In the second year of the Programme, participants register for elective courses that are, courses of their choice, from a large set of courses offered by various Academic Areas of the Institute. The elective courses are expected to enable a student to gain deeper knowledge and understanding of and to acquire the required skills in specific/chosen areas in management.

Credit Requirement in the second year

Each student must earn a minimum of 48 credits through the courses offered. The Term wise as well as overall minimum credit requirement is as follows:

Second Year Credit Requirements

Elective Courses: The elective courses are offered during the fourth, fifth, and sixth Terms of the programme.  The final decision on the specific set of elective courses to be offered in each Term rests with the PGP Executive Committee. The PGP Executive committee normally takes this decision based on recommendations of the Academic Areas in the institute. The list of elective courses on offer during the academic year 2020-21 is given below:

Non-Credit Courses: Three skill-based compulsory non-credit courses are offered to the participants to enhance their professional skills apart from the credit-courses. The participants will be evaluated and declared as Pass/Fail in these courses on the basis of their performance. However, the scores of these courses are not included in the computation of CGPA. The participants will not be conferred the final MBA degree till the successful completion, with Pass, of these courses.