S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) is a constituent unit of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, which was founded in 1938 by the then Kulpati Dr. K.M. Munshi and 53 other eminent professionals. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 and the Bombay Public Trust Act 1950. It is a trust of repute and eminence and is universally recognized for its educational as well as cultural activities.
In India, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan has more than 37 institutes, over 106 Kendras (Centers) 11 Colleges, 78 schools. It also has international centers in the UK, USA, Canada, Portugal, South Africa, Kuwait, Mexico and Australia.
The SPJIMR Advantage
SPJIMR is not affiliated to any university and is completely autonomous. This status has given the institute the ability to utilize academic freedom to develop trend-setting educational programmes and pedagogic processes with long-term benefits for all stakeholders. SPJIMR also has entrepreneurial agility that has made it the only self-financed institute to be among the top ten in the country.
The guiding philosophy of SPJIMR is influencing practice, here and now and promoting value based growth. The Institute has an enviable track record of recognizing the needs of the society and quickly and aptly responding by offering high quality relevant programmes. And, to cap it all, SPJIMR has the locational advantage of being in Mumbai, the commercial capital of the country
Programmes Offered
PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management)
About the Programme
The Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is a two-year, full time, residential programme. The programme offers specializations in finance, operations, marketing and information management and is ranked among the top ten in the country. The emphasis of the programme is to develop in the candidate the ability to translate theory into practice. It aims at promoting an inquiring & analytical mind, which proactively seeks the right knowledge, acquires the appropriate skills and promotes the right attitude to develop capabilities needed to manage enterprises in the twenty-first century. This programme is now in its 25th year and has a number of successful alumni in senior positions across the industry.
Duration
PGDM is a two-year full-time residential programme.
Eligibility
Minimum 3 years of Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized University in India or abroad.
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM)
About the Programme
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM), earlier known as Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), is a eleven month, full-time, residential programme. The mission of the programme is to create and nurture value-based future leaders taking on higher management roles in transforming organizations.
SPJIMR perceived the need of the industry for thought leaders in middle level management and successfully endeavored to create the PGPM course.The programme which is in its fourth year, has challenged the paradigm of conventional part time courses for working executives. Participants gain management perspectives through an innovative pedagogy of experiential learning and enhanced peer interaction. The programme offers a platform for learning and exchange of ideas with expert faculty. The renowned faculty at the institute facilitates innovative thinking through practical academic inputs and thought-provoking case studies. The programme also has a strong focus on values and ethics.
The unique aspect of the programme is the focus on the specific Role and Domain that the participant is interested to pursue. The customized approach ensures
A) Contextually specific role and domain focus
B) Functionally integrated teaching-learning process
Duration
PGPM(MBA) is a 11 months full-time residential Programme with six months online learning as a pre foundation before joining the course.
Eligibility
Minimum 3 years of Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized University in India or abroad.
Work experience of 5 years after graduation.
Executive Management Programme
About the Programme
The emerging Business challenges require corporates to create a reservoir of versatile executives with a strong base of functional knowledge along with general management perspective.
SPJIMR's uniquely architectured Executive Management Programme is designed with a potential to address the above shortcomings and fills the gap of providing high quality management education to Practicing executives with minimal absence from their workplace.
SPJIMR's approach to major initiatives has been to formulate details based on definite and distinctive foundational premises. For the Executive Management Programme, these are:
Duration
The programme is spread over 4 phases over a 21-month duration and would involve 60 full days of classes at our campus in Mumbai. The on-campus period is divided into contact periods as under:
Initial contact period of 3 days for the Orientation phase
6 contact periods each of 9 days duration over the Foundation, Integration and Customisation phases
Culminating contact period of 3 days for final exams and project presentation
During the Contact days, participants will put in about 10 to 12 hours of study time. The intervening period of about 10 weeks between two Contact periods would be spent in consolidating the class learning's, submitting assignments ( about 4 to 5 per week) and preparing for the next contact period.
Eligibility
Graduates with minimum 5 years experience and with a good track record and who are backed up/supported by their companies to do the program.