PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT

(Recognized by UGC, Approved by AICTE)
MBA (Focused on Oil & Gas Sector)

ADMISSIONS 2010

PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT

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Off. Koba – Gandhinagar Highway, Raisan, Gandhinagar – 382 007. Gujarat, India. Phone: +91 79 23275119 Fax: +91 79 23276364
E-mail: admissions@spm.pdpu.ac.in | www.pdpu.ac.in
 VISION
To be an internationally renowned and respected institution
imparting excellent education and training based upon the
foundation of futuristic research and innovations in the broad
context of energy & infrastructure sector.
A JOURNEY
MISSION TO BECOME GLOBAL PETRO MANAGERS

To prepare management graduates for continuous learning

and inspiring them to contribute to the growth of an
increasingly knowledge and technology driven global energy
& infrastructure sector.

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 I WANT
TO FOCUS ON AN AREA
CRITICAL TO THE ECONOMY

I SHOULD I DESIRE
HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO TO LEARN IN AN ENVIRONMENT
IMPACT MY FIELD OF EXPERTISE WHICH VALUES ORIGINALITY

I HAVE
CREATING A FUTURE THE TALENT AND
DETERMINATION TO BECOME
FOR ENERGY SECTOR PROFESSIONALS A TOP NOTCH MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL

I BELIEVE I NEED
IN PARTICIPATING IN A TO GET TRAINED BY
COLLABORATIVE INDIVIDUALS WHO
AND PROACTIVE ENCOURAGE
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT EXPLORATORY WORK

I FEEL
I AM AT THE RIGHT PLACE

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 Director’s Message
Bhavesh Patel, Ph.D.
Director, School of Petroleum Management
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

As petroleum industry is on its threshold in India; and the

need for petro technicians and petro managers is rising
exponentially, we at the School of Petroleum
Management (SPM), Pandit Deendayal Petroleum
University, Raisan (Gandhinagar), Gujarat envisaged the
increasing needs for well-trained petro managers and
started the Masters in Business Administration
programme with a focus on energy sector in general and
hydrocarbon in specific. First two batches of petro
managers that we graduated from SPM got full placement,
which is evidence that the industry needs trained petro
managers.

We at SPM recognize that a professional programme in

management at postgraduate level must equip students
with clear concepts in every functional area of
management. Understanding of unique nature of

WE OFFER YOU hydrocarbon industry and associated eco-political issues,

and exposure to real life industry practices are equally
important for a successful managerial career. Along with
knowledge and understanding of industry, one would also
need several soft skills. The curriculum at SPM are
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High Quality Academic Experience carefully designed and delivered to impart conceptual
knowledge, provide in-depth understanding of industry,
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Renowned Academicians with Industry Exposure and enhance soft skills capabilities. Full-time residential
requirement and two years’ of engaging co-curricular and
extra-curricular activities also add value to the
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Lively and Stimulating Environment personality development of our students.

Our dedicated team of full-time faculty members - who

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Strong Placement Support are actively engaged in case writing, research and
publication - takes deep interest in shaping young minds.
We are fortunate to receive great support from the
industry. Experienced industry managers volunteer in
large number to help us in admission of students,
designing curriculum, course development, teaching and
case writing.

Fast growing library with large number of books, journals

and other resources, physical and online, satisfy our
students’ thrust for knowledge. Computer lab and other
physical facilities on our campus provide a backbone for
creating a healthy and convenient learning environment
for teachers and students. Modern hotel, sports and other
facilities make campus life quite liveable, enjoyable and
interactive, all conducive to learning and enriching
experience.

If you want to pursue a lucrative management career in

the fast growing energy sector the School of Petroleum
Management of PDPU is one option that, I am sure, you

