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Post Graduate Diploma In Pharmaceutical Management
Overview


Carreograph is a Training and Placement Consultancy firm based at Kolkata, operating at a National level. Carreograph conducts regular courses for fresh graduates, experienced professionals, selected on the basis of aptitude and communicational skills. Over a period of six months, they are groomed up so well that most of the students are picked by our Pharma clients. Many Pharma companies prefer to conduct interviews at Carreograph Training Centers to recruit professionals for their companies.
   
Benefits of the course:

Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Management - PGDPM is a unique distance 
    learning course to cater the contemporary management needs of the Pharmaceutical 
    Industry.

PGDPM will have 2 specializations:

Post Graduate Diploma in Pharma Sales & Marketing Management (PGDPM-SM)
Post Graduate Diploma in Pharma Advertisement & Brand Management (PGDPM-AB)

 

Post Graduate Diploma in Pharma Sales & Marketing Management
(PGDPM - SM)


This course is designed to cater the needs of sales management by Line Managers. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sales & Marketing Management will impart skills on:

Basic management principles.
PGDPM is pharma bias, unique of its kind and much awaited Management course for Pharma Industries
PGDPM will certainly help you to cross the threshold of your present assignment and help you to take up higher responsibility.
It is not just a cosmetic Diploma which are available in abandons, but a futuristic solution for a Pharma career.
PGDPM will obviously increase your horizon of knowledge & skills and help you to get noticed by your present company and others, hence use this as a booster to job enlargement.
Are you a dreamer? Want to spread your wings? – Get enrolled.

This course will help the participants to understand the basic science of the above issues and eventually will help them to enhance there productivity.

Post Graduate Diploma in Pharma Advertisement & Brand Management
(PGDPM - AB)


This course is designed to cater the needs of brand management of the Pharmaceutical Industry.  

Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Advertisement Brand Management will impart skills on:

In the pharmaceutical industry today the demand for competent and effective brand managers is very high, whereas the supply is very limited. At the end of the course field personnel with PGDPM (as offered by CIPM) are assured of jobs with lucrative salaries in good companies. Many would be able to recover their investments on this course with 12 15 days of the getting a placement!
 CIPM will create top class experiences for students which he/she can apply successfully in the industry and will help in his/her career development. Students also stand a very good chance to become future industry leaders.
 New product launches are the key drivers of growth in the pharma industry. Students will learn how to launch a new product successfully.
 Potential students who are on the job and reluctant to study for long periods, will be truly benefited as classes will be conducted on weekends, Sundays and holidays.
 Faculty has been drawn from successful personnel from the pharmaceutical industry. Faculty members have hands-on experience not only in launching successful brands but also have changed the fortunes of ‘once-upon-a-time small companies’.
 Students have the liberty to interact and seek guidance from the faculty should they encounter any problems during the course of their job – Only CIPM offers this unique facility. At the end of the course there will be a workshop to help the students get hands-on experience in brand management and new product launch.
 The principles of brand building learnt here can also be applied to the consumer goods/FMCG industry - should the student at a later date opt to change the industry.

This course will help the participants to understand the basic science of brand and product positioning in the Pharmaceutical Sector and eventually will help them to enhance there functional skills & productivity.

 

 


 
The Course


It is a six months training programme designed specifically keeping in mind the requirement of the pharmaceutical Industry. Students are developed accordingly in the total programme so that they become employable and eventually can be placed in different Pharma companies by Carreograph.


 
Course Structure


Professional profile of Vivek Hattangadi 

Vivek Hattangadi started his career in 1974, with a multinational, Carter-Wallace Ltd. (now Indianised and known as Wallace Pharmaceuticals Ltd.). He put in over 13 years in this great company, as a Medical Representative, District Manager and later as Regional Manager (West). In Carter Wallace, his trainer was the celebrated Mr. P.M. Sapre, who was to later lead Lupin Pharmaceuticals and make Lupin what it is today. He also had the benefit of getting trained in products and sales techniques by trainers from many collaborators of Carter Wallace like Upjohn (USA), Pharmacia (Sweden) {both these companies have merged with Pfizer Inc.}, and Leo Pharmaceuticals (Denmark). 

During his brief tenure as All India Field Force Manager in Medley Laboratories, he learnt the basics of Brand Management under Dr. R.B. Smarta, who was then their marketing consultant. He was sponsored by Medley to attend a week’s workshop on pharmaceutical brand management at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Bombay. 

