COURSE STRUCTURE

I. Programme Structure and Curriculum

In the first-year of the programme, a participant has to undergo 420 hours of instruction of which about
80 hours will be on-campus, with two visits of one week each in each Term (Semester) to IIM Rohtak
campus and the remaining about 340 hours will be on an interactive learning platform. If the student joins
for the second year after completing year 1 or later, a participant has to choose either 2 Major
specializations from among Financial Management, Marketing and Strategic Management or one Major
specialization from those three areas and 2 Minor specializations from among Human Resource
Management, IT Systems, and Operations. The students will have to undergo all the prescribed courses
from the selected areas of specialization, with a limited option for choosing electives of ones preference.
The contact hours in the Second year will be 420 hours, of which nearly 80 hours spread over two weeks,
one week each in each Term, will be on-campus at IIM Rohtak and the remaining 340 hours will be on
the interactive learning mode.
II. Programme Content
In a 1-year programme and in the first year in a 2-year programme, the curriculum focuses on equipping
the participants with conceptual knowledge of various functional areas of management. These are the core
and compulsory modules providing conceptual foundation and they form the Basic Course. The 1year/first year course and credit structure is given in Table 1 (A and B).
Table 1
One Year/First Year Course & Credit Structure
A. Term 1.1
S. No.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Course Title

Term

On-campus General Orientation Module

1.1.A
Foundations of Management
1.1.A
Financial Accounting
1.1.A
Managerial Communication I
1.1.A
IT Systems I
1.1.A
Quantitative Methods I
1.1.A
Term 1.1.A Hours/Credits
Marketing Management I
1.1.B
Organisational Behaviour
1.1.B
Legal Aspects of Business
1.1.B
Managerial Economics
1.1.B
Management Accounting
1.1.B
Quantitative Methods II
1.1.B
Term 1.1.B Hours/Credits
TOTAL TERM 1.1 HOURS/CREDITS

Duration
(Hours)

Credits

6
18
18
18
18
24
102
18
18
18
18
18
18
108
210

0.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
2.0
8.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
9.0
17.5

B. Term 1.2
S. No.

Course Title

Term

Duration
(Hours)
24
24
18
18
18
102
18
18
18
18
18
18
108
210

1
2
3
4
5

Macroeconomics
1.2.A
Strategic Management
1.2.A
IT Systems II MIS
1.2.A
Financial Management
1.2.A
Socioeconomic Transformation of India
1.2.A
Term 1.2.A Hours/Credits
6
Marketing Management II
1.2.B
7
Business Ethics
1.2.B
8
Operations Management
1.2.B
9
Human Resource Management
1.2.B
10
Managerial Communication II
1.2.B
11
Integrative Project
1.2.B
Term 1.2.B Hours/Credits
TOTAL TERM 1.2 HOURS/CREDITS
Each session will be of 1.5 hours duration.

Credits
2.0
2.0
1.5
1.5
1.5
8.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
9.0
17.5

Table 2 provides the course credit structure in the second year of a 2-year programme where
specialization courses are offered as Majors or Major/Minors.
Table 2

Second Year Course Credit Structure

2.1.A
Term
Stream

2.1.B

2.2.A

2.2.B

Cour
ses

Hou
rs

Credi
ts

Cou
rse
s

Hou
rs

Credi
ts

Cou
rses

Hou
rs

Credit
s

MJ1

57

4.75

39

3.25

36

MJ2

36

3.0

57

4.75

MJ Total

93

7.75

96

MN1

18

1.5

36

MN2

18

1.5

18

Total

Projects

Grand
Total
hours
Credits

Ho
urs

Credit
s

Co
urs
es

Hour
s

Credit
s

No

hours

Credit
s

Co
ur
se
s
3

57

4.75

10

189

15.75

21

1.75

210

17.5

57

4.75

39

3.25

10

189

15.75

21

1.75

210

17.5

93

7.75

96

20

378

31.5

42

3.5

420

35

1.5

18

1.5

18

1.5

90

7.5

15

1.25

105

8.75

1.5

18

1.5

36

1.5

90

7.5

15

1.25

105

8.75

MN Total

36

54

4.5

36

54

4.5

10

180

15

30

2.5

210

17.5

Grand
Total

5/
5/
4*

93/
93/
72

7.75/
7.75/
6

5/
5/
6*

96/
93/
111

8/
7.75/
9.25

5/
4/
5*

93/
72/
93

7.75/
6/
7.75

5/
6/
5*

96/
111
/93

8/
9.25/
7.75

20/
20/
20

378/
369/
369

31.5/
30.75/
30.75

2/
3/
3*

42/
51/
51

3.5/
4.25/
4.25

420/
420/
420

35

1.

