About the Programme
The Vedica Scholars Programme for Women is a unique 18-month programme in Management Practice that combines the best aspects of a world-class management degree with premier liberal arts education. Coupled with courses in communication, critical thinking and personal growth, tracks in Communicating and Thinking for Impact and Taking Charge of Personal Growth, Vedica ensures that each Scholar is positioned to be a leader in the contemporary workforce.
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Programme:Post Graduate Programme in Management Practice and Leadership -
Duration:18-Months -
Type:Full-time Certificate Programme -
Fees:13.27 Lakhs
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Our Founders
Anuradha Das Mathur is the Founder & Dean of the Vedica Scholars Programme for Women. She is Founder Director of 9.9 Media, Senior Advisor at Albright Stonebridge Group and Founder Director of Samarth, an eldercare services company. She is a Yale Greenberg World Fellow, and among 100 Women Achievers identified by the Government of India. She is deeply committed to bringing more women into the workplace and ensuring their dignity through financial independence.
Pramath Raj Sinha is one of India's most highly acclaimed educationists and institution builders. He is the Founding Dean of the Indian School of Business (ISB) which is ranked among the top 20 B-schools in the world. He is also the Founder & Trustee of Ashoka University and launched the Young India Fellowship (YIF) in 2011. He spent his early years with McKinsey & Co., where he was a Partner.
Integration with Liberal arts
Learn to look at the business world through economic, political, and sociological lenses and stand out as a manager and leader.
World-class faculty
Faculty from leading institutions and organisations such as Harvard, Stanford, Yale, McKinsey, Coca-Cola, etc
Focus on Women's Leadership
Interactions with senior women professionals to help you understand what it takes to be a woman leader in the 21st Century.
Assured Placement and Career Support
A dedicated careers team to help you achieve your dream job across sectors, roles and functions.
Become an effective communicator
Personalised attention to your communication skills throughout the 18 months, ensuring that your communication has impact & influence.
Emphasis on personal growth
Insight into your executive presence, leadership style and personality development with our unique Personal Growth track.
'Shadow a Woman Leader' Module
An exposure second to none
A unique feature of Vedica is its 'Shadow a Woman Leader' Module. This compelling five-week Module exposes our Scholars to successful senior women leaders who are at the helm of prominent organisations in India and overseas. During this term, they mimic an 'EA to a CEO' role and practice key skills before joining the workforce. The objective is to combine practical insight into management practice with a focus on women's leadership styles.
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Our Curriculum
Designed with inputs and insights from experts in higher education, management practice, liberal arts and women's studies, Vedica's curriculum offers a unique and unparalleled selection of skills and values to prepare Scholars for a successful career.
The four converging tracks that define the Programme are:
Mastering Management Practice
The curriculum in the management track consists of a wide range of fundamental business topics that equip you for a career in the government and development sectors and entrepreneurial ventures. The Vedica curriculum strives for managerial excellence in its Scholars by focusing on this essential core of a robust management education.
Learning from the Liberal Arts
Can one make the right choices for their organisation without understanding the economics, politics and sociology of the Workplace? What sets a Vedica Scholar apart from her peers? Top-rated enterprises and recruiters are looking for employees who bring perspective, diversity and an 'out-of-the-box' approach to problem-solving, which this track assures for our Scholars.
Thinking & Communicating for Impact
Persuasion and clarity in communication form the bedrock for success. Thinking critically and communicating effectively are amongst the most sought-after attributes in a potential employee. Vedica Scholars outshine their peers through their training in Professional Communication.
Taking Charge of Personal Growth
At Vedica, we believe that a woman must be her best not just in the world, but also for the world. She must see her own personal growth as her responsibility. The Personal Growth track at Vedica offers Scholars a platform to introspect and grow not just as a professional, but as an individual.
Who you learn from is important
Our Faculty
Vedica invites prominent academics and industry practitioners from around the world to teach and mentor at the Programme. To bolster the overall learning experience, Scholars are consistently exposed to guest interactions with prominent business leaders, diplomats, entrepreneurs and artists. Innovative pedagogies and industry experience of the faculty—coupled with our guest lectures—come together to tailor a robust learning journey for each Scholar.
Anju Seth
Former Director, IIM-Calcutta
Pronab Sen
Former Chief Statistician of India
Urvashi Butalia
Feminist and publisher, Founder Zubaan Books
Toshan Tamhane
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co.
Careers after Vedica
Our Placement Record
Vedica offers comprehensive placement support and assures* an appropriate placement to every Scholar. With its promise to employers that every Scholar will be the right blend of strong values, skills and knowledge, Vedica has received strong interest and endorsement from recruiters and industry at large.
*Assured placement promise is subject to meeting our placement policy criteria
22 Lakhs
Highest Salary
11+ Lakhs
Average Salary
Some of our recruiters
Campus and Residence
The Clarion Collection (Qutub Hotel) is surrounded by vast stretches of green, with the historic monument of Qutub Minar in the backdrop providing an ideal environment for learning and scholarship. Studying at this idyllic locale in the heart of the bustling metropolis of New