The Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Distance Education (RIDE) aims to provide higher education opportunities through distance learning, targeting students from diverse backgrounds and working professionals. It offers a range of programs, including MBA and postgraduate diplomas in various management disciplines, with flexible learning options enabled by a robust Learning Management System. Founded under the Gramodaya Trust, RIDE focuses on enhancing managerial skills and bridging educational gaps to foster socio-economic development.

1. RAJIV GANDHI INSTITUTE
OF
DISTANCE EDUCATION
(Recognized by Distance Education Council (DEC), Govt. of India)

2. About Gramodaya Trust
 The Gramodaya Trust, established under Mumbai Public Trust Act with
registration no. E-480, has been incepted with the purpose of bringing
socio-economic development through imparting higher education to
students from varied backgrounds.
 With over 30 years of dedicated work in the field of education, Gramodaya
has developed its expertise in infrastructure, curriculum and delivery pattern
of knowledge and offers you the best platform to explore the ground of
knowledge with our Indian culture.
 Overall we keep the aim to strengthen the involvement and investment of
the experts in shaping the future of business and society through education
as a whole.
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3. About Gramodaya Trust
 International competition, which is decidedly more pronounced in
business education, creates a tension between local regulation and
obligations and global aspirations. Gramodaya intends to bridge this rift
and achieve higher standards of education to our students.
 Sau Mathurabai Bhausaheb Thorat Sevabhavi Trust
 Amrutvahini Sheti And Shikshan Vikas Sanstha
 Gramodaya Trust
 Rajiv Gandhi Management Institution
 In all our ventures, we wish to engage business and government leaders as
active participants in shaping the future development of the education
system that forms the backbone of our country.

4. About RGMI, Pune
 Pune the ‘Oxford of the East’ is a much sought after education destination for students
from rural & urban area, as also for students from abroad. Pune as therefore chosen as
the location for starting a world class management education institution.
 Our campus at Tathawade, on the outskirts of Pune, is very well equipped with
facilities at par with the best in the world.
 The constantly evolving industry oriented management curriculum developed by
eminent professionals from the industry & academia combines latest industry trends
& is complimented by practical training & specialized delivery methodology.
 The trust plans to fore into industry oriented applied research. Consultancy & student
exchange & collaboration programs with international institutes/ Universities of
repute.
 Through intelligent & innovative management education, our institutes at Tathawade,
Pune are very well poised to attain international status in a few years from now &
become significant contributors to the development of managerial capacities in India
in social & business sector.
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5. Rajiv Gandhi Management Institution
 RIBM ( Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Business Management)
 RBS (Rajiv Gandhi Business School)
 RIDE (Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Distance Education)

7. About RIDE
 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Distance Education (RIDE) was established in 2007
with the sole objective of offering professional courses through ODL Mode to
meet the need of large number of aspiring students.
 RIDE has received Institutional Recognition from Distance Education
Council (DEC), Govt. of India.
 RIDE has Academic partnership with KSOU, Mysore for MBA Distance
Program.
 RIDE is fully equipped with Learning Management Software (LMS). This
gives round-the-clock online access to distance education courses.
 RIDE is offering PG as well as UG Management programs through Online and
Distance Mode.

8. Benefits of Distance Education
 Distance education promotes the opportunity to meet the needs of
students/working professionals unable to attend on-campus classes.
 Final Year Students who would like to pursue regular masters programs too can
enroll for the programs from RIDE recognized by DEC, Govt. of India.
 Fresher/ final year students willing to take job after their graduation can pursue
specialized programs offered through online mode.
 One of the biggest distance learning benefit is the issue of flexibility and time for
upgrading your skills

9. Benefits of Distance Education
 Increased compensation and promotion potential
 Allows you to take an exam at any of your convenient exam centers all over India
without the need for attending a traditional classroom miles away.
 Access to experts and tremendous volume of online databases
 Without having to leave your community, you maintain your personal, cultural, and
social lifestyle.

