04 October 2018 11:56:45 IST

IIM-A welcomes the second ePGP batch

The second batch is spread across 15 cities in India

The e-Mode Post Graduate Programme (ePGP) marks IIM-A’s foray into offering a long-term hybrid management education course. The ePGP will have online lessons at study centres, classroom teaching on campus at regular intervals and mentored project work. The two-year course is comprehensive and designed for working executives and entrepreneurs.

The programme aims to enhance strategic thinking and impart the entrepreneurial as well leadership abilities required for taking organisations to the next level, while also advancing individual career aspirations. The innovative curriculum is designed by the faculty members of IIM-A, with their diverse experience in research, consulting/advisory, and teaching regular students and executives in various programmes. The pedagogy is benchmarked with global standards in management education, thus providing participants with knowledge that is vital in today’s knowledge economy.

The second batch of ePGP is spread across 15 cities in India, and represent a good mix of age (between 25 to 50 years), gender, high-quality work and entrepreneurship experience. The flexibility of the ePGP programme attracts talented professionals, with diverse career and entrepreneurial backgrounds from industries including automobile, financial services, banking, power, e-commerce and the IT sector. The admitted students have an average of 10 years of work/entrepreneurship experience. They study in a unique and collaborative learning environment, while also holding to their demanding roles in their respective companies.