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Build strong foundational capabilities across management, finance, marketing, analytics, and operations through mandatory coursework.
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SOIL Institute of Management’s 1 Year MBA provides a solid foundation in major business disciplines and core business skills. Our world-class faculty and several industry leaders develop courses based on up-to-date best practice and latest academic research.
This One Year MBA – PGPM leadership development program aims to provide India’s future leaders who are high on integrity and character, who can inspire and influence a wide range of stakeholders, and who can demonstrate responsible leadership to take India and its people on its way to become a powerful economy.
SOIL’s academic curriculum enables the most Transformative Leadership experience wherein the students get an opportunity to explore and discover their true potential and become leaders who desire to change the world for the greater good.
Chart your path to success alongside our esteemed alumni who have reached the pinnacle of their careers. Our top alumni network boasts leaders and innovators in various industries, showcasing the heights of achievement our graduates can attain.
Co-Founder, Ninjacart
Assistant Director, EY
Soultion Delivery Specialist, McKinsey & Company
Founder, Qling
Global Head- Sales & Presales, Tech Mahindra
Group Business Director, Chase Advisors
Director, Delivery Hero
Product Marketing Lead (UGC), Google
Vice President HR, BCH Electric Ltd.
Senior Product Manager, Farmers Insurance
Senior Manager - Social Marketing, Netflix
Senior Manager, Zaakpay
Associate Director, Deloitte
Associate Director in KPMG
Sales Director , HCL Technologies
Group Business Director, Chase Advisors
Our PGPM program offers unparalleled opportunities for industry immersions, enabling students to engage with top-tier professionals and gain real-world insights at the highest level. Dive deep into the workings of leading industries, broaden your perspectives, and sharpen your skills for impactful leadership in today's competitive landscape.
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Our Industry Integrated Curriculum is designed to bridge the gap between academia and the corporate world. Through hands-on projects, analytics tools, and leadership immersions, students develop strong business acumen and are prepared for the evolving business landscape.
Build strong foundational capabilities across management, finance, marketing, analytics, and operations through mandatory coursework.
Dive deeper into key business functions and emerging domains through focused electives.
Sharpen your technical, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities through practical, tool-based learning.
Experience transformative growth through experiential, values-based courses grounded in SOIL’s leadership philosophy.
Gain future-forward exposure to technologies and business models shaping tomorrow’s world.
Our placements and career development program has yielded exceptional results in the 2024-25 cycle, showcasing a culmination of dedication, preparation, and industry partnerships. Explore the highlights of our successful placements journey, where students have secured coveted positions across diverse sectors, demonstrating their readiness to excel in the professional world.
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Student life at SOIL is a vibrant blend of learning, innovation, and community engagement. Our dynamic campus fosters a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous growth.
From seasoned founders to corporate leaders, our mentors help shape ideas into scalable ventures through hands-on guidance and strategic insights.
are in Senior Leadership roles at top global firms
are Startup Founders or Angel Investors
come from Product & Tech backgrounds at unicorns and MNCs
are experts in Marketing, Branding & Growth Strategy
bring deep experience in Finance, VC & Fundraising
Our flagship PGPM program attracts a diverse cohort of talented individuals, each bringing unique experiences, skills, and perspectives to the table. With a blend of academic excellence, professional achievements, and a shared passion for innovation, our batch profile reflects the dynamism and potential of future leaders.
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Yes, the PGPM is specifically designed for that. With a 100% placement rate, ₹12.3 LPA average CTC (top 50% at ₹15.4 LPA), and a 12-month sprint tailored for working professionals, you graduate faster with stronger leadership credentials and a 122% ROI.
Mid-career professionals (average ~3.7 years of experience) typically step into senior roles like Senior Manager, Associate Director, Head of Function, or GM in Consulting, Strategy, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and Analytics at Deloitte, KPMG, Accenture, PwC, ICICI, HDFC, Infosys, Paytm, Marico, and Aditya Birla Group. Read more...
The one-year PGPM is intensely designed for fast upskilling: 900+ hours of core learning, 100+ Hours of exposure to Industry Leaders, advanced specialisations, and real-world projects all delivered in three focused terms, so you upgrade strategic, analytical, and leadership capabilities in just 12 months. Read more...
Yes – deeply relevant and practitioner-focused. With peers averaging ~3.7 years of experience, the one-year PGPM delivers advanced leadership through CXO interactions, 1-on-1 mentoring, industry immersions, and real managerial projects that directly apply to your current role and next-level responsibilities.
