PGDM(IB)

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (International Business) - PGDM(IB)

The Two-Year Full Time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (International Business) is an AICTE approved Programme which aims at preparing students for careers in the corporate, especially in International Business operations. This programme helps in developing a comprehensive understanding of the international business environment, knowledge of trade and geopolitics, export-import, international financial management functions, commercial geography etc. It creates a bridge for integrating the conceptual knowledge of the field with the practical aspects of international business and the implications for strategy execution.

Pedagogy

The instructional methodology comprises an optimum mix of lectures, classroom discussions, case studies, role-plays, group discussions, special sessions from professionals from the industry, management games, sensitivity training, industrial visits, and industry connectedness built through each of its programmes.

Curriculum

The curriculum of the PGDM(IB) at FORE School of Management is an outcome of benchmarking against the best in the world, and continuous review by the faculty in concert with industry practitioners, policymakers, and legal professionals.

The content and design of courses are aimed at preparing future managers to be proficient in the global business landscape by ensuring that they:

• Develop a deep and integrative understanding of core functional areas—such as finance, marketing, operations, and strategy—while cultivating an appreciation of how these functions contribute to creating business and societal value in diverse international contexts.

• Gain industry readiness through a practice-oriented curriculum that emphasizes real-world application of globally relevant concepts, frameworks, and models—enabling graduates to navigate cross-border challenges, cultural complexities, and dynamic regulatory environments.

• Build proficiency in data-driven decision-making by leveraging emerging technologies such as AI, analytics, and digital platforms—critical tools for managing uncertainty, scaling innovation, and fostering competitiveness in a digitally interconnected world.

In the two years of the programme, students have to undergo both core and elective courses. These courses are an eclectic mix of foundational, perspective building, technology oriented, and functional courses. The core courses provide rigorous grounding in the discipline of management and the understanding of business in their specific context. The core courses are taught in the First year, which is divided into three Terms (a Term is typically of 10 weeks of classes and at most 2 weeks of examinations). Elective courses begin from Term-4 onwards. Thus, while Term-1, 2 and 3 have only core courses, Term-4, 5 and 6 have only elective courses. The elective courses allow students to choose and develop proficiency in an Area of Specialization.

After the first year of the programme, students are required to undertake 8-10 weeks of Summer Internship in a public, private or social sector organization. The successful completion of the Summer Internship Project (SIP) is a mandatory requirement for the completion of the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (International Business). Summer Internship is aimed at providing students important industry readiness insights with regard to assessing business problems, application of management concepts in the industry, and refinement of knowledge acquired in the classroom.

The second year of the programme, from Term-4 to Term-6 consists only of elective courses. These comprise courses offered by different Areas, courses of independent study (CIS), courses studied under exchange programmes, and the complimentary International Immersion Programme (IIP).

The IIP is a complimentary part of the full-time course curriculum that is held after Term-3 for students to have an exposure to international business scenario and global knowledges and best practices in their respective area of specialization. The immersion involves 15 hours of in-class teaching of the elective course opted by the student along with industrial and corporate visits at any one of the international partner institutions abroad. The credits earned in the IIP accrue in Term-4.

Programme Structure and Credits

The institute uses the concept of credits to indicate the number of in-class contact hours in a course. One credit equals 10 in-class contact hours. The 3.0 credits course involves around 100 hours of work i.e., 30 hours in the classroom, and the rest for preparation and assignments.

A student is required to complete 109.5 credits (in total) for the award of Post Graduate Diploma in Management (International Business). Out of the required credits, 103.5 credits come from core (60.0 credits) and elective (43.5 credits) courses and 6.0 credits from Summer Internship. It must be noted that the credits earned from Summer Internship are not used for calculation of Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).

The Year and Term wise Course Credit distribution in the PGDM(IB) programme is as under: