Online Courses at IIMs: Best Executive Programs to Pick Without CAT, Admissions, Fees 2025

With the rapid shift of higher educational services and programs to the online sector, the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have also started providing their much-demanded management courses in the fully online as well as hybrid online mode. These courses are available in the form of certifications, diplomas as well as fully online degrees.

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Every year, almost 2 lakh applications are received for admission to the IIMs in PGPM and other courses, which have only 3265 seats in all, across all campuses of India! This means only 1.6% of the management aspirants can actually secure a seat in a course in the IIMs. 

But what is the alternative to go for in case you are an ardent aspirant of education from IIM? What to do if you are a management student or professional aspiring to pursue a course from an IIM but cannot do so in the full-time mode? The online courses from the various reputed IIM campuses across the nation are a golden opportunity to grab and an excellent solution to these concerns!!

Here we have provided a comprehensive guide with essential key details about the courses regarding eligibility, fees, enrollment and benefits of taking up the courses. Continue reading to find out more about the IIM campuses and their online courses here. 

Do IIMs offer online courses? 

A frequently asked question among management aspirants is whether the prestigious IIMs have shifted to the currently rising sphere of online education. The answer to this much coveted question is– yes. 

In the recent past, over 9 IIM campuses have started offering various short-term and long-term management programs in the online or hybrid mode. These online courses from IIM are designed primarily for working professionals and individuals with a minimum of graduate level of education, and can be pursued in the synchronous (live) or asynchronous (self-paced modes). 

So, yes, students and professionals can now take up fully online or blended programs from IIMs in a number of fields ranging from finance, corporate strategy, marketing to human resources, data science and analytics. 

Best Opted IIM Executive Programs by Working Professionals
IIM Executive MBA	IIM Certificate Courses
IIM Certificate In Project Management	IIM Certificate In Data Science and Analytics
IIM Certificate In Financial Management	IIM Certificate In Human Resource
IIM Certificate In Leadership and Management	IIM Certificate In Supply Chain Management
IIM Certificate In Operations with Six Sigma	IIM Certificate In Digital Marketing

Want to find out more about the online courses offered by IIMs? Continue reading to find key facts summarised for you!

List of Top Online IIM Courses

The various IIM campuses across India offer courses both in the short-term and long duration formats, and interested students also have the choice to pick the qualification they wish for the course. This includes self-paced certification courses, executive certification courses, professional diplomas at the PG level, micromasters courses and masters programs etc. 

Here is a list of some of the trending online courses provided by IIMs. 

1) Online IIM Certification Courses

Online certificate courses provided by the various IIM campuses include professional programs for new professionals, as well as senior to mid level management executives. Mostly all these certificate courses require a minimum of UG level of education and have a duration from a few weeks to a year. 

Here is a list of the top trending certificate courses offered by IIMs that interested students can take up in the online or hybrid mode. 

