The IIM-Shillong-and the National University of Juridical Science, West
Bengal, has sealed an agreement to start a Post Graduate Executive
Diploma in Business Management and Law (PGexDBL), an official statement
said today. The programme, scheduled to commence later this year,
would be of a 15-month duration. The philosophy of the programme
is centred around preparing participants to earn a professional
qualification in Business Management and Law by virtue of gaining in
depth understanding of various concepts in the area, the statement said.
The programme is also aimed at helping participants to understand
the latest developments and best practices. The agreement which
was signed in the presence of Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma
and Rathindra Nath Datta, Chairman Board of Governors Indian Institute
of Management-Shillong. While combined Business Management and Law
studies has proved to be of a great success in the western world such
as in Germany, there is no example of such kind of unique initiative in
the country.