AI Enters Every PGDM Specialisation as ISME Bengaluru Revises Curriculum

Dr. Nitin Garg, Founder and Director of ISME Bengaluru, said the revised programme reflects workplace demand for technological fluency, analytical thinking and human decision making.

Management education is adapting to changing workplace expectations as ISME Bengaluru has redesigned its PGDM curriculum to embed artificial intelligence across all specialisations.
The International School of Management Excellence held its Annual Board of Studies meeting in Bengaluru, bringing together 19 senior industry professionals and 23 faculty members to revise the programme. The updated curriculum integrates AI, experiential learning, industry projects and emerging business practices across Marketing, Finance, Business Analytics and Human Resources.

ISME has introduced two new courses, AI for Management and Indian Knowledge System. The programme has also increased summer internship credits from 3 to 6, added a field project in every term and continued its Industry Trajectory Program, through which students work with organisations on real business challenges while studying.
Dr. Nitin Garg, Founder and Director of ISME Bengaluru, said, “The revised curriculum has been developed to align management education with the realities of a rapidly evolving business landscape where employers increasingly seek professionals who can combine technological fluency, analytical thinking and human decision-making. Rather than treating AI as a niche specialisation, the new framework integrates AI concepts, tools and applications throughout the learning journey, ensuring students understand how technology influences decision-making across business functions.”

Dr. Shampa Nandi, Convener of BOS, said, “The Board of Studies for the PGDM programme goes well beyond a once-a-year compliance formality. BOS members contribute meaningfully to the programme’s academic quality by reviewing session plans for content currency, assessing select student assignments and projects, and engaging as mentors and guide for students across functional specialisations.”
The Marketing curriculum now includes quick commerce, direct to consumer business models, omni channel strategy, AI driven advertising, prompt engineering and attribution models.

The Finance curriculum has been updated to focus on financial analysis, business decision making and AI enabled financial modelling. Embedded NISM certifications and contemporary case studies have been included to connect finance concepts with business practice.
In Business Analytics, the curriculum takes a business first approach and includes AI governance, DPDP compliance, analytics storytelling, Agentic AI and MLOps.
The Human Resources curriculum has been updated with Labour Codes, Human Capital Management platforms, competency modelling, change management and AI driven talent management practices.

The recommendations were finalised by Dean Dr. Rony G Kurien, Dr. Shampa Nandi, Assistant Dean and Principal PG, Prof. Sanjit Ghosh, Co Convener, and Dr. Rajni Pathak, Program Coordinator.
Industry professionals from JP Morgan and Chase, Coforge, Grant Thornton, Reliance Retail, Reliance JioMart, Godrej, Biocon, Acer, Aon and IISc participated in the review along with faculty members.
ISME said the revised curriculum is intended to reduce the gap between classroom learning and industry expectations while preparing graduates for technology driven workplaces.

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