PGDM Admissions - 2015

(AICTE Approved)

About IFMR
The Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) is a non-profit, research-led academic institution, backed by 43
years of training and research. IFMR offers a 2-year fulltime Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) program, recognized
by AICTE and The Association of Indian Universities, equivalent to an MBA. IFMR is approved as an institution of national
importance by the Ministry of Finance. Faculty members at IFMR have worked and consulted with both national and international
organizations. Students too are involved in these projects, ensuring continuous interaction with industry. IFMR is an approved
institution by the University of Madras for pursuing a Ph.D. degree.

Awards & Accolades

CRISIL Rating
A*** (State Level)
A** (National Level)

CNBC-TV18
Ranked 9th in Finance including IIMs
Ranked among Top 30 institutes including IIMs

Business World B-School Rankings

Dewang Mehta Award
Ranked among Top 30 B-Schools including IIMs Best Academic Input / Syllabus in Finance

Star News B-School Rankings

Most Outstanding B-School (South)

Business Standard B-School Ratings

A1 Category including IIMs

Vision
To be the institution of choice for
students and employers with a focus on
management in general and the
financial services industry in particular.

Mission
To be an institution of greater learning,
advancing theory and practice in
Finance and Management, to prepare
young minds and experienced
managers to become competent and
socially responsible leaders of
corporations and other institutions.

Board of Governors
Chairman : Mr. N Vaghul,
Members

Former Chairman, ICICI Bank Ltd.,

: Mr. R Seshasayee, Executive Vice Chairman, Ashok Leyland Ltd

Mr. K Shanmugam, I.A.S., Finance Secretary, Government of Tamilnadu
Mr. B H Kothari, Chairman, HCK Group of Companies
Mr. N Kumar, Vice Chairman, Sanmar Group
Dr. R Thandavan, Vice Chancellor, University of Madras
Dr. Nachiket Mor, Member, Central Board, Reserve Bank of India
Mr. D Sundaram, Vice Chairman & MD, TVS Capital Funds Ltd
Mr. Narayan Sethuramon, Managing Director, W.S. Industries (India) Ltd
Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Dr. T N Srinivasan, Samuel C. Park, Jr. Professor of Economics, Yale University
Mr. Rajiv Lall, Executive Chairman, IDFC Ltd
Dr. Rohini Pande, Mohammed Kamal Professor of Public Policy,
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Dr. Srikanth K Iyer, Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Dr. Bruce Kogut, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Professor of Leadership and Ethics and Director,
Sanford C. Bernstein Center for Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School
Dr. Kshama Fernandes, Chief Executive Officer, IFMR Capital
Mr. C V Krishnan, President, IFMR

Mr. C.V. KRISHNAN, President, IFMR

From Governors Desk

Mr. N.VAGHUL
Former Chairman, ICICI Bank Ltd., Chairman,
Board of Governors, IFMR

The dream is to invest in quality students

and produce jewels. Over a period of
time, we will create this reputation. The
people who walk out of this institute will
be the people who create an intellectual
revolution in the country. This will
certainly transform it into reality.
Dr. NACHIKET MOR
Member, Central Board, Reserve Bank of India
Member, Board of Governors, IFMR

What we offer in the MBA programs

should stay with you for the next two or
three decades. It should not be that when
you walk out of the institution, what you
have learned is dated information.
Sometimes the concern is the course is too academic. Are the
students really relevant in the real world? It is a balancing act.
And what we are aiming for is the finished product.

We, at IFMR, keep constantly

revamping our existing courses and also
create new ones to deal with the current
economic issues. The students are made
to become familiar with the new market
realities and at the same time not
compromising on the academic rigor.

Prof. G.BALASUBRAMANIAN, Dean, IFMR

The rigorous curriculum, with both
theoretical and practical applications of
concepts, delivered through a blend of
lectures, case studies and activities, by a
team of dedicated multi-disciplinary
faculty, ensures better internalization of
concepts and develop a managerial
orientation. Computing skills are a natural
by-product of the pedagogy due to the heavy emphasis on
information technology based delivery and practice.
In addition, the students are exposed to a number of seminars,
given by various visiting international faculty and industry experts,
on a wide variety of topics related to management and related
disciplines. The idea is to develop a holistic perspective and
appreciation in the students.

