The objective of the three-year part time PGDM is to equip working executives acquire managerial skills necessary to take up senior management. The course is structured in such a way, that students of the part-time programme go through the same rigour as the full-time programme. Executives with a willingness to learn the latest management mantras to further their career growth are best suited to this programme.

The part-time PGDM programme, spread over three years, consists of 9 terms, approximately of three months duration each. The classes are held from Monday through Friday (between 6.45 PM and 8.30 PM) so that students can attend classes without any difficulty.

The Programme

The programme consists of 35 courses - 26 compulsory courses of 3 credits each and 9 electives of 4 credits each. Students are also required to submit a Masters level dissertation during the last term of the third year. The total number of credits earned during the three years would total 120.

The First and Second Year 

First year courses present the students with a comprehensive view of the management discipline. A broad perspective of the industrial environment is presented and a sound foundation is laid for advanced learning in the subsequent years. The courses offered during the first and second years are core courses and compulsory. It also facilitates the selection of electives in the third year.

The Third Year

The third year of the course takes into account the need for bringing into the classroom the state of the art new techniques and innovation in various fields and in helping students apply theoretical inputs to practice. Besides the two compulsory courses, students have to choose 9 electives from a wide array of electives courses from their chosen area of specialisation viz. Marketing, Finance, Systems, Human Resources Management, General Management and International Business.

Students are also required to submit a Masters level dissertation in their chosen area of specialisation, as a part of the programme, normally in the last term of the third year.

The performance of the students of the PGDM programme is continually evaluated and rigorously monitored to motivate them to excel. The grading synthesizes, on a 9 point scale, the continual process of assessment and represents each student's performance in quizzes, assignments, reports, project work, field-work, class participation, mid-term and end-term tests.

• The candidate should be a graduate in any discipline from a recognized University or hold a professional qualification recognized as equivalent to a Bachelors degree and should have secured a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate.
• The candidate should have had full time work experience in Business / Industry / Government for a minimum period of two years.
• The candidate should be employed at the time of applying for the programme.

• The admission procedure usually consists of a written test followed by a group discussion and personal interview held at LIBA, Chennai.
• Interested candidates are requested to obtain the application form available at the admissions office, LIBA, on payment of the prescribed fee, either by way of cash or by demand draft favouring LIBA, payable at Chennai.
• Application must be made in the prescribed form only and the same should reach LIBA on or before the specified date. Applications received after the cut-off date will not be entertained.
• The admissions committee will make a preliminary evaluation of applications received. Those short-listed will be asked to appear for a written test conducted by LIBA.
• The LIBA Admission Test is of objective type and is designed to evaluate the candidate’s aptitude in areas such as verbal and quantitative skills, analytical reasoning and general knowledge. For further information, please refer to the prospectus.
• Candidates can either appear for the LIBA admission test or the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) conducted by AIMA. Candidates who opt for the MAT, should attach a copy of the MAT score card along with the filled-in application form of LIBA.
• Based on the scores of the written test, short-listed candidates will be called for subsequent rounds of group discussions and personal interviews to be conducted at LIBA. List of short-listed candidates will be displayed on the LIBA notice board few days after the exam and will also be notified mandate by post.
• Fees shall be paid at the beginning of each term, not later than the date mentioned in the LIBA Notice Board or in their letter of admission, the prescribed fees. The total estimated fees for a term are Rs.15500/-. In addition, library deposit of Rs. 3000/- (refundable) needs to be paid along with the first semester fees and Rs. 2500/-towards fees for Diploma and Convocation and Alumni Association along with the ninth semester fees.

• Issue of Applications: April 2, 2008
• Last date for submission of completed applications: May 18, 2008
• LIBA Admission test: May 25, 2008
• Group Discussion and Interview for short listed candidates: May 30, 31 and June 1, 2008
• Commencement of regular classes: June 9, 2008

• Basic Financial Accountancy
• Managerial Economics
  
• Marketing Management - I
• Quantitative Techniques - I
• Organisational Behaviour - I
• Financial Management - I
• Introduction to Information Technology
• Executive Communication
• Organisational Behaviour - II
• Marketing Management - II
• Quantitative Techniques - II
• Financial Management - II
• Economic Environment of Business
• Cost & Management Accounting
• Organisational Behaviour III
• Management Information Systems
• Human Resources Development
• Legal Environment of Business
• Marketing Research
• Operations Management - I
• Social Environment of Business
• Operations Management - II
  
• Industrial Relations
  
• International Business

List of Electives

Marketing

• Brand Management
• Business-to-Business Marketing
• Customer Relationship Management
• Consumer Behaviour
• E - Buyer Behaviour
• Emotional Intelligence in Marketing
• Integrated Marketing Communication
• Marketing Engineering
• Marketing Analytics and Design of Experiments
• Marketing of Financial Services
• Marketing in the New Era
• Pricing
• Product Management
  
• Retailing
• Rural Marketing
• Sales Negotiation
• Services Marketing
• Sales & Distribution Management
• Strategic Marketing Management

Finance

• Behavioural Finance
• Commercial Banking Management
• Corporate Finance and Financial Reporting
• Corporate Taxation and Planning
• Derivatives
• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Financial Structure and Economic Development
  
• Foreign Trade and Finance
• Money and Capital Markets
  
• Indirect Taxation
• International Financial Management
  
• Insurance Management
• Marketing of Financial Services
• Retail Banking Management
  
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Personal Taxation & Planning
• Project Management
• Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
• Shareholder Value Management
• Strategic Cost Management
• Working Capital Management

• Business Forecasting
• Business Process Re-engineering
• Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
• Economics of HRD
• Industrial Economics
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  
• Managing Technology
• Principles of Six Sigma
  
• Simulation Modelling
  
• Total Quality Management
• World Class Manufacturing

• Balanced Score Card
• Career Planning and Management
• Competency Mapping
• Emotional Intelligence
  
• Entrepreneurship
  
• Executive Competencies
• HR Information Systems
• International Human Resources Management
• Knowledge Management
  
• Labour Laws
• Reward and Performance Management
• Organisational Change and Development
• Communication and Group Behaviour
• Stress and Conflict Management
• Training and Development
• Strategic HR
  
• Understanding Organisation: Structure, Design & Theory