IIM-Ahmedabad launches online PG course: Key things you need to know

Ahmedabad: Some good news for those who have aspired to be MBA qualified from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A).

The top B school, on Monday launched marked an entry into online education and launche a two-year e-Post Graduate Programme in Management (ePGP) for working executives and entrepreneurs with a hybrid learning structure — online as well as classroom learning.

Online learning solutions provider Hughes Global Education is the technology partner for the course.

IIM-A also plans to offer online course in business financing, business analysis, advanced general management among others soon.

Key things to know about IIM-A's online 2 year MBA programme:

The course has been designed keeping junior, mid and senior level professionals and entrepreneurs in mind who seek skills and strategies to take their organisations to the next level.

The two-year ePGP course will begin in June 2017, and have 800 classroom instruction hours.

Classes will be conducted during evening hours or over the weekends to suit the convenience of working executives or business owners.

Minimum qualification requirements are graduation and three years of work experience. The entry to the course is through an entrance test, either GMAT, CAT or IIM Admission Test (IAT).

In the first year, the programme will comprise compulsory core courses, which is followed by a bouquet of elective courses in the second year.