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Total Fees

16.50 L

Exam

CAT

Fees Details

General

₹ 16.50 L

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Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

24 Months

The Post Graduate Program in Digital Governance and Management (PGP-DGM), leading to the award of Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree was launched by the Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam (IIMV), an institution of national importance, in 2019. This program is launched under the aegis of the National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India (GOI).

Government and private organizations, alike, are placing immense faith in the value of digital technologies towards efficient and effective delivery of products and services. Government, in particular, is focused on transforming India digitally! This is amply clear by the manifold increase in fund allocation for projects such as GeM, GSTN, UMANG, DigiLocker. Most of these projects require public-private partnerships leading the need for managers equipped in technology and governance at the same time. Our DG&M Programme, in its third year, focuses on building the capacity of experienced professionals towards being an expert in this high-demand field of expertise.

Who should apply?

The Program is meant for experienced oﬃcers/executives/professionals who are keen on:

Catalysing the success of digitalization and digital management initiatives in their respective areas of work; and/or
Leading as champions and managers of change, through enriched contribution to digital governance and management processes.

Applicants with such interests could be:

Oﬃcers of All India Services, Central Services - organized & nonorganized, technical & non-technical, faculty members of State Administrative Training Institutes, and, for oﬃcers of the State Civil Services (SCS) & Non-State Civil Services (Non-SCS).
Oﬃcers from the Public Sector (Central/State) and Private Sector Enterprises.
Professionals (independent/self-employed) associated with digitalization initiatives.

The customized program is designed to enhance the digital-management capacities of participants. It is envisaged that the graduating candidates would catalyse the footprint and impact of Digital India growing more pervasive and profound, thereby contributing to quantitative and qualitative transformation in delivering services to end-users.

Important dates

Exams and Events	Dates

CAT Advertisement Date (Mode - Online)	29 Jul'24 - 29 Jul'24
CAT Application Date (Mode - Online)	1 Aug'24 - 19 Sep'24
CAT Application Correction Date (Mode - Online)	20 Sep'24 - 29 Sep'24
CAT Admit Card Date (Mode - Online)	23 Oct'24 - 23 Nov'24
CAT Exam Date (Mode - Offline)	23 Nov'24 - 23 Nov'24
CAT Answer Key Date (Mode - Online)	1 Dec'24 - 1 Dec'24
CAT Answer Key Date - Objection (Mode - Online)	2 Dec'24 - 5 Dec'24
CAT Result Date (Mode - Online)	20 Dec'24 - 20 Dec'24

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for admission into the Program are asfollows:

• The applicant must hold a bachelor’s degree (minimum 55% marks or equivalent) that has been recognized by an authorized body in India. The Bachelor's degree obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or its equivalent.

• The applicant must not be more than 50 years of age as on November 24, 2021 (If the applicant is Central/State government employee, then he/she must not be more than 45 years of age as on November 24, 2021 in order to be considered for Sponsorship from NeGD, MeitY).

• The applicant needs to have a minimum of three years of full-time work experience at an officer or executive level or higher (Central/State government employees should have five years’ work experience in Group A or Group B in order to be considered for Sponsorship from NeGD, MeitY); as a professional or as an entrepreneur in any industry as on November 24, 2021. Part time work experience, clerical (non-officer/non-executive) experience and apprenticeship will not be considered as eligible work experience.

• If the applicant is Central/State Government employee, then he/she should have minimum 15 years of residual service in order to be considered for Sponsorship from NeGD, MeitY.

• Applicants require a valid CAT/GMAT/GRE score to be considered for admission. Alternatively, applicants also can choose to apply for PGPDGM by opting to take the IIMV Admission Test, to be conducted by IIMV, on a date and time to be announced in due course. The IIMV test will be computer based proctored test that the applicant can take from a computer/laptop anywhere provided they have an Internet connection, and the device has a camera.

• For the sake of clarity, it is emphasized that candidates may opt for only ONE of the tests, namely, CAT, GMAT, GRE, IIMV Test, to apply for PGPDGM. When once a particular test is chosen, valid score of that test only (and not of others) will be considered by IIMV.

Applicants are required to ensure that the following documents are submitted along with the application form. It is emphasized that the application form will be considered to have been completed only upon submitting of all of the following documents. Incomplete applications and/or applications not adhering to the requirements specified herein are liable for rejection.

Admission Details

candidates may opt for only ONE of the tests, namely, CAT, GMAT, GRE, IIMV Test, to apply for PGPDGM. When once a particular test is chosen, valid score of that test only (and not of others) will be considered by IIMV.