Management and business aspirant pursue a PGDM course to polish their management skills and gain deeper insights into their field of specialisation. It helps them become better and skill-full managers. These specialisation courses add more to both your educational qualification and knowledge, hence are some of the best courses after graduation. To know more visit itm.edu

1. MANAGEMENT COURSES AFTER
GRADUATION

2. WHAT IS A PGDM PROGRAM?
• Post Graduate Diploma in Management programs are two-year
postgraduate courses that equip students with the correct
knowledge and expertise required in their chosen field of
specialisation.
• Management and business aspirant pursue a PGDM course to
polish their management skills and gain deeper insights into
their field of specialisation. It helps them become better and
skill-full managers. These specialisation courses add more to
both your educational qualification and knowledge, hence are
some of the best courses after graduation.

3. ABOUT PGDM COURSES:
Educational Level:
Post Graduation
Course Duration: 1-
2 years
Study mode:
Regular, part-time,
distance learning
Average fees: 50 K
to 12.5 L

4. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PURSUING PGDM
COURSES IN INDIA:
⮚ Candidates must be graduates from recognised university with an aggregate of more than 50% to 70%
(varies from college to college).
⮚ Common entrance exams for pursuing a PGDM course from esteemed colleges: Common Admission Test
(CAT), Management Aptitude Test (MBA), Xavier’s Aptitude Test (XAT), Symbiosis National Aptitude Test
(SNAP), Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MAH-CET), NMAT by GMAC, Common Management Aptitude
Test (CMAT)
⮚ Entrance exams are followed by a series of personal interviews and group discussions to examine whether
the candidate is a perfect fit for management colleges or not.
⮚ In some colleges, candidates with a prior work experience are given much priority.

5. WHY CHOOSE PGDM OVER MBA?
● PGDM courses are job-oriented: The curriculum for each PGDM course is specifically designed to give it a
perfect blend of academic and hands-on expertise on working in the sector.
● PGDM courses help students develop management skills: A lot of things go into making an ideal
manager. For a business entity to flourish, each manager needs to possess the right skills like team-
management, exceptional communication skills, critical thinking, coordination etc. A PGDM course will help
you with all of that.
● PGDM graduates are a step ahead of other graduates: Companies are always more interested in hiring
professionals that specialise in their field. PGDM students are always preferred over candidates who have
pursued other postgraduate courses like MBA and MA.

6. SPECIALISATIONS OFFERED IN PGDM
PROGRAMS:
• PGDM in Human Resource Management
• PGDM in Banking and Finance Management
• PGDM in Information Technology
• PGDM in Sales and Marketing
• PGDM in Digital Marketing
• PGDM in Supply Chain Management
• PGDM in Hospitality Management
• PGDM in Digital Marketing
• PGDM in FinTech

7. BEST PGDM COLLEGES IN INDIA
Xavier Institute of Social Service, [XISS]
Ranchi
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research,
[SPJIMR] Mumbai
Goa Institute of Management, [GIM Goa]
ITM Business School, Mumbai
NMIMS, Mumbai

8. JOB PROSPECTS
● After pursuing a PGDM course, you get the opportunity to work at top-most levels of management. Companies
look for employees which are not only academically qualified but also hold the right expertise of working in their
area of specializations.
● As a PGDM graduate, just in few years of experience you are qualified for top posts like:
● At a later stage you could start a business of your own and become an entrepreneur too.

9. Things to look out for while selecting a PGDM
college:
1. The college faculty
1. Accreditations
1. College infrastructure
1. The university
1. Job placements cell
1. Curriculum

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