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SPJIMR's Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is a two-year, full-time residential programme that is deemed as equivalent to an MBA. This is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and The Association of MBAs (AMBA), U.K. The programme offers four specialisations – Finance, Information Management, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain.
Here is how PGDM stands out from the rest, the differentiators:
Location: While India is famous as being the fastest growing large economy in the world, Mumbai is at the heart of this growth story. Mumbai is a thriving metropolis and also India's financial capital. Home to the most Global Fortune 500 company headquarters and biggest stock exchanges in India, Mumbai offers maximum exposure to economic and commercial activity.
Purpose: Amongst India’s leading MBA programmes, SPJIMR’s PGDM devotes the highest number of credits and time to sensitizing its students to management’s larger purpose in society.
Flexibility: The programme offers students the ability to choose a minor specialisation and flexibility to change their main or “major” specialisation.
Dr. Vasant Sivaraman, Chairperson, PGDM
Dr. Vasant explains why the PGDM programme is one of the most sought after by MBA aspirants in India. We are proud that our many innovations have been recognized in the form of rankings. We are ranked among the top 10 programmes in India.
Global relevance
Amongst leading MBA programmes in the world, SPJIMR provides one of the highest levels of global relevance to students through the following:
- Offering a range of specialised courses and projects with various renowned international institutes
- Encouraging and supporting participation in international events and competitions
- Providing opportunities for interactions with international faculty.
The PGDM programme offers a wide range of opportunities to students to interact with global businesses and the best of global B-Schools.
Faculty from business schools across the world visit SPJIMR on a regular basis to take full courses or modules within the courses. The practice helps students gain a global exposure to management and learn with schools and practices globally.
Students from various international universities visit SPJIMR to take up courses with our students. The exchange visits range from a week to a semester.
We have international students coming from KEDGE Business School (France), IESEG (France), Dauphine University (France), NUS (Singapore), ESIC Business & Marketing School (Spain).
The diversity in a classroom adds to the peer learning experience and class interactions, besides giving students a cross-cultural perspective.
The Global Fast Track (GFT), enables PGDM students to travel to a globally top-ranked B-School, in order to gain cutting-edge inputs in their area of specialisation. The GFT is an intense, three-week course towards the end of the third semester. This enables the students to contribute during their internship and to make an impact.
There is also an opportunity for students to pursue specialised courses in leading foreign B-schools for a full semester (as exchange students).
SPJIMR has developed deep relationships with top international B-Schools where students have undertaken advanced courses. The partner B-schools include (but are not restricted to): Michigan State University (Eli Broad College of Business), Cornell University (Johnson School of Management), Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper School of Business) and schools in Europe and Asia. The list of schools may change from year to year.
A larger purpose
Managers today are being called upon to make decisions that balance not only shareholders' interest but also the interests of the community and employees. To prepare managers for such decision-making, the PGDM curriculum includes ideas drawn from Eastern wisdom as well as Western efficiency.
The programme nurtures a sense of Social Responsibility and Sensitivity amongst its students by:
- Exposing students to life and circumstances across various socio-economic strata of society
- Building an appreciation of rural poverty and leading inquiries into deprivation
- Encouraging students to enquire into the larger role and purpose of business
Specifically our five-course programme of Value Based Leadership is designed to nurture socially sensitive, value driven leaders.
Industry Integration
All B-schools aspire to expose their students to state-of-the-art industry practice. SPJIMR does so in a way that sets it apart. In addition to guest lectures, field visits, live projects and internships, the PGDM programme also offers the following unique opportunities:
- SPJIMR Business Academia Conclave (SBAC)
SBAC (SPJIMR Business Academia Conclave) is a nine year old initiative that has evolved from a small initiative to a series of six conclaves and now to a high value one day event with marquee speakers to address Indian academics, students and corporates.
