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Programme Starts
22nd February, 2026

Programme Fees
₹4,74,500 + GST

Duration
12 Months

Eligibility

Work Experience:
7+ years of full-time experience post-graduation .
Bachelor’s degree/two-year master’s degree with minimum 50% aggregate. Candidates need to be working at the time of application.

What to expect?

This Strategic HR course delves into how you can leverage SHRM to transform HR from a support function to a core driver of business success. By learning how to develop HR strategies that directly contribute to organisational objectives, from the esteemed faculty of IIMC, you’ll be able to position yourself as a key strategic leader in your company.

Why IIM Calcutta’s online EPSHRM?

Comprehensive strategic HRM curriculum

Designed for HR managers, CHROs, talent heads with 7+ years of experience

Live online sessions + two campus immersions (6 days total)

Cross-functional business integration

Case studies and problem-solving exercises

Taught by faculty from M&A, HR analytics, and international HRM backgrounds

Contemporary focus on VUCA environment, diversity & inclusion, ESG, and tech-driven HR

Executive education alumni status with multiple benefits

Class Schedule

Sundays
Session: 12:15 P.M – 03:15 P.M (IST)

The robust curriculum

Module 1A: Operational HRM – Link to SHRM

  • Manpower and Succession Planning
  • Building Employer Brand and Effecting Selection of Talent
  • Developing Advanced Training and Development Framework
  • Performance Management for Goal Alignment, Motivation, and Development
  • Reward and Compensation Design to Attract, Retain, And Motivate Employees
  • Labour Laws and its Impact on Businesses/Organisations

Module 1B: Consultative Role of HR Managers

  • Designing and Running Assessment/Developmental Centres
  • Developing Competency Framework
  • Implementing 360-degree Feedback Processes
  • Leading and Managing Change

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Module 2A: Leadership and Talent Management at Workplace

  • Transactional and Transformational Leadership
  • Understanding and Mapping Leadership Styles (Personality, Big 5)
  • Developing Employee Engagement
  • Team Building and Team Working

Module 2B: Formal and Informal Organisation

  • Structural Choices for Effective Organisational Outcomes
  • Organisation Culture and its Impact on Organisational Outcomes
  • Societal and Cross: Cultural Challenges

Module 2B: Formal and Informal Organisation

  • Structural Choices for Effective Organisational Outcomes
  • Organisation Culture and its Impact on Organisational Outcomes
  • Societal and Cross: Cultural Challenges

Module 3: Understanding Strategic Management

  • Strategy versus Operations Distinctions
  • Strategy Formulation
  • Industry Level Analysis
  • Competitive Strategy
  • Resource Based View on Firms
  • Value Chain Analysis
  • Planned versus Emergent Strategies

Campus Module 1:

  • Introduction to SHRM
  • Personnel Economics
  • Psychometrics in HRM

Module 4: Business Strategies and SHRM

  • Universal, Contingency, and Configurational Views on SHRM
  • Aligning HRM Policies to The Business Strategies/Organisational Goals: Cost Leadership, Innovation, Technology, Differentiation on Services or Quality
  • Fit/Alignment Analysis Framework: Horizontal Fit and Vertical Fit
  • Horizontal Fit: HRM System Properties of Complementarities
  • Vertical Fit: Balanced Score Card Framework
  • HRM Flexibility to Manage VUCA Environment
  • Creating HR (Real) Options to Manage VUCA Environment

Module 5: Corporate Strategies and HRM and International HRM

  • Conglomerates versus Standalone Businesses: SHRM Issues
  • HRM Issues in M&A: Due Diligence of HRs and Cultural Integration
  • HRM Issues in Managing JVs - Managing Marriage of Equals
  • Turnaround Management
  • Strategic International HRM
  • Institutional and Cultural Analytical Framework
  • International HRM Approaches: Geocentric, Polycentric, and Ethnocentric
  • Managing Expatriation and Repatriation Challenges
  • HRM Issues in Global Production Chains
  • Global Institutional Frameworks: WTO Vs ILO; Rights vs Interests Debate

Module 6: General Management Module

  • Analytics in HRM: Statistics
  • Understanding Financial Statements

Campus Module 2:

  • Contemporary Issues in HRM: GIG Economy and Workers, Contemporary Concerns for Work and Workers, DEI, and ESG
  • Application of Emerging Technologies to HRM Processes: AI, HR Analytics, Chatbots, and so on
  • Designing and Implementing Experiential Learning and Development Exercises

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*Courses are subject to change.

Your badge of honour

Participants who fulfil all criteria (Attendance & Evaluation) will receive a ‘Certificate of Completion’ along with an ‘Executive Education Alumni Status’.

Disclaimer: *All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of IIM Calcutta.

Past Participants Profiles

Top Job Grades

  • CHROs
  • Head
  • VPs
  • Directors
  • Senior Manager
  • General Manager
  • HR Business Partner
  • Manager

Top Industries

  • Information Technology
  • Human Resources
  • Automotive
  • Retail
  • BFSI
  • Healthcare
  • Oil / Energy / Solar / Greentech

Ex-EPSHRM participants say

Geetika Basumati
HR, BHEL

"A truly transformative journey that equipped me with strategic HR tools to create real career impact."

Prova Chatterjee Panda

“I am immensely proud to have had the opportunity to develop my skills as an HR professional through the esteemed IIM Calcutta. This prestigious institution has provided me with invaluable insights and expertise that have significantly enhanced my professional growth. Their support and dedication have made this journey possible and truly enriching.”

Lakshmi Narasimhan Karlapudi Penchaliah
Head- L&D, TCS

"A rigorous journey that shaped my strategic HR perspective and strengthened my path to HR leadership."

Nidhi Sharma

"A well-structured, timely programme that made learning seamless and highly rewarding."

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Programme Director

Prof. Amit Dhiman
Professor, Human Resource Management

Amit Dhiman is a Professor in the Human Resource Management Group and has been associated with IIM Calcutta since 2008. He is a Fellow of IIM Ahmedabad and holds a master’s degree in Human Resource Management and a BE degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has worked for more than seven years in industry in the private sector, mainly in Human Resource Management and Organisational Development functions. He has research, teaching, and consulting interests in the areas of Performance Management, Accountability, Stress Management, Strategic Human Resource Management, and Human Resource Management in Services.

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In the above areas and others, he has publications in acclaimed international journals. He has done consulting for organisations in the private sector, public sector, government, and NGOs across industries such as Oil, Education, Housing Finance, and so on. He has got training in various pedagogies at prestigious institutions including Harvard Business School.

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Prof. Randhir Kumar

Professor Randhir Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Human Resource Management academic group at IIM Calcutta. He holds a PhD in Social and Behavioural Sciences from the University of Amsterdam and an MA in Globalisation and Labour from TISS Mumbai. His research focuses on employment relations, the digital economy, global production networks, and service industries such as IT-BPO. He has received notable accolades, including a full PhD scholarship from NWO-WOTRO and the AIMA ICRC Case Writing Certificate of Excellence in 2021. At IIM Calcutta, he teaches core and elective courses like HR 101 and Strategic Planning and HR Management, while his current research explores digitally mediated labour processes with a focus on on-demand cab drivers.