Advanced Programme in Strategy & Leadership (Batch 17)
Navigate Complexity. Lead with Strategic Clarity.
Duration
6 months
Eligibility
7+ years of experience
Program Fees
3,90,000 + GST
Class Timings
Live online sessions every Friday (6 PM to 9 PM)
5-day on-campus module
IIM-Calcutta Executive Education Alumni Status
Get Certification of Completion from IIM-Calcutta
Note: The Advanced Programme in Strategy and Leadership (APSL) was formerly known as Advanced Programme in Strategic Management for Corporate Leaders (APSMCL)
Programme Overview
Strategic leadership is critical in today’s volatile business environment, requiring leaders to navigate geopolitical uncertainty, intensifying global competition, and rapid technological disruption while making value-driven, growth-oriented decisions. The APSL programme focuses on sharpening strategic thinking, translating strategy into execution excellence, and building the influence and executive presence needed to lead complex, multi-stakeholder organizations. The course emphasizes understanding the societal, institutional, and regulatory contexts that frame strategic action, promoting outcomes that benefit both firm and society while equipping leaders for AI-driven transformation and innovation-led growth.
Strategic thinking mindset — Builds the ability to see conflicts and alignments of interest across a firm’s competitive landscape.
Navigating industry & economic forces — Sharpens understanding of strategic landscapes, competitive positioning, and the economics behind strategic moves.
Leading transformation & execution — Equips leaders to translate strategy into structures, incentives, and large-scale organizational change.
Executive presence & influence — Develops high-impact leadership through negotiation, boardroom communication, and influencing without authority.
Programme Objective
- Reading the new world order — Builds awareness of how a resurgent State and shifting geopolitics now shape corporate strategy.
- Decoding industry economics — Goes beneath the surface of strategic moves to reveal the economic logic driving them.
- Staying ahead of disruption — Covers what’s reshaping business today — outsourced models, informatics, delayered structures, and modular products.
- Executive presence & influence — Develops high-impact leadership through negotiation, boardroom communication, and influencing without authority.
- Sharpening judgment under conflict — Trains participants to read where interests clash and where they align, before making the call.
What Does This Programme Cover?
- Sharpening Strategic Thinking capabilities
- Geopolitical uncertainty and strategic choices
- Industry analysis and competitive positioning/competitive advantage
- Blue Ocean Strategy
- Platform and ecosystem models
- Corporate strategy and resource allocation in multi-business settings
- Structures and incentive designing for execution excellence
- Organizational renewal and strategy change
- Building agility and adaptiveness in organizations
- Leading large-scale change
- Executive communication
- Influencing without authority
- Negotiation and conflict management
- Boardroom communication
- Leading cross-functional teams
- AI strategy for enterprises
- Digital transformation frameworks
- Data-driven decision-making
- Automation and workforce redesign
- Cybersecurity and digital resilience
- • Design thinking
- • Business model innovation
- • Corporate entrepreneurship
- • Scaling innovation
- • Financing and governing innovation
- Digital transformation
- AI strategy
- Growth strategy
- Market entry
- Organizational turnaround
- Leadership transformation
- Innovation strategy
Programme Benefits
IIM Calcutta credential — Earn a certificate of completion plus a grade sheet directly from one of India’s premier B-schools.
Lifetime alumni status — Gain “IIM Calcutta Executive Education” alumni standing upon successful completion, opening doors to a wider professional network.
Real-world capstone impact — Apply learning to a live business problem — from digital transformation to market entry — under faculty guidance.
Learning from IIMC faculty & practitioners — Access curated sessions combining academic rigor with practitioner-led industry perspectives.
Immersive campus experience — A 5-day on-campus stint at IIM Calcutta blends peer networking with hands-on, high-engagement learning.
Fee Structure
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Programme Directors
Prof. Ramya T Venkateswaran
Programme DirectorAn Associate Professor of Strategic Management at IIM Calcutta, she holds a Fellowship from IIM Bangalore and a BTech from Regional Engineering College Calicut. Her research has won awards, including Best Paper at the Indian Academy of Management 2020 conference. She consults on strategic thinking, multinational entry strategy, and cross-cultural impacts on strategic decision-making.
Prof. Biswatosh Saha
Programme DirectorA Professor of Strategic Management at IIM Calcutta, he holds a PhD from IIMC and a BTech from IIT Kharagpur. He has taught postgraduate courses like Strategic Management, International Management, and Managing Innovation, along with a doctoral course on Strategy as Practice. He has co-authored several books and journals used as key resources across premier B-schools. His research interests include postcolonial and critical management studies, Strategy as Practice, the digital economy, and complexity.
Learn at your own pace
You Invest
INR 3,90,000 + GST
Pay in
4 Easy Installments
Duration
6 Months
Admission Closes on
30th September 2026
Commencement
5th March 2027
Convenient Timings
Friday, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
About IIM Calcutta
The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) was established as the first national institute for Post-Graduate studies and Research in Management by the Government of India in November 1961, in collaboration with the Alfred P. Sloan School of Management (MIT), the Government of West Bengal, The Ford Foundation, and Indian industry. Over the decades, IIM Calcutta has blossomed into one of the Asia Pacific region’s premier business schools and among the top 3 business schools in India.
IIM Calcutta is the first triple-accredited management school from India, holding accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), and the Association of MBAs (AMBA). It has played a pioneering role in professionalizing Indian management through its Post Graduate and Doctoral level programmes, Executive Training Programmes, and Research and Consulting activities.
FAQs
Who should apply for the APSL programme?
The programme is designed for managers and leaders currently handling strategic issues, profit centre heads, founders of small and mid-sized firms, and senior professionals looking to move into CXO roles in the near term. A minimum of 7 years of work experience is required; participants with longer and broader experience will benefit even more.
What is the eligibility criteria?
Applicants must be working executives who are graduates (10+2+3 or equivalent) in any discipline with at least 50% marks, and have a minimum of 7 years of experience after graduation. Candidates who don’t meet the 50% threshold at graduation but scored 50% or more in post-graduation are also eligible.
What is the duration of the programme?
The programme runs for six months, delivered through weekly live sessions plus a campus immersion component.
What is the class schedule?
Classes are held once a week, on Fridays from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (IST), delivered live through Direct-to-Device (D2D) technology.
Is there a campus component?
Yes. Participants attend a 5-day on-campus immersion at IIM Calcutta during the initial part of the programme, which is mandatory for successful completion of the programme.
What is the total programme fee?
The total fee is ₹3,90,000 + GST. This includes the programme fee, study material, and campus visit charges.
Can the fee be paid in installments?
Yes. The fee is payable in a commitment amount followed by three installments, spread across the programme’s early months, with due dates communicated as part of the offer and enrollment process.
How will I be evaluated?
Evaluation is based on an end-of-course examination and a capstone project, undertaken individually or in groups of up to three participants, who apply their learning to a live business challenge and present their findings to a faculty panel.
What certification will I receive on completion?
Eligible participants receive a Certificate of Completion from IIM Calcutta along with a grade sheet reflecting performance in the examination and capstone project. Attending the campus visit is mandatory for successful completion.
Do I get alumni status after completing the programme?
Yes. IIM Calcutta grants “IIM Calcutta Executive Education” alumni status to all participants who successfully complete the programme.
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