Course	IIM Campus	Eligibility	Course Fees	Duration
Online Certification Course in General Management for Shipping	IIM Ahmedabad	Qualified Professionals with Experience in Maritime Industry	INR 1,20,000	21 Days
Executive Certification Programme in Advanced HR Analytics	IIM Rohtak	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University	INR 70,000	5 Months
Executive Certification Programme in Data Analytics	IIM Rohtak	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 66,000	5 Months
Executive Certification Programme in Marketing Analytics	IIM Rohtak	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 3 Years of Work Experience	INR 60,000	5 Months
Executive Certificate Program in Project Management	IIM Rohtak	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 66,000	5 Months
Executive Certificate Program in Advanced Supply Chain Management	IIM Rohtak	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 70,000	5 Months
Professional Certificate Programme in Applied Data Science and Machine Learning	IIM Kozhikode	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 3 Years of Work Experience	INR 2,15,000	12 Months
Professional Certificate Programme in Applied Data Science and Machine Learning	IIM Kozhikode	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 3 Years of Work Experience	INR 2,15,000	12 Months
Professional Certificate Programme in Advanced Analytics & Business Intelligence	IIM Kozhikode	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 1 Year of Work Experience	INR 2,00,000	12 Months
Professional Certificate Programme in AI & ML for Business Excellence	IIM Kozhikode	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 1 Year of Work Experience	INR 1,65,000	10 Months
Professional Certificate Programme in Project Management	IIM Kozhikode	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 3 Years of Work Experience	INR 1,15,000	7 Months
eDP in Applied Financial Risk Management	IIM Kashipur	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 70,000	5 Months
eDP in Financial Data Analytics	IIM Kashipur	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University (With Maths/Statistics till 10+2 Level)	INR 70,000	5 Months
Executive Development Program in Strategic HRM	IIM Kashipur	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University	INR 70,000	5 Months
PG Certificate Programme in AI and Machine Learning	IIM Kashipur	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Preferable 1 Year Work Experience	INR 1,60,000	1 Year
Executive Development Programme in Strategic Management	IIM Kashipur	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 70,000	5 Months
Executive Development Programme in Digital Marketing and Analytics	IIM Kashipur	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 75,000	6 Months
Executive Development Programme in Managing Products and Branding	IIM Kashipur	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 1-3 Years of Work Experience	INR 60,000	5 Months
eDP in Advanced Supply Chain Management and Analytics	IIM Kashipur	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 3 Years of Work Experience	INR 70,000	6 Months
Executive Development Programme in Operations Management with Six Sigma	IIM Kashipur	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University	INR 70,000	6 Months
Executive Certificate Program in Business Finance	IIM Raipur	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 70,000	5 Months
eDP in Data Science and Machine Learning using R and Python	IIM Raipur	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 70,000	6 Months
Executive Certificate Program in Digital Marketing and Social Media Strategy	IIM Raipur	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University	INR 75,000	5 Months
Executive Development Programme in Leadership and Change Management	IIM Raipur	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 65,000	5 Months
Post Graduate Executive Certification in General Management	IIM Raipur	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 1,60,000	12 Months
Executive Development Program in Operations Management with Six Sigma	IIM Raipur	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 70,000	5 Months
Executive Development Program in Strategic Human Resource Management	IIM Visakhapatnam	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Preferable 1 Year Work Experience	INR 75,000	6 Months
Executive Post Graduate Certificate Program in General Management	IIM Visakhapatnam	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 1 Year Work Experience	INR 1,60,000	12 Months
PG Certificate Program in Digital Leadership in Smart Manufacturing (PGC-DLSM)	IIM Visakhapatnam	B.Tech/B.E./Any Equivalent Degree + Minimum 1 Year Professional Experience	INR 2,00,000	12 Months
Executive Development Program in Digital Supply Chain and Logistics Management	IIM Visakhapatnam	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2-4 Years Work Experience	INR 75,000	6 Months
Executive Development Program in Marketing Analytics	IIM Visakhapatnam	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Preferable 1 Year Work Experience	INR 60,00,000	4 Months
Executive Development Program in Digital and Social Media Marketing	IIM Visakhapatnam	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University	INR 65,00,000	6 Months
Post Graduate Certification in Advanced General Management	IIM Shillong	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 1,70,000	12 Months
Certification Course in Digital Marketing	IIM Indore	Any Working Professional	INR 45,000	1.5 Months (Approx.)
Certification Course in Leadership Development Program for First Time Managers	IIM Indore	Management or Executive Professional	INR 36,000	3 Days
Executive Program in Global Business	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 2 Years of Professional Experience	INR 2,95,860	12 Months
Advanced Human Resource Management Programme for HR Leaders	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 8 Years of Professional Experience	INR 3,27,450	12 Months
Certificate Program in People Analytics and Digital HR	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 2 Years of Professional Experience	INR 1,10,093	3 Months
Integrated Program in Business Analytics (IPBA)	IIM Indore	Graduation from Recognised University with At Least 50% Marks + Valid GMAT / CAT / GRE / Jigsaw Entrance Test (JET) score	INR 3,05,836	10 Months
Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Investment Banking	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 2 Years of Professional Experience	INR 4,55,100	12 Months
Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Finance	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 2 Years of Professional Experience	INR 3,20,000	12 Months
Certificate Programme in Applied Financial Risk Management	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 2 Years of Professional Experience	INR 2,87,400	11 Months
Advance Programme in Corporate Strategy & Business Leadership	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 5 Years of Professional Experience	INR 2,15,940	8 Months
Executive Programme in Cyber Security for Organizations [EPCSO]	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 2 Years of Professional Experience	INR 2,71,400	10
Executive Programme in Digital Transformation (EPDT) Batch 04	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 3 Years of Professional Experience	INR 2,81,500	12
Executive Programme in Blockchain and FinTech 01	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 5 Years of Professional Experience	INR 2,39,500	10 Months
Postgraduate Certificate Program in Product Management	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 2 Years of Professional Experience	INR 3,00,173	6 Months
Executive Programme in Branding & Advertising	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 2 Years of Professional Experience	INR 2,90,870	7 Months
Executive Programme in Strategic Sales Management	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 2 Years of Professional Experience	INR 1,45,000	4 Months
Certificate Programme in Digital Marketing and Strategy (Batch 04)	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 2 Years of Professional Experience	INR 2,87,400	12 Months
Executive Programme in Advanced Marketing Management	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 5 Years of Professional Experience	INR 2,98,220	12 Months
Executive Programme in Sales & Marketing	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 2 Years of Professional Experience	INR 2,87,400	150 Hours
Post Graduate Certificate Programme for Emerging CMOs	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 5 Years of Professional Experience	INR 4,40,140	12 Months
Certificate Programme in Project Management (CPPM)	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 2 Years of Professional Experience	INR 1,73,600	6 Months
Executive Programme in Operations and Supply Chain Management (EPO & SCM)	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 2 Years of Professional Experience	INR 3,59,300	12 Months
Executive Programme in Healthcare Management (EPHM)	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 5 Years of Professional Experience	INR 4,79,000	12 Months
Certification in Corporate and Public Leadership in a VUCA World	IIM Indore	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 3 Years of Professional Experience	INR 1,68,150	8 Months
Certificate in Accounting and Finance	IIM Bangalore	Graduation	INR 12,372	11 Months
Certificate Program in Consumer Behaviour	IIM Bangalore	Basic Understanding of Marketing	INR 8,165	6 Weeks

