INDIRA PGDM
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2021-22

PGDM Program

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (AICTE Approved PGDM Course)

The two-year full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) – 2nd Shift (PGDM) is an AICTE approved PGDM Autonomous course. The PGDM course has been designed considering the Industry requirements and gives the students a head start in the chosen functional area. Special Topics in the PGDM Syllabus include the latest updates and developments to make the student industry-ready. The PGDM specialization is taken up in the second semester to focus the studies on the functional area of the student.

It has always been the Endeavour of the group to provide a stimulating environment and offer more than classroom lectures. The Career & Leadership Development Program incorporates a weekly interaction with senior members of the industry and experts from various fields who share their experiences with the students. This will not only expose students to the practical reality but also lead to a better understanding of the theory being taught and its applications.

At Indira Institute of Management Pune (IIMP) – PGDM students eagerly await their structured overseas visit. This is termed as our International Campus Enrichment (ICE) program. The PGDM batch of 2018-20 visited UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah) Earlier batches have visited either Singapore or UAE. These overseas visits are organized so students to get not only international academic exposure but also understand historical, cultural, social, political, geographical, and importantly…economic aspects of these regions vis-à-vis world trade.

Culture brings great understanding; PGDM students thus enjoyed a lot at the Singapore World-renowned tourist centers like- Sentosa, Merlion, Singapore Flyer, Orchid Street, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore Zoo and many more places. In UAE, our students visited monuments like Burj Khalifa, Mall of Dubai, Masdar City, Sports City, Desert Safari, and numerous other attractions.

Our PGDM course fees also include a laptop/tablet that is given to our students. This, coupled with our Wi-Fi campuses, gives our students the edge over other students when entering into the corporate world. IIMP students participate in various inter-collegiate fests and management games. This allows our PGDM students to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of the students of other colleges and, in turn, improve on their abilities.

The PGDM course offers specialization in following areas

Marketing Management

This specialization is designed to give students the ability to better understand the domain of marketing and how it earns revenue for the organization. As part of this specialization, students get to learn the tools to evaluate existing and potential market opportunities and to develop marketing strategies that achieve desired marketing objectives. Students will develop understanding of how marketing has changed due the evolution of technology and internet in particular.

One should opt for Marketing specialization if she/he loves the challenge of designing and implementing marketing concepts and strategies to promote the offerings of a business to the right target audience, at the right time. It’s the ideal program for someone who loves challenges, loves meeting new people, and is a great team player and skilled project manager, with excellent analytic and presentation skills.

Finance Management

Finance management is the domain of money and numbers. It is specifically designed to give students the ability to better evaluate financial health of an organization, financial prowess of its management. Students also develop the understanding of strategies to achieve various financial objectives, and how to protect the organization from financial risk. This specialization allows you to gain real-world insights through access to academic and industry experts. The course curriculum involves content based on current research and relevant case studies and learning from application of financial tools.

You should study MBA in Finance if you are comfortable in number crunching, want to be a genuine problem solver and gain on analytical & critical thinking. It’s an ideal specialization for someone who wants to enhance knowledge in finance, its management, and wants to handle and manage the bottom line of organizations.

Human Resource Management

HRM is one of the most in demand specialization these days - the reason being that every field in the domain of business needs skilled Human Resources professionals to manage the work force. With rapid evolution in the economy, the roles of HR personnel have undergone tremendous changes. Keeping this in mind, the HRM specialization has been designed to expose the management graduates to the world of human resource management and equip them with critical tasks related to HR. Some of the most talked about skills in HR are staffing, organization development, Organizational goals alignment, compensation, dealing with grey, Conflict management and problem solving, Negotiation, change management etc. HRM specialization is designed to prepare students for a career in HR area.

Operations & Supply Chain Management

Post globalization, if there is one thing which is hotting up continuously, is competition. There is a greater need for companies to reach out to customers quickly with freshest product and with least amount of cost. This need is fulfilled by the operations and supply chain function. This particular specialization prepares the management graduates to take on challenges in supply chain design, logistics and supply chain management. It also educates students about various ways and means of making processes or operating systems easier and efficient to use. Domain wise this function has maximum impact both on the topline and bottom line of the companies. Students having specialized in this area can look forward to starting their careers in the field of procurement, logistics, operations, supply chain etc.