In the second year of the programme, students have to choose: 2 Major Specializations (each of 210 hours)
or 1 Major and 2 Minors (each of 105 hours)
2. Major Specializations are: Financial Management, Marketing & Strategic Management
3. Minor specializations are: Human Resource Management, Operations & IT Systems
4. 1 Credit = 12 hours of classroom instruction or equivalent
Note: * First entry is MJ1+MJ2, second entry is MJ1+MN Total, & third entry is MJ2+MN Total
Abbreviations: MJ1 = Major 1; MJ2 = Major 2; MN1 = Minor 1; MN2 = Minor 2

The specialization courses available in the second year in a 2-year programme are given in Table 3
according to specialization. The courses include those of competency, which focus on the basic body of
knowledge in the specialization area and are necessary for building skills and competencies to perform
effectively in the functional domain, and those which are integrative, mainly projects serving to
amalgamate the learning in the programme.
Table 3

S.NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

S.NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

3.1 Major 1: Financial Management Electives

Course Title
Term

Duration
Credits
(Hours)
Financial Modelling in Excel
2.1.A/B
18/21
1.5/1.75
Fixed Income Securities
2.1.A
18
1.5
Advance Financial Analysis & Reporting
2.1.A
18
1.5
Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management
2.1.A
18
1.5
Management of Financial Services
2.1.B
18
1.5
Business Analysis & Valuation
2.2.B
18
1.5
Futures Options & Risk Management
2.2.A
18/21
1.5/1.75
Commercial Bank Management
2.2.A/B
18/21
1.5/1.75
Corporate Restructuring**
2.2.B
18
1.5
International Finance
2.2.B
18
1.5
Integrative Project
2+
21
1.75
** Students can opt for the course mentioned below in place of Corporate Restructuring.
2.2.B
18
1.5
Quantitative Applications in Finance
REQUIRED TOTAL
210
17.5

3.2 Major 2: Marketing Electives

Course Title
Term

Duration
Credits
(Hours)
2.1.A
18/21
1.5/1.75
Advanced Marketing Research
2.1.A
18
1.5
Consumer Behaviour
2.1.A/B
18/21
1.5/1.75
Sales & Distribution Management
2.1.B
18
1.5
Product & Brand Management
2.1.B
18
1.5
Advertisement & Sales Promotion
2.2.A
18/21
1.5/1.75
Services Marketing
2.2.A
18
1.5
Retail Marketing
2.2.A/B
18/21
1.5/1.75
International Marketing**
2.2.B
18
1.5
Rural Marketing
2.2.B
18
1.5
B2B Marketing
2+
21
1.75
Integrative Project
** Student can opt for the course mentioned below in place of International Marketing
2.1
18/21
1.5/1.75
CRM
REQUIRED TOTAL
210
17.5

3.3 Major 3: Strategic Management

Course Title
Term
Duration
(Sub Term)
(Hours)
1
2.1.A
18/21
Models & Frameworks of Strategic Analysis
2
2.1.A
18
Management Control Systems
3
2.1.A/B
18/21
International Business
4
2.1.B
18/21
Mergers & Acquisitions
5
2.1.B
18
Strategic Analysis of JV & Alliances
6
2.1 B
18
Strategic Change and Transformation
7
2.2.A
18/21
Managing Technology & Innovation
8
2.2.A
18
New Product Development Strategy
9
2.2.A/B
18/21
Entrepreneurship & New Ventures
10
2.2B
18
Strategy in Emerging Markets
11
2.2.B
18
Corporate Governance **
12
2.2.B
18
Competitive Intelligence
13
2+
21
Integrative Project
** Students can opt the course mentioned below in place of Corporate Governance
14
2.2B
18
Strategic Consulting
REQUIRED TOTAL
210
S.NO

3.4 Minor 1: Human Resource Management

Choose any 2 or 3 out of 4 courses in each Term as per requirement.
S.NO
Course Title
Term
(Sub Term)
1
2.1.A
Team Building
2
2.1.A
Performance Appraisal & Management
3
2.1.B
Industrial & Labour Relations
4
2.1.B
Leadership Development
5
2.2.A
Recruitment & Selection
6
2.2.A
Compensation Management
7
2.2.B
Cross-Cultural Management
8
2.2.B
Training & Development
9
2+
Integrative Project
REQUIRED TOTAL

Duration
(Hours)
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
15
105

Credits
1.5/1.75
1.5
1.5/1.75
1.5/1.75
1.5
1.5
1.5/1.75
1.5
1.5/1.75
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.75
15
17.5

Credits
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.25
8.75

3.5 Minor 2: Operations Management

Choose any 2 or 3 out of 4 (or 5) courses in each Term as per requirement.
S.NO
Course Title
Term
(Sub Term)
1
2.1.A
Operations Strategy
2
2.1.B
Project Management
3
2.1.B
Manufacturing Planning & control
4
2.1.A
Supply Chain Management
5
2.2.A
Manufacturing Systems Design
6
2.2.B
Managerial Application & Systems Dynamics
7
2.2.A
International Purchasing & Supply Management
8
2.2.B
Materials Management
9
2.2.B
International Logistics
10
2.2 B
Quality Management
11
2+
Integrative Project
REQUIRED TOTAL

3.6 Minor 3: IT Systems

Choose any 2 or 3 out of 4 (or 6) courses in each Term as per requirement.
S.NO
Course Title
Term
(Sub Term)
1
2.1.A
IT Strategy
2
2.1.A
Business Process Management
3
2.1.B
Internet Marketing & E-Commerce
4
2.1.B
ERP systems
5
2.2.A
Business Analytics
6
2.2.A
Information Systems Analysis
7
2.2.B
Enterprise Cloud Computing
8
2.2.B
IT Consulting Management
9
2+
Integrative Project
10
2.1.A
Management Information System
11
2.1.B
Software Project Management
12
2.1.B
Information Risk Management
REQUIRED TOTAL

Duration
(Hours)
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
15
105

Duration
(Hours)
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
15
18
18
18
105

Credits
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.25
8.75

Credits
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.25
1.5
1.5
1.5
8.75