The 2 years flagship Post Graduate Diploma (PGDM) in Management of Durga Devi Saraf Institute of Management Studies (DSIMS), Mumbai offers the students more than the MMS students are offered. The PGDM students at DSIMS get the same four functional areas as in MMS but there is an add - on feature of this program – that is, PGDM specialization tracks are regularly orchestrated with the ever changing needs of the industries.
One of the highly ranked B-schools in Mumbai, DSIMS offers Masters in Management Studies (MMS - 2 Years Full Time Program) affiliated to the University of Mumbai with specialization in Marketing, Finance, HR, & Operations.
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM- 2Years Full Time Program) is the flagship program of DSIMS. The PGDM of DSIMS is approved by AICTE and the Government of Maharashtra, Department of Technical Education.
DSIMS also offers 3 Years Part Time Master's Degree Program (MMM, MFM, MHRDM), affiliated to University of Mumbai. Apart from the above mentioned courses DSIMS runs some of the short term courses & programs for the business professionals, like - Executive program in Management (EPM), Post Graduate Program in Managing Family Business (PGPMFB), Diploma in Entrepreneurship & Business Planning for Women (DEW) and Management Development Program (MDP) & Faculty Development Program (FDP).
DSIMS, Mumbai believes that effective governance is the key to providing quality education. In order to meet this aim the staff contributes towards academic and non academic activities of the institute. This empowerment propels the staff to provide every student a high quality learning experience.
The Institute aims at providing professional management education to students & thereby provides highly motivated & skilled management professionals to the industry. According to Dr. N. M. Kondap, Director General, DSIMS & DGMC “We, at Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies (DSIMS) are aware of the changing landscape of Indian Higher Education System and its impact on the stakeholders, specially, the technological disruption. The program architecture is designed and developed taking into consideration the quality, curriculum and pedagogy.”
DSIMS is one of the very few Business Schools in India that offers a unique two-year program and many innovative programs with a clear business focus, intellectual discipline and a sense of teamwork approach.
Industry connect: Key USP of DSIMS
DSIMS strongly advocates a tighter interaction between corporate and the college. In the very first year of its existence, the AICTE recognized the efforts made by DSIMS in bridging the campus corporate divide by providing DSIMS with a grant to facilitate Industry – Institute Partnership.
Each course is delivered by a combination of academician and practicing business leaders in order to give a blend of concepts and application to students. Besides, students get ample opportunities to interact with world renowned academicians in the campus due to DSIMS global leadership development initiatives.
DSIMS has been able to take advantage of its location by inviting a wide array of senior industry professionals to visit the campus and interact with the students. The aim of these interactions is twofold – one to provide an opportunity for the students to network among the industry for their career, and the second to help DSIMS students understand the application of the knowledge they have gained during their academic sessions.
International collaborations
DSIMS under the patronage of RSET started collaborating with European and US Universities in different facets, like- International Student & Faculty Exchange Program and International Research Collaboration. DSIMS students visit many institutes of international repute during their association with the institute. In 2016 students visited ESSCA Management Institute in Hungary and Northumbria University of East London as part of the collaborative agreement.
The Rajasthani Sammelan Educational Trust (RSET) under whose patronage DSIMS operates, and University of East London (UEL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 19th June 2015, crafting an agreement for collaboration. The MOU broadly encompasses internationalization of both the institutes' campuses, involving student exchange, faculty exchange and research collaboration.
Curriculum creating industry ready managers
Sharing about the consistent updation of curriculum, Dr Kondap says “The curricula is designed & developed based on Industry feedback and the best International practices. Academic rigor is maintained through the design and delivery of the programs.”
The PGDM at DSIMS provides students a choice of platform to take leadership roles out of four emerging areas in the Industry Operations - Logistics and Supply Chain Management; Organizational Psychology & Human Resource Management; Marketing and Communications; Finance - Focus on Financial Markets.
Highly Ranked B-school
DSIMS has been ranked 105th among Private B Schools in India as per Business World Rankings 2015 and amongst Top 125 B Schools in India as per the Times B School Survey 2016.
DSIMS has received ISO certification for Quality Management Education by Lloyd's Register LRQA. DSIMS has won Asia's 100 Best & Fastest Growing Management Institute organized by WCRC Leaders, Asia Edition on 9th January 2014.
DSIMS has been awarded 'Fastest Growing Private Education Institute 2012-13' in the 'Business School' category Process Advisors & Evaluators-KPMG in India.