Business Analytics

With rapid internet penetration leading to subsequent content creation, consumption resulting in availability of trends and information pertaining to business, opportunities are galore for companies to make sense out of it for furthering business objectives.

The growing importance of Big Data across all parallels of the industry is driving companies and organizations to adopt both Business Analytics and Business Intelligence. Data in its raw form is of no use until it is analyzed and interpreted to uncover valuable insights. This is precisely where Business Analytics comes in

Business Analytics deals with the processing and analysis of historical data and trends in business to help companies take better decisions in the future. Students with specialization in business analytics can look forward to start careers as data scientist, business analyst, data officer, Analytics manager etc in big companies.

PGDM Syllabus

IIMP PGDM Admission Brochure"

Indira Institute of Management, Pune (IIMP)

Indira Group of Institutes (IGI) journey started way back in 1994 with a humble beginning of one institute & four classrooms. Today, with the charismatic leadership of Dr. Tarita Shankar – Chairperson, coupled with the dynamism and relentless efforts of Prof. Chetan Wakalkar – Group Director, IGI has acquired the status of one of the most preferred educational institutes in Pune. IGI is present across the education spectrum of KG to Ph.D., and it is increasingly becoming popular among students desirous of studying in Management, Commerce & Science, Architecture, and Engineering. Currently, more than 10000 students are studying in IGI in different programs.

In the year 1994, under of Shree Chanakya Education Society (SCES) Indira Institute of Management, Pune (IIMP) was established. IIMP is the flagship institute of IGI offering Master of Business Administration (autonomous) programme of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), an AICTE approved Post Graduate Diploma in Management PGDM programme. IIMP is ranked 31st in Best B-School Survey in India by Business India 2019.

IIMP PGDM course emphasizes immersive learning and students are given industry exposure both in India and abroad to understand the dynamic business atmosphere and equip themselves with knowledge, skills and attitude required in the journey of self and organizational mission accomplishment. The progressive team at IIMP PGDM uses extensive teaching tools and techniques like simulations, online trainings, certifications, research projects, industrial training, industry interface, placement preparedness activities, guest lectures, faculty-student collaborative learning projects, presentations, case studies, live projects and field assignments, additional inputs like Outdoor Management Training (OMT) programs, Career and Leadership Development Programs (CLDP) and other personality enhancement programs for the holistic learning experience.

IIMP offers AICTE approved two years PGDM Program in the second shift having an intake of 120 students per year. The two years are split into four semesters, including the Summer Internship Program of two months. Students seeking PGDM in Marketing Management and PGDM in Financial Management will find the right mix of the syllabus at IIMP PGDM.

In the age of globalization, to enhance the outlook of future managers in the global context, IIMP undertakes a structured overseas visit for the PGDM course students, aptly called the International Campus Enrichment (ICE) Program. The foreign tour gives students international academic exposure in terms of historical, cultural, social, political, geographical and, importantly, the economic aspects of different countries vis-à-vis world trade. The earlier batches have been to Singapore, UAE (Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Dubai).

To facilitate learning in a global context, IIMP has got a fully Wi-Fi enabled campus, and each student is given a laptop to leverage the goodness of technology-based learning inside and outside the classrooms. This helps the students not only to prepare for the classroom sessions but also helps in doing assignments. The importance is given to immersive learning practices that help students take profound knowledge of new contexts and frameworks of managerial and entrepreneurial learning. Students acquire prospects to understand tactics in which industries are being disrupted, understand and analyze strategies that lead to organizational change.

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Academic advantages of IIMP PGDM

Placement Enhancement PGDM Program:

This PGDM program has been designed to enable students of the PGDM course, be placement ready specifically. PEP focuses on learning and development through student engagement and collaborative efforts of the faculty mentors.

