PGDM Program Course Structure | Specialisation

Program structure

Post Graduate Diploma in Management program is a two-year full time program that equips students to develop skills to take on managerial, entrepreneurial and leadership roles in this rapidly changing world. The PGDM program emphasizes on building a strong conceptual and analytical foundation and enables students to be better decision makers.

The program carefully blends fundamental theoretical framework with contemporary management practices with a focus on holistic development. The PGDM program adopts a multi-disciplinary approach to learning with innovative teaching pedagogy, exposure to industry through visits, guest sessions, corporate meets along with experiential learning through social projects, internships and engagements such as seminars, conferences, symposiums, workshops, conclaves, etc.

COURSE STRUCTURE - PGDM PROGRAM (BATCH 2026-28)

Total Credits of the Program: 113

Self Directed Learning (SDL) credit: 6

Trimester I

Trimester I
Organisational Behavior
Managerial Economics
Quantitative Techniques
Marketing Management -I
Fundamentals of Operations Management
Accounting for Managerial Decisions
Legal Aspects of Business
Business Communication

Trimester II

Trimester II
Macroeconomics for Managers
Decision Making through Spreadsheets
Optimization Techniques
Marketing Management -II
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management
Financial Management
Human Resource Management
Managerial Communication
Information Systems

Trimester III

Trimester III
Global Business Environment
Data Visualization & Modelling
Financial Institutions & Markets
Business Research Methods
Executive Communication
*Elective - 1 (23) for Dual & Major Both**
*Elective - 2 (23) for Dual & Minor Both**
*Marketing*
Consumer Behaviour
Sales Management
*Finance*
Financial Statement Analysis & Credit Appraisal
Financial Modelling-I
*Human Resource*
HR Operations
Talent Acquisition & Management
*Decision Sciences*
Supply Chain & Logistics Management
Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics

Trimester IV

Trimester IV
Strategic Management
Elective - 1 (33) Dual & (33) Major
Elective - 2 (33) Dual & (23) Minor, (1*3) FE
Summer Internship Report plus Viva Voce

Trimester V

Trimester V
Elective - 1 (23) Dual & (23) Major
Elective - 2 (23) Dual & (23) Free Elective

Trimester VI

Trimester VI
Corporate Governance & CSR
Open Elective(OE) - (21)
Self Directed Learning (SDL)

SPECIALIZATION COURSES 2026-28

Marketing

Trimester IV	Credits
Integrated Marketing Communication	3
B2B Marketing	3
Marketing of Services	3
Marketing Analytics	3
E-Commerce	3
Supply Chain & Distribution Management	3

Trimester V	Credits
Digital & Social Media Marketing	3
CRM in the Digital Age	3
International Marketing Management (1.5) Marketing Simulation (1.5)	3
Rural & Social Marketing	3
Brand Management	3

Finance

Trimester IV	Credits
Security Analysis & Portfolio Management	3
Strategic Financial Management	3
Personal Financial Planning	3
Financial Modelling-II	3
Behavioural Finance	3

Trimester V	Credits
Business Valuation & Corporate Restructuring	3
International Finance & Risk Management	3
Corporate Tax Planning & Management	3
Financial Derivatives	3
Fintech	3

HR

Trimester IV	Credits
Industrial Relations & Labour Legislation	3
Learning & Development	3
Performance Management	3
Data Analytics in HR	3
EI and Personal Growth	3

Trimester V	Credits
Transformational Leadership & Organisation Change	3
Compensation and Reward Management	3
Science of Happiness: Discovering Self	3
Negotiations and Conflict Management	3

Decision Sciences

Trimester IV	Credits
Quality Management & Process Control (Operations)	3
Inventory & Warehouse Management (Operations)	3
Operations & Revenue Analytics (Operations & BA)	3
Applied Business Intelligence (BA)	3
Applied Business Analytics (BA)	3

Trimester V	Credits
Project Management (Operations)	3
Service Operation Management (Operations)	3
Forecasting & Big Data Analytics (BA)	3
AI for Business Management (BA)	3

* A student can choose any three courses from the list of major specialisation. Each course will be decided on the basis of a maximum 25 students opting for it.

Self-Directed Learning (SDL)

Sr. No.	Course / Projects
1	Project Based Learning
	a) SSO
	b) Experiential Project
	c) Entrepreneurship Project
	d) Family Business Project
2	MOOCs (Only Swayam NPTEL / Coursera)
3	Live Project
3	Research Paper Presentation (1.5 - Refreed), (3 - Scopus, SCI, WOS)
4	Research Paper Publications **
5	NISM, NCFM / Any other certification

** For details, refer SDL guidelines.

Open Elective*(OE)

S. No.	Open Elective*(OE)	Credits
1	Business and Sustainability	1
2	Indian Ethos in Management	1
3	Tech in HR	1
4	Theatrics in Management	1
5	Design Thinking	1
6	AI in Marketing	1
7	AI in Finance	1
8	Sustainable Finance	1
9	Investment Banking	1
10	Global Capability centers Business Model	1
11	Prompt Engineering in AI	1
12	Psychometric Assessments	1
13	Leadership Communication	1

1. Open Electives (To be offered as 1 credit, contact hours-10, to be announced at the beginning of trimester)

2. *2 courses of 1 credit each offered in each trimester to be announced at the beginning of the trimester

Post Graduate Diploma
in Management