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would consider very seriously. You are welcome to visit
our website and also our campus.
 SCHOOL OF PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT
The Business School was first established
as the Institute of Petroleum Management,
Gandhinagar (IPMG) in 2006, by GERMI (Gujarat
Energy Research and Management Institute),
which in turn was established as a trust and
a society by GSPC (Gujarat State Petroleum
Corporation), a Government of Gujarat
undertaking. Subsequently, when GERMI
established Pandit Deendayal Petroleum
University, IPMG became the constituent of
PDPU and changed the name to School of
Petroleum Management (SPM). GSPC is a
success story in the petroleum sector in India
and is globally recognised for its impeccable
performance record.
School of Petroleum Management has taken
up a challenging task of preparing managerial
manpower for the Oil & Gas sector, focused on
the entire value chain of the petroleum sector. To
meet this challenge, SPM aims to become a
premier institution with state-of-the-art facilities,
providing world class education, training,
research, consultancy and outreach services in
the areas of hydrocarbon and energy sector.
In the academic endeavour, SPM offers
several programmes which includes a two-year
residential MBA programme, a doctoral
programme in management, a Post-Graduate
Diploma in Petroleum Management for
Executives, and soon-to-be-introduced a fifteen-
month full-time residential Executive MBA
programme; all focusing on the energy sector in
general and oil and gas sector in particular.
Petroleum sector being a global sector in nature
and in spectrum of operations, SPM has
designed its programmes and delivery methods
very carefully with the help of industry experts
and enthusiastic academicians. The curricular,
co-curricular and extra-curricular activities as
well as the campus experience of students are
carefully planned to prepare future Petro-
Managers who can meet the challenges of oil
and natural gas industry.
The flagship 2-year MBA programme focused
on Oil and Gas sector has rigorous curriculum,
industrial training and industr y study
components supported by lecture series,
workshops and projects. The MBA programme
lays a solid foundation with fundamental courses
in economics, maths and communication; and
with functional courses in accounting, finance,
marketing, operations, human resource
management, organisational behaviour and IT.
Though these fundamental and functional
courses are generic in nature, they are delivered
to make them relevant to the energy sector.
There are quite a few specially designed
industry-specific elective courses also that form
the part of curriculum. Some elective courses
include Logistics in Oil and Gas, Project
Management, Accounting and Taxation Issues in
Oil & Gas Sector, Financial Issues in Energy
Sector, Oil & Gas Laws, Marketing of Petroleum,
Oil and Lubricants to mention a few. These
courses bring global perspective, as the oil and
natural gas industry is global in nature.
The MBA Programme is organized on the basis
of three terms in a year and spread over two
years in six trimesters, with an intensive
industrial training in the summer after the first
year. The GSPC group, being a promoter
organization of SPM, has committed the
requisite infrastructure, livewire practical-
learning environment and intellectual capital to
the budding oil & gas sector management
professionals at SPM.

PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar promoted by Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation
Limited (GSPC) is a domain specific university in the field of energy education and research with a
special focus on the oil and gas sector. GSPC is a diversified company covering the entire chain of
hydrocarbon sector.
GANDHINAGAR - An Ideal setting for Learning & Knowledge
PDPU, recognized by UGC, currently addresses the need for trained and specialized human resource for

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Oil & Gas Industry worldwide. It helps to expand the opportunities for students and professionals to PDPU is spread over an impressive campus of about 100 acres and offers necessary infrastructure for a

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develop intellectual knowledge base with leadership skills so that they can compete in the global arena. world class institute. Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat and a well-planned city has a generous
This goal is accomplished through a number of specialized and well planned undergraduate, post provision for extensive plantations and a large recreation area along the river, giving the city a lush green
graduate and doctoral energy education programmes and intensive research initiatives. garden-city atmosphere.

