Executive Postgraduate Diploma in

Human Resource Management

(Weekend Programme)

2016–2017

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Hyderabad Campus

www.campus.tiss.edu/hyderabad

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR, 2016–2017

Announcement June 6, 2016

Last Date for Receipt of Application Forms (Online ) July 15,2016

Written Test and Personal Interview July 22 & 23, 2016

Results Announcement July 27, 2016 Commencement of Academic Session (2016–2017) Aug 20, 2016

CLASS TIMINGS

Saturdays : 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Sundays : 10:00 am to 6:00 pm The classes will be held at a centrally located Institute premises (Hyderabad

Campus) during weekends

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EXECUTIVE POST GRAUDATE DIPLOMA

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

The Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management

programme is being offered by the School of Human Resource

Management, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad. The Masters

programme in Human Resource Management of the Institutes in Mumbai

and Hyderabad are the most sought after in the country.

The curriculum developed for human resources has been awarded and

recognized among the best in the country.

The graduates of TISS HRM programme occupy positions of leadership

across a wide spectrum of industries including IT/ITeS, Banking and

Finance, Manufacturing, Retail and Management Consultancy.

The Executive Programme is designed to develop professionally competent

and socially sensitive management graduates, fully equipped to take on the

challenges of the business world.

Right blend of theory and practice imparted by experienced TISS Faculty

Practitioners from reputed companies to contribute to teaching the programme

Flexible modular schedule that encourages students to pursue high quality education without comprising on job commitments.

Innovative workshops to be offered between modules.

Industry based well guided capstone project to show case learning

15 months part time professional programme of instruction and training.

Helps working professionals who wish to move upward or transit to a new occupational profile.

Provides ample opportunity for peer learning with co-students from with varied industrial experience.

Teaching will be enabled using Moodle based access to e-resources, library resources and compendiums.

KEY FEATURES OF THE PROGRAMME

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CURRICULUM DESIGN

Distribution of Credit Hours

The Executive Postgraduate Diploma Programme will have 20 courses

carrying a total of 42 credits as detailed below:

16 courses carrying 2 credit each : 32 credits

4 courses carrying 1 credit each : 4 credits

Field work (5 weeks): 6 credits

1 credit: 15 hours

The course follows a modular scheme. The entire curriculum will be

covered in eight modules. (details at the end of the brochure)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Minumum Bachelor’s Degree (under 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1 year

bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the

mandatory requirements of 15 years formal education), in any discipline

of a recognised University.

50% marks for General Category candidates, 40% for Scheduled Castes

[SCs], Scheduled Tribes [STs] and 45 % for OBC(NC) candidates

AND

Having at least 3 years of work experience after graduation in managerial

or supervisory category, preferably in personnel/administration

department

Age under 40 years as on July 1, 2016. In special cases, this limit may be

relaxed.

Intake: 30 Seats

Note: Candidates are requested to read the eligibility criteria

carefully before applying. Ineligible candidates will be rejected at

any stage in the application process.

Note

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PROGRAMME COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS

Grading Scheme An eleven point grading scheme from 0-10 is used for grading all assessment units.A student must receive a minimum grade of C+ equivalent to 4 points, to be considered pass Programme Completion /Credit Requirements Fulfillment The programme requirements include credited and non-credited

activities. The cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is completed as the

credit-weighted average over all courses undertaken over all modules, of all credit accumulated until that assessment period.

A student must satisfactorily complete all compulsory requirements and accumulate all requisite credits of a particular programme in order to become eligible for the diploma.

Each course will be assessed through a variety of assessment unit types with

prescribed weightages, which is provided at the commencement of each

course. These may involve individual or group work:

Assignments: which are held in the course, conducted as individual or

group assessments.

Class presentation: individual or group, which are held as a part of

different subjects.

Reflective Journals.

Faculty assessment of class participation

Written tests (open book, closed book, take home) conducted during

or at the end of the course.

Viva/ oral test or examination.

Observation by faculty/ supervisor.

Non-credited compulsory requirement of the programmes require

testimony of participation from the course teacher. It may include

evaluative components, which will be mentioned in testimonials. No

course has only one type of evaluation unit. Each course has at least

an assignment and end module examination.

RULES & GUIDELINES

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Every student is expected to maintain regularity and 100% attendance for all course requirements: Classroom/theory courses, field practicum, field trips, etc.

The schedule of the programme is designed in such a way that each course is spread across several weeks so that no student losses maximum attendance in a certain week if he/she could not attend because of an emergency.

A minimum of 75% attendance is required for all taught courses.

Absences for medical or other exigent reasons have to be taken with permission

through a leave application submitted to the Programme Coordinator.

Award of Postgraduate Diploma The students, who have successfully completed their programme of study will be admitted to the Certificate/Diploma Conferment function of the Short Term Programmes.

ATTENDANCE

The EPGDHRM programme comprises a predefined set of courses, which are assigned specific credit value or may be non-credited but compulsory. Assessment Unit/s Each course will be assessed through the following assessment unit types with prescribed weightages, which is provided at the commencement of each course. These may involve individual or group work: Assignments: which are held in the course, conducted as individual

or group assessments. Class presentation: individual or group, which are held as a part of

different subjects. Reflective Journals. Faculty assessment of class participation Written tests (open book, closed book, take home) conducted

during or at the end of the course. Viva/ oral test or examination. Observation by faculty/ supervisor. Non-credited compulsory requirement of the programmes require

testimony of participation from the course teacher. It may include evaluative components, which will be mentioned in testimonials.

No course has only one type of evaluation unit. Each course has at least an assignment and end module examination.

