XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, BHUBANESWAR
1-Year
Postgraduate Certificate Programme in Business Management (PGCBM)
Distance Learning Through Video-Conferencing
The Programme
XIMB in association with
Reliance Web World lauches a unique programme 'Postgraduate Certificate
Programme in Business Management (PGCBM)' via virtual classroom. Across the
world, management education via VC mode is one of the most sought after
educational systems. It not only helps a working executive to simultaneously
work and study but it also takes high quality education to a large number of
students spread across the country.
This PGCBM Programme provides a
live and interactive classroom environment using the power of cutting edge Video
Conferencing technology. This VC Technology facilitates multipoint interaction
between the Professor and the students, as seen in a conventional classroom.
This two-way video VC technology of XIMB overcomes the limitations of one-way
video seen otherwise.
The program will be available
simultaneously across 24 cities in India: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal,
Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Delhi, Gurgaon,
Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Noida, Patna,
Pune, Ranchi, Trivandrum and Vishakhapatnam.
Eligibility
The minimum requirement for
admission to the Programme is: A three-year Bachelor�s degree (or equivalent) in
any discipline recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as eligible
for Post-Graduate studies in Management and with at least two years work
experience.
PGCBM
Prospectus & Application
The cost of the PGCBM Prospectus
is Rs. 800. The applicants can obtain the PGCBM Prospectus from the nearest
Reliance Webworld in person or from the XIMB office counter in person by cash
payment. Each PGCBM prospectus carries a unique User ID and Password for each
student which would be used to access the XIMB PGCBM website for online student
registration. The student would use the User ID and Password to fill up the
online application form at the XIMB Website (www.ximb.ac.in/pgcbm). Once
registered, the student would have access to the XIMB web, where relevant
information regarding admissions would be posted from time to time.
Selection
After review of the candidate
profiles, XIMB would intimate the shortlisted candidates regarding the venue and
time for their interview. The interviews would be held through Video
Conferencing from certain identified Reliance Webworlds. The final selection
will be based on the candidate�s performance in the Personal Interview (which
factors in the past academic record and relevant work experience). The selected
candidates will be informed by mail by September 20, 2005.
Admission
Candidates who are selected for
admission to the Post-Graduate Programme must indicate their acceptance of the
admission offer and all related conditions, by paying the first instalment of
fees as detailed in the letter of admission before the date stipulated therein.
The classes would begin by the end of October 2005. At this time the students
will be given a Manual of Policies and Regulations, which will be binding on
them.
Duration
The entire programme consists one
year duration, having 240 hours of live video conferencing and 60 hours of
rigorous on-campus classes at XIMB, spread over one week duration.
Certification
The Institute awards the Post
Graduate Certificate Programme in Business Management to students who have
successfully completed the entire course work and have successfully completed
all academic requirements as mentioned in the Manual of Policies. The Manual of
Policies would be provided to those students who are admitted to the programme.
Fees
The total course fee of the PGCBM
Programme is Rs. 1,50,000 (Rupees one lakh fifty thousand only). The total
course fee has been divided into three instalments, which a student is required
to pay. The fees include the boarding and lodging expenses of the students for
their one-week on campus stay at XIMB. The students would have to bear their
travel / transportation expenses for this on-campus programme.
Important
Dates
Application Opens: 7th August
2005
Applications Close: 4th September 2005
Shortlisted Candidates Intimated about Date / Venue of Interviews: 7th September
2005
Interviews to Commence: 15th September 2005
Intimation to selected Candidates: 20th September 2005
Payment of Fees by the selected Candidates: 8th October 2005
Waiting List Confirmation (if required): 20th October 2005
Registration & Orientation Programme: 25th October 2005
Commencement of Classes: 29th October 2005
Contact
Xavier Institute of Management,
Xavier Square,
Bhubaneswar - 751 013, India.
Phones: 91-9337024369 (Direct), 0674-2300007 (20 Lines)
Fax: 91.674.2300995
Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.ximb.ac.in/pgcbm/
