Post Graduate Diploma in Management
(Dual Country Programme)

A global management program designed across geographies

DCP At A Glance

Program Type

PGDM Dual Country Program
(Full-Time)

Duration

2 Years

Structure

Study in India and Dubai

Accreditations

AICTE Approved, AACSB Accredited

Pedagogy

Global classroom experience, experiential learning

Program Overview

The PGDM Dual Country Program (DCP) at IMT Ghaziabad is a distinctive two-year, full-time residential program designed for students seeking a truly global management education. The program enables students to study across two countries, combining IMT Ghaziabad’s strong management foundation with academic exposure at IMT Dubai campus.

Unlike conventional international immersion models, the DCP is structured as an integrated academic journey. Students gain exposure to diverse business environments, teaching approaches, and cultural contexts, preparing them to operate confidently in global and cross-border roles.

Why Dual Country Program

True Dual-Country Academic Experience

Students complete the program across two IMT campuses in India and Dubai, gaining sustained academic exposure rather than short-term international visits. The dual-country structure allows students to study, live, and learn in two distinct business and cultural environments, offering deeper immersion into global markets. This experience helps students develop adaptability, global awareness, and the confidence to operate across geographies in real-world professional settings.

Integrated Curriculum Design

The curriculum is designed as a single, integrated academic journey across IMT Ghaziabad and IMT Dubai. Courses across both campuses are aligned in learning objectives, academic rigor, and evaluation standards, ensuring continuity and coherence throughout the program. This integrated design allows students to build progressively on management concepts while gaining insights into global business practices and regional market dynamics.

Global Classroom Exposure

Students learn in diverse classroom environments alongside international peers from different cultural and professional backgrounds. Classroom discussions, case studies, and group projects reflect global business contexts, enabling students to appreciate multiple perspectives. This exposure strengthens cross-cultural collaboration, communication skills, and the ability to work effectively in diverse, multicultural teams.

International Faculty and Pedagogy

The program is delivered by a mix of IMT faculty and international faculty across campuses, offering students exposure to varied teaching styles and global academic perspectives. Faculty bring industry insights, international case contexts, and contemporary management frameworks into the classroom, encouraging analytical thinking and application-oriented learning across different business environments.

Career Readiness for Global Roles

The dual-country structure, combined with a globally oriented curriculum, develops key competencies such as cultural intelligence, strategic thinking, and adaptability. Students are prepared for roles that require cross-border coordination, global stakeholder engagement, and an understanding of international business environments. The program supports career pathways in multinational organizations, global consulting firms, and international business functions.

IMT Academic and Placement Ecosystem

While students gain international exposure through IMT Dubai, they remain fully integrated into IMT Ghaziabad's academic and placement ecosystem. This ensures access to IMT's centralized placement process, strong recruiter relationships, and brand recognition in the Indian market. Students benefit from global learning experiences without compromising on placement support, academic quality, or long-term career outcomes.

Curriculum Experience

The PGDM DCP curriculum is designed to provide both management depth and global breadth. Students begin with core management courses that build a strong foundation in business fundamentals. As they transition to the international partner institution, they engage with global business modules, regional market perspectives, and applied learning in a foreign academic environment.

This dual exposure enables students to understand how management practices vary across regions while developing the ability to operate across regulatory, cultural, and business contexts.

Global Exposure and Learning Outcomes

Through the Dual Country structure, students develop:

  • WCross-cultural competence and adaptability
  • WExposure to international business practices
  • WStrong communication and collaboration skills
  • WGlobal mindset grounded in practical management learning

The experience goes beyond academic learning to shape globally aware, confident professionals.

Career Orientation

Graduates of the PGDM DCP program pursue careers in:

  • WMultinational corporations
  • WGlobal consulting and advisory firms
  • WInternational sales and marketing roles
  • WOperations and supply chain roles with global scope
  • WStrategy and business development roles across geographies

The program is particularly suited for students aspiring to international careers or roles that require strong global orientation.

The Dubai Advantage

  • WGlobal AI Hub: 97% AI adoption, 450,000+ programmers, and investments exceeding AED 543 billion (2024 25)
  • WFuture Driven Vision: Target of 100% AI integration in government services by 2031
  • WStrong Career Ecosystem: 20,000+ jobs in cybersecurity and large scale global collaborations (Microsoft, NVIDIA, Google)
  • WSustainability Leadership: The Sustainable City (2015, AED 1.1 billion) and Solar Park driving “Net Zero 2050” goals
  • WRegional Advantage: GCC emerging as a unified economic bloc (GCC Railway & unified tourist visa)

