Academic Programs
IFIM Business School offers the following Programs
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
Two year full-time program
Transform with IFIM’s PGDM Program- get personalized attention and don’t get lost in the crowd. An industry focused program with limited batch size with specializations offered in Marketing, HRM, Finance, Operations, International Business and Internet Business. It has a concurrent curriculum developed in collaboration with industry experts, with new-age courses like Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Global Branding, Digital Marketing, Marketing Consulting, Challenges in HRM, Leadership, Cross Cultural Management, Business Ethics & Sustainability, Strategies for Emerging Markets, etc.
Eligibility
Candidates are required to have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university with a minimum aggregate of 50% for all subjects taken together (45% for SC/ST candidates).
Must have qualified in one of the national level management entrance examinations, viz., CAT, XAT, or GMAT
Highlights
Unique educational delivery with excellent course curriculum supported by world-class faculty and iconic infrastructure. Students have an option of flexible academic structure by choosing major and minor subjects according to their career goals.
Corporate Mentoring, Purposing and Career Targeting sessions for individual students for job-readiness and top placements.
Award-winning Industry Internship Program facilitating corporate exposure.
Social Immersion Program (SIP) transforms students into leaders who create solutions that influence Positive Social Change. Hence, there is renewed focus on ‘Ethics, Governance and CSR’ across the curriculum.
100% consistent placement every year by CCE team (Center for Continuous Employability) at IFIM Business School. Average salary for the current year is 7.2 LPA.
Mandatory ‘Foundation Courses’ that carry credits, to bring students from diverse academic background up-to-speed along with pre-induction sessions by Harvard Business Publishing (HBP).
‘Personality Enhancement Program’ (PEP), integrated across all the terms, that covers Life-skills, Lifestyle and Wellness to enable holistic development.
Key Dates
Important Dates for PG Admissions – 2017:
| Particulars | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Submission of Application Forms for batch 2017-19 | September 07, 2016 onwards |
| Admission Selection Process - Bangalore | December 12, 2016 (Monday) |
| Commencement of classes | July 2017 |
Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Finance (PGDM - Finance)
Two year full-time program
Intake: 60 seats
Transform with IFIM’s PGDM (Finance)-ranked as the leading Finance Program in Bangalore and sixth all India. A specialized program designed for careers in Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, Banking and Financial Services, the curriculum has received recognition from the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Institute’s University Recognition Program. It has a concurrent curriculum developed by experts from academia and industry with new age courses like, Financial Modelling, BFSI Operations, Global Securities Markets, Business Analytics, Business Valuations, Microfinance, etc.
Key Dates
Important Dates for PG Admissions – 2017:
| Particulars | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Submission of Application Forms for batch 2017-19 | September 07, 2016 onwards |
| Admission Selection Process - Bangalore | December 12, 2016 (Monday) |
| Commencement of classes | July 2017 |
Eligibility
Candidates are required to have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university with a minimum aggregate of 50% for all subjects taken together (45% for SC/ST candidates).
Must have qualified in one of the national level management entrance examinations, viz., CAT, XAT, or GMAT.
Highlights
Experiential learning through Prabhudas Liladher Finance Lab, Centre for Excellence in Banking, NSE tie-up and IBM Business Analytics Lab.
Skill-based training in areas like Advanced Excel, Technical Analysis, Financial Modelling, Real-Time Trading, Treasury & Forex.
Unique educational delivery with excellent course curriculum supported by world-class faculty and iconic infrastructure. Students have an option of flexible academic structure by choosing major and minor subjects according to their career goals.
Guidance for professional courses like NSECCMP and IIBF-Diploma in Banking.
Batch size limited to only 60 seats, for personalized attention.
Corporate Mentoring, Purposing and Career Targeting sessions for individual students for job-readiness and top placements in the financial sector.
Award-winning Industry Internship Program facilitating corporate exposure.
Social Immersion Program (SIP) transforms students into leaders who create solutions that influence Positive Social Change. Hence, there is renewed focus on ‘Ethics, Governance and CSR’ across the curriculum.
100% consistent placement every year by CCE team (Center for Continuous Employability) at IFIM Business School. Average salary for the current year is 7.2 LPA.
Mandatory ‘Foundation Courses’ that carry credits, to bring students from diverse academic background up-to-speed along with pre-induction sessions by Harvard Business Publishing (HBP).
‘Personality Enhancement Program’ (PEP), integrated across all the terms, that covers Life-skills, Lifestyle and Wellness to enable holistic development.
