The Post-Graduate Program in Software Enterprise Management leading to a Post-Graduate Diploma in Software Enterprise Management is an executive general management education program, designed for the specific needs of professionals working in the software and information technology industry in India. As part of its drive to foster Excellence through Partnerships, IIMB launched the PGSEM in the year 1998 at its Bangalore campus. The curriculum is continuously reviewed and updated, based on a thorough review of the program and the changing demands of the industry.

The PGSEM endeavors to provide the most current executive general management education to middle and senior professionals of the software and information technology industry, who seek to pursue a career in management. The program aims to transform professionals with strong technical knowledge to business leaders with equally strong management knowledge and a global perspective.

The program has been designed such that, a participant can graduate with the diploma at the end of two and a half academic years, while continuing to work at his/her regular place of employment. Each academic year is subdivided into four quarters. The regular course load in a quarter is three courses of three credits each.

The PGSEM has been structured around ten broad themes. Each theme consists of a set of core courses, which every participant is expected to take as part of the requirements of the diploma, and some electives. The core courses are distributed in the four quarters of the first year. Participants are expected to take electives for the remaining credits during the next six quarters. In addition to the core and elective courses, participants are required to do a compulsory 3-credit individual project on any industry of interest, in order to gain domain experience. Some distinctive Features of PGSEM are:

• Executive general management education program
• Developed in close partnership with software and it industry
• Customized for mid-career professionals in the software and information technology industry
• Structured around ten themes that capture the essence of management
• Modular design that allows students to take breaks during the program
• Option to participate in international student exchange programs
• Eleven week quarters that minimize duration of extended stay in station
• Flexibility to balance learning needs along with work and family pressures
• Coursework can be completed in two and a half years
• Option to take courses at top universities when posted outside the country

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