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Why ISM Patna? PGDM Programme, offered by ISM Patna is approved by AICTE, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. The PGDM degree is a postgraduate degree, equivalent to MBA given by universities, enabling students to pursue higher education in future both within the country and abroad. Students can take up a career in all sectors of the economy i.e. private sector, public sector and government jobs. ISM Patna is the first unaided MBA college in Bihar, Eastern India, offering a 2-year full time residential PGDM (equivalent to MBA) programmm providing comprehensive learning and enabling the students to develop the ability to work in team, fellow feeling, managing diversity and overall development into a balanced and matured personality. Only class room teaching and stay in the campus for some part of the day is not adequate enough to develop the above mentioned qualities. In a good MBA/PGDM institute, learning outside the class is as much, if not more, as inside the class. And, this is possible only when the students stay together during the entire duration of the program. Students can enhance their learning only through sharing of knowledge with each other bringing in different perspectives on the issues. In real life most of the work is done in team and therefore companies value those candidates who have the ability to work in and lead teams. This is possible only when the students stay together. PGDM/MBA is an intensive programme which requires complete dedication and focus from the students to do justice to and leverage from the course. This is possible when student stays in the hostel and is not distracted by any extraneous problems/issues. The institute’s faculty structure consist of Core, Adjunct, and Visiting faculty drawn from academia and industry making it a right blend in delivering conceptual and practical insight into the programme. Faculty is drawn from premier institutes of the country like IIM Kolkata, IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Kharagpur, XLRI Jamshedpur, and S. P. Jain, Mumbai. Senior professionals from industry teach courses as visiting faculty and guest faculty. It is an AICTE approved autonomous MBA/PGDM college in Bihar, Eastern India, allowing it flexibility in designing the course curriculum, adopting appropriate pedagogy, following an evaluation system testing the continuous learning of students and engaging appropriate faculty from diverse background to make the programme fitting to the needs of the industry and making the students industry ready.

Vision “To develop high quality management professionals and entrepreneurs who will contribute to the development of Bihar and the country”. Mission “To contribute towards economic development of Bihar and the country.“

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) ISM Patna offers a two-year full time residential Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), equivalent to MBA, approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. It is a well researched programme designed specifically to cater to the needs of Industry. The entire PGDM/MBA program has been divided into 6 trimesters. In the first year of the program, students learn the fundamentals of management. In the second year they are offered to choose from the different specializations offered by the college. Presently subjects from four specializations—Marketing, Finance, Human Resource (HR), and IT Management are being offered. At the end of the first year students are required to do internship in companies, which exposes them to real work situations and helps them integrate and synchronize their conceptual understanding with business realities. The programme has been deliberately kept as a fully residential programme to provide a 24*7 learning environment to the students. The college is among the few colleges in Eastern India, and the first unaided MBA/PGDM college in Bihar, providing fully residential facilities in its own campus.

Curriculum First Year Courses Trimester-1 Trimester-2 Trimester-3 Marketing Management - I Marketing Management - II Marketing Research Organizational Behavior - I Organizational Behavior - II Human Resource Management Financial Accounting Cost Accounting Financial Management Mathematics for Management Statistics Management information system Microeconomics Macroeconomics Production Management & Operational Research IT in Management - I IT in Management - II Business Law Managerial Communication - I Managerial Communication - II Summer Internship(2 months)

Second Year Core Courses Strategic Management CG and Business Ethics Taxation in Business Decision Apart from the core courses which are compulsory courses,students have the option to choose from a wide range of electives in the areas of Marketing, Human Resource, Finance amd IT Management. The institute may change existing courses, introduce new courses depending on the situation without any prior information.

Admission Process : In addition to good academic performance, ISM Patna also gives importance to the candidate’s cocurricular and extra-curricular activities. Candidates having relevant work-experience are also given due weightage. Application form can be obtained from ISM Patna City Office by paying 700/- in cash or DD. Form can also be downloaded from our website www.ismpatna.ac.in and the completed form alongwith the Demand Draft/Cheque of 700/- sent to Admission office, ISM Patna. Demand Draft / Cheque to be drawn in favour of “International School of Management Patna” payable at Patna.