2) Online IIM Diploma Courses 

IIM Rohtak also offers students an online diploma course in the field of management for executive professionals. Enrolled students receive an online PG diploma upon completing the 1-year course. This course is for all working professionals who are currently serving managerial positions at middle or senior levels and have at least 3 years of working experience post graduation. Students get an IIM Alumni membership after completing the course and can also pay the course fee in easy instalments over the period of course completion. Further details related to the course mentioned below. 

Course	IIM Campus	Eligibility	Course Fees	Duration
Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives	IIM Raipur	Valid Bachelor’s/ Master’s Degree with Minimum 3 Years of Professional Experience	INR 6,95,000	1 Year

3) Online IIM Executive Degree Courses

IIMs are now offering students the opportunity to take up their highly esteemed management degree programs in the virtual mode (or blended mode) as well. Currently, such courses are being offered by IIM Indore, IIM Bangalore and IIM Raipur. These courses are designed mainly for working professionals and executives but can also be taken up by management aspirants who have at least Bachelor’s level of education and a valid score in entrances like CAT, GMAT, GATE, GRE etc. 

Find important details about the course such as eligibility, course duration, fees etc. listed here. 

Course	IIM Campus	Eligibility	Course Fees	Duration
Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management	IIM Raipur	Any Valid Bachelor’s Degree from a Recognised University + Minimum 3 Years Working Experience	INR 13,25,000	2 Years
Master of Science in Data Science and Management	IIM Indore	B.Tech / B.E. / B.S / B.Pharm / B.Arch / B.Des /B.F.Tech/ B.Sc/ M.Sc / MCA / MBA/ Any Other Equivalent + CAT/GATE/GMAT/GRE/JAM/ DMAT	INR 12,00,000	2 Years
Micromasters Program in Business Management	IIM Bangalore	Graduation + Professional Experience at the Managerial Level	INR 66,807	10 Months
MicroMasters Program in Entrepreneurship	IIM Bangalore	Graduation + Professional Working Experience	INR 44,538	8 Months

4) Online IIM Self-Paced Course

Self-paced courses are the online courses by IIM that are available in the asynchronous format, i.e. in the recorded format. These online courses usually do not have live online lecture facilities, but allows students to access pre recorded lectures for conceptual clarity as well as assessment systems to periodically test their learning and insights. 

