PGPX: One Year Post Graduate Program in Management
The Class of 2009 (Class size: 77)
How is one admitted?
What is PGPX?
Work Experience Highlights
Criteria
One year, full time, residential program
Minimum age 27 years Average experience 10 years; Range 6 ~ 26;
For professionals with substantial work
Median 70% have 7 ~ 13yrs
GMAT Score
experience (6+ years)
Bachelor’s degree Average tenure in past job: 4 years
Coursework consisting of management
Focused and exceptional career growth > 90% have international experience; 73% in
building blocks and leadership training
Americas; 28% in SE Asia/ANZ, 24% in EU
Final Selection Based On
Special emphasis on international perspective
Sector Experience
Application Essays
Program started in 2006-07 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Personal Interviews by IIM Faculty IT Consulting
~80 selected from ~1400 applicants Hardware/Telecom
How is it Different? IT Products
BFSI
What is in the Course? Retail/Mfg/Ops
Students with 6 to 20+ years experience Infra/Energy
Coursework (660 in-class hours) Auto/Aero
Worked in top global companies such as GE, Govt/Defense
IBM, Deloitte, Infosys, etc. 500 hrs core courses Other
160 hrs electives
Diverse participant mix: IT, Telecom, Power, Functional Experience
Armed Forces, Manufacturing, Finance, Retail 1 week exchange at an international B-school 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Focused on middle/senior management roles Project Mgmt
Business Dev
Project Work (190 equiv. hours) Product Dev
40hr Independent Research Project Ops and Logistics
Relationship Mgmt
Target Opportunities post MBA
4 week International Internship at a company Finance & Audit
Executive
Executive
2 week Capstone business simulation project Research/Academia
MBA
VP Sales & Marketing
Analytics
GM
Comparison
PGPX @
Academic Highlights
Director IIMA
Total PGPX credit hours: 850 hours
Average GMAT 728 – highest in the world for
Manager 1 Yr MBA @
2 Year PGP @ IIMA: 1100 hours
ISB, Insead
2008 entering classes
2 Yr MBA
Associate
Average 2yr MBA in USA: 680 hours
@ IIMA
55% have post-graduate degrees
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17
27% educated outside India
Years of Experience prior to MBA

Placements at PGPX
Key Dates (2008-09) Placement Record (2007, 08)
First 2 batches to graduate
Invitations to firms from Sep 1, 2008
265 offers to 127 students
Pre-placement talks from Oct 15 , 2008
PGPX @ IIMA
Average CTC approx Rs. 25 Lakh
Resume submission from Oct 15 , 2008
16% overseas placements
Interviews starting Dec 22 , 2008
Functions Placed in
Course ends March 19, 2009 Sectors Placed In
Others
Retail
General Mgmt IT / ITeS
Finance
3%
7%
24%
8% 32%
Energy
The One Year
Placement Process Options Consulting 7%
16%
Finance
Email resume screening 11%
Post Graduate
Browse/screen candidates at IIMA’s placement Telecom
12%
Strategy
portal: TalentBouquet 18%
Mgmt
Operations Mktg/Biz Dev
Phone screening and/or Video-Conferencing Conglomerates
Consulting
Program in
13% 21%
15%
13%
4 week internship (Nov-Dec)
Representative Recruiter List
Interviews at company office
Management
Interviews on campus
Conglomerate Tech Consulting Financial
Aditya Birla Google A D Little Citigroup
Information Links Reliance ADAG Infosys Booz & Co Fino
PGPX Website Reliance Ind IBM McKinsey HSBC
http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/pgpx/pgpxone.htm RPG Group Microsoft PRTM Reliance Cap
Tata Group TCS PWC YES Bank
PGPX Placement Brochure
http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/pgpx/PGPX0809.pdf
Representative Roles Offered
TalentBouquet
Biz Dev Mgr at a leading Pharma Company
http://placement.iimahd.ernet.in/placement
VP Strategy at a leading Engine Manufacturer
IIMA Placement Office
Business Unit Head at an Engineering Company
In Charge: Mr. Pravin Christian
Strategic Business Manager at an IT Products Co
Phone: +91-79-6632 4666
COO at a microfinance start-up
Email: placement@iimahd.ernet.in www.iimahd.ernet.in
AVP at a leading Energy/Infra company