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Chaudhary Charan Singh

National Institute of Agricultural Marketing

An Autonomous organization under ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India.

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About the Programme

CCS NIAM's Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Agricultural Management (PGDM-SAM) is a pioneering program designed to equip future leaders with the knowledge and skills to tackle the challenges of sustainable agriculture. The curriculum integrates theoretical insights with practical applications, emphasizing sustainability, agribusiness management, climate-smart practices, and innovative technologies. Featuring industry-focused modules, hands-on training, and exposure to global best practices, the program prepares graduates to lead transformative initiatives in agribusiness, government, NGOs, and global sustainability networks. Tailored for graduates, working professionals, and international students, it offers a dynamic learning environment that fosters leadership and strategic thinking. By bridging the gap between modern agricultural practices and sustainability, CCS NIAM's PGDM-SAM is shaping a new generation of responsible and impactful agribusiness professionals.

Programme Objectives
  • Prepare a future workforce for agribusiness professionals in the South Asian region who are sensitive to climate change and sustainable development.
  • Develop a global knowledge hub in net zero agricultural systems by strengthening training, research, and extension in the area of sustainable agriculture.
  • Establish networking with corporate, institutions, and industry, to create multi-stakeholder partnerships in responsible management of agribusiness
Programme Focus
Pedagogy
Programme Structure
Year/Semester Total Number of Courses Credits
First Year
Semester - I
  • 6 Core courses (3 credit each)
  • 2 Core courses (2 credit each)
  • 1 Seminar (1 credit)
  • Boot Camp on change Making (2 Credit)
 18+4+1+2= 25
Semester - II
  • 6 Core courses (3 credit each)
  • 2 Core courses (2 credit each)
  • 1 Seminar (1 credit)
  • Marketing Lab (2 Credit)
 18+4+1+2= 25
Summer Internship (4 Credits) 4
Second Year
Semester - III
  • 8 Elective courses (3 credit each)
  • Innovation Lab (1 Credit)
 24+1= 25
Semester - IV
  • Dissertation/Start-up/Corporate experience (25 credit)
 25
Total Credits: = 104
Courses offered
Semester - I
S. No Title of the Course Type Course Credit
SAM 101 Sustainability Management Core 3
SAM 102 Circular Economy and Waste Management 2
SAM 103 Management and Organizational Behaviour 3
SAM 104 Accounting & Finance 3
SAM 105 Macro Economics and Monetary Policy 3
SAM 106 Quantitative methods 3
SAM 107 Responsible Marketing 3
SAM 108 Climate Smart Agriculture 2
SAM 109 Seminar-Business Communication 1
SAM 110 Boot Camp on Change Making 2
Total Credit = 25
Semester - II
S. No Title of the Course Type Course Credit
SAM 201 Strategic Management Core 3
SAM 202 Operations Research 3
SAM 203 Managerial Economics 3
SAM 204 Business Law and Corporate Governance 3
SAM 205 Human Resource Management 3
SAM 206 Sustainable Food Supply Chains 2
SAM 207 Sustainability Measurement and reporting 2
SAM 208 Corporate Social Responsibility 3
SAM 209 Seminar on Business Ethics 1
SAM 210 Marketing Research Lab (2 Credit) 2
Total Credit = 25
SAM 211 Summer Internship – 4 credits
Semester - III
(Any 8 Electives to be opted (3 Credit Each))
S. No Title of the Course Type Course Credit
SAM 301 Innovation Lab   1
Stream 1- Sustainable Agriculture
SAM 302 Natural Resource Management Elective 3
SAM 303 Forest Conservation and Management 3
SAM 304 Blue Economy 3
SAM 305 Food and nutritional Security 3
SAM 306 Net Zero Agriculture 3
SAM 307 Integrated Water resource management 3
SAM 308 Soil Conservation and Management 3
SAM 309 Business and Bio-diversity 3
SAM 310 New and Renewable Energy 3
SAM 311 Climate Modelling 3
SAM 312 Sustainable Habitats 3
SAM 313 Sustainable consumption and production 3
Stream 2-Entreprenurship and Venture Development
SAM 314 Sustainable Finance Elective 3
SAM 315 Social Enterprise 3
SAM 316 Supply chain & Logistics 3
SAM 317 Consumer Behaviour 3
SAM 318 Innovation and Design Thinking 3
SAM 319 Venture Finance 3
SAM 320 E-Commerce & Business Start-up 3
SAM 321 International Trade 3
SAM 322 Business Analytics 3
SAM 323 Management Consulting 3
Total Credit = 25
Semester - IV
S. No Title of the Course Type Course Credit
SAM 401 Dissertation/Start-up/Corporate experience   25
Total Course Credits = 104 (25+25+4+25+25)
Career Opportunities
In House Faculty

