CAT 2016: Working Professionals alert! IIM Kozhikode spreads its EPGP in Management to 21 cities

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Amit Agnihotri
Columnist & Author, MBAUniverse.com
Updated on October 6, 2016
IIM Kozhikode has announced the spread of its Executive Post Graduate Programme for working professionals in 21 cities across India
Amidst the efforts to withstand today’s competitive environment, young working professionals are always on the search of quality management education” Prof. Kulbhushan Balooni, Director, IIM Kozhikode

Graduates who have 3 years of work experience and have appeared for CAT or GMAT in the past are eligible to apply for the programme.

2 year part time programme
It is a first of its kind two-year part time programme with 700 credits that includes management foundation courses, specialisation electives, capstone courses, functional workshop and simulations. With this programme, working professionals will have a direct access to IIM-K’s experienced faculty, robust curriculum and excellent teaching methodology through a Live Virtual Interactive Learning platform.

With an aim to create high-impact learning experience including a brilliant mix of theory and practical knowledge , IIM-K  has already  benefitted over 3,000 working professionals so far. The newly introduced EPGP is one of India’s most rigorous programmes in various cities.

Specially designed for working Professionals
The programme is designed specially for working professionals who are looking at gaining competency and leadership skills to move to the next level in their organisations, this programme is offered to executives with at least three years of working experience.

The EPGP course offers significant exposure to key business concepts and strategies in an intensive format to its candidates without having to leave their jobs, and learn through ‘Interactive Learning’ mode.

3 weeks at IIMK
With the AMBA (Association of MBAs) accredited programme, the participants will get an opportunity to become a part of IIM-K’s two decade old alumni network. It also offers three week in-campus module within IIM-K’s picturesque campus equipped with world class infrastructure facilities, to provide an on-campus learning experience. The programme, which has been designed for capable executives, who need an enhanced understanding of business nuances in order to shine amongst their peers, is now open for enrolment to executives in various fields.

Speaking about the association, Prof. Kulbhushan Balooni, Director (In-charge), IIM-Kozhikode said, “Amidst the efforts to withstand today’s competitive environment, young working professionals are always on the search of quality management education. In order to fulfil this requirement and maximise the reach, IIM-K in association with TSW has introduced a robust management programme. We are confident that thousands of working professionals will be benefited from this programme, who cannot attend our institute in Kozhikode. It will certainly help them develop and refine necessary skill sets to achieve success in their respective career.”

“For the EPGP programme, TSW will partner IIM-K and bring to the learners the benefit of TSW’s’ virtual delivery and state-of-the-art pan India presence” says Anish Srikrishna, President, TCLL, adding, “Apart from the brilliant guidance provided by the professors at IIM-K, students will learn as much from their peers who will represent the strength of Indian industry. The knowledge exchange between professionals in multiple fields will expand their horizons and students will gain from the brand as well as from the alumni network thus, delivering some key benefits of a full time IIM course.” 

Started in 1997 with its Postgraduate Programme (PGP), the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K) is on a high growth trajectory today, offering widest range of academic programmes in the field of management education. These include Fellow Program in Management, Executive PG Programs, Management Development Programs and Faculty Development Programs. IIM-K has set up a Satellite campus at Infopark, Kochi, in 2013 dedicated to Executive Education.

Times Centre for Learning (TCLL) is the professional education initiative of The Times of India Group. The TCLL’s breadth of offerings has grown to include executive education via edu-tech solutions to working professionals under a new brand TSW (The Second Wind). By partnering with global and Indian educational institutions of excellence, TSW creates offerings for working executives that will hone their skills and help them build a more rewarding career.

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