Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development, Mysore

Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) is one of the leading B-schools of the country. The institute is located at the foot of the Chamundi Hills near Mysuru (Mysore). The institute was established in 1993. It is promoted by Shree Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara Educational Trust.

The institute offers doctoral and post graduate programmes in management.

Affiliations and Accreditations

SDMIMD’s flagship programme, PGDM is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi and accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA).

Courses offered at SDMIMD, Mysore

SDMIMD, Mysore offers the following programmes in management:

D.: Doctoral programme in areas of Management studies under the University of Mysore
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM): A two year full time residential programme in management studies that is considered to be equivalent to MBA degree
Certificate Program in Business Management (CPBM): A two year part time program that is meant to enable working executives to adapt to the changing requirements, challenges and opportunities of the corporate scenario
Management Development Programs (MDP): MDPs are executive training and education programs meant for corporates

Student Exchange Programme

SDMIMD, Mysore has a student exchange program. The management institute conducts student exchange progams with the MAYS School of Business, Texas A&M University, USA and Global Management Institute of Shanghai University, China.

Eligibility for Admission into SDMIMD, Mysore

To be eligible for admission into the management programmes of SDMIMD, Mysore the following are the requirements-

For PGDM (full time):

Bachelor’s degree or final year graduation students appearing for CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT
Full time bachelor’s degree in any discipline from any college recognised by the AICTE
Consistent academic track record of not less than 50% aggregate marks from 10^th onwards.

For PGDM (part time)

A Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline
Candidates with 2 to 3 years of corporate work experience may apply. Professionals such as engineers / CA / CFA / ICFA / Technologists, Entrepreneurs, Small-scale industrialists may apply.
Candidates with minimum 50% in Graduation (under 10+2+3 scheme) from a recognized University are exempted from the entrance test for admission.
Interested candidates with less than 50% in graduation are required to appear in the test (MAT/ CAT/ XAT/ ATMA / any other state level test) to be eligible for the interview. There is no cut off score.
Interested candidates who have not appeared in any of the mentioned tests and with less than 50% in graduation, desirous for admission in the same session are required to appear for the Aptitude test to be conducted by AIMA /SDMIMD Study centre from time to time.