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POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
MANAGEMENT
IIM Bangalore’s Centre for Public Policy (CPP), in collabora-
While the institute has programmes designed exclusively on tion with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneur-
social impact, even its general management-focused post grad- ship (MSDE), Government of India (GoI), and State Skill De-
uate programmes have courses targeted at social impact. velopment Missions (SSDMs), offers a Certificate Programme
in Public Policy and Management. The programme, Mahatma
The two-year Post Graduate Programme in Management has Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF), announced in 2019,
two core courses named, ‘Business, Government and Society’ provides young, dynamic individuals with the opportunity to
and ‘Entrepreneurial Learning’. Starting 2020, a one-week Rural contribute to enhancing skill development at the district level in
Immersion module has also become core. a bid to promote rural employment.
The one-year Executive Post Graduate Programme in Manage- The programme, designed and delivered by IIMB, was rolled
ment has two core courses named, ‘Corporate Governance and out, on a pilot basis, in the states of Gujarat, Karnataka, Megha-
Ethics’ and ‘Entrepreneurial Management’. laya, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
PROGRAMMES AND INITIATIVES
The two-year Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Manage- The implementation of the programme has been a great success
ment has a core course on ‘Corporate Governance and Ethics’. and has garnered appreciation from various quarters. IIMB has
subsequently initiated Phase 2 of the MGNF with a nation-wide
IIM Bangalore offers academic programmes at the graduate In addition, there are many electives offered across the pro- roll-out in collaboration with other IIMs in an attempt at creat-
level that cater to different audiences. Each programme grammes in such domains. ing change for a ground-up, district-based, skill-based economy
has a unique mandate and pedagogy. While Post Graduate in India.
and Executive Education serve managerial requirements of There has been a lot of interest in the programme among vari-
the industry, Doctoral education contributes to the creation ous stakeholders, such as IIMB’s teaching faculty, NGOs in the
of new knowledge and intellectual development of the livelihoods space, and government. IIMB aims to harness this
discipline. All the programmes have been designed to serve positive energy towards creating and managing a practice-ori-
the interests of business, government and society. Here are ented learning environment around district economies and skill
a few that have direct social impact. development.
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