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Thursday, November 4, 2010

NEW DELHI – PGDM (TL) ADMISSION 2011 – IITTM


Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, New Delhi

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is a programme of Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) approved by AICTE and is equivalent to MBA programme. This course offers a flexible approach to human resource development in the fast evolving tourism and leisure scenario. Its structure is adaptive and caters to the career goals of students- both the fresh graduates as well as those seeking betterment in the current position. The course contents are a judicious mix of tourism and leisure specific knowledge and skill inputs, being developed in the background of fast evolving tourism scenario. The scope and diversity of tourism and leisure segments is such that the graduates have a variety of employment options and growth avenues. This PGDM of IITTM shall focus on management of tourism and leisure.

Objectives : The programme of study aims at preparing graduates for taking up employment in a business organisation or self employment and / or carrying forward their family businesses. The objectives of this programme of study are manifold-
1. Provide comprehensive perspective on fast evolving leisure and tourism environment
2. Develop in-depth knowledge in the leisure, recreation and tourism products/offerings with special focus on adventure tourism
3. Objectively understand the complex industrial structure of these segments
4. Develop strategic knowledge and skills to manage the burgeoning leisure seekers in general and adventure tourists in particular
5. Appreciate importance of team work, leadership qualities, cross-cultural communication
6. Inculcate values and principles for ethical and sustainable business practices.
7. Equip and enable learners to start a new tourism and travel related business venture
Accordingly, the programme has a large component of working in real world situations under the careful guidance of mentors.
Course Structure :
1. This is an intensive programme of study of 2 academic sessions.
2. The programme shall be divided into four semesters. There are three taught semesters and one semester of on-the-job training. There shall be an examination at the end of each taught semester.
3. Each taught semester shall comprise of nine courses, each of three hours per week equivalent teaching obligation and equal amount of self study.
4. This programme is a whole time programme of the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management.

Eligibility : Candidates seeking admission to the PGDM programme shall be required to possess a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with 50 % marks in aggregate of a University or equivalent thereto (45 % for SC/ST/PH).

Admission Procedure : Admission to the programme shall be through an admission process of 100 points. A weight of 70% shall be for the performance in a centralised All India Admission Test. Another 15% points each are for Personal Interview (PI) and Group Discussion (GD) respectively. Merit for admission to the programme shall be determined by the institute.

Seats and Reservation : Admission will be offered on 60 (sixty) seats in each batch. There will be reservation for SC/ST/PH candidates as per rules of the institute/ Government of India.

Contact :
Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management
Govindpuri, Gwalior – 474 011 (M.P) India

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