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 A MODERN SCHOOL FOR THE MODERN ERA
OBJECTIVES
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To operate as an educational and research
hub that networks with national and
international practitioners from energy
sector.
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To offer business education programmes
leading to Masters and Doctoral degrees in
Oil & Gas sector and allied areas.
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To manage the content, design, delivery,
lear ning outcomes and continuous
innovation of the academic programmes in a
manner that earns accreditation of
international stature.
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To offer customized training programmes
with relevant conceptual inputs and for
developing skills to cater to the demand of
increasingly competitive and complex
domain of energy sector.
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To create knowledge through research in the
areas of techno-managerial challenges, and
also disseminate it for the benefit of
students, practicing managers and policy
makers in the energy sector.
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To promote a strong, effective and mutually
beneficial industry-academia interaction.
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TO FOCUS ON AN AREA CRITICAL TO THE ECONOMY
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SPM ADVANTAGES
At SPM the students, faculty and learning resources endeavor to produce some of the best minds in
the country that are focused on the management of the Oil & Gas Sector.
Students Faculty
Students of SPM come from diverse The essential catalyst in the process of
backgrounds, which help them to examine transformation is our accomplished and erudite
managerial issues of the Oil & Gas sector from faculty. Our faculty members are involved in
multiple perspectives. In addition, an teaching and consultancy, as well as leading-
environment, conducive to new ideas and edge research in key managerial areas. Many of
sharing of knowledge, helps in the development them have taken up teaching assignments at
of a spirit of co-operation and team-work among SPM after years of corporate experience. They
students. Some of the unique characteristics of have reputed publications to their credit. As a
our students include academic excellence, consequence, they bring a rich combination of
leadership potential, willingness to change and academic rigour as well as practical and
also make change, and a deep rooted respect for industrial experience to the class room. For
all cultures and values. these reasons, SPM students are known to have
significantly higher domain exposure.
Every year, a good number of students come
with prior work-experience. These students bring
tremendous value to the school in the form of a
rich mix of learning of the applicability of their
knowledge in a functional domain and its
relevance in the larger business context. As a
result, all students develop a better appreciation
of theory and grow as more mature and
complete manager at the end of the academic
process.
RECOGNITION
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The
MBA programme offered by SPM is duly approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE),
Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India, New Delhi. SPM sincerely believes in the
recognition of its programmes by corporate world, by virtue of its content, quality, uniqueness and the
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superior genre of graduating students. We are proud to have earned that recognition in such a short
period of existence.
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 FIRST YEAR COURSES

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Managerial Accounting w
Business Environment
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Managerial Computing w
Financial Management
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Managerial Economics w
Management Information Systems
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Operations Management w
Marketing Management
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Organizational Behaviour w
Spoken Business Communication
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Quantitative Methods w
Human Resource Management
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Written Analysis and Communication w
Infrastructure Economics
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Technology Management in Oil & w
Strategy Formulation and Implementation-I
Gas Sector
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Social & Political Framework

SECOND YEAR COURSES

A. Compulsory Subjects Economics Group

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Economics of Natural Resources
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Industrial Relations
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Market Structures and Games For
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Management Control Systems
Oil & Gas Sector
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Strategy Formulation & Implementation - II
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Pricing in Oil and Gas Sector
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Summer Project Presentation
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Carbon Finance
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Business-To-Business Marketing
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Legal Aspects of Business Strategy Group
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International Business Environment
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Enterprise Asset Management
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Managing Upstream Hydrocarbon Value Chain
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Corporate Governance & Capital
Markets in Oil Sector
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Business of LNG
Marketing Group w
Business Consulting
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International Maritime Affairs of Oil
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Marketing of Petroleum Oil and Lubricants

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& Gas Business
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City Gas Distribution Business
Law Group
Operations Group
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Project Management w
Oil and Gas Law
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Logistics in Oil & Gas w
Contracts and Taxes

HR Management Group Course on Independent Study

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Stress Management
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Persuasive Communication and Negotiation
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Talent Management
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Managing Cross-Cultural Issues

Finance Group
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Derivatives & Financial Innovation in
Petroleum Business
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Accounting and Taxation Practices in Oil
& Gas Sector
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Contracts and Risk Management in Oil
& Gas

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Financial Issues in Energy Sector
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Forex Management in Oil & Gas Sector

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 EXPLORING ISSUES IN THE OIL & GAS SECTOR
WITH A DISTINCTIVE, RESEARCH-DRIVEN APPROACH