Prof. P.K. BISWAS, Director, Academics, IFMR

India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world. It is imperative that management education
should help in creation, dissemination and application of knowledge in a way that helps to bring about
profound transformation of society and the nation. IFMR, since its inception has created a niche for itself
in the field of finance. However, over a period of time it has become a fully integrated B School, a
premier Management Institute of India. IFMR has focused on translating critical aspects of management
education into pragmatic managerial excellence, organizational development and path-breaking research.
By way of strategic alliance with Corporate, Industry, Academia and Civil society, we train and groom our
students to be catalysts in the growth and development of India.
Along with the academic knowledge, we also facilitate students in overall personality development, through various activities,
seminars & presentations. IFMR provides a platform for out-ofthe-box thinking, exploring and experimenting novel ideas. We
welcome you to IFMR and wish you a good future.

Faculty
Archana Patro

Fellow (IIM Indore)

Badrinathan S

PGDM (IIM C)

Balasubramanian G

Ph.D (University of Madras); AICWA

Biswas P K

Ph.D (Utkal University), MA (JNU)

Chandrashekhar G R

FPM (Strategic Management) (IIM Lucknow); PGDM (International Business & Marketing) (IIM Bangalore),

Gangadharan S

Ph.D (University of Madras); PGDPM; PDM (OUBS, UK)

Hemalatha Chandrashekhar

FPM (Information Technology and Systems) (IIM Lucknow); GNNIT, BE (ECE) (Bharathiyar University)

Jayaram R

AICWA, M.Com, M.Phil, Adv Dip M.A,

Kannan R

M.Tech (IIT Bombay); Dip. in Financial Management (Bombay); Chartered Financial Analyst (ICFAI)

Krishnan C

M.A. (Economics)

Krishnan C V

PGDBA (IIM A), ATIM (Netherlands); B Tech (IIT M)

Lakshmi Kumar

Ph.D (IIT M); MA (Econometrics)

Maheswaran S

Ph.D (University of Minnesota); PGDM (IIM C)

Mehul Raithatha

Ph.D (IIT Bombay), M.Com, CFA, MFA

Raghu Raman S

Ph.D (OUBS, UK), MBA (OUBS, UK); PGDFM (IIFM, Bhopal)

Rajeshwari Victor

PGDM (IIM A)

Ramaprasad Rajaram

Ph.D (Economics) (University of Georgia, USA)

Ramesh Subramanian

CAIIB, FCS, LLM, MCom

Shameem S

Ph.D (IIT M)

Somdeb Lahiri

Ph.D (University of Minnesota)

Subramanian T V

M.Stat (Indian Statistical Institute); Fellow (Ph.D. Degree) in Management (IIM A)

Sunil Bhatla

Ph.D in Marketing (The Ohio State University); MBA in Finance and Marketing (West Virginia University)

Surenderrao Komera

Ph.D (University of Madras)

Suresh Venkatraman

Fellow (IIM Bangalore)

Vaibhav Chawla

Fellow (IIM Kozhikode); B.Tech

Venkatesh B

CFA (Charter from the CFA Institute, US); Graduate Member of ICWAI

Venkatesh T R

PGDM (IIM C)

Venkateswaran A

PG Dip in IR &PM (XLRI Jameshdpur), MA (Eco)

Vijaya Chebolu-Subramanian

Ph.D (Texas A&M University); MS., M.Sc.,

Vijayalakshmi C

Fellow (MDI, Gurgaon); PG Dip in Rural Mgt (IRMA, Anand)

Vinodh Madhavan

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) (Golden Gate University) San Francisco