Prof. Sapna A Narula

Director
Expertise
  • Sustainable Agri-food Systems
  • Sustainable Business Strategy
  • Sustainability Reporting & finance
  • Voluntary Carbon Markets
  • Business & Climate Change
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Dr. S.R. Singh

Dy. Director (PGDM-ABM)
Expertise
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Sh. Ranjith PC

Research Officer
Expertise
  • Macro Economics and Monetary Policy
  • Agricultural Finance
  • International Trade
  • Agri Startup Incubation
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Dr. Sonali Katoch

Research Officer
Expertise
  • Agricultural marketing
  • Supply chain analysis,trade
  • Impact assessment
  • Food security
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Global Distinguished Faculty

Dr. Rajat Panwar

Professor
Responsible and Sustainable Business Management
Oregon State University, USA.
Expertise
  • Business and Climate Change
  • Biodiversity Conservation
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Dr. Cesar Marolla

Senior Sustainability Manager, Author and Researcher
Expertise
  • Climate Change &Strategy
  • Disaster management
  • Environment & Risk management
  • Sustainability Assessment
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Dr. Ambika Zutshi

Dean,
Peter Faber Business School, Australian Catholic University
Expertise
  • Business Ethics
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Organization Behavior
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Dr. Ringo Rajagopal

CEO,
uMobi Solutions Corporation USA
Expertise
  • Entrepreneurial Leadership
  • Human Resource Management
  • Organization Behavior
  • Start-up mentor
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Dr. Deepti Mahajan

Nottingham Trent University,
Nottingham, UK
Expertise
  • Sustainable Consumption and Production
  • Product Development & Product Life Span
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National Guest Faculty

Prof Vasant P Gandhi

Ex professor,IIM Ahmedabad
Expertise
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Food and Agriculture Policies
  • Water Resource managemen
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Dr. P.K. Swain

Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Expertise
  • Agricultural Informatics
  • e NAM
  • e-Governance
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Prof. BK Sikka

Former Dean
College of Agribusiness Management, PantNagar
Expertise
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agribusiness Management
  • Agricultural Value Chains
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Prof. Vijaya Gupta

Institute Chair Professor
IIM, Mumbai
Expertise
  • Agriculture & Migration
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Water contamination & Public Health
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Prof. Arun Kansal

Professor and Centre Director,
TERI School of Advanced Studies
Expertise
  • Waste Treatment
  • Water Resource Management
  • Air Pollution
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Dr Gopal Sarangi

HoD and Associate Professor
Department of Policy and Management Studies
TERI School of Advanced Studies, Delhi
Expertise
  • Energy for Sustainable Development
  • Energy Economics
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Dr. Nand Kishor Aggarwal

Chief Technical Advisor (International),
Government of Nagaland
Expertise
  • Adaptation and Resilience Building Ecosystem Management
  • Natural Resource Management
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Prof. Arbinda Mishra

Senior Fellow,World Resources Institute & Senior consultant on climate change
Asian Development Bank, Manila
Expertise
  • Climate Adaptation & Resilience
  • Sustainable Agriculture & livelihoods
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Faculty From Industry

Dr. Gurpreet Singh Kapur

Advisor (R&D),GAIL India Ltd
Expertise
  • Start -up Incubation
  • Change Management
  • Technology management
  • Intellectual Property Management
  • Circular Economy
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Chirag Jain

Partner and offering Leader
Grant Thornton Bharat LLP
Expertise
  • Food Processing
  • Agri Infrastructure
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Swayam Prakash Chowdhury

Sales Head
Specialty Plant Nutrients
Expertise
  • Nanno Fertilizers
  • Sustainable Agriculture
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Anuj Singh

Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.
Expertise
  • Sustainable Agriculture
  • Sales & marketing
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Dr. Amit Tuteja

Founder & Executive Director
Connecting Dreams Foundation
Expertise
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Change-making
  • Community Development
  • Farmer Producer Organisations
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Sh. Shantanu Gupta

Executive Director (Alternate Energy & Sustainable Development)
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Expertise
  • Biofuel
  • Marketing & Supply Chain
  • Leadership Coaching
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Sh. Manab Bhattacharjee

