The PDM is designed to deal with a complex scenario impeding the development of livelihoods of the poor communities and the country. It is an 18 month programme starting in July 2005. The award is Post Graduate Diploma in Development Management (PGDDM)

The PDM aims to

• Broaden your understanding of the micro (villages, livelihoods, rural social change,poverty) and the macro realities (government policy, macroeconomics, globalisation, legal environment) and their inter relationships.

• Foster research capacity to identify development issues and interventions.

• Equip you with appropriate managerial techniques and tools to build people's organisations and livelihood development activities.

• Build your "People Focussed Skills" - dealing with people, building teams, organisations, motivating people etc.

• Develop your creative, conceptual and critical abilities.

The PDM students are exposed to the realities at grassroots to understand livelihoods of the poor communities, the issues of poverty and social changes happening at micro level. Also the micro realities such as government policies, globalisation and macro economic and legal environment are unveiled to them. The students broaden their perspectives through understanding the interrelationships.