(With Dual Specialization)
A Crucible for Global Business Leaders
The Post Graduate Diploma in International Business (PGDM – IB) which started in 2009 is a two-year full-time program approved by the All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE).
IPE’s programme PGDM – International Business, is a cutting-edge MBA level program with state-of-the-art curriculum comprising all courses of a standard MBA program and additionally international business related courses such as Strategic Management, Global Finance & Foreign Currency Risk Management, Global Marketing, International Brand Management, International HRM / Cross Cultural HR Management, Global Supply Chain Management, and significantly, Innovation Management & New Product Development, WTO, etc.
With such a power-packed curriculum, the PGDM-IB program can provide a gateway to envious national and international placements.
Optional Overseas Study Module
On completion of the first year the students of PGDM International Business could undertake overseas/domestic study tour to international business establishments, arranged by the Institute. The full cost will have to be borne by the students who opt for it. The students have a choice to undertake either International or domestic study tour.
Programme Educational Objectives
-
To familiarize the students with basics of management theory and practice.
-
To impart knowledge in the domain of international business environment.
-
To develop business acumen of executives with sensitivity to global management and business issues.
-
To equip students with necessary skills and knowledge that will help them to take up roles in organizations having domestic and global operations and to take up businesses having global operations.
Program outcomes
-
Students will be able to analyze and explain the basic concepts of management theory and practice
-
Students can evaluate the impact of global issues on an organization’s international business operations
-
Students will be able to prepare international business plan
-
Students can assess the impact of cultural diversity on the policies of an organization
-
Students would handle the responsibilities in the domain of domestic and global business environment
-
Students will be well versed with software packages and would be able to apply them in managerial decision making
CURRICULUM
YEAR I
Term 1
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Management and Organizational Behaviour | 3 |
| 102 | Statistics for Management | 3 |
| 103 | Economics for Managers | 3 |
| 104 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| 105 | Personality Development and Business Communication | 3 |
| 106 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| 107 | International Business – I | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 |
Term 2
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 201 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| 202 | Operations Research | 3 |
| 203 | Financial Management | 3 |
| 204 | Macro Economics | 3 |
| 205 | Innovation in the Digital Age | 3 |
| 206 | International Business – II | 3 |
| 207 | Foreign Language – French | 2 |
| 208 | Export Marketing | 2 |
| Total Credits | 22 |
Term 3
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 301 | Production and Operations Management | 3 |
| 302 | Cost and Management Accounting | 2 |
| 303 | Business Analytics for Managers | 3 |
| 304 | International Marketing Research | 3 |
| 305 | Priming for Placements (Business Aptitude) | 3 |
| 306 | Start-Ups and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| 307 | Global Finance and Foreign Currencies | 3 |
| 308 | Design Thinking | NC |
| 309 | IT for Managers | 3 |
| Contemporary Issues/ Seminars | 1 | |
| Comprehensive viva voce | 1 | |
| Total Credits | 25 |
Summer Internship Program (SIP) 8 Weeks
Term 4
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| 402 | International Business Laws | 3 |
| 403 | Elective 1 – Subject 1 | 3 |
| 404 | Elective 1 – Subject 2 | 3 |
| 405 | Elective 2 – Subject 1 | 3 |
| 406 | Elective 2 – Subject 2 | 3 |
| Project Work & Viva Voce | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 21 |
Term 5
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 501 | Corporate Governance, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility | 3 |
| 502 | International Brand Management | 3 |
| 503 | Elective 1 – Subject 3 | 3 |
| 504 | Elective 1 – Subject 4 | 3 |
