Post Graduate Certificate Programme for Emerging Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs, Batch 02)
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Programme Overview
The Post Graduate Certificate Programme for Emerging Chief Human Resource Officers is designed to develop senior HR professionals into strategic enterprise leaders who shape organisational direction through human capital excellence.
In today’s business environment, sustainable competitive advantage increasingly stems from workforce capability, organisational culture, and leadership continuity. Research indicates that over 90% of C-suite executives expect HR leaders to contribute directly to business strategy, digital transformation, and enterprise governance. Organisations with strong, strategically positioned HR leadership report 3.5 times higher revenue growth and 2.1 times higher profit margins.
The role of the CHRO has evolved from operational oversight to strategic partnership. Modern CHROs convert workforce insights into competitive foresight, lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives, leverage advanced analytics for talent decision-making, navigate complex regulatory and ethical frameworks, and align talent architecture with long-term business strategy.
PROGRAMME USP
- Designed with working professionals in mind
- Led by distinguished faculty comprising top domain experts
- Emphasizes practical learning through real life business cases and a hands on approach.
ATTAIN A BUSINESS CENTRIC EDGE IN HR LEADERSHIP
Programme Contents
Module 1: Strategic Human Resource Leadership
- Leadership identity and styles
- Leadership philosophy, values, and approach to leading the people agenda at the enterprise level
- Lead and design systems that balance performance discipline with psychological safety
- Upper Echelons, Transformational and Shared Leadership
- Power and Influence
Module 2: Building Agile HR Teams
- Role of organizational systems and structures in shaping agile HR teams
- Building of agile teams (Recheck)
- Interpersonal dynamics in teams and dynamics and issues at group level
- Leadership issues at the group level and agile leadership traits at individual level
Module 3: Strategic Human Resource Management
1) Strategic Workforce Planning and Talent Management
- Align current and emerging strategies with the workforce planning
- Create talent pipeline, succession planning and transitioning to digital economy
- Designing targeted retention strategies
- Creating an engaging EVP to attract and retain top talent
2) Performance Management, Compensation, Rewards and Recognition for Optimal Organizational Performance
- Recognise the elements of contemporary business challenges and reinvent their understanding of performance management
- Aligning individual goals with organizational objectives
- Custom-tailored performance management systems to elevate organizational performance
- Link compensation to business strategy and value creation
- Total rewards architecture for strategic advantage
- Executive compensation and board governance
Module 4: Navigating Labour Laws and Ethical HR Practices
- Staying compliant with evolving labour laws and regulations
- Upholding ethical standards in HR decision making and practices
- Mitigating legal risks and ensuring fair treatment of employees
Module 5: Culture, Change, and Coaching
1) Leading Culture and Managing Change
- Designing and implementing a compelling vision
- Leading change and being a change agent
- Designing OD diagnosis and interventions
- Role of CHROs during digital transformation
- Leadership in crisis and change
- Culture as a source of strategic advantage
2) Developing a Coaching Mindset
- Core principles and behaviours that define a coaching mindset
- Attitudes, listening skills, and inquiry practices that enable effective coaching conversations
Module 6: Employee Experience and Well-being
- Designing employee-centric experiences to enhance engagement
- Promoting work-life balance and mental health support
- Measuring and improving employee well-being for organizational success
Module 7: HR Analytics and Data-Driven Insights
- Building HR analytics capabilities to extract actionable insights
- Utilising data for evidence-based decision making and predictive modelling
- Applying data-driven insights to optimise HR processes and initiatives
Module 8: Strategic HR Business Partnering
- Strengthening HR’s role as a strategic partner to business leaders
- Collaborating with stakeholders to drive organizational success
- Communicating HR’s value proposition to gain leadership buy-in
Module 9: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategies for Impact
- Developing comprehensive DEI strategy to foster inclusive culture
- Promoting DEI in recruitment, leadership, and decision making
- Leveraging DEI for innovation and business success
- Managing multigenerational workforce
- Engaging employees in remote and hybrid work
- Cross-cultural sensitivity for CHROs
Module 10: Cross-Functional Skills for CHROs
1) HR Leadership in M&A
- Provide a foundational understanding of the HR role across the stages of mergers and acquisitions
- Familiarise HR leaders with key people-related considerations that influence M&A success
- Build awareness of common cultural, structural, and communication challenges during M&A
2) Understanding Financial Statements as HR Leaders
- Read, interpret, and analyse key financial statements and use these to link people decisions to business outcomes
- Understand how talent investments, productivity, and organisational costs reflect in financial performance
3) Leveraging AI and Technology for HR Systems
- End-to-end HR digital architecture
- AI as a strategic workforce enabler
- Digital ethics, governance, and responsible HR
Module 11: Capstone Project
Please Note: Modules/ topics are indicative only, and the suggested time and sequence may be dropped/ modified/adapted to fit the participant profile & amp; programme hours.