Sri City Campus

IFMR has built a world class campus spread over 40 acres in
Sri City, 70 km from Chennai. Sri City is located strategically
a l o n g N a t i o n a l H i g h w a y- 5 , o n t h e b o r d e r o f t w o
industrialized States, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It is
India's fastest growing integrated Business City spread over
8000 acres, with a multi-product Special Economic Zone
(SEZ), Domestic Tariff Zone (DTZ), Institutional and Lifestyle
zones, master planned and designed to figure in any select
list of Asia's top five Business Cities. IFMR's new campus is an academic Centre of Excellence in the midst of
global organizations setting up world class manufacturing plants in Sri City to cater to Indian and export
markets. These include Alstom, Kobelco, Danielli, Colgate, Cadburys, Pepsico, Kellogs, Isuzu Motors, and a
large number of Japanese, American and European corporations.
The Institute has a built-up area of 300,000 sq. ft. that covers
the fully air conditioned main academic block, consisting of
classrooms, computer labs, seminar halls, faculty cabins,
librar y, meeting rooms, finance and accounts sections,
placement cells, residential hostels, a cafeteria with dine-in
ser vices, faculty and staff housing and a Management
Development Centre residence. The campus has been
designed to give easy access to the physically challenged.
Hostel rooms are equipped with attached baths, occupied on a
twin-sharing basis.
Automated launderettes, gymnasium, recreation room with services and facilities including television, indoor
games and more will help students unwind and relax after hours of lectures. Outdoor games, an open air
auditorium and more recreation facilities have also been set up.
A beautiful water body, a walkway and enough greenery
makes the campus aesthetically and physically soothing. The
entire campus is Wi-fi enabled. For the benefit of the faculty,
students and the administration, a campus management
system has been implemented. Complete security and safety
are built in as basic requirements. It is planned to make the
campus as not only a higher education institution but also as
a vibrant human system.

About PGDM
The primary objective of the PGDM program is to facilitate students to become successful managers. To achieve this
objective the program incorporates the following features:First, it provides a strong foundation in management by offering a set of core courses in the areas of Accounting,
Economics, Finance, Marketing, IT & Operations and Human Resource Management. The 2 month summer internship
gives the students hands-on practical exposure and the valuable experience of working on a project. Building from
these disciplines the program offers a wide range of relevant and contemporary electives in which students can
specialize in the second year.
Second, the content of these courses is continuously revamped to ensure that it reflects critical business issues that
organizations face today. This process is aided by wide ranging academic and research partnerships that IFMR has
with other leading business schools in the world and its own research centers focused on key areas of development
and sustainability. In addition, the faculty members who teach this program are eminently qualified in their respective
domains and thus add significant value to the classroom experience and the program.
Third, IFMR's selection policy is oriented towards diversity in classrooms. PGDM students are not only from different
states but also have varied backgrounds in terms of educational specialization and work experience. This ensures a
diverse and culturally rich learning environment where the emphasis is on learning from each other through discussions
and gaining an understanding of 'reality' in organizations.
Fourth, IFMRs PGDM program provides opportunities for students to
interact with practicing managers from leading organizations. The
state-of-the-art academic infrastructure ensures that students have
access to all the latest learning tools including online journals and
databases.
Fifth, the PGDM program provides flexibility to the students to
pursue different careers in industry. IFMR has had a consistently
excellent record of placement. The students passing out of this
course have been placed in many leading organizations in
sectors like banking, financial services, equity research,
consultancy, risk management, manufacturing, IT and other
services, many of them being global companies.
IFMRs PGDM program, which is more than a decade old,
has been successful in meeting the expectations of its
different stakeholders. We are confident that the program
would continue to produce outstanding managers and,
we hope you will be one of them.

Why PGDM from IFMR?

