Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) has called for applications for its Executive MBA (EMBA) Degree Program, which is designed specifically for the mid-career working professionals.
The two-year program, which offers a rigorous yet practice-oriented curriculum, including three projects that apply theory to live business problems, is from the Department of Management Studies at IIT Madras.
The USP of the EMBA program is to offer state-of-the-art knowledge that is in sync with the industry requirements in domains such as digital economy, global strategy and Industry 4.0 technologies, a release from IIT-M said.
Besides the traditional subjects, it also offers exposure to social media and internet barketing, which is vital to any contemporary business, the Economics of Platforms, and Global Business Management.
‘Other important subjects include Cyber Security and Applications. Also, the students would receive exposure to technical aspects like Modern Manufacturing processes and 3D Printing, among others’, it said. The last date to apply is 19 October.
Prof G Arun Kumar, Head, Department of Management Studies, IIT-M said, ‘the stature of the EMBA program of the department has been steadily growing with the overwhelming support from the industry. The average experience of our students joining the program is over 11 years and they belong to a diverse set of industries in both public and private sectors.’