IIM Indore’s 4th batch of Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPMX) was inaugurated in Mumbai on Sunday, January 18, 2015 in the presence of Professor Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Director, IIM Indore, and several faculty and staff members of the Institute.
The PGPMX, offered in Mumbai, is uniquely designed for working executives and entrepreneurs, who would like to take the opportunity to become transformational leaders and innovative solution creators in their respective organizations, but find it difficult to pursue a full-time programme in management. PGPMX is designed to provide flexibility to working executives to be engaged in their respective professions and at the same time to upgrade their knowledge base simultaneously. This year, 22 participants registered for the course.
Post the registration and lamp-lighting ceremony, Professor Krishnan formally inaugurated the Programme and welcomed the participants. In his inaugural address, Professor Krishnan acquainted the participants with the course and the Institute. He noted that, with the participants’ prior working experience with different industries, the Institute will be able to connect better with the industries on regular basis..
Professor Shubhamoy Dey, Faculty of Information Systems area and Chair, PGPMX, introduced the participants to the Programme, noted its unique features and the Institute’s expectations from the participants..
His speech was followed by a lecture on ‘Library and Plagiarism’ by Dr. Akhtar Parvez. The event concluded with another lecture on ‘Case Study Teaching Method’, delivered by Professor Dey.