Exciting New One-Year Executive MBA at IIM Ahmedabad: Are You Ready for Top Management?

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad has conceptualized a new one-year PGP in Management (PGPX) for executives with substantial work experience. This full-time residential program, focused on developing participants for top management positions, is unique in its design. We expect this program to attract participants from India and abroad, and the modular program design includes an international exposure of 5 weeks. Other modules are: Induction Module, Building Blocks (basic courses in management), Preparing for Top Management (specific focus on developing top management competencies), Elective Modules, and Capstone Module (integrating the learnings from a multidisciplinary perspective).

IIMA has officially announced admissions for the first batch of PGPX, starting in April 2006. A one-year lead time is contemplated to ensure that those admitted get sufficient transition time to move from employment to campus. A new, world-class academic and residential campus (including limited family accommodation) is getting ready to receive them. We are liaising with GOI for supporting international participants (clearances, scholarships for select countries) and with banks and corporates/agencies for educational loans and scholarships.

For online application information (it's free), please visit:

http://ernet.in <link updated to site home>

You will get more information about the program from the same site. Newspaper announcements (India and International) are expected in the next few weeks.

Thank you.

Prof. Biju Varkkey

Personnel & Industrial Relations Area

IIM Ahmedabad

Gujarat, India 380015.

Tel: 91-79-26324874.

Hi all,

This is great... I think this will provide an opportunity for all the working executives to pursue an MBA from an institute of such good repute and that too in just one year. I would suggest that more short-duration programs from IIMs and other reputable institutes should be considered so that working executives can stay academically up to date, helping them perform better in their workplaces.

Regards,
Monika

Dear All,

Currently, I'm working as an HR Executive in Pune. I have 1.3 years of work experience, which includes an 8-month part-time internship. I am interested in pursuing the PGPX course for working executives from IIM-A. Can I prepare for it now? What is the right time to apply for the course?

At present, the work I do in HR is very elementary. To quickly move up to a managerial level, what efforts are needed from my end? Are there any other courses from IIMs that can support my current credentials? Alternatively, will certifications help me achieve better career growth?

Kindly advise on this.

Anticipating your reply.

Dear All,

Currently, I'm working as an HR Executive in Pune. I have 1.3 years of work experience, which includes an 8-month part-time internship. I am interested in pursuing the PGPX course for working executives from IIM-A. Can I prepare for it now? What is the right time to apply for the course?

Currently, the work I do in HR is very elementary. To advance to a managerial level quickly, what efforts are needed from my end? Are there any other courses from IIMs that can support my current credentials? Alternatively, will certifications help me achieve better career growth?

Your advice on this matter is greatly appreciated.

Anticipating your reply.

Hi,

I am interested to know more about this program. Where can I get those details?

Regards,
Manavalan

Hi Sir,

Greetings to you!

I am Sowmya V. G., currently employed with an MNC bank. I have three years of work experience, and my bank is willing to send me from the company to pursue an Executive MBA through IIM. I kindly request you to confirm the detailed procedure of selection so that I can inform my company and prepare myself accordingly.

Please revert to my query via email.

Thank you.

Hello All,

Currently, I'm working as a Test Specialist in a very reputed MNC in Pune. I have a total of 4.4 years of experience, and I'm very much interested in pursuing the PGPX course for working executives from IIM-A. How can I apply for the same? What is the right time to apply for the course?

At present, the kind of work I do as a Test Specialist involves coordination between the India and FO team. I'm very good in the Insurance and Finance domains. To rise to a managerial level quickly, what kind of efforts are needed from my end? Is there any other course from IIMs that can support my present credentials?

I really appreciate your help in this area.

Eagerly waiting for your reply.

Shishir Kapoor
Email: shishirkap@gmail.com