Valedictory for General Management Programme for Tata Motors
The General Management Programme for Tata Motors for hi-potential senior managers was inaugurated on 21st August 2024.The programme was designed and delivered in five phases, in-person, on-campus at IIM Bangalore. The valedictory of the programme was held on 6th March 2025.
The programme was designed and led by Dr. G Shainesh (Chairperson, Initiatives on Consumer Insights and faculty of the Marketing area) and Dr. Nishant Kumar Verma (Chairperson, Career Development Services and faculty of Production & Operations Management).
The programme was structured into six modules, specifically designed to equip senior managers (L-5 level) for their transition from being individual contributors to people and business managers. The target audience has around five-plus years of experience and work across different divisions and departments. They have been identified through the Fast Track Selection Scheme (FTSS) and will progress to the L-4 level (DGM level). They comprise campus hires who have grown through the ranks in the organization as well as lateral hires (graduate and post-graduate engineer trainees, management trainees) with degrees in Engineering.
Among the five modules, four spanned four days each, while the second module lasted five days. These modules covered core functional areas of management – marketing, finance and operations – along with essential skills like analytics, supporting the transition from an individual contributor role to a people manager role.
The programme also included Learning Diary, which allows participants to summarize what they have learned for reflection and potential applications, including their ongoing individual FTSS project. From the second phase, the above activity was followed by the Integration of Learning in Individual Projects. Faculty PDs facilitated a session in each phase on the application of learning for their individual projects.
During the inauguration of the programme, Jaideep Gupte, TMPV, Sales & Marketing, Bangalore, General Manager, Zonal Sales South, addressed the cohort on the importance of the programme.
Nandini Pai, DGM – Talent Development, Tata Motors, thanked and congratulated participants on the successful completion of the programme, during the valediction.
