Post Graduate Program in Management
(Accredited by The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), USA )
Introduction:  In its quest to provide world-class education in India, Alliance Business School offers the Postgraduate Program in Management with a Global Perspective and Focus. The Postgraduate Program offered by Alliance is complemented by a panel of distinguished international faculty from a consortium of world-class universities and from the Social Systems Research Institute (SSRI), USA. Contemporary curriculum that integrates concepts with current industry needs is the hallmark of this postgraduate program to ensure that our students stay ahead of the curve. This program is accredited by The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), USA, one of three premier management education accrediting bodies in the world.
The Postgraduate Program offered at Alliance has the most contemporary and innovative curriculum, designed to enhance students' knowledge and experience, providing them with the skills and tools necessary for global leadership positions. Students will broaden their perspectives, enabling them to approach problems not only from multiple functional and strategic viewpoints, but also from cross cultural and ethical perspectives as well.
Alliance's Postgraduate Program is an academically rigorous program that brings contemporary management theories and practices into the classroom. Students complete the entire program in twenty-one months spread over eight terms. As part of the program, students are required to work on an internship project in an organization for eight to ten weeks.
Requirements for Admission: Students seeking admission to this program should have completed Bachelor / Master Degree Examination of any recognized education body in Commerce, Management, Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Technology or equivalent with at least 50% marks in aggregate. The candidate should have also performed well in one of the management aptitude tests. Preference would be given to candidates with work experience and special achievements, in the selection process. Short listed candidates are invited to visit the campus for the Alliance Admission Selection Process. Final selection will be based on the overall performance of the candidate.
Duration: 21 months.
Fee Structure:
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Global Partnerships:
  • University of Michigan Flint School of Management (www.umflint.edu), USA.
    (Accredited by AACSB - International)
Alliance and the University of Michigan, USA have an Articulation Agreement that facilitates transfer of courses between the two major institutions. According to the Articulation Agreement, students admitted to the Postgraduate Program at Alliance will complete two terms (six months) of coursework from Alliance and upon meeting the stipulated academic requirements, transfer all credits towards the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at the University of Michigan Flint School of Management. All students admitted into the Postgraduate Program at Alliance are eligible to transfer their coursework through this Articulation Agreement for pursuing an MBA from Michigan.
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) Silberman College of Business (business.fdu.edu), New Jersey, USA
    (Accredited by AACSB - International)
Alliance and FDU have entered into an Articulation Agreement that will enable students enrolled in the Postgraduate Program at Alliance the opportunity to transfer courses after two terms (6 months) and continue their course of study at FDU, New Jersey, USA. Students continuing their course of study at FDU will be awarded the MBA degree by FDU.
Program Curriculum

Core Courses
  • Business Economics
  • Business Statistics
  • Organizational Behaviour
  • Communications Skills - I & II
  • Marketing Management - I & II
  • Applied Quantitative Analysis
  • Cost and Managerial Accounting
  • Human Resource Management
  • Information Systems for Managers
  • Production and Operations Management
  • Corporate Finance
  • Research Methodology
  • Industry Analytics
  • Business Law
  • Soft Skills Training
  • e-Business
  • Business Strategy
  • Business Ethics
  • Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
  • Summer Internship Program (SIP)
  • Dissertation
Student Internship Program: Students are required to work in an organization for eight to ten weeks during the program. This internship is designed to integrate classroom instruction, career goals and work related experience. A satisfactory completion of this internship training is a pre-requisite for a student to graduate from the program. The placement division of the institute will assist students in securing suitable projects in various corporations and businesses. Several students have pursued their internships abroad including the United States of America.
Dissertation: In addition to the industry internship, the program requires graduating students to submit a dissertation in Term VIII. The work for the dissertation will start in Term VI and continue through Terms VII and VIII. The dissertation is intended to enable students to select a topic in their specialization area and write a comprehensive thesis. The dissertation will give the student an opportunity to exhibit domain specific knowledge, skills and abilities acquired in the program and the innovativeness in researching a topic. Written and research skills are also emphasized in the dissertation.
Specialization Courses: Students are allowed to specialize in any of the following three major areas of Management – Marketing, Finance or Human Resource Management. The curriculum offered in this program is very contemporary and forward looking. The electives to be offered would be decided by the institute based on industry requirements and feedback from key constituents. The courses offered as specialization in each stream may be altered from time to time depending upon the needs of the industry and their contemporariness.
Elective Courses :

Marketing
  • Strategic Marketing
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Marketing Research
  • Product & Brand Management
  • Integrated Marketing Communications
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • International Marketing
  • Services Marketing
  • B2B Marketing
  • Retailing

Finance

  • Commercial Banking
  • Financial Services
  • Strategic Corporate Finance
  • International Financial Management
  • Insurance Management
  • Risk Management
  • Investment Banking & Corporate Restructuring
  • Security Analysis & Portfolio Management
  • Fiscal Policy & Taxation Management
  • Financial Engineering

Human Resource Management
  • Strategic HRM
  • Performance Management
  • Training and Development
  • Industrial Relations and Negotiations
  • International HRM
  • Leadership
  • Best Practices of HRM in MNCs
  • Organizational Change Management
Note:
  • The course titles, course descriptions and contents are subject to change based on Industry requirements.
  • Candidates are required to participate in an Industry Internship for eight to ten weeks and submit a report.
  • The Program is offered in association with International Professional Bodies and is not in affiliation with any Indian University or under approval of any Indian regulatory body.
 
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