POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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PGDM in Human Resource Management

Human Resource management as a function has grown from a mere cost-centric to a profit-centric approach. Today, HR managers assume an active role in the strategic planning and decision making in their organizations. Meeting the challenges head-on and using human resources effectively are critical to the success of any work organization. HRM as a function today has a tremendous potential in the employment of the management graduates in HR generalist and HR specialist roles in almost every organization.

The Post-Graduate Diploma in Management – Human Resource Management (PGDM-HRM) is a two-year full time program comprising four semesters of study including projects. This program is envisaged as the highest quality program in the area of Human Resource Management as it is proactively designed to provide eligible, suitable, and competent HR professionals with sufficient knowledge of business to all industrial sectors.

The course introduces the function of HRM at length, thus, enabling the candidates to seek a career in HR function. This program offers a platter of HR elective courses vis-à-vis other functional area core courses, thus allowing a skill variety.

Key Highlights

PGDM-HRM has a unique long-term project opportunity which majorly leads to obtaining pre-placement offers.
Students are provided opportunities to become members of The HR club.
The course has been designed practically to suit the requirements of HR professionals and includes specialized papers in the area of HR

Programme Educational Objectives

PEO 1 : Anticipate and respond to the evolving needs of social science and management research by incorporating evidence-based HR practices.
PEO 2 : Develop the ability to anticipate and address the unique human resource needs of the government, corporate, and social sectors.
PEO 3 : Leverage their multidisciplinary competency in management education to design and implement innovative HR solutions.
PEO 4 : Demonstrate adaptability by anticipating and responding to emerging trends in social science and management.
PEO 5 : Exemplify collaborative and ethical leadership, working effectively across government, corporate, and social sectors.

Program outcomes

PO 1: Apply evidence-based HR practices using insights from social science and management research.
PO 2: Design HR strategies tailored to the needs of government, corporate, and social sectors.
PO 3: Integrate multidisciplinary knowledge to create innovative HR solutions.
PO 4: Evaluate and respond to emerging trends in social science and management.
PO 5: Demonstrate collaborative and ethical leadership across different sectors.
PO 6: Implement strategic HR initiatives aligning with organizational goals.
PO 7: Exhibit strong communication and interpersonal skills for effective employee management.

Program Specific Outcomes

PSO 1 : Demonstrate proficiency in applying evidence-based HR practices derived from social science and management research.
PSO 2 : Possess the capability to design and implement HR strategies that meet the specific needs of government, corporate, and social sectors.
PSO 3 : Integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines to innovate and optimize HR solutions in diverse organizational contexts.
PSO 4 : Critically evaluate and adapt to emerging trends in social science and management to enhance HR practices.
PSO 5 : Exhibit leadership qualities that promote collaboration and ethical behavior across various sectors.
PSO 6 : Develop and execute strategic HR initiatives aligned with organizational goals and objectives.
PSO 7 : Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills essential for managing employee relations and fostering a positive workplace environment.

CURRICULUM

First Year

Trimester I
Course Code	Course Name	Credits
21HRM1101	Management and Organizational Behaviour	3
21HRM1102	Business Statistics for Decision Making	3
21HRM1103	Economics for Managers	3
21HRM1104	Accounting for Managers	3
21HRM1105	Personality Development and Business Communication	LG
21HRM1109	Marketing Management	3
21HRM1112	Human Resource Management	3
Total Credits		18

Trimester II
Course Code	Course Name	Credits
22HRM2201	Operations Research	3
22HRM2202	Financial Management	3
21HRM2203	Macro Economics	3
21HRM2204	IT Applications for Management	3
21HRM2213	Performance and Compensation Management	3
22HRM2214	Organization Development	3
21HRM2215	Learning and Development	3
22HRM2107	French – Foreign Language	LG
Total Credits		21

Second Year

Trimester III
Course Code	Course Name	Credits
21HRM3301	Production and Operations management	3
21HRM3302	Cost and Management Accounting	2
21HRM3303	Business Analytics for Managers	3
21HRM3305	Priming for Placements (Business Aptitude)	LG
21HRM3306	Start Ups and Entrepreneurship	3
21HRM3311	Applied Research in HRM	3
22HRM3312	Talent Management	3
21HRM3CV	Comprehensive Viva	1
Total Credits		18

Trimester IV
Course Code	Course Name	Credits
21HRM4408	Strategic Human Resource Management	3
21HRM4409	Business Laws	3
21HRM4410	Workforce Metrics	3
21HRM4411	Industrial Relations	3
21HRM4412	Competency Management	3
	Elective – 1 Subject 1	3
	Elective – 1 Subject 2	3
21HRMSIP	SIP & Viva Voce	3
Total Credits		24

Summer Intership Project (SIP - 8 weeks)

Trimester V
Course Code	Course Name	Credits
21HRM5501	Corporate Governance, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility	2
21HRM5508	HR Analytics	3
21HRM5509	Labour Legislation	3
	Elective – 1 Subject 3	3
	Elective – 1 Subject 4	3
21HRM5510	HRM in Global Perspective	3
Total Credits		17

Trimester VI
Course Code	Course Name	Credits
21HRM6612	Emotional Intelligence & Positive Psychology	2
21HRM6613	Digitalization of HR	Workshop
21HRM6502	Project Management	3
21HRM6LTP	Long-Term Project /Comprehensive Viva	3
Total Credits		08

Term	Credits
1	18
2	21
3	18
4	24
5	17
6	08
Total No. of Credits	106

*The list of subjects is indicative. The Institute reserves the right to make modifications at any point during the commencement of the programme.

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 ).

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

PROGRAM’S PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Students of PGDM are trained to work in every sector including manufacturing as well as services like IT sector, Retail and marketing etc. The scope of placements of the course lies from being HR generalist to HR specialist. Many of the PGDM-HRM alumni are now working as Talent acquisitions officials for top notch companies and also make campus visits. Our students are placed in prestigious organizations some of them being Real Page, Dupont India, AppWorld, Invesco, GVK Bio, Nagarjuna Fertilizers Ltd., Shoppers Stop, Hyundai Mobis, Capgemini, Amazon, Cognizant,Deloitte.

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FAQs

Q : Is post graduate diploma in human resource management a good course to pursue?

A : It depends on various factors like your career goals, interests, and the overall reputation of the institute offering the course. The Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) in Hyderabad is a well-known institute, and a post graduate diploma in human resource management from IPE can provide you with a solid foundation in the field and improve your employment opportunities. However, you should research the course content, faculty, and resources offered by IPE to ensure that the program aligns with your career goals and expectations.

Q : Why should one choose IPE to pursue Post Graduate Diploma in HR?

A : There can be several reasons why one may choose the Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) in Hyderabad to pursue a Post graduate Diploma in HR. Some of the reasons are:

Reputation: IPE is a well-respected institute in India and has a strong reputation in the field of management education. Pursuing a course from IPE can add credibility to your resume and enhance your career prospects.

Faculty: IPE has a team of experienced and knowledgeable faculty members who are experts in their respective fields and can provide students with valuable insights and practical knowledge.

Course content: IPE’s Postgraduate Diploma in HR covers a wide range of topics and provides students with a comprehensive understanding of human resource management.

Career opportunities: Upon completion of the course, students can pursue careers in various industries as HR managers, recruiters, compensation and benefits specialists, among others.

Networking: Pursuing a course from IPE can provide students with the opportunity to network with other professionals in the field and expand their professional network.

These are some of the reasons why one may choose IPE to pursue a Postgraduate Diploma in HR.