IIM Nagpur Pune campus Executive MBA programme is a two-year programme spread across eight terms of 3 months each (4 terms in each year). The programme incorporates about 750 hours of classroom teaching spread over two years. The courses include a mix of core (compulsory) courses and elective (to be chosen by participants) courses.
The programme follows a credit system where 1 credit equals 10 hours of classroom teaching. All courses will generally be of either 3 credits (30 hours) or 1.5 credits (15 hours). Each term (of 3 months) will have 3 to 4 courses (total max 9 credits). The core (compulsory) courses will be delivered over the first five terms (4 terms in the first year and first term of the second year), totalling to 45 credits (or 450 hours).
The final three terms (6, 7, 8) in the second year will comprise of elective courses across various areas of specialization. The participants can choose courses as per their interest and professional requirements. A major specialization will be considered if a participant chooses minimum 4 elective courses from one area, and a minor specialization will require a participant to choose minimum 3 elective courses from one area. Currently, the various specialization areas in IIM Nagpur MBA Executive programme are Strategy & Entrepreneurship, Decision Science & Information Systems, Economics, Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, Finance & Accounting, Marketing, Organizational Behaviour & Human Resources Management, Production and Operations Management.
The total credits to be accrued by the participants across all elective courses (in terms 6, 7 & 8) should be minimum 30 (300 hours) and maximum 36 (360 hours).