SMUDE Prodegree programs provide industry-oriented specializations in commerce and network technology at the undergraduate level to improve employability. The programs offer skills in areas like financial planning, supply chain management, export import management, and networking/security. Students can specialize in these domains through their elective choices. Graduates find jobs in sectors like banking, finance, manufacturing, and IT that require expertise beyond a general degree. The distance learning format includes web-based training, seminars and projects to develop practical skills along with the academic curriculum.

1. SMUDE Prodegree programs
Distance education has become the preferred mode of continuing education for the larger Indian mass,
who wants to earn and learn simultaneously. There is value-addition in terms of an academic
qualification and this coupled with experience, helps working professionals towards steady career
progress. The quality, industry-relevant course structure and the accessibility of distance education
universities have made them popular for UG, PG and diploma studies.
As distance learning is geared up to deliver skills to the job industry and add value to a student’s profile,
industry-oriented specialization is a prime focus area for greater job-readiness.
In the modern industrial scenario, businesses have become diverse and operate on a global scale. Each
segment of a business demands in-depth domain knowledge to compete and perform better. Learning
specific skills about a particular domain, helps students gain expertise in that field and render them
competent for a particular business segment. To elaborate, the commerce domain covers a wide variety
of subjects related to accounts, finance, commerce and administration. An industry-specific
specialization can be in finance, Supply chain management or Export import management.
Generating higher employability at the UG level through its Prodegree programs, is UGC and DEC-
recognized Sikkim Manipal University – Distance Education. A landmark in the distance education
space, SMU-DE has delivered academic excellence through its innovative pedagogy. In-line, the
university offers Prodegree programs for B.Com and B.Sc. The Prodegree programs focus on the
industrial sectors, which demand a higher degree of expertise than what is accomplished with a simple
graduation.
The B.Com Prodegree
The B.Com Prodegree imparts specific skillsets in Financial Planning, Supply Chain Management and
Export Import Management. The electives chosen along with the Commerce stream will determine as to
which skill-set the student will specialize in. A B.Com Prodegree in Supply chain management will find
lucrative job options in merchandising firms, manufacturing industries, transportation industries and
logistics firms. Those with financial planning specialization apply well to Brokerage firms, wealth
management companies, banks, fund houses where they can be involved in retirement planning, estate
planning, stock broking, investments, debt and banks, risk management etc. In addition, students can
set up their own business, act as consultants or insurance advisors for firms.
The Export import management B.Com Prodegree holders find innumerable opportunities in trading
houses, marine insurance companies, Export processing zones, development authorities and commodity
boards etc.
The BSc Prodegree
At the BSc level, the university offers Prodegree in BSc NT (Network technology) covering the latest in
the technology space with special emphasis on networking, security and voice solutions. Here, the
students can work in a centralized network lab, which will have all the resources to perform any kind of
lab assignment. The distance learning program’s curriculum is streamlined with seminars, web-based
training and project works. SMU-DE has tie-ups with special skill partners to develop content, give
industry-oriented training and offer placement assistance to the Prodegree students.

2. Through the distance learning prodegree programs, SMU-DE has yet again reinforced the principle of
taking distance education on a new level, enabling the mass student, to take on the job industry with
greater readiness.