PEDAGOGY SUMMER INTERNSHIP INFRASTRUCTURE

Case Studies
The teaching and learning process at SPM
mainly focuses on Case Study method that
includes dynamic process of exchanging
perspectives, countering and defending points
and building ideas that improve students’
understanding and exposure to decision-making
process in the complex business environment.
Case Studies are chosen from different
industries to start with and then gradually
focused on business aspects of Oil & Gas sector,
as the programme progresses.
Group Projects
Working with talented and accomplished peers
provides a unique opportunity for accelerated
professional and personal growth. Group
projects, a major component of most courses,
help students to not only to learn the intended
concepts and skills, but also to develop and
refine skills to work in diverse groups. The
groups are formed from pools of varied
disciplines, backgrounds, corporate experience
and career orientations to leverage the
enormous diversity in perspectives. The projects
are designed in such a manner that the entire
class benefits with coverage of multifarious
aspects of Oil & Gas sector with minimum
overlapping and duplication.
Summer Internship is a major component of the
learning process at SPM. At the end of third
trimester, all students are required to undergo
summer internship of eight weeks with energy
sector companies, financial institutions, IT
firms, infrastructure majors, management
consultancies etc. On successful completion of
the training, a student is required to submit a
written report and also make a presentation both
of which are evaluated. The formal assessment
and feedback of the project guides are also taken
into consideration for overall evaluation of
summer projects.
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
SPM offers a dynamic campus life with
outstanding study and research facilities. It also
offers students extraordinary opportunities for
professional growth through participation in
various cultural and academic clubs that
organize field trips, academic seminars, cultural
programs, debates, discussions and various
community ser vices. Domain specific
workshops are also organized periodically to
strengthen the learning.
SPM believes that creating a serene environment blended with modern technology enhances the spirit
and energy level of all learners and inspires them to optimize their learning efforts. In this direction SPM
provides the intellectual ambience in a stimulating campus. Towards this end SPM provides:
CAMPUS FACILITIES LIBRARY INFORMATION CENTRE
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Impressive and aesthetically built LIC is the heart of the School which aims to
academic areas. provide knowledge, information, insights and
facilitate intellectual development. The centre
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Wellness Centre
has utilized Information Technology extensively
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Automated Library and latest to ensure that resources are accessible from
communication facilities anywhere at any time. Services such as OPAC for
checking online availability and reserving online,
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Cafeteria and Food Court bio-metric reader, remote access to e-resources
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Sports & Recreational facilities. and database makes the LIC user friendly. LIC is
well-equipped with a collection of printed as well
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Residential accommodation for students. as electronic resources which includes books,
journals, databases, CDs/DVDs, e-journals,
HOSTEL FACILITY reports, case studies, conference proceedings,
training manuals, etc.
The on-campus, fully-furnished residential
facility extends the flexibility of conducting all
The School also has an inter-library arrangement
types of academic and extracurricular activities.
with premier institutes of Ahmedabad such-as
There is a separate hostel facility for girls.
AMA, IIM-A, EDI and DA-IICT. This association
facilitates access to books, periodicals etc to
create a wider resource for both students and the
faculty.

Learning Process
Teaching methods at the SPM include lectures,
case studies, seminars, group discussions,
business games, role plays, simulation
exercises, structured and unstructured group
work, as well as field visits. The emphasis is on
I DESIRE
involving the students in learning and helping TO LEARN IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH VALUES ORIGINALITY
them to relate concepts and theories to business
requirements of the petroleum sector.
As an added advantage, the learning provided at
SPM is not only restricted to the class-room.
Several SPM students take up live projects with
industry, so as to get an insight into the realities
of real-world business of Oil & Gas Sector that is
essentially international in nature.

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 ADMISSIONS 2010 ELIGIBILITY
SPM announces admissions to the 2010 Batch. School of Petroleum Management uses CAT from where the candidate has obtained the
The admission has three components, namely: score as an input for the admission process. The degree. In case of the candidate being
minimum eligibility criterion for admission to awarded grades / CGPA instead of marks, the
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CAT (Common Admission Test, conducted
the programme is a Bachelor’s Degree with equivalence of percentage will be considered.
by IIMs)
atleast 50% marks or equivalent CGPA of any of Candidates appearing for the final bachelor's
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Group Discussion the universities incorporated by an act of the degree/equivalent qualification examination can
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Personal Interview central or state legislature in India or other also apply. Such candidates must produce a
educational institutions established by an Act certificate from the authority of the of the
Eligible candidates can apply in the prescribed
of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a university/ institution certifying that the
Admission Form along with the payment of
University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956 or candidate has obtained 50% marks or
application fee. In due course candidates who
possess an equivalent qualification recognized e q u iva l e n t b a s e d o n l a t e s t ava i l abl e
will be short-listed on the basis of CAT score will
by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. grades/marks (i.e. all the years’ grade/marks
be invited for GD and PI.
The Bachelor’s De g ree or equivalent except the final year grade/marks). The
KEY ADMISSION DETAILS qualification obtained by the candidate must admission of such candidates, if selected, will
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Last Date for Application entail a minimum of three years of education be subject to obtaining the minimum
27th February, 2010 after completing higher secondary schooling qualification by the deadline prescribed in the
(10+2) or equivalent. The basis of computing Admission Policy available on the website of the
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GD/PI
the percentage obtained by the candidate in School.
19th to 21st March, 2010
bachelor’s degree would be based on the
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Session Begins practice followed by the university / institution
14th June, 2010