Self-paced courses are usually offered with a certification or for purely educational purposes for free, and can be completed at the students’ convenience within a maximum specified period. This can be quite an ideal option for executives and working professionals as it allows them to gain certified qualifications from prestigious institutions like the IIMs with flexibility of learning.  

Find below a list of the top trending self-paced online programs offered by IIM campuses like IIM-Ahmedabad and IIM Bangalore. 

Course	IIM Campus	Eligibility	Course Fees	Duration
Digital Transformation: Theory and Applications	IIM Ahmedabad	Any Valid Bachelor’s degree	Free Course	6 Weeks
Pre MBA Statistics	IIM Ahmedabad	Any Valid Bachelor’s degree +  Rudimentary Knowledge of Maths	Free Course	5 Weeks
Leadership Skills	IIM Ahmedabad	Basic Organisational Skills and Professional Skills	Free Course	6 Weeks
Strategic Human Resource Management	IIM Ahmedabad	Basic Knowledge of Human Resource Management (HRM)	Free Course	6 Weeks
Behavioral Finance - Influence of Heuristics and Biases	IIM Ahmedabad	Any Valid Bachelor’s degree	Free Course	6 Weeks
Certificate Course in Advanced Corporate Strategy	IIM Bangalore	Graduation from Any Recognised University	INR 15,588	5 Weeks

IIM Online MBA 

One of the most prestigious degrees that a management enthusiast aspired to get is an MBA from a globally acclaimed business school like the IIM. IIMs offer two year full-time Post Graduate Diplomas in Management (PGDM) or Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM), both of which are equivalent to an MBA as per guidelines from the AIU. Are you looking for MBA online?

IIMs offer a 2 years-long Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Management or a PGDM that is fully accredited and has equivalent credibility and value as a regular PGDM/MBA. This course is offered currently by IIM Raipur and is designed for working professionals who have at least 3 years of relevant professional experience. 

Here are further details about the online executive PGPM at IIM Raipur. 

Course	Executive Post Graduate Program in Management (EPGPM)
Mode of Learning	Blended Online (Online Classes & On-Campus Module)
Campus	IIM Raipur
Eligibility for Course	Bachelor’s Education from a Recognised Institution with Minimum 50% Aggregate Marks Minimum of 3 Years of Professional Experience in a Relevant Field
Course Duration	2 Years
Course Fee	INR 13,25,000

Who Can Apply to Online IIM Courses? 

The IIM online courses of the various IIM campuses are mainly developed to meet the training and skill needs of professionals, executives, managers and other professionals. 

So, any working professionals who have completed at least their undergraduate education, i.e. a valid Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university (or an equivalent diploma) and have a professional experience in a field pertinent to management for 1 to 5 years can apply to this course. 

Are Entrance Exams Needed for IIM Online Courses? 

Most of the online diploma, micromasters and online certification courses of IIMs do not require a candidate to have qualified a management entrance examination like CAT, MAT GMAT etc. 

Online Executive Courses Without Any Entrance Exams
Executive Program In Finance	Executive Program In Human Resource
Executive Program In Operations	Executive Program In Leadership and Management
Executive Program In Data Science and Analytics	Executive Program In AI and Machine Learning
Executive Program In Marketing	Executive Program In Marketing Analytics
Executive Program In Digital Marketing	Executive Program In Branding

Candidates who have completed their UG education and have relevant postgraduate qualification or professional experience can take up these online executive programs. 

Only the Master of Science in Data Science and Management (Online M.Sc Data Science and Management) course being offered by IIM Indore requires the candidate to have qualified an entrance exam among CAT, GMAT, GRE, GATE, JAM or DMAT to be eligible for enrolment.    

