PGDM (Flagship Programme)

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Building Leaders And Captains Of Industry

Today, success in business is as much about understanding global markets and technology and more so about understanding the interdependence of Human Resources (HR), Finance, Operations, Marketing, and Analytics. With our expert faculty, competitive and innovative curriculum, active learning, and unique campus network, PGDM is committed to educating not just leaders of business, but captains of the Industry

Highlights of PGDM

A Two-year full-time programme approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Government of India and accredited by the NBA.
Accredited by the South Asian System of Quality Assessment, Improvement, and Accreditation (SAQS).
Students can widen their career opportunities with cutting edge flagship Programme with dual specializations in Human Resource (HR)/ Marketing/ Finance/ Operations/ Analytics.

Programme Educational Objectives

To provide society with a cohort of young postgraduate students equipped with basic managerial skills.
To prepare students to have the ability to solve problems and take decisions amid complexity and uncertainty of business environment.
To promote social awareness, sustainable development and team orientation amongst students.
To produce ethically responsible and technically competent management graduates for absorption by industry.

Program outcomes

Graduates would exhibit clarity of thought in expressing their views.
Graduates will have the ability to communicate effectively across diverse channels.
Graduates will be able to flesh out key decision points when confronted with a business problem.
Graduates will have the capacity to formulate strategies in the functional areas of management.
Graduates would be able to analyze the health of an organization by perusing its MIS reports/ financial statements.
Graduates would be able to analyze the health of an organization by perusing its MIS reports/ financial statements.
Graduates would demonstrate a hunger for challenging assignments.
Graduates would display an empathetic attitude to alleviate societal problems.

Why Should Students Join the PGDM Program?

The PGDM programme at IPE, being the flagship programme, is in high demand due to the fact that it follows the concept of “Mass Customization”.
The programme is almost three decades old and has evolved into a versatile Two-Year Full-Time programme since its inception in 1995.
Following studies of foundational management subjects in their first year, students have the flexibility to choose their dual specialization in the second year according to their interests, strengths, and the needs of their industry.
PGDM students are highly sought after by a variety of industries and have been recruited by companies for different roles in HR, Finance, Operations, Marketing, and Analytics.
The students will be taken on industrial and international tours to get practical experience of management concepts.
They will be trained on the operations of Public Sector Units, which will give them a deeper understanding of business policies crafted by the Indian government.
This programme exposes students to cutting-edge subjects in public enterprises, banking, insurance, international business, infrastructure management, supply chain management, financial modelling, blockchain technology, cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence (AI), business analytics, Industry 4.0, etc.
Students are facilitated to earn SAP certifications, Bloomberg certifications, Six Sigma certifications, digital marketing certifications, and analytics credentials using R, Python, Tableau, SPSS, etc.
The PGDM programme has a high student intake and rich student diversity in terms of gender, cultures, innovative ideas, multi-disciplines, experience and region.
As the programme with the largest student intake, the PGDM also has an extremely large alumni network that can offer guidance to aspiring managers.
The PGDM students get hands-on experience incorporates through the eight-week Summer Internship Project (SIP).
The PGDM students will have assistance from academic and industry mentors to become industry-ready.
The PGDM students can participate in various extracurricular and co-curricular activities that will ensure their holistic development.
The PGDM students are trained by industry experts to hone their soft skills in order to better prepare them for placements.

PGDM Program Overview at a Glance

Innovative Trimester curriculum and Pedagogy
Distinguished faculty with a vast academic and industry experience.
Comprehensively designed curriculum with a scope for exposure to all sectors.
Integrated understanding of all business functions to meet the challenges of globalization and competition in the current and future scenario.
Rigorous curriculum with a judicious blend of core courses and dual specializations (HR/Marketing/Operations/Finance/Systems).
Provided with an in-depth understanding of the operational and strategic aspects of management

CURRICULUM

First Year

Trimester I
Course Code	Course Name	Credits
C-101	Management and Organizational Behaviour	3
C-102	Business Statistics for Decision Making	3
C-103	Economics for Managers	3
C-104	Accounting for Managers	3
C-105	Personality Development and Business Communication	*LG
C-109	Marketing Management	3
C-107	Foreign Language – French	*LG
Total Credits		15

