The duration of the diploma programs is 6 months to 1 year with options of selecting evening or week-end Sunday classes.
“The objective behind the launch of the distance learning management programs is to make employees at work understand the management principles and hone their skill sets to achieve efficiency in the allocated work domain,” says Dr Uday Salunkhe, Group Director, Welingkar Institute of Management.
The newly launched distance learning and part-time management programs include Diploma in Business Management (DBM)-1 Year; Diploma in Industrial Management (DIM)-1 Year; Diploma in Marketing Management (DMM)-1 Year; Diploma in Human Resource Management (DHRM)-1 Year; Diploma in Materials Management (DMM)-1 Year; Diploma in Financial Management (DFM)-1 Year; Diploma in Advertisement and Public Relation (DAPR)-6 Months; Diploma in Entrepreneurship Management (DEM)-6 Months; Diploma in Tax Management (DTM)-6 Months; Diploma in Export Import Management (DEIM)-6 Months.
Welingkar has divided all these management programs into three types. Type-1 programs are of 6-month and 1-year duration. Classes for the programs will be held in the evening from 6.30 to 8.30pm. Fee for the 6-month program is Rs10,000; and for 1-year program is Rs20,000.
Type-II programs are also of same duration – 6 months and 1year. Classes will be conducted on Sunday. Fee for the 6-month diploma is Rs12,500 and for 1-year program is Rs22,500. The fees include study-material cost and exam fee. The timing for the class is 9:00 to 6:00 pm.
Type-III diploma programs of 6-months and 1-year duration are imparted through distance learning mode. Students can opt for Personal Contact Program (PCP) and take some specified number of classes at allocated study centres. The fee for the 6-month program is Rs7,500 and for 1-year program is Rs10,700.
The examination system is very flexible and convenient as students can opt for online exam System. Graduates in any discipline are eligible to apply for the 1-year programs and students who have passed their 12th exam are eligible to apply for the 6-month programs. Admissions are open for all the programs.
While discussing the economic slowdown and distance learning programs, Dr.Uday Salunkhe, Welingkar Director, says, “With the economic downturn, several talented persons will be required to hone their skills and upgrade their knowledge. The best time to go for an MBA is when alternate opportunities are less attractive. So, in the time of recession when opportunities are limited, students must pursue the course in which they are most interested irrespective of the economic slowdown. People must focus on capability building as it is a life-long process that helps in performing consistently.”
He further says, “Distance Learning Courses or Part Time Courses give MBA aspirants a chance to gain knowledge in the field in which they are working. Certainly these courses are seen as the value adding courses. Corporate now demand more from an employee some addition knowledge about the field or of the industry which is provided by B-Schools. So, these Distance Learning or Part Time Courses are actually recommended by the corporate.”
