Programme Structure
IIM Tiruchirappalli uses the concept of credit to define the weightage of a course in the curriculum. Courses are listed as one, two or three credit courses depending on an indicative workload for each course. The generally accepted thumb rule is that a three credit course involves about 100 hours of work, of which 30% is spent inside the class room and the balance outside the class in preparation and assignments. One and two credit courses would have a proportionately lesser workload.
Preparation for the classroom entails preparation both before and after the class. Prior to the classroom session, students are required to prepare for the assigned case, go through the assigned readings and work on exercises and assignments, among others. Subsequent to the class session, students are required to review and reflect on the session, and prepare for the components of assessment.
In the programme the following type of courses are offered:
- Core courses are compulsory for all students and are offered in the four terms of the programme. Each student has to do a total of 51 credits of core courses.
- Electives are courses which are chosen by the students and are offered in second year. The student has to take a minimum total of 45 credits in electives over the last four terms.
PGPBM Core Courses
| Term I | Credits | Term II | Credits | |
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| Business Statistics | 3 | Marketing Management- 1 | 3 | |
| Financial Reporting and Analysis | 3 | Managerial Economics | 3 | |
| Micro Organizational Behavior | 3 | Operations Research for Managers | 3 | |
| Managerial Communication | 2 | Macro Organizational Behavior | 2 | |
| Business Ethics | 1 | The Entrepreneurial Manager | 1.5 | |
| TOTAL | 12 | TOTAL | 12.5 |
| Term III | Credits | Term IV | Credits | |
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| Macro Economics for Managers | 3 | Legal Aspects of Business | 3 | |
| Operations Management | 3 | Information Systems for Managers | 3 | |
| Corporate Finance | 3 | Strategy | 3 | |
| Marketing Management-2 | 1.5 | Research for Marketing Decisions | 2 | |
| Human Resource Management | 1.5 | Management Accounting | 2 | |
| Indian Economy and Policy | 1.5 | |||
| TOTAL | 12 | TOTAL | 14.5 |
A varied range of electives from different disciplinary areas are provided to PGPBM students in the second year of the programme. Students are free to take any elective course of their interest provided such courses meet the minimum subscription criteria decided by the PGPBM Office. It is not mandatory to take up electives in one or two areas of specialization and the Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management that the student would receive on successful completion of the programme will not mention any specialization. However, the Grade Sheet that the student receives will list all the electives undertaken by the students along with their grades.
An indicative list of elective courses offered in the PGPBM programme in the past years is listed below:
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Marketing |
Business to Business Marketing |
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Consumer Behavior |
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Integrated Marketing Communications |
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Marketing to Base of the Pyramid Consumers |
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Pricing Strategies |
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Product and Brand Management |
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Retail Management |
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Role and Impact of Digital & Social Media in Marketing Communication |
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Sales and Distribution Management |
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Services Marketing |
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Organization Behavior& Human Resources Management |
Compensation and Benefit Management |
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Human Resource Metrics & Analytics |
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Managing Global Workforce |
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Managing and Leading organizational Change |
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Managing Difficult People at Work |
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Negotiation Essentials for Managerial Effectiveness |
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Performance Management |
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Personality in Managing and Leading |
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Strategic Human Resource Management |
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Finance |
Behavioral Finance |
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Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management |
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International Finance |
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Mergers & Acquisition |
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Project Analysis and Finance |
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Strategic Financial Management |
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Valuation |
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General Management |
Data Visualization for Managers |
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Legal Aspects of Marketing |
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Strategic Intellectual Property Management |
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Strategy and Entrepreneurship |
Competing in Global Markets |
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Corporate Entrepreneurship |
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Corporate Governance |
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Dynamics of Framing and Executing Strategy |
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Foundations of Strategy Consulting |
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Industry & Competitor Analysis |
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Innovation & Strategic Renewal |
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International Entrepreneurship |
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Strategic Leadership |
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Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation |
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Strategy in Action |
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Quantitative Techniques & Operations Management |
Behavioural Operations Management |
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Decision Analysis for Managers |
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Operations Strategy |
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Quality Toolkit for Managers |
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Supply Chain and Logistics Management |
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Simulation - Based Analytics |
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Information Systems and Analytics |
Data Mining for Business Decisions |
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Information Technology and Business Innovation |
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IT Consulting |
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Managing Digital Transformation |
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Economics and Public Policy |
Business Ethics and Responsibilities |
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Econometrics with R -Applications in Business and Public Economics |
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Game Theory |
Industry Project
The industry project is a multifaceted, capstone project that serves as a culminating academic and intellectual experience for the PGPBM students. The industry project nurtures critical thinking and develops research, analytical, planning and goal-setting skills that can facilitate the participants’ successful transition from the classroom to taking up challenging professional assignments. Participants are urged to pick out a challenging problem for investigation either in their affiliate organization or in the industry their affiliate organization operates in. The project demands an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving, requiring participants to synthesize and integrate knowledge and learning gained from different subject areas or domains of knowledge. The project also encourages participants to connect their projects to contemporary issues or problems in organizations, thereby integrating their classroom learning with professional experiences and scientific observations. PGPBM students are required to work on the industry project for a period of 12 weeks under a Faculty Mentor of their choice. The project will be evaluated by a panel constituted by the PGPBM Committee, and a ‘Satisfactory’ rating in project evaluation is required to successfully complete the programme. The best industry projects rated by the PGPBM committee are also recognized with merit certificates.