Post Graduate Diploma in Management – International Business (PGDM - IB)
Two year full-time program
Intake: 60 seats
PGDM IB provides holistic and contemporary management education to students with a global perspective and helps them understand the dynamics of management in other countries. Along with a term abroad, gain very useful international experience of studying with students from diverse backgrounds and culture. Through this program, there are immense opportunities like short- term consulting assignments/research projects from the companies abroad and prepare you for the leadership positions in MNCs and Global companies. In the current globalized world, large multinationals, small firms and entrepreneurs are engaging themselves in international business. As companies manage widely dispersed marketing (trade) and production activities, new opportunities and threats will emerge. Each company needs personnel with knowledge and skills in International Business to navigate the dynamic global business environment.
Key Dates
Important Dates for PG Admissions – 2017:
| Particulars | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Submission of Application Forms for batch 2017-19 | September 07, 2016 onwards |
| Admission Selection Process - Bangalore | December 12, 2016 (Monday) |
| Commencement of classes | July 2017 |
Eligibility
Candidates are required to have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university with a minimum aggregate of 50% for all subjects taken together (45% for SC/ST candidates).
Must have qualified in one of the national level management entrance examinations, viz., CAT, XAT, or GMAT.
Highlights
Program offered by one of the top ranked institutes in Bangalore, startup capital of India
International immersion for a truly global experience
Students from diverse backgrounds
Programs combine theoretical and case-based study with the practical and learning-by-doing approach
Offers dedicated expertise and resources to support you in developing your chosen career
French language classes and advanced English language for others
Frameworks (for embedding employability), toolkits (to help you apply it into policy and/or Practice) and professional development sessions
Use of evidence-informed approaches
Integrated approach covering social, economic and environmental dimensions
Unique educational delivery with excellent course curriculum supported by world-class faculty and iconic infrastructure. Students have an option of flexible academic structure by choosing major and minor subjects according to their career goals
Corporate Mentoring, Purposing and Career Targeting sessions for individual students for job-readiness and top placements
Award-winning Industry Internship Program facilitating corporate exposure
Social Immersion Program (SIP) transforms students into leaders who create solutions that influence Positive Social Change. Hence, there is renewed focus on ‘Ethics, Governance and CSR’ across the curriculum
100% consistent placement every year by CCE team (Center for Continuous Employability) at IFIM Business School. Average salary for the current year is 7.2 LPA
Mandatory ‘Foundation Courses’ that carry credits, to bring students from diverse academic background up-to-speed along with pre-induction sessions by Harvard Business Publishing (HBP)
‘Personality Enhancement Program’ (PEP), integrated across all the terms, that covers Life-skills, Lifestyle and Wellness to enable holistic development
PGDM for Working Professionals
A 24 months ‘Career Accelerator’ PGDM, specially designed for Working Professionals, with weekend classes.
Helps you acquire the requisite knowledge, skills and maturity, to move up the ladder in your existing industry, or open up opportunities in other sectors
A unique curriculum that is based on the contemporary perspective of ‘Total Enterprise Management’, by integrating the functional areas (rather than the conventional ‘area specific’ silo approach)
Highlights
‘Experiential Learning’ course delivery by top-notch, industry experienced IFIM and visiting faculty, to enable you apply the concepts & ideas to your work situations
Marketing Analytics, Financial Modeling and Business Simulation Labwork
Focus on developing the core managerial competencies required in modern business: Decision Making, Problem Solving, Strategic Thinking, Global Perspective and Leadership
Tailored for your convenience:
- Weekend classes that do not disrupt your work schedule
- Option of writing tests/exams on the computer
- Campus located in the heart of Bangalore’s technology hub- Electronic City
- Study material/lectures made available online for reference
Executive PGDM for Entrepreneurs
A never before opportunity for entrepreneurs.
AICTE approved Executive PGDM, in partnership with The National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), specially designed for Owners of small & medium ‘Entrepreneurial Enterprises’ and aspiring ‘Wannabe Entrepreneurs’
15 months duration (as per AICTE norms)
Modules comprising 10-day classroom engagement on Saturdays
Interactive classroom sessions with a ‘mentoring’ approach
Supplemented with e-learning material
Each module will have interaction and networking with successful entrepreneurs & industry experts
After entrepreneurs are six months into the program, they can avail the incubator facility within the IFIM campus
Highlights
Custom-designed courseware delivered by industry experts and IFIM faculty.
Recognized AICTE PGDM
Experiential learning pedagogy
Flexibility to consult with faculty on your business matters
Opportunity to hire/intern IFIM students
Can avail of incubation facility in IFIM after completion of 6 months of the program
Networking opportunities with industry experts and successful entrepreneurs
Partnered by NEN for courseware and experts
Top-notch mentors, advisors and successful entrepreneurs will be available for consultation
PGDM WILP
IFIM's Work Integrated Learning Program (WILP) is a two year PGDM program in which a corporate internship is integrated into the curriculum and forms an integral part of academic learning. The program offers the students an opportunity to pursue their studies while they intern with a company and earn a stipend. IFIM facilitates the internship with leading corporate partners.
