IMT Ghaziabad Commences 37th PGDM and 7th PGDM-DCP batches 2016-18; organizes 7 day orientation

IMT Ghaziabad, one of the highly ranked B-schools has announced the commencement of the 201618 batch of Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and Post Graduate Diploma in Management Dual Country Programme (PGDMDCP) on June 23, 2016. This is 37th batch of PGDM and 7th batch of PGDMDCP. Following the registration process, the students are currently undergoing a weeklong orientation programme. The Orientation Programme aims at sensitising the new batch of students towards institutes philosophy, curriculum, pedagogy and developing their knowledge base before regular classes commence.

PGDM Batch profile
The PGDM 201618 batch comprises 19 percent female and 81 percent male students. They come from 24 Indian states. 79 percent of the batch pursued Engineering degrees at the undergraduate level while 21 percent students are from diverse disciplines such as Science, Commerce and Arts. 65 percent of the batch has prior work experience while 35 percent of the candidates are freshers. The average work experience of the batch is 14 months.

PGDM-DCP Batch profile
The PGDMDCP 201618 batch comprises 15 percent female and 85 percent male students. They represent 21 Indian states. 67 percent of the batch pursued Engineering degrees at the undergraduate level while 33 percent students come from diverse disciplines. 45 percent of the batch have prior work experience while 55 percent are freshers. The average work experience of the batch is 8 months.

All the students across both the above programmes are aged between 21 and 28 years.

7 days Orientation Programme for new batch
The weeklong orientation programme kicked off on Monday, June 20 with the ceremonial lamp lighting and prayers. Dr. S. K. Batra, Dean Academics provided an introduction to IMT Ghaziabad and Dr. Reema Khurana, Programme Head, PGDM introduced the programme to the new batch of students.

Keeping with the IMT tradition, the inaugural ceremony also witnessed an immensely inspiring keynote by Ms. Jaba Sen Menon, Head, Communications & Brand, Centum Learning Limited and an IMT alumna of 1988 batch. While reminiscing her two years at IMT 30 years back, Ms. Menon emphasised on the need for the young minds to practice three Ds, viz Discipline, Determination, and Dedication in order to become exemplary leaders and better global citizens.
This was followed by an open question and answer session for students with the Director, the Dean and the Programme Head. The new students also engaged with Student Affairs and Welfare Committee (SAWC) and Vishal Goyal, Corporate Relations Head, IMT Ghaziabad.

Introducing the students with the Programme Dr. Reema Khurana said, The philosophy of the IMTs PGDM is four-fold Balancing long and short term objectives, Grooming leadership, Leadership starting with self, and Knowing doing and being. And the programme architecture is designed to appropriately shape an individual who is not only a successful professional but is also capable of self-assessment, balancing and improvement through continuous learning.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Atish Chattopadhyay, Director IMT Ghaziabad said, The focus of IMTs philosophy of grooming leadership is on Innovation, Execution and Social Responsibility. We have introduced multiple courses and modules in order to realise the same for instance, a Personal Growth Lab and Assessment Centre, a module for Organisations Based Projects and a course encompassing Business, Government, Society and Industry (BGSI). We are realigning our programme so as to accommodate these need-of-the-future initiatives. Soon we will also have a full-fledged Design Lab on the campus. I am sure this will provide an edge to the IMT graduates.

IMT Ghaziabad is a top ranked business school with more than 35 years of legacy. It has been consistently ranked among top 10 by various credible ranking agencies like Business Today, Business World, CRISIL among others. It has the most extensive and exclusive industry partnerships in the B-school arena today. IMT offers its students the best-in-class management education and industry knowledge. The Institute transforms its students into global business leaders who are capable of handling big roles within business, social, economic, political, and cultural contexts.

The academic and research environment at IMT Ghaziabad attracts the most competent, qualified and experienced faculty from both academia and industry. The institute today has a strong team of60 highly qualified, research-oriented, full-time faculty members with a strong desire for learning. To enhance the cross-cultural learning of the students, IMT also has9 adjunct faculty members from the USA, UK and India. The faculty at IMT Ghaziabad keep themselves abreast of the latest developments in content and pedagogy of management education and Executive Learning and Development (ELD).