SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

Starting its operation in 1987, with the launch of Diploma in Management as the pilot programme of the University, the School of Management Studies (SOMS) today offers nine programmes in management and three programmes in Commerce. The Management Programme offered by the School currently consists of more than 50 Courses. Each of these courses is equal to 6 credits. These Programmes are offered on a modular pattern, and in different combinations lead to a Diploma, a Post Graduate Diploma or the MBA. In terms of the spread and enrolment, the IGNOU’s management programmes represent one of the largest management programmes in the world. Some of the features of these programmes are:

• Study material developed through the participation of eminent academics and professionals

• Semester System

• Course-wise registration

• Regular counselling through face to face mode

• Radio phone-in facility from various stations of AIR throughout the country

• Weekly telecasts on National network (6.00 A.M.)

• Amply supported Audio/Video inputs

Besides the MBA (Banking and Financial Services) Programme, the School of Management Studies offers the following other Management Programmes:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• Diploma in Management (DIM)

• Postgradute Diploma in Management (PGDIM)

• Postgradute Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM)

• Postgradute Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFM)

• Postgradute Diploma in Operation Management (PGDOM)

• Postgradute Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDMM)