Yes, you can pursue the execute post graduate diploma in sports management from IIM Rohtak as an engineering graduate. You must join the course if this field interests you. IIM Rohtak is a good choice for this discipline.
Sports sector generates the highest revenue in India. This sector offers the best in terms of money and opportunities. Furthermore, IIM Rohtak is located near Delhi/NCR, which opens a lot more opportunities for students.
Work hard and follow your passion without any doubts in your mind.
IIM Rohtak is a good option for an MBA in Finance. It has a good ecosystem for Finance specialization. Every year, many students clear CFA Level 1.
The institute has a good faculty base. The student crowd is competitive. You will share classrooms with talented peers. The peer group is pretty diverse as well. There are people from different academic and cultural backgrounds.
During IIM Rohtak placements 2022, around 6% of students got placed in the finance sector. The average CTC for this year was INR 16.06 LPA.
IIM Rohtak offers a full-time doctoral program in management or FPM (full-time). This program is designed for working professionals. The exams accepted for admission to this program are CAT/GMAT/UGC-NET/GRE/GATE (in relevant disciplines). Those who did not appear for any of these exams can sit for the RAT (Research Aptitude Test).
Here are a few highlights pertaining to the program
Duration |
4 years |
Fees |
INR 7.46 lakh |
Common eligibility |
PG degree in any discipline/ CA, ICWA, or CS/ 4 year or 8 semesters Bachelor’s degree |
Selection |
CAT/GMAT/UGC-NET/GRE/GATE/RAT |
The Ph.D. specializations offered under this program are in the following disciplines
Overall, IIM Rohtak FPM is a great choice for those working professors who are looking for a decent program to upgrade their managerial skills and climb the corporate ladder.
Certification courses are only worth it if you apply those learnings in your workspace. If you can use the acquired knowledge in your current job role, only then is the course of any value to you.
You can go to platforms like Kaggle to apply your learnings in solving different problems, and even talk about your learnings in future interviews. IIM Rohtak has a brand name, but there are other important things you should consider before opting for the course.
Do some research on the course curriculum, faculty, student feedback and total cost. But first and foremost, try learning financial analytics from platforms like Udemy, Datacamp, Coursera and Edx. Doing so will help you understand the fundamentals of financial analytics before you commit to any certification course from IIMs or the like.
Do proper research from your side before opting for the financial analytics certificate program at IIM Rohtak.
The ‘Alumni status will be provided for IIM Rohtak’ basically means that you will be considered a legitimate student of that institute. So you were not an external student but a credible student and will be given equal treatment as any other graduate of IIM Rohtak.
The reason that it is specifically mentioned is that students who have done a certification course/workshop for a week are not granted alumni status and are considered external students. It is only applicable to graduation equivalent courses.
Assuming that you are referring to the Post Graduate Programme In Management For Executives(EPGPx) by IIM Rohtak, here are a few benefits that students with alumni status can avail.
This, a person with alumni status at IIM Rohtak is given due importance and continues to reap benefits from the Institute even after leaving it.
It’s difficult to predict what would be the IIM Rohtak placement like for the IPM course. It will depend on the institute and the students. How the institute will handle 160 students and what type of exposure and internship opportunities are available for the students.
You can expect the placement for IPM to be decent, as IIM Rohtak has a good placement record for other courses.
If you have stayed updated with the current news about the college, You may know that IIM Ahmedabad has announced Admission Criteria is that minimum required sectional percentile in CAT 2019, has been slashed to 70 and the overall percentile to 80 for shortlisting.
Due to this, Non-engineers stand a good chance to get into IIM Ahmedabad with a lower percentile. It is also done to improve academic diversity.
IIM Ahmedabad to Award Diploma Instead of Degree
Selection at IIM Ahmedabad: 2 Step Process
Accordingly, your CAT score should have a minimum following sectional and overall percentile to be eligible at IIM Ahmedabad:
Category | VARC | DILR | QA | Overall |
General | 70 | 70 | 70 | 80 |
OBC-NCL | 65 | 65 | 65 | 75 |
SC | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
ST | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
PwD | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
Once you get a call on your score percentile just make sure you get prepared with what you can. So, that nothing can deter you from being selected.
IIM Rohtak is ranked 21st among the B-schools in India by NIRF 2020. They have an experienced faculty consisting of 26 members.
Courses offered:
The programs IIM Rohtak offers are -
Placement Highlights
Tabulated below is a brief overview of the placements at the institute:
Categories |
IIM Rohtak |
Placement Percentage |
70-80% |
Highest CTC |
24.06 LPA |
Average CTC |
13.7 LPA |
Placement Statistics
Admission
Campus Life
With a strong focus on the development of the student's personality IIMB has a strong sporting infrastructure. This includes facilities for steak, soccer, cricket, tennis, basketball, volleyball, throw the ball, badminton, indoor games, etc. These facilities play an important role in the sporting culture.
IIM Rohtak is a very newly established IIM that has yet to make its place in the IIM family. Because of its recent establishment people deem it not worthy of the IIM tag. But in reality, it’s gradually picking up pace and by the time its first batch will graduate (2024), it will have climbed the ladder higher.
People think the IPM program offered by IIM Rohtak is a backdoor for people who want to escape the CAT exam. In reality, most of the students plan to give CAT or GMAT or both at the end of their third year.
Even if one compares Rohtak and Indore, we can clearly see that Rohtak is way ahead of Indore. The first batch placements of Rohtak are better than Indore.
Some consider the lack of connectivity and cost also a reason why Rohtak is not worth it. But let me shed some light on this matter. Rohtak is just 70 km away from Delhi. The International airport is just an hour or two 's drive from the campus. So the connectivity issue is resolved here. As far as the cost is considered, one should not underestimate the 5 years he will be spending at an IIM campus with top-notch facilities and the most learned faculty and brilliant peers. All the investment is worth it. The final decision is yours to make but does remember that IIM Rohtak will have climbed the ladder in just a few years.
Every MBA aspirant faces the duration of multiple converts which leaves him in a dilemma for choosing the right Institute. Several points need to be considered before choosing the right Institute.
Overall, the ambiance at IIM Rohtak is very promising and I would choose it over any new IIM.