Eligibility At least 50% marks or equivalent Grade in Graduation from any AIU approved University with valid CAT, CMAT, MAT or  iMAT (conducted by ISM Patna) scores. Those graduating in 2013 and will have their results available by 30th November 2013 may also apply. Selection Criteria Applicants will be short-listed based on their past academic performance and performance in CAT/MAT/ CMAT/ iMAT. Short-listed candidates will be called for Group Discussion and Personal Interview. Merit list of candidates will be prepared based on performance on above and relevant work experience (if any). Students yet to complete their graduation, if selected, will be offered provisional admission. However, they are required to complete all academic requirements for graduation before. Important Dates Admission Schedule Important Date Sale of Application form at ISM Patna Office 15th November, 2012 Application form may also be downloaded from website www.ismpatna.ac.in GD and PI 7th January 2013 onwards Commencement of Academic Session 2nd week of July, 2013 Faculty Members 1. Anindra Kr. Haldar (B.Tech., IIT Kharagpur; PGDM, IIM Calcutta) He has over 20 years of rich experience in industry, civil services and academics. He has worked in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry in international marketing. He served in The Indian Railways as an officer in the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS), managing the safety aspects of an entire division. He has been teaching for the last 14 years and has introduced new programs and set up new institutes. Prof. Haldar had been the Head, Department of Management Studies, NIT, Durgapur and has also conducted courses for IIM Shillong and Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He is pursuing a PhD in the area of service quality for the postal services of India Post. He has published research papers in peer-reviewed international journals and presented papers in international conferences and seminars. He has conducted MDPs and in-company training programs for leading companies like Tata Motors, Lafarge Cements, UBI, McNally Bharat, India Post among others. His area of interest is marketing and he delivers courses in marketing management, marketing research, consumer behaviour, business-to- business marketing among others.2. Malabika Chatterjee (B.A. (Hons); PGDP & IR, XLRI Jamshedpur) She has over 25 years of rich and varied industry experience in leadership roles in HR in banking, consumer products and in the software industry in Kolkata. Her last corporate assignment was as the Head HR, Kolkata Operations of Cognizant Technology Solutions. She has been teaching in various MBA institutes and offering consulting and training services to leading corporates. She teaches courses in the HR area.3. Amit Parakh (B.Com. (Hons.), ACA; CS; FRM; PGDM, IIM Ahmedabad) He has worked in the banking and equity research areas before entering academics. He has been associated with Structured Products Group, ICICI Bank, undertaking valuation assignments, building credit rating models and structuring transactions. In the credit research space, his sector specialization was infrastructure and FMCG. He has also been an equity research analyst with JP Morgan, based in Mumbai, where he was involved in building valuation models and financial analysis of Indian IT Services companies. He specializes in the finance area, takes active interest in capital markets. He conducts workshops on corporate finance, asset valuation and financial analysis.4. Amit Jain (PGDM, IIM Ahmedabad; Head - CSR, IMS India Mumbai) Worked in various industries such as Insurance, Pension and Education for past six years. He has also developed Indian Case Studies for International curricullum "Giving Voice to Values". He is a certified PRINCE2 Project Manager and has also done Environment and Social Risk Analysis course of UNEP - FI. At ISM Patna he takes up course on Corporate Governance & Ethics.5. Kinshuk Rastogi (MCA, BIT Meshra, Ranchi; PGDM, IIM Indore) He has rich experience of more than seven years in leading Information Technology and Finance companies. He has worked with companies like Satyam, Patni Computers and Infosys BPO, where he worked in the analytics and Financial Modeling areas before joining Thomas Weisel International, based in Mumbai, where he worked as a Quantitative Analyst at the Convertible Bond desk. He also has business interest in agricultural Commodities.6. Anurag Choubey (B.Tech.(Comp. Science); MBA, Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna) He has worked for three years as a software engineer in Infosys, based in Pune (Maharashtra), and Computer Science Corporation, based in NOIDA (Delhi NCR), in the Insurance domain for clients like AXA Equitable and Wellpoint Inc. (US). At ISM Patna, Anurag takes classes on Information Technology and Managerial Computing.7. Bireshwar Kumar (B.Sc. (Navigation), T. S. Chanakya; MBA, S.P. Jain, Mumbai) He started his career in Merchant Navy with Mitsui Osk Lines, Japan, as a Deck Officer and worked for more than 5 years in the industry before doing his MBA degree in Global logistics and Supply Chain Management. He then joined the Cargo and Logistics industry and has worked with the likes of DNV, Singapore and DHL, Germany. He is a visiting faculty at S. P. Jain Mumbai and University of Cologne, Germany. 8. Sunil Rajak (B.Tech., Delhi College of Engineering; PGDM, IIM Ahmedabad) Has experience of over 12 years. He has worked in multiple functions like corporate finance and strategy, equity research, process & operations management and multiple industries like logistics, financials services, manufacturing, and petrochemical. He is currently looking after Investor Relations and Mergers & Acquisitions at Allcargo Global Logistics, based in Mumbai. His focus areas are strategy, finance and investment.9. Mona Haidri (M.A. Economics, Patna University; B2 level French, Alliance Francaise de Paris, Ministry of France) She is an alumnus of Patna Women’s College. She worked in Alliance Française Delhi for five years before joining ISM Patna. She teaches French.10. Neerja Lal M. A. (English), Presidency College, University of Calcutta After her graduation from Lady Brabourne, Calcutta and masters from Presidency Calcutta, Prof. Lal joined the prestigious All India Radio (AIR), Calcutta as part of the panel of English Announcersand was connected with the organisation from 1981 – 1997. During her stint at AIR she scripted and presented Western Music Programmes and other announcements and narration work in English over All India Radio. She has given her voice for many documentary films made in English and has compered programmes on stage for International programmes organized by the India Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in Calcutta. After her stint at AIR she joined the Department of Communicative English with Media Studies, Patna Women’s College, Patna and headed the Department from September 2004 – September 2009. Currently she works as a Communication consultant and teaches Business Communication at ISM Patna.

