Indian Institute of Management - Indore (IIM-Indore) launches a new five-year Integrated Postgraduate Programme in Management (IPGP), this October.


Last Updated: 2011-07-13T06:27:46+05:30

IIM-Indore Introduces Five Year Integrated Postgraduate Programme

Indian Institute of Management - Indore (IIM-Indore) launches a new five-year Integrated Postgraduate Programme in Management (IPGP), this October. It would facilitate the students to join the course immediately after class XII.  The first batch will commence with an initial intake of 120 students.
 
Under the newly introduced programme, students will be given the chance to opt out after completing three years of BBA either of continuing for two more years to complete the integrated MBA programme. N Ravichandran, Director IIM-I said that IPGP in management is a creative programme. It is designed to meet the aspirations of students who are keen on becoming management professionals.
 
Candidate must have scored an aggregate of 60% both at the secondary (class X or equivalent) and higher secondary (+2 or equivalent) level to be eligible for this programme. Moreover, candidates would be selected on the basis of their academic performance, scholastic achievements and performance in the aptitude test and personal interview.
 
The aptitude test and personal interview would be held in various centres including Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata and Mumbai. Venkat Ramanaiah, chairperson for IPGP at IIM-I said that fee for the programme, first three years, would be Rs 300,000 per-annum and Rs 500,000 (per-annum) for the next two years. He mentioned that this includes only the tuition fee and does not include expenses for board and lodging. He informed that participants are not required to meet costs related to field visits, if any.
 
- By Madiha Wasi
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