IIT Kanpur, IIM Calcutta, IIT Madras jointly offer Post Graduate Program in Management for Executives

The last date to apply for the one-year full-time Post Graduate Program in Management for Executives is October 30, 2023.

IIT Kanpur, IIM Calcutta, and IIT Madras are jointly offering a one-year full-time Post Graduate Program in Management for Executives - Visionary Leadership in Manufacturing (PGPEX-VLM).

The Post Graduate Program for Executives for Visionary Leadership in Manufacturing is a unique one-year full-time management program designed to develop visionary leaders who would spearhead India’s manufacturing industry to new heights. The online application fee of INR 4000 needs to be paid while applying for the exam.

Eligibility Criteria for PGPEX-VLM 

As per the official announcement, the following are the eligibility criteria:

Education

• First-Class Graduate Engineers with First Division/ First Class Marks from Secondary Examination onwards

Work Experience

• Self-sponsored candidates, not in service. - Minimum 4½ (four and a half) to maximum 10 (ten) years of work experience in manufacturing, engineering, and related sectors; holding responsibilities in production planning and control, research, design and development, quality control, plant engineering, maintenance, supply chain, construction, etc.

• Sponsored candidates need to have a minimum of 4½ (four and a half) years of work experience only. In these cases, there is no upper limit of experience.

• Candidates on study leave also need to have a minimum of 4½ (four and a half) years of work experience only. There is no upper limit of experience in these cases. They are eligible to participate in the placement process only on submission of a No Objection Certificate from the Company/ Employer. Please note that participation in the placement process does not guarantee placement.

• The date of computation of the number of years of work experience shall be February 28, 2024, for the academic year 2024- 25, i.e., 18th batch.

• Candidates are advised to ensure meeting the minimum years of work experience to remain eligible for admissions. If not, the candidature will not be considered further for the admissions process and the application fee will not be refunded.

Any suppression of fact or false information will lead to the rejection of candidature at any stage of the admission process. Selection of candidates will be made on the basis of his/her academic background, which has to be consistently first division/first class from school (Secondary Examination) Board examination level to graduation level, relevant work experience, employer’s recommendations, performance in the Written Test Visionary Leadership in Manufacturing Admission Test (VLMAT) and Personal Interviews to be conducted jointly by IIMC, IITK, and IITM.

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