IMT Ghaziabad has announced remodelling of its PGDM-Executive Programme to attract more students/executives to the programme. The highlight of the remodelled PGDM – Executive Programme is an international immersion programme that would require the students to spend two weeks at various partner institutes in Europe.
The 15-month long full-time residential programme includes three months of industrial training and is specifically meant for students who have at least three years of work experience. With the rebranding of the programme, IMT intends to offer unique opportunities and customised curriculum to magnify the impact of its Executive Programme and create solutions on how to respond to the unique needs of today’s dynamic business culture.
IMT’s rebranded programme aims to create valuable learning that drives performance in a competitive business environment. Speaking about the new initiatives, V Panduranga Rao, Group Advisor, IMT said that the initiatives have led to an increase in the overall educational value especially in the context of industry ready candidates that is being discussed all around.
“The major reason for this change was the feedback given by industry specialists that students need to be more industry oriented. To address this issue, IMT has brought certain key changes in its PGDM-Executive Programme, which includes the introduction of five courses sponsored by the industry itself in place of having just a few industry sessions,” said Sandeep Puri, faculty at IMT Ghaziabad.
At the end of the session, Deepti Gupta , Placement Incharge – PGDM Executive Program, IMT highlighted, “IMT has placed 99 per cent of its PGDM - Executive Programme batch in 2015, rising from 94 per cent in 2012. The Top 50 of them has received an average package of ₹15.23 lakh while the top 100 has grabbed the average package of ₹13.57 lakh, with the number increasing year on year basis. Currently, the number of companies is 181, which has increased significantly from 141 last year.”
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