He joined Sun Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and set up their product management cell. He was responsible for the launch of mega brands like Alzolam, Monotrate, Famocid, Prodep, and Mesacol. The very successful re-launch of Angizem taught him how to re-launch a brand. During his tenure in Sun Pharma, he was trained in Brand Management by none other then the legendry Prof. Tarun Gupta (a virtual personal tutor). Apart from this he was sponsored by Sun Pharma for three weeks training in brand management at Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad. 

In 1992, he joined Intas Pharmaceuticals as Group Product Manager and was responsible for the launch of Ciza, which made history and transformed Intas into a force to reckon with in the pharmaceutical industry. Nilol, Zen and Amtas were the three other strong Brands to be launched during his tenure as Group Product Manager. He was elevated as General Manager (Sales and Marketing) and played a major role in the growth of Intas, which ORG once described as ‘the most adorable company’.

His last assignment was with Torrent Pharmaceuticals, initially heading Psycan Divn., their super-specialty division for cardiology, diabetology, neurology and psychiatry products. He was later given the additional responsibility to launch Mind Divn., the super-specialty division for neurology and psychiatry range of products. This was successfully executed and Mind Division became a viable and profitable division in the very first year of its existence.

In 2004, he gave up his comfortable job in Torrent to start his own consultancy services. He is now a training, marketing and brand management consultant to over a dozen pharmaceutical companies including Jawa Group of Companies (Lagos, Nigeria), Medley Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Mumbai), Swiss Exports (Ahmedabad), Talent India (Ahmedabad) and Kamron Laboratories (Ahmedabad). 

Apart from his expertise in Sales Management and Brand Management, he has trained over 5000 field personnel including Medical Representatives, 1st, 2nd and 3rd line Field Managers. He has also trained Brand Managers, Marketing Managers and General Managers.  



Professional profile of Jayanta Kumar Sen 

Highly skilled retired professional in training & development of sales teams, with a knack to identify individual needs of the trainees and approach them with customized solutions with an objective to improve business returns. Has experience and expertise in offering training modules to bridge the gap between organizational expectations and market realities. Acclaimed to mix both wisdom and wit while facilitating learning basic sales skills. Offered training to large number of Line managers and medical representatives.

Retired in September 2004 from Merck Limited India (A renowned German Multinational Pharmaceutical House) as ‘All India Training Manager’ and a member of the corporate sales management team after growing with the company for 36 years. Prior to becoming training manager at national level, worked in various line managerial functions as Zonal Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager/Area Sales Manager with Merck. 

Has the hands-on experience in sales management, which gives value of practicality in training. The job known and excelled was helping field force understand the organizational priorities, market requirements, customer preferences, competitor assessment and prepare them to handle success. For the 1st & 2nd line managers imparted training in the role clarity, primary leadership and business orientation rather than just sales Management. Also developed high degree of expertise in customized Medico-Marketing training on various therapeutic groups to all field force.

Because of his special flair, expertise and passion in imparting Training , he was sent to Nepal and Myanmar, many times, to develop the field sales management in those countries by his company. Currently he has been visiting Bangladesh as a consultant Trainer for large National companies.

Presently he is engaged in various Pharma Sales Management Training with Merck other National companies and associated with Carreograph - as a consultant Trainer.  

SYLLABUS FOR POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PHARMACEUTICAL MANAGEMENT (PGDPM) – 6 Months with specialization in

 

 Syllabus in Details 

    PGDPM 040 – Focus on Indian Pharma Industry & Allied Chapters

 

LP 114 – Present & Future Market Size

LP 115 – MNCs, Indian MNCs and Simple Domestic Cos.

LP 116 – Changing Scenario following patent law introduction in Jan, 2005

LP 117 – Is US FDA approval a globally accepted quality parameter.
              Benefits of Indian Firms having US FDA approval.
              Production Marketing Co-ordination in Pharma Industry.

LP 118 – Govt.’s intention towards Healthcare.

LP 119 – Pharma Trade Related Laws.

