MDI Gurgaon (Management Development Institute Gurgaon) warmly welcomed the PGDM Online VIII batch for Oct 2026 with a traditional lamp-lighting ceremony, symbolising the beginning of a new journey of learning, growth, and transformation.
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The inauguration was graced by Dr. Pooja Sehgal, Country Lead- Health & Nutrition Communications, Gates Foundation as a chief guest, along with Prof. (Dr.) Sangeeta Shah Bhardwaj, Dean-Executive Graduate Programmes, PGDM Online programme, and Prof.(Dr.) Saikat Banerjee, Faculty In-Charge, PGDM Online programme & Prof.(Dr.) Mohita Maggon, Faculty In-Charge, Admissions & Career Support, PGDM Online Programme.
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Prof. (Dr.) Arvind Sahay, Director, MDI Gurgaon, Said “Learning demands effort, engagement and emotional energy. Make the most of your peers, learn deeply from your faculty, and use AI to enhance, not replace, your thinking.”
Dr. Pooja Sehgal urged the cohort to embrace curiosity and the courage to begin again: “Leave your job title outside the door for the next two years. The most useful thing this programme gives you is permission to be a beginner again.”
Prof. Sangeeta S Bhardwaj encouraged learners to look beyond individual roles and departments, saying: “You have to rise above individual and departmental silos to the level of the organisation as a whole. Every employee contributes to that value, and your task is to keep enhancing that value creation.”
The session concluded with a Vote of Thanks by Prof. Mohita Maggon, Faculty In-Charge, Admissions & Career Support, PGDM Online Programme.
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As the October 2026 cohort embarks on this two-year journey, the message resonates strongly: stay curious, think deeply, learn continuously, and create meaningful value.
About MDI Gurgaon: The (MDI Gurgaon) Management Development Institute Gurgaon is one of the oldest Business Schools of the country started after XLRI, FMS Delhi, IIM Calcutta, Ahmedabad and IIFT Delhi. MDI has the distinction of being the first internationally accredited Indian B-School.
The milestone established the international quality standards of the Institute. MDI is among the selected few B-Schools accredited by AMBA, AMBA and Equis. MDI is the first Indian B-School accredited by AMBA :International accreditation by the coveted Association of MBAs (AMBA) London was awarded to MDI in 2006. MDI Gurgaon offered PGDM equivalent to MBA Degree.
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Management Development Institute Gurgaon (MDI G or MDI Gurgaon) has reached a historic milestone by being awarded the EQUIS Accreditation by EFMD Global. MDI Gurgaon is the 6th Business Schools of India which are Triple crown: IIM Calcutta, ISB, IIM Indore, SPJIMR, IIM Lucknow and now MDI Gurgaon recently.
- MDI Gurgaon Ranked No. 01 in private and 9 overall in NIRF Ranking 2025.
- Financial Times Masters in Management Ranking 2025: Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon Ranked 8th in India and overall Ranked 67