Exemplary faculty base: The team at IFMR consists of dedicated full-time faculty with PhDs from universities such
as Minnesota, Ohio, Georgia and Texas A&M as well as the IIMs and IITs. IFMR has one of the highest full-time
faculty to student ratio among business schools in India.
Rigorous curriculum: The AICTE approved 2 year full-time course consists of 6 trimesters and a 2-month
intensive summer internship between the 3rd and 4th trimesters. Specializations are available in Finance,
Financial Engineering, IT & Operations, Marketing and Human Resources.
New specializations: IFMR now offers two new industry focused specializations in Banking, Financial Services and
Insurance (BFSI) and Business Analytics. These specializations are offered jointly with the support of industry in
curriculum design and delivery.
Excellent placement: IFMR holds a 100% placement track record with students being placed with lucrative salary
packages in a wide range of industries: IT, Banking, Financial Services & Consulting, as well as Manufacturing.
Outstanding student community: IFMR is a balanced mix of students with industry experience and complete
freshers. It has a vibrant and culturally-diverse student community from different backgrounds such as Arts,
Commerce, Science and Engineering. IFMR screens students on merit-basis using competitive exam scores.
This ensures that IFMR gets the pick of students.
Eminent Board of Governors: Reputed faculty from Harvard, Yale, Columbia, IIT, IISc and captains of Industry
and Banking.
A Conducive Learning Environment: A trading
floor, a well-stocked library, a well established
mentoring scheme, opportunities to learn and
earn via live projects and ongoing research
collaborations with MIT and Harvard offer a
conducive learning environment for the holistic
manager of the future.
Booming Business City: IFMRs new state-of-the-art
campus is at the heart of the fast-growing Sri City
with a large number of multinational set-ups.

Academic Curriculum*
Term 1

Financial Accounting

Micro Economics

Written Analysis and Communication

Organizational Behavior-I

Marketing Management

Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions

Managerial Communication

Mathematics for Managers

Term 2

Management Accounting

Organizational Behavior-II

Macro Economics

Foundations of Finance

Market Research

Management Information Systems

Operations Research

Term 3

Corporate Finance

Strategic Management

Human Resources Management

Indian Financial System, Institutions and Markets

Development Finance

Introduction to Probability Theory

Introduction to MATLAB

Term 4
Finance

Financial Statement Analysis and Security Valuation

Derivatives & Risk Management

Project Financing & Management

Basic Econometrics
Micro Finance

Marketing

Financial Engineering

Brand Management

Advanced Financial Derivatives

Consumer Behavior

Simulation Techniques in Finance

Sales and Distribution Management

IT & Operations

Term 6

Supply Chain Management

Finance

Software Project Management

Advanced Financial Modeling

Human Resources

Behavioral Finance

Competency Based Recruitment

Risk Management in Banks

Industrial Relations

Investment Banking

Performance Management Systems

International Financial Reporting Standards

Financial Engineering

Infrastructure Finance

Asset Pricing-I

Marketing

Stochastic Calculus for Finance

Retail Management

CRM

Term 5

International Marketing

Finance

Advertising

Corporate Credit Analysis

Social Media Marketing

Bond Portfolio Management

IT & Operations

Valuations and Mergers & Acquisitions

Total Quality Management

Strategic Cost Management

Business Intelligence

Rural Finance

Human Resources

Marketing

Journey to Self

B2B Marketing

Introduction to Creativity in Management

Product, Policy & Management

Leadership

Services Marketing

Financial Engineering

IT & Operations

Asset Pricing-II

Services Supply Chain Management

Computational Methods in Finance

Materials Management

Advanced Risk Measurement Techniques

IT Strategy

Strategy and General Management

Human Resources

Entrepreneurship

Change Management

Theory of Constraints

Training and Development

Legal Aspects of Business

Contemporary Issues in HR

* More courses are planned relating to the new specialisations in

BFSI & Business Analytics

Students Club at IFMR

ABHYUDAYA
The rising sun scatters its first ray of sunshine, promising a new
beginning. This idea is what defines Abhyudaya, the flagship
event of IFMR. An event that makes you question the
ordinary, provokes and inspires you to think out of the box
and leaves you enriched with an experience of renewed
belief. Abhyudaya is particularly known for its 48 hour
marathon event which tests the ability of the participants to
compete under stress.

