Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore,The Post Graduate programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM) Admissions 2012-14

Applications have been invited by Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore for admission to The Post Graduate programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM) for the Academic Year 2012-14. Eligibility: Open and Overseas Candidates: Candidates from other than government sectors should be graduates and ideal profile would be 5 to 7 years of work experience. He/ she should not be aged over 40 years as on June 01, 2012. Open and Overseas candidates need to take CAT 2011 exam or should have secured GMAT/ GRE scores between April 1, 2010 and January 1, 2012. Government Sponsored Candidates: Group A Officers of All India Services and Central Services are eligible for the IIMB PGPPM subject to the following eligibility conditions. i) Length of Service: The officer should have put in at least 7 years of Group 'A' service. ii) Age: The officer should not be more than 50 years on the date of commencement of the programme i.e. June 01, 2012 (53 years in case of officers belonging to Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe and OB Community). iii) Earlier Training: The officer should not have undergone training programme of a duration of 12-weeks or more in India or a duration of 2-weeks or more abroad, in the preceding five years. Criteria for Selection: Open and Overseas Candidates Selection of open and overseas candidate is based on two stage processes. At the first stage candidates will be called for interviews based on the following criteria: academic background, CAT / GMAT /GRE scores, work experience, achievements (academic and career related). Selected open candidates will be called for interview in Delhi or Bangalore and they will be required to do a Case Analysis on the interview date. Interviews for overseas candidates will be arranged through video Conference/Skype mode at a mutually convenient date and time. Government Sponsored Candidates: The government sponsored candidates are expected to write an essay on a public policy issue which they think is important and should submit the same with the application form through the Department for Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India. The shortlisted candidates will be called for interview at Delhi or Bangalore. They will be expected to do a case analysis or write a short paper at the time of interview. Application: Online Application Opened on September 24, 2011 and Closes on January 31, 2012. Open & Overseas Candidates may logon to http://iimberpsrv.iimb.ernet.in:9040/prod/bwkkspg9.showpage?page=ONLINE_APP_LOGIN Government Sponsored Candidates may logon to http://www.iimb.ernet.in/sites/default/files/u181/DoPT%20candidates%20Application%20-%202012-14.pdf For further details, logon to the link: http://www.iimb.ernet.in/node/3068