 

    PGDPM 041 – Pharma Sales Management

LP 312 - Introduction to Pharmaceuticals Sales Management

LP 313 - Evolution, Nature & Role of Sales Management

LP 314 - The skill of Sales Management & Types of Personal Selling

LP 315 - The Modern-Day Sales Activity

LP 316 - The Sales Management Process

LP 317 - Emerging Trends in Sales Management

    PGDPM 042 – Management of Sales Territory & Sales Target

LP 331 - Introduction to Management of Sales Territory & Target

LP 332 - Functions of Managing Sales Territory & Sales Target

LP 333 - Designing & Allocation of Sales Territory & Setting Targets in
             General.

LP 334 - Organizing the Sales Territory to accomplish Sales Target.

LP 335 - Problems in allocation of Sales Territories & Sales Targets.

LP 336 - Use of Information Technology in the Management of Sales Territory
             & Sales Target.

    PGDPM 043 – Managing Market & Sales Information

LP 325 - Marketing Research

LP 326 - Forecasting Market Demand

LP 327 - Trend Analysis & Projections

LP 328 - Factors Affecting Selection of Forecasting Methods.

LP 329 - Field Service & The Role of Supply Chain Networks In Providing 
             Marketing & Sales Information

LP 330 - Field Monitor & Control, and The Sales Promotion Linkage

    PGDPM 044 – Principles & Practices of Pharma Marketing Management

LP 318 - Introduction to Pharmaceutical Marketing

LP 319 - Pharmaceutical Marketing Skills & Strategies

LP 320 - Principles of Effective Marketing Management in a Territory

LP 321 - Managing Field Member’s Behavior & Retail Management and 
             RCPA

LP 322 - New Product Development

LP 323 - Designing & Managing Services in Pharmaceutical Marketing 

    PGDPM 045 – Pharma Sales Manager’s Job

LP 306 - Recruitment & Selection of The Sales Force

LP 307 - Training & Development of The Sales Force

LP 308 - Sales Force Motivation

LP 309 - Roles and Responsibilities of ASM (Area Sales Manager)

LP 310 - Evaluation of the Sales Force

LP 311 - Sales Routine in Joint Field Work by ASM

    PGDPM 046 – Product & Brand Management

LP 343 - Product Planning & Development

LP 344 - Functions of Branding

LP 345 - Creating & Designing Brand Equity 

LP 346 - Crafting the Brand Positioning

LP 347 - How to Develop Brand Equity

LP 348 - Packaging, Labeling and Standardization in Brand Building

    PGDPM 047 – Advertisement in Pharmaceutical Industry

LP 349 - Introduction to Pharmaceutical Advertisement

LP 350 - Types of Advertisement 

LP 351 - How to Build Great Advertising Campaigns

LP 352 - Evaluating Advertisements – Pre-testing (Part I)

LP 353 - Evaluating Advertisements – Pre-testing (Part II)

LP 354 - Ethics in Pharmaceutical Advertising  

    PGDPM 048 – Market Segmentation & Analysis for Strategy Development

LP 355 - Brand Planning 

LP 356 - Portfolio Management

LP 357 - Market Segmentation

LP 358 - Market Analysis

LP 359 - SWOT Analysis 

LP 360 - Product Strategy

    PGDPM 049 – Communication in Brand Management

LP 361 – Effective Brand Communication

LP 362 – Barriers in Brand Communication

LP 363 – Communicating Brand Strategy

LP 364 – Writing Copy for Brand Communication (Part I)

LP 365 - Writing Copy for Brand Communication (Part II)

LP 366 – Developing Presentation Skills 

    PGDPM 050 – “Launching a new product” – Planning of the Brand  Management

LP 367 – Forecasting – an essential skill for Brand Manager

LP 368 – Managing promotional budgets for a new product

LP 369 – Technical skills for a brand manager for new product launch

LP 370 – Launch of a new product – Part I (Pre-launch)

LP 371 – Launch of a new product – Part II (Post-launch)

LP 372 – Writing the brand plan for a new product

 


 
Eligibility

Existing 1st Line Managers & Medical Representatives aspiring to take up higher responsibilities.


 
Enrollment


Admission Form, PDF version. Click here.

If you do not have PDF reader, download it from Adobe website using the following link.


 
Admission Process

July and December every year.


 
Selection Procedure


In six months training course, candidates are selected on the basis of their age, qualification and academic records. Our Counselors will take a personal interview before the admission.


 
Fees Structure

Rs. 10000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only)

Mode of Payments:

Course Fees should be paid vide Demand Draft or in Cash. Demand Draft should be payable at Kolkata and in favour of Carreograph Institute of Pharmaceutical Management.