SAMARTHAN
The Social Service Club of IFMR, founded in 2005, has
been trying to make a difference in the lives of the
under-privileged in our society. Through Samarthan,
students have shown that their role extends beyond
just textbooks and the corporate world. Samarthan
has been striving to provide an interface between
the students, voluntary organizations and society,
ultimately to help build a sustainable and healthy
society. The previous year has seen students get
together and work on events like Worker's day, Joy
of Giving Week, a visit to the New Life Charitable
Trust and the Lashmi BalMahotsav (the flagship
event of Samarthan).

THE FINANCE CLUB

The Finance Club aims to cultivate a keen
interest in finance and trading among the
students. We bring together the entire gambit
of finance & economics related issues such
as equity research, corporate finance and
economic policies. Also, the club bridges

the gap between classroom teaching and the outside world.

Our flagship event Arthasabha which was held in partnership
with the BSE has a distinction of being the only event in the
institute to be covered on a national television news channel.
The club plans to launch its newsletter and establish its own
investment fund.

SPEAKERS CLUB
The speakers club is a student self-help forum and was
started with the aim of helping the students to nurture
and sharpen their communication and leadership skills.
The club provides a platform for the students to practice
their public speaking skills. It offers various other
opportunities for them to develop their overall
personality and help them in the business environment.
Each session proves to be a great learning experience
for the participants.

THE MARKETING CLUB

MarkaHolic, the Marketing club of IFMR aims at
creating a grass root level interest among the
students and teasing their appetite for marketing
through its three unique events IdEA Burst,
Surviral and Rocket Singh. It also looks to
provide an all-round experience for the
students by floating live project opportunities
in marketing, organizing talks, panel
discussions, workshops, case competitions
and marketing events.

Scholarships & Medals

10% of the students get attractive scholarships ranging up to 50% of tuition fees on a yearly basis based on
the academic performance at IFMR.
In addition, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) offers the T. Thomas Scholarship award of Rs. 1.00 lac for
the best outgoing student of the PGDM program.
IFMR is committed to encouraging student excellence in academic performance and awards the following
medals for outstanding academic performance over the two years:

Medals

Stream

A. Sivasailam

Topper: PGDM

C.M. Kothari

Topper: PGDM-FE

A.M.M. Arunachalam

Topper: PGDM-DSF

H.T. Parekh

Overall Best Outgoing

Deans Medal for Service

V V Kavita Priyardarshini, receivin

g A. Sivasailam Gold Medal
from Dr Morton Schapiro, Preside
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Industry Patronage &

Interactions
IFMRs Board of Governors and its management team
include captains of industry and every effort is made to
ensure that students benefit from quality interaction
with industry.
Students are exposed to seminars by visiting
international faculty and industry professionals on a
range of topics related to management and other
disciplines. The idea is to develop a holistic
perspective.
Summer internships, guest lectures, practical
consultancy projects and year-round
management development programs for
industry on campus increase collaboration with
industry.

Programs Offered
Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
In the first year, the students get good grounding across all management disciplines. They then undergo a rigorous
2 month summer internship in an organization. In the second year, the specialization streams available are Finance,
Financial Engineering, IT & Operations, Marketing and Human Resources, with additional specializations in BFSI
and Business Analytics being introduced from the next academic year.
The Finance, IT & Operations streams prepare students for IT, Banking and Financial Services and the corporate
world as Analysts, Consultants, Managers, etc
Human Resources and Marketing students find attractive opportunities in the corporate and banking sectors.
The Financial Engineering specialization prepares students for a career in investment banking, securities trading,
quantitative modeling, risk management, financial consulting and applied research.
IFMR will admit 180 students in its Sri City campus for the academic year commencing from June 2015.

Ph.D. Program
The Ph. D. program (affiliated to the University of Madras) is
designed to develop faculty/researchers in the fields of finance
& economics. So far we have produced 16 Doctorates.
Currently we have 13 scholars in the program.

Management Development Programs

IFMR has been conducting Management Development
Programs (MDPs) for more than 3 decades. It has so
far trained over 15,000 senior-mid-level executives
both in India and globally. The programs run the
gamut of Finance, Customer-Relationship, Data
Mining, Strategic Sourcing, Activity-based costing,
Creativity, Innovation & Change-Management,
Strategic leadership and Interpersonal skills for
Managers. Some of the biggest names in both
public and private sectors in India and abroad
have been part of our MDPs.