INTERNATIONAL ADMISSIONS
SPM announces admissions for International
Students/Persons of Indian Origin. There are 9
seats reserved for this category. The eligibility
criteria would be as follows:

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GMAT Score (Scores of previous 2 years will
be accepted)

The short-listed candidates will have to appear SCHOLARSHIPS

for Group Discussion and Personal Interview. For
more details on eligibility, fee structure, School of Petroleum Management, has
admission process etc. please visit the website. announced various scholarship schemes for
the MBA (focused on Oil and Gas) for meritorious
KEY ADMISSION DETAILS
students seeking admissions each year. Various
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Last Date for Application scholarships given to students are:
15th March, 2010
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Merit Scholarships
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GD/PI
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Special Scholarships for Girls
10th April, 2010
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Merit-Cum- Means Scholarships
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Freeships
14th June, 2010

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THE TALENT AND DETERMINATION TO BECOME
A TOP NOTCH MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

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 CORE FACULTY
Akash Patel, Ph.D
Accounting & Finance
Ashutosh Muduli
Organizational Behaviour
Bhavesh Patel, Ph.D
Accounting & Finance
D M Pestonjee, Ph.D
Organizational Behaviour
Kaushal Kishore
Marketing
Lalit Khurana
Accounting & Finance
Nagabhushanam
Garimella, Ph.D
Information Technology &
Operations Management
Pramod Paliwal, Ph.D
Marketing
Rasananda Panda, Ph.D
Economics
Satish Pandey, Ph.D
Organizational Behaviour
Somdeb Lahiri, Ph.D
Economics
FACULTY Subrat Sahu, Ph.D
Marketing
The School is in the continuous process of better learning environment at the School and Sudhir Yadav, Ph.D
building a world-class intellectual community of indirectly to a wider audience of practicing Production & Operations
distinguished and dedicated faculty to promote managers and teachers of management. Management
learning and knowledge creation of a high order.
The model for the Faculty has a portfolio mix of Taral Pathak
The School endeavours to create an environment Accounting & Finance
competent permanent and visiting faculty from
of academic freedom overlaid by meticulous,
Academia and professionals from energy sector.
standards of excellence and socially responsive VISITING FACULTY
This model ensures that students are exposed to
practices. The fundamental strength of the
the latest insights and perspectives in the Oil & Capt. Sarabjit Butalia
faculty is in the rich experience they bring to
Gas sector. Independent Consultant
SPM, enhanced by enthusiasm at participating
in the early days of a budding domain specific Dr. Amit Biswas
institution.
HUMAN RESOURCES Indian Statistical Institute
SPM encourages and cultivates an environment Competent and dedicated professionals are Dr. Anirbid Sircar
Jubilant Energy
of collaborative learning amongst the faculty the most vital resources for any educational
team. The School also recognizes that research institution. SPM has invested considerable Dr. Ashwini Kumar Gupta
provides a major interface with wider academia efforts and resources to attract an excellent CEPT University
and industry. Pioneering interdisciplinary group of human resources to further its
Dr. C.P. Dayanand Murthy
research by the faculty, contributes directly to a objectives.
Gujarat National Law
University
Dr. Chinmoy Sarkar
IIT-K
Dr. Debasis Sarkar
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CEPT University
Dr. G S Gupta
IIM-A
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Dr. Indra Nath Chatterjee Mr. Vikas Mehrotra Mr. Jeffrey A. Serfass
Jindal Drilling & Infosys National Hydrogen
Industries Ltd. Association, USA
Ms. Nirja Sharma
Dr. L Sridhar Independent Consultant Mr. L. Balasundaram
IIM-B Gujarat Gas Company Ltd.
Prof. A. H. Kalro
Dr. Mayank Joshipura AES Post Graduate Mr. Manjit Singh
S. P. Jain Institute of Institute of Business Total Fina-Elf India Ltd.
Management Studies Management
Mr. Manoj Nair
Dr. Mayuri Pandya GUEST FACULTY LNG Marketing
L. A. Shah College
Mr. Manoj Parmesh
Dr. Jagdeep Chhokar
Dr. Rajendra Hittanagi Weatherford Oil Tool
IIM-A
Gujarat National Law Middle East Ltd.
University Dr. Basheer Khumawala
Mr. Mike Hugentobler
Huston University
Dr. Ravi Gor Halliburton Offshore
St. Kabir Institute of Dr. Dwijendra Tripathi Services Inc.
Professional Studies Business Historian
Mr. M. P. Tiwari
Dr. Shailesh Gandhi Dr. Preeta Vyas Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
IIM-A IIM-A
Mr. PPG Sharma
Dr. Shantanu Mehta Dr. Arbind Sinha GSPC Gas Ltd.
NIRMA University MICA
Mr. R. N. Das
Dr. Shubhra Gaur Dr. C. Gopalkrishnan Chief Information
MICA NIRMA University Commissioner, GoG
Mr. A. Khandual Dr. Aravind Sahay Mr. Rajiv Khanna
IDBI IIM-A BG India
Mr. Aneesh Chinubhai Mr. Ashok Som Mr. Srinivas Rao
ESSEC Business School, Shell Group
