Post Graduate Diploma in Management

A two-year AACSB-accredited flagship program built on knowledge,
innovation, tech-readiness, leadership, and sustainability.

PGDM At A Glance

PGDM Full Time residential program at IMT Ghaziabad

Program Type

PGDM (Full-Time, Residential)

IMT Ghaziabad PGDM 2-year full-time program

Duration

2 Years

AACSB accredited PGDM program at IMT Ghaziabad

Accreditation

AACSB, NBA, AICTE Approved

IMT Ghaziabad PGDM program is ideal for

Ideal For

Aspiring Leaders & Innovators

Pedagogy

Pedagogy

Experiential & Case-Based Learning

INTRODUCTION

IMT Ghaziabad

The two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management at IMT Ghaziabad prepares students to become innovative and effective managers who can perform in diverse business environments. The program focuses on building strong functional and leadership skills in both Indian and global contexts. The curriculum is updated regularly to match industry needs and support students in achieving long-term career goals.

Students learn through contemporary courses such as Design Thinking, Innovation, Simulation-based learning, Negotiation Skills, Data Science and Analytics, Entrepreneurship and Emerging Technologies. Specialization choices are offered before the summer internship so that students can strengthen domain knowledge and contribute meaningfully during industry projects. In the second year, students select advanced electives taught by IMT faculty, alumni experts and senior industry professionals. The program encourages an integrated view of business and helps students understand functional roles while keeping the larger strategic picture in mind.

Students in the PGDM program can choose a major in

Marketing Finance Operations Human Resource Management

The IMT Edge

Mission-Aligned Learning

Mission-Aligned Learning

Focuses on Excellence, Innovation, Work-Readiness, and Sustainability for future-proof skills.

Industry-Ready Curriculum

Industry-Ready Curriculum

Curated with industry inputs to meet evolving market demands.

Faculty Thought Leadership

Faculty Thought Leadership

Learn from FT50 ranked researchers and Full-right Fellows.

Future-Skills Tools

Future-Skills Tools

Integration of AI, business simulations, and advanced analytics in learning.

Residential Campus Environment

Residential Campus Environment

Fosters collaboration, peer learning, and holistic development in a 24/7 learning ecosystem.

Career Tracks aligned to Career roles

Program Architecture | PGDM 2024-26

Foundation Course
Sr. No. Course Code Foundation Courses Credits Contact hours
1 PGPFES Microeconomics EP 20
2 PGPFOS Quantitative Methods for Business (15hrs in foundation and 15hrs in Term 1)  EP 30
3 PGPFMM Case Learning Pedagogy EP 15
4 PGPFHR Personal Growth Lab EP (Workshop)
5 PGPFIT Spread Sheet Modelling EP 20
6 PGPFFM Introduction to Accounting and Finance EP 10
7 PGPFSE Introduction to Management EP 15

 

Core Courses
Sr. No. Course Code Core Courses Credits
1 PGPCMM101 Marketing Management 3
2 PGPCFM102 Accounting for business decisions 3
3 PGPCHR103 Organizational Behavior 3
4 PGPCES104 Macroeconomics for Managers 3
5 PGPCOS105 Operations Management 3
6 PGPCFM106 Business and Corporate finance 3
7 PGPCFM107 Managerial Accounting 3
8 PGPCHR108 Human Resource Management 3
9 PGPCIT109 Digital Business Strategy 3
10 PGPCSE110 Entrepreneurial Manager 3
11 PGPCSE111 Strategic Management 3
12 PGPCBA112 Data Analytics and AI for Business 3
Practice Courses
Sr. No. Course Code Practice Courses Credits
1 PGPPSI101 Summer Internship Project 3
2 PGPPBR102/PGPPSI102 Business Research/Startup Incubation 3
3 PGPPTR103 Technology Readiness 3
4 PGPPBE104 Business Environment 3
5 PGPPBC105 Business Communication 3
6 PGPPDT106 Design Thinking 2
7 PGPPCT107 Critical Thinking 2
8 PGPPSR108 Sustainability and Social Responsibility 2
9 PGPPLB109 Legal Aspects of Business 2
Area: Marketing
Sr. No. Course Code Core of Major Credits

