IFIM Bangalore: Introduces Indias first Distance Learning PGDM with Business Analytics Certification

IFIMs Centre for Distance Learning has introduced its PGDM in Business Analytics, as part of its Professional Series, which is a combination of PGDM and a professional certification. This UGC-DEB and AICTE approved course helps in developing domain certified skills and knowledge which will enable continuous employability of learners.

E-learning programme
It will be an e-learning program which has been collaboratively designed with leading certification partners and seasoned analytics experts.

Programme with many firsts
The distinctive attributes of this Professional Series can be outlined as:
-First distance learning program that blends management course with the business analytics certification.
-First program to offer semester-wise certification to learners as a consequence of it they are job ready from the first semester based on the completion of their certification.

Programme to cater growing corporate demand
Business Analytics is the practice of using data to drive business strategy and performance. Application of Information Technology such as cloud and IoT has resulted into the exponential growth of disposable data from multiple sources.
It is anticipated that by 2020, corporations will deliver 60% of actionable information to decision makers or management using business analytics, which will help them in taking critical decisions.Therefore, these corporations will need people with knowledge of the right tools to analyse data with broader management perspective for comprehensive and insightful business decisions.

Programme highlights
IFIM has identified that professionals trained in business analytics without the knowledge of management concepts will face the bottlenecking in application of analytics and will face the road block in their career. IFIM therefore, has painstakingly designed this innovative program that blends real world experience with the functional knowledge.

Programme curriculum
The programme curriculum offers 6 subjects in each semester out of which 4 subjects teach function oriented management concepts and 2 are domain oriented training tools.

Each semester prepares job ready candidate
The course blends directly with the skills that are required in the industry such as Data Visualisation, Business Statistics, SAS/R Programming and Statistical Modelling. Thus, it creates continuously employable professionals, which makes a learner job ready at the end of every semester.

Career prospects
The learners would have strong career prospects across the industries such as FMCG, Manufacturing, Retail, Insurance, and Banking, Information Technology etc. as Business Analyst, SAS/R Analyst, Data Scientist and Big Data /Hadoop Analyst.
One of the recent surveys conducted by Jigsaw Academy on the salary prospects of Business Analytics revels that it is the one of the highest paid jobs. The average salary is Rs 9.9 lakhs per annum.
Speaking on the programs key highlightMr. A M Thimmiyya, Board of Governor, IFIM,said Organizations have invested exorbitantly on gathering data, and therefore, need data managers who can generate insights and help them in fact-based-decision-making. As data managers, the learners of this program would be uniquely equipped to achieve demanding business targets and grow exponentially in their career.
IFIM Business School, Bangalore was founded in the year 1995. Over the years it has grown to be amongst the leading B schools in India. In recent times, IFIM has taken a number of initiatives in collaborating with leading academic, research and corporate organizations, for conducting executive education, corporate training, research & consulting. It is one of the few private management institutes that have been approved to offer a Ph.D program in Management.
The Business School was awarded the Best Institution for Promoting Industry- Academia Interface at the National Education Excellence Awards 2015, organized by ASSOCHAM India and the Most promising B-School with Excellent Industry Interface in Karnataka at the Asia Education Summit this year.

IFIM offers three core programs that are AICTE approved PGDM, PGDM-Finance (recognized by CFA Institute) and PGDM-IB (International Business). IFIM Business School is accredited by South Asian Quality Assurance System (SAQS) and is also ISO 9001:2008 certified. The School is a member of AACSB. Differentiators that propel IFIM in a stratosphere far above its peers in India include a faculty with a perfect blend of industry and academic experience, international collaborations with American and European top B-Schools for faculty and student exchange programs and its internationally recognized curriculum.