The IGNOU Post Graduate Diploma is for graduates who wish to go beyond classroom roles and move into leadership positions in schools and colleges, training institutions, NGOs and education-focused organizations. This Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Management and Administration programme focuses on how educational institutions in the real world are planned, managed and led, rather than just teaching methods.
We find that many teachers, coordinators, or young professionals are ready for more responsibilities, but do not know how to obtain formal credentials in educational management. IGNOU PGDEMA can help. It is a one-year focused postgraduate diploma that allows you to apply management principles directly to the educational sector.
Unnati Education is here to make the journey easy and clear. We help you learn what the programme has to offer, how it matches your goals and how you can benefit from it. We aim to guide you along your academic path from 0 to 100%.
Few courses specifically focus on educational administration and management. This programme fills this gap. This programme was created by IGNOU School of Education to meet the increasing demand for educational managers and administrators.
There are many reasons to choose this program.
Many of us in the education field feel that this type of course is what we are missing between "being a great teacher" and "being a leader who can inspire others."
The Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Management and Administration is structured to give both a theoretical and practical overview of what it takes to lead and manage educational institutions.
Some of the most important academic highlights include:
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Programme Type | Post Graduate Diploma (PGDIPLOMA) |
| Mode | Distance and Open Learning Mode |
| School | School of Education at IGNOU |
| Duration | Minimum One Year |
| Medium | English |
| Specialisation | Educational Management and Administration |
| Target Learners | Teachers and coordinators in the education field, as well as principals, academic administrators in higher education, NGO workers, and graduates who are aspiring to leadership roles. |
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IGNOU Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Management and Administration
If you're looking for a way to make the transition from classroom instruction into planning, supervising, and making institutional decisions, this is a great resource.
The IGNOU PGDEMA Programme is built on a series of carefully designed modules that progress from the broad concepts of education management to more specific institutional practices.
This programme is designed to help us understand:
This course explores how educational management has changed over the years. This course shows how school and university administration has evolved over time from simple control and regulations to leadership, planning and quality assurance. MES41 provides a solid basis for managing as more than just paperwork.
Management is viewed as a multi-layered concept. We consider policy level, system levels, institutional levels, and classroom-level. MES 42 helps to understand planning, supervision, coordination and evaluation within educational organizations.
The people who make up schools and colleges are more than just circulars and buildings. MES 43 explores the way individuals and groups behave within institutions. It includes topics such as group dynamics, motivation, conflict resolution, and communication. This course will be very helpful for those who are in teams and need to learn how to deal with human issues.
This course has a more practical approach. This course is a practical introduction to the inner workings of educational institutions. It covers time-table planning and staff meetings as well as infrastructure use, student discipline. MES44 helps us view the institution as a complex system in which all elements must be geared towards learning.
PGDEMA also includes a component of a project. MESP 49 consists of a practical project in which we apply the theories and tools that we have learned from previous courses to an actual institutional context. It may involve analysing a school’s management system, creating an improvement plan or analysing the leadership practices. This segment is usually the most memorable because it's "our work in our field."
MES 45 – School Education
MES 46 – Higher education
MES 47 – Open and Distance Education
MES 48 – Alternative Education
| Course Code | Title of the Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MES 41 | Growth and Development of Educational Management | 6 |
| MES 42 | Dimensions of Educational Management | 6 |
| MES 43 | Organisational Behaviour | 6 |
| MES 44 | Institutional Management | 6 |
| MESP 49 | Project Work | 6 |
| Optional Courses (Choose Any One) | ||
| MES 45 | School Education | 4 |
| MES 46 | Higher Education | 4 |
| MES 47 | Open and Distance Education | 4 |
| MES 48 | Alternative Education | 4 |
| Total Credits | 34 | |
The eligibility for the IGNOU PGDEMA program is inclusive and simple:
We find that the learners are a mixture of young graduates, experienced teachers, coordinators of NGO, and retired professionals.
PGDEMA’s objectives are a reflection of what leaders in educational institutions require today. The program aims to achieve:
This course will not turn you into a "bureaucratic administrator," but instead into a thoughtful leader who can manage processes and policies with empathy and clarity.
The programme will provide us with several tangible results.
These results are not only for our CV, but they also shape the way we view ourselves in education - not just as employees, but as leaders.
The IGNOU PGDEMA is a gateway to many educational and related fields. Some possible directions include:
The path we choose depends on what we want to achieve, but this qualification enhances our credibility as professionals in the field of educational management.
Unnati Education supports distance learners who have to juggle many responsibilities - work, home and study. The content of programmes such as PGDEMA is rich, but there is a limited amount of time. This is where we can help.
We can help you:
You are not just another student to us. We will be with you from the beginning of your academic journey until you have completed your project. We will guide you through every step of the process from 0 to 100%, so that you never feel lost.
If you're serious about a career that lasts, you may want to combine PGDEMA and other qualifications or short courses like:
You will stand out from the crowd in interviews with these combinations. They also help prepare you for more complicated responsibilities.
What the IGNOU PGDEMA provides us as learners is summarized below:
Many educators will find that this programme changes the way they view their work and the future of the education system.
The IGNOU Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Management and Administration offers a focused path for those of us who want to go from "doing our jobs" to actually shaping the way educational organizations function. It helps us understand systems, people and processes within education while also respecting our flexibility as adults.
Unnati Education views this programme as the perfect stepping-stone for teachers, coordinators, or education workers ready to move into leadership. This journey of one year can change your role as an educator. With the right guidance, steady effort and a clear purpose, we will walk you from zero to 100.
