POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT DUAL COUNTRY PROGRAMME (DCP)

2 year PGDM Dual Country Program approved by AICTE and accredited by AACSB. One of a kind full time PGDM program in India which offers unique super specialisations and new age courses

Academic Programmes

The PGDM – Dual Country Program (DCP) by the IMT group of institutions is a multi- country program offered by the IMT Group of institutions. Over the last decade, DCP has emerged as a front runner among similar program offered in India. GDM – DCP is intended to address the limitations of the conventional programs, by infusing international elements into the core of the Program. As the name itself signifies, the aspirants of the program spend a year each in two countries, namely India and UAE, with 3 terms each spent at the IMT Campuses in Ghaziabad and Dubai. The focus of the program is to mould the students for international careers, done though a steady mix of customized course content, course delivery by international faculty, short term and long term projects, and a prolonged and sustained exposure to a multi-cultural business environment in Dubai. The customized program design provides the DCP students a holistic international perspective and the specialized skillsets necessary to excel in in a global career.

As a continuous process of improvisation and bringing in contemporary ideas with industry focused specializations, starting with the AY 2021-23, the program offers the following:

Super Specialization Tracks

Advanced Quantitative Finance

The Advanced Quantitative Finance curriculum has twin focus areas, namely, Financial Markets and Financial Intermediation. The financial markets segment, will commence with the study of issues such as investor rationality and risk aversion, which is the cornerstone of modern Finance. This foundation, will lay the platform for the study of well-known techniques such as portfolio optimization, which in turn will lead to models such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), the Arbitrage Pricing Theory, and the Black-Scholes model. The focus of these courses is to take students on a journey starting with assumptions that leads to models, what we may call the Modelling Phase, which in turn can be tested using econometric techniques and real data, which may be termed as the Empirical Phase. The financial intermediation perspective, focuses on banking, including shadow banking, and issues pertaining to risk management by institutions, such as asset liability management and value at risk (VaR). Students will also be introduced to agency theory related issues such as adverse selection and moral hazard in banking, financial services and insurance. The participants will also undertake a course on Islamic banking which would help them better understand the nuances of the financial sector in the Middle East. This style of banking is gaining importance in countries outside this region as well, due to the financial muscle of entities in Arab countries.

Business Research Methods
Strategic Management
Global Financial Markets
Investment Strategies and Portfolio Management
Financial Statement Analysis
Advanced Statistical Methods
Fixed Income Securities
International Trade and Finance
Global Business Process Management
Financial Derivatives
Econometrics
Behavioral Finance
Interest Rate Derivatives
Mutual Funds/ETFs; Pension Funds; and Hedge Funds
Data Science
Valuation of Business
Corporate Restucturing
Financial Modelling Using Excel
FinTech
Investment Banking

International Trade and Logistics

The Super Specialization on International Trade and Logistics is rooted in the belief that there is a burgeoning demand for supply chain professionals who possess the domain knowledge combining both theoretical understanding and practice-related insights. This track is one of the very few programs globally addressing the domain of international trade and logistics in a holistic perspective. ITL combines the subjects of strategic sourcing, economics, analytics, operations, contract management and other commercial related topics. The track is taught by faculty that combines academics and practitioners to provide inputs relevant for direct application in the real world. The course is taught in Dubai as it is the hub of operations having significant impact into Africa, Asia and Europe. This provides ample opportunities for exposure to real world issues in the sector.

Business Research Methods
Strategic Management
Strategic Decision Making
Sales & Distribution Management
Global Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Risk Management
Global Trade Regulations & Documentation
Market Entry Strategies
Managing in a Global Context
Sustainable Supply Chains
Quality Management
Data Analytics
Economics for Global Supply Chain Management
Strategic Sourcing and Procurement
Contract Management and Negotiations
Industry Project 1 (Domain Practice Track)
Digital Supply Chain Optimization
Information Technology for Logistics
Managing International Projects (in colloboration with SAP University Alliance)
Industry Project 2 (Domain Practice Track)

International Business and Marketing

The International Business Management track is a specialisation for those who seek to gain expertise in the area of Marketing and Strategy. It provides a comprehensive treatment to several areas such as consumer insights, product and brand management, services marketing, digital and social media marketing and integrated marketing communications. However, it goes beyond to provide a global and a holistic view addressing key needs of the changing business landscape, such as, technology-enabled marketing, international business and public policy, strategic alliances, the interplay of business and sustainability and managing multi-purpose or hybrid organisations. The understanding of the topics and the exposure to real world issues in the program will deepen the insights of the students and hone their understanding of strategy at a firm level. The course is taught in Dubai as it is an amalgam of global culture and corporates having easy access to the different yet key continents of Europe, Africa and Asia.

Business Research Methods
Strategic Management
Strategic Decision Making
Sales & Distribution Management
Consumer Insights & Analytics
Product and Brand Management
Global Trade Regulations & Documentation
Market Entry Strategies
Managing in a Global Context
Digital & Social Media Marketing
Integrated Marketing Communications
International Marketing
Technology Enabled Marketing
Services Management
International Business and Public Policy
Industry Project 1 (Domain Practice Track)
“Strategic Alliances and Partnerships
International Business and Sustainable Development
Managing Hybrid Organisations
Industry Project 2 (Domain Practice Track)

The success of a post graduate program is measured through various factors, with the recruitment process often serving as a transparent indicator of the reputation of a program. The placement statistics are seen as an Industry validation of the strengths of a Program and the PGDM – DCP placement process reflects the growing reputation of the Program. Since its inception, DCP has aligned itself to the needs of the industry through a contemporary curriculum design and adoption of cutting edge pedagogies and has been able to attract domain leaders and marquee companies for the recruitment process. The DCP Program benefits from the dual support offered by the Placement Office at IMT Ghaziabad and the Career Services Office at IMT Dubai for both the summer internship process and the final placement process. The positive trends in recruitment statistics for the past years reflects the growing confidence from a recruiter perspective. Despite the negative impact of Covid on the recruitment process, the average stipend for the Summer Internships has gone up with the Average and Median Stipend increasing by 69.4% and 77.7%, respectively (2021-23 batch vs 2020-22 batch). The ever expanding list of eminent recruiters including Adani Wilmar, Apparel Group, Boston Consulting Group, Cisco Systems, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, KPMG, Morgan Stanley highlights the positive trends and so does the positive increases in the final CTC (Top 20% offers- INR 20.34 LPA, Top 30% offers- INR 18.56 LPA). The year on year improvement in placement statistics adds credence to the sustained recruiter confidence in PGDM DCP while it marches forward on the chartered course towards academic excellence, in true spirt of the IMT vision and mission.

List of prominent recruiters with roles offered:

Prominent Recruiters	Roles Offered
Adani Wilmar	Sales & Marketing
Apparel Group	Sales & Marketing
Bank of America	Team Leader
Blackrock Services	Data Insights and Analytics
Boston Consulting Group	Analyst
Brillio	Analytics
Bristlecone	Senior Consultant
Cisco Systems	Customer Experience
Cognizant Technology Solutions	Business Development Analyst
Credit Suisse	Product Control
Darashaw & Company	Finance/BFS
Deloitte Consulting India	Consultant
Emami International	Brand Management
Goldman Sachs Services	Global Markets
HSBC Global Ops	Global Operations Graduate Programme
Indegene Private Limited	Project Management
KPMG Global Services	Strategy
MG Motor India	Customer Experience and Marketing role
Morgan Stanley	Analyst
NatWest Group – Royal Bank Of Scotland	Analyst
OfBusiness	Sales & Marketing
UltraTech Cement Limited	Sales & Marketing