10. Programs Offered by RIDE
 Master of Business Administration (MBA)
 Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
 Post Graduate Program in Marketing Management
 Post Graduate Program in Finance Management
 Post Graduate Program in Operations Management
 Post Graduate Program in Human Resource Management
 Post Graduate Program in Project Management
 Post Graduate Program in International Business
 Post Graduate Program in Infrastructure Management
 Post Graduate Program in Environment Management
 Post Graduate Program in Logistic & Supply Chain Management
 Post Graduate Program in Materials Management
 Post Graduate Program in Insurance & Banking Management
 Post Graduate Program in Media and Entertainment Management
 Post Graduate Program in Information Technology
 Certificate Programs

11. Course information

12. Master of Business Administration
The MBA Course is designed for working professionals, who want to
upgrade themselves with the knowledge of management techniques with
specialization into Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Operations,
Project, International Business, Infrastructure, Environment, Logistic &
Supply Chain, Materials & Insurance & Banking. Also we have academic
tie up with KSOU, Mysore for this program.
Our course equips the students and managers with:
 Skills to meet the challenges and opportunities of the corporate world
 Strengthens the leadership capabilities of students
 The learning model provides transformational experience that fosters
professional, intellectual, and personal development
 It is designed to provide a unique, market-relevant combination of a
comprehensive business education with real-world applications.

13. Potential Careers:
 Managerial level openings in Government, Semi-government, as well as
private sector management like marketing, healthcare, human resources,
etc.
 Duration : 2 year (4 semesters)
 Validity : 3 years
 Eligibility : Any Graduate
 Total Fees : Rs. 40,000/- ( Inclusive of Prospectus fee-Rs.1000/-,
Registration fee-Rs.1000/-.)
 Exam Fees : Rs.400/- per subject extra at time of examination.

14. Post Graduate Diploma in
Business Administration
The PGDBA Course is designed for working professionals, who want to
upgrade themselves with the knowledge of management techniques with
specialization into Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Operations,
Project, International Business, Infrastructure, Environment, Logistic &
Supply Chain, Materials & Insurance & Banking, Media & Entertainment
and Information Technology.
Our course equips the students and managers with:
 Skills to meet the challenges and opportunities of the corporate world
 Strengthens the leadership capabilities of students
 The learning model provides transformational experience that fosters
professional, intellectual, and personal development
 It is designed to provide a unique, market-relevant combination of a
comprehensive business education with real-world applications

15. Potential Careers:
 Managerial level openings in Government, Semi-government, as well as
private sector management like marketing, healthcare, human resources,
etc.
 Duration : 2 year (4 semesters)
 Validity : 3 years
 Eligibility : Any Graduate or Polytechnic Diploma holder with 3 years of
experience.
 Total Fees : Rs. 22,000/- ( Inclusive of Prospectus fee-Rs.1000/-,
Registration fee-Rs.1000/-.)
 Exam Fees : Rs.400/- per subject extra at time of examination.

16. Post Graduate Program in
Project Management
 Projects in all contemporary and emerging industry sectors are becoming
increasingly complex and challenging. The accelerated advances in
technology, new business models, availability requirements, and an
augmented demand to deliver economic value and a competitive advantage
demand a curriculum that will develop individuals into expert project
managers.
 Managing project requires strong leadership skills and proficiency in project
management knowledge and practice to be able to achieve the project and
organisational objectives on time, on budget and to the full satisfaction of all
stakeholders. Industry and government recognise project management as an
essential discipline in today's workplace.

17. Potential Careers:
 Qualified project managers are in high demand in today's workplace in both
large and small organisations. It opens opportunities in a wide range of
industries like construction, automotive, information technology,
pharmaceutical, telecommunications, oil, gas and petrochemical, finance,
government and others.
 Duration : 1 year (2 semesters)
 Validity : 1 year 6 Months
 Eligibility : 10+2 or Diploma holder with 3 yrs of Working Experience
 Total Fees : Rs. 17,000/- ( Inclusive of Prospectus fee-Rs.1000/-, Registration
fee-Rs.1000/-.)
 Exam Fees Rs.400/- per subject extra at time of examination.

18. Post Graduate Program in Logistics
and Supply Chain Management
 Logistics and Supply chain management (LSCM) means the management of the
flow of materials, information, services, and funds across the entire supply chain,
from suppliers to component producers and from producers to the customer who
is the ultimate receiver of the service or product.
 LSCM does not merely handle the pre-sale or logistics activities but also helps in
post-sale service activities. It has become interesting as well as inevitable
phenomenon in the business world since it has proven that for better coordination,
it is must.

19. Potential Careers:
 After successful completion of this course one can be absorbed into public and
private supply chain management companies as well as manufacturing, service,
and retail industries, etc.
 Duration : 1 year (2 semesters)
 Validity : 1 year 6 Months
 Eligibility : 10+2 or Diploma holder with 3 yrs of Working Experience
 Total Fees : Rs. 17,000/- ( Inclusive of Prospectus fee-Rs.1000/-, Registration
fee-Rs.1000/-.)
 Exam Fees Rs.400/- per subject extra at time of examination.