 
Examination Schedule


 


 
Passing Standard



 
Syllabus - PGDPM (6 months)


SYLLABUS FOR POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PHARMACEUTICAL MANAGEMENT (PGDPM) – 6 Months with specialization in

 

 Syllabus in Details 

    PGDPM 040 – Focus on Indian Pharma Industry & Allied Chapters

 

LP 114 – Present & Future Market Size

LP 115 – MNCs, Indian MNCs and Simple Domestic Cos.

LP 116 – Changing Scenario following patent law introduction in Jan, 2005

LP 117 – Is US FDA approval a globally accepted quality parameter.
              Benefits of Indian Firms having US FDA approval.
              Production Marketing Co-ordination in Pharma Industry.

LP 118 – Govt.’s intention towards Healthcare.

LP 119 – Pharma Trade Related Laws.

 

    PGDPM 041 – Pharma Sales Management

LP 312 - Introduction to Pharmaceuticals Sales Management

LP 313 - Evolution, Nature & Role of Sales Management

LP 314 - The skill of Sales Management & Types of Personal Selling

LP 315 - The Modern-Day Sales Activity

LP 316 - The Sales Management Process

LP 317 - Emerging Trends in Sales Management

    PGDPM 042 – Management of Sales Territory & Sales Target

LP 331 - Introduction to Management of Sales Territory & Target

LP 332 - Functions of Managing Sales Territory & Sales Target

LP 333 - Designing & Allocation of Sales Territory & Setting Targets in
             General.

LP 334 - Organizing the Sales Territory to accomplish Sales Target.

LP 335 - Problems in allocation of Sales Territories & Sales Targets.

LP 336 - Use of Information Technology in the Management of Sales Territory
             & Sales Target.

    PGDPM 043 – Managing Market & Sales Information

LP 325 - Marketing Research

LP 326 - Forecasting Market Demand

LP 327 - Trend Analysis & Projections

LP 328 - Factors Affecting Selection of Forecasting Methods.

LP 329 - Field Service & The Role of Supply Chain Networks In Providing 
             Marketing & Sales Information

LP 330 - Field Monitor & Control, and The Sales Promotion Linkage

    PGDPM 044 – Principles & Practices of Pharma Marketing Management

LP 318 - Introduction to Pharmaceutical Marketing

LP 319 - Pharmaceutical Marketing Skills & Strategies

LP 320 - Principles of Effective Marketing Management in a Territory

LP 321 - Managing Field Member’s Behavior & Retail Management and 
             RCPA

LP 322 - New Product Development

LP 323 - Designing & Managing Services in Pharmaceutical Marketing 

    PGDPM 045 – Pharma Sales Manager’s Job

LP 306 - Recruitment & Selection of The Sales Force

LP 307 - Training & Development of The Sales Force

LP 308 - Sales Force Motivation

LP 309 - Roles and Responsibilities of ASM (Area Sales Manager)

LP 310 - Evaluation of the Sales Force

LP 311 - Sales Routine in Joint Field Work by ASM

    PGDPM 046 – Product & Brand Management

LP 343 - Product Planning & Development

LP 344 - Functions of Branding

LP 345 - Creating & Designing Brand Equity 

LP 346 - Crafting the Brand Positioning

LP 347 - How to Develop Brand Equity

LP 348 - Packaging, Labeling and Standardization in Brand Building

    PGDPM 047 – Advertisement in Pharmaceutical Industry

LP 349 - Introduction to Pharmaceutical Advertisement

LP 350 - Types of Advertisement 

LP 351 - How to Build Great Advertising Campaigns

LP 352 - Evaluating Advertisements – Pre-testing (Part I)

LP 353 - Evaluating Advertisements – Pre-testing (Part II)

LP 354 - Ethics in Pharmaceutical Advertising  

    PGDPM 048 – Market Segmentation & Analysis for Strategy Development

LP 355 - Brand Planning 

LP 356 - Portfolio Management

LP 357 - Market Segmentation

LP 358 - Market Analysis

LP 359 - SWOT Analysis 

LP 360 - Product Strategy

    PGDPM 049 – Communication in Brand Management

LP 361 – Effective Brand Communication

LP 362 – Barriers in Brand Communication

LP 363 – Communicating Brand Strategy

LP 364 – Writing Copy for Brand Communication (Part I)

LP 365 - Writing Copy for Brand Communication (Part II)

LP 366 – Developing Presentation Skills 

    PGDPM 050 – “Launching a new product” – Planning of the Brand  Management

LP 367 – Forecasting – an essential skill for Brand Manager

LP 368 – Managing promotional budgets for a new product

LP 369 – Technical skills for a brand manager for new product launch

LP 370 – Launch of a new product – Part I (Pre-launch)

LP 371 – Launch of a new product – Part II (Post-launch)

LP 372 – Writing the brand plan for a new product

 


 
Frequently Asked Questions

(1) Will the Pharma Companies acknowledge your diploma?

