PGPM at IIM Visakhapatnam Offline Course

The two-year, full-time, residential Post Graduate Programme, leading up to Post Graduate Diploma in Management, is designed to equip students to take on leadership roles in a rapidly changing global scenario. It has been accorded equivalence with Master’s degree of an Indian University by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) for the purpose of admission to higher studies.

With three terms in a year and summer internship on completion of the first year, the Programme lays a foundation for conceptual and analytical reasoning and gives students an insight into the dynamics of the business environment. Guest lectures, by various academicians, industrialists, and eminent personalities, also enrich the student experience.

Courses are delivered and evaluated through a combination of lectures, classroom discussions, case studies, individual and group projects, term papers, role plays, business games, etc.

Core Courses 
The first-year students are exposed to basic concepts in the areas of Behavioural Sciences, Economics, Finance & Accounting, Marketing, Quantitative Methods & Information Systems, Operations, Public Policy, and Strategy, through the 'core courses'. These compulsory courses are aimed to develop problem-solving skills and lay the foundation for all the functional areas of management.

During the first year, a student is required to do 41 core credits and 9 elective credits.

Elective Courses 
In addition to core courses, students also get to choose courses from a list of electives which enable them to get in-depth knowledge. There is a greater emphasis on the application of knowledge gained through projects, group exercises and case discussions.

IIMV provides an opportunity to select electives in the first year in Term 3. In the second year, students are required to do a minimum of 45 elective credits.