IIM Bangalore PGP Curriculum 

The programme offers various core and elective courses. Core courses are mandatory courses offered in the first year.

PGP offers elective courses both during the last term of first year and in the second year, where the students get an opportunity to choose from a variety of multi-disciplinary courses and courses with functional depth.

Following formats may be used for course delivery: lectures, classroom discussions, industry interactions, case studies, individual and group projects, term papers, role plays, dissertations, business games, films and various experiential learning methods. 

Credits

The weightage of a course is defined by the concept of credit. A three-credit course must involve about 100 hours of work – 30% in the classroom and the rest for preparation and assignments.

Courses and Credits – First year

During the first year, a student is required to complete 16 core courses and 2 elective courses. Through the core courses, the students are exposed to basic concepts in the areas of Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Organization Design, Human Resources Management, Quantitative Methods, and Operations Management that help lay the groundwork for problem solving skills and all functional areas of management.

Summer Internship

Between the end of first year and beginning of second year students undergo a summer internship. However, the internship is optional for students with a minimum 34 months of work experience before joining the institute.

Courses and Credits – Second Year

The student must get a minimum of 45 credits in electives in the second year.

Credit distribution over the three terms is as follows:

Here is a sample list of electives:

Apart from electives on functional areas, IIMB also offers various types of courses such as language courses (Sanskrit, German, French, Spanish and Japanese), Business Planning in International Markets, Developing Technology Partnerships between Firms in India and Israel, and experiential courses (the Himalayan Mountain Challenge), based on the interest of students.

Faculty of IIMB and Tel Aviv University, Israel offer the conceptualized course, ‘Developing Technology Partnerships between Firms in India and Israel’. As a part of this international immersion work, a group of students travel to Israel.

Courses of Independent Study

PGP students have the privilege to take utmost six credits over the courses of independent study, such as Contemporary Concerns Study or Dissertation.

Elective Courses

IIMB has the distinction of offering the maximum number of elective courses among B-schools in India that cover a wide range of topics and keep changing every year based on student’s interests. IIMB allows its students to bid in order to select the elective courses of their choice.

Also read:

• IIMB 2 Year MBA Placement
• IIMB 2 Year MBA Eligibility
• IIMB 2 Year MBA Admission
• IIMB 2 Year MBA Fee & Scholarships