Post Graduate Certificate in Managemetn (Retail Management)
Postgraduate Diploma by AIMA (All India Management Association)
New Delhi, Bangalore, Gurgaon
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| Eligibility: (Pre-requisites) | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognised university / 3 years diploma in any discipline recognised by AICTE after 10+2. |
| Medium of instruction: | English |
| Course ID | 14 |
India’s retail sector is estimated to touch US $833 billion by 2013, with a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10%. The organized retail is stated to grow at 40% per annum and expected to touch US$107 billion. It is the 5th largest retail destination in the world. Retail contributes 8-10% to India’s GDP. This industry directly employs about 300,000 people and the demand is rising with every new store addition. To harness the emerging opportunities in the area, this programme is designed to impart integrated knowledge of merchandising, supply chain, store maintenance, inventory control, and retail marketing mix apart from customer relationship management.
For Whom
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Graduates working in a retail organisation to upgrade their professional skills.
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Fresh graduates looking forward to excellent job opportunities in this sunrise sector.
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Management professionals working in other sectors to develop retail management competencies.
Programme Structure
Module - I
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Management Function & Organisational Behaviour
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Fundamentals of Retailing
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Essentials of Marketing
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Customer Attraction and Relationship Management
Module - II
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Merchandise Management & Pricing
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Managing Retail Operations
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Supply Chain Management & IT Application
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Project Work
Award
Post Graduate Certificate In Management (RETAIL Management)
Programme Recognition
All these one year programmes are approved by the Joint Committee of AICTE, UGC and Distance Education Council, Ministry of HRD, Govt of India. These certificates are recognised for Central Govt. jobs and promotion as per notification issued by Gazette Notification No. 44 dated 1.3.1995. by Ministry of HRD.
Eligibility
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Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognised university / 3 years diploma in any discipline recognised by AICTE after 10+2.
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Students doing other professional courses like MBA, MFS, CA, CS, ICWA can do this Diploma concurrently and seek lateral entry.
Programme Duration
The duration of the Programme is one year with two semesters. Maximum duration to complete the course 3 years.
Selection Process
Direct admission on screening of admission form.
For lateral entry, exemptions will be given if the curriculum is equivalent to ours.
Session Commences
January and July each year
Important Dates
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PGCM Programme |
2014 (Jan Session) |
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Online Registration / Online Payment / Prospectus Sale |
October 2013 onwards |
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Last date for registration / Online Payment |
31st December 2013 |
Admission Process
Online Admission Process
For admission to the program candidate requires a soft copy of attested Graduation degree, soft copy of passport size photo. A demand draft drawn in favor of “AIMA-CME” or debit/ credit card/ bank details
General Offline Admission Process
The candidates should send the completed Registration Form along with three photographs (passport or stamp sized), attested copy of graduation certificate / mark sheet and a Demand Draft of the Programme Fee of Rs. 19,000/- in favour of "AIMA", payable at New Delhi.
The Registration Form comes with CME’s prospectus, which may be obtained from the AIMA Counter / Nodal Centres on payment of Rs. 500/- in cash. The Form and Prospectus can also be obtained by post from AIMA, New Delhi, through a Demand Draft of Rs. 550/- in favour of "AIMA", payable at New Delhi.
3 simple steps to take admission in our Programme
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Fill up the registration form and attach a Demand Draft of Rs 19,000/- drawn in favour of "AIMA", payable at New Delhi or through bank challan form during banking hours only at AIMA Lodhi Road.
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Attested photocopy certificate of your 10th, 12th and graduation certificate.
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Attach your three passport size photograph
Fee Structure
Rs.19,550 - Single payment
Rs. 20,000 - Installment Facility
1st Installment – Rs12,550/-
2nd Installment – Rs. 8,000/-
Program Codes in case of Installment facility
P2 – PGCM - retail management
P3 – PGCM - Human resource mgmt.
P4 – PGCM – finance
P5 – PGCM - International business
P6 – PGCM – Pharmaceutical Marketing
P7 – PGCM – Marketing
P8 – PGCM – Operations Systems
The fee structure for overseas candidate is as follows:
For Middle East and South East Asia: US $ 600
For Europe and USA candidate: US$ 750
Class Timing
A: Class Room Mode
Weekend Programme : 9.00 a.m to 5.00 p.m (Saturday and Sunday). Between August to November and February to May
B: Online Class Room Mode
Live Sessions: 11.00 a.m – 1.00 p.m ( 2 Saturday )
Recorded Session: 24hour ( between March –May & September to November)
Note:- Students opting for the online classroom mode needs to specify Zero (0) center during filling up the center choice.
Lateral Entry Provision
Post graduate students undergoing courses like M.Com, MA can seek lateral entry to the programme and concurrently take both the courses.
The objective behind this initiative is to encourage more graduates take up professional courses .Any student in the Final year/3rd Semester of M.Com /MA can undergo this distance learning programme of AIMA concurrently. The student also has an opportunity to seek credit transfer of maximum two papers, which they have passed in the first year or 1&2 semester of M.Com/MA.
AIMA has developed a detailed system for curriculum matching and harmonisation of grades and degrees.
Those 2 papers which match with any one stream of PGCM are exempted for the student and they can seek credit transfer for the same, the rest of the papers need to be studied and successfully cleared to be awarded the Post Graduate Certificate. A student is also given a fee exception for these two papers.
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| When | Duration | Where | Remarks | Price |
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(9:00 AM - 5:00 PM) Sun, Sat |
1 Years |
All Venues | Between August to November and February to May |
INR 20,000 Per Course (Taxes As Applicable) |
| Online | ||||
| When | Duration | Where | Remarks | Price |
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No attendance for this course |
Not Specified | Study Online (on your computer) | Live Sessions: 11.00 a.m – 1.00 p.m ( 2 Saturday... more | Price On Request |
Bangalore, Outer Ring Road (Center):- 2nd floor, Indo Asian Girls PU College 1 and 2 Chellekere Near Kalyan Nagar Bus Stop Outer Ring Road, Bangalore - 43, Karnataka, India
New Delhi, Pitampura (Center):- 5th Floor, H.B.Twin Tower, Netaji Subhash Place Pitampura, New Delhi - 110 034, Delhi, India
Gurgaon, Sohna Road (Center):- Unit Nos. 405-407, 4th Floor, Tower B, Spaze IT Tech Park, Sector 49 Sohna Road, Gurgaon - 122001, Haryana, India