Campus Placement
Our placement record is flawless since the inception of the PGDM program. An ever increasing number of
corporates in India have been visiting the IFMR campus regularly to add to their intellectual capital. Our students
have been placed in diverse fields with interesting job profiles and attractive compensation packages. While the
maximum number of offers continue to be in the Finance area, recruitment of IFMR students by corporates in
other functional areas such as Operations & IT, Marketing and HR is picking up, reflecting increasing student
interest in these specialisations. An illustrative list of corporates that have offered placement opportunities at IFMR
is given below:

Reputed organizations offering Final Placement (Illustrative list only)

Accenture

Amba Research

Aptivaa Consulting

ARANCA

Ashok Leyland

Bahwan Cybertek

Bank of America

Barclays Bank

Bloomberg

Citibank

City Union Bank

Cognizant

Cognizant CBC

Cognizant - UBS

CRISIL

Deloitte Consulting

FINO

Flextronics

Genpact

HCL

HDFC

ICICI Bank

IFMR Capital

iNautix

Indusind Bank

Infosys

J P Morgan

TAFE Ltd.

Keynes Technology

Kotak Securities

Larsen & Toubro

Murugappa Group

Novartis

Oracle

Polaris

RBS

SAP Consulting

SBI Caps

Shell

Standard Chartered Bank

Tata AIG

Tata Consultancy Services

Vedanta

Vistasoft

Wipro

Summer Internship
The summer internship project is an integral part of management education at IFMR, with students spending
8-10 weeks on their project before starting their second year. The projects, done under the supervision of both
faculty guides and industry managers, offer a great opportunity for students, providing industry interaction
as well as opportunities for final placement. Apart from companies on the list mentioned above, reputed
organizations like Coal India, CNBC, Hunter Douglas, L&T, RBI, Tata Sky, Barclays, Colgate Palmolive, Hindalco
Industries, Technip India, Britannia Industries, Ernst & Young, KOBELCO Construction Equipment, RK Swamy BBDO,
Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages, Taj Hotels etc have offered summer internships to IFMR students.

The Infrastructure
The Institutes built-up area of 3,00,000 sq. ft. covers the
main academic block consisting of classrooms, computer labs,
seminar halls, faculty cabins, library, meeting rooms, finance
and accounts sections, placement cells, residential hostels, a
cafeteria with dine-in services and a gymnasium, among
other facilities and recreation, will give the students more
than a mental workout. The faculty and staff housing shall
also be part of the new campus. The campus is designed
to give easy access to the physically challenged.
H.T. Parekh Library Recognized as a World Bank
Depository Collection of world-bank publications, &
leading journals Electronic journal access through
EBSCO, JSTOR and Science Digest, Corporate database
prowess, Capita Line etc Multimedia material across
disciplines and knowledge-base of students
Reference library for Corporate bodies and
academicians have enrolled as members.
IT & Computer lab Well equipped with state-of the -art facilities with over 100 computers
accessible for students 24x7 Hands-on learning
sessions and training via computer simulated
gaming sessions One of the few institutes with
high-end systems & software packages and,
applications to help students trade and decide
in a simulated market scenario via live data
feeds.

Classrooms and Study Hall Air-conditioned

classrooms equipped with wi-fi and multi-media ready
Study halls ideal for students to discuss and ideate
on group projects
Hostel Hostel rooms are equipped with attached
baths Occupied on a twin-sharing basis
Automated launderettes Gymnasium
Cafeteria High-quality food Diverse cuisines
tailored catering to diverse palates
Recreation Facilities Services and facilities
include television, indoor & outdoor games and
more to help students unwind and relax after
hours of lectures.
Healthcare A full-fledged hospital is
operational in Sri City Health insurance
cover for students will be available The
lFMR Doctor will visit the campus for
consultations.
Campus life Since the student base is
Pan-Indian in nature, every Indian festival
is celebrated as it is back home.
Facilities 24hr Wi-fi enabled campus
Complete security and safety
Automated Laundry ATM Gym.