| 505 | Elective 2 – Subject 3 | 3 |
| 506 | Elective 2 – Subject 4 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
Term 6
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 601 | MNC Strategies in Emerging Markets | 3 |
| 602 | WTO and Regional Trading Agreements | 3 |
| 603 | Project Management | 3 |
| Long Term Research Project | 3 | |
| Comprehensive Viva | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 14 |
| Term | Credits |
|---|---|
| 1 | 21 |
| 2 | 22 |
| 3 | 25 |
| 4 | 21 |
| 5 | 18 |
| 6 | 14 |
| Total Credits | 121 |
Electives
The students have to select any one or two Elective Streams from the list mentioned below as per the norms of the course
1. Risk Management
2. Financial Analysis and Credit Management
3. Derivatives and Structured Finance
4. Financial Modelling
5. Financial Planning and Wealth Management
6. Security Analysis and Portfolio Mgmt
7. Tax Planning and Management
8. Corporate Restructuring, Mergers and Acquisitions
9. Entrepreneurial Finance
10. Strategic Financial Management
11. Strategic Cost Management
12. Financial Analytics
13. Foreign Exchange Arithmetic
14. Private Equity
15. Fixed Income Securities
16. Financial Econometrics
17. Mutual Funds
1. Product and Brand Management
2. Integrated Marketing Communications
3. Consumer Behaviour
4. Services Marketing
5. Customer Relationship Management
6. B2B Marketing
7. Strategic Marketing
8. Digital Marketing
9. Rural Marketing
10. Agri-Business Marketing
11. Sales and Distribution Management
12. Retail Management
13. Global Marketing Management
14. Social Marketing
15. Media Management
16. Marketing Analytics
1. Learning and Development
2. Contemporary HRM
3. Industrial Relations I
4. Industrial Relations II
5. Talent Management
6. Organization Development
7. Cross Cultural Management
8. Leadership and Change Management
9. Balanced Scorecard
10. Strategic Human Resource Management
11. HR Auditing
12. HR Analytics
1. Supply Chain Management
2. Management of Service Operations
3. Total Quality Management
4. Lean Management
5. Optimization Models for Industry
6. Operations Strategy
7. Strategic Sourcing
8. Warehouse Management
9. Technology and Innovations Management
10. Advanced Inventory Modelling
11. Operations Analytics
1. Cloud Computing for Business
2. Enterprise Resource Planning
3. Relational Database Management system
4. e-Commerce
5. Data Mining and Business Intelligence
6. Data Modelling with R and Python
7. Data Visualising using Advanced Excel
8. Data Visualising using Tableau
9. Digital Governance
10. Cyber Security and Cyber Laws
11. IT Infrastructure
1. Industrial Economics
2. Public Finance
3. Urban Economics
4. Digital Economy
5. Natural Resource Management
6. Energy Economics
7. Environmental Economics
8. Econometrics
9. Contemporary Government Policies & Business
10. Monetary Economics
11. Economics of Infrastructure
12. Agricultural Economics
13. Mathematical Economics
14. International Economics
15. Green Economy
1. Creating a New Venture from Idea to launch
2. Entrepreneurial Finance
3. Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
4. Digital Marketing for Startups and SMEs
5. Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation
6. Family Business Management
7. Corporate Entrepreneurship
8. Business Model for Sustainable Growth
9. Aligning Startups with their Market
10. Detailed Project Report (DPR)
1. R Studio for Data Science and Machine Learning (ver.1.2.1335)
2. Python for Data Science and Machine Learning (ver.3.7.3)
3. Data Visualising using Tableau
4. Web and Social Media Analytics
5. Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence using R Studio (ver.1.2.1335)
6. Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence using Advanced Python (ver.3.7.3)
7. Big Data Analytics
8. SQL for Data Science
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 PAST RECRUITERS
Attractive placements are offered to the students by prestigious companies. Some of the past recruiters are: Google, TCS, Deloitte, Oracle, Sify, Naukri.com, Ultratech (Aditya Birla Group), Vedanta Group, Amara Raja Batteries, Franklin Templeton, Allahabad Bank, Axis Bank, Dena Bank, Karvy, Crisil, Vodafone, Oceanic Pharma, DMV, Global Data, FSS, Havells’ India, Vizag Steel Plant, Times Group, etc.
Contact SPOC
Dr. M. Karthik
Assistant Professor
Programme Coordinator – IB
+91 934 651 5819
karthik@ipeindia.org
Dr. Rajesh Gangakhedkar
Assistant Professor
Programme Joint Coordinator – IB
+91 9866613403
rajesh@ipeindia.org
