing conclusions. Further it gives an opportunity to students to take initiative, use cognitive and analytical skills to complete an individual project well beyond the regular curriculum. The process ends in the form of a project submission, presentation before the internal faculty and viva-voce by the external examiner.

COURSE STRUCTURE

(116 Credits = 54 Credits (1 st year) + 62 Credits (2nd year) Each non-workshop course is of 4 credits (40 Hrs). Each workshop course is of 2 Credits (20 Hrs)– flexible schedule as per workshop requirements.

Scheme of Specialization(s):

Students can choose the stream of offered specializations according to their interest and placement prospects. Students will choose two streams called ‘Major’ and ‘Minor’. From major stream three papers and from minor stream two papers will be opted. They will continue with the chosen stream(s) during the 4th semester also.

COURSE STRUCTURE

(112 Credits = 54 Credits (1 st year) + 58 Credits (2 nd year) Each non-workshop course is of 4 credits (40 Hrs, 2.30 hrs per week). Each workshop course is of 2 Credits (20 Hrs, 2:30 / 1:15 hrs per week) – flexible schedule as per workshop requirements).

Scheme of Specialization(s):

Students can choose the stream of offered specializations according to their interest and placement prospects. Students will choose two streams called ‘Major’ and ‘Minor’. From major stream three papers and from minor stream two papers will be opted. They will continue with the chosen stream(s) during the 4th semester also.

 ELECTIVES

The list of electives is tentative and not binding on the B-School. Actual offerings will depend on the size of the group which shows interest in a course. The B-School also considers new electives in line with recent developments and availability of expertise to offer the same. It may also not offer some of the courses for relevant reasons.