Contemporary approach to course delivery

Concept

Delivered by core Faculty

Context

Delivered by international faculties drawn from top business schools / industry

Application

Integration of real life projects

Placements at a Glance

Overall Placement

Sector -wise % Contribution

Key Recruiters

International Placement

Key International Recruiters

International Internship

International Internship Recruiters

Program Structure

Foundation Courses
S. No. Course Code Subject CP
1 DCPFES Microeconomics EP
2 DCPFOS Quantitative Methods for Business EP
3 DCPFMM Case Learning Pedagogy EP
4 DCPFHR Personal Growth Lab EP (Workshop) 10
5 DCPFIT Spreadsheet Modelling EP
6 DCPFFM Introduction to Accounting and Finance EP
7 DCPFSE Introduction to Management EP
Core Courses
S. No. Course Code Core Course CP
1 DCPCMM101 Marketing Management 3
2 DCPCFM102 Accounting for Business Decisions 3
3 DCPCHR103 Organizational Behaviour 3
4 DCPCES104 Macroeconomics for Managers 3
5 DCPCOS105 Operations Management 3
6 DCPCFM106 Business and Corporate Finance 3
7 DCPCFM107 Managerial Accounting 3
8 DCPCHR108 Human Resource Management 3
9 DCPCIT109 Digital Business Strategy 3
10 DCPCSE110 Entrepreneurial Manager 3
11 DCPCSE111 Strategic Management* 3
12 DCPCBA112 Data Analytics and AI for Business 3
13 DCPCSE113 Indian Knowledge Systems for Contemporary Leaders NC
Practice Courses
S. No. Course Code Practice Course CP
1 DCPPSI101 Summer Internship Project 3
2 DCPPBRP102 Business Research Project* 3
3 DCPPTR103 Technology Readiness 3
4 DCPPGBE104 Global Business Environment* 3
5 DCPPBC105 Business Communication 3
6 DCPPDT106 Design Thinking 2
7 DCPPCT107 Critical Thinking 2
8 DCPPLB108 Legal Aspects of Business 2
Term III Dubai Campus
S. No. Subject CP Type
1 Strategic Management 3 C
2 Global Business Environment 1.5 P
3 Business Research Project 1.5 P
4 Major Specialization Core Elective #1 3 MSCE
5 Major Specialization Core Elective #2 3 MSCE
6 Major Specialization Core Elective #3 3 MSCE
7 Major Specialization Core Elective #4 3 MSCE
8 Major Specialization Core Elective #5 3 MSCE
Term IV Dubai Campus
S. No. Subject CP Type
1 Global Business Environment 1.5 P
2 Business Research Project 1.5 P
3 Major Specialization Core Elective #6 3 MSCE
4 Major Specialization Core Elective #7 3 MSCE
5 Major Specialization Core Elective #8 3 MSCE
6 Major Specialization Core Elective #9 3 MSCE
7 Major Specialization Core Elective #10 3 MSCE
International Internship Dubai · Jul–Sept · 8–12 Weeks
S. No. Subject CP Type
1 SIP / Company Project 3 C
Term V Dubai Campus
S. No. Subject CP Type
1 Major Specialization Core Elective #11 3 MSCE
2 Minor Specialization Core Elective #1 3 MiSCE
3 Minor Specialization Core Elective #2 3 MiSCE
Term VI IMT Ghaziabad
S. No. Subject CP Type
1 Major Specialization Core Elective #12 3 MSCE
2 Minor Specialization Core Elective #3 3 MiSCE
3 Minor Specialization Core Elective #4 3 MiSCE
Elective Courses 3 Areas

Marketing

S. No. Course Code Course Name Credits
1 DCPMMM201 Sales and Distribution Management 3
2 DCPMMM202 B2B Marketing 3
3 DCPMMM203 Consumer Behaviour 3
4 DCPMMM204 Marketing Research and Analysis 3
5 DCPMMM205 Brand Management 3
6 DCPMMM206 Launching New Products and Services 3
7 DCPMMM207 Digital and Social Media Marketing 3
8 DCPMMM208 Integrated Marketing Communications 3
9 DCPMMM209 Global Marketing Strategies 3
10 DCPMMM210 Service Marketing: Acquisition to Retention 3
11 DCPMMM211 Managing the Value of Customer Relationships 3
12 DCPMMM212 Pricing Dynamics and Revenue Management 3

Operations and Supply Chain

S. No. Course Code Course Name Credits
1 DCPMOS201 Supply Chain Management 3
2 DCPMOS202 Global Service Operations and Delivery Management 3
3 DCPMOS203 Digital Supply Chain Management 3
4 DCPMOS204 Management Decision Models 3
5 DCPMOS205 Digital Transformation Strategy 3
6 DCPMOS206 Circular Economy and Sustainable Operations 3
7 DCPMOS207 Managing International Projects 3
8 DCPMOS208 Operations Strategy 3
9 DCPMOS209 AI and Machine Learning in Supply Chain Planning 3
10 DCPMOS210 Strategic Sourcing and Procurement 3
11 DCPMOS211 Operations Consulting: An Experiential Approach 3
12 DCPMOS212 Management of Technology: A Production Manager Perspective 3
13 DCPMOS213 Risk Analytics for Global Operations 3

Note: Students may choose any 12 courses out of 13.

Finance

S. No. Course Code Course Name Credits
1 DCPMFM201 Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations 3
2 DCPMFM202 Financial Statement Analysis and Corporate Valuation 3
3 DCPMFM203 Data Science for Finance 3
4 DCPMFM204 Project and Infrastructure Finance 3
5 DCPMFM205 Investment Management and Capital Markets 3
6 DCPMFM206 Debt Instruments and Markets 3
7 DCPMFM207 Is This a Good Business? Financial Analysis of Business Models 3
8 DCPMFM208 Angel and Venture Capital Financing for Entrepreneurs and Investors 3
9 DCPMFM209 Derivative Securities: Options and Futures 3
10 DCPMFM210 Global Value and Risk Analysis 3
11 DCPMFM211 Digital Currency, Blockchains and the Future of the Financial Services Industry 3
12 DCPMFM212 Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring 3
C: CoreP: PracticeMSCE: Major Specialization Core ElectiveMiSCE: Minor Specialization Core ElectiveNC: Non-credit

International Faculty

Božidar Vlačić

Božidar Vlačić

Católica Porto Business School,
Porto, Portugal

Andreas Friedrich

Andreas Friedrich

Excelia Business School, France

Simos Chari

Simos Chari

Alliance Manchester Business School, UK

Behzad Samii

Behzad Samii

Vlerick Business School

Seongsoo Jang

Seongsoo Jang

Cardiff University, UK

Tamanna Dalwai

Tamanna Dalwai

Nottingham Trent University, UK

Assylbek Nurgabdeshov

Assylbek Nurgabdeshov

Edinburgh Business School,
Heriot-Watt University, UK

Demir Bektic

Demir Bektic

International University of Monaco

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