Postgraduate Diploma in Management

The Kirloskar Group is an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It is one of the oldest industrial groups in the engineering industry in India. The Group was established in the year 1888, by Late Shri Laxmanrao Kirloskar, but it achieved its highest growth rates in Indian industry under the leadership of Late Shri Shantanurao Laxmanrao Kirloskar. To put Mr. Shantanurao Kirloskar’s thoughts into practice, Kirloskar Institute of Management was established in Harihar, Karnataka in the year 1991. Subsequently, the second campus of Kirloskar Institute of Management came up in Pune in the year 2010. Both are residential campuses and they offer two-year full time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) program.

Kirloskar Institute of Management (KIM) was set up in 1991 by the Kirloskar Group in Harihar to put its illustrious leader Mr.Shantanurao Laxmanrao Kirloskar’s thoughts to practice.

A pioneer of the Indian industry, Mr S.L.Kirloskar was a visionary who possessed the drive and determination to accomplish his vision.

The emergence and subsequent success of the Kirloskar Group of Companies in the engineering industry in India marked the realization of one of his visions. KIM dedicated itself to the task of Management Development in the Kirloskar Group and other companies by understanding the need to promote managerial and organizational excellence.

In 1998, KIM ventured into training bright, young minds in high-quality management education to meet the managerial leadership needs of the country. This was offered as a two-year fully residential Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in Harihar. Encouraged by the success of its alumni in the industry, KIM opened its second campus in Pune in 2010. Both campuses are approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.