Curriculum & Pedagogy

The present curriculum reflects contemporary thought in management education as advocated by Srikant Datar, David Garvin and Patrick Cullen who proposed that a right balance between the skills of knowing, doing and being is essential in management.

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Students at ISDM have access to a range of unique and diverse career opportunities in national and international social purpose organisations, in thematic areas varying from health and education to water, sanitation and gender, working in a wide variety of roles such as research, advocacy, social impact consulting, communications and partnerships.

Meet the Alumni Testimonials

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Palak Sharma
Palak Sharma

Class of 2022-23

Setting out on the PGP-DM program at ISDM has been a significant travel, improving me with important information and aptitudes fundamental to the development sector. Over its eight terms, I've dug profoundly into zones such as financial thinking, mediation plan, and innovation for social effect, cultivating an all-encompassing understanding of driving alter.

Athira Ashokan
Athira Ashokan

Class of 2022-23

ISDM ticked all the boxes that I was looking for - experiential learning, learning from the best people in the field, bringing a management lens and a curriculum that focuses on not just the learnings of the field but also individual growth and reflection.

Mohammed Arshath Parvez M
Mohammed Arshath Parvez M

Class of 2020-21

Collaboration has been a key to do anything and everything at ISDM. The mindset shift from Competition to Collaboration was an amazing personal experience for me as an individual which changed my perspective to understand the need of collaboration in this VUCA world.

Post Graduate Program in Development Management

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Post Graduate Program in Development Management

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Realising India

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Realising India is a critical component of the PGP DM. This is a two-week field component unlike the rest of the program which is classroom-based. This district immersion provides students with an opportunity to understand society and institutions in a district and experience the current reality.

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Nurturing a vibrant ecosystem

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Nurturing a vibrant ecosystem
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ISDM students are mentored by a select group of experienced professionals holding senior leadership positions across industries and domains. These interactions are centred on making sound professional choices, providing sustained guidance, and enhancing the students’ experience throughout the course at ISDM and beyond.

LS Murthy

DEAN, ISDM
DEAN, ISDM

Prof. LS Murthy is a visiting faculty at IIM Bangalore (since 2011), IIT Bombay (since 2016). Past teaching engagements: TISS Mumbai (2010-2014), IIM Indore (2016), IIM Visakhapatnam (2018), IIT Kanpur (2013), NIFT (2013), HEC Paris (2018-2019), NITIE (2020). Taught "Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation" at IIM Bangalore in 2019 and 2020.

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Curriculum, Pedagogy & Assessment

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The PGP-DM has evolved in tune with the dynamic needs of the social sector and the response of the ecosystem to the program and its graduates in the previous years.The present curriculum reflects contemporary thought in management education as advocated by Srikant Datar, David Garvin and Patrick Cullen who proposed that a right balance between the skills of knowing, doing and being is essential in management.

The PGP-DM has evolved in tune with the dynamic needs of the social sector and the response of the ecosystem to the program and its graduates in the previous years.The present curriculum reflects contemporary thought in management education as advocated by Srikant Datar, David Garvin and Patrick Cullen who proposed that a right balance between the skills of knowing, doing and being is essential in management.

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Curriculum, Pedagogy & Assessment
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