POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS (PGDBA)
Jointly offered by IIT Kharagpur, IIM Calcutta and ISI Kolkata
The first batch of PGDBA at IIT Kharagpur, IIM Calcutta and ISI Kolkata concluded their session with excellent placements with all 51 students successfully placed. The highest package stood at Rs.33.67 lakh while the average package stood at Rs.17.14 lakh with a mix of both international and domestic companies.
With the successful closure of the first batch of PGDBA, students should look out for this course. Given that the program did not offer any guarantee for placements and still all the students were placed shows that companies have shown a good response for the placement drive and are seeking out managers with specialization in analytics. This article aims to provide insights to aspirants/students who seek more information about the course.
What is PGDBA?
The PGDBA is a 2-year full-time Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) jointly offered by IIM Calcutta, IIT Kharagpur and ISI Kolkata.
Whom is it for?
For those seeking a management course with more focus on analysis and intellectual data interpretation. The course would provide hands-on experience in statistics and computation through a 6-month intensive industry training.
Difference between MBA and PGDBA?
MBA is a program that provides knowledge regarding all the different dimensions and aspects of a business such as finance, marketing, operations, human resource etc. PGDBA on the other hand introduces all these aspects and retains its focus on the Analytics and its business impacts and uses.
What is the advantage of doing PGDBA?
- The course brings in the expertise of three reputed institutes and students get to learn from the faculties at all the three campuses
- Intensive 6-month training for industry experience makes it stand out from MBA/PGDM which offers 2-months of internship in their curriculum.
- With Rs.16.20 lakhs as the programme fee and the average and highest package for the very first batch being Rs.17.14 and Rs. 33.67 respectively along with the fact that placement offers can only increase from here, makes it a desirable course for coming batches
- A niche course and specialization in Analytics makes it an industry attractive course. With companies such as Microsoft, JP Morgan Chase, Directi, PwC US Advisory, Deloitte, Alvarez & Marsal and EXL Services etc. coming to the campuses for the first batch, shows a promising career and demand in the industry for such specialists.
- Also, the students get access to campus placement facilities of all three institutes.
What is the selection process?
- A written test followed by PI
Other institutes offering similar course:
- ISB (part-time certified program for 12 months)
- Great Lakes Chennai(executive program for 12 months)
- MISB Bocconi-Mumbai (2 years work ex required and comprises of 10 month of both offline and online learning)
- SPJain (6-month executive program)
The above listed Institutes offer specialization course in analytics to mostly working professionals and these courses are for 6-12 months. PGDBA offered by IIM-C, IIT-Kharagpur and ISI-Kolkata is one of a kind programme, with 2 years of learning, training and successful placements of the first batch itself. Thus, students seeking to make it to the field of analytics and statistics should definitely aim for this programme.
All the Best
CL Team
Are graduates with bcom degree and no working experience eligible for this entrance test?
Ankit, to apply for PGDBA you need to have a btech. degree or a masters degree.
First question, when will the forms be out for the same?
Secondly, after I get my degree, which among IIM Calcutta, IIT Kharagpur and ISI Kolkata will be my alma-mater?
Lastly, what else do I prepare for the written test apart from what’s already in the CAT?
PS. I’d be taking the CAT in 2017
Yashraj, expect the forms to be out in the month of November. All the three institutes will be your alma matter. The course modules are shared by the three institutes. As for the test preparation, focus on CAT as the syllabus for the PGDBA entrance exam would be a subset of the CAT syllabus. The detailed analysis and preparation tips would be shared by us in the month of December.
PGDBA Form – January 1st week
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PGDBA written paper- Mid of February (PGDBA 2018- 18th February)
(verbal, di, Lr-75 marks, 11-12 th maths – 75 marks)
Total 50 questions, 25 – 25 in each section
Marking= +3/ -1
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PGDBA written test result and shortlisting of students for the PERSONAL INTERVIEW – Mid of March
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PGDBA personal interview – March last week – April first week (PGDBA 2018 PI date was 31 March / 1 April)
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Final result will be based on WRITTEN and PI.
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PGDBA final result and wait list – mid of April (PGDBA 2018 – 17th April)
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PGDBA orientation – 3rd week of June (PGDBA 2018- 18th June)
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Sourav
(PGDBA – IIM CALCUTTA /IIT KHARAGPUR /ISI KOLKATA 2018 – 2020 batch)
Which exam is conducted for PGDBA ?
For admission into PGDBA, the aspirant has to appear for a written test (conducted in February) and a PI.
Sir can you just give me the exact idea of possibility of getting old IIM’s?
X- 95%
XII-79.4%
B.Tech-73%
no work ex
General category (girl)
Chances of getting old IIMs? and that too at what percentile?
Riya, visit http://www.careerlauncher.com/profilizer/#form and see for free the IIMs that you are eligible for and the percentile required for the same.
Hi,
I am interested in the PGDBA course and in fact preparing for CAT as a standard to help me clear the PGDBA exam. I understannd that the syllabus and the pattern of the written test is different from CAT. It will be a great benefit if CL team could come up with the mock tests for the exam.
Kindly let me know if this is possible or not (even as a paid service). I am pretty sure a lot of aspirants will be interested in mocks of the written test.
Muyeena, CL will be coming up with its PGDBA series near December.
Muyeena, CL will be coming up with its PGDBA test series near December.
Is there any assistance and guidance provided for pgdba preparing student??
Dear Sagar
We have a PGDBA mock series that you can enrol for at your nearest CL centre or online!
Dear Sir,
Can i do an mba by cracking cat with very good percentile as I am having 4 years of work experience as a teacher in a school in my home town uttar pradesh ?
is 4+ year of work ex. in teaching in town can create a problem fr me during placement ?
Disha, focus on your CAT score and your work experience would be adding to your advantage so make the best of it in the PIs of the B-Schools. All the best.
PGDBA, what would be the eligibility criteria in terms of academics? 50% in graduation mandatory!
Minimum of 60% marks graduation or post graduation. 55% for SC/ST and Differently Abled category of students.
I got admission here.
Congratulations Sourav