Research Centres
Centre for Advanced Financial Studies (CAFS)
Conducts cutting-edge research in financial markets,
financial instruments and financial institutions with an
emphasis on Indian and emerging markets.
Specializes in quantitative finance, financial modeling,
analyzing high frequency data, stochastic optimization,
and numerical methods in finance.
Offers advanced courses covering different areas of
finance with a view to disseminate the best-in-class
practices worldwide.
Facilitates the setting-up of databases, useful for
research at IFMR & for other partners.
Runs a financial engineering specialization that
provides a strong math base and prepares students
for a career in Treasury and Risk management,
honing skills on Asset-pricing, Financial modeling,
Derivative pricing & Risk management,
Simulation and, Advanced Econometric methods.
Faculty researches on Empirical finance,
simulation, insurance mathematics, high
frequency data analysis, Markov method, post
colonial finance and applications of game
theory.

Centre for Micro Finance (CMF)

The motto is to improve the lives of the
underprivileged by maximizing access to
financial service and it's impact through
research, training, and strategy building
for Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs).

Centre for Development Finance (CDF)

The objective is to identify creative and sustainable models
for financing development through research, strategic
guidance & information. This is to facilitate government
and non-government partner organizations in heightening
the efficacy of initiatives that offer infrastructure, leading
to sustainable, equitable and inclusive growth.

Small Enterprise Finance Centre (SEFC)

The SEFC conducts and facilitates systematic, extensive
research projects and offers advanced financial
training courses for the Indian banking sector to help
policy-makers, financial institutions and entrepreneurs
to leapfrog finance, management and labour-market
constraints that impede productivity, particularly in
the small enterprise sector which plays a pivotal
role through employment-generation,
entrepreneurial skills and export-earning
contributions..

JPAL South-Asia
This centre seeks to improve the efficacy of
poverty alleviation programs in South-Asia by
providing policy -makers with clear, scientific
results that help shape policies to combat
poverty by partnering with NGOs,
international organizations and others to
evaluate programs and disseminate the
results of high quality research.

IFMR Trust
The mission is to ensure that every individual and every enterprise in India has complete access to financial
services by bringing about systemic changes in the Indian financial system through a multi-pronged approach of
high-quality & adequate financial services, orderly transfer of risk and warehousing of risks by well-capitalized
diversified entities.
Works closely with IFMR centres and faculty, providing abundant opportunity to experiment with research ideas
that can benefit the practice of offering universal financial access.
Through IFMR holdings; builds working prototypes of localized, high-quality entities to offer financial services in
remote and rural India. These entities are called Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services (KGFS) companies.
Through IFMR Advisory Services; launched a private equity fund, the Network Enterprises Fund to eliminate
systemic risk and make small rural enterprises financeable by local banks/ financial institutions.

Alumni Speak

Hari Tripathy
General Manager
HCL AXON

There are a few decisions

which change your life;
deciding to join IFMR's
PGDM course after CAT
2001 was surely one of
those for me. PGDM was
an amazing learning
experience & it changed
my perspective towards my
career completely. Being
placed in a fortune 500
manufacturing firm from
the campus was surely the
most decisive moment of
my career. Subsequent
success in my next job with
SAP also derived a lot
from my PGDM.
I currently head the ERP,
SCM, CRM Practices for
HCL AXON & IFMRs is
certainly one of the main
factors which has helped
me reach this level in a
very short span of time.

Jatin Jain

Rajiv Mohapatra

Vijay Manickavasagam

Associate
Ernst & Young

Senior Risk Consultant

Capgemini Consulting

Earlier: Regional
Jr. Brand Manager
Asia Pacific - Schwarzkopf
Professional Division
Henkel China
Investment Co. Ltd.
Currently: MBA Graduate
2014 - Kellogg School of
Management; Northwestern
University.

IFMR provides students

the environment to balance
academics with extra
curricular activities. The top
management and faculties
have always been
supportive and encouraged
us to assume greater
responsibilities, try newer
things and look beyond
academics. We had the
privilege to study and learn
from faculty members of
international repute who
have honed our skills in a
manner that has
personally helped me a lot
in my professional career.