20. Post Graduate Program in
Materials Management
 Materials management plays vital role in logistics that deals with the tangible
components of a supply chain.
 Materials management covers the acquisition of spare parts, replacements, quality
control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in
ordering, shipping, and warehousing the said parts.

21. Potential Careers:
 After successful completion of this course one can be absorbed into public and
private supply chain management companies as well as material management
and retail industries, etc.
 Duration : 1 year (2 semesters)
 Validity : 1 year 6 Months
 Eligibility : 10+2 or Diploma holder with 3 yrs of Working Experience
 Total Fees : Rs. 17,000/- ( Inclusive of Prospectus fee-Rs.1000/-, Registration
fee-Rs.1000/-.)
 Exam Fees Rs.400/- per subject extra at time of examination.

22. Post Graduate Program in
International Business
 In today’s scenario, businesses have crossed the boundaries of nations and
globalization is gaining heights where sky is the limit. A global perspective towards
business is required today whereby a successful manager has to understand global
culture, political scenario at international level, monetary systems, international
relations, etc. In International Business equips managers with knowledge and skills
required for a globalized economy.

23. Potential Careers:
 International business management is one such career courses that offer ample
scope for career development and personal growth. Candidates after
completing the course may look for the jobs available in the export companies,
public sector houses, international banks and companies having subsidiaries in
other nations. Most of the companies even offer handsome salary packages
along with other lucrative facilities.
 Duration : 1 year (2 semesters)
 Validity : 1 year 6 Months
 Eligibility : 10+2 or Diploma holder with 3 yrs of Working Experience
 Total Fees : Rs. 17,000/- ( Inclusive of Prospectus fee-Rs.1000/-, Registration
fee-Rs.1000/-.)
 Exam Fees Rs.400/- per subject extra at time of examination.

24. Post Graduate Program in
Infrastructure Management
 Infrastructure is generally a set of interconnected structural elements that
provide the framework supporting an entire structure. The term has diverse
meanings in different fields, but is perhaps most widely understood to refer to
roads, airports, and utilities.

25. Potential Careers:
 There is great potential for graduates of this course in the following fields:
Government Private Industrial Service A person equipped with a degree in
Infrastructure management is capable of following a top-down strategy to
examine, evaluate, recommend and assimilate best management practices
across any division in any organization; regardless of the sector they operate in.
they can be placed as Facility Operations Specialists, Program Managers,
Infrastructure Managers, Project Resource Manager and so on.
 Duration : 1 year (2 semesters)
 Validity : 1 year 6 Months
 Eligibility : 10+2 or Diploma holder with 3 yrs of Working Experience
 Total Fees : Rs. 17,000/- ( Inclusive of Prospectus fee-Rs.1000/-, Registration
fee-Rs.1000/-.)
 Exam Fees Rs.400/- per subject extra at time of examination.

26. Post Graduate Program in
Environment Management
 Environmental management refers to the management of modern human society
with, and its impact on, the environment. Because natural resources are finite and
limited, they can only support a certain population within any species.
Environmental management works on the principle of conservation of the
environment in order sustain human development.
 Because of the complexity of the environment and its interconnected nature with
all species, environmental management incorporates both living and nonliving
components of the environment. In other words, both biological and physical
aspects of the environment are considered. Relationships within the human
environment, like social, cultural or economic issues, are also factored.
Environmental managers are affected by politics, programs and "unnatural"
resources (like money or facilities) in their attempt to manage natural resources.

27. Potential Careers:
 Careers in environmental management can be lucrative as well as satisfying.
Although varying in day-to-day operations, all careers in environmental
management strive towards protecting the environment and properly
managing natural resources.
 Careers in environmental management can cut cross many different sectors
like : Park Rangers, Environmental Manager, Air Quality Manager, Recycling
Coordinator, Energy Consultant.
 Duration : 1 year (2 semesters)
 Validity : 1 year 6 Months
 Eligibility : 10+2 or Diploma holder with 3 yrs of Working Experience
 Total Fees : Rs. 17,000/- ( Inclusive of Prospectus fee-Rs.1000/-, Registration
fee-Rs.1000/-.)
 Exam Fees Rs.400/- per subject extra at time of examination.

28. Post Graduate Program in
 Marketing
 Finance
 Human Resources
 Operations
 Insurance & Banking
 Media & Entertainment
 Information Technology
The One year PGP Course is designed for working professionals, who want to
upgrade themselves with the knowledge of management techniques with
specialization into Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Operations,
Insurance & Banking, Media & Entertainment and Information Technology.

