The programme is targeted at executives with minimum five years of work experience. According to IIM-K, eMEP 08 is designed to impart general management skills to working professionals to enhance effectiveness of their decisions. The programme is offered in support with HughesNet Global Education, a satellite based education and training service company.

According to IIM-K, the programme attempts to fulfill the demands of the Indian corporates for continued training and development of its executive workforce by offering a wide spectrum of courses encompassing all functional areas of Management.

The programme will commence from September, 2008. eMEP’s course is designed to impart management knowledge and skills to the participants covering the latest concepts and techniques in various functional areas of business and management. The programme will be taught by faculty from IIM-K and visiting faculty from other academic institutions and industry.

According to IIM-K, for eMEP, the selection is based on executive Management Aptitude Test (eMAT) conducted by IIM-K and interviews of short-listed candidates based on the eMAT. The test will be held on July 13, 2008. Graduates or CA/ ICWA having atleast 5 years of work experience in IT, Human Resources, Marketing, Banking, Financial Services and Manufacturing sectors are eligible for eMEP. Candidates can apply for the programme till June 21, 2008.

Source : mbauniverse.com

BANGALORE: The Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, one of India’s premier business schools, has announced the launch of the first interactive Management Education Programme - the Executive Management Education Programme (eMEP).
The eMEP is a post-graduate certificate programme in management, which will be delivered via the satellite-based DirecWay Global Education platform across 9 cities in India - Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Chandigarh and Kozhikode.
The eMEP is a one-year, 240-hour programme to be conducted across 14 centres in 9 cities across India two days a week. More than 3200 potential students had registered on the internet, expressing interest in the program - and 120 students were selected after considering the results of a written entrance test and level of work experience.
The programme is targeted at the working professionals and is designed to impart general management skills to enhance effectiveness of their decision-making and management skills.
The preparatory sessions for the first eMEP course will start off on May 9, 2002 from the HECL Studio at Gurgaon. The estimated cost of the program is Rs 1,05,000.
Announcing the tie-up, AH Kalro, Director, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode said, “The eMEP programme, initiated by The Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode is an effort to broad base management education program across India. We have been able to combine IIMK’s competence in creating customised management content - and HECL’s competence in delivering it across the country. We believe that this platform (DirecWay Global Education) offers the perfect balance that redefines the concept of classroom education, retaining all its benefits and improving its reach and enhancing collaborative group learning.”