The institute offers a two-year full time Post Graduate Diploma in Management. The programme is recognized as equivalent to MBA by the All Indian Council for Technical Education (AICTE) - an autonomous body under the Ministry of HRD, Government of India & the AIU (Association of Indian Universities).

It is a noteworthy fact that the PGDM students of the institute has gained wide recognition from the industry by the sheer dint of the efforts of the 2500 CMDians.

Eligibility Criteria

• A candidate requires to apply for AIMA's written test MAT. Applications for MAT test are available with: All India Management Association, 14-Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003 and at their counters as per MAT entrances test notification.
• A candidate has to apply separately for admissions to CMD on the Application Form with this prospectus and send it to CMD, Modinagar along with duly attested copies of mark-sheet of graduation examination. The completed Application Form should reach CMD one week before MAT examination schedule.
• Applicants are advised to carefully verify their own eligibility before applying for admission, as fees will not be refunded even if a candidate is found ineligible.
• For admission to PGDM Course in CMD:
  i) Applicant should be a graduate in any discipline. (Candidates appearing for final year's exam can also apply.)
  ii) Candidates who have appeared/ are appearing in MAT/CAT/GMAT examination are eligible to apply. Candidates will be short-listed based on their performance in MAT/CAT/GMAT and Graduation examination. Short-listed candidates shall be called for Group Discussion and Interview at CMD, Modinagar.
  iii) Applications for entrance to AIMA and for admission to CMD must be complete in all respect. Incomplete applications will be rejected and fees are not refundable.
• All information given in the application must be correct and complete as admission of a candidate securing admission on the basis of incorrect and misleading information will be cancelled at any stage.
• Candidate desiring acknowledgement of receipt of application should mail it through registered A/D or Speed Post or Courier Service.
• The Application Form is also available on our website www.cmd.edu. You can log on, download the same and send along with a draft for Rs.1,000/- in favour of "Centre for Management Development" payable at Modinagar.
• To,
  Coordinator Admissions
  CMD Modinagar
  201204

Kindly attach a note not exceeding 150 words as to why you want to join PGDM Programme.

Admission Procedure

The candidates short listed on the basis of their score in MAT or other such tests undergo Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) at CMD.
The evaluation criteria include:

• Communication Skills,
• Leadership Qualities,
• Conceptual Ability, and
• Decision Making Capabilities.

The candidates successful in these tests are offered admission in institute’s PGDM course to be further developed as excellent management professionals.

CURRICULUM
For systematic learning, the programme is broken into four semesters, each comprising of a set of detailed courses. The curriculum is imparted through the interdisciplinary thrust and participatory learning experience.

Since knowledge and skills are subject to an accelerated rate of obsolescence in a rapidly changing environment, curriculum design at CMD is dynamic. To take this into account, periodic syllabus review is undertaken. The curriculum last revised and approved by academic council in July 2004 has inputs from industry through professionals and our alumni, as well as, renowned academicians from IIMs and FMS (Delhi), etc.

Accordingly, students also receive focused inputs about emerging fields in management domain. Some of these are: ERP® module, Customer Relationship Management (eCRM), Retail Management and eRetailing, Supply Chain Management, Rural Marketing, Insurance and Actuarial Science, Computerized Financial Packages, ISO 9000 and QS 14000 Specifications, etc.