Yes – very common and highly successful. With peers from diverse sectors and SOIL’s strong recruiter relationships, many mid-career professionals utilize the one-year PGPM to transition into Consulting, BFSI, FMCG, Tech, or Manufacturing roles, even without direct prior experience in the target industry.
Yes, 30% of the current PGPM batch comes from Software Development backgrounds and successfully transitions into Product Management (Paytm, Infoedge), Consulting (Deloitte, KPMG, Accenture Strategy), and senior business roles at ICICI, Marico, Aditya Birla, and others. The one-year program is perfectly built for this shift.
Yes – the PGPM curriculum includes courses on Business Analytics and Data Mining, Digital Transformation, Digital Strategy, Product Management, and Design Thinking for Product, all with hands-on projects and tools like Python and Power BI to build practical skills quickly.
Yes – even if you don’t want to code, the PGPM gives you strong product management, digital transformation, and business analytics courses, plus live projects that prepare you for senior tech-management roles where strategy and leadership matter more than writing code.
The 350+ hours of industry immersion (live projects, guest sessions, corporate visits, and 1-on-1 industry mentoring) force tech professionals to see how technology actually creates business value, talk to real customers, and understand P&L impact, something most coders never get on the job. Read more...
Yes – it is made for exactly this. In just one year, you move from writing code to leading products, strategy, or business units by adding practical business knowledge, leadership skills, and real company projects on top of your existing technical strength. Read more...
Yes – recruiters actively hire career switchers. They value your existing domain experience (~3.7 years average) combined with the fresh business and leadership skills from PGPM, and place them in consulting, product, marketing, and general management roles.
Live consulting assignments, digital transformation projects, product strategy cases, and capstone initiatives for real company projects you can directly show in interviews as proof of your new business thinking and leadership ability.
Yes, because you already bring real work experience. The intense one-year format (900+ hrs core + 350+ hrs immersion) quickly adds business acumen, strategy, and leadership on top of what you know, making the switch fast and credible.
Yes, the first term brings everyone to the same business level with zero background assumed. Foundation courses, live projects, CXO sessions, and mentoring help non-business professionals speak and think like senior leaders from day one. Read more...
Yes, almost every student makes that jump. You land a Manager, Senior Manager, or Associate Director roles within months because recruiters know PGPM turns strong executors into ready leaders in just one year. Read more...
It throws you into real pressure situations every week, live projects, tough feedback, and direct CXO grilling, so decision-making becomes muscle memory, not theory.
Senior Consultant, Product Head, Marketing Lead, AVP Banking, GM Operations, Digital Transformation Head roles that usually need 8–12 years suddenly open up at 4–6 years of total experience.
Absolutely. The moment your company sees “SOIL PGPM” on your profile, plus the new confidence and business vocabulary you bring back, you jump to the top of the internal promotion shortlist.
You stop asking “can we do this?” and start asking “should we do this and why?” Then prove your point with data, customer insight, and clear business logic that even the CFO respects. Read more...
Yes, several students join after career breaks (parenting, health, relocation) and do extremely well. The batch is mature (average age 26.5, ~3.7 years of experience), supportive, and the program restarts your career momentum fast.
Yes, recruiters focus on your total experience + new PGPM skills, not the break. A strong story of comeback + SOIL’s leadership brand makes the gap irrelevant in interviews.
You get one-on-one industry mentors, faculty mentors, alumni buddies, and extra CDS sessions focused on confidence-building, resume refresh, and interview storytelling tailored for comeback candidates.
In the first term, you quickly refresh business basics, then jump into live projects and leadership roles that prove to yourself (and recruiters) that you’re sharper and more ready than before the break.
Yes, the first term refreshes and upgrades all core business areas (finance, marketing, analytics, strategy, digital tools) with zero assumptions. By the end of term one, even if your last job was years ago, you’re fully current and ready for senior roles. Read more...
For most working professionals, yes, dramatically better. One year instead of two means half the fees, half the salary loss, and twice the speed to your next big role. Read more...
Only 12 months away from work, lower fees, and immediate placement support, you lose just one increment instead of two years of salary and career momentum.
No part-time or weekend options, it’s a full-time residential program. The flexibility is in duration (just 1 year) and intensity, so you can restart your career faster.
Campus placements start in Oct (Term 2) –March (Term 3). Many students get offers from live projects as early as August–September.
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