Indian Institute of Management Shillong

PGPEx
Post Graduate Program For Executives

13th Batch
Starting from April 2025
About The Program
The Program endows a transformational journey that opens new and sustainability challenges in business and society and the
Avenues for your future career. Expanding your perspectives disruptions catalyzed by the emerging technologies.
and fostering meaningful connections while studying alongside To meet your aspirations and professional objectives, you also
growth-oriented peers, you will build the competencies dig deep into the subjects of your choice, with the flexibility to
that differentiate you to lead business operations across pursue international immersion and in-company training
the transnational landscape. Throughout the 12-month program, you while experiencing multicultural life and working styles.
will develop critical problem-solving skills with functional
management knowledge that brings contemporary solutions to Degree: Master of Business Administration
today’s challenges. You will engage with the collaborative community
at IIM Shillong to build curiosity that makes you aware of the ethical Duration: One – Year Residential Program

For Whom The Program Endeavors

Education: A bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a
recognized institution with minimum aggregate marks of 50% To Provide You With
or equivalent.
Experience: Minimum 5 years of full-time work experience (as • Exposure in transnational business
on 31st March 2025) after bachelor’s degree. Relaxation up • Functional competencies in diverse areas of management
to 1 year is available for candidates with at least 1-year field • Innovative and Integrative approach to problem solving
experience outside India.
• Skills in data-driven management
Qualifying Examination/Eligibility: • Competencies in leading ethical and responsible teams
CAT:Min 50 percentile (overall) or • Mentorship from industry leaders and alumni
GMAT and GMAT Focus: Min 500 score (overall)

We seek a highly selective cohort of professionals with a

blend of corporate experience, intellectual curiosity, and
Financial
international ambition. Whether your aim is to establish a The program fee for Domestic and International participants
business, change careers—by industry, function, or both—the was INR 22.78 lakhs including mess charges in India for the
program paves the way for a transformational experience. IIM previous batch. If there are any changes in the program fee
Shillong will consider the last 2 years CAT performance or last this year, it will be notified before the admissions. Bank loans
5 years valid GMAT score. are available. The indicative international immersion fee is
about 5-7 lakhs and is based on actuals.

Expectations from
the program
• Global curriculum with emerging insights
• International in-company training / live projects
• Focus on in-demand skills
• Critical thinking ability
• Spirit of entrepreneurship
• Peer learning and networking opportunities
• Career management service
Testimonials
Harshvardhan Sharma Rohan Rane
Head of Automotive Retail
Director
Consulting Practice,
Master Card
Nomura
PGPEx Class of 2014
PGPEx Class of 2014

The experiential learning opportunities at IIM Shillong This program has been transformational in both professional
were a significant highlight of the program. Engaging in live and personal front with wholistic growth and development.
projects and industry interactions allowed me to apply Throughout the program, I witnessed strong curriculum,
theoretical knowledge to real-world business situations. The learned from industry leaders, engaged with peers to
exposure to different industries during my time at IIM Shillong understand diverse sectors, and benefited from great mentors
was instrumental in shaping my career trajectory, enabling me and supportive staff. IIM Shillong gave me the opportunity to
to seamlessly transition across sectors such as automotive, resume my career in the field of digital payments through my
financial services, luxury goods, CPG, e-commerce, and campus placement.
renewable energy.
 The program participants must complete in-company projects while studying at our partner institution(s) with
similar program objectives, and earn credits as part of the global curriculum. By attending lectures at a foreign
International campus and interacting with professionals, you will become more confident in leading businesses in a global
Immersion context. The program participants in the past have spent substantial time understanding the distinctiveness of
innovations, business practice and management styles in China.

In 2024, the batch visited Barcelona, Spain and attended classes at EADA Business School. EADA presents an
intensive one-and-a-half-month program in Barcelona, designed for PGPEx participants to potentiate their
leadership skills and prepare for future transformation for sustainability and innovation within their organizations.
They completed five courses at EADA, visited multiple industries including Airbus Factory, Toulouse, France,
undertook live projects in four reputed European companies, and presented business solutions to C-suite
executives.

Adaptability is an evergreen skill. There are apprehensions that uncertainty will become increasingly prevalent in
Workshop

the business world as we embrace the post-COVID normal. Today’s world expects firms to recover from adversity
and advance into new areas, learning to be more adaptable as circumstances change. The batch participates in
workshops on emerging trends, where you showcase your skills, approaches, behaviors, and managerial acumen
in the face of turbulent and unpredictable forces of change.

The IIM Shillong Placement O ce, in association with the Student Placement Committee, assists you in
Management

broadening your options—whether in your current career path or in a different industry or function. This is a
Services
Career

continuous engagement process that includes an assessment of your current status, needs and interests. It is
followed by customized career discussions, connecting with corporate speakers for experience sharing, alumni
networking, soft skill development suggestions, resume reviews, workshops on CV writing, interview preparation,
impactful communication, international business etiquette, pitching, job-search strategies, and more.
Innovation Camp
You will demonstrate the spirit of Intrapreneurship by participating in an evaluative business plan/business model
competition, which will be evaluated by external experts such as venture capitalists, angel investors, and entrepreneurs.
Before this, you will receive inputs through experience sharing by management consultants and entrepreneurs. The
participants will apply what they have learned by identifying and pitching a new business plan/model before the funders.

Foundation Integrative
Introduction to Management Tools: • Doing Business in Emerging Markets
• Basics of Accounting • Management of Technology and Innovation
• Business Mathematics • Business Negotiation and deal Completion
• Economics • Assessment and Management of Risk
• R/Python • Capstone Strategy

Functional International Immersion:

• Financial Reporting and Cost Management • Commercial Aspects of Doing Business in …..
• Statistics for Decision Making • Investing and Financing ……
• Marketing Management in globalized Economy • HR in ……
• Economic Analysis for Managers: Firms and Market • Understanding Customers in …..
• Managing Human Capital in Globalized world • Industrial reports on Best Practices/
• Managing Value chain Innovations in the Interned Country
• Corporate Finance and Financial Markets
• Leadership and Change Management If the international visit is not possible for situations beyond
• Drivers and Strategies for Competitive Advantage control, it will be replaced by an international module where
• Operations Research faculty members from foreign universities will share their
expertise and knowledge.
• Digital Strategies for Business
• Marketing Intelligence and Strategy If an individual student fails to travel to the partner university
• Language Lab due to visa issues, they may have to complete the required
credit in India.

Electives
Choose from the basket of more than 60 courses. Workshop
• Data and Business Modelling
• Sustainability
Innovation Camp
• Managerial Communication
• Entrepreneurship and Management • Workshop (need-based)
Consultancy Practices by Industry experts
• Identifying New Business Models/Plans

Last Date for Filling of Application Form Indian Institute of Management Shillong
Umsawli, Shillong – 793018, Meghalaya, India
Round 2 : 25 January 2025
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Phone: 0364 230 8024 | Website: www.iimshillong.ac.in
Program Commencement Date : 07th April 2025
For Admission related query : [email protected]
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