The full-time MBA program is 2 years, while Executive management courses and Certificate programs are of shorter duration. Below is the list of the top postgraduate management programs offered by the said 20 Indian Institute of Management(IIM) and their course duration are given below:
| IIM Campus | IIM Courses | 2 years(added flexibility of completion in 3 years |
| IIM Ahmadabad | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGP) | 2 years |
| Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives(PGPX)/Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management(EPGP) | 1 year | |
| Fellow Programme in Management(FPM) | 2 years for coursework + 3 years for research and Dissertation = 5 years | |
| Armed Forces Programme in Business Management(AFP) Post-Graduate | 6 months | |
| Post Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-business Management(PGP-FABM) | 2 years | |
| ePost Graduate Programme(ePGP) | 2 years(addes flexibility of completion in 3 years | |
| Faculty Development Programme(FDP) | – | |
| IIM Bangalore | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGP) | 2 years |
| Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives(PGPX)/ Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management(EPGP) | 1 year | |
| Fellow Programme in Management(FPM) | 2 years for coursework + 3 years for research and Dissertation = 5years | |
| Post-Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management(PGPPM) | 1 year | |
| Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management(PGPEM) | 2 years | |
| IIM Calcutta | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGP) | 2 years |
| Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives(PGPEX) | 1 year | |
| Fellow Programme in Management(FPM) | 2 years for coursework + 3 years for research and Dissertation =5 years | |
| Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) | 1 year | |
| Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics(PGDBA) | 2 years | |
| CEMS MIM: Master’s in International Management | 1 year | |
| IIM Jammu | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGP) | 2 years |
| IIM Kozhikode | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGP) | 2 years |
| Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management(EPGP) | 2 years | |
| Post Graduate Programme in Business Leadership(PGP-BL) | 1 year | |
| 2 years(added flexibility of completion in 3 years | 2 years for coursework + 3 years for research and dissertation = 5 years | |
| Management Development Programme | – | |
| IIM Nagpur | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGP) | 2 years |
| IIM Ranchi | Post Graduate Diploma in Management(PGDM) | 2 years |
| Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives(PGEXP) | 1 year | |
| Fellow Programme in Management(FPM) | 2 years for coursework + 3 years for research and Dissertation = 5 years | |
| Post-Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management(PGPEM) | 2 years | |
| Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management(PGDHRM) | 2 years | |
| Certificate Program in General Management(CPGM) | 15 months | |
| IIM Sambalpur | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGP) | 2 years |
| IIM Sirmaur | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGPM) | 2 years |
| IIM Udaipur | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGP) | 2 years |
| Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives(PGPX) | 1 year | |
| Fellow Programme in Management(FPM) | 2 years for coursework + 3 years for research and Dissertation = 5 years | |
| MDP for Women Entrepreneurs(MDPWE) | 5 months | |
| IIM Amritsar | Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) | 2 years |
| IIM Bodh Gaya | Post Graduate Diploma in Management(PGDM) | 2 years |
| IIM Indore | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGP) | 2 years |
| Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management(EPGP) | 1 year | |
| Fellow Programme in Management(FPM) | 2 years for coursework + 3 years for research and Dissertation = 5 years | |
| Integrated Programme in Management(IPM) | 5 years | |
| Post Graduate Program in Management(PGP) | 2 years | |
| Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Management for Executives(Modular)- PGPMX-offered in Mumbai | 2 years | |
| Fellow Programme in Management(Industry) | – | |
| Post Graduate Programme in Human Resource Management(PGP-HRM) | 2 years | |
| IIM Kashipur | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGP) | 2 years |
| Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management(EPGP) | 1 year | |
| Fellow Programm in Management(FPM) | 2 years for coursework + 3 years for research and dissertation = 5 years | |
| Executive Fellow Programme in Management(EFPM) | Post Graduate Programme in Management Mumbai (PGP-Mumbai) | |
| IIM Lucknow | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGP) | 2 years |
| Fellow Programme in Management(FPM) | 2 years for coursework + 3 years for research and Dissertation = years | |
| Executive Fellow Programme in Management(EFPM) | 4 years for non-exempted students and 3 years for exempted | |
| Post Graduate Programme in Agri-business Management (PGP-ABM) | 2 years | |
| Post Graduate Programme in Sustainable Management(PGP-SM) | 2 years | |
| Post Graduate Programme in Management for Working Executives(WPM) | 3 years | |
| Management for Executives(IPMX) | 1 year | |
| IIM Raipur | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGP) | 2 years |
| These need to be submitted within 4 years from the date of registration | 1.5 years | |
| Fellow Programme in Management | 2 years for coursework + 3 years for research and dissertation = 5 years | |
| Executive Fellow Programme in Management(EFPM) | Post Graduate Programme in Management for Working Executives (PGPWE) | |
| IIM Shillong | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGP) | 2 years |
| Post Graduate Program for Executives – Managing Business in India and China (PGPEx-MBIC) | 14 months | |
| Fellow Programme in Management(FPM) | 2 years for coursework + 3 years for research and Dissertation = 5 years | |
| IIR Rohtak | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGPM) | 2 years |
| Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management(EPGP) | 1 year | |
| Fellow Programme in Management(FPM) | 2 years for coursework + 3 years for research and Dissertation = 5 years | |
| IIM Tiruchirappalli | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGPM) | 2 years |
| Fellow Programme in Management(FPM) | 2 years for coursework + 3 years for research and Dissertation = 5 years | |
| Post Graduate Programme in Business Management(PGPBM) | 2 years | |
| IIM Visakhapatnam | Post Graduate Programme in Management(PGP) | 2 years |
| Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Business Management for Experienced Professionals | 15 months |
Eligibility Criteria:-
- Applicants are required to hold a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university with a minimum aggregate of 50 percent marks or its equivalent. For SC/ST/PWD (persons with disabilities) candidates, the minimum mark required is 45 percent aggregate in graduation.
- For all courses besides the flagship MBA/PGP, possessing prior work experience is obligatory, with the duration of such experience differs depending on the specific course.
IIM Courses: Exam scores required for admission
The Admissions given below are the entrance tests required to pursue IIM Courses.
| IIM Course | Exam |
| MBA/PGP/PGDM | CAT |
| EPGP, PGPEX | CAT, GMAT, EMAT(for IIM Kozhikode) |