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Given below are excerpts from the discussions we have had so far about the first batch of PGP-SM at IIM Lucknow. We personally had discussions with various offices, the professors at IIML and Corporates themselves and all of this is what they had to say:
1) Why is this course being taught at Noida Campus(10 Years old campus exclusively for executive programmes)?
Noida will give a huge location advantage. There
are a number of ministries of the Government of India and many Corporates who have approached IIML (and not the other way round) to
mentor this batch. This makes the small-ish batch size (only 45) and the campus is a
huge advantage. It will be very difficult for them to go to Lucknow campus regularly and so is the choice of campus. There will be weekly corporate and ministry
interactions, talks, discussions, and overall linkage formation. The
location will be very much advantageous for live projects and participation in B-School Competitions which is an important part of MBA Curriculum. Also there will be networking opportunities with many top institutions in the vicinity of Delhi NCR alongwith the presence of top Corporates.
2) Why has this course been started?
The programme is very much recognized globally and has wide future scope (Business Sustainability as the top agenda). There is a huge demand for managers in various sectors of industries who have a sustainable orientation (and education). The programme covers all the aspects of General Management alongwith added sustainability concepts. The course content is updated and inline with similar reputed programmes all over the world. The target of the course is to make full-fledged managers *with* knowledge of how to make their business decisions be beneficial to all stakeholders, including the environment and society. These aspects may sometimes get overlooked otherwise. The program aims to produce business managers who can improve the efficiency of the business from all aspects. The industry also realizes the importance of such managers at ever growing rate.
3) Who are the prospective employers?
All big corporate companies, conglomerates and the verticals which may range from Manufacturing, Automotive, Chemical, Energy, Oil and Gas, FMCG, Marketing, IT and to even E-commerce (supply chain being a huge component of these businesses and making it sustainable being highly important), BFSI (many banks also have sustainable divisions nowadays) have a thriving business sustainability division. There will also be emphasis laid on policy bodies and ministries. All major and smaller consulting companies have sustainability and energy and resource efficiency and policy compliance as major core competencies, and they will all be targeted. There are many MNCs looking for qualified candidates in this domain . Also regulatory bodies like World Bank, WWF, Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation, NGT etc may offer wide opportunities. We have in fact already spoken to a few companies and they have showed a high amount of interest in the batch and course. IIM Lucknow is a big driving factor in this and the name usually is enough. : smiley:
4) Who will handle various activities, placements and internships?
The activities will be student driven, as is the case for all colleges, and students will be given a free hand to form clubs and committees and take part in live projects and business competitions. The program will have a placement committee and all help will be provided from the placement office and various committees at Lucknow campus as well, if need be.
5) Are there opportunities for foreign exchange programs?
Student exchange programs are not finalized yet, but IIML is in advanced level of talks with some prominent European universities and exchange programs will kick into place for the 2015-2017 batch as well. Loans for the same will be easily available when the need arises.
6) Where else is this course being taught?
IIML is the first IIM to start this course. In the past IIMA has been offering short term courses on sustainability for executives. There is also speculation of IIMA introducing this course from next year. As far as non-IIMs are concerned, NITIE's PGDISEM is one of the best and oldest programmes which has been running for over 10 years. TERI also has a similar course which has been running for the past 5 years or so. MDI Gurgaon and XIMB has also inroduced SM recently.
7) Work-ex factor?
The admission criteria for the programme(CAT 2014) has kept a minimum work-ex requirement of 2 years. It will be a great advantage with Corporates requiring experienced minds in this field. Also since IIML Noida Campus is famous for its Executive programme, there are many big companies already visiting the campus and work-ex will be a driving factor. It may offer great opportunities for lateral placements since for executive programmes the packages are ranging anything between 17-40 Lakhs. Also there will be networking opportunities for SM students with the executive students.
In all, the outlook is extremely positive and IIML has laid the groundwork for the success of the course over the period of the last two years in the form of linkages and planning. They have been forming these linkages with Corporates, government and universities for the last two years and there is an ever increasing demand from the industry itself for managers with this knowledge and that is where the program comes in.
@ For PGP SM converts
When is the registration date and when are the classes due to start for PGP-SM ??
Please reply its utmost urgent for me to take a decisive decision.
PS: If somebody could pm me the exact convert mail, I would be highly obliged.