IIM Kashipur, TPL announce admissions for one-year certificate programme in management

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur, in collaboration with Times Professional Learning (TPL), has announced the admissions for the second batch of its one-year postgraduate certificate programme in general management (PGCGM) to provide a holistic understanding of business management to working professionals and upgrade their managerial skills.

According to a press communique from IIM Kashipur, this programme is developed for aspiring general managers who wish to enhance their managerial skills in a fast-changing business environment. The candidates will get to learn future-ready managerial skills during the course, the communique added.

Atulan Guha, associate professor, economics, and programme coordinator, PGCGM at IIM Kashipur, said, “This programme will help learners develop their business skills and build competencies to meet the aspirations and challenges of Industry 4.0. It will help managers get exposed to new-age organisational practices, gain new skills, and develop global leadership skills.”

The programme will assist early to mid-career level executives. It is aimed at enhancing skills for learners across disciplines such as Finance, Economics, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Operations and Decision Sciences, and Strategic Management, the B-school stated in its communique.

Anish Srikrishna, chief executive officer, TPL, said, “It is essential for professionals to get exposed to modern practices of an organisational framework. With technological changes bringing disruptions across various businesses, learners must evolve and upskill themselves. This programme enables learners to hone new-age skills and take over senior positions in the future.”

Applicants who have a diploma, degree, or a two-year Master’s degree from a recognised university with a minimum of 50% marks in any discipline, along with at least two years of work experience, will be eligible for the course.

The Applicants who complete the programme successfully will receive a certificate and become executive alumni of IIM Kashipur. The pedagogy will include lectures, case discussions, project work, term papers, assignments and more. The programme involves an on-campus immersive session with simulation and communication workshops to enhance the learner’s experiences.

TimesTSW (The Second Wind), IIM Kashipur’s partner for this programme, is a brand of Times Professional Learning that provides a learning ecosystem of executive education for working professionals. It offers programmes that address the growing demands of Industry 4.0 through learner-centric, innovative, industry-relevant, role-specific, and technology-supported solutions.

Industry 4.0 is a term used for the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies, including cyber-physical systems, the Internet of things, cloud computing, cognitive computing and creating smart factories.