Unlock your potential with ISDM's PGP-DM! Join India's premier institute for Development Management, shaping social sector leaders. Learn from the best, experience CEO Talks, and immerse in real-world challenges. Elevate your career in societal development.

1. For young leaders who aspire
to be global changemakers
India’s
India’s first-of-its-kind
first-of-its-kind
institute for
institute for
Development
Development
Management
Management

2. Post Graduate Program in
Development Management (PGP-DM)
ISDM is committed to nurturing
ISDM is committed to nurturing
young leaders for the social sector,
young leaders for the social sector,
equipping them with the skills to
equipping them with the skills to
build & lead Social Purpose
build & lead Social Purpose
Organisations. We are a
Organisations. We are a
pioneering research-led institute
pioneering research-led institute
dedicated to the discipline of
dedicated to the discipline of
Development Management.
Development Management.
Study with India’s brightest
Study with India’s brightest
minds at ISDM and prepare
minds at ISDM and prepare
for a management career in
for a management career in
the social sector.
the social sector.
The most in-demand program for the social sector
Learn from leaders of
management and social sector
CEO Talks
Blend of Learning Concepts
& Experiential Learning
Immersive field learning
Realising India
Learn to write 
in context of
Social Sector
Radical Transformation
Leadership Course
Get placed with
leading organisation

3. Nurturing young minds to build &
Nurturing young minds to build &
manage social purpose organisations
manage social purpose organisations
Access to world-class
Access to world-class
faculty, industry leaders
faculty, industry leaders
& mentors
& mentors
The ISDM
Experience
Campus with high-tech classroom and
Campus with high-tech classroom and
one-of-its-kind digital library specially
one-of-its-kind digital library specially
curated for the social sector
curated for the social sector
Most diverse
Most diverse
& inclusive cohort
& inclusive cohort
Only institute dedicated to
Only institute dedicated to
Development
Development Management
Management
Average
salary
Alums working in
the social sector
Placement
partners
Highest
package offered
Global faculty
members
Placement
assistance
6.7L
330+ 16L
75+ 100%
per annum
per annum
300+

4. Development Management is an
emerging and, more importantly,
socially relevant field providing very
meaningful and exciting challenges
to the young, dynamic and
conscientious graduates of this
generation.
Prof LS Murty
Founder Director, IIM Nagpur
Mentor, XLRI Jamshedpur
From the Dean's Desk
The
‘Pracademics’
of ISDM
Kenwyn Smith
Faculty | Group Dynamics
Professor of Organizational Behavior,
University of Pennsylvania
Amitabh Behar
Guest Faculty
CEO, Oxfam
AK Shiva Kumar
Chair of the Academic Council
Development economist, policy advisor
and evaluator
Shankar Venkateswaran
Faculty | Strategy for SPOs
Operating Partner & Head ESG,
ECube Investment Advisors Pvt Ltd
Rama Kannan
Faculty | Social Entrepreneurship
Director, Tasty Bite Eatables Ltd
Board Member, Beyond Capital Fund (USA)
Sourav Banerjee
Guest Faculty
Country Director, Room to Read (India)
Sohini Bhattacharya
Guest Faculty
CEO, Breakthrough India
75+ Industry leaders as faculty with an average work
experience of 20+ years in the social sector. A unique
combination of practice and academics - with varied,
robust and rich experience of the social sector and an
academic bent for teaching and learning.
Learn from
the Best

5. What will
you learn?
PGP-DM
This program is designed for aspiring
individuals eager to contribute to
meaningful change in the society,
and make a significant impact at a
large scale.
Eligibility
About the Program
11 Months on-campus
program
Diverse cohort, bringing together
individuals from varied backgrounds,
perspectives, and experiences
Financial Aid available
100% placement record
Prepare for a fulfilling career path
360° Learning Experience including
in-class sessions, collaborative group
work & on-field learning component
Scale &
sustainability
Behavior change
communication
The principles of
social work - design
thinking & systems
thinking
Intervention
design
Writing in the
discipline
Technology,
talent & marketing
skills
Graduates from any stream, whether
working professionals or freshers
(with minimum of 60% marks in 10th
and 12th boards), who are interested
in pursuing a career and creating an
impact in the social sector should
apply for our PGP-DM program.

6. CAREER OPTIONS
Our alums work at
17+ Social Purpose Organisations
Our students have founded
Unilateral/
Bilateral
Agency
Policy
Consulting
Education/
Think Tanks
Research
CSR Fund/
Foundation
Social
Welfare
Organisation
For-Profit
Social Organisation
Social
Advocacy
Non-Profit
Organisation/
NGO
Impact
Investing
Advisory Service
for Non-Profits
Social
Impact
Consulting
Social
Enterprise

7. Mohammed Arshath Parvez M
Batch of 2020-21
Mahima Goel
Batch of 2020-21
ISDM Alums’
Career Growth
Delhi University
MA Political Science & Government
2013-16
Anna University
BE Mechanical Engineering
2011-15
Lawrence Technological University
MS Automotive Engineering
2015-16
Bhumi
Enhanced
Leadership
Development
Programme
2017-20
Mantra4Change
Strategic Partnerships
2021-23
UNICEF India
P2E Associate, National UN Youth
Volunteer
2023-Present
Pravah
Associate Coordinator
2021-22
CSRBOX
Senior Project Associate
2022-23
Dasra
Team Lead
2023-Present

8. Indian School of Development Management
C 20/5-6, Sector-62, Delhi/NCR, Uttar Pradesh - 201301
visit our website: www.isdm.org.in
For more details
We believe that
no student should be
denied the opportunity
to study at ISDM due to
financial constraints, and
we offer financial aid.
How to get started?
SCAN TO REGISTER
ADMISSIONS OPEN
for PGP-DM
batch of 2024-25
Register and start your
Application
Online Assessment
Personal Interview
Offer Rollout