Following are the inputs given in PEP programme:

• Group Discussion
• Personal Interviews
• Extra Domain Sessions
• Student Engagement and Learning

• Integrated Digital Pedagogies
• Mentoring
• Business Quiz
• Additional Input Activities (Extempore, sectorial presentations, Movie reviews)

Faculty – Students Collaborative Learning (FSCL) :

The AICTE approved PGDM Program Focuses on developing research understanding in students. Faculties are assigned to each student as a mentor, and under the guidance of a mentor, a short term research project is carried out. Under FSCL, students carry activities such as company analysis, financial analysis, market research and SWOT analysis.

Deep Dives:

The Deep Dive is a sector-specific input given to the students as a part of Placement Preparedness by the Ozone Mentors. Guidance is given to students pursuing PGDM in Marketing Management and PGDM in Financial Management. Inputs on various sectors like Banking, IT & ITES, Consultancy, Retail, FMCG, Manufacturing etc. are imparted to the students.

Ozone:

Ozone is a three Semester Skill Development Programme designed to enhance PGDM student’s confidence, Interview Skills, GD Skills. It comprises various modules and sessions like Emotional Intelligence Test, Discovery Interviews etc.

A team of Ozone mentors helps the students to explore and understand their interests, abilities, and aptitude and world values.

Use of Information Technology:

IIMP PGDM students are exposed to an online learning platform with well-equipped IT labs. Personal Laptops are provided to all students by the institute. The PGDM classrooms are all well equipped with technology and Digital Boards. Video recording of the sessions by the faculties are available for the students to help with notes & revision. Institute also uses ERP software for all academic purposes such as attendance, study material sharing, internal evaluation, conducting quizzes, etc.

Mentorship programme:

INDIRA firmly believes in moulding the upcoming Managers by personalized guidance in their development. For this, a Mentoring program is run to counsel them on the key areas that they should focus on to become successful leaders.

Language Proficiency: English, German/French:

English is the business language, is given attention in terms of reading and writing. Classes are conducted for students who have a desire to communicate effectively in the English language.

Students are also given an opportunity to learn German / French language based on the choice they make.

Summer Internship Programme

Summer internships offer prospects to work intently with professionals in their field of specialization, develop their knowledge, improve competencies, and experience, which is related directly to their career goals.

Certifications:

Certifications are provided to the students to expose them to the changing scenario in the Business environment and render them capable of making decisions. These certifications help the students in developing analytical and logical thinking and enable them to explore various career opportunities.

Students pursuing PGDM in Finance specialization are offered certifications on Financial Modelling and Technical Analysis.

Students pursuing PGDM in Marketing specialization are given certifications on Master Class in Sales & Services Excellence by Dale Carnegie

Academia- Industry Interface:

The Institute is located in Pune, which is known for IT & Manufacturing facilities. Thus students can interact with various industry experts at different platforms like seminars, conferences etc. It focuses on preparing the students to face the challenges that they will encounter in professional life. It helps to stay in touch with the changing nature of the corporate world.

Digital Marketing:

Students are emphasized to learn digital marketing fundamentals, which will give them an edge above others and will increase their employability.

Personality tests:

The test is conducted to analyze the personality of every individual. Then groups are formed, having students from different characters, and then faculties do various group activities for active and better learning.

Domestic / International Study Tour:

IIMP PGDM students are allowed to learn business mantras from organizations outside India. Students are taken to Dubai/ Singapore for international industry exposure.

Domestic industry visits are integral and regular feature of every semester.

Induction:

At IIMP PGDM, a six day-long unique induction programme is conducted for the newly admitted students to familiarize them with the organization, PGDM course, faculties and their fellow mates. They also get an opportunity to learn various management and inter-personal skills during the programme from industry stalwarts and trainers.

The induction programme is followed by a bridge course to bring students from different academic backgrounds to a common platform.

A/C classrooms:

At IIMP PGDM Each classroom is not only technology-enabled but is also equipped with four air conditioners.

Guest Speakers:

The Institute invites industry experts to deliver lectures and case discussions that have expertise in their respective functional areas.

Industrial visits/internships:

You will experience practical learning during your industrial visits to organizations, and see how business models you learnt in class being put in practice. The summer internship programme may open a new dimension into the domain of your choice.