11. Vidhu Sekhar (BTech, IIT Kharagpur; PGDM, IIM Calcutta) He is working as Investment Analyst with QVT Financial LP, based in New Delhi. He is with ISM Patna as visiting faculty in the area of Finance.12. Dr. Jagdish Prasad (M. A. (Eco.); Ph. D.) Dr. Prasad has a vast teaching experience of over 37 years in the area of Economics. He retired as Professor of the prestigious A. N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies. He has also written several books such as Marketable Surplus and Market Performance, Indian Agricultural Marketing: Emerging Trends and Perspectives, to name a few. With a keen interest in agricultural economics, Dr. Prasad has presented several papers regarding the agricultural reforms and developments.

Final Placement The overall objective of ISM Patna is to prepare students for constructive career, contributing to the economy of the country. The institute/college provides Final Placement assistance to all the students in final year of the programme according to their preferences. The placement cell conducts industry specific workshops and training programs, profiling each student compatible with the industry specific requirements to ensure that all our students sail through the selection process of different companies. It ensures that all our students get the opportunity to face campus interviews in reputed companies. An Update Luxottica Group, an Italian MNC,the leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of prescription frames and sunglasses in the premium and luxury segments,having a strong brand portfolio that includes Ray-Ban,Oakley, Vogue and other leading brands, visiting campus for the position of Management Trainee-Sales. Kanoo Shipping, Saudi Arabia,a division of Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo LLC, initiates the recruitment process for position in the area of Operations and Logistics. COMFED,the Bihar State Milk Cooperative Federation Ltd.,the marketer of Sudha brand of dairy products initiates the recruitment process for positions in the area of HR and Marketing. TITAN INDUSTRIES, the leading marketer of watches, initiates the recruitment process for position in the area of Marketing. IL&FS, one of India's leading Infrastructure development and finance companies, has initiated the process of recruitment in the area of Finance and Project Management. Levi Strauss & Co. India, the Indian arm of the largest brand-name apparel marketer in the world, has initiated the process of recruitment in the area of Marketing. Kotak Mahindra Bank has initiated the process of recruitment in the area of Banking. All the students of the batch are placed from the campus placement initiative.