SCMS Cochin School of Business

Applications are invited for the 35th batch (2026-28) of two-year full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) with an annual intake of 120 students.

In keeping with SCMS’s endeavour to continually upgrade the program to be in sync with environmental changes and the needs of industry, the PGDM Program was restructured in 2023 considering the needs of modern outcome based education architectured to enable students acquire 21st century skills and face the VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) world.

Keeping in mind the outcome needs of providing students with a solid foundation in business fundamentals, opportunities for specialization, and being job-ready, the program has been designed on the bedrock of the KSA model of Knowledge, Skills and Attitude.

The PGDM programme provides flexible options in choosing electives. A student can opt for 8 electives from a domain (Major electives) and 4 electives from another domain (Minor electives). Alternatively, a student can opt for any 12 electives across domains and not pursue a Major or Minor elective.

Elective courses in various domains are being designed to develop skills in:

Marketing: Product Development, Branding, Customer Acquisition and Retention, Pricing and Promotion, Marketing Analytics.

Finance: Financial Analysis, Valuation, Risk Management, Investment Strategies, Corporate Finance, Financial Analytics.

Systems & Operations Management: Managing the Production Process, Supply Chain Management, Quality Control, Project Management,