• Graduates with minimum 50% at graduation level with work experience above 3 years as an executive or an entrepreneur [ marks can be relaxed in specific cases]
• Diploma holders [with at least 15 years of education] with 50% at diploma level and work experience above 5 years as an executive or an entrepreneur [ marks can be relaxed in specific cases]
• No prior formal education in management [such as having a qualification like PGDBM/MBA/PGDBA]
• Aspiring Owners, currently employed as managers, and New Business Development Managers
• Aspiring owners and members of family businesses without any experience
• Busy, self confident and ambitious individuals willing to take charge of his/her destiny

• To prepare the participants to become, depending on their personal interest, entrepreneurs or strategic management consultants build in them curiosity, self belief and courage to spot ideas and pursue them.
• To impart strategic and general management skills required to translate ideas into wealth creating actions
  

Following three Components are to be completed in order to be eligible for PGPMSL certificate :

1. Post Graduate Program in Management and Entrepreneurship [240 Contact hours with Faculty]
2. Advanced Strategy and Leadership program (ASLP)
3. Dissertation

• Four  terms of  8-10 weeks each
• 11 AREAS with each area containing several subjects [listed below]
• Total 240 hours of LIVE contact with faculty over the DIGITAL network, all 11 AREAS put together
• Deployment of  LIVE, 2 Way Interactive,  DIGITAL [web conferencing ] platform for conducting 240 hours of formal sessions.
• Availability of recorded versions in case somebody misses a session
• Three sessions per week , each @2.5 hours, spread over 32-40 weeks, normally on Saturday afternoon [2 to 730pm] and Monday evening [6 to 830pm]
• Studies OUTSIDE-THE-FORMAL SESSION: Minimum 20 hours of study per week will be required covering [a] materials covered during the formal sessions of 240 hours  conducted  by the faculty, [b] studies based on books recommended and guidance given there of, [c] preparation of term papers and [d]  additional inputs provided by the Academy for general readings in strategy and entrepreneurship areas [such as  articles, videos and Podcasts]
• Looking from this perspective, the total engagement of a participant joining this post graduate program will be 1060 hours comprising [a] 240 hours of formal LIVE sessions  to be conducted by the faculty plus [b] 220 hours for writing  11  Term Papers [1 per AREA] plus [c] 600 hours of outside-the-formal sessions studies, spread over 40 weeks [15 hours per week]. 

1. 101. Macro and Micro Economics
2. 102. Indian Economics
3. 103. International Economics
4. 109. Q&A on Managerial Economics

1. 120. Companies Act
2. 121. Central Excise and service tax
3. 122. Value Added Tax
4. 123. Income tax
5. 129. Q&A on Corporate and Commercial Law 

1. 130. Financial Accounting and Ratio Analysis
2. 131. Management Accounting for managerial decision making
3. 139. Q&A on Managerial Accounting for decision making and control

1. 140. Corporate Financial Management
2. 141. Options and Futures
3. 142. Financial services Products-Insurance
4. 143. Financial services Products-Mutual Fund
5. 144. Financial services Products-Consumer Loan
6. 145. Financial services Products-Leasing and Hire-Purchase
7. 146. Financial services Products -Brokerage Services
8. 149. Q&A on Financial Management

1. 160. Micro OB
2. 161. Macro OB
3. 169. Q&A on OB

1. 170. HRM as driver of business performance
2. 171. Performance management
3. 172. Talent Management
4. 173. Training and Development     
5. 179. Q&A on HR Management

1. 180.Basic business statistics
2. 181. Demand forecasting
3. 182. Business Analytics
4. 189. Q&A on Quantitative Analysis for managerial decision making

1. 190. Productivity, efficiency and issue of quality  in operations
2. 191. Service process design and management
3. 192. Supply chain management
4. 193. Materials management
5. 194. Project Management
6. 199. Q &A on Operations Management

1. 200. Analysis of customer and competition and  concept of segmentation and targeting
2. 201. Positioning and related Marketing mix decisions
3. 202. Different strategies for marketing warfare
4. 203. Product and Brand Management
5. 204. Sales Management
6. 205. Channel Management
7. 206. Customer Relationships Management
8. 207. Integrated Marketing communication
9. 209. Q &A on Marketing  Management

1. 210. Understanding and sensing Strategy
2. 211. Strategy development process
3. 212. Strategy execution and alignment of functional policies and actions with strategy
4. 213. Managing and Leading for driving change and achieving results at all levels of management
5. 219. Q&A  on Strategic  Management

1. 220. Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking and urge to succeed
2. 221. Essence of a New Business plan 
3. 229. Q &A on Entrepreneurship and New Business

To be awarded  POST GRADUATE PROGRAM  IN MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP [PGPME] by The Strategy Academy Centre for Advanced Studies [TSACAS], subject to meeting the following requirements:

• Successful completion of PGPME as stipulated
• Attendance of 75% in the live digital classes

It is an autonomous certificate.