Sr. Manager Strategy & Corporate Affairs (Solar)
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
Expertise
  • Alternative Energy ( Solar, Wind, Bioenergy)
  • Agri waste management & Biofuels
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Sh Abhishek Ranjan

Director and Global Sustainability Head
Brillio - A Bain Capital Company
Expertise
  • ESG ( Environment, Social and Governance )
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Employee Engagement
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Sh. Ashish Gupta

Chief Manager, Corporate HSSE,
Bharat Petroleum
Expertise
  • Sustainability Reporting
  • Integrated Reporting
  • Nature based Solutions
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Sh. Anil Gupta

Founder & Coach -
Intervuwalla
Expertise
  • Agri Start-up Finance
  • CRM
  • International negotiations
  • Marketing of Agri-Services
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Vineet Shastry

DGM-ESG Kalptaru Projects International Ltd. Bangalore
Expertise
  • ESG reporting
  • Eco-Labelling
  • Sustainable Finance
  • Environment law
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Debashis D. Rath

SR. Director
ESG Strategy & Sustainable Finance
Expertise
  • ESG Risk Assessment
  • Climate Risk Assessment
  • Decarbonization
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Dr. Ashima Mathur

Global Network for Sustainable Development (GNSD)
Expertise
  • ESG Due Diligence
  • GHG Accounting
  • Sustainable Development Goals
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Dr. Himanshu Arora

Sr. Manager (Sustainable Development)
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
Expertise
  • ESG integration
  • Decarbonization
  • Energy Transition
  • Net Zero Roadmap
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Eligibility Criteria
For Indian students
  • A minimum of 55 percent or equivalent Grade point Average in undergraduate degree
  • Undergraduate degree in agriculture& Allied/agribusiness/sustainability/ Entreneurship/ horticulture/ management/ marketing/ engineering/IT/ Humanities, however preference will be given to graduates from agriculture and allied sciences/ sustainability. Students coming from other disciplines than agriculture will have to take basic courses on agriculture as prescribed by the academic committee.
  • Admissions will be based on CAT/CMAT/ XAT/ MAT score. Every year, the minimum cut off score will be decided by the admissions committee.
For International students
  • For international students, a minimum credit score/GPA at Undergraduate level to be 3.0/4.0 GPA or equivalent GPA or relevant GMAT score a proof regarding English proficiency to be submitted (TOEFL/IELTS or any other standard certification in English)
  • The candidate having full-time degree-level course, entirely taught and assessed in English need not submit any certificate.
For Working Executives
  • Minimum 3 years of working experience
  • No Objection Certificate is required from employer for working executives/sponsored candidates/ candidates on sabbatical/candidates recommended by PSUs/GOI Departments.
  • CAT/XAT/MAT score will not be applicable for work experience candidates
Selection Criteria
S. No Criteria Weightage
1 CAT/CMAT/ XAT/ MAT 50
2 Essay writing/ GD/ PI 30
3 Work Experience 20
Fee details
Fee structure (Total 9 lakhs/ Approx. 10k USD)
First Semester
S. No. Details Amount of Rs. Amount in USD Approx.
1 Tuition Fee 2,45,000/- 2872
2 Library Fee 15,000/- 175
3 Computer Lab Fee 20,000/- 234
4 Caution Money (Refundable) 10,000/- 117
5 Health Insurance 3000/- Per year 35
6 Boarding and Lodging Fees 1,08,000/-six months
(@18,000/ month)		 1266
Total (including registration fee of Rs. 25000/-) Without Boarding and Lodging 2,93,000/- 3436
Total (including registration fee of Rs. 25000/-) With Boarding and Lodging 4,01,000/- 4702
Second Semester
S. No. Details Amount of Rs. Amount in USD Approx.
1 Boarding and Lodging Fees 1,08,000/- 1266
Total 1,08,000/- 1266
Third Semester
S. No. Details Amount of Rs. Amount in USD Approx.
1 Tuition Fee 2,45,000/- 2872
2 Library Fee 15,000/- 175
3 Computer Lab Fee 20,000/- 234
4 Health Insurance 3000/- Per year 35
5 Boarding and Lodging Fees 1,08,000/-six months
(@18,000/ month)		 1266
Total (including registration fee of Rs. 25000/-) Without Boarding and Lodging 2,83,000/- 3318
Total (including registration fee of Rs. 25000/-) With Boarding and Lodging 3,91,000/- 4585
Fourth Semester
S. No. Details Amount of Rs. Amount in USD Approx.
1 Boarding and Lodging Fees (If student stays at hostel) 1,08,000/- 1266
Total 1,08,000/- 1266
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