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GIM Goa Courses 2027

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Goa Institute of Management 2027 courses include four full-time two-year PGDM tracks, a part-time Hybrid PGDM and a doctoral FPM. The PGDM is a diploma, not an MBA degree, but the Association of Indian Universities treats it as equal to an MBA. This page helps you choose among the GIM courses and shows how to enter each one.

GIM Courses 2027

GIM courses include one general management programme and three specialised ones, and all four take the same entrance route. The PGDM is the flagship. HCM, BDA and BIFS add a sector focus from day one. All courses in GIM are postgraduate, so each one starts after a bachelor's degree. The GIM courses list below gives seats and duration, and the cards show who each track suits.

🎓300 SeatsPGDM (Flagship)For general management careers in finance, marketing, operations and HR. It takes 300 students and has the widest choice of electives.🏥120 SeatsPGDM-HCMFor healthcare management. It takes graduates from medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, life sciences and engineering, and also those from any other stream.📊180 SeatsPGDM-BDAFor data and analytics roles. It adds Python, R, SAS and machine learning to the management core, and it needs an extra GIM test.🏦120 SeatsPGDM-BIFSFor banking, insurance and financial services. It covers markets, derivatives, FinTech and insurance, and it takes graduates from any stream.

Which GIM Course Should You Choose?

Pick the GIM course that matches the job you want in two years. The fee and the entrance route are the same for all four full-time tracks. The tabs give a quick way to decide.

Choose the PGDM if you want to keep marketing, finance, operations and HR open. You choose electives in trimesters four to six.

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How Many Courses Does GIM Offer?

GIM courses number six academic programmes: PGDM, PGDM-HCM, PGDM-BDA, PGDM-BIFS, the Hybrid PGDM and the doctoral Fellow Programme in Management (FPM). GIM also runs the Executive FPM and management development programmes for working managers.

Which Are the Best Courses in GIM?

The best courses in GIM are the ones that fit your target job. The PGDM suits general roles, and HCM, BDA and BIFS suit sector roles. The 2026 placement reports show median packages from ₹13 lakh to ₹15 lakh across the four tracks. Choose by interest and not by rank.

Does GIM Offer a UG Course?

No. All GIM PG courses are postgraduate or doctoral, so you need a bachelor's degree to apply. There is no undergraduate programme among GIM courses 2027.

What Is the Flagship Course at GIM?

The flagship course at GIM is the two-year full-time PGDM.

🎓FlagshipPGDM (Flagship)A two-year full-time residential programme in general management. You enter through CAT, XAT or GMAT.

GIM calls the PGDM its flagship programme on its International Students page, and its 2026 placement report is titled the PGDM Flagship Placement Report. The PGDM has 300 of the 720 seats across the four full-time tracks, which is about 42%. In Batch 2024-26 the PGDM average package was ₹16.27 lakh, the highest of the four tracks. Check the GIM fees and GIM admission pages before you apply.

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PGDM

4 Courses2 years

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GIM Courses List 2027

The GIM courses list has four full-time PGDM tracks, one part-time PGDM and two doctoral routes. GIM courses 2027 open for applications to Batch 2027-29. The table gives seats and duration for each. Seat numbers for the full-time tracks come from GIM's admission pages.

GIM CourseSeatsDuration
PGDM3002 years, full time
PGDM-HCM1202 years, full time
PGDM-BDA1802 years, full time
PGDM-BIFS1202 years, full time
Hybrid PGDM1202 years, part time
FPM (Regular and Executive tracks)10 and 104 years

This GIM courses list changes only when GIM announces a new batch. No single list ranks the best courses in GIM, so compare seats, fee and placement data. Short management development programmes for working managers sit outside the list.

Which Are the GIM PG Courses?

The GIM PG courses are the PGDM, HCM, BDA and BIFS at the postgraduate level. The Hybrid PGDM serves working executives, and the FPM is the doctoral level. Each of the courses in GIM below the FPM leads to a PGDM. The Association of Indian Universities treats the PGDM as equal to an MBA.

Which Are the Best Courses in GIM for Placements?

