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Management Development Institute (also known as MDI) is a business school in India. It was established in 1973 and is located in Gurgaon, a commercial hub near the Indian capital of New Delhi. The institute is internationally known and is consistently ranked in the top 10 b-schools in India, often in the top five. In recent survey results, it has been ranked as the best B-School in the North Zone.

Academic Courses

Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM)

The Post-Graduate Programme in Management at MDI was started in 1994 and is the flagship programme of MDI. It is the first and only 2 year MBA programme in India to be accredited by AMBA (Association of MBAs) UK.PGPM has a student exchange programme with approximately 1 out of every 3 student spending one term in B schools across the world. PGPM allows the students to take optional courses and specialize in a maximum of two functional areas viz. Finance, Information Management, Marketing, Strategy and Operations Management. The PGPM has been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation of AICTE and was awarded "A" Grade.

National Management Programme (NMP)

The National Management Programme (NMP) is a 15-month full-time MBA programme, it was launched in 1988 with the support of the Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India. The NMP is designed for young managers in government and industry across all sectors of the economy. This programme has the approval of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Government of India. This program is accredited by AMBA, UK. For admission, the applicants must hold a bachelor's degree and minimum 5 years of post qualification executive work experience. The Program has strong academic collaboration with ESCP-Europe. Under the aegis of International education module, NMP participants spend 1.5 months in ESCP-Europe.

Post Graduate Programme - Human Resource Management

Post Graduate Programme in Human Resource Management was launched in collaboration with the National HRD Network in July 2004 at MDI..

Post Graduate Programme in International Management (PGPIM)

Post Graduate Programme in International Management (PGP-IM) was launched in June 2006 by MDI in collaboration with the European School of Management (ESCP-EAP), France. The dual degree programme is delivered partly in India (MDI) and partly in Europe (ESCP-EAP campuses). After the stint at MDI, graduates have the option to spend about 4 months in Turin, Paris or London where they get exposed to class room teaching as well as least 4–6 months working through the internship route. MDI has further plans to diversify its tie ups with campuses in Berlin and Madrid as well.

The program includes French language as part of the curriculum. The course has an annual intake of around 35.

Part Time Post Graduate Programme in Management (PT-PGPM)

The Part Time Post Graduate Programme in Management (Formerly Executive Management Programme) at MDI is a three year course which requires a minimum of three years of post qualification executive work experience.

Post Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management

The programme in Public Policy and Management is sponsored by the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. It is designed to equip the experienced Government servants with the relevant management concepts, skills and techniques in policy formulation, policy interpretation/analysis and policy implementation. The first year of the Diploma programme is full-time residential and includes a six-week term at the George Mason University, Washington DC. During the second year, the participants return to their respective work locations but continue to work on a dissertation on a relevant topic of their interest.

Executive Fellow Programme in Management

The Executive Fellow Programme in Management (EFPM) caters to the scholarly needs of working business executives and is largely a non-residential programme. The programme offers opportunities for enhancing executives’ research and consulting skills, professional competence and leadership skills through its carefully designed curriculum. Its course structure is similar to that of FPM with special emphasis given on knowledge domain areas like Business Policy and Strategy Management, Finance, Human Resource and Organizational Development, Human Resource Management, Information Management, Marketing and Operations Management.

School of Energy Management

MDI Gurgaon has launched a 15 month Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (EPGDBM): Energy Management with specialization in Power Distribution for working executives in power utilities, in collaboration with Ministry of Power, Government of India and USAID. The purpose of the program is to select, train, and develop the manpower in power distribution units so as to meet the challenge of developing and managing distribution systems. The programme has 12 months of classroom training in MDI complex and another 3 months for project work. A minimum of 5 years of post qualification executive work experience in power sector is required for this course.