Executive part-times of non-IIM's mirrored the IIM's

Ever since the IIM's started the executive courses, there was good response from the industry and among students. Inline with this many non-IIM's also started enrolling for executive courses. SPJain, NMIMS to name a few(that i know of... :) ).  In doing so they have taken some shortcuts here.

The structural import
First they took the IIM syllabus as is. Then they modified as per their the needs of the people who could be bought in to this syllabus. Then they tried to amalgamate the IIM way of teaching with case study methodology. They backed up this course with some good faculty (Preferably phd's in their field). Then they started to rolling out as course that is as competent as the IIM's. the rest of the infrastructure is already avaliable - library, selection process, location, recognition etc. This is done well so far. So they started to honor part-time executives. This was a good boost to their courses as many started to accept this course. But the fact is that even if you sell sprite in a whisky bottle it will still be sprite - That's the outlook of the recruiters.

The key is that you get an MBA (more or less) which is part time from a renowned Institute that mirrors the IIM's in the methodology. As the economy bought in(and still bringing-in) cycles of recession many  found this a safe haven for continuing studies on part-time basis.

This is the way NMIMS ,SP Jain and other institutes are working. They are finding it interesting and students must have found the benefits of it assuming they gave what it takes.

To my understanding this is a good bargain and best value for money.

SPJain and NMIMS Executive part time programs

Narsee Monjee institute of Management studies(NMIMS) and SP Jain Center of management are famous bschools in india. They are particularly well  known in Mumbai. Recently they started flogging to other areas in India and abroad. NMIMS started new centres in Bangalore and Hyderabad. Contrary to S.P.Jain is running a campus in Dubai (for a full time global MBA). This is a big leap. Unless they have the confidence they may not go that far. Although both the bschool are excellent and competitive they differ in the way they try to estrange themselves from the rest.

Both NMIMS and SPJain started their respective executive part-time programs which is considered little rigorous. There seem to be some industry acceptance in their courses with corporate sponsorships , exclusive batches for some companies , Corporate interactions, etc. 

SP Jain seems to go a overboard in being a little strict and uncompromising in terms of attendance and prefer locals more than outsiders they can be right but i bet they can be wrong. While NMIMS is a little flexible.

Options for Part-time MBA

Not everyone grants MBA degree. Some offer as MBA and some others as PG Diploma in Management. More than the degrees what you learn and how companies perceive the value of the course and the university seems important.

IIM's part-time seem to the best in India but are there any? There should some rationale for choosing others.  NMIMS, SPJain and FMS seem to offer some very good executive programs. They are looking promising right now for me. I'll understand a bit more and let you know. It looks like they offer a good value  for money. But there hasn't been much of a debate on them either positive or negative which is both interesting and sad.

Will keep you posted.