IIT Kharagpur starts management course for working executives
By Our Economy Bureau | 14 Apr 2004
Kolkata:
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-KGP)
has announced the launch of a two-year, part-time post
graduate diploma in business management (PGDBM) for
working executives.
The programme, which is the first of its kind in the IIT system, would be on offer in IIT-KGP's campuses in Kharagpur, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar.
Stating this yesterday during a meeting with newspersons, Professor Kalyan Chakravarti, dean of the Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT-KGP, said each of the three campuses would enrol 25 students, who would be chosen after an entrance test.
In order to be eligible for enrolment, students should have secured a minimum of 60 per cent marks in BE, BTech, M Com, M Sc, 3-year MCA or its equivalent examination.
Professor
Chakravarti said the Post Graduate Diploma in Business
Management Programme has been designed for working executives
who are unable to pursue full-time study but at the
same time need to hone their managerial skills for future
career growth. The programme will start from first week
of July and will consist of four semesters.
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