GIPL
France
Mr. Ashish Verma Mr. S. K. Pandey
Infosys Mr. Gautam Appa Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
London School of
Mr. David Conklin Economics Ms. Janaki Anant B
Geo Global Resources i-Flex communications
Prof. R. R. K. Sharma
Mr. D.G. Shukla Shri L. Mansingh
IIT-Kanpur
Legal Expert Petroleum & Natural Gas
Regulatory Board
Mr. Dhiren Mathur GUEST SPEAKERS
IA & AS
Dr. A. K. Bansal
Mr. Dipen Chauhan
Independent Consultant
GSPC Gas
Dr. Anjali Hazarika
Mr. D.K. Banik Oil India Ltd.
Independent consultant
Dr. Jayram Soni
Mr. F.S. Sekkar Nekkar Independent Consultant
Gujarat National Law
University Dr. Jeremy B. Bentham
Royal Dutch Shell
Mr. Gautam Patel
Independent Consultant Mr. Akhil Mehrotra
Gujarat Gas Company Ltd.
Mr. Malathesh Swaminath
IIM-B Mr. B. S. Negi
Petroleum & Natural Gas
Mr. Pankaj Jain Regulatory Board
Cairn India
Mr. D. Panda
Mr. R. B. Shinde GSPC Ltd.
GSPC Ltd.
Mr. Ghajanan Bakade
Mr. S Krishnamurthy Xtra Power Fleet & Field
IIM-B
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Mr. J. Mahapatra
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Gupta IPS, Commissioner of
Independent Consultant Police
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ORGALIZATIONAL ROLES OF A MANAGER
OTHER ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES
Apart from its flagship programme of MBA, SPM has several other academic programmes and
activities.
The Executive Programme
Post Graduate Diploma in Petroleum
Management-Executive, of SPM is a fifteen
month residential programme, tailor made to
enhance the managerial capabilities of
executives in the petroleum and allied sectors.
The programme covers the full spectrum
complements of management concepts, tools
& techniques specially designed to make it a
perfect fit for unique managerial challenges
prevailing in the petroleum sector typified by
the high risk nature of the business in a volatile
global economic scenario.
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IN PARTICIPATING IN A COLLABORATIVE AND PROACTIVE
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
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The Doctoral Programme
The purpose of the Doctoral Programme of
SPM is to train prospective scholars to become
highly skilled and innovative researchers and
teachers in various aspects of management
related to the energy sector. It primarily aims
at preparing students for careers as faculty
members at premier academic institutions.
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STUDENTS' CLUBS
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Finnacle (in the area of Finance)
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Dig & Burn (focused on activities related to
capture the pulse of the oil and gas sector. This Oil and Gas sector)
gives an extra edge to understand, learn and
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Marcom (in the area of Marketing)
share their knowledge on a common platform.
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Prodigy (in the area of Production and
intellect from their peers and industry experts. Operations)
The students at SPM manage the following
clubs:
These clubs organise the following activities regularly:
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Debate - Debating over current issue w
Guest Sessions - Learning from eminent
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Analyst - Presentations on various sector industry experts and taking benefit of their
specific topics experience and expertise
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Discussion Forum - Discussions on
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Quiz - Quizzes at regular intervals which
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News Crunchers - Sharing the latest news
and information in the Oil & Gas sector
Confederation of Indian Industry -Young Indians (CII -Yi)
SPM proactively participates in CII’s Young Indians (Yi), a premier business association of entrepreneurs,
professionals and progressive achievers between the age group of 18 to 40 years, engaged in
creating a platform for young Indians to realize the dream of a developed nation. SPM Yi Net has
successfully completed its 2 years, wherein it has organized social, cultural, entrepreneurial and
managerial events. SPM’s Yi members have organized events like Dell-Bloomberg National
B-plan contest, Akshara (An initiative for municipal school students) and Yi Cricket league, to name a few.
SPM Yi Net’s Achievements
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Ranked fourth Best Net in India, 2008, by CII,
students were felicitated at ISB-Hyderabad
(Feb 2009).
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Ranked second Best Net in India, 2009, by
CII, students were felicitated at Hotel Leela
Kempenski, Gurgaon (Feb 2010).
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SPM student, Mr. Abhishek Kaushal, was
ranked as the fourth Best student in India,
2009 out of 12,500 Yi members all over India.
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 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE OF PDPU

