Redefine strategy in the age of disruptions

Advanced Programme in Digital Business Leadership

An essential strategic leadership program for current & aspiring CXOs

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Classes starting from
21st July, 2024

  • 12
    Months    Programme
  • 100%
    Live Interactive
    Learning
  • Sunday
    Only Classes
  • Networking Opportunity
    with Senior Leaders

The 4X Leadership Advantage

  • IIM Calcutta
    Prestigious Certification
    • #1 in FT 2025
  • Master Strategic
    Framework
    • Sense Digital
    • Think Digital
    • Craft Digital
    • Act Digital
  • World-Class Faculty &
    Industry Leaders
  • Executive
    Alumni Status
    • 33,000+ Alumni
    • Networking opportunity with senior leaders

Applications Open

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A Transformative Learning Experience for Leaders

navigate-ai

Navigate

Uncertainty and Disruption
  • Harness digital advancements to unlock
    new opportunities and mitigate disruption
  • Think and adapt to evolving business models
    to maintain a competitive edge
bridge-ai

Bridge

The Leadership Gap
  • Develop business strategies essential for
    modern leadership
  • Integrate technology and business seamlessly
    to drive growth and transformation
master-ai

Master

Strategic Leadership
  • Leverage digital technologies and AI for sustained competitive advantage
  • Build future-ready enterprises with
    strategic foresight

Become an Executive Education Alumni
of IIM Calcutta

Network with 33,000+ IIM Calcutta
Executive Alumni

  • Get an IIM Calcutta Email address after your course completion
  • Access to Alumni Portal to stay connected with the elite IIM Calcutta
    Executive Alumni Network of 33,000+ members
  • Get updates on Alumni Achievements, Jobs and LIVE Project opportunities
  • Be entitled for a discount of 5% on program fee on opting for other
    IIM Calcutta Executive Programs

Curriculum

Master a strategic, multi-disciplinary framework to harness digital technologies and AI as the foundation for competitive advantage

Each multi-disciplinary module is structured with ideas, concepts, frameworks, and tools drawn from different management disciplines

  • Understanding Disruptive Technologies & Digital Transformation
  • Digitalization amidst Deglobalization
  • Discovering the Self Amidst Change

    Self-Assessment, aided by faculty.

    What do our personality traits say about our openness to change?

    Do we have what it takes to become TKBLs?

  • Problem Framing Amidst Ambiguity & Uncertainty
  • Platform Businesses in India
  • Design Thinking

    Mental Models Assumptions

    Thinking on the Edge

  • Sectoral Perspectives on Digital Business Leadership [Sapere aude]

  • Economics of Digital

    Digital and information goods

    Bundling and Unbundling

    Information Pricing Strategies

    Monetizing digital services

  • Demystifying Deep Tech and the Pillars of Digital Business

    AI, Cloud, Big Data

    Machine Learning, and AI as vectors of digital business capability

    Applications of AI and Generative AI in Buisness

  • Customer-Centricity in the Digital Age

  • Succeeding with Digital Products

    Design and user experience

    A/B testing

    Ethical Aspects of Design

  • Strategic Thinking and Digital Business Models

    Fundamentals of Business Strategy

    Business Agility through Digital and AI

    Digital and AI Business Models

    Digital Platforms; Ecosystems; Network Effects; AI Impact

  • Recrafting Marketing in the Digital Era

    Digital Marketing Analytics

    Integrating traditional and digital marketing

    Omnichannel Strategy

    AI powered Digital Marketing

    Mass Personalization through AI

    Customer Experience & Engagement Marketing

  • Embedding DeepTech and AI in Organizations

    Applications of Emerging Technologies in Industry 4.0

  • Digital: A Policy Perspective [Sapere aude]

  • Engaging the Self Amidst Change

    Self-Assessment, aided by faculty

    How do we leverage what we have to become TKBLs?

  • Managing Change

    Embracing the Digital and AI first Mindset

    Rewiring the Firm DNA

    Transitioning with Digital Partners and AI applications

  • Strategic Leadership for Enterprise Growth

    Driving Disruption: The Challenger’s Perspective

    Renewing through Disruption: The Incumbent’s Perspective

    Organizational Ambidexterity

    Strategic Choice in the Age of AI

  • The Agile Organization
  • Storytelling and Strategic Communication in the Digital Era
  • Digital Dilemmas and Ethics in the Age of Big Data and AI [Sapere aude]

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The Learning Journey

...
Learn from Experts, Beyond Theory
  • 12-month programme
  • 100% live interactive sessions
  • Taught by IIM Calcutta faculty
  • Industry experts sessions
  • ‘Sapere Aude’ talks from

Thought Leaders & Digital Pioneers

...
Hands-On, Immersive Leadership Training
  • Case studies and group work
  • Business Simulations
  • 36% on-campus component
  • 10 days at IIM Calcutta campus
  • Capstone Projects

AI & Digital transformation strategy

Applications now open for Batch 4

Classes on every Sunday (9:30 AM to 12:30PM)

For Current and Aspiring CXOs

Whether you’re a CXO, senior leader, entrepreneur, or consultant—across any function,
segment, industry, or domain—you’re navigating the same critical business challenges.

If one or more of these resonate with you, it's time to reimagine your leadership approach

  • Pushing for scale, but profitability remains a concern?
  • Finding it hard to keep up with rising customer expectations?
  • Feeling the pressure as innovation becomes a constant, not a choice?
  • Struggling to unlock growth in saturated, hyper-competitive markets?
  • Concerned about team productivity and efficiency gaps across functions?

The Advanced Programme in Digital Business Leadership equips you to master a strategic multi-disciplinary framework to navigate the digital disruption in the AI era.

Eligibility

  • Academics: Bachelor/Master’s degree in any discipline with a minimum 50% marks
  • Experience: Senior leaders with minimum 12 years of experience*
    • *Any exceptions are subject to approval from IIM Calcutta

Admission Process

    Apply for the Programme

    Submit Documents

    Selection by IIM Calcutta Committee

    Join Programme

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Fee with Flexible Payment Options

What is My Investment?*

Application Fee*
₹2,500

Installments Amount* Schedule
Registration fee ₹20,000 As per Selection Email
1st Installment ₹2,00,000 As per Selection Email
2nd Installment ₹200,000 October 2025
3rd Installment ₹220,000 January 2026
Total Fee* ₹6,40,000
*18% GST extra as applicable *Includes boarding and lodging for 10 days campus visit at IIM Calcutta

Special Program Fee for Corporate Nominationss** **Applicable only for enterprises nominating their employees as a group

*Fees paid are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Modes of payment available

  • Internet Banking
  • Credit/Debit Card
  • UPI Payments

Easy Financing Options

EMI Options

Loan Partners