• Advanced topics on Strategy and Leadership [reading course with 10 hours of faculty contact]
• Advanced topics on Innovation and Entrepreneurship [reading course with 10 hours of faculty contact]
• Advanced topics on Strategy and Tactics of Success – TSA WAY [reading course with 10 hours of faculty contact]

• Dissertation - to cover the  “ REAL Business Plan [ with demonstrated commitment and proof to execute the business plan]” of the concerned participant [ participant-led research project to be  supported by up to 10 Hours of faculty contact]

• Attendance in Live Digital classes – 10 %[ minimum 75% attendance needed to qualify for certification]
• Class participation – 15%
• Offline discussions with Academic Support Group members – 10%
• Surprise Quiz: 10%
• Term Paper – 1  : 15 %
• End term examination: 40%

NOTE :

1. All term Papers and also Dissertation [1 per subject, total 15 plus dissertation] must be real-life application specific and each participant will be expected to apply the concept and practices learnt during formal sessions as well as a part of the self - studies made outside formal sessions. Specifically, participants joining this PG Program will be expected to write their 15 term papers plus dissertation  covering relevant issues relating to strategy and leadership challenges that are likely to be faced by them as future business leaders in their respective future business contexts.
2. Written Examination – 15 papers [12 for PGPME and 3 for the Advanced courses]
   • Open book on-line examinations at the end of each term
   • Concept of question banks and interviews of a few  participants, randomly selected,  immediately after each examination
   • Re-examination to improve grades with conditions

• A+, A, A-, B+,B,B-, C, and F
• CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) for all 15 subjects plus dissertation will be calculated

Top 5 performers of PGPME will be awarded financial and /or non financial prizes based on their CGPA score and their names will be put on the Academy’s Honour Roll.

There are also separate awards for Attendance and Class Participation.

• Profile as given under Target Group
• Statement of Purpose stating intention to become a Future manager and/or an entrepreneur
• Written test for assessing [a] the  extent of sensitivity to general environment, [b] written communication skill and  [c] attitude and orientation towards achieving success
• Personal interview for assessing intent to become a future manager and/or an entrepreneur.

To be awarded  POST GRADUATE PROGRAM  IN STRATEGY, INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF START UPS [PGPSIMS] by The Strategy Academy Centre for Advanced Studies [TSACAS], subject to meeting the following requirements:

• Successful completion of PGPME
• Successful completion of Advanced courses
• Submission and defence of Dissertation
• Attendance of 75% in the live digital classes

It is an autonomous certificate.

• Rs 140000/- + Service Tax.  

Note: The fee includes the one time cost of [1] a high speed broadband data card, [2] a standard head phone and [3] a standard webcam. These 3 are required for receiving LIVE audio an video feed. Monthly broadband charges plus cost of books to be purchased are to be borne by the participants themselves.

A limited number of scholarships of Rs 10,000 are there for deserving candidates (both fresh and experienced) who will be self financing the program fee.

This scholarship will be awarded based on the following two considerations.

a) Graduation level marks
b) Performance at the entrance level written examination
and
c) Personal Interview

15th November 2010

• Please write to ccg1@thestrategyacademy.org along with CV; the CV should have complete academic details and work experience and must also contain a  statement of purpose.
• Have a telephonic discussion with the Communication and Counselling Group of the Academy on program details and whether  the profile of the applicant and his/her career aspirations match with the objectives of the program.
• Attend a LIVE Digital demo session, as announced from time,  to get a feel of the web conferencing platform.
• Personal discussion over telephone with the Chief Mentor of the Academy to complete the admission process

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• Graduates with 50% at graduation level[can be relaxed in specific cases] with some work experience;
• Must be a PGDM/MBA with at least  3 years experience
• Future Business Leaders and Aspiring Owners, currently employed as managers,  and New Business Development Managers
• Busy, self confident and ambitious individuals willing to take charge of his/her destiny

• To help the participants develop an appreciation of strategic management as a field of specialization and impart in them the threshold level of strategic skills required to develop a career in the field of strategic management.
• To assist the participants  become , depending on their personal interest,  future business leaders,  entrepreneurs or strategic management consultants and build in them  curiosity, self belief  and courage to spot ideas and pursue  them.