The best courses in GIM for placements depend on your goal. In the 2026 reports, the PGDM median was ₹15 lakh. BIFS was ₹14.45 lakh. BDA was ₹14 lakh and HCM was ₹13 lakh. The highest packages were ₹35 LPA for PGDM and BDA.

What Do You Study in the GIM PGDM?

The GIM PGDM runs over six trimesters. It has core courses worth 71 credits and elective courses worth 48 credits, as per GIM's programme page. Courses in GIM's PGDM fall in five areas. These are Finance and Accounting, General Management and Economics, IT and Operations, Marketing, and OB and HRM. Every student also does a field project called Social Responsibility and Action over 20 Thursdays in year one. Year two adds a Capstone business simulation.

What Do You Study in HCM, BDA and BIFS?

Each specialised track keeps a management core and adds its own domain courses. Open the one you are considering.

HCM Subjects

Management courses such as biostatistics, operations and finance. Healthcare courses cover hospital services, public health, health financing and insurance, healthcare laws, and pharma and medical device business. Electives include healthcare consulting, machine learning for healthcare and digital marketing in healthcare.

BDA Subjects

Python, R and SAS, advanced machine learning, deep learning, big data engineering and data visualisation. Electives run in five tracks: emerging technologies, finance, marketing, operations, and strategy and consulting. You also do a five-month internship project.

BIFS Subjects

Banking, insurance, financial markets, derivatives, corporate valuation, FinTech, fixed income and Python. Electives include credit management, treasury management, sustainable finance and retail banking. Capital market gaming supports the theory.

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PGDM (Banking, Insurance & Financial Services)

PG Diploma

PGDM

Two-year six-term BIFS PGDM with banking, insurance, fintech, markets, risk and investment content, industry collaboration and a four-to-five-month internship.

Total fees
₹22 L
Duration
2 years
Level
PG
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PGDM (Big Data Analytics)

PG Diploma

PGDM

Two-year techno-managerial analytics PGDM with statistics, data management, business intelligence, ML/AI/deep learning and a five-month internship.

Total fees
₹22 L
Duration
2 years
Level
PG
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PGDM (Healthcare Management)

PG Diploma

PGDM

Two-year healthcare-management PGDM combining management and healthcare-domain courses, case learning, sector exposure and projects.

Total fees
₹22 L
Duration
2 years
Level
PG
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PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management)

PG Diploma

PGDM

Flagship two-year PGDM with six terms blending theory and practice, core/elective courses, service learning, summer internship, exchange and independent study.

Total fees
₹22 L
Duration
2 years
Level
PG
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GIM Online Courses

The GIM Hybrid PGDM is the online-led one among GIM online courses, built for working professionals who cannot leave a job. Classes run in live online sessions, with two week-long on-campus stays each year. The four full-time tracks listed above are not online.

2 Years

Hybrid PGDM Duration

Part time

120

Hybrid PGDM Seats

Intake

3 Years

Work Experience Needed

After graduation

2 Visits

Campus Stays Each Year

Week-long, in person

Is the GIM Hybrid PGDM Worth Considering for an Online MBA?

Among GIM PG courses, the Hybrid PGDM suits a working executive, an entrepreneur or a family-business manager. It uses live lectures, cases, projects and two campus immersions. You choose a marketing or an operations elective set, plus open electives in HR, finance and analytics. GIM's hybrid programme also appears in the QS Executive MBA Rankings 2025 and the QS Online MBA Rankings 2026. Among GIM online courses, this is the one that carries a QS ranking.

Does GIM Offer Other Online Courses?

The Hybrid PGDM is the only online-led PGDM. GIM online courses for working managers also include short management development programmes, which run on separate pages of the GIM website. Check that site for the current list, since batches change.

GIM Courses Eligibility Criteria

Any GIM full-time course needs a bachelor's degree with 50% marks, or 45% for SC and ST candidates. GIM courses eligibility also asks for a valid CAT, XAT or GMAT score. Open the tab for your course.

A three-year bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks (45% for SC and ST). Final-year students can apply if they finish the degree by 5 June 2027. You must have taken CAT 2026, XAT 2027 or GMAT (taken between 1 January 2025 and 15 January 2027). No minimum work experience is needed, so freshers can apply.

