Academic Programme

A student will have to complete course work in forty one subjects for the successful completion of the programme. The programme consists of twenty-one core (compulsory) courses. In the second year students can opt for 20 elective courses, out of the options available based on their interest and career goals.

The student has to earn 126 credits, which also include 4 credits for an eight week long management traineeship component (summer training). The student has to earn a minimum of 4 credits in the first year and 4.5 credits at the time of completion of the course, to be awarded the diploma.

The grading system is based on a scale of 1 to 8, where a score of 8 is the maximum that a student can score in a subject.

In addition to that students will also participate in immersion courses conducted by industry representatives to sharpen the market focus of the programme. List of courses can be found here.

Instruction Methodology and Academic Evaluation

The faculty’s main objective is to assist the student develop qualities and internalise values, which are required for effective leadership of organisations. As this involves more than a mere learning of specific theories and tools, different teaching methods are used (appropriate to the skills to be developed), such as case studies, simulated games, group discussions, small group seminars, and "Laboratory" exercises. The student’s attendance and participation in class are essential.

While classroom interaction aims at developing a wide knowledge base, the student is encouraged to analyse, anticipate, innovative and otherwise prepare himself or herself for a challenging professional career.

The major objective of the Institute’s evaluation system is to motivate all students towards excellence. The system seeks this objective primarily by keeping students continually informed of their performance in relation to the required standards of academic achievement. The responsibility of performance however is entirely of the student. Apart from the end term examination, a student’s performance is continually assessed on the basis of class participation, presentation, projects, mid-term tests and quizzes. The evaluation system attempts to synthesize a continuous process of assessment. The Institute uses the following system for indicating the levels of achievement:

Other evaluation symbols used at the Institute are: I = Incomplete course work; and P = Pass for a non-credit course. Minimum Performance standards are specified in the Manual of Policies to qualify a student for promotion to next year and award of the diploma.

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