Top IIMs Offering Online Courses 

Currently, 9 IIM campuses offer various online and hybrid online courses to students in a number of fields including those like investment banking, finance, strategy management, human resource management, IT and data sciences, marketing, leadership etc. 

Here is a list of the various IIM campuses offering online courses that can be pursued by working professionals and management aspirants who have completed a Bachelor’s level of education. 

1) IIM Ahmedabad 

IIM Ahmedabad is India’s top business and management school as per the ranking of NIRF (2025) for the category of Management. Not only has it consistently emerged as a top global management institute, it has also kept up with the latest developments in the field and started offering its very own online programs. 

• IIM Ahmedabad has accreditations like EQUIS, NIRF (Rank 1 in Management Category) 
• IIM Ahmedabad offers self-paced online courses which are asynchronous. 
• IIM Ahmedabad online courses are for beginners and people with intermediate level of expertise as well. 
• The common areas in which online courses are offered by IIM Ahmedabad include human resource management, leadership, strategic management, pre-MBA management and finance. 

Here are a few of the top online courses offered by IIM-A. 

Course Offered	Course Eligibility	Full Fee	Course Duration
Online Certification Course in General Management for Shipping	Qualified Professionals with Experience in Maritime Industry	INR 1,20,000	21 Days
Pre MBA Statistics	Any Valid Bachelor’s degree +  Rudimentary Knowledge of Maths	Free Course	5 Weeks
Behavioral Finance - Influence of Heuristics and Biases	Any Valid Bachelor’s degree	Free Course	6 Weeks

2) IIM Bangalore 

IIM Bangalore has been ranked among the top 10 management institutions of India by the NIRF (2025) and doesn’t only have state of the art learning facilities in the regular mode of education but also upholds the same standard and rigour in the online mode. It has a number of courses with varying duration and qualifications in areas ranging from finance, marketing, data science to HRM and strategy management. 

• IIM Bangalore has approvals like those from NIRF (Rank 2 in Management Category) and EQUIS. 
• IIM Bangalore courses include micromasters programs, certificate courses and self-paced certifications. 
• Some of the common subject areas in which online courses are offered by IIM Bangalore include corporate strategy, business finance, human resource management, consumer behaviour, data science, marketing etc. 
• The courses include PG programs for working professionals. 

A few of the top trending courses in online mode offered here have been listed below.

Course Offered	Course Eligibility	Full Fee	Course Duration
Certificate Course in Advanced Corporate Strategy	Graduation from Any Recognised University	INR 15,588	5 Weeks
MicroMasters Program in Entrepreneurship	Graduation + Professional Working Experience	INR 44,538	8 Months
Certificate in Accounting and Finance	Graduation	INR 12,372	11 Months
Micromasters Program in Business Management	Graduation + Professional Experience at the Managerial Level	INR 66,807	10 Months

3) IIM Kozhikode

Ranking as the nation’s third best business school by NIRF (2025), IIM Kozhikode has consistently come up with top educational courses with industrial value for management students. The same educational value is now being extended by the institute in the online mode of learning as well. 

• IIM Kozhikode has accreditations such as EQUIS, AMBA, AACSB etc. 
• The online courses available here include e-Management Development Programmes (e-MDPs) which are short-duration courses for skill building in working professionals. 
• Common subject areas for the same include data science and analytics, marketing, strategy management, finance, entrepreneurship, supply chain management etc. 

A list of the trending online courses by IIM Kozhikode has been given below. 

Course Offered	Course Eligibility	Full Fee	Course Duration
Professional Certificate Programme in Applied Data Science and Machine Learning	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 3 Years of Work Experience	INR 2,15,000	12 Months
Professional Certificate Programme in Advanced Analytics & Business Intelligence	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 1 Year of Work Experience	INR 2,00,000	12 Months
Professional Certificate Programme in Project Management	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 3 Years of Work Experience	INR 1,15,000	7 Months
Professional Certificate Programme in Business Management	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 2,25,000	12 Months
Professional Certificate Programme in Investment Banking	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 3 Years of Work Experience	INR 3,00,000	12 Months

4) IIM Indore 

IIM Indore is a well-accredited government business school in India. It ranks among the top 10 management institutions of India and has accreditations from bodies like AACSB, EQUIS and membership of the AMBA as well. IIM Indore offers a host of online programs, both in the form of short-term certifications as well as long-duration executive courses. 