SBAC invites a leading global thought leader in the identified theme for the year that is critical to enable Indian industry become world-class. The typical format is a panel discussion with leading practitioners who can revisit their respective journeys, discuss the experiences with a global leader and lay out the road map for growth. Click here for SBAC 2018.
- Student Professional Development Cell
The cell aims to help students effectively develop their professional capabilities, define their identities and present themselves in industry across different media. The team invites more than 30 senior industry personnel to interact with students.
Integrated with the academic and the career services calendar, it spans over both academic years and ensures that students are able to:
1. Sharpen key skills via beyond-classroom practice opportunities
2. Identify own competencies, challenges and interests
3. Understand industry career paths and available roles
4. Prepare for effective engagement with industry
- International Company Visits
During Global Fast Track students visit leading companies and business organisations.
Inside SPJIMR
Life on campus is highly influenced by student initiatives and ideas.
The greater part of the running of the programmes is governed by student committees. This is the best hands-on way to learn about administration – the ‘A’ in the MBA.
Under the ADMAP (Assessment & Development of Managerial & Administrative Potential)
programme, there are around 20 student committees working in different areas of Institute administration.
SPJIMR students are a part of a series of events/ competitions in the two-year programme. Throughout the year students organise events and represent SPJIMR in many competitions. Some of the main events include, but are not restricted to, the following
GASP (Guild of actors at SPJIMR) is an embodiment of the will and determination of participants amidst the rigours of a B-School. Founded by Anupam Joshi and his team in 2003, GASP has successfully produced plays every year. It is a voluntary, non-classroom initiative of the PGDM students that gives them the opportunity to create their own production.
OJAS - The event is about celebration of the OJAS power that lies in everyone, and manifests itself in forms like diligence, creativity and intellect. This is the annual management and cultural fest of SPJIMR.
The word ‘OJAS' originates from the Vedas – a blend of eclectic elements which gives birth to an everlasting spring of vitality, vibrancy & fortitude.
SPrint is SPJIMR’s annual National sports festival. It is one of the biggest B-school sporting extravaganzas in India.
Lock, Stock and Trade is a student led event which gets together luminaries from the new venture committee and budding entrepreneurs from B-schools across the country.
For current update on news & events - http://spjimr.org/pgdm/news-and-events
SPJIMR is a one of the five founding institutions of NEN, the National Entrepreneurship Network. Our Centre for Entrepreneurship is committed to developing entrepreneurs. It has pioneered the Start Your Business Programme for aspiring / starting up entrepreneurs and the Grow Your Business Programme for growth stage entrepreneurs.
The Centre has developed a supporting network of mentors, investors, entrepreneurs and experts to nurture students from the idea to the venture creation stage. We regularly host events organised by entrepreneurship promoting networks like Start Up Saturday, NEN, Google Business, NASE and others.
From year to year the students form vibrant clubs. Some of the more enduring clubs include:
SPeak– A club that was formed to help create beyond-classroom practice opportunities for improving communication skills. With a friendly and supportive ambiance, the club invites students with all skill levels. Students not only gain confidence in public speaking, they also understand their blind spots through a friendly feedback system built in. The Club has an annual debate called 'Trial By Rebuttal' which has mixed teams of students and faculty debating for prizes. They also call great speakers from the industry e.g. Kirthiga Reddy (MD of FaceBook).
Institute Band – SPJIMR band 'SPunk' consists of 7 passionate musicians who collaboratively aim at creating music by leveraging the diversified musical know-how each member has to offer. The music encompasses various genres primarily focusing on Soft rock, Punk and Indian rock. Members of the club indulge in covering songs of popular bands across the globe and have also successfully managed to maintain a portfolio of their own compositions.
Playing in various fests across Mumbai, company band competitions like 'Deloitte Maverick' and intra-college events like 'Spandan', has helped us gain sufficient visibility to promote this art of desire in SPJIMR. It not only serves as a stress buster but also helps us keep the campus lively at all times.
