Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is a program which is approved by AICTE New Delhi, Ministry of
HRD, Government of India, imparted by KIAMS as a two-year full time residential mode. the campuses at Harihar and Pune are located in the lab of nature with picturesque environment highly conducive for learning.
KIAMS has experience spreading over more than 2 decades in training bright young minds in various facets of
business management education embedded with various managerial skills required today to face challenges of the global corporate houses.
The two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is the flagship program of Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management (KIAMS) Harihar - Pune. It is designed to develop students for careers in industry, across functional areas. Strong conceptual skills, thorough knowledge and developed skills is what we impart in the students to manage businesses or handling responsibilities in different domains. The vision to develop bright young minds to be future business leaders and to take on the challenges of the future in a socially sensitive manner.
- Development of skills through foundation courses
- Fundamental functional management and cross functional impact through chosen electives
- Student Enhancement Plan (StEP) involving development of soft skills and technical skills through mentor protégé groups
- Exposure through Industrial visits, Capstone projects, Case studies, Field assignments to sharpen problem solving skills
- Live Projects based on the competency and skills
- Build leadership with inherent skills during events and various seminars and group activities
Teaching and Learning process
- Lectures and tutorials
- Cases
- Industry interactions
- Live Projects
- Guest Lectures and workshops
- Role Plays and simulations
- Seminars and Events
- Capstone projects and Industry visits
Highest – INR 15.64 LPA
Average – INR 5.95 LPA
Who should apply?
- A bachelor’s degree (10+2+3 OR 10+2+4) in any discipline from a recognized university, with not less than 50% overall aggregate marks.
- Students appearing for the final year examination may apply.
Eligibility
- Admission test scores of any one of the below tests CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT, MAT, ATMA, Maharashtra CET (For Pune Campus), Karnataka CET (For Harihar Campus).
Grant of Admission (disclaimer)
Admissions are granted on the basis of merit only. No discrimination is made on the basis of any state, caste, religion, colour or any gender. There are no reservations for any linguistic minorities.
Performance Evaluation Criteria
A candidate is shortlisted on the basis of the overall rank computed taking into account of the following components and their weights as defined by AICTE
- Score in common entrance tests (CAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT, MAT, ATMA, Karnataka CET): 25%
- Academic Performance: 30%
- Group Discussion / Extempore / Written Skill Test and Personal Interview: 45%
- Work Experience/ Sports/ Extra-Curricular activities/ Notable Achievements: Additional 5%
Guidelines for Group Discussion / Extempore / Personal Interview -
- Group Discussion / Extempore will be evaluated based on Initiative, Communication Skill, Content and Behaviour.
- Personal Interview will be assessed based on General Awareness, Subject Awareness, Personality and Critical
- Thinking
Total Fees: Rs. 10,75,000/-
Total Fees: Rs. 12,50,000/-
Fee instalments - Program fee can be submitted in 6 instalments as described in the Letter of Intent for Admission (Provisional Admission Letter)
Loan assistance - Our students are eligible for the SBI Scholar Loan scheme that offers up to 20 lakhs without tangible collateral security. Once the students get an offer to join the course at KIAMS, they can approach any State Bank of India branch across India to avail this facility. Our students can also approach any HDFC Credila branch to avail educational loan with or without any tangible collateral security. Furthermore, the students can even approach any Bank of Baroda branch across India for an attractive and get a competitive education loan.
Admission Cancellation & Refund of Fees
The reference for fee refund is made according to AICTE Guidelines No. - AICTE / Legal / 04(01) / 2007, April 2007
| Situation of admission withdrawal |
Refund amount |
| When the request is made before the date
of start of the academic session and the
institute could fill the seat before the cutoff
date from the wait-listed candidates. |
Entire fee should be refunded including full amount of security
deposit, caution money if the request is made before start of
academic session. A deduction of Rs.1000/- to wards processing
charges will be made by the B-school. |
| When the request is received on/after the
beginning of academic session and the
institute could fill the seat before the cutoff
date from the wait-listed candidates. |
Entire fee less the Seat Cancellation Charges on pro rata basis.
For calculation of pro-rata basis, 1 month shall be treated as 1
unit. For example if the candidate withdraws within a month
after the start of academic session and the seat is filled before
the cutoff date, the cancellation charges on pro rata basis will
be the amount of total fee/12 or Rs.1000/-, whichever is higher. |
| When the request is received before/after
the start of the academic session and the
institute could not fill the seat. |
No Refund except security deposit shall be made. |
Scholarship
Scholarship to Meritorious Students
A scholarship is awarded to the meritorious students as follows:
- Students from CAT/ XAT/CMAT/GMAT/MAT entrance exams having 95 percentile and above are eligible for a scholarship of Rs. 1,00,000/- in the total course fee.