29. Potential Careers:
 You can be easily absorbed at the entry level or junior executive level in
private as well as government sector. The learning acquired through this
course would make your performance and career growth hassle-free. You
can outshine exposing your broad range of duties in every sector of the
operations.
 Duration : 1 year (2 semesters)
 Validity : 1 year 6 Months
 Eligibility : 10+2 or Diploma holder with 3 yrs of Working Experience
 Total Fees : Rs. 17,000/- ( Inclusive of Prospectus fee-Rs.1000/-,
Registration fee-Rs.1000/-.)
 Exam Fees Rs.400/- per subject extra at time of examination.

30. Certificate Programs
Finance
 Certificate Program in Finance Management
 Certificate Program in Banking Management
 Certificate Program in Portfolio Management
 Certificate Program in Wealth Management
Marketing
 Certificate Program in International Business Management
 Certificate Program in Marketing Management
 Certificate Program in Brand Development

31. Certificate Programs
Human Resource
 Certificate Program in Human Resource Management
 Certificate Program in Leadership Management
Telecom
 Certificate Program in Telecom Management
Project
 Certificate Program in Infrastructure Management
 Certificate Program in Production Management
 Certificate Program in Project Management

32. Certificate Programs
Logistics
 Certificate Program in Stores & Purchase Management
 Certificate Program in Inventory Management
 Certificate Program in Supply chain Management
Media & Entertainment
 Certificate Program in Sound & Music Industry
 Certificate Program in Film, TV & Programming

33. Certificate Programs
Environment
 Certificate Program in Natural Resource Management
 Certificate Program in Forest & Wildlife Management
 Certificate Program in Water Resource Management
Information Technology
 Certificate Program in C++
 Certificate Program in Object – Oriented Programming (OOPS)
 Certificate Program in Networking Concepts

34. Certificate Programs
Launching Shortly :
 Crisis Management
 Event Management
 Duration : 6 Months

35. Certificate Programs
 Duration : 6 Months
 Validity : 9 Months
 Eligibility : 10+2
 Total Fees : Rs. 5,000/- ( Inclusive of Prospectus fee-Rs.1000/-, Registration
fee-Rs.1000/-.)
 Exam Fees Rs.400/- per subject extra at time of examination.

36. Admission Procedure
Purchase of Prospectus
Submit duly filled application forms along with required documents like attested
photocopies of Degree/Diploma Certificate, 2 Photographs, Fees by Demand Draft
and Photo Identity. Incase of Diploma holders work experience certificate.

37. Admission Procedure
 Admission letter having details like Registration No., Login ID, Password
would be issued and sent to student by courier within 21 working days.
 Student would also receive the Study Material in 3 forms –
1. Hard Copy (Books)
2. CD
3. Content uploaded on website in PDF format
 Admission will be treated as Provisional in case of non receipt of any
required document. Such a document should reach RIDE within prescribed
period of 2 months.
Admission would be confirmed after receiving the documents

38. Flow Chart for Course Conduction
Start
Completion of Enrollment Procedure
Dispatch of study material
and course commencement
Academic Queries, if any
Resolution by respective
Subject Matter Experts
Registration of online Exam
Online Examination
Assessment and Result
Placement Support

39. Facilities Offered by RIDE

40. Faculty Back-up:
Eminent and experienced faculties with years of industry experience are made
available from our pool of faculties for online communication with candidates
on Internet till the completion of the course.

41. Learning Management System
 e-Learning is generally described as a subset of learning technologies.
 Our Learning Management System Software is a platform independent
software, hence runs with any kind of operating system.
 ‘e-Learning groups’ can be formed by student community to ensure
greater interest and exchange of thoughts on frequent basis.

42. Start
Placement Support
Collection of CVs
by the students of
Respective course
Maintaining Database of students’ Profiles
Identifying right openings from the industry
Sending CVs of
Eligible candidates
to the companies
Interview Call

43. Infrastructure
E-Campus:
 RIDE has taken all the necessary steps to equip its students with all
advantages of its IT infrastructure.
 A state-of-the-art Internet centre has been connected with 4 MBPS and is
been facilitated and connected with high speed and uninterrupted
connectivity.
 Pentium IV computers are operated as workstation and a state-of-the-art
server from top line brands is installed.

45. Library Facility
 A library facility along with a reading hall is made available to all the RIDE
students.
 The library is well equipped with the latest technical as well as management
books, journals and reference volumes, required for learning and teaching all
disciplines.
 Minimum 100 titles of reference books are made available in the library for
each course
 The digital access has been given to all the RIDE students for online study and
reading.

47. Thank You