Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai

Announces admission to Postgraduate Diploma in Management [PGDM]
Batch: 2010-12 (2-Year Fulltime-AICTE approved)

* PGDM - Finance/ Marketing/ IT & Operations/ HR
* PGDM - Financial Engineering
* PGDM - Development & Sustainable Finance

IFMR’s Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) program prepares students for a managerial career in various industries. The program offers specialization in Finance, Marketing, HR, IT/Operations.

Full-time (two years) and part-time (three years) PGDM courses are offered.

Program Director: G Balasubramanian

Learning Methods

Learning in IFMR is a unique experience. Students from across the country, from different disciplines, interact and solve managerial problems in the class. The heterogeneous mix of students, including students with work experience, brings multiple perspectives to the issues discussed.

The emphasis is on learning from each other through discussions and by questioning key assumptions.

Students work on group projects and are encouraged to work as a team.

In order to sensitize students to social sector issues, IFMR has tied up with Banyan, an organization engaged in development of the poor and downtrodden. Students are put through various live projects with Banyan, which helps them understand the managerial challenges facing this sector.

Campus life is marked by a host of club activities that give students rich and diverse learning experiences.

Last Date:

Last date for submission of application forms: January 31, 2010

Eligibility:

Admission to the PGDM program is open to graduates only. Candidates are shortlisted on two criteria:

• First Class in standards X, XII and in graduation
• CAT 2009/XAT 2010/GMAT (taken in or after August 2007) scores [any one]

Selection Procedure:

Shortlisted candidates are required to:

• Participate in GD & PI at IFMR campus in Chennai

Application Procedure:

• Application kits can be obtained from IFMR by paying Rs.1,200/- by cash or DD favouring "Institute for Financial Management and Research" payable at Chennai. Cheques are not accepted.
• Application kits are also available against payment of Rs.1,200/- at select centres of IMS / T.I.M.E / Career Launcher & Erudite Coaching Centres.
• The application form can also be downloaded from our Website www.ifmr.ac.in/
• Last date for submission of application forms: January 31, 2010.
• In case of downloaded applications, it should be accompanied by a DD favouring "Institute for Financial Management and Research" payable at Chennai. Cheques are not accepted.

For further particulars contact:

Mr. G. Ravi Shankar
PGDM Admissions Office
Institute for Financial Management and Research
#24 Kothari Road, Nungambakkam
Chennai 600 034
Tel: 044 – 28303400 / 28228193
Fax: 044 – 28279208
E-Mail: pgdm@ifmr.ac.in or log on to http://www.ifmr.ac.in/lp

Course Structure:

Admission to the PGDM program is open to graduates only. Candidates are shortlisted on two criteria:

The PGDM program is organized under the following modules:

• Quantitative Methods -I & II
• Human Resource Management
• Management Accounting -I & II
• IT Enabled Enterprise
• Economics -I & II
• Strategic Management
• Management Information Systems
• Life Skills for Managerial Success

• Organizational Behavior -I & II
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Marketing Management -I & II
• Modern Bank Management
• Corporate Finance -I & II
• Business Law and Corporate Governance
• Operations Management

In the second year of the program, students have to choose from a range of electives for specialization in Finance, Marketing, HR, IT/Operations.  To read more about each of the common modules and electives download this brochure in PDF format.

Electives in the Finance module are:

1. Investment Management
2. Advanced Financial Modeling
3. Project Financing & Management
4. Derivatives & Risk Management
5. Financial Statement Analysis & Security Valuation
6. Micro Finance
7. Valuation and M&A
8. Investment Science -I & II
9. Applied Econometrics -I & II
10. Insurance & Risk Management

Electives in the Marketing module are:

1. Services Marketing
2. Sales & Distribution Management
3. Product Management
4. B2B Marketing
5. CRM & Data Mining
6. Brand Management & Integrated Marketing Communication
7. Global Marketing
8. Consumer Behavior
9. Retail Management
10. Rural Marketing

Electives in the IT and Operations module are:

1. Supply Chain Management -I & II
2. Change Management
3. Financial Technology
4. Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management
5. Lean Manufacturing & Total Cost Management

Electives in the HR module are:

1. Performance Management System
2. Software Project Management
3. Strategic HRM
4. Training & Development
5. Recruitment & Selection
6. HRIS
7. Creativity & Innovation
8. Compensation Management
9. Cross Cultural Relations