Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai recognised as India’s #1 B-school by the Financial Times Master in Management Ranking 2023, invites application for its Post Graduate Programme in Development Management (PGPDM) for the Class of 2025 (PGPDM Batch 24). This is the only Development Management Programme in India that has received international accreditation from AMBA and AACSB.
The PGPDM is a 12-month modular programme, tailored for professionals engaged in or aspiring to work within the social sector. This includes individuals from non-governmental organisations (NGOs), foundations, corporate social responsibility (CSR) functions, social policy or welfare departments of governments, and social enterprises focused on Development Management. It equips participants with the essential knowledge, skills and perspectives needed to advance their initiatives in the pursuit of social justice.
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The programme is modular and enables participants to continue working at their current organisations. The programme consists of about 30 courses, delivered over six contact periods of two weeks each. The first, third, and last contacts are held on SPJIMR Mumbai campus, while the remaining three contacts are delivered online.
The admissions process for Batch 24, 2024-25 has begun and the deadline for applications is June 30, 2024. The programme is scheduled to commence on August 2, 2024. Scholarships are available for low-income deserving candidates.
The programme was launched in 2011 as Indian businesses sought to fulfil their CSR objectives and NGOs aimed to enhance the effectiveness of their interventions to successfully secure grants and CSR funds. After 12 years of learning and observing the recent impact of COVID-19 on society, the programme has been redesigned to place a greater emphasis on wise innovation and change management for long-term development.
In a message to aspirants, Professor Tanojkumar Meshram, Associate Professor, Public Policy, Department of General Management, and Chairperson, PGPDM, said, “PGPDM offers a life transforming experience to students who come from diverse sections of society and multiple geographies across the India with a common goal to work for a social change. Every course and the component of the programme is designed in such a way that it helps students to immediately apply the learnings in their practice world and transform themselves, their organisations and their communities.”
