Here'a an insight into PGDM program offered by MIT CON Institute of Management

Applicants seeking admission in PGDM in Pharmaceutical Management must have a Bachelor’s degree in either Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Microbiology, Biotech, Chemistry or Medicine (MBBS), Veterinary Sciences, BAMS, BUMS or BHMS.

And, applicants seeking admission in PGDM in Agri-Business Management must have a Bachelor’s degree in either Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Animal Husbandry, Agrochemicals, Dairy Science/ Technology, Fisheries, Food Science/ Technology, Forestry, Home Science, Horticulture, Veterinary Science or any graduate with interest or experience in Agri-business or Graduates working in Agri-business, NGO’s, Co-operative or Corporate Sector.

Also, as a part of the eligibility criteria, the applicant must have a valid score of any of the nationally accepted management qualifying exams such as CAT, MAT, XAT, ATMA, CMAT and MH-CET.

Q: What is the admission process? On the basis of what parameters the final selections are made?

A: As a part of the admission process, all eligible applicants need to fill up the online application form on the institute’s official website by paying a nominal fee of Rs 1,000.

After the detailed profile screening, the institute will invite shortlisted candidates for the Group Discussion and Personal Interview round. Post the admission confirmation, selected candidates will need to make the payment of the first instalment which is Rs 50,000 within seven days.

The final selections will be made on the basis of the following criteria:

Q: What is the total cost of the two-year PGDM program?

A: The total cost of the programme will vary on the basis of the course that the students are opting for such as the total cost of PGDM in Business Administration program and PGDM in Pharmaceutical Management is Rs 2.63 lakh whereas the cost of PGDM in Agri-Business Management program is Rs 2.38 lakh.

Q: Is this a residential program?

A: This is a residential program but the institute does not offer its own hostel facility. Rather, we have tie up’s with best in class Hostels to operate and manage female students accommodation. And, for male students, MITCON actively provides assistance in finding and deciding on the accommodation thus giving the flexibility to choose the one best suited for individual needs.

There is a refundable hotel deposit of Rs 5,000 which is to be deposited with the institute.

Q: How do you help your students become industry-ready?

A: We aim at preparing our students in a way that they have a chance to stand out of the crowd of other management graduates and hence, we have our MITCON Employability Program (MEP) that helps us in achieving our goal. The programme aims at improving students in the following areas:

• Communication skills including verbal and written communication
• Personality development including psychometric analysis and attitude development
• Aptitude skills development
• Industry and sector Analysis skills development
• GD and PI skills development followed by Mock GD/PIs
• Training for various programmes such as MS Office, Tally, NCFM modules, etc.
• Foreign Language
• Corporate etiquettes
• Case and situation analysis
• Company and job profile-specific preparations

Q: Can you share some of the recent placement statistics?

A: MIT CON is known for its 100 per cent quality placements. We have great corporate relations with almost all leading recruiters of the country which includes Cybage, Bata, Godrej, ICICI Bank, Indusind Bank, OYO, Punjab National Bank, Schindler, Tech Mahindra, Berger Paints, Capital First, Federal Bank and Firstcry.com. They understand the quality of our students and hence participate in our placement session every year. Talking about the recent placement statistics, the institute has witnessed the highest package of worth Rs 8 lakh offered to students while the average package stood at Rs 5 lakh.