PGDM Program
The PGDM at MSB is an AICTE approved and innovatively designed Master’s program that offers an unparalleled opportunity for students to embrace and lead change. The program is designed to meet the needs of the changing business landscape, helping create business professionals of tomorrow. The curriculum is based on extensive research and feedback from industry and academia and reflects the growing emphasis on the part of leading firms to embrace and lead change in years to come. The learning model offers an equitable mix of individual attention, academic rigor, and experiential learning with a view to develop future leaders with the requisite knowledge and experience to help transform the businesses
Core Courses for the AY 2025-27
- Foundations of Marketing
- Financial Accounting
- Fundamentals of Organizational Behavior
- Quantitative Business Analysis
- Fundamentals of Economics
- Innovation and Design Thinking
- Managerial Accounting
- Computing and IT Essentials (CITE)
- Case-based Method of Problem Solving
- MS Office Tools (Advanced Excel)
- Business Communications
- Fundamentals of Finance
- E Commerce
- Business Research Methods
- Generative AI for Business
- Visual Analytics 1 (Power BI)
- Digital Marketing
- Management of Cyber and Digital Risk
- Visual Analytics 2 (Tableau)
- Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management
- Operations Management
- Ethics, Governance & Sustainability
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Corporate Finance
- Talent Strategy and Job Analysis
- Sales and Distribution Management
- Consumer Behavior
- Basic Career Services
- Internship
- Fintech Workshop (P/F)
Mandated Courses for the AY 2025-27
Course Name
- General Commercial Knowledge
- Digital Transformation
- Behavioural Decision Making
- Digital Systems
- Advanced Career Services (Practicum)
Marketing
- Sales and Distribution Management
- Relationship Marketing and Personal Selling
- Product Management for the Digital Economy
- Brand Management
- B2B Marketing
- Services Marketing
- Integrated Marketing Communications & Promotions
- Channel Management
- International Marketing and Sales
- Digital and Social Media Analytics
Human Resources
- Talent Strategy and Job Analysis
- Talent Acquisition
- Training & Development
- Performance Management & Compensation
- HR Analytics
- Labour Codes & Digital HR
- USA Employment Law for Human Resources Professionals
- Power, Influence and Conflict
Analytics
- Business Intelligence
- ML for Business
- Multivariate Analysis for Business Decisions
- Analytics in Action & AWP Workshop
- Digital and Social Media Analytics
- AI for Business
- Design of Experiments (Workshop)
- HR Analytics
- SQL Workshop
Finance
- Corporate Valuation
- Financial Derivatives
- Strategic Financial Management
- Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
- Integrated Banking
- International Finance
- Fixed Income
Entrepreneurship
- Developing a Business Opportunity
- Launching and Growing a Startup Company
- Entrepreneurial Finance
- Legal and Regulatory Framework for entrepreneurs
- Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
- Insights from Entrepreneurial Failure
- Essentials of Family Business Management
- Entrepreneurship Project
Operations Management
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM)
- Total Quality Management (TQM)
- Project Management (PM)
- Materials Management
- ERP Management
- Services Operations Management (SOM)
Practicum
- Capstone Project
Workshops
- Negotiation (all students)
- Creative Strategy (all students)
- Strategic Management (all students)
- Organization Development and Change (HR students)
Eligibility
The Admissions Committee puts considerable effort into understanding each applicant’s academic ability, career goals, leadership potential, extracurricular interests, and interpersonal skills to make an admission decision. In order to create a diverse and intellectually stimulating learning environment, MSB seeks to admit students from all disciplines and walks of life; and the office of admissions puts considerable efforts to ensure diversity on 4 fronts – educational background, geography, work experience, and gender.
Eligibility Criteria
Bachelor’s Degree
A bachelor’s degree in any discipline with 50% and above, from a recognized institution, is a pre-requisite. Your subject background,
extra-curricular activities, awards, and recognitions are also considered during evaluation. Good academic standing is a pre-requisite and
carries 25% weightage in the admission decisions.
For SC, ST, OBC candidates the qualifying criteria are as per AICTE norms.
Entrance Exam
Applicants should have at least one valid and qualifying score from CAT, CMAT, XAT, MAT, ATMA, NMAT®, GMAT®, GRE®, or MET® (MSBEntrance Test).
The entrance test score is an important evaluation criterion for selection and carries a 25% weightage in the admission decision.
MET is our in-house test conducted by MSB for students without any other standardized test scores. Students may opt to take MET during the application
process, to meet the eligibility.
The MET is an online test that can be taken from any location at any time and is a 60-minute test with 50 questions, scored out of 50. The test consists
of 20 questions from quants, 20 questions from verbal, and 10 questions on logical reasoning; with no negative marking. Each correct question awards a student 1 point.
Work Experience
We encourage students to have some experience; however, work experience is not mandatory for any of our full-time programs. We believe that students
bring their professional experience to the class and contribute to the cohort interactions and are able to take away more. However, we also welcome
exceptionally bright fresh graduates who possess drive and confidence.
Fees
| Fees | Amount (INR) | Payment Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Admission Fees | 50,000 | At the time of Admission |
| Installment 1 | 2,50,000 | Within 1 month after paying the admission fee |
| Installment 2 | 2,50,000 | October 15th 2025 |
| Installment 3 | 2,75,000 | February 15th 2026 |
| Installment 4 | 2,75,000 | June 15th 2026 |
Admission Cycle
| Admission | Deadline to apply |
|---|---|
| AY 2025-27 | Admissions Open |
Admissions to the PGDM are competitive and we receive high-quality applications in the early cycles. If admissions are completed before the commencement of a cycle, MSB reserves the right to cancel the admission cycle without prior notice. Interested students are encouraged to apply early to ensure that applications are received on time.
Why PGDM
5 Reasons to join PGDM at MSB
- Innovatively Designed Program
An innovatively designed 102 credit program with a global curriculum, designed by industry and academia. - Global Faculty
Faculties with PhDs from global Universities (NYU Stern, Texas A&M, Harvard, University of Texas, Duke University, Purdue University, IIT K, IIM A, IIM B, IIM C). - International Student Exchange
Opportunity to study a semester abroad at our partner Universities (Catolica Lisbon, Portugal; and University of Wuerzburg, Germany). - Experiential Learning
Emphasis on experiential learning with multiple projects, industry interactions, case studies, and more. Students do a year long Capstone Project during the second year of the program. - Tailored Career Services
Tailored Career Services with 6 credit Career Services courses and 3 credit summer internships to prepare you for the industry. MSB has a comprehensive program of career services that spans the entire duration of the program and includes several courses, workshops on emerging technologies, industry webinars/ seminars, and internships. It addresses many aspects including language skills, listening & presentation skills, aptitude tests, group discussions, and personal interviews.
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