- Students from CAT/ XAT/CMAT/GMAT/MAT entrance exams having percentile between 90 and 95 are eligible for a scholarship of ₹ 60,000/- in the total course fee.
The scholarship will be applied from the sixth installment of the fees and will be linked to the academic and behavioral performance during the PGDM course. It will be disbursed as follows:
- Those eligible for Rs.1,00,000/- scholarship will receive a rebate in the sixth installment provided the previous 3 semesters’ GPA/CGPA is 3.20 for batch 2017-19 and 7.20 for batch 2018-20.
- Those eligible for ₹ 60,000/- scholarship will receive a rebate in the sixth instalment provided the previous 3 semesters’ GPA/CGPA is 2.85 for batch 2017-19 and 6.4125 for batch 2018-20.
Our students are eligible for the SBI Scholar Loan scheme that offers up to 20 lakhs without tangible collateral security. Once the students get an offer to join the course at KIAMS, they can approach any State Bank of India branch across India to avail this facility. Our students can also approach any HDFC Credila branch to avail educational loan with or without any tangible collateral security. Furthermore, the students can even approach any Bank of Baroda branch across India for an attractive and get a competitive education loan.
SBI Scholar Loan scheme portal: Click here
HDFC Credila portal: Click here
Courses Offered *Subject to revision
First Year
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 1GC01 |
Managerial Economics |
3 |
| 1GC02 |
Marketing Management – 1 |
3 |
| 1GC03 |
Organizational Behaviour |
3 |
| 1GC04 |
Excel and SPSS |
2 |
| 1GC05 |
Quantitative Techniques - 1 |
3 |
| 1GC06 |
Operations Management -1 |
3 |
| 1GC07 |
Data Analysis - 1 |
3 |
| 1GC08 |
Business Communication |
2 |
| 1GC09 |
Financial Analysis and Reporting |
3 |
| Total |
25 |
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| Year 1 |
Trimester 2 |
|
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 2GC10 |
Macro Economics and Business Environment |
3 |
| 2GC11 |
Data Analysis - 2 |
3 |
| 2GC12 |
Corporate Finance |
3 |
| 2GC13 |
Marketing Management - 2 |
3 |
| 2GC14 |
Legal Aspects of Business |
3 |
| 2GC15 |
Human Resource Management |
3 |
| 2GC16 |
Quantitative Techniques - 2 |
3 |
| 2GC17 |
Personality Development Program - 1 |
2 |
| 2GC18 |
Operation Management - 2 |
2 |
| Total |
25 |
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| Year 1 |
Trimester 3 |
|
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 3GC19 |
Cost and Management Accounting |
2 |
| 3GC20 |
Advanced Excel and SPSS |
2 |
| 3GC21 |
Business Research Methods |
3 |
| 3GC22 |
Information System Management |
2 |
| 3GC23 |
Strategic Management - 1 |
3 |
| |
Sub Total |
12 |
| |
Electives (for each specialization) |
6 |
| Total |
18 |
List of Electives
List of Electives - Finance
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 3FMC01 |
Investment Analysis and Performance Management
|
3 |
| 3FME02 |
Applied Financial Analysis
|
3 |
List of Electives - Human Resources
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 3HRC01 |
Strategic Staffing & Talent Acquisition |
3 |
| 3HRE02 |
Compensation Management |
3 |
List of Electives - Marketing
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 3MMC01 |
Marketing Research |
3 |
| 3MMC02 |
Consumer Behaviour |
3 |
List of Electives - Operations
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 3OMC01 |
Operations Research |
2 |
| 3OME02 |
Project Management |
2 |
| 3OME03 |
Service Operations Management |
2 |
List of Electives - Business Analytics
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 3BAC01 (D) |
Data warehousing, Data mining and Business Intelligence |
3 |
| 3BAC02 (D) |
Descriptive Analytics and Data Visualization (using Tableau) |
3 |
Business Immersion
Second Year
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 4GC24 |
Strategic Management - 2 |
3 |
| 4GC25 |
Personality Development Program - 2 |
2 |
| |
Sub Total |
5 |
| |
Electives (for each specialization) |
15 |
| Total |
20 |
List of Electives
List of Electives - Finance
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 4FMC03 |
Financial Derivatives |
| 4FMC04 |
Corporate Valuation |
| 4FME05 |
Indirect Taxation |
| 4FME06 |
Equity Research |
| 4FME07 |
Banking and Financial Services |
List of Electives - Human Resources
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 4HRC03 |
Compensation & Reward Management |
| 4HRC04 |
