Post Graduate Diploma in Management

A one-year, practice-oriented management program designed for working professionals and fresh graduates who need managerial competence to improve organizational performance or advance into management roles.

Description

The Post Graduate Diploma in Management at Kathmandu University builds strong foundational and applied managerial capability through an intensive, trimmed curriculum delivered in three trimesters.
It strengthens analytical, operational, and leadership skills using case studies, projects, management tools, and reflective practice.
The program is structured to serve practicing managers lacking formal management education, fresh graduates from non-management backgrounds entering managerial tracks, and entrepreneurs managing their own ventures.
It functions as an advanced continuation of the Diploma in Management (DipM) program and allows credit transfer into KUSOM’s Executive MBA.

Curricular Structure (table)
(PGDM includes DipM foundation courses + core management modules + project)

Features

• Practice-focused learning model aligned with workplace requirements
• Designed for both experienced managers and fresh graduates
• Flexible, trimester-based structure
• Industry-relevant curriculum and case-oriented pedagogy
• Credit transfer available into EMBA
• Integrates management knowledge with real-world professional contexts
• Suitable for entrepreneurs and emerging leaders

Admission process (point form)

• Meet eligibility:
– For experienced candidates: bachelor’s degree + minimum three years of work experience
– For fresh graduates: bachelor’s degree (minimum 50% or 2.5 CGPA)
– For audit candidates: bachelor’s degree + three years’ experience
• Submit application with required documents
• Sit for KUSOM Diploma in Management Admission Test (verbal + quantitative assessment)
• Written English test
• Personal interview (audit candidates: interview only)
• Selection based on test results, experience relevance, academic merit, and clarity of management interest

Job prospects

• Manager or supervisor in business, public, or citizen-sector organizations
• Project manager
• HR officer or HR systems coordinator
• Marketing and customer-relations officer
• Finance and accounts officer
• Operations manager
• Entrepreneur or small-business manager
• Management consultant (junior level)
• Organizational development assistant