IIPM University Chandigarh

Can you tell me about the Academics Programmes offered by Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) in Chandigarh? Also provide me the contact number of Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) in Chandigarh?

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Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) was founded in 1973 in New Delhi.

It has 18 branches across India; in New Delhi, Mumbai, Gurgaon, Noida, Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Pune, Lucknow, Indore, Bhubaneshwar, Bhopal, Jaipur, Dehradun, and Cochin

The certifications offered directly by IIPM are not accredited by AICTE – a regulating body for technical education in India whose accreditation is a voluntary process. According to IIPM, its courses do not come under the purview of AIU, AICTE, UGC and similar government-established regulatory bodies.

Academics Programmes

IIPM is an academic partner of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, which issues degrees to IIPM students.

According to the institute, it offers international programmes and programmes under its School of Business and Economy.

These include undergraduate programmes in planning and entrepreneurship lasting three years and postgraduate programmes in the same subject lasting two years.

A one-year postgraduate course is available for working executives with at least two years of past work experience.

The institute also offers PhD and Fellowship programmes for postgraduates.

It does not award BBA or MBA degrees; it awards certificates for its students who can then apply for degrees from allied institutions.

Courses
Under its programmes in planning and entrepreneurship, the institute offers certificate courses aimed at making students eligible for degree courses.

The IIPM course lasts 22 months and includes 1,944 hours of teaching. The postgraduate programme has 1,920 contact hours.

It tries to give its students a "hands on" approach to learning, assigning them to work on consulting projects in major firms.

In the first year, core subjects include marketing, accounting, finance, economics and organizational behaviour.

In the second year, marketing and IT courses are compulsory and students choose a major in human resource or finance.

It also offers courses that take unconventional approaches to business management. There is a focus on developing executive communication.

All students attend a 21-day compulsory trip to Europe as part of its Global Opportunities and Threat Analysis (GOTA) programme.

The programme arranges visits to multinational firms and political organisations. Since 2008, students have visited Africa and Australia under the GOTA programme.

Contact Number
Chandigarh
+91-11-41799992,+91-11-41799993
+91-11-41799994,+91-11-41799995,
+91-8826797613,+91-8826797611,
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