IIM Indore offers five year Integrated Postgraduate Program in Management after 12th

Center of excellence in the country, IIM Indore, now offers five year Integrated Postgraduate Program in Management just after 12th. The program opens up wide opportunities for 12th pass or equivalent exam by providing students with the most coveted tag of IIM. With an aim to be dominant in every segment of management education, IIM Indore offers five year Integrated Postgraduate Program in Management after 12th from this year. It is the first time when it has introduced this kind of program.

To be eligible for this program, candidate should have completed 17 years of age and should not be more than 19 years old as on June 30, 2011, as per the eligibility criteria is concerned. Aiming at increasing the PGP batch size from 240 to 450 candidates is a big step in this direction. As far as the first batch is concerned, proposed size is 120 students. It will facilitate with adequate facilities to students in this batch and some things are under proposed which will be implemented by the next year, as per an official of IIM.

The purpose behind this program is that it wants to create outstanding leaders or professionals at an early age. This course has a broader perspective and a golden opportunity for students who want to begin their career in management as it will provide them with a wider scholarly academic background. Shortlisted candidates will have to appear for the analytical test and personal interview that will be conducted at Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Indore in between September 27-29, 2011.

Program pedagogy is unique and is expected to focus on subjects related to mathematics, statistics, logic and computer science. It will also divulge students with literature and political science, history, and biological sciences. This program will also focus on soft skills that include leadership development, personality development, team work and written and oral communication and will also taught one foreign language and one Indian language.

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Source: Richha Bhatnagar (Shiksha Team)

Date: 4th July, 2011