Archive · 18 Aug 2026
SPJIMR revamps PGPDM curriculum and programme for social sector
SPJIMR is a school in Mumbai, India that helps grown-ups learn how to improve society and help people in need.
This kind of work is called development management.
The school has changed its lessons to cover new and important topics.
These include taking care of the environment, using artificial intelligence to help people, and starting projects that do good.
Now, students who have jobs can attend classes online sometimes, which makes it easier to study.
Students will also practice skills like leading teams, communicating well, and writing professionally.
They will work together on a big social impact project for a whole year with other students at the school.
Starting in February 2027, about 100 students will join the programme each year.
The programme is now in its 16th year and many graduates have become leaders at charities and social companies.
The school hopes its students will create real change in the world.
SPJIMR has revamped its Post Graduate Programme in Development Management (PGPDM) and opened applications for Batch 28, commencing in February 2027.
The revised curriculum strengthens four key pillars: ESG, AI for Development, Social Entrepreneurship, and Public Policy.
New features include flexible online class schedules, updated evaluation methods, expanded electives, and three experiential labs in leadership, communication, and professional writing.
A year-long Social Impact Project will pair PGPDM participants with SPJIMR's full-time management students for interdisciplinary collaboration.
The programme is moving to a single annual February intake of nearly 100 development professionals, replacing the earlier two-batch model, as it enters its 16th year.
- Who
- Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR), with PGPDM Chairperson Professor Tanojkumar Meshram
- What
- SPJIMR revamped its Post Graduate Programme in Development Management (PGPDM) curriculum and opened applications for Batch 28.
- When
- Applications are open now; Batch 28 commences in February 2027.
- Where
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Why
- To prepare leaders for India's transforming social sector, which is shifting toward measurable outcomes, systems thinking, innovation, ESG frameworks, and cross-sector collaboration.
- Institution
- Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR)
- Programme
- Post Graduate Programme in Development Management (PGPDM)
- Batch
- Batch 28
- Commencement
- February 2027
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Accreditations
- AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS (Triple Crown)
- New curriculum pillars
- ESG, AI for Development, Social Entrepreneurship, Public Policy
- Intake model
- Single annual intake of nearly 100 participants each February