Post Graduate
Diploma in Management

The two-year full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, Government of India and recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) as equivalent to an MBA degree of an Indian University, is consistently rated among India’s top 10 programmes.


Programme Learning Goals (LGs)

Responsible Citizenconsciousness

Global perspective

Critical and innovative thinking

Effective communication and collaborative decision-making Functional Competency


Programme Learning Goals (LGs)

Global mindset and sensitivity

Holistic business perspective

Capability to manage uncertainty and complexity

Capability to lead change

Capability to create wealth and manage diversity

Teaching and Learning at MDI

The teaching methods include lectures, case studies, seminars, assignments, live projects, group discussions, business games, outbound based experiential learning activities, educational excursions, role plays, simulation exercises, structured and unstructured group work, and field visits.

Widespread use of Information Technology (IT) in the learning processes.
Field-based projects to get better insights into workplace reality.
The curriculum is revised on an ongoing basis with practitioner input.
Courses are offered from the following areas:

Programme Structure

  • Core Courses

    Six terms of about three months each – three in each year of the programme. The core (compulsory) courses are covered in four terms, with the bulk covered in the first three terms.

  • Summer Internship

    Compulsory eight-to-ten weeks long internship after Term 3.

  • Specializations

    Second year students may take elective/ optional courses to specialize in a maximum of two of the following functional areas:

    • Accounting & Finance
    • Operations Management
    • Marketing Strategy
    • Information Management
  • Specialization requires a minimum of five elective courses (15 credits)
    offered by that Area Students can opt for 14 to 17 electives (42 to 51 credits)
  • CGPA would be calculated using the 14 electives (42 credits) completed with best performance