Complete student development: Key focus area at DSIMS
Dr Kondap emphasizes “Student Development is an on- going process with some of the innovative approaches such as International Immersion, Rural Immersion, Manager-in-making (MiM) and focus on `complete student`. Students are encouraged to develop an entrepreneurial spirit and are provided opportunities to undertake innovative solutions to the critical issues and challenges faced by the Corporates.” DSIMS consistently focuses at creating future leaders and nurturing Excellence for complete student development.
The Management Development Programs at DSIMS are Industry focused and are customized. Nationally and Internationally acclaimed Faculty and Industry experts are invited under Industry Academia network.
100 top recruiters offer placements
A list of 100 plus recruiters at DSIMS is the testimony to the high quality education at the B-school. These recruiters make more offers at DSIMS placements.
Some of the top recruiters at DSIMS include - American Express Bank Ltd; Apex Aim Retail Pvt. Ltd.; Business Standard; Cello Group; Citibank; Cnergyis; CRISIL; Crossword Book Stores; CUNIX Infotech; CyberTech; DCB Bank; Directi; Edelweiss Financial Services; Godfrey Phillips; Havells India; HDFC Realty; Hindustan Times; HT Media; ICICI Securities; India Infoline; Indiabulls; Intellecta Consultancy; ITC Wills; Lexi Pens; Matrix Cellular; Maven Wire, Singapore; Motilal Oswal; Navin Fluorine International Ltd.; NSE; PNB Metlife; Rajasthani Sammelan; Ranco Energy; Reliance Digital; S.K.Logistics; Sales Academy; Serco; TAM Media; TCS; Thomson Reuters; Osian Software, among others
Eligibility for PGDM admission
According to DSIMS, Mumbai, the candidate should fulfill the following eligibility criteria:
-Should have passed Bachelors Degree examination in any faculty from a UGC recognized University with 50% marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA before the commencement of the program.
- Appeared for the final year examination of any Bachelor's degree examination in any faculty from a UGC recognized university. Such candidates can be considered for provisional admission subject to passing the degree examination with minimum of 50% marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA. Such students need to submit the proof of passing the examination with required percentage on or before September 25, 2017, failing which the admission offered to them will stand cancelled automatically and the fees paid by them will be forfeited.
-Appeared for MHA-CET 2017; CAT 2016; MAT 2016-17; CMAT 2017; ATMA; XAT 2017; GMAT
How to apply
The admission process for PGDM 2017-19 batch at DSIMS is open. Candidates can apply online by remitting an application fee of Rs.2000/-. DSIMS has an intake of 120 students.
Applicants should fill in application form and submit it online. Application fee of Rs. 2000 should be sent by demand draft drawn in favour of “RS-DSIMS “to the Institute Office along with the downloaded application form before the last date for submission of admission form. Forms received without application processing fee will not be considered for admission.
The Institute will prepare a merit list based on the percentile of marks at the admission test and will short list the candidates for next stage of selection process i.e. Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
DSIMS will award weightage for Common entrance test, Group Discussion, Interview, Work Experience and academic performance as below -
|
Component |
Weightage |
|
Score in common entrance test |
50% |
|
Group Discussion |
15% |
|
Personal Interview |
15% |
|
Work Experience |
5% |
|
Academic Performance in X std, XII std, Degree/Post graduate degree, Sports/ Extra Curricular activities, Academic diversity and gender diversity
|
15% |
PGDM Course fee
The total fee per year is Rs. 3,90,000 plus library refundable deposit of Rs. 5,000. If offered admission to the PGDM program, a student will be given a deadline by which he/she should secure his/her seat by paying the first installment of the program fees. The first installment amount is INR 1,05,000/-.
The Demand Draft/ Pay Order for the fees should be in favor of "RS-DSIMS", payable at Mumbai.
This first installment is generally due four weeks after having received the admission offer.
The payment of balance fee of Rs, 2,90,000 should be made with post dated cheque (dated July 01, 2017).
Students who wish to secure a loan will have to start the loan process well in advance to meet these deadlines. The necessary letter for bank loan shall be issued by the Office on demand.
In a short span of four years, DSIMS has won many accolades because of its pragmatic curriculum architecture. Its research oriented faculty team has designed curricula of different programs with high level of corporate input which enable the DSIMS management students to maintain their supremacy in the corporate world.
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