Post-Graduate Programme in Management

The two-year full-time Post-Graduate Programme in Management (PGP), rated as the toughest MBA programme in the world to get admission, is the flagship programme of IIMA. It is among the oldest, largest and most prestigious of the Institute's teaching programmes. Ranked the best programme in the continent, and among the best in the Asia-Pacific Region, the programme emphasizes innovative problem solving, shared perspectives, applied management philosophy, and group work.

The Content - Curriculum
The PGP curriculum is the result of constant innovation and continuous review by the faculty with help from practitioners in industry, alumni and students. The course comprises two components: the core programme, in the first year and the elective programme in the second year.

The core programme focuses on rigorous grounding in the rudiments of every discipline in management and the development of a common foundation of business knowledge and management theory. The core programme consists of 33 courses encompassing 25.50 credits. One of the core courses is offered in the second year of the programme. The first year is spread over six slots, each of which consists of 5 to 6 weeks' duration.