IIM INDORE at a glance

Indian Institute of Management Indore(IIMI) - the youngest sibling in the family of IIMs was established in 1998. it’s (193 acres) campus is the largest amongst all the IIMs. The need of management, IIMI believes, lies in managing one's own ambitions and forging ahead consciously.
The unique programmes offered here, focuses on Experiential learning, IT orientation, and social sensitivity.

Programmes offered

POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME(PGP)

The Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in management is a two year, full time, residential programme. In the first year students will be served compulsory packages. It means all the subject in the first year are compulsory.while in the second year, participants will get deeper understanding of areas of their interest through a package of elective courses. Second year participants may choose to concentrate on particular topics or areas of their interest, if they wish

MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES (MDP)

In todays competitive world it becomes imperative for managers to continuously educate and update themselves about the changes and evolving management practices.keeping this in mind,IIM Indore has taken a stride to impart training and development to corporate executives, through open MDPs, This programme at IIM Indore started in the year 2000-01 and since then has been growing with the support of over 220 organizations till now. It is specifically designed to reflect the evolving realities of business and management practices & applications so that it adds knowledge and skill to the participants, facilitating their personal contribution to the future success of their organization. The MDPs provide the executives with an opportunity to access contemporary thinking, exchange ideas and gain insights from a diverse range of peers.

In House Programmes and Consultancy

Besides, MDPs, IIM Indore also conducts various tailor-made programmes for both corporate and non-corporate organizations catering to the specific needs of the client organization. it is also engaged in providing consultancy to various corporate and government organizations in a variety of areas. IIM Indore has recently shifted to the new campus, spread over an area of 194 acres on top of a hill. The campus houses a fully furnished Management Development Centre to cater to the lodging and boarding of the executives participating in the MDPs. The MDP classrooms are all equipped with latest presentation and teaching aids. The campus has an environment that facilitates learning.

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Executive Post-Graduate Programme

Executive Post-Graduate Programme is uniquely designed programme for the working executives and entrepreneurs. The objective of the programme is to provide an opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills continually.

Eligibility criteria:
The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) or Persons with Disability (PWD) category], of any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. In case the university/institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by the IIMs by dividing obtained CGPA with the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant with 100.The candidate should also have a minimum of 5 years of managerial/ entrepreneurial/ professional experience as on August 31, 2008. Work experience obtained only after graduation will be considered. Organizational sponsorship is optional.

Selection:
The selection would be based on performance in CAT/GMAT, personal interview, candidate’s academic record, scholastic achievements, and relevant work experience after graduation.

Structure:
The 18-month programme consists of 6 terms, each term of three months duration. Each term has five modules. Pre-Campus (Module-1): The normal duration of this module is approximately 20 to 25 days. The course outline, reading materials and reference books are given to the participants at the beginning of the term. Participants have to go through the readings that have been given to him/her before the campus visit. The instructor could choose to give the participant additional assignment/s, if necessary. There will be 07-08 interactive sessions conducted through satellite (video conferencing) of 01 hour each during this phase.
First Campus Visit (Module-2): The duration of this module is 9 days (approx), wherein a participant is required to visit and stay on campus for all nine days. There would be 4 to 6 sessions per day, each of 90 minutes duration. On the first day there may be a pre-campus module written test for a course, based on the reading material given during the pre-campus module. Additional tests could be given during this visit. Interim Period (Module 3): Duration of this period is approximately 20-25 days. Participants are expected to revise and absorb the classroom learning and complete the assignments given during the first campus visit. Participants are also expected to complete the assignments given during first campus visit and prepare for the classes of second campus visit. Participants need to start planning for individual course project so that they can discuss it during their second campus visit. Second Campus Visit (Module 4): The duration of this module is 9 days (approx), wherein a participant is required to stay on campus for all the nine days. There would be 4 to 6 sessions per day, each of 90 minutes duration. A test may be conducted on the first day of second campus visit. Regular classes and end-term test will be conducted during this period of 9 days. Post-Campus (Module5): This is the last module of the term. The participants are expected to submit their projects/assignments by the end of this module. There will be 07-08 interactive sessions conducted through satellite (video conferencing) of 01 hour each during this phase.