• IIM Indore offers over 50 online courses as short-duration certificates or long-duration programs. 
• IIM Indore offers online courses designed for executives and working professionals who have obtained at least Bachelor’s level of education. 
• The courses offered here are in domains like marketing, leadership, business analytics, HRM, general management, investment banking, data science and technology etc. 
• IIM Indore offers a full-time degree course in the virtual mode– Master of Science in Data Science and Management (M.Sc Data Science and Management). 

Find below a list of the top online management courses offered by IIM Indore.  

Course Offered	Course Eligibility	Full Fee	Course Duration
Master of Science in Data Science and Management	B.Tech / B.E. / B.S / B.Pharm / B.Arch / B.Des /B.F.Tech/ B.Sc/ M.Sc / MCA / MBA/ Any Other Equivalent + CAT/GATE/GMAT/GRE/JAM/ DMAT	INR 12,00,000	2 Years
Executive Programme in Operations and Supply Chain Management (EPO & SCM)	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 2 Years of Professional Experience	INR 3,59,300	12 Months
Certificate Programme in Project Management (CPPM)	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 2 Years of Professional Experience	INR 1,73,600	6 Months
Executive Programme in Digital Transformation (EPDT)	Graduate/Equivalent Education + Minimum 3 Years of Professional Experience	INR 2,81,500	12 Months

5) IIM Raipur 

IIM Raipur offers a variety of certificate courses, executive programs, and e-DPs to students in the online learning mode. IIM Raipur is one of the most affordable IIMs to take up a certification course from, as it has been ranked by the NIRF as being the 14th top management institution of India. 

• The institute has accreditations like AACSB and AICTE in its basket. 
• Courses offered at IIM Raipur include executive courses in the form of certificate programs of an average duration of 5 to 6 months. 
• The subject areas in which courses are offered here include finance, marketing, IT and analytics, management etc. 

Given here are further details about some of the trending online courses offered by IIM Raipur. 

Course Offered	Course Eligibility	Full Fee	Course Duration
Executive Certificate Program in Business Finance	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 70,000	5 Months
Executive Certificate Program in Digital Marketing and Social Media Strategy	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University	INR 75,000	5 Months
eDP in Data Science and Machine Learning using R and Python	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 70,000	6 Months
Executive Development Program in Operations Management with Six Sigma	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 70,000	5 Months

6) IIM Rohtak

IIM Rohtak is an esteemed management institution of India, and among the top 20 of India (as per NIRF ranking-2025). It is also a member of the prestigious body of AMBA. The courses offered in the online mode at IIM Rohtak include those like professional certification, executive PG programs etc. 

• The major accreditations of IIM Rohtak include the AMBA membership and NIRF ranking. 
• The domains in which IIM Rohtak offers online courses include HR analytics, business management, data science, supply chain management, project management etc. 
• Both online executive certifications and PG programs are offered to students in the online mode by IIM Rohtak. 
• The duration of these courses vary from a few months to a year. 
• Courses are offered as fully online programs and blended programs for the experience of virtual learning combined with immersive campus experience. 

Find some of the highly sought online courses of IIM Rohtak. 

Course Offered	Course Eligibility	Full Fee	Course Duration
Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives	Valid Bachelor’s/ Master’s Degree with Minimum 3 Years of Professional Experience	INR 6,95,000	1 Year
Executive Certificate Program in Advanced Supply Chain Management	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 70,000	5 Months
Executive Certification Programme in Advanced HR Analytics	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University	INR 70,000	5 Months
Executive Certification Programme in Marketing Analytics	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 3 Years of Work Experience	INR 60,000	5 Months

(7) IIM Kashipur

IIM Kashipur, located in Uttarakhand, is one of India’s top management institutions, being ranked among the top 23 B-schools by the NIRF (2025). IIM Kashipur also has accreditations like those from AACSB and FIED. 

