Course Information & Syllabus
The Post-Graduation Diploma in Management (PGDM) is a two – year full-time program approved by AICTE (All India council of Technical Education), Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. It also approved by Association of Indian Universities (AIU) as equivalent to MBA. The program offers twin specialisation i.e. fundamental and knockout specialisation. The program aims to train the students to become excellent managers and high‐level decision‐makers with broad strategic vision. The course enjoys a two‐tier structure. The first year is committed to developing business fundamentals through fundamental specialisation and the second year offers the knockout specialisation. The program consists of a core curriculum, a summer internship (compulsory industry training between first and second year) and elective courses (optional courses in the second year). The core curriculum of PGDM develops essential skills and knowledge in the areas of Marketing, Finance, HR and IT. After successfully completing the first year requirements, the students undertake summer training of up to eight weeks at managerial level. Students analyse and offer solutions to specific managerial problems under the guidance of a faculty member as well as a manager in the host company. The second-year students structure their studies to suit their aptitude and interest. They can choose one specialisation from area-specific course and one from area agnostic course.
Course Structure
Trimester I
- Management Perspective
- Economics for Managers
- Accounting for Managers
- Quantitative Techniques-I (Business Mathematics)
- Business Communication
- Marketing Management-I
- Computer Application in Mgt.
- Soft skills and English
- Comprehension-I
- German Foreign Language-I
Trimester II
- Marketing Management II
- Cost and Management Accounting
- Organisational Behaviour
- Quantitative Techniques-II (Business Statistics)
- Business Environment Analysis
- Legal aspects of Business
- E-Business
- Soft skills and English
- Comprehension-II (PD)
- German Foreign Language-II
Trimester III
- Financial Management
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing Research
- Operations Management
- Operations Research
- International Business
- Management Info System
- Soft skill and English
Trimester IV
- 3 Cores + 5 Elective courses
- Strategic Management
- Entrepreneurship Development
- Soft skills workshop
- Five Elective Courses
- Summer Internship Project Report
- Viva Voce & Presentation of SIP
Trimester V
- 3 Core + 3 Elective courses
- Supply Chain Management
- Project Dissertation
- Soft Skills Workshop (PD)
- French Foreign Language
- Three Electives courses
Trimester VI
- 2 Core + 2 Elective courses
- Corporate Governance & Business Ethics
- Project/Dissertation with Viva Voce
- Two Electives
Selection Process
Applicants seeking admission are required to have valid CAT / MAT score for the current session with minimum percentile criteria. Please refer to www.imsnoida.in/ selection criteria tab to check eligibility. On being eligible, the applicant will be called for a Group Discussion(GD), Personal Interview (PI)round followed by a screening round conducted by IIM Alumni. Selection process would be based on Test scores, Academic scores till date, performance at the GD+PI+ Screening round. 