Curriculum and Pedagogy

The first four Terms have compulsory courses. During these four Terms, the participants are offered the foundation courses such as behavioral sciences, economics, information technology, and quantitative techniques in the context of their relevance to the study of management subjects. Courses will also be offered in the basic functional areas such as finance and accounting, marketing, human resource management, operations management and information systems. The fifth term has both compulsory and elective courses and the sixth term has only electives. In fifth and the sixth terms, the participants can choose the set of electives from a wide range of electives offered by the Institute, which will enable them to get a deeper knowledge in their areas of special interest. The pedagogy would be a judicious mix of lectures, case discussions, project work, term papers, role-play, seminar presentations, assignments, films, management games, and topics of independent study.
FPM in management is a four/five years programme .It is designed to provide both breadth and depth of knowledge to doctoral participants in management. The prime objective of the programme centers on creating competence in teaching and research in management education, and practice.

DOCTORAL PROGRAMME AT IIM INDORE

The Fellow Programme at IIMI is well designed to provide both breadth and depth of knowledge to doctoral participants in management. The prime objective of the programme centers on creating competence in teaching and research in management education, and practice. The programme equips the participants for careers in teaching, training, research, and consulting both in academia and industry. The programme is application oriented in nature, and the participants will be able to contribute to management thinking.

The Programme takes four to five years to complete, including two years of rigorous course work followed by research work leading to a thesis. While the first year of course work is common with IIMI's Post-graduate Programme, the second year involves advanced doctoral level courses in the chosen area of specialization. In addition, after the first year of course work, participant will have an opportunity to get exposure to the real business world through a summer project. While the basic course work phase provides the breadth, the advanced course work phase provides depth of knowledge through the area of specialization. After completing the course work, the participant has to pass a comprehensive qualifying examination, written and oral. On successful completion of course work, the participant is required to undertake a research work leading to a thesis. The participant is required to write a research proposal under the guidance of the Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) and has to make a public defense. Subsequently, the participant has to pursue research under the supervision of TAC. The Thesis Examination Committee consisting of internal and external experts will evaluate the thesis. Finally, the participant has to make a public defense of his/her research work and qualify the viva voce examination.

General management programme for defence officers(GMP)

Defence sector is one of the most valuable sectors that contribute it’s highest level of services to the nation. Defence people are self-disciplined, highly enthusiastic, and courageous. And, this programme provides orientation courses to these personnels having the objective:
•To familiarize the officers with a new framework, i.e., business environment.

•To orient them towards the management education and management training.

•To provide the understanding of the conceptual and analytical tools.

•Providing them skills related to all significant management fields including all technical and behavioral techniques.

•To help in developing and enhancing the positive mind-set and attitude of participants.

•To provide them the exposure in different areas of management that is necessary while selecting the second career and also to help them to get the appropriate position in the business world.

•The focus of the programme would be on all functional aspects of management, like, operations management, marketing, strategy, human resource management and organizational behavior, Information technology and its recent development, economics, finance and accounting, and supply chain management.

Admission Procedure:

Officers of all ranks between Captain and Brigadier equivalent only are eligible for this course. These officers must have completed five years of commissioned service on the day of commencement of the course. The selection is made by the Director General of Resettlement (DGR) based on the applications received directly by them. For more details please visit website of DGR - www.dgrindia.com

BroadBand Based Executive Education Programmes (BBBEP)
Post Graduate Certificate Program in Management (PGCPM)
1. Indian Business Environment
2. Organizational Behaviour
3. Quantitative Technique
4. Managerial Economics
5. Operations Management
6. Management Accounting
7. Marketing Management
8. Financial Management
9. Human Resource Management
10. Marketing Research and Service Marketing
11. International Business
12. Management of Information Technology

Admission procedure

The admissions to IIM Indore take place through the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the IIMs. The Common Admission Test conducted by the IIMs is a very competitive test conducted for admission to the numerous graduate programs in Management at the six campuses, and is usually considered one of the most competitive exams in the world, with a success rate of less than one in a hundred. Each institute conducts independent group discussions and personal interviews to evaluate the students shortlisted after the test. 150,000 students compete for less than 1200 seats for general category in the IIM's which makes it even more selective than all the Ivy League Universities put together. Even with a top 1% score, a candidate must also successfully clear the stringent group and individual interviews. The overall acceptance rate for IIM Indore is around 0.3 to 0.4% of the applicants (compared with the acceptance rate of around 5-10% in the US ivy league universities).

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