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For Which IIM programs I should fill in the form? I graduated this year and preparing for CAT so..?? There are so many like pgp, Pgppm,etc.


Meghana sahu 28th Jul, 2017
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Jaswant Saxena 10th Sep, 2017
Usually programs such as DMS, IIT Delhi give a "MBA" since they belong to a university, in this case  IIT Delhi is a Deemed university and DMS is a Department under the same. Others such as IIMs are autonomous institutions thus they provide a PGDM- Post Graduate Diploma in Management degree. I would suggest you to keep your options open and to apply to all IIMs, since there is no additional cost for the same while you fill the form. Target at least 3-4 colleges which you consider as top for you by your criteria's, the next 3-4 colleges that you should target must be in the range of your expectation and the next 3-4 colleges should be your backup. I hope this helps you to take an informed decision.

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Sayyed Muhammed 7th Sep, 2017
The simple advice is to fill all the column which don't have any negative impact. The PGP programs are flagship course in IIMs which currently provide a PGDM certificate. There might be the FPM program which is the doctoral program, executive courses for those who have prescribed work experience. For FPM, you need 4 years engineering degree or post graduation in any subjects.
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Akshay Kadam 6th Sep, 2017

Meghna you can go through the below answer of the similar question asked by Jhanvi. I have explained this answer in detail.

"Mainly all the courses offered by each college is for post graduation mentioned as PGP. So make sure to apply for all PGP course.

Then in some colleges like IIM Ranchi there are courses like PGPHRDM which is exclusively post graduation in Human Resource department or like sustainable courses in IIM Lucknow which runs separately in Noida campus. You can no doubt fill up these course as they are good in their fields.

Then there must be option for FPM course which is like a PHD course and it takes around 5 years to complete that course. You can fill up these courses if you are really interested in research work. If you haven't decided yet then also you can fill up them now and avoid the next step without any problem.

In short you can fill up all the courses now as lattrr you will get an option whether you want to continue with this course or not when each college will call you separately if they find you eligible for their course.

Filling all the course is advantageous as latter you will get more choices whether you want to continue with the selection procedure in respective course or not.

Each college's criteria and weightage to different parameters for calling an individual for an interview after CAT exam is unique and unpredictable so it's always good to fill up all the courses in initial stage."

I can summarize u here that you should select all the courses in the initial stage as you will get ample of opportunities later whether you want to continue with the course or not. It's always advantageous to go with all courses.

Generally an IIM offer a PGP course for pursuing MBA with a General management degree.

Sabuj Sinha 6th Sep, 2017
PGP/PGPM/PGDM is the flagship post graduate program in management course i.e. the MBA program that IIMs offer. Lucknow has this agriculture management course also and so has IIM A. Ranchi has the HRM course which the human resource management course. Before applying to any course you should go and check the course outline available at the websites of these colleges and the placement statistics. This will help you make a decision regarding the courses you want to apply for.

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