A 12 Month Modular Programme for the Social Sector
PGPDM is a 12- month modular programme, for professionals working in or intending to work for the social sector including NGOs, foundations, CSR functions of corporate/ for-profit organisations, social policy or welfare departments of governments, and social enterprises.
The program has the locational advantage of being situated in the financial capital with a large-scale presence of social sector, public policy, and corporate CSR actors. With over 250 plant species plus a campus lake, the 45 acres of campus in Andheri is an urban oasis, providing a very conducive location for the learning and reflection for the social change agents.
The delivery structure of the programme blends the efficiency of online learning with the proven advantages of in-person classrooms. The programme is modular and enables participants to continue working at their current organisations. Delivered over six contact periods of two weeks each, only the first and the last contacts are residential and held on SPJIMR's Mumbai campus.
With 20 cohorts over 11 years, the program has impacted 285 organisations across 21 states of India, with PGPDM alumni serving as founders, heads, trustees and directors of NGOs, and as social entrepreneurs, CSR managers, programme officers and social sector consultants.
The programme emphasises interactive pedagogy with a focus on real-life problem-solving and case studies from the social sector. Blending theory and practice, the programme requires participants to do application exercises, field-based assignments, and projects during the off-contact period to test and ensure the relevance of knowledge acquired in classroom settings to participants' work environment.
Twelve months,
Three terms
Six contacts of
two weeks each,
every two months
First and last contact
on-campus and
remaining four online
Thirty two top class faculty members—including core and adjunct faculty from SPJIMR and some visiting faculty from outside—teach in this programme. These faculty members have studied in and or worked with top institutions/universities across the world such as Oxford, Harvard, Vanderbilt, Purdue, Brandeis, Michigan, Tulane, UC Berkley, London Business School, Aix-Marseille and IITs (Bombay, Delhi), IIMs (Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Lucknow), BITS Pilani, SPJIMR, Jamnalal Bajaj IMS, BIT Mesra, TISS, IRMA, Nirmala Niketan and other institutions of repute from India. They bring in the classroom appropriate blend of theory and practice on one hand and management and development knowledge on another.
Co-Founder & Chief Impact Officer
Claylab Education Foundation, Mumbai
General Manager, Administration, CSR & Liaison
Hindalco Industries, Aditya Birla Group, Silvassa
The PGPDM is quite relevant for the people working in the development sector. Upon completion of the course, one becomes confident, personally, and professionally, and can contribute more meaningfully to the organisation. I personally feel proud to have pursued this programme at SPJIMR, Mumbai.
Head,Volunteering, Engagement & Partnerships
Kotak Education Foundation
I have been a mentor to a few participants since 2012 and can say that the programme made an impact in terms of a better quality of interventions and improved outcomes across various sectors. The people who completed PGPDM have become change-makers.
We, at Kotak Education Foundation, are happy to see some of our employees joining and immensely benefiting from the programme. It is my firm belief that people who want to bring qualitative change in their development work should make use of this programme which has been changed recently to suit the needs and convenience of working professionals.
I. Participants from Corporates / International NGOs:Rs.3,00,000 (Three Lakh only) + GST as applicable.
Payment terms: In advance – 2 options
a) Full payment Rs.3,00,000 + GST as applicable: Qualifies for Lump Sum concession (5%) + Early Bird
b) Term-wise payment : Rs. 1,00,000 + GST as applicable x 3 Terms
II. Participants from NGOs:Rs. 1,50,000 (One Lakh Fifty Thousand only) + GST as applicable.
Payment terms: In advance – 3 options
a) Full payment Rs.1,50,000+ GST as applicable : Qualifies for Lump Sum concession (5%) + Early Bird
b) Term-wise payment : Rs. 50,000 + GST as applicable x 3 Terms
c)Equal Monthly Instalments (EMI) - Rs. 16,252 per month for 11 months). First EMI payment will have to made for the confirmation of admission& and; for remaining 10 EMIs, Post Dated Cheques will have to be submitted on the day of reporting.
Immediately after the end of the first PGPDM contact, I was able to put a lot of what I had learned into practice. The case studies and the discussions not only improved my understanding of various subjects but also provided me with tools and frameworks to address a comparable issue at my organization. I've been able to develop deep relationships with other participants, and a few organisations have already started collaborating.