Trimester II
Course Code	Course Name	Credits
C-113	Operations Research	3
C-175	Corporate Finance	3
C-115	Macro Economics	3
C-176	Computer Applications for Business	3
C-177	Business Negotiation Skills	3
C-112	Human Resource Management	3
C-178	Enterprise Risk Management	3
Total Credits		21

Second Year

Trimester III
Course Code	Course Name	Credits
C-128	Production and Operations Management	3
C-129	Cost and Management Accounting	2
C-179	Business Analytics for Decision Making	3
C-131	Marketing Research	3
C-132	Priming for Placements (Business Aptitude)	*LG
C-133	Start-ups and Entrepreneurship	3
C-135	Leadership and Change Management	3
C-180	Introduction to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)	2
V-102	Comprehensive Viva	1
Total Credits		20

Trimester IV
Course Code	Course Name	Credits
C-140	Strategic Management	3
C-181	Legal Aspects of Business	3
C-151	Project Management	3
	Elective 1 – Subject 1	3
	Elective 1 – Subject 2	3
	Elective 2 – Subject 1	3
	Elective 2 – Subject 2	3
P-101	Summer Internship Project	3
Total Credits		24

Summer Intership Project (SIP - 8 weeks)

Trimester V
Course Code	Course Name	Credits
C-182	ESG for Corporate Sustainability	3
C-160	International Business	3
	Elective 1 – Subject 3	3
	Elective 1 – Subject 4	3
	Elective 2 – Subject 3	3
	Elective 2 – Subject 4	3
Total Credits		18

Trimester VI
Course Code	Course Name	Credits
C-118	Public Sector Policy and Issues in Management	3
C-161	Infrastructure Management	2
P-102	Research Project	3
Total Credits		8

Term	Credits
1	15
2	21
3	20
4	24
5	18
6	8
Total No. of Credits	106

ELECTIVES

The students have to select any one or two Elective Streams from the list mentioned below as per the norms of the course

Finance

Finance Elective (IV Trimester)		Finance Elective (V Trimester)
EF224001	Financial Analysis and Credit Management	EF225001	Risk Management
EF224002	Financial Modelling	EF225002	Derivatives and Structured Finance
EF224003	Security Analysis and Portfolio Management	EF225003	Financial Planning and Wealth Management
EF224004	Tax Planning and Management	EF225004	Entrepreneurial Finance
EF224005	Corporate Restructuring, Mergers and Acquisitions	EF225005	Strategic Financial Management
EF224006	Strategic Cost Management	EF225006	Financial Analytics
EF224007	Fixed Income Securities	EF225007	Foreign Exchange Arithmetic
EF224008	Financial Econometrics	EF225008	Private Equity
		EF225009	Mutual Funds

Marketing

Marketing Elective (IV Trimester)		Marketing Elective (V Trimester)
EM224001	Product and Brand Management	EM225001	Marketing Analytics
EM224002	Customer Relationship Management	EM225002	Rural & Agri Marketing
EM224003	Digital & Social Media Marketing	EM225004	Global Marketing Management l Marketing Management
EM224503	Integrated Marketing Communications	EM225005	Social Marketing
EM224404	Sales and Distribution Management	EM225207	Consumer Behaviour
EM224405	Services Marketing	EM225504	Strategic Marketing

Human Resource

HR Elective (IV Trimester)		HR Elective (V Trimester)
EHR224001	Contemporary HRM	EHR225002	Balanced Scorecard
EHR224002	Industrial Relations	EHR225224	Organization Development
EHR224003	HR Auditing	EHR225225	Learning and Development
EHR224004	Cross Cultural Management	EHR225307	Leadership and Change Management
EHR224312	Talent Management	EHR225508	HR Analytics
EHR224408	Strategic Human Resource Management

Operations

Operations Elective (IV Trimester)		Operations Elective (V Trimester)
EOP224001	Supply Chain Management	EOP225001	Total Quality Management
EOP224002	Management of Service Operations	EOP225002	Strategic Sourcing
EOP224003	Lean Management	EOP225003	Warehouse Management
EOP224004	Optimization Models for Industry	EOP225004	Technology and Innovations Management
EOP224005	Operations Strategy	EOP225005	Advanced Inventory Modelling
		EOP225006	Operations Analytics

