The most important thing which makes my campus unique is the Integrated Programme in Management, IPM course which is unique to our institute. This programme is a wonderful way to create managers by nurturing them from the beginning, right after their 12th. This aims at taking the right kind of students who are interested in management education right after their 12th, they have that kind of clear vision from the beginning and that makes them different from the PGP students who thought of taking management education at a later stage in life. I believe that by creating this program, it has helped my institute in creating a unique place for itself among other institutes.
IPM is aimed at students who have passed out of class XII/Higher Secondary or equivalent from schools across India.
Mission: To produce contextually relevant, socially-conscious managers and leaders with a foundation of world class education in social sciences followed by management education.
Learning Goals:
Given the nature of the programme learning goals of IPM are split into those for the first 3 years and the last two years.
Learning goals for the first three years of the programme:
The IPM will enable students to: 1. Demonstrate language skills 2. Demonstrate oral communication skills 3. Demonstrate knowledge of foundational subjects for management studies 4. Demonstrate an awareness of ethical understanding 5. Enhance physical well-being
Learning goals for the last two years:
Last two years of the programme are at Post-graduate level and the IPM students are mixed with the PGP programme students and they go through the same set of courses as the PGP programme. Hence the learning goals for these two years are the same as that of the PGP Programme. These goals are:
6. Enable students to understand the relevance of context in business 7. Develop social consciousness
8. Develop critical thinking skills 9. Inculcate integrative thinking ability 10. Promote interpersonal awareness and ability to work in groups 11. Enable students to learn how to apply the basic principles of communication in order to write effective business messages, case analysis and reports. 12. Develop competence in quantitative analysis 13. Prepare business leaders with a sound understanding of ethics
The Programme consists of 15 terms spread over a period of 5 years, with each year having 3 terms of 3 months. IPM is in two parts. The first three years build a foundation, and the last two years focus on management.
The foundation has three major elements:
Courses in Mathematics, Statistics and Economics build analytical rigour.
Courses in Psychology, Sociology and Political Science along with courses in Economics provide an understanding of the core disciplines on which the study of management is based.
Courses in Humanities, Literature and Fine Arts provide breadth and perspective.
A combination of analytical rigour and wide exposure equips IPM students for leadership roles and positions of responsibility in different sectors.
After 3 years of intensive study of foundational disciplines, the IPM students train as managers along with the students of the Institute’s 2-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP), undertaking the same course package in management studies in years 4 and 5.
IPM students are required to complete a social internship at the end of year 3, and a business internship between years 4 and 5. This experiential learning inculcates leadership qualities in them and hones their managerial skills further.
Which ABG company would you want to work for and why?
I would want to work at Aditya Birla Fashion Retail Limited out of all the companies ABG has in their portfolio. The main reason which I feel is that the retail sector in India is a growing sector and there is a lot of scope for Aditya Birla Fashion Retail Limited to grow and flourish. They are already expanding into a lot of cities and the experience of getting into a growing company with a promising future will give the chance to learn a lot on the go. I will be able to grow professionally and improve my skills in this way.
- Pradosh Jena
