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🏆 Lead with India’s #1 IIM

Course Starts
31st August, 2025

Eligibility 
10+ years of work exp. 

Duration
12 Months

Overview


Join the League of Visionary Leaders

You’ve built expertise. Delivered results. Led teams. But now, it’s time to lead at a whole new level.

The Senior Management Programme from IIM Calcutta isn’t just another credential, it’s your launchpad to strategic leadership. With over 24 successful cohorts behind it, this legacy programme has transformed experienced professionals into confident, future-ready leaders who drive change at the top.

Now, Batch 25 is calling ambitious leaders like you. Gain strategic insight, sharpen your leadership edge, step confidently into top-tier roles and grow alongside a network of high-calibre peers guided by one of India’s top B-schools. This is your moment to rise above the routine and take your seat at the decision-making table.

Eligibility

Work Experience:

10+ years of work experience post qualifying education.

Educational Qualification:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a university recognized by UGC, AICTE, AIU, or DEB, with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks across all years.

8 Reasons Why Leaders Choose This Programme!

Live Online + Campus Immersions:

Live, interactive online sessions, paired with two 5-day on-campus immersions at IIM Calcutta featuring deep dives into Digital Transformation, AI, and leadership workshops

Global Case Study Pedagogy:

Learn through impactful cases from Harvard, ECCH, and Richard Ivey Business School

Executive Education Alumni Status:

Earn lifetime alumni privileges and join a powerful global network of over 30,000+

Peer-to-Peer Leadership Learning:

Collaborate with entrepreneurs and experienced professionals from diverse sectors and gain perspective beyond your own industry

World-Class Faculty:

Learn from top IIM Calcutta professors and domain experts who bring deep academic and industry insights

IIM Calcutta’s Incubation Centre:

Access to IIM Calcutta’s Incubation Centre

Executive-Focused Curriculum:

Designed to elevate senior professionals with cutting-edge insights in strategy, innovation, leadership, and transformational change

Strategic Career Acceleration:

Accelerate your path to C-suite roles with actionable insights and executive tools

Course Curriculum

This Senior Management programme, spanning thirteen modules, provides a comprehensive blend of contemporary macro perspectives and functional expertise, empowering participants to make strategic decisions with enhanced clarity.

PERSPECTIVES

Business, Government & Society

  • CSR
  • Making ethical decisions in business
  • Corporate governance
  • Business in politics
  • Globalization
  • Civil Rights>

Market Economies and Macroeconomic Policies

  • Demand and Supply
  • Market Demand
  • Production
  • Cost of Production
  • Profit Maximization and Perfect Competition
  • Monopoly
  • Pricing with Market Power
  • Game Theory and Competitive Strategy
  • Overview of Macroeconomics
  • National Income Accounting
  • Business Cycles and Multiplier
  • Financial System and Money
  • Monetary Policy
  • Balance of Payments and Foreign Exchange Rates

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Legal Aspects of Business

  • Business Law & Ensuring Legal Compliance
  • Nuances of Contract Writing & administration techniques
  • Employment Law and Regulations
  • Employee Collectives and their Dynamics
  • Dispute resolution techniques
Functional Competencies

Achieving Operational Excellence

  • Introduction to Operations Research
  • Project Management
  • Strategic Design of Products and Processes
  • Planning, Scheduling and Lean Operation

Managing Human Resources

  • Structure of the HR Function
  • Staffing and Recruitment
  • Learning and Development
  • Rewards and Performance Management
  • Creating a Business aligned HR
  • Coaching and Mentoring

Financial Reporting and Analysis

  • Conceptual framework of financial reporting
  • Corporate Financial Statements
  • Understanding Corporate Financial Statements
  • Balance Sheet
  • Profit and Loss Statement
  • Cash Flow Statement
  • Choice of Accounting Policies and Financial Reporting
  • Analysing Financial Statements
  • Financial Ratios

Corporate Finance and Financial Markets

  • Cost of Capital
  • Capital Structure
  • Capital Budgeting
  • Working Capital Management - Current Assets
  • Working Capital Management – Current Liabilities
  • Long Term Sources of Finance
COMPETITION, STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP

