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Post Graduate Diploma
in Retail Management

Duration: 2 Year

COURSE STRUCTURE 2026 - 2028

PGDM-RM PROGRAMME® (Batch 2026-28)

1 Total Marks of the Programme 3800
2 Total Courses (1st & 2nd Year) 41
3 No. of Core Courses (1st & 2nd Year) 19
4 No. of Retai Specific Courses 13
5 No. of Elective Courses 7
6 No. of Open Elective Courses 2
1 Total Credits of the Programme 113.0
2 Credits I Year 64.5
3 Credits II Year 48.5
1 Credits Core Courses 42
2 Credits Retail Specific Courses 36
3 Credits Elective Courses 21
4 Credits SIP (6), SDL (6) 12
5 Credits Open Elective 2
Trimester I
Trimester I
Managerial Economics
Quantitative Techniques
Marketing Management - I
Organisational Behavior
Accounting for Managerial Decision
Legal Aspects of Business
Principles & Concepts of Retail
Fundamentals of Operations Management
Business Communication
Trimester II
Trimester II
Macroeconomics for Managers
Human Resource Management
Marketing Management - II
Merchandising & Category Management
Financial Management
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management
Retail Store Operations
Data Visualisation & Modeling
Managerial Communication
Trimester III
Trimester III
AI & Automation in Retail
Business Research Methods
Financial Institutions & Markets
Unified Commerce & Retail Analytics
Visual Merchandising
Business Intelligence for Decision Making
Executive Communication
Electives
Marketing
Sales Management & Retail Selling Skills
Consumer Behavior
Finance
Financial Statement Analysis & Credit Appraisal
Financial Modelling-I
Trimester IV
Trimester IV
D2C Strategy & Live Commerce Execution
Retail Supply Chain Management
Retail Strategic Management
Luxury Retail
Specialization
Summer Internship Report Plus Viva Voce
Trimester V
Trimester V
Customer Experience Design
Mall Management
Sustainability & Ethical Retail
Specialization
Trimester VI
Trimester VI
Open Electives (2 course) *
Self Directed Learning (SDL) *

SPECIALIZATION ELECTIVES COURSES 2026-28

MARKETING (Major)

S.No. Trimester IV
1 Integrated Marketing Communication
2 B2B Marketing
3 Marketing of Services
4 Marketing Analytics
5 E-Commerce
6 Supply Chain & Distribution Management
S.No. Trimester V
1 Digital & Social Media Marketing
2 CRM in the Digital Age
3 International Marketing Management (1.5)
Marketing Simulation (1.5)
4 Rural & Social Marketing
5 Brand Management

FINANCE (Major)

S.No Trimester IV
1 Security Analysis & Portfolio Management
2 Strategic Financial Management
3 Personal Financial Planning
4 Financial Modelling - II
5 Behavioural Finance
S.No Trimester V
1 Business Valuations & Corporate Restructuring
2 International Finance & Risk Management
3 Corporate Tax Planning & Management
4 Financial Derivatives
5 Fintech

Self-Directed Learning (SDL)

Project Based Learning
(SSO, Experiential Project, Entrepreneurship Project, Family Business Project) - 6 Months duration
MOOCs (Only Swayam NPTEL / Coursera)
Live Projects
Research Papers Presentation
Research Paper Publications
NISM / NCFM / Analytics / NPTEL / SWAYAM / COURSERA / UDEMY or Any other Certification

Open Elective*(OE)

International Retail Markets
Personal Branding & Linkedin Mastery
Customer Centricity
Design Thinking
AI in Retail
AI in Finance
Sensory Branding & Neuro Marketing in Retail
Legal Framework of Retail Business
Private Labels
CRM in Retail
Leadership Communication
* 2 course of 1 credit each offered in each trimester to be announced at the beginning of the trimester

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

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