• The top areas in which IIM Kashipur offers online courses include IT and analytics, finance, general management, HRM, operations, etc. 
• Certification courses and e-development programs are offered here for working professionals and executive managers for skill building. 
• Students can choose from short-term courses as well as comparatively longer courses.   
• Students don’t require to crack any entrance examination to apply to these courses.  

Some of the popularly sought online courses offered by IIM Kashipur have been listed here. 

Course Offered	Course Eligibility	Full Fee	Course Duration
Executive Development Programme in Operations Management with Six Sigma	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University	INR 70,000	6 Months
Executive Development Programme in Digital Marketing and Analytics	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 75,000	6 Months
PG Certificate Programme in AI and Machine Learning	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Preferable 1 Year Work Experience	INR 1,60,000	1 Year
eDP in Applied Financial Risk Management	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 70,000	5 Months

8) IIM Shillong

IIM Shillong is the 24th top business school in India based on the rankings of NIRF Management category (2025). It offers an online (blended) certification course for working professionals with a minimum of 2 years of work experience. The course is based on general management, and is intended for professionals seeking to grow a holistic understanding of the field of effective management. This is a one year program, upon completing which a student would receive a professional certification. 

Further details about the course have been provided here. 

Course Offered	Course Eligibility	Full Fee	Course Duration
Post Graduate Certification in Advanced General Management	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Minimum 2 Years of Work Experience	INR 1,70,000	12 Months

9) IIM Visakhapatnam 

IIM Visakhapatnam is one of the best management institutions to pursue management and business education from. It is also among India’s top 30 business schools as per the rankings of NIRF (2025). It offers courses in the online and blended learning modes. The major areas in which these courses are offered include marketing, HRM, supply chain and logistics, analytics etc. 

• IIM Visakhapatnam offers executive development programs, professional certification courses etc. in the online mode. 
• The course fee ranges approximately between INR 60,000 to INR 80,000. 
• The course duration ranges from 4 months to 6 months. 

Find more details about the top online courses offered at IIM Visakhapatnam here. 

Course Offered	Course Eligibility	Full Fee	Course Duration
Executive Development Program in Digital and Social Media Marketing	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University	INR 65,000	6 Months
Executive Development Program in Strategic Human Resource Management	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Preferable 1 Year Work Experience	INR 75,000	6 Months
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Executive Development Program in Marketing Analytics	Any Valid Bachelors from a Recognised University + Preferable 1 Year Work Experience	INR 60,000	4 Months

How to Get Admission to IIM Courses for Working Professionals?

If you are a working professional looking for upskilling and executive education for a career boost, then the online courses offered by IIM are the perfect choice for you. Not only are these courses available at an affordable fee and with flexible learning facilities, they can also be taken up without having to qualify a management entrance exam (except for online M.Sc in Data Science & Management). 

Online Executive Programs for Working Professionals
Online Executive Program In strategic Management	Online Executive Program In General Management
Online Executive Program In Leadership and Change Management	Online Executive Program In Six Sigma Operations Management
Online Executive Program In Digital Leadership and Smart Manufacturing	Online Executive Program In Project Manaement
Online Executive Program In Supply Chain Management	Online Executive Program In Strategic HRM
Online Executive Program In HR Analytics	Online Executive Program In Financial Data Analytics
Online Executive Program In Business Finance	Online Executive Program In Applied Finance and Risk Management

If you are willing to enrol in an online course by an IIM as a working professional, then you can follow the following admission guide for the same: 

• Firstly ensure that you meet the minimum eligibility condition for the course to seek admission. 
• Visit the official website of the IIM you wish to take the course up from (or the online course forum through which the IIM offers the course). 
• Check if the admissions to the course are still open or if seats are available for the course. 
• If available, you can click on the “Admission” or “Enrol Now” tabs (as available on the specific platform), and fill in your basic personal details to start the registration procedure. 
• In the next step, you are required to attach digital copies of requisite documents, which commonly include educational qualification documents, documents showing your work experience and in some cases a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the respective employer. 
• After attachment of documents, one can proceed to pay the course fee (in a single instalment or through EMIs as convenient). 
• After successful payment for the course, the institution or the online learning platform shares the  credentials for login and completion of the course. 