PDPU envisions developing better humans and

citizens beyond professionals with qualities &
right attitude. To achieve this vision, the
EVENTS university has under taken Community
Development Initiative to prepare students to
CATALYST MANAGEMENT CONCLAVE see the life in larger perspective, cross culture
learning, to cultivate multiple perspective of the
CATALYST provides a forum for students to Management Conclave at SPM, is a forum where
situation and to explore ways to use their
demonstrate their leadership capabilities in a senior executives of the Oil & Gas industry
education and skills to add the value to the self
creative manner. Catalyst, the ensemble of gather every year to deliberate on the managerial
and the society.
business and management events brings issues in the oil and gas field. In order to enable
together students from business schools, the students to get an overview of the challenges PDPU has undertaken community development
distinguished people from corporate world and lying ahead of them as they gear up to step into initiative with an objective to be part of the
entrepreneurs. Every year, the event contains this sector, speakers with a varied expertise are growth of the surrounded villages and to
activities like Empresario, Energia, Pitch, invited each year from various parts of the sensitize and motivate university students to be
Crusade, Cognize and Share-da-Bazaar etc. country. a part of societal progress along with their own
development. To start with PDPU has organized
summer workshop for the children between age
PIZZAZZ
group of 6 years to 15 years of 5 nearby villages
PIZZAZZ is an annual event hosted by the students of the School as a two day fun filled jamboree namely Raisan, Koba, Kudasan, Sargasan and
comprising of a theme based poster competition, one act plays, a painting competition and a musical Por.
show. It is a sign-off event for the passing batch and is celebrated with great enthusiasm by the students
every year.

CONFERENCE

Oil & Gas sector is characterized by high level of risk and has a global perspective. The bi-annual ICOMPS
focuses on the dynamics of petroleum sector and the managerial responses to deal with this. It is an
attempt to provide a platform to professionals, consultants, academicians, researchers associated with
the Oil & gas sector to share their views on business issues and challenges in managing the entire
hydrocarbon value chain.

First conference was organized in December 2007 and has received a tremendous response. The next is
scheduled in March 2010.

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 SPM ALUMNI SPM STUDENTS PROFILE

SPM has a strong and well-networked Alumni SPM commenced its first session in 2006
Association that aims to establish a rapport with with a group of 60 students who were from
former students and have common programmes as many as 21 states of India from
which will be mutually beneficial. multidisciplinary background.

