learning has no age limit especially if it is attaining managerial skills in the mid-career life.
Three well known Jharkhand Government Officers along with several others joined the 2013-15 batch of Post Graduate Executive Management Programme for (PGEXP) at Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi (IIM-R), inaugurated on Saturday. The course meant for experienced professionals aspiring to boost their job profile with this reputed cradle’s management degree has grabbed the attention of these State officers comprising Indian
Administrative Service (IAS) Officer DK Saxena, Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dipankar Panda and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Special Task Force (STF) Praveen Kumar. Hesitating to disclose the benefit of this 18 months Diploma in Management RMC CEO Panda said, “IIM-R is all about brand value. I am sure of doing this course.”
Out of the 58 students, enrolled in this new batch of PGEXP, 25 percent belong to government departments comprising central as well as majority of State Government departments whereas 30 to 40 per cent are from Private sector organizations such as Jindal and Tata Steel. Considering the busy schedule of these people, classes are held only in the weekend. Similar to previous two PGEXP batches, this batch too shows low strength of female participants. Only four women have enrolled in this time.
“My job bears a technical profile. This course will enhance my technological skills,” said Dipti, a senior Corporate Employee who is into this new batch. Heavy Engineering Corporation Vigilance Officer who is also among this lot said, “As I would prefer to continue my remaining service years into Government sector, I feel this PGEXP will enrich my knowledge about management practices which is highly required.”
IIM-R Director MJ Xavier informed that these participants will be continuously monitored under the recent framed Information Technology in the institute. With this third batch of PGEXP, it was decided by the faculties that an Alumni Network of PGEXP needs to be established for better communication among pass-out dignified officers with their Institute.
Encouraging the morale of these new management participants, State Human Resources Department Principal Secretary Dr DK Tiwari present as the Chief Guest of the Inauguration Ceremony exclaimed, “You have already achieved what others dream off. Perhaps, you have not achieved what you dream off and this is exactly the trait differing you from the mass.” “Notably, IIM-Raipur has also begun similar course imitating us,” added Xavier.