The syllabus and course content of PGDPM have been designed in consultation with the Pharmaceutical Companies. In fact PGDPM is the country’s only tailor made course to suit the needs of Pharmaceutical field promotion. The modules of PGDPM have been written by Senior Managers associated with the Pharma Industry and thus it will be highly acknowledged by the Industry experts. 

(2) Will you provide any placement assistance?

Our PGDPM course is a career enhancement programme. PGDPM will enhance your promotion possibilities by acting as a self catalyst for your career enhancement. Please note that any professional working with the Pharma Industry can avail placement assistance from Carreograph, not mandatory for him to be our PGDPM students. 

(3) Since I am already working, will I be able to manage time to pursue PGDPM?

PGDPM is a course which will actually help you to learn your present job in a scientific & systematic way. This course in fact help you to have better clarity about your present and future task areas. Working professionals all across the world updates their skills mostly through distance learning programmes like PGDPM only. 

(4) How much will PGDPM help me in case of in house promotion?

In case of promotions compared with other candidates who have not done our course, PGDPM will help you in the following ways:

(a) Your knowledge base will be better.
(b) You will be able to handle case studies in a scientific & systematic approach.
(c) By doing PGDPM simultaneously along with your 100% sales objectives, you have clearly proved that your time management skills are much better than your other colleagues.
(d) By doing PGDPM you can proved that you invest time & money for your professional career development which ideally will be appreciated from the HR point of view. 

(5) I am planning to do MBA, why should I do PGDPM?

MBA is a 2 year programme, which will give you management skills on the overall industry in general. 
PGDPM is a 6 months specially designed programme tailor made for the Pharma Industry only. PGDPM will help you to achieve your immediate career goals in your present job, within the Pharma Industry.

MBA - Overall management knowledge through a 2 years programme. -> Long term career goals

PGDPM - Pharma Industry Specific management skills through a 6 months programme. -> To achieve your immediate Pharma career goal 

(6) Is your Institute recognized by any University or is it affiliated?

Post Graduate Diploma Course does not need any recognition from any university. For example, institution like IIM’s, XLRI or Jamunalal Bajaj Institute are self-governed autonomous bodies & not affiliated by any University. However, Carreograph Institute Of Pharmaceutical Management is a recognized institution registered under West Bengal Act XXVI of 1961. 

(7) Can I pay the fees in installments?

In any distance Learning Programme, Course fees are taken in semester wise. PGDPM is a six months post graduate diploma of single semester. So there is no provision of part payments. 

(8) Will I get any certificate on successful completion of PGDPM?

Yes. Students successfully completing the PGDPM will be Awarded Diploma from CIMS through a convocation programme. The convocation ceremony will be attended by galaxy of experts and practicing senior managers from the Pharmaceutical industry who are cherry-picked icons in their respective domain. 

(9) Can I really learn from a Distance Learning Programme?

Learning never stops provided you have the desire & inclination to learn. In fact all working Professionals across the Globe are updating their knowledge through Distance Learning Progamme only. 

The programme of six months comprises of six Modules. The study materials will help you to learn and understand your present job more scientifically.

Moreover, for every Module there will be Personal Contact Programme through which you will get the opportunity to clarify all your doubts personally from the respective trainers/industry experts.
 
(10) If I do not undergo the PCP classes, how can I clear the doubts encountered while reading the study materials?

You will get the opportunity to directly talk with our Course Architects and Faculty members over telephone. Moreover, all your queries through email will be immediately attended. 
 


 
Course Contact Details

Carreograph Institute of Management Studies
227 APC Road, Kolkata – 700004
Ph: 91 33 2530 – 7710 / 5497 / 5487

Surajit Bhattacharya – 9874182791
Kanad Bhattacharya – 9874197672



 
 
 

 


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