Performance Management & Appraisal |
| 4HRE05 |
Strategic Human Resource Management |
| 4HRE06 |
Organizational Change & Development |
| 4HRE07 |
Employee Relations & Labour Laws |
List of Electives - Marketing
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 4MMC03 |
Sales Management |
| 4MME04 |
Digital Marketing |
| 4MME05 |
B2B Marketing |
| 4MME06 |
Integrated Marketing Communications |
| 4MME07 |
Brand Management |
List of Electives - Operations
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 4OMC04 |
Supply Chain Management |
| 4OMC05 |
Operations Strategy |
| 4OME06 |
Logistics and Warehouse Management |
| 4OME07 |
Lean Management and Theory of Constraints |
| 4OME08 |
Operations Analytics |
List of Electives - Business Analytics
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 4BAC01 (D) |
Design Thinking & Data-driven Storytelling |
| 4BAC02 |
Data Science Applications in Business |
| 4BAC03 (D) |
Python for Analytics |
| 4BAC04 (D) |
Big Data Analytics in Business |
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 5GC26 |
Structured Industry Analysis |
3 |
|
Electives (for each specialization) |
15 |
|
Total |
18 |
List of Electives
List of Electives - Finance
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 5FMC08 |
International Finance |
3 |
| 5FME09 |
Financial Modeling |
3 |
| 5FME10 |
Money and Bond Market |
3 |
| 5FME11 |
Direct Taxation |
3 |
| 5FME12 |
Behavioural Finance and Financial Planning |
3 |
List of Electives - Human Resources
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 5HRC08 |
Human Resource Analytics
|
3 |
| 5HRE09 |
International Human Resource & Cross Cultural Management
|
3 |
| 5HRE10 |
Effective Talent Management & Competency Mapping
|
3 |
| 5HRE11 |
Human Resource Development
|
3 |
| 5HRE12 |
Negotiation & Conflict Management
|
3 |
List of Electives - Marketing
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 5MMC08 |
Services Marketing |
3 |
| 5MME09 |
Strategic Marketing Management |
3 |
| 5MME10 |
Retail Management & E-Commerce |
3 |
| 5MME11 |
Strategic Product Management |
3 |
| 5MME12 |
Marketing Channel Management |
3 |
List of Electives - Operations
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 5OMC09 |
ERP for Operations |
3 |
| 5OME10 |
Six Sigma for Managers |
3 |
| 5OME11 |
Purchasing and Outsourcing Management |
3 |
| 5OME12 |
Inventory Management and Distribution Planning |
3 |
| 5OME13 |
Strategic Quality Management |
3 |
List of Electives - Business Analytics
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 5BAE01 (D) |
HR Analytics |
2 |
| 5BAE02 (D) |
Operations Analytics |
2 |
| 5BAE03 (D) |
Financial Analytics |
2 |
| 5BAE04 (D) |
Marketing and Sales Analytics |
2 |
| Any 2 for core and 1 for dual from the above courses |
| 5BAC01 |
Data Security and Data Privacy Laws |
2 |
| 5BAC02 |
Machine Learning and Cognitive Intelligence
(using Python) |
3 |
| 5BAC03 |
Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics |
3 |
| 5BAC04 |
Artificial Intelligence in Business Applications |
3 |
| 5BAC05 |
Business Analytics Capstone Project |
3 |
| 5BAC05(D) |
Business Analytics Project Management |
2 |
| Any 1 for core and dual from the below courses |
| 5BAE05 (D) |
IoT Analytics |
2 |
| 5BAE06 (D) |
LSCM Analytics |
2 |
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
Electives (for each specialization) |
6 |
| Total |
|
6 |
List of Electives
List of Electives - Finance
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 6FME13 |
Insurance and Risk Management |
3 |
| 6FME14 |
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring |
3 |
List of Electives - Human Resources
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 6HRE13 |
Employee Couselling, Coaching & Mentoring
|
3 |
| 6HRE14 |
Leadership & Team Building
|
3 |
List of Electives - Marketing
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 6MMC13 |
Marketing Capstone |
3 |
| 6MME14 |
International Marketing |
3 |
List of Electives - Operations
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 6OMC14 |
Pricing and Revenue Management |
2 |
| 6OMC15 |
Capstone Project |
4 |
List of Electives - Business Analytics
Any 2 for core and 1 for dual from the below courses
| Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| 6BAE01 (D)
|
E-Tailing Analytics
|
2 |
| 6BAE02 (D)
|
Security & Risk Analytics
|
2 |
| 6BAE03 (D)
|
Social Media Analytics
|
2 |
| 6BAE04 (D)
|
Banking Analytics
|
2 |
