Managing Business Strategies for Sustained Growth and Profitability

• For Indian Participants - Graduates (10+2+3) or Diploma Holders (only 10+2+3) from a recognized university (UGC/AICTE/DEC/AIU/State Government) in any discipline.
• Diploma Holders (10+3) will be considered on a case to case basis subject to having a minimum of 10 Years of work experience in a supervisory role at the time of applying for this programme.
• For International Participants - Graduation or equivalent degree from any recognized University or Institution in their respective country.
• Minimum of 5 years overall work experience preferably in a managerial position.

This programme is ideal for mid to senior level professionals including but not limited to

• Business, Functional and/or Managers who aspire to or are expected to move into higher echelons of management.
• Working professionals with considerable experience in their respective domains keen to broaden their horizons, scale their operations and improve profitability through effective management strategies.
• Business Heads, Leaders and Practicing managers responsible for strategic planning and decision-making who wish to enhance their understanding of sustainable growth and profitability strategies.
• Entrepreneurs and business owners who desire to gain a strong foundation and practical skills across different aspects of business management and strategy.

IIM Kozhikode’s Professional Certificate Programme in Managing Businesses – Strategies for Sustained Growth & Profitability has been specifically designed for experienced professionals who want to enhance and advance their skills and achieve their organizational goals. 5 years overall work experience preferably in a managerial position is a prerequisite for this course.

Speak to Veranda HigherEd’s Programme Advisors to know more about the Programme and how it will benefit your career progression goals. The Programme Advisor/Admission Manager at Veranda will do a preliminary eligibility check with the interested candidates. This may include for initial scrutiny against specified eligibility criteria like educational qualifications, years of experience, details of current employment and proficiency in English amongst others. Once eligibility has been established, qualifying candidates may register online at and proceed to pay the first Instalment or the full Programme fee online. Candidates will also be required to furnish soft copies of necessary documents for validation and selection. Candidates will be required to pay the Programme fee as per the options chosen by the candidate. If you have any questions about the kind of supporting documents that needs to be uploaded, please speak with our Programme Advisor/ Admission Manager who will be able to guide you through the process. All the information and documentation provided by you at the time of enrolment will be duly verified by Veranda and the Institute and if it is determined that the information and/or documentation provided by you is inadequate and/or does not substantiate the entry requirements and prerequisite criteria to the course, then your enrolment to the course will be cancelled with immediate effect and you may run the risk of forfeiting the fee paid.

You can email the Admissions Office at admissions@verandahighered.com or call your Programme Advisor or Admissions Manager.

In order to secure admission to this programme, you will be required to submit soft copies of the following documents

• Passport size photograph
• ID proof (Copy of Adhaar card, driving licence, passport or similar)
• Copy of Degree Certificate and Marksheet as available
• Declaration of details of work experience as mandated

Indian participants will need to pay Rs.2,99,000 + GST as programme fee. Participants residing outside India will be required to pay USD 5400 as programme fees.

The Programme fee includes your application fee, tuition charges for all live and synchronous sessions, learning materials, case studies, class exercises, assessment charges as applicable as well as the boarding and lodging charges during the in-campus immersion.

While the campus immersion fee along with the boarding and lodging charges are included as a part of the Programme fee, the actual travel related expense will need to be borne by you.

Yes, Veranda has tied up with a financial service providers. Should you require any assistance with financial loans, our Programme Advisor/Admission Manager will be happy to support you with the guidelines for the same. However, the decision to grant the loan will depend on the adequacy of documents submitted and will be at the sole discretion of the respective financing agency/bank. The loan itself will be based on a mutual agreement exclusively between you and the financing agency/bank and Veranda will have no role whatsoever in this financing arrangement between the two parties. In order to proceed with the loan, you will need to complete your online registration with Veranda, pay the Instalment 1 amount and share the necessary documents for validations.

Yes, if your credit or debit card has a payment through EMI option enables, you can choose an EMI option at the time of paying through your credit or debit card. We also have other financing options offered through other financial service providers that you may wish to consider. For more information, reach out to our Programme Advisor/ Admissions Manager.

If you choose to opt out of the course with more than 21 days remaining for course commencement, you may raise the request for the same with our Student Relationship Manager and you will be eligible to get an appropriate refund post deduction of a penalty amount of Rs.5900 if you are an Indian participant & USD 125 if you are a foreign participant. You will not be eligible for any refund if the refund request is received within 21 days or less from the course commencement date.

Veranda, in partnership with an Institute, where applicable, reserves the right to cancel courses at any time owing to reasons like insufficient enrolments, trainer indisposition, pandemic related or force majeure events. In the event that Veranda or the Institute cancels a scheduled course, the participant will receive full fee refund for the same. All refunds, in such cases, will be processed within 30 days from intimation of refund approvals by Veranda.

Valid requests for refund of fees on account of cancellation of enrolment by the participant shall be considered only if such requests are received at least 21 days prior to class start of the programme. On receipt of such valid requests for refund of fees, the down payment or fee paid shall be refunded after deducting a penalty of Rs.5000 for Indian participants & USD 125 for foreign participants. All refunds, in such cases, will be processed within 30 days of receipt of a valid refund request. In all other cases, no refund shall be made.

No, in the normal course, we do not encourage transfers to subsequent batches as it impacts your learning and career goals. Additionally, batches are monitored by the institute and are run as per their standards. However, in exceptional & compelling circumstances, you may raise your concern and transfer request with your Student Relationship Manager (SRM) who will present your case to the Institute for approval. You will be eligible to transfer to a subsequent batch if and only if the request is explicitly approved by the Institute(s). Do note that such batch transfer requests needs to be made at least 21 days prior to the commencement of the program

IIn the event that your transfer request to a subsequent batch is approved, any amount paid by you within the current financial year shall be considered as advance payment towards the next batch. However, you will be required to pay the following additional charges

• A Batch Transfer fee of Rs.5900
• Differential amount of fees if there is a difference in the Programme fee between the 2 batches
• Actual costs for tools/simulations/licences or learning materials – as determined by the Institute.
• If the batch transfer request is approved more than one financial year apart, only the base fee paid will be considered as advance payment towards the next batch. The tax component will not be adjusted towards the applicable for the current batch you are being transferred to.

You can attend the live classes of this programme using a laptop or desktop with basic specifications. However, in order to optimize your learning experience we recommend that you have the following,

• Internet speed of 1 Mbps minimum (preferable wired connection).
• Supporting OS – Window 7, Window 8, Widows 10, Safari & Mac OS.
• Recommended Browser – Google Chrome and Firefox
• Recommended Device – Laptop or Desktop (Avoid using Mobile or Ipad)
• Functional web cam, microphone and speaker enabled on your laptop/desktop
• Latest Adobe flash player should be installed in your system.

Once your admission to the programme is confirmed, dedicated Student Relationship Manager (SRM) will be assigned to you and you may direct all your queries and questions related to the content and delivery to you assigned SRM. Alternately, since the classes are all live and virtual, you will also have the opportunity to raise your academics related questions and doubts with the faculty either real time during the class or offline through our LMS.

Any queries you have regarding the programme or the admission process may be directed to our Admissions team. Once your enrolment to a programme is confirmed, a dedicated Student Relationship Manager (SRM) will be assigned to you and you may raise all subsequent queries and clarifications with the assigned SRM.