The course enables a student to face the challenges of modeling unstructured business problems and proposing solutions to such problems.Though the programme provides opportunities for specialization, the objective is to train high level decision makers with broad strategic vision.

The main thrust of training at the Institute is to imbibe a sense of strategic outlook to management problems in the students. The emphasis, therefore, is on management as an integrated process and requires the students to develop a global view of economic, technological, cultural and political environment of the business.

The course enjoys a two-tier structure. The first year is committed to developing business fundamentals through compulsory courses spanning the areas of economics, finance, marketing, operations, systems and behavioral sciences. The second year offers more number of electives than any other B-School in India. The flexibility in the system ensures that a student at no point makes a compromise with his desired area of pursuit.

Scholarships

The institute offers limited financial assistance to deserving students enrolled in PGDM/PGDCM. The assistance is provided by a number of organizations. Meritorious students studying in the second year may be awarded teaching assistantship and are paid a stipend for the same.

The institute awards the following prizes to the deserving students:

1. B C Roy Memorial Medals
2. Chairman's Prize
3. John Wynne Prize

The following prizes and medals have been donated by several organizations for awarding to students according to various criteria:

1. Calcutta Management Association prize
2. Citibank Excellence and Research Awards
3. Dr. Jogendra Chowdhury Gold Medal
4. Mrs. Indira Chowdhury Gold Medal
5. ABC Ltd. Award
6. Balmer Lawrie Award
7. Calcutta Port Trust Award
8. COMPAQ Award
9. Duncan Industries Award
10. Magunta Subramma Reddy Memorial Prize
11. Nestle's India Scholarship
12. Exide Industries Award
13. IIMC Alumni Association prize
14. Dr. K. Nath Public Trust Gold Medal
15. Dr. K. Nath Public Trust Award
16. Bharat Chamber of Commerce Medal
17. B. S Dua Memorial Prize
18. Damodar Valley Corporation Medal and Prize
19. TIL Ltd. Award
20. Bengal Chamber of Commerce Medal
21. HCL Corporation Prize
22. Pawan Tyagi Prize
23. Indus Service Award
24. Associated Cement Co. Award
25. P.C. Chandra Medals

In addition, some scholarships are donated by the following organizations for awarding to students on the basis of merit at the end of the first year: The PD Agarwal Foundation is also extending two interest free loan amounting to Rs. 50, 000 p.a. on merit-cum-means criteria.