Quick Facts

Total Fees

9.46 L

Exam

CAT

Seats

Fees Details

General

₹ 9.46 L

Disclaimer: Data for total fees has been calculated based on all years/semesters as provided by the college. The actual fees may vary.

Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

15 Months

PGDM (PPM) is an initiative to create a programme of excellence for practise, teaching & research in the field of public policy, governance and public management. The prospective participants are civil servants and public officials from central and state governments as well as participants from the development/policy sector. All the participants in the programme are key stakeholders in our mission to develop a professionally sound public policy and public service delivery which meets the needs of inclusive development by strengthening the learning and capacity building needs of officials / executives working in the field of public affairs and public service delivery.

PGDM (PPM) offers a unique integration of management concepts, tools and techniques with stress on public policy formulation, analysis and implementation, including the design and execution of delivery systems. It is a fifteen month programme designed in collaboration with Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Several Cadre Controlling Authorities (CCAs) of the Government of India regularly sponsor their service officers for this progamme. In the past, participants have usually been from the three All India Services and Group A (Class–I), Central and State Services.

The first year of the programme is full-time residential and includes a 2 weeks term in an international public policy school with an objective to expose the participants to global governance perspectives and challenges There is a provision for domestic attachment to organisations relevant for public policy profession. During the second year, participants would return to their respective work locations but would continue to work on a dissertation / policy paper on a topic of their interest having significance for public policy discourse. The Post Graduate Diploma in Management with specialization in Public Policy and Management will be granted only when the dissertation/ policy paper is approved by the evaluation committee.

Important dates

Exams and Events	Dates

CAT

Answer Key Date - Objection to provisional answerkey date (Mode - Online)

7 Dec'25 - 10 Dec'25

CMAT

Exam Date (Mode - Online)

24 Jan'26 - 24 Jan'26

XAT Admit Card Date (Mode - Online)	19 Dec'25 - 3 Jan'26
XAT Exam Date (Mode - Online)	3 Jan'26 - 3 Jan'26

MAT Application Date - PBT: December session - last date to apply (Mode - Online)	6 Dec'25 - 6 Dec'25
MAT Admit Card Date - PBT: December session (Mode - Online)	9 Dec'25 - 12 Dec'25
MAT Exam Date - PBT: December session (Mode - Online)	12 Dec'25 - 12 Dec'25
MAT Application Date - CBT: December session - Last date to apply (Mode - Online)	14 Dec'25 - 14 Dec'25
MAT Admit Card Date - CBT: December session (Mode - Online)	17 Dec'25 - 20 Dec'25
MAT Exam Date - CBT: December session (Mode - Online)	20 Dec'25 - 20 Dec'25

ATMA Others - February session - Last date of fee payment (Mode - Online)	8 Feb'26 - 9 Feb'26
ATMA Application Date - February session (Mode - Online)	30 Nov'25 - 10 Feb'26
ATMA Others - February session - Last date for reprint of application form (Mode - Online)	15 Feb'26 - 15 Feb'26
ATMA Admit Card Date - February session (Mode - Online)	17 Feb'26 - 21 Feb'26
ATMA Exam Date - February session (Mode - Online)	21 Feb'26 - 21 Feb'26
ATMA Result Date - February session (Mode - Online)	27 Feb'26 - 27 Feb'26

Eligibility Criteria

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AS PER DoPT

The programme is open to officers of All India Services, Central Services (organized & non-organized, technical & non-technical), faculty members of State Administrative Training Institutes and also officers of the State Civil Services (SCS)/Non-State Civil Services (NonSCS) subject to the following eligibility conditions:

Length of service	Officers should have completed 5 years of Group 'A' service as on commencement of the programme.
Age	The officers should have at least five years remaining service after completion of the programme.
Earlier Training	The officers should not have undergone a training Programme of 12-weeks or more duration in India during a period of 5 years preceding the date of commencement of this Programme. Further, the officer should not have undergone a Programme of training abroad of more than 2-weeks in preceding 2-years, more than one month in preceding 3-years or more than six months in the preceding 5-years.

Admission Details

The online application form for PGDM-PPM Programme of MDI Gurgaon shall be available on the MDI Gurgaon website https://www.mdi.ac.in. with necessary instructions.
Online registration will be open till 30th August 2024.
Applicants have to make an online payment of Rs.3000 (Rupees three thousand only) inclusive of 18% GST.

SELECTION PROCESS

Shortlisting of Applicants for the Personal Interview will be done on the basis of the details provided in the application form and their valid GMAT/CAT/XAT/MAT/ATMA/CMAT Scores. Shortlisted Applicants will be called for the Personal Interview in August 2024 at MDI Gurgaon campus. The selection process may also be conducted online through zoom for which the intimation will be given to the short-listed applicants in advance.

Admission Offer

Successful Applicants will be made a provisional admission offer in August 2024. The selected Applicants will have to pay the first instalment of fee by the given deadline, failing which their offer of admission would be withdrawn, without any further intimation.