• 10  Subjects, each with a 18 hours of formal contact with the faculty and 2 hours of mentoring and Q&A
• Total 200 hours of contact
• Deployment of LIVE, 2 Way Interactive,  DIGITAL [web conferencing ] platform for conducting 200 hours of formal sessions. Availability of recorded versions in case somebody misses a session
• Up to three sessions per week , each @2.5 hours, spread over 26 weeks, normally on Saturday afternoon [2 to 730pm] and Monday evening [6 to 830pm]
• Studies OUTSIDE-THE-FORMAL SESSION: Minimum 20 hours of study per week will be required covering [a] materials covered during the formal sessions covered by the faculty, [b] studies based on books recommended and guidance given there of, [c] preparation of term papers and [d]  additional inputs provided by the Academy for general readings in strategy and entrepreneurship areas [such as  articles, videos and Podcasts]
• Looking from this perspective, the total engagement of a participant joining this Executive Program will be 720 hours comprising [a] 200 hours of formal sessions plus [b] 520 hours of outside-the-formal sessions studies, spread over weeks. 

• Corporate, Business and Functional Strategy and understanding the general framework for Strategy development
• Industry and competitive Analysis, Competitive Strategy Options and Growth strategies
• Strategy Execution and Management of Change

• Special Topics in  Financial Management
• Special topics in  Marketing Management
• Special topics in Operations, Supply Chain and Project Management
• Special topics in HRM

• Strategy Models,  frameworks and best practices
• M&A and Corporate Restructuring
• Understanding, Assessing and Managing Business and Financial Risks

• Open book on-line examinations at the end of each term
• Concept of question banks and interviews of a few  participants, randomly selected,  immediately after each examination
• Re-examination to improve grades with conditions

• Attendance in Live Digital classes – 10 %[ minimum 75% attendance needed to qualify for certification]
• Class participation – 15%
• Surprise Quiz: 15%
• Term Paper – 1  : 20 %
• End term examination: 40%

NOTE : All term Papers [1 per subject, total 10] must be real-life application specific and each participant will be expected to apply, while preparing the term papers,  the concept and practices learnt during formal sessions as well as a part of the self - studies made outside formal sessions. Specifically, participants joining this PGCSM   will be expected to write their 10  term papers covering relevant issues relating to their future business ventures or future industries they wish to work for.

• A+, A, A-, B+,B,B-, C, and F
• CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average)  will be calculated

• Profile as given under Target Group
• Statement of Purpose stating intention to become a professional in strategic management
• Personal discussion with the Chief Mentor of the Academy  covering academic interest and professional goals

To be awarded  POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE  IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT [PGPCSM] by The Strategy Academy Centre for Advanced Studies [TSACAS]; it is an autonomous certificate.

• Rs 150000/- + Service Tax, payable in 2 instalments; first  instalment of  Rs 90000/- + service tax  is payable within 14 days of receiving the admission letter and the balance amount – Rs 60000/- + service tax -  is payable  on or before  90th  days from the start of the program

Note: The fee includes the one time cost of  [1] a high speed broadband data card, [2] a standard head phone and [3] a standard webcam. These 3 are required for receiving  LIVE audio an video feed. Monthly broadband charges plus cost of books to be purchased are to be borne by the participants themselves.

June 2010

• Please write to ccg1@thestrategyacademy.org along with CV; the CV should have complete academic details and work experience and must also contain a  statement of purpose.
• Have a telephonic discussion with the Communication and Counselling Group of the Academy on program details and whether  the profile of the applicant and his/her career aspirations match with the objectives of the program.
• Personal discussion over telephone with the Chief Mentor of the Academy to complete the admission process
• Attend a LIVE Digital demo session, as announced from time,  to get a feel of the web conferencing platform.

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