11th August, 2017: XLRI- Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur has joined hands with Xavier Institute of Management and Research [XIMR], Mumbai to offer Postgraduate Certificate in General Management (PGCGM) for Working Executives.
An ‘Open House Meet’ is being organized at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai on 20th August from 10.00 am to1.00pm with the XLRI Programme Coordinator for participants to interact and learn more details about the XLRI-PGCGM Programme and as well as spot registration.
Registration for the PGCGM Programme 2017-18 is open from July 1 till August 31, 2017.
The programme will commence in October 2017 with an induction at XLRI, Jamshedpur while the rest of the classes will be held during the weekends at XIMR, St. Xavier’s College Campus in Mumbai.
Students would be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in General Management on the successful completion of the course. The certificate will be awarded by XLRI at the Annual Graduation Ceremony held at XLRI Campus in Jamshedpur.
The programme aims to provide an opportunity to the participants to earn a professional qualification in General Management while working and in developing a General Manager’s perspective of Business, to equip participants with appropriate tools and techniques to take effective and considered business decisions and help develop scientific thinking through extensive use of cases and other pedagogy. The programme will include core courses in key functional areas (Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, and Operations), besides General Management courses.
Commenting on the new program, Prof. Prantik Ray, the Program Coordinator at XLRI Jamshedpur said, “The programme is to be overseen by efficient and experienced faculty of both XLRI and XIMR. This proposed programme has been designed keeping in mind the working executives in Mumbai, Pune and other cities in Maharashtra. The course will allow executives to pursue a rigorous schedule that helps them leverage classroom learning to their professional roles. Participants will develop a holistic General Management and Business Leadership perspective.”
The programme is of 11 months duration with four terms. The programme comprises of 15 compulsory courses and a dissertation spread over the four terms.
The fee for the programme will be Rs. 4 lakhs + Tax per candidate. This will include tuition fees and other infrastructure necessities as required for an effective academic programme.
Working Executives with minimum 2 years of experience as well as Entrepreneurs owning their own business for past 2 years having completed graduation from a recognized University in any discipline are eligible to apply to the course. Participants will be selected based on interviews. Interviews will be jointly conducted by faculty of XLRI and XIMR.
The registration details are available at:
http://acad.xlri.ac.in/pgcgm/.
About XLRI
XLRI-Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur is a premier, private management institute in India founded in 1949 by Fr Quinn Enright, S.J. in the ‘steel city’ of Jamshedpur (www.xlri.ac.in). Over the last six decades, the institute has grown into a top-ranking business management school of international repute with a wide portfolio of management programs and research publications. Its alumni are spread around the globe and have demonstrated responsible business leadership in their organizations. XLRI continually strives to contribute its mite to the professional growth and management of numerous organizations and institutions across industry sectors. XLRI has been awarded two prestigious International Accreditations, viz., AACSB – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and AMBA – Association of MBAs. XLRI has also earned the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) accreditation.