Prerequisites/

Parallel courses*

1 PGPMMM201 Consumer Behavior 3

Marketing Management

(PGPCMM101)

2 PGPMMM202 Sales and Distribution Management 3
3 PGPMMM203 Integrated Marketing Communication 3
4 PGPMMM204 Digital Marketing 3
5 PGPMMM205 Marketing Research 3
6 PGPMMM206 Product & Brand Management 3
7 PGPMMM207 Marketing of Services & Experience Management 3
8 PGPMMM208 Strategic Marketing with Markstrat 3
  Specialization Courses
1. PGPMMS301 B2B Marketing (B2B) 3  Sales and Distribution Management PGPMMM202
1. PGPMMS302 Customer and Trade Marketing 3
2. PGPMMS303 Channel Management 3
3. PGPMMS304 Customer Relationship Management 3
4. PGPMMS305 Sales Negotiation NC (Contact Hours-20)
5.  PGPMMD301 Digital and Social Media Marketing Tools (Digital Lab-1) 3  Digital Marketing PGPMMM 204
6.  PGPMMD302 Digital & Social Media Analytics (Digital Lab-2) 3
7. PGPMMD303 Electronic Commerce Management 3
8.  PGPMMD304 Social Media Platforms and Content Management 3
9.  PGPMMB301 Creating Winning Brands 3  Consumer Behavior PGPMMM 201
10.  PGPMMB302 Integrated Media Planning 3
11.  PGPMMB303 Brand Communication 3
12.    PGPMMB304 Pricing Dynamics and Revenue Management 3

* Tentative, to be confirmed by Area

Area: Finance
Sr. No. Course Code Core of Major Credits

Prerequisites/

Parallel courses*

1 PGPFMM201 Business Valuation 3  Business and Corporate finance (PGPCFM106)
Managerial Accounting (PGPCFM107)
2 PGPFMM202 Financial Statement Analysis 3
3 PGPFMM203 Fintech (Blockchain/Crypto/ML AI) 3
4 PGPFMM204 Mergers Acquisitions and Corporate restructuring 3
5 PGPFMM205 Derivatives Management 3
6 PGPFMM206 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management 3
7 PGPFMM207 Financial Risk Management 3
8 PGPFMM208 Management of Financial Services 3
Sr. No. Specialization Courses
1. PGPFMB301 Credit Risk: Analysis, Evaluation and Management 3  Financial Risk Management
(PGPFMM207)
2. PGPFMB302 Fixed Income Securities 3
3. PGPFMB303 Corporate banking 3
4. PGPFMB304 Financial Analytics 3
5. PGPFMB305 Project Appraisal and Financing 3
6. PGPFMB306 International Financial Management 3
7. PGPFMC301 Investment Banking 3 Business Valuation (PGPFMM201)
8.  PGPFMC302 Fixed Income Securities # 3
9.  PGPFMC303 Wealth Management # 3
10. PGPFMC304 Venture Capital & Private Equity 3
11. PGPFMW301 Wealth Management 3 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (PGPFMM206)
12. PGPFMW302 Venture Capital & Private Equity # 3
13. PGPFMW303 International Financial Management # 3
14. PGPFMW304 Behavioral Finance 3

# Co-opted courses

* Tentative, to be confirmed by Area

Area: Operations and Supply Chain
Sr. No. Course Code Core of Major Credits

Prerequisites/

Parallel courses*

1 PGPOSM201 Management Science 3  Operations Management (PGPCOS105)
2 PGPOSM202 Supply Chain Management 3
3 PGPOSM203 Sustainable Operations Management 3
4 PGPOSM204 Strategic Sourcing 3
5 PGPOSM205 Project Management 3
6 PGPOSM206 Global Service Operations 3
7 PGPOSM207 Operations Strategy 3
8 PGPOSM208 Supply Chain Modelling 3
Sr. No. Specialization Courses
1 PGPOST301 Demand Driven Planning 3  Supply Chain Management (PGPOSM202)
2 PGPOST302 Management of Technology: a production managers perspective 3
3 PGPOST303 Digital Supply Chain Strategy 3
4 PGPOST304 Logistics and Distribution Management 3