The students will have to pursue their internship at the company during the week and attend classes over the weekends. On completion of the 2 year course, the student will receive a Post Graduate Diploma in Management, recognized by UGC.
Highlights
Earn While You Learn’- with a minimum stipend of Rs. 10,000 during the internship
UGC approved, recognized PGDM degree
The program is spread across 4 semesters, with each semester lasting for 6 months, with
1200 contact hours (120 credits)
Specialization offered in Finance, Marketing or HR
Monday to Friday: Students will do their internship in the partner companies
Saturday-Sunday: Students will attend classes at IFIM
In every semester one course will be the internship work and this will be assessed continuously along with other courses
Industry focused curriculum based on the right blend of Knowledge, Skills and Attitude
Access to online learning resources and printed self learning material
Hostel Facility available for both boys and girls.
Executive PGDM in Business Analytics
A specially delineated program for working executives, from all management bands, intended to equip them with -
Relevant theoretical and practical knowledge to implement Business Analytics solutions in their respective organisations.
Imparting skills to help them move up the professional ladder.
The program opens up exciting career prospects in the area of Business Analytics:
With large amount of data and subsequent pattern analysis opening up a plethora of options to explore business analysts, data scientists, information analysts and project managers will have great demand. Potential recruiters in the area of Business Analytics in India are giant IT Cos like Infosys, TCS, HCL Technologies, Cognizant, IBM, Dell, Wipro, Accenture, SAS, etc
Industries heavily depending on Business Analytics: Manufacturing, Retail, Financial Services, Banking & Insurance, Telecom, Health Care, Logistics and Supply Chain
Highlights
Recognized by AICTE
Only Institute in Bangalore to offer EPGDM in Business Analytics in association with IBM
Curriculum designed and delivered by a blend of highly qualified and experienced faculty from IFIM, IBM and other industry experts
Experts from IBM will provide real world challenges for project experience and also mentor the students.
Peer group interaction with students from other sectors/companies for cross-fertilization of ideas
Hands-on work at the IBM Business Analytics Lab on campus, equipped with latest tools and software
Convenience of weekend classes that do not disrupt work schedule
Campus located in the heart of Bangalore’s technology hub-Electronic City
Online resource material through Learning Management System (LMS)
Access to IBM’s online and printed learning resources
Assistance with lateral placement (if required)
The program also has virtual + face - to – face delivery option.
PGCP in Global Financial Markets by NSE
Post-Graduate Certificate Program in Global Financial Markets by NSE & IFIM Business School
NSE’s PGCP-GFM is a highly sought after program, and through this joint arrangement is being offered for the first time in Bangalore, India. Successful completion of this program leads to global regulatory certifications from USA, Singapore and India. The PGCP-GFM is a 11 months, full time program divided into 4 quadmesters with 900 hours of intensive training and an immersion in Singapore.
In addition to the prestigious PGCP-GFM from NSE, the participants would be professionally trained to prove their competency and enhance their employability. The participants will develop financial market skills to compete in international markets and will be exposed to the best market practices during Singapore Immersion program. The courses will be taught by highly qualified and specially trained faculty members of NSE and IFIM. The program is best suited for professionals who are aspiring to pursue a career in financial services and who are keen on looking at international placements or who are keen to work with global investment banks/financial services firms. This program will also help IT companies in augmenting the domain expertise of its BFSI verticals.
Ph. D. Program in Management
Vide notification No: VTU/ACA/2006-07/2538 dated 12th July, 2006, IFIM Business School), has been permitted by the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum to offer a Ph. D. program* in Management. Thus, IFIM Business School has the unique distinction of being amongst the few autonomous Institutes in the country to be accorded this recognition by a University.
Details about Management Ph. D. is given in: www.vtu.ac.in
Visit the above site for downloading the application form
After filling-in the personal information, the candidate has to come down to IFIM located in Phase I Electronic city for discussion with the faculty-guide.
Along with the application the candidate has to prepare a write up about his/her research topic and bring it for discussion with the guide.
Please make sure that you meet the basic requirements to register for Ph. D. with VTU. One has to take the VTU Ph. D. aptitude test after submitting the application through IFIM (Test is offered 2 times in a year).
There is a regional VTU centre at R. V. Teachers’ college in Jayanagar and please contact them for any clarification or getting the application form etc.
