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About Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Business Management)(PGDM(BM))

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Business Management) is a two-year, full-time residential programme with a General Management focus. Built on identical pillars as the current PGDM programme, it is an AICTE-approved programme and admits only 120 participants. PGDM (BM) gives its participants the unique flexibility to choose a preferred mix of courses to align with their career goals and help them develop a holistic overview of all functional areas to excel in cross-functional business decision-making.

In the Financial Times Masters in Management (FT MiM) 2026 ranking, SPJIMR has risen to #26 globally and ranks #2 in India. The institute ranks #1 in India across Careers Service, Alumni Network, Value for Money, and ESG and Net Zero Teaching. SPJIMR ranks #2 globally for Careers Service and #6 globally for Alumni Network, reinforcing its strong performance in career support and alumni engagement.

Objective

Competency goals

PGDM (BM) aims to develop socially sensitive leaders with a global mindset to help achieve SPJIMR’s mission to influence managerial practice and promote value-based growth by advancing wise innovation. The programme objectives are:

  • Equip students with conceptual knowledge and interpersonal skills with a sense of collaboration and social purpose for managerial decision-making.
  • Maintain a culture where students are ready to roll up their sleeves or get their hands dirty.
  • Engender experiences where students learn to be innovative.
  • Practice pedagogy that balances theoretical rigour with practical relevance.
  • Ensure that students are immersed in domain experiences before graduation so they are not novices on day one.

Competency goals:

  • Responsible and socially sensitive leaders
  • Capable of managing in a global environment
  • Proficient in functional and cross-functional business areas
  • Able to make reasoned decisions
  • Innovative leadership

Key highlights

Location

Prime location with strong industry access

SPJIMR is located in the heart of Mumbai, the financial and cultural hub of India. This enables a high-quality industry integration and offers an immersive learning experience with maximum exposure to the city’s dynamic commercial and economic activity.

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Innovative pedagogy

Forward-thinking teaching for real-world impact

SPJIMR is known for its unique pedagogy, which includes experiential learning through specially curated Immersive Experiences, live projects, field visits, simulations, amongst other things to accelerate the participant’s leadership development.

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Placements

Consistently achieves 100% placement

PGDM(BM) has a record of placing 100% of its batch. The entire placement exercise was conducted in a hybrid mode, with most recruiters visiting the campus in person. Highest annual salary (cost-to-company) this year stands at INR 89 lakhs per annum, the average annual salary (cost-to-company) this year stands at INR 31.80 lakhs per annum and the median salary came in at INR 31 lakhs per annum.

Combined placement process is conducted for both PGDM & PGDM(BM) programmes. Detailed placement report is in the link below.

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Rankings

Ranked among leading B-schools nationally and globally

In the Financial Times Masters in Management (FT MiM) 2026 ranking, SPJIMR has risen to #26 globally and ranks #2 in India. The institute ranks #1 in India across Careers Service, Alumni Network, Value for Money, and ESG and Net Zero Teaching. SPJIMR ranks #2 globally for Careers Service and #6 globally for Alumni Network, reinforcing its strong performance in career support and alumni engagement.

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Batch profile

Gender ratio of total participants (118), with 76% male and 24% female.

Gender ratio

PGDM (BM) work experience distribution of participants: 98% have 1–5 years of experience, while 2% are freshers.

Work experience

SPJIMR PGDM (BM) batch profile highlighting participants' educational backgrounds.

Education

Industry connect

SPJIMR PGDM (BM) offers exceptional opportunities to enable its participants to excel professionally.

The programme offers exceptional opportunities to enable its participants to excel professionally. Participants are given an opportunity to interact with business leaders through guest lectures, which are an integral part of every course, live projects, and curated industry immersion modules offered by various centres of practice.

Our student clubs collaborate with accomplished alumni to organise interaction sessions and workshops across diverse domains, including consulting, sales and marketing, product management, supply chain management, and design and innovation.

SPJIMR Career Services helps participants develop professional capabilities, define their goals, and present themselves to the industry. International Immersion facilitates experiential learning at leading global B-schools and gives exposure to the working of multinational organisations. These immersive industry integration opportunities in India and abroad enable students to interact and learn from industry experts and global thought leaders.

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