Indian Institute of Management Kashipur, Times Professional Learning announce Post Graduate Certificate Programme in General Management – Times of India

The year-long programme in its second year is aimed at managers to understand management functions, develop future-ready managerial skills, and competencies in cross-functional areas.

The Indian Institute of Management Kashipur and Times Professional Learning (TPL), under its brand The Second Wind (TimesTSW), has announced the admissions of their second batch of Post Graduate Certificate Programme in General Management to provide a holistic understanding of the management functions and aimed at building and sustaining a successful business.

The Post Graduate Certificate Programme in General Management (PGCGM) from IIM Kashipur is a one-year programme developed for aspiring general managers to enhance their managerial skills in a fast-changing business environment. The programme is instrumental to learn and exhibit skills during various simulation and communication workshops. It will address challenges by learning future-ready managerial skills and build competencies across cross-functional areas.

The programme will assist early to mid-career level executives who wish to advance their careers and acquire managerial skills to build capabilities to address future challenges by integrating quality leadership and swift decision making. The programme enhances the skills for learners across disciplines such as finance, economics, marketing, human resource management, operations and decision sciences, strategic management, among others.

The course will mould general managers to the requirements of Industry 4.0 with qualities of innovation, entrepreneurship, inclusivity etc. and open doors for career advancement to handle various business situations. This strategic thinking will enable general managers to upskill their profiles and increase their competitive edge in scaling up their careers.

Speaking on the announcement of the programme, Prof. Atulan Guha, Associate Professor, Economics, and Programme Coordinator, PGCGM, Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur said, “The Post Graduate Certificate Programme in General Management at IIM Kashipur will help learners develop their business skills and build competencies to meet the aspirations and challenges of Industry 4.0. It will help managers get exposed to new-age organisational practices, gain new skills, and develop global leadership skills. It will create an industry-ready workforce who can innovate, take challenges, be communication savvy and have entrepreneurial qualities, which will help diversify businesses.”

Mr. Anish Srikrishna, Chief Executive Officer, Times Professional Learning said, “It is essential for professionals to have a fillip early in their career and get exposed to modern practices of an organisational framework. With technological changes bringing disruptions across various businesses, learners must evolve and upskill themselves. IIM Kashipur’s programme enables learners to redefine their career path to groom and hone new-age skills to take over senior positions in future.”

Applicants who have completed a diploma (10+2+3), degree, or two-year master’s degree from a recognised university with a minimum of 50 per cent marks in any discipline along with a minimum of two years of work experience will be eligible for the course. The Applicants who complete the programme successfully will receive a certificate and the Executive Education Alumni Status of IIM Kashipur. The pedagogy will include lectures, case discussions, project work, term papers, assignments, etc. The programme involves an on-campus immersive session with simulation and communication workshops (presentation) to enhance the learner’s experiences.

About IIM Kashipur:

The Indian Institute of Management Kashipur is a second-generation IIM set up by the Government of India in 2011. It aspires to achieve excellence in management education by using innovative teaching methods, promoting high quality research, and practicing sustainable leadership. The institute develops socially conscious, competent, and ethical business leaders and researchers capable of critical thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship while being inclusive and focusing on both regional development and internationalisation. IIM Kashipur is committed to its four core values: collegiality, transparency, green consciousness, pro-active engagement with all stakeholders.

Our strategic goals include improvement of the academic ecosystem; synergy between educational theory, practice, and research; promotion of innovation, entrepreneurship, and public service; empowerment of local stakeholders; upliftment of economically challenged sections of the society; and gender diversity. The institute fosters academic excellence through its MBA & EMBA programmes, Executive Education, Doctorate Programmes, along with Executive/Management Development, Short Duration Programmes and Postgraduate/Executive Certificate Programmes. IIM Kashipur takes pride in constantly striving to adhere to global standards and has a strong policy framework for the same that addresses needs of all stakeholders.

About Times TSW:

TimesTSW (The Second Wind) is a brand of Times Professional Learning that provides a learning ecosystem of executive education for working professionals. It offers programmes that address the growing demands of Industry 4.0 through learner-centric, innovative, industry-relevant, role-specific, and technology-supported solutions.

TimesTSW has brought a paradigm shift in executive education through its approach, curricula, pedagogy, teaching methodology, engagement, and mode of delivery, as well as assessment and evaluation metrics. TimesTSW endeavours to make world-class education assessable to aspiring learners through strategic collaborations with the country’s best academic institutes to offer executive education programmes for working professionals who pursue continuous upskilling by upgrading their professional qualifications.