FEES AND DEPOSITS

Fees

Instalments

I II III IV

Tuition 69,350 65,700 69,300 65,150 Identity Card 300 - - -

Examination 500 500 500 500

Computer Infrastructure 800 800 800 800

Field Work practicum - 4000 - 4000

Development Fund 2500 2500 2500 2500 Library 1000 1000 1000 1000 Library Deposit (Refundable) 2000 - - - Convocation charges - - - 1000

Total (inRupees) 76,450 74,500 74,100 74,950

Note: 1. Total fees payable is Rs.300,000/-. 2. Fees once paid will not be refunded. 3. The fees and deposits should be deposited in any Branch of SBI in India on or before

the due date of the Installments mentioned below and an official receipt to be obtained.

4. First installment to be paid at the time of admission; and the remaning three installments as and when notified by the institute.

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RESERVATIONS

As per GOI requirements, 15% and 7.5% & 27% seats are reserved for SC, ST and

OBC(NC) candidates, respectively.

Three per cent seats are reserved for Persons with Disability (PWD) of which 1% each is

reserved for(a) Low Vision/ Blindness (b) Hearing Impairment, and (c) Locomotor

Disability/ Cerebral Palsy. Please note that reservations are applicable only for allocation

of seats and no fee waiver is applicable, since only candidates who are in employment are

eligible for this programme.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

1. Candidates interested in the programme are encouraged to apply online -

http://stp-admissions.tiss.edu. The application fee has to be paid following the

steps indicated on the site. The application fees in 1030 if paying through credit

card/ debit card/ net banking or Rs. 1000 if paying using the SBI bank challan

2. Last date for submission of application by is July 15, 2016 by 6pm.

WRITTEN TEST & PERSONAL INTERVIEW

Eligible candidates will be called for the Written Test and Personal Interview. Individual

emails will be sent and phone calls to be made by the Admissions team. The Written Test

and the Personal Interviews will be held on 22 & 23 of July, 2016 at TISS Hyderabad

campus.

The list of selected candidates will be notified on the Institute Notice Board and the

Institute Websites www.tiss.edu and www.campus.tiss.edu by 27th of July, 2016.

ENQUIRIES

Candidates may make inquiries on TISS Helpline: 040-24017701

The telephone board functions from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm from Monday to Friday.

Call: Mr. Varun Ram (Regional Manager) Telephone No. : 040-24017702.

E-Mail: tisshyd@tiss.edu

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EXECUTIVEPGDIPLOMAINHUMANRESOURCESMANAGEMENT–2016-17

CURRICULUMFRAMEWORK

Executive PG Diploma in Human Resources Management Module Subjects Covered Credits

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FC 1: Understanding Socio-‐Economic & Political Environment of Business 1

HRM1: Management of Human Resources 2

HRM2: Sociology of Organisations, Theory and Design 2

2

HRM3: Organisational Behaviour 2

HRM4: Business Research & Statistical Techniques 2 3 HRM5: Business Communication 1

HRM6: Industrial Relations 2

HRM7: Employment Law I 2

4 HRM8: Labour Economics 2

HRM9: Employment Law II 2

Field work & Project Report: ( 5 Weeks) 6

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HRM10: Human Resource Planning, Employee Resourcing & Competency Based Management

2 HRM11: Performance Management 2

Assessment Centre 2

6 HRM12: Learning and Development 2

HRM13: Reward Management 2 7

HRM14: Employee Welfare and Benefits Administration 2

HRM15: Organisational Development and Change 2

HRM16: Conflict Management and Negotiation Skills 1 8

HRM17: Employee Counselling 2

HRM18: Business Strategy and Strategic Human Resources Management 2

HRM19: Analytics for Human Resource Professionals 1

TOTAL CREDITS 42

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Prof. Siva Raju M.Sc, MA., Ph.D (SVU, Tirupati) Chairperson of the Board Deputy Director, TISS, Hyderabad Prof. Bino Paul G.D. M.A.(Calicut), M.Phil., Ph.D. (IIT, Bombay) Dean, School of Management & Labour Studies, TISS, Mumbai Mr. Mohammed A Abid MA –PMIR (TISS) Chairperson, School of Human Resource Management, TISS, Hyderabad Prof. Vijay Kumar M.A. (Calicut), M.Phil. (Bharathiar), Ph.D. (TISS) Chairperson, Centre for Social and Organizational Leadership (C –SOL) TISS, Mumbai Dr. Zubin R. Mulla PGDBM & Fellow in Management (XLRI, Jamshedpur) Associate Professor & Chairperson, Centre for Human Resources Management, TISS, Mumbai Ms. Uma Devgupata M.A- PMIR (TISS) Corporate Director- HR, India MEA SE Asia Signode India

ABOUT TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

TISS a premier social sciences Institute in India which was established by the reputed TATAs in

1936. TISS is a centrally funded public university supported by the University Grants

Commission (UGC), Government of India (GoI) since 1964. TISS has an A grade with 3.89 on 4,

the highest in the country in the third round of accreditations. (further details:www.tiss.edu)

TISS is a multi-campus networked University. TISS, Hyderabad campus has been set up in 2012.

The institute is operational from two interim campuses in Hyderabad. The Institute has 6

Schools and a strong inter-disciplinary Faculty and about 55o students. The campus has due

approvals from the UGC as an off-campus of TISS Mumbai. All programmes are duly approved

by the Academic Council of the Institute and all degrees, diplomas and certificates are duly

recognized by the UGC.(further details www.campus.tiss.edu/hyderabad)

ADVISORY TEAM

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Tata Institute of Social Sciences, S.R Sankaran Block, TSIPRD Campus, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana – 500030 Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Roda Mistry College of Social Work & Research Center, Opposite to BioDiversity Park, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana – 500008 (040) 24017701/02/03 Website www.campus.tiss.edu/hyderabad