* Tentative, to be confirmed by Area

Area: Human Resource Management
Sr. No. Course Code Core of  Major Credits

Prerequisites/

Parallel courses*

1 PGPHRM201 Career Management & Succession Planning 3  Organizational Behavior (PGPCHR103)
Human Resource Management
(PGPCHR108)
2 PGPHRM202 Compensation & Reward Management 3
3 PGPHRM203 Competency Mapping & Assessment Centers 3
4 PGPHRM204 Employee Relations and Labor Laws 3
5 PGPHRM205 Strategic Staffing 3
6 PGPHRM206 Learning & Development 3
7 PGPHRM207 Organizational Design & Dynamics 3
8 PGPHRM208 Performance Management

3

 

Sr. No. Specialization Courses
1 PGPHRT301 Cross-cultural Competence for Managers 3  Organizational Behavior (PGPCHR103)
Human Resource Management
(PGPCHR108)
2 PGPHRT302 Creating and Sustaining an Inclusive Workplace 3
3 PGPHRT303 Adaptive Leadership and Change Management 3
4 PGPHRT304 Leadership Excellence: Creating High-Performing Teams 3
5 PGPHRT305 Strategic HRM 3

* Tentative, to be confirmed by Area

Area: Business Analytics
Sr. No. Course Code Subject Credits

Prerequisites/

Parallel courses*

1 PGPBAT301 Business Analytics for Managers 3 Data Analytics and AI for Business (PGPCBA112)
2 PGPBAT302 Forecasting techniques for business applications 3
3 PGPBAT303 Gen-AI for Managers 3
4 PGPBAT304 Applied Deep learning and Prescriptive Analytics for Business 3

* Tentative, to be confirmed by Area

Area: Information Technology Management
Sr. No. Course Code Subject Credits

Prerequisites/

Parallel courses*

1 PGPITT301 Information Technology Service Outsourcing and Vendor Management 3 Digital Business Strategy
(PGPCIT109)
2 PGPITT302 Managing Digital Products and Projects 3
3 PGPITT303 Enterprise Management with SAP and Big data 3
4 PGPITT304 AI, Cloud and IoT for Digital Business Innovation 3
5 PGPITT305 Business Innovation Through Blockchain 3

* Tentative, to be confirmed by Area

Area: Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Sr. No. Course Code Subject Credits

Prerequisites/

Parallel courses*

1. PGPSEE301 Entrepreneurial Finance 3 Entrepreneurial Manager
(PGPCSE110)
2. PGPSEE302 HR for Start-ups 3
3. PGPSEE303 Start-up Incubation 3
4. PGPSEE304 Entrepreneurial Marketing 3
5. PGPSEE305 Experiential Entrepreneurship 3
6. PGPSEC301 Consulting communication & client relations 3 Strategic Management
(PGPCSE111) and Other functional courses
7. PGPSEC302 Consulting Skills Lab I 3
8. PGPSEC303 Consulting Skills Lab II 3
9. PGPSEC304 Industry and competitor analysis 3

* Tentative, to be confirmed by Area

Area: Economics and Sustainability
Sr. No. Course Code Subject Credits

Prerequisites/

Parallel courses*

1 PGPEST301 ESG Risk Assessment and Business Compliance 3 Microeconomics
(PGPFES)
Macroeconomics for Managers (PGPCES104)
Business Environment (PGPPBE104)
2 PGPEST302 Business, Government and Society 3
3 PGPEST303 Strategic Games in Sustainable Marketing 3
4 PGPEST304 Behavioral Economics for Sustainable Businesses 3
5 PGPEST305 Digital Economy and Sustainable Business 3
6 PGPEST306 Economics of AI for Sustainability 3

* Tentative, to be confirmed by Area

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