This two year program for working individuals will combine distance and campus learning with faculty from IIM-K and other visiting faculty from industry and academic, added the release. The first year will have general management courses over two terms with 450 hours of teaching with 75 hours of campus teaching. Students have to select from Operations Management, Strategic Management, Marketing and Finance in the second year, added the release.

Applicants have to go through an Executive Management Aptitude Test (eMAT) conducted by IIM-K every year followed by an interview through Interactive Onsite Learning (IOL) platform. Applicants who are Graduates/CA/ICWA with five years of experience are eligible. Total course fees amounts to Rs. 4,97,000 and details are available at www.iimk.ac.in.

“Hughes, a pioneer in IOL platform, is a partner since 2002 and more than 2000 students have already undergone IIM-K’s various executive education programs using Hughes platform. This course is designed to provide a thorough understanding of specialized management functions and thus enable students to advance in their careers by way of promotions and better jobs in areas of their interest and is similar to the residentialPGP program available at IIM-K,” the release quoted Prof. Debashish Chatterjee Director, IIM-K as saying.