Is An IIM Online Course Worth It? 

While many management aspirants may have the ultimate aim of completing a full-time management degree from an IIM, the recognition that online courses of IIM are receiving is also rising. Owing to the many advantages and facilities being extended by the IIMs as part of the course, students and working professionals are turning to the online mode for completing IIM courses. So, taking up an online IIM course is not only worth it but may be even more advantageous than a full-time course as it offers major flexibility of studying and more.

Some of the top advantages that make an IIM online course worth pursuing include: 

• Online courses by IIM are available in both the asynchronous (prerecorded) and synchronous formats, which allows a student to pursue a management course at their own pace. Flexibility of learning available in these online courses is one of their major advantages. 
• The live lectures for these online courses are conducted on weekends and on holidays. This makes the course quite feasible for pursuit by working professionals. 
• The professional certifications and diploma programs do not require the candidate to qualify any management entrance examinations like the CAT, MAT, GMAT etc. So, a candidate can take up an executive IIM course without having to clear a management entrance examination (which is not the case with the regular courses offered by IIMs). 
• The fee range for the online courses of IIMs are in a comparatively affordable range as compared to the offline regular courses. Easy instalment mode of payment is available for these online courses as well. 
• Professionals completing this course also get the IIM Alumni status, which is not only a prestigious addition to one’s resume but also an irreplaceable forum for networking and growing one’s professional connections. 
• Many of these online courses are offered in the blended mode, which means an enrolled individual gets the benefit of learning and completing the course flexibly as well as visiting and getting the IIM campus experience of learning (for a part of the course). 

Overall, IIM online courses are deemed as highly prestigious and valuable for career escalation and upskilling. So, they are surely worth pursuing for executives and graduates. 

IIM On-Campus Courses vs IIM Online Courses

A natural comparison that entails is whether it is advantageous to go for an on-campus course or an online course offered by IIM. Here is a comparison of the top pros and cons of taking up an online versus an on-campus course offered by IIM. 

Online Courses from IIM

On-Campus Courses from IIM

They have a comparatively affordable fee range than on-campus courses.  They allow more flexibility of learning and completing the course than an on-campus program.  These courses provide IIM Alumni status to students completing them.  Some of the online courses offered at IIMs can be pursued free of cost.  The blended online programs allow students to have both at-home and immersive campus experience of learning. Students don’t need to qualify an entrance exam for pursuing most of the online courses offered by IIMs.

These courses offer lesser flexibility of learning although students and professionals can benefit much from the opportunity of networking with peers and faculty.  Students pursuing an on-campus course from IIMs can experience an immersive and all-round experience of learning.  Most of the courses offered through regular mode at IIM are placement-integrated, a facility which may be unavailable for most of the online IIM courses.  Candidates interested in pursuing a regular course from any IIM across India will need to qualify a requisite management entrance exam, most commonly, the CAT.

So, to conclude, it can be seen that online courses offered by IIMs are equally prestigious and valued in the professional and academic spheres. They have multiple advantages, one of which is higher accessibility to the highly sought educational services of the reputed IIMs.

Career Scope After IIM Online Courses 

Taking up an online course from IIM can provide the necessary impetus to the career of a working professional or a graduate seeking to develop a managerial career. A qualification from a highly deemed institution like an IIM is enough to add a value to your professional profile. 

So after completing an online course from IIM, working professionals and graduates can experience a boost or escalation in one’s job positions or opportunities. 

Depending on the domain of specialization, students can explore top job positions in various industries, both in the public and private sectors. IIM graduates can grab jobs with appealing salary packages at the middle to top managerial levels. Some of the top job positions that IIM graduates can take up include: 

Job Positions After IIM Graduates
Investment Banker	Financial Risk Analyst
Banker	Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Financial Analyst	Management Consultant
HR Analyst	Strategy Manager
Corporate Banker	Corporate Strategist
Customer Relationship Manager	Brand Manager
Product Manager	Data Scientist
Data Analyst	Business Analyst
Entrepreneur	Product Designer
Digital Marketing Manager	Business Intelligence Analyst

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