My two years stay at IFMR

has helped me significantly
establish myself as a
consultant. Developmental
research combined with
case based approach
helped me in
understanding the
application of theory. The
financial electives offered
here have helped me in
directly using the models
learnt here at my work
place. It gave me a
seamless transition from
campus to corporate.

My two years at IFMR was

a transformative experience
to say the least. The
combination of a dynamic
curriculum, state of the art
infrastructure, professors
that are best in the
business and a student
community that is so
incredibly talented yet
amazingly friendly makes
IFMR a truly world class
institution. I graduated
from IFMR with not only a
strong foundation in
business but also with the
confidence to balance my
ambition and values.

Eligibility & Selection

Eligibility
I. Graduates in any discipline with minimum 60% marks in aggregate.
Final year students can also apply.
ii. Score achieved in any one of the following exams:
CAT 2014 / XAT 2015 / GMAT & GRE (taken in the last five years) / CMAT (September 2014)

How to apply
Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria can apply to IFMR by any one of the following methods:
Option 1: Visit www.ifmr.ac.in and make a payment of Rs. 1,500/- through Debit Card / Credit Card /
Internet banking, and then fill in the application form and submit it online.
Option 2: Obtain the Prospectus from IMS/TIME/Career Launcher Coaching Centers by paying
Rs. 1,500/- and complete the application form available online at www.ifmr.ac in using the 6-digit
Registration key given in the Prospectus (provided in the inside front cover).
Option 3: Pay Rs.
Research payable at
form available online
(provided in the inside

1,500/- through a DD favouring Institute for Financial Management and

Chennai, and get the Prospectus from IFMR and complete the application
at www.ifmr.ac.in, using the 6-digit Registration key given in the Prospectus
front cover).

Method of selection
Short-listed candidates will be called for the selection process to be held in Ahmedabad, Bangalore,
Bhubaneswar, Indore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Coimbatore,
Patna and Ranchi on dates to be notified later (subject to minimum number of applications from the
centre).

Capacity
IFMR plans to admit 180 students in its new world-class campus in Sri City for the AICTE approved
full-time 2 year academic program commencing in June 2015.

Fee Structure
The fees, payable in three instalments are as indicated below:
Particulars

Amount

Admission cum first instalment fee [at the time of admission] - May 2015

Rs. 3,00,000/-

Second instalment fee - December 2015*

Rs. 5,00,000/-

Third & final instalment - June 2016

Rs. 4,00,000/-

The fee covers tuition, a laptop, books & materials, library membership, examination fee,
IT charges and the Institutes formal wear costs. Living expenses will be extra. Boarding & lodging
charges at the hostel will be Rs. 1,00,000/- per annum.
* Refundable caution deposit of Rs 10,000/- is also to be paid along with the second instalment.

Important date to remember:

Last date to apply: January 31, 2015

Corporate Speak
Our experience with the management graduates of IFMR has truly been interesting and
exciting. The students are not only technically equipped in the requisite work skills but
also excel in their practical applications. Their value addition to the organization has been
immense.

IFMR is well-known for its high academic standards the same is evidentin its students.
Technically strong, with knowledge of real-world scenarios, IFMR students would be an
asset for which every organization they become a part of.

Our organization has been associated with IFMR graduates for some time now and it
has been a more than satisfactory experience. The Students are industry ready and well
trained in soft skills. They are leaders as well as great team players.

We would like our association to continue as we are wholly pleased with the quality of
managers delivered by IFMR. The management trainees of IFMR at Aptivaa are all
dynamic individuals with the desire and enthusiasm to really go out and make a difference.
I wish them luck.

For further details, please contact : PGDM Admissions Office

Institute for Financial Management and Research

5655, Central Express Way, Sector 24, Sri City, Chittoor 517 541, Andhra Pradesh
E-mail: pgdm@ifmr.ac.in Website: http://www.ifmr.ac.in