IIM Udaipur Invites Applications for India's only One Year Full Time MBA in Digital Enterprise Management
For the second batch of its path-breaking full-time one-year MBA program in Digital Enterprise Management (DEM), Indian Institute of Management Udaipur is inviting applications. India's only one-year, full-time MBA program for experienced professionals who wish to build or enhance their managerial career in the digital domain, The DEM program develops talent for digital business leadership and entrepreneurship. It is aimed at equipping managers and leaders to work efficiently in the fast-changing and emerging digital business enterprises where conventional management concepts and leadership styles are found wanting.
A full-time, residential program which only permits admissions through the GMAT/GRE/CAT (2018 onward) exams, the DEM program requires candidates to be holding a graduate degree from a recognised University and 3+ years of work experience. Announcing the opening of the admission season, Prof. Janat Shah, Director, IIM Udaipur said, "The DEM program aims at developing Business Leaders who will drive the Digital Economy. It is the first MBA in the country in which students focus on learning how to manage digital systems and how to use those systems to make data-driven decisions." He further mentioned that students would learn from academicians and industry practitioners through case studies, simulations, frameworks and lab projects that will prepare them to face the challenges of the emerging digital world.
Eligibility Criteria
As per the declared eligibility criteria, the Candidates with a minimum of 10+2 years of school education and a minimum of 3 years of university education with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any discipline are eligible to apply for the program. Similarly, Valid GMAT or GRE score, or CAT score (taken in 2018 or later) along with minimum full-time work experience of 36 months as of March 31, 2021 are declared compulsory for the candidates who wish to partake in the program.
Applicants will be shortlisted based on the eligibility criteria and called for the second round where they will be screened through a personal interview. An offer of admission is made based on the candidate's overall academic profile, work experience, score in GMAT/GRE/CAT and performance in the personal interview.
IIM Udaipur has an Academic Advisory Board for structuring this innovative program. The board constitutes of founders of successful digital companies in the country like Quikr's Pranay Chulet and Info Edge India Ltd.'s Hitesh Oberoi.
Senior leaders from leading consulting, technology, consumer products and analytics companies including Accenture's Ganesan Ramachandran, Deloitte's Kamesh Mullapudi, STAR India's Nitin Bawankule, IBM's Sreejit Roy, Kimberly Clark's K Harishankar, and Flipkart's Ravi Vijayaraghavan are also members of the Advisory Board.
According to Prof Janat Shah, Director of IIM Udaipur, the B-school has already entered into multiple Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with several leading and start-up companies across business verticals for sharing and development of knowledge in the digital world.
Important dates
Online Application for Cycle 1: September 15th, 2020 – October 31st, 2020
Online Application for Cycle 2: November 2nd, 2020 – December 12th, 2020
Online Application for Cycle 3: December 13th, 2020 - January 11th, 2021
Online Application for Cycle 4: January 13th, 2021 - February 15th, 2021
Announcement of Results for Cycle 1: November 18th, 2020
Announcement of Results for Cycle 2: December 30th, 2020
Announcement of Results for Cycle 3: January 29th, 2021
Announcement of Results for Cycle 4: March 12th, 2021
Registration at IIMU: May 5th, 2021
