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EPGPExecuve Post Graduate Programme in Managementone year full-me residenal programme

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IIM Bangalore’s Global MBA called the Executve Post

Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP) has a strongfocus on managerial issues coupled with leadership

development. Its curriculum, course coverage and teaching

methodology are tailored to meet the special needs of senior

execuves.

EPGP delivers a world-class educaon with a vantage point of

India’s rapidly changing business and economic landscape.

EPGP’s unique Internaonal Immersion module enables

parcipants to broaden their understanding of an increasingly

globalized business environment.

Rediscover, refine and revitalize yourself with EPGP at IIM

Bangalore.


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Innovatve Content: The EPGP

focuses on the leadership skills

essenal for eff ecve senior

managers. The content is customized

to the needs of experienced

managers and is organized around a

series of core courses and elecves to

provide a solid foundaon in key

management theory and pracce.

Seminar Series: The EPGP

incorporates a seminar series,

anchored by experts and praconers

in diverse fields such as liberal arts,

NGOs, sports, media and

internaonal development, as well as

prominent members of the corporate

world.

Shadow the CEO: A unique and meaningful way for IIMB

alumni and EPGP students to connect, for one full day, with

alumni mentors who are willing to provide advice about

career exploraon and navigang the EPGP program

landscape so that both pares learn from one another,

network, develop skills, and grow personally and

professionally.

Faculty: 100+ faculty who have doctoral degrees from some

of the most presgious universies in the world.

Access to IIMB Resources: A key advantage of the EPGP lies

in having access to all the resources and facilies of IIMB.

This includes the ability to choose from a broad range of

elecves and classes off ered by other programs in the

Instute, a world class library, and an opportunity to interact

with the brightest minds from India and abroad.

Why EPGP

@ IIMB


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Diversity: The composion of the EPGP batch ensures a

diverse cohort of parcipants with wide-ranging skills,

backgrounds, exposures and experiences. Learning

through peer group exchange and knowledge sharing is

one of the most powerful aspects of the program.

Internatonal Immersion: The EPGP was designed with a

focus on emerging markets at its core, highlighted by an

internaonal immersion module which includes an

experienal two-week study tour to an emergingeconomy such as Brazil, South Africa or China, or a

recently developed one such as Singapore or South

Korea, in partnership with a leading business school in

the host country. The intensive analysis, cultural

interacon and classroom discussion during the module

enable students to broaden their understanding of an

increasingly globalized business environment.

The Bangalore Advantage: One of Asia’s

fastest growing cies, Bangalore regularly tops

the list of the best places to live in India. As

home to more than 250 high-tech companies

including IT giants such as Infosys and Wipro,

Bangalore is known as the IT capital of India.

The city is a key driver of India’s economic

growth and has marked a place for itself on

the global business map as India’s Silicon

Valley. In addion to IT, Bangalore has a widemix of industries, including bio-tech and

avionics, garment and silk manufacturing,

machine tools and consumer product

companies. IIMB and the EPGP thus have

frequent opportunies over the course of a

year to interact with many prominent

companies and business leaders.

Why EPGP

@ IIMB


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Eligibility and Selecton:

•Graduate in any discipline with a minimum

of 50% marks or equivalent CGPA

•5 - 15 years full-me work experience

•A valid GMAT score

•Proficiency in English

The selecon process is highly personalized, as the commiee seeks to learn about each applicant’s goals and

leadership potenal.

Applicaons must be submied online through the web applicaon form on the EPGP website:

www.iimb.ernet.in/postgraduate/epgp.

Selecton of the candidate is based on the following criteria:

•Academic Background

•Work experience

•Achievements (academic and career related)

•GMAT score

•Statement of Purpose (SOP)•Two reference leers

•Interview


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A vibrant and diverse student community

is the life blood of IIMB. The students

chosen for EPGP have made splendid

contribuons in their respecve careers

with remarkable professional

achievements and many have lived and

worked around the globe. This diversity in

their experience and perspecves

nourishes rich discussion and interacon.

Class Profile of 2014-15

Experience by Functon

Age Distributon (Years)

Work Experience Distributon (Years)

17%

15.5%

15.5%


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CoursesThe academic year is divided into five

terms: two terms devoted to core

courses, one term for the Internaonal

Immersion module, and two terms

primarily for elecves.

The EPGP provides students with the

same solid foundaon in key management

concepts and disciplines as a two year

MBA, with similar rigor, range of elecves,

and grading criteria

Core courses are compulsory for all EPGP parcipants and

concentrate on the range of knowledge and skills required

of all successful senior managers.

On compleon of the core courses, EPGP parcipants have

the choice of a broad range of elecves to align with their

career objecves and personal interests. In addion to

elecves designed specifically for the EPGP, they also have

access to designated elecves from other IIMB programs,

including the two-year MBA.

EPGP parcipants also have the opon of undertaking a

Comprehensive Project or an Independent Study project to

apply learning from the program to a real management

problem or an emerging business opportunity.


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Career supportIIMB provides placement assistance to all students of EPGP. The

Career Development Services Office (CDS) works closely with the

EPGP Student Placement Commiee on the campus recruitment

process.

CDS and the student placement commiee work together to reachout to recruiters and invite them to parcipate in the placement

process. CDS supports and facilitates the campus placement

interviews in accordance with the placement policy.

Students have access to various career support acvies which help

them improve their skills as well as make beer career decisions,

including:

•Resume workshop

•Interview skills workshop

•Career mapping and counselling sessions

Placements for EPGP graduates have been improving every year. Most

of the students have achieved significant career enhancement, moving

into jobs in new func

ons and sectors with a substan

al jump inposion, remuneraon and level of responsibility.

The number of companies recruing from EPGP has grown every year.

They represent a wide diversity of industries and sectors with more

than 50% being repeat recruiters. For further informaon, please see

www.iimb.ernet.in/postgraduate/epgp/placements/general-info


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Apply onlinehp://www.iimb.ernet.in/node/4560

For more details, visithp://www.iimb.ernet.in/postgraduate/epgp

CallPh: +91-80-26581340 (Monday to Friday)

Timings: 9:30 am-1:00 pm/2:00 pm-5:30 pm (IST; +5 ½ GMT)

Internatonal Recogniton

Eduniversal Paris has ranked IIMB as the Best Business School in

Central Asia for the last six years.

QS Report has ranked IIMB amongst the Top 5 business schools

in the Asia-Pacific region for the last three years.

IIMB’s Execuve Post Graduate Programme in Management

(EPGP) is ranked among the Top 70 by the Financial Times

Global MBA Rankings 2014.

IIMB has EQUIS accreditaon (European

Quality Improvement System) from the

European Foundaon for Management

Development (EFMD).

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