Developing a Strategic Marketing Plan

  • Understanding Marketing
  • Segmentation-Targeting-Positioning
  • Strategic Marketing Planning
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Organizational Buying Behaviour
  • Product Strategy Chapter
  • Pricing Strategy
  • Distribution Channels
  • Whole selling, Retailing& Logistics
  • Integrated Marketing Communication
  • Building Strong Brands
  • Relationship Marketing
  • Understanding Customer Value; Competitive Strategy and Strategic Planning
  • Consumer Behaviour, Product adoption and Strategizing for Growth
  • Segmentation, targeting & positioning for GTM strategy for an existing player
  • Distribution strategy, marketing mix elements & customer management strategies
  • Pricing strategy linked with other marketing mix elements
  • Branding and other issues and their strategic implications

Developing Organizational Leadership

  • Introduction to Leadership: Approaches & Current Issues
  • Leadership and the influence process
  • Issues in Leading and Managing Change
  • Leader’s influence on Organizational Culture
  • Understanding and Managing Self: Administration of two personality Tests
  • Issues in Leading and Managing Team Processes

Developing a Strategic Mindset

  • Introduction to Strategy
  • Strategic Analysis – Environment and industry
  • Creating competitive advantage – cost advantage
  • Creating competitive advantage – differentiation
  • Competitive moves
  • Competing on resources and capabilities

Digital Transformation

  • Digital Strategies
  • Digital marketing and Social media
  • Analytics

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*The on-campus sessions cover essential leadership topics such as Becoming a CEO/Board Member, Leadership and Business Communication, Conflict Resolution and Negotiation, Business Analytics and Applications, Entrepreneurship Challenges, Self-Awareness, Global Political Economy, along with in-depth modules on Digital Transformation and AI.

Gain recognition as part of
a LEGACY with prestigious credentials!

PROGRAMME CERTIFICATE & ALUMNI STATUS

Past Participants Profiles

Top Industries

  • IT & Software
  • Banking & Finance
  • Healthcare & Pharma
  • Automotive
  • Construction & Engineering
  • Insurance
  • Medtech
  • Consulting
  • Retail & E-commerce
  • Telecom

Top Job Profiles

  • CEO & CMD
  • Vice President
  • Director
  • Head
  • Chief Information Security Officer
  • Manager
  • Team Lead
  • Software Development Engineer (SDE)
  • Senior Research Scientist

Testimonials

“IIM Calcutta's Senior Management Programme swiftly advanced my career to Vice President, empowering me to lead infrastructure development decisively with all stakeholders.”

Dr. Madhusudan P Dabhole

“With over 20 years in operations management and analytics, I chose IIM Calcutta's Senior Program Management for its executive-focused approach to senior leadership roles.”

Abhijit Kotasthane

“After 20 years in metal & mining, I joined IIM Calcutta’s Senior Management Programme to broaden my outlook, embrace challenges, and leave my comfort zone.”

Sufal Mehrotra

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Programme Director

Prof. Saptarshi Purkayasthahi
Professor, Strategic Management, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

Prof. Saptarshi is a Professor in Strategic Management at IIM Calcutta. Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor at IIM Kozhikode and ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad. He teaches courses on International Business, Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Corporate Growth, and Strategic Analysis. An acclaimed educator, he received the prestigious Hormel Meritorious Teaching Award (2010) from the Marketing Management Association, Middle Tennessee State University.

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Prof. Saptarshi is a recognised expert in Strategic Management, Emerging Markets, and International Business. He has led several funded research projects in collaboration with organisations like the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations. His contributions include articles, case studies, and book chapters on Diversification, Strategic Analysis, and Internationalisation in leading international publications.

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Prof. Vivek Rajvanshi
Professor, Finance and Control

Prof. Rajvanshi holds an M.Sc. Degree in Statistics and is a fellow of IIM Calcutta (Finance). His teaching areas include Corporate Finance, Derivatives, Risk Management, Investment Analysis and Fixed Income Securities and his research areas are Market Microstructure, Commodity Derivatives, Portfolio Management and Volatility Modeling. His research has been published in reputed national and international journals.

Class Schedule

Sundays
Session: 09:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Course Fees

₹8,45,000 + GST
Easy EMI Options Available!