The Alumni Association works to unite its
students working across the energy sector, relive
the passion they share, build connections that
help each other and give back to SPM a better
network in a niche sector. As of date, more than
120 of our former students are life members of
the association.
The batch of 2008 and 2009 batch also has
sizeable number of students with work
experience and thus adds tremendous value to
the dynamics of the group. The group is
represented by an adequate number of female
students as well.

On 19th December, 2009 SPM witnessed the

occasion of the first Alumni Meet ‘Zephyr’.
During the meet, the Alumni members
exchanged valuable notes on their corporate
experiences, the challenges faced by them and
critical insights on career building in the energy
sector.

PROFILE OF 2009 BATCH

GRADUATION CHART EMPLOYMENT CHART GENDER CHART

3% 5% 2% 15%
43%

CONVOCATION 57%
85%
90%

27th May, 2009 marked the beginning of a new
era in the history of oil and gas sector in India,
when Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University,
proudly presented to the world 119 students
with MBA in Petroleum Management Degrees.
This maiden convocation of PDPU was held in
the University Campus.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India
was the Chief Guest. Other dignitaries included
Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Chief Minister of
Gujarat, who was also the Guest of Honour,
eminent scientist, Bhatnagar Fellow and
member of Board of Governors of PDPU, Dr.
R.A. Mashelkar who officiated for the President
of the University, Shri Ramanlal Vora, Hon’ble
Minister of Education and Shri Saurabhbhai
Patel, Hon’ble Minister of Energy, Gujarat.
In an inspirational convocation address, the
Chief Guest, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam encouraged
the students to build energy independent India.
A large audience of graduates, students, faculty,
B.COM B.SC B.PHARM ENGINEERING FRESH GRADUATES STUDENTS WITH WORK MALE FEMALE
to the future energy leaders of India. Dr. Kalam EXPERIENCE
also awarded six medals to students for
scholastic excellence.
In an emotional speech, Hon’ble Chief Minister
of Gujarat, Shri Narendra Modi talked about the
energy crises the world is passing through. He
shared his vision of making Gujarat the
academic hub to fulfill energy requirements of
the world. He urged the young leaders in the
energ y sector to make Gujarat their
‘Karmabhumi’ with which they have an
emotional bonding.
Dr. R.A. Mashelkar greeted the dignitaries,
guests, graduates, faculty, students and staff
and stressed on the vital importance of energy
sector in the Global Economy. The Director
General of the University presented a report of
the university describing the impressive
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staff and guests listened with rapt attention as meet the dignitaries.
Dr. Kalam wished bright and meaningful careers

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 FINAL PLACEMENTS 2008 & 2009 : A BRIEF
The placement initiatives of SPM for its first and second batch attracted a good number of companies from oil &
gas and other allied sectors. All its students were placed with job profiles varying from business development,
petro retailing, lubricant marketing, risk management, NELP bidding, city gas distribution, materials and spare
management, project management, corporate communication etc. The feedback received from our alumni has
been very encouraging. They are placed in good organizations. They are happy with their job profiles and they
enjoy an edge over other new recruits in their respective organisation. The following companies participated in
Final Placement 2008 and 2009.

Aban Offshore Ltd. Gujarat Gas Company Ltd. Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
Adani Group Gujarat State Petronet Ltd. Ma foi Management Consultants Ltd.
Aneri Construction Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Oilex Ltd.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Gujarat Info Petro Ltd. ONGC Petro Additions Limited
Cairn India Ltd. Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Ltd. Parsons Brinckerhoff India Pvt. Ltd.
Castrol Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Petronet LNG Ltd.
Chandra Group ICICI Lombard Punj Lloyd
Corrtech International Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Reliance Industries Ltd.

DGH Jai Hind Projects Ltd. Sabarmati Gas Ltd.

(Directorate General of Hydrocarbons) Jay Somnath JSIW Schlumberger
E I Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Jindal Drilling & Industries Ltd. Tata Consulting & Engineering Ltd.
Emerson J P Kenny (Wood Group) Torrent Power
Ernst & Young Jubilant Energy Tractebel Engineering
Essar Group Kapasi Offshore Ltd. Weatherford Oil Tool Middle East Ltd.
Great Offshore KPMG

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