Duration & Number of Session Hours
Duration: 12 Months
Number of Hours: Approx. 150
Total number of sessions (75 Minutes each): 120
Online sessions: 96 sessions
On Campus: 24 Sessions
On-campus orientation module of six days duration:
6 residential days at the IIM Indore’s Indore Campus
1st campus immersion (dates TBD by Institute): 3 days duration, around 12 sessions.
2nd campus immersion towards the end: 3 days duration, around 12 sessions.
One or two sessions from some of the courses will become part of the on-campus orientation module. In case the on-campus module is not conducted due to any situation, the same will be included in the total number of sessions.
*The programme duration may be slightly extended due to issues like faculty unavailability and gazetted holidays on the session days.
Pedagogy
Pre-reads preparation for class participation.
The concept is explained through application and learning by doing individual assessments and/or group projects.
The program will culminate with a capstone project which will integrate all the learnings through application in a real-life case scenario.
Assessment
Performance of participants will be monitored on a continuous evaluation basis through quizzes, assignments, tests and examinations. The participant is required to score minimum marks/grades as decided by the Institute from time to time to complete the course.
Certification
Successful Completion Certificate by IIM Indore in a valedictory ceremony to be held on the campus.
Eligibility Criteria
Diploma (10+2+3) or Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (10+2+3) or 10+2+4) or 2 years master’s degree or equivalent from a recognised university (UGC/AICTE/DEC/AIU/State Government) in any discipline with minimum 50% aggregate marks of all the years.
Minimum 10 years of work experience is required post completion of qualifying education.
How the Courses will be delivered:
- Courses will be delivered through on-line mode using an appropriate technology& synchronized platform. Lectures will be delivered through broadband based technology involving two-way audio and video communication.
- Sessions will be held once a week, generally at weekends.
- Participants can attend sessions directly from their desktop/laptop (Direct-2-device).
- Participants will be provided with reading materials etc. for each course. They may also interact with the faculty concerned through e-mails/ chat mode.
The academic sessions will start from July 2026. Sessions will be held on Sundays. The timing of the sessions:
| Sunday, First session | 9:00 am to 10:15 am |
| Sunday, Second session | 10:30 am to 11:45 am |
| *Sunday, Third session | 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm |
*Third session: Will be scheduled only for the timely completion of the course. The time gap between two consecutive sessions is to give the participants a break. On some days, the classes may extend beyond the mentioned time.
In addition to attending interactive sessions, participants have to undertake online quizzes, assignments, and examinations
Programme Activity Timelines
| Application Closure | July 2026 |
| Estimated date for Academic Orientation | July 2026 |
| Tentative Programme End Date | June 2027 |
Total Fees and Payment Schedule*
| Application Fees paid at time of applying | 3,000 |
| Commitment Fee(within 7 days from the date of offer sent) | 10,000 |
| 1st instalment payable at the time of admission (excluding GST) | 1,02,000 |
| 2nd Instalment payable within three months of admission (excluding GST) | 1,00,500 |
| 3rd Instalment payable within six months of admission (excluding GST) | 95,000 |
| 4th Instalment payable within nine months of admission (excluding GST) | 87,000 |
| Total (exclusive of GST) | 3,97,500/- |
| Overall Fees (including GST @ 18%) | 4,69,050/- |
*This fee will be collected by our programme partner- VC NOW
Student Privileges
The participants who will complete the programme successfully will be eligible for the Executive Education Alumni status of IIM Indore. They will be required to apply separately along with the necessary fee to register their name. Current alumni membership plans are as follows:
- 2-year membership – INR 1000/- + applicable taxes,
- Lifetime membership – INR 10,000/- + applicable taxes,
Benefits available to Executive Education Alumni:
1) Communication of brochures and newsletters from IIM Indore
2) Access to the IIM Indore Campus Library (onsite access only)
3) Official email ID of the institute
4) ID Card
Mere successful completion of the programme, application submission, and fee does not entitle a participant to be eligible for executive education alumni status. IIM Indore reserves the right to confer executive education alumni status.
IIM Indore reserves the right to modify the above conditions at its discretion at any time without notice. Only the courts at Indore will have the territorial jurisdiction to try any disputes arising in respect of the Executive Alumni membership being granted.
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Please note that IIM Indore reserves the right to change the programme design, format, number of sessions, certificate format, terms in the programme or can incorporate any such change deemed necessary by the institute without prior intimation.