Business Analytics

Business Analytics Elective (IV Trimester)		Business Analytics Elective (V Trimester)
EBA214001	R for Data Science and Machine Learning	EBA215001	Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence using Advanced Python
EBA214002	Python for Data Science and Machine Learning	EBA215002	Big Data Analytics
EBA214003	Web and Social Media Analytics	EBA215003	SQL for Data Science
EBA214004	Data Visualization using Tableau	EBA215004	Mastering Data Analytics using SAS
EBA214005	Business Intelligence using PowerBI

Systems

Systems Elective (IV Trimester)		Systems Elective (V Trimester)
ESY214001	Cloud Computing for Business	ESY215001	Cyber Security and Cyber Laws
ESY214002	Enterprise Resource Planning	ESY215002	IT Infrastructure
ESY214003	Data Modelling with R and Python	ESY215003	e-Commerce
ESY214004	Data Visualising using Advanced Excel	ESY215004	Data Mining and Business Intelligence
ESY214005	Relational Database Management system	ESY215005	Digital Governance

Economics

Economics Elective (IV Trimester)		Economics Elective (V Trimester)
EECO224001	Industrial Economics	EECO225001	Natural Resource Management
EECO224002	Public Finance	EECO225002	Energy Economics
EECO224003	Urban Economics	EECO225003	Econometrics
EECO224004	Agricultural Economics	EECO225004	Contemporary Government Policies & Business
EECO224005	Environmental Economics	EECO225005	Monetary Economics
EECO224006	International Economics	EECO225006	Economics of Infrastructure
EECO224007	Mathematical Economics	EECO225007	Digital Economy

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Elective (IV Trimester)		Entrepreneurship Elective (V Trimester)
EENT224001	Entrepreneurial Finance	EENT225001	Corporate Entrepreneurship
EENT224002	Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation	EENT225002	Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
EENT224003	Family Business Management	EENT225003	Detailed Project Report (DPR) -Compulsory in nature

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Eligibility

The candidates must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. (45% in case of SC/ST candidates), from a UGC recognized university/deemed university recognized by the Ministry of HRD, GoI.

Selection Procedure

Step-1 Candidates have to appear in any one of the admission test (CAT / XAT / MAT/ ATMA / CMAT / GMAT / TS ICET ).

Step-2 Register for IPE Admissions online.

Step-3 Short listed candidates will be called for Group Discussions and Personal Interviews to be held at IPE Hyderabad and in major cities. Timely updates on the same will be posted to all the applicants by Team Admissions.

IPE website provides updates time to time on Course, Hostel and Transport,and Fee details

What Kind of Career Opportunities Students Can Seek While Opting for PGDM?

In today’s environment, the generic PGDM is in more demand because of its broad outlook and management skills. PGDM students can make their career in many of the following fields:

Finance Management Experts
Market Analysts
Corporate Strategy Planners
Finance Analysts
Sales & Marketing Managers
Operations Managers
Business Analysts
Public Relations Executives
Group Product Managers
Consultants
Project Managers

PROGRAM’S PAST RECRUITERS

Aditya Birla, Berger Paints, Jaro Education, Airtel, CMC Ltd, Federal Bank, India Cements, KPMG, Orient
Cements, Yashoda Hospital, Allahabad Bank, Hyundai, Amara Raja Batteries, Franklin Templeton, Karur
Vysya Bank, Shopper’s Stop, Amazon, Hindustan Coca-Cola, Kotak Mahindra, Oracle, Sify Technologies Pvt
Ltd., Andhra Bank, Invesco, Andhra Paper Mills, Cognizant, Mecon, Midhani, Transgraph, Asian Paints, Axis
Bank, Berkadia, Google India Pvt Ltd., Idea Cellular, ITC Ltd, L&T, MIDHANI, NMDC, RINL - Visakhapatnam Steel
Plant, State Bank of India, Yes Bank, Bank of Baroda, Deloitte, Infosys, Medplus, Tata Consultancy Services,
Dr.Reddy Labs, TIME Education Pvt. Ltd., eClerx, IDBI, WIPRO, Elilly, Metrics4 Analytics, ICICI Securities, ING
Vysya Bank, Trinity, Karvy, SBI Life Insurance, UCO Bank, Union Bank

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