IIM-Calcutta opens admissions to 5th executive programme in healthcare management to build next-generation healthcare leaders

The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta has started the admission process for the fifth batch in association with TimesPro for the Executive Programme in Healthcare Management.

Thus, demand for qualified healthcare management professionals has been growing rapidly, with India's healthcare spend projected to rise from 3.3 per cent to 5 per cent of GDP by 2030, while investment is accelerating across the ecosystem.

The 12-month LIVE online EPHM equips learners with contemporary managerial capabilities tailored to health care. The curriculum builds robust competencies across leadership, organizational design, strategy, marketing, managerial communication, operations, economics, human resources, finance and accounting, and information systems, thus enabling professionals to apply evidence-based management in complex clinical and non-clinical settings. It welcomes a wide range of learners from hospitals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, allied services, health insurance, public health bodies, and consulting, thus preparing them for advancement as future managers, business heads, analysts, entrepreneurs, and sector leaders.

It involves strengthening peer learning and faculty engagement through two five-day campus immersions. Its design is based on three core axes: Healthcare Context, Sector-Specific and Functional Modules, deepening the understanding of regulatory and ethical frameworks, public policy, comparative health systems, hospital operations, data and digital health, health economics, entrepreneurship, and technology as a strategic enabler. Learners can translate learning to practice via cases, projects, and a capstone with immediate workplace application.

Industry analyses signal robust tailwinds: Rubix Industry Insights, September 2025, estimates the healthcare market to cross $1.5 trillion by 2030 at a CAGR of ~19%. Meanwhile, IBEF pegs the sector to need in excess of 6.3 million additional healthcare jobs by 2030, underlining the pressing need for leaders capable of scaling quality, safety, access, and efficiency across the continuum of care.

Commenting on the announcement, Ravindran Rajesh Babu, Professor and Dean (Executive Education), IIM Calcutta said, “At IIM Calcutta, EPHM integrates managerial rigour with the realities of care delivery. Learners examine policy, finance, operations and digital health, then convert insight into measurable gains in safety, access and patient experience. Through immersive pedagogy and peer learning, we equip clinicians and administrators to lead resilient, data-driven organisations and steward sustainable performance across India’s evolving healthcare ecosystem with conviction.”

Sridhar Nagarajachar, Business Head, TimesPro added, "We emphasize applied analytics, quality improvement and service redesign so that learners can create tangible value from week one. Industry engagement, mentoring, and workplace projects sharpen judgment and accelerate leadership readiness. Our focus is tangible outcomes, better decisions, smoother patient pathways and scalable operations across hospitals, life sciences, insurance and public health."

The pedagogy features highly interactive sessions, case studies, projects, and assignments led by renowned IIM Calcutta faculty and industry experts, delivered via TimesPro's Interactive Learning platform in a Direct-to-Device mode. On successful completion, learners will get a Certificate of Completion and IIM Calcutta Executive Education Alumni status, thereby getting access to a prestigious network and learning community.

Eligibility:

– MBBS/BDS/BAMS graduates with at least 3 years of healthcare experience

– Biotechnology/biomedical graduates preferred

– Candidates from other disciplines require at least 5 years of healthcare experience

– Minimum 50% marks in graduation/post-graduation

Last date to apply: November 23, 2025