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What Is the Eligibility for the GIM PGDM?

You need a three-year bachelor's degree with 50% marks (45% for SC and ST) and a CAT, XAT or GMAT score. This GIM courses eligibility rule is the same for all four full-time GIM PG courses.

Do GIM Courses Need Work Experience?

Only the Hybrid PGDM does, at 3 years or more. The full-time GIM courses accept freshers, and work experience carries 10% weight in selection.

Can a Non-Medical Graduate Join GIM HCM?

Yes. GIM says graduates from any background can apply to HCM. GIM focuses on health care, engineering and healthcare-work profiles, but students without a medical background are not barred.

What Is the EFPM Eligibility at GIM?

EFPM needs a first-class master's degree or an AICTE-approved PGDM, plus work experience. GIM's FAQ page says 10 years, and its FPM admission page says 5 years. Confirm the number with the FPM office (fpm@gim.ac.in) before you apply.

GIM Courses Fees

GIM courses fees are ₹22,00,000 for the PGDM, HCM, BDA and BIFS for Batch 2027-29. The Hybrid PGDM, the only one of the GIM online courses, is ₹5,85,000 for the 2026-28 batch, the latest published. It costs far less than the full-time courses in GIM. The fees page has the instalments, hostel charges, the fee waiver and the refund rule. GIM courses 2027 carry one fee across the four full-time tracks, as the GIM courses list above shows.

GIM CourseGIM Courses FeesBatch
PGDM, HCM, BDA, BIFS₹22,00,0002027-29
Hybrid PGDM₹5,85,0002026-28
EFPM₹7,00,000Current

Among GIM courses, the FPM charges no tuition. Scholars pay a registration fee of ₹10,000 a year and receive a stipend of ₹62,000 a month.

GIM Courses Duration

GIM courses last two years for every PGDM and four years for the FPM. The full-time courses in GIM have six trimesters, three a year, and the summer internship comes after year one. The timeline shows the first year of the PGDM.

  1. June to October

    Trimester 1

    Pre-term onboarding and induction, then core courses such as managerial economics, statistics, operations and marketing.

  2. October to January

    Trimester 2

    Operations research, marketing, macroeconomics, HRM and cost accounting.

  3. January to March

    Trimester 3

    IT for managers, big data analytics, research methods, business ethics and law.

  4. After Year 1

    Summer Internship

    The placement cell organises summer internships after the first year.

Among GIM courses, BDA's first trimester starts in July, and the PGDM's starts in June. Year two repeats the three-trimester pattern with electives and the Capstone simulation.

Does GIM Have a Student Exchange Programme?

Yes, GIM offers a student exchange as an option inside the PGDM, with partner business schools in Europe. GIM describes it as an option to extend studies after three trimesters, by attending a summer programme or a full term at a partner school. The partners include the University of Antwerp, Catolica and Lappeenranta University of Technology. GIM does not state how many months an exchange adds to the two years, so ask the admissions office before you plan.

Commonly asked questions

Answers to what readers ask most often.

Q: What is the full GIM courses list?

The GIM courses list has the PGDM, PGDM-HCM, PGDM-BDA, PGDM-BIFS, the Hybrid PGDM and the FPM with its Executive track. Data Sources: GIM programme pages, October 2026.

Q: Are GIM PG courses equal to an MBA?

Yes for jobs and further study, in the case of the PGDM. The Association of Indian Universities recognises GIM's PGDM as equal to an MBA, with the recognition running till 2029. Some government job advertisements word their eligibility differently. Data Sources: GIM accreditations page and AIU letter, 2025.

Q: Which entrance exams do GIM courses accept?

GIM courses take CAT 2026, XAT 2027 and GMAT. You do not send CAT or XAT scores yourself, because GIM gets them from IIMs and XLRI. BDA applicants also take GAAT. Data Sources: GIM admission pages, October 2026.

Q: Can freshers apply to GIM courses?

Yes. GIM states there is no mandatory minimum work experience for the full-time GIM courses, and experience carries 10% weight in selection. Data Sources: GIM admission FAQs, October 2026.

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