An Executive Post Graduation Program in Management (EPGP) is apparently constituted for working professionals who have a few years of work experience. 

That being said, these programs are usually shorter than the 2 year MBA programs and it usually has minimum years of work experience eligibility criteria. Many a time, corporate firms ask their emerging managers to take these courses so that they can be considered for senior roles. 

IIM Indore’s Executive Post Graduation Program in Management (EPGP) is a one-year residential program for professionals with experience.

Here are the eligibility criteria for applying. 

• You should have secured 50% in your Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent disciplines. 
• You should be able to show a valid GMAT score. 
• You should have a minimum of 5 years of managerial or entrepreneurial or any relevant professional experience, as per your domain, following graduation.

Hope this clears your confusion. 

Panelists usually search for efficient and highly committed students who, alongside a proper kind of guidance and support, can equally stand with students belonging from the PGP department by the end of their course. That’s because IPM students have taken classes with the PGP students in the last two years. 

To prepare, clear your basics. Be through with NCERT mathematics and the SAT level vocabulary. You will surely do well if you are through with the NCERT books. 

If you have prepared well for your examinations then surely you will perform well. Both of the examinations are difficult in their own way. However, if you work hard and study the subjects thoroughly, you can pass both the examinations. 

My brother appeared for the SAT examination a while back and I believe that he would score well as he prepared thoroughly for the examination. 

When selecting an institution for your undergraduate studies, 

• Make sure the money invested for your studies is justified. 
• So put all your effort and do well.
• The exam is merely a means of assessing your subject knowledge. 
• It shouldn't be too difficult if you did well in your 12th-grade studies. 
• You should simply just work upon your weak spots and upon those sections which you find difficult to understand.
• Nowadays, online platforms offer many chances for students to gain knowledge about their disciplines.
• You can opt for mock tests to prepare yourself thoroughly in regards to the questions that are generally asked in these examinations. 
• Understand the pattern and format which gets followed. 

This is what my brother did for his preparation and this is how you can prepare too to get selected at IIM Indore.

Management courses at IIM Indore are taught throughout semesters. In each semester you will have subjects taught via case studies or group presentations or role-plays. It can be difficult if you are not good at communication. 

But there are elements that provide fun as well that will help you try to improve your personality, and your communication skills get better, that's when your confidence will improve. To be honest, there's no other degree that can make such a huge impact on your life more than an MBA degree.

Be mindful of the curriculum because it may seem intimidating but is not as tough as it seems, what makes it difficult is the deadlines for assignments, but once you cross this hurdle you'll be in a world full of opportunities and growth.

If you have studied Maths till 12th, it cannot be counted as an advantage as it usually fades off after a month of classes and tests. The CBSE/ICSE + JEE type of Maths that you have studied in your school is useless, unfortunately, because it does not have any use here and offers no advantage whatsoever.

Math is definitely very important if you go through the IPM curriculum because of its correlation with subjects like Economics and Statistics which require you to face some number crunching. You will have to put a little effort during the first couple of months or so just as the non-math students do. It will be fruitful because even they score full marks in Math. 

You just have to deal with your Math anxiety. Get over it by making math fun and not scary and IPM will feel like a dream. 

SRCC is an established and well-known institution affiliated with the University of Delhi. The institution has a pretty good faculty and the curriculum being taught there is also considered to be of high standards. If you are planning to prepare a solid CV for your career, I would suggest that you opt for a course of your interest at SRCC. 

These are just some views I gathered by interacting with students of these institutes. 

• The curriculum followed at IPM has been mocked by several candidates because of its diversity. It does not include specific topics for a particular specialization. 
• However, for the batch of 2016-21, a new curriculum has been introduced by the authorities which is more focussed on areas like Economics, Quantitative aptitude, Philosophy, Psychology, and Sociology. 
• These areas are also considered to be the 5 pillars of management at the PGDM level by many individuals working in the field of business and management.
• The placement of the institution is also quite good with the average package approximately equal to the amount which usually gets offered to candidates studying at the Postgraduate level. 

My brother was eligible for admission at SRCC but instead, he opted for IPM because it was favoring his interests, environment, and several other factors. You can too make a decision based on your interests and several other factors which you think are important for your career.

If you want to qualify for pursuing IPM at IIM Indore you will need to complete your class 12 board exams. After you have completed your board exams, you can begin preparing for the IPM entrance exams also known as IPMAT.

The IPMAT is not a difficult exam and if you are diligent in your preparation then you will be able to get through. The students have to perform questions pertaining to logical ability, English grammar, and vocabulary followed by Quant, or mathematics.

If your foundation in maths is strong then you will have a major advantage. 

Once you have cleared the exams, you will be called up for the personal interview round. For clearing the written test in IPMAT, you will have to clear the sectional cutoff is Quantitative Aptitude (MCQs and SA) followed by verbal ability.

You will have a plethora of combinations to choose from. Let me tell you about some of your options:

• You can think of joining streams like business & management, IT & Software banking, Finance & Insurance, Mass Media, Communication as well as Health Sciences if they pique your fancy.
• There are a lot of MBA, PGDM, and certificate courses you can enroll into.
• When it comes to mode of study, you can choose between full-time, part-time, online as well as in class.
• Your specializations can range from healthcare management, business analytics, investment banking, human resources right up to project management.

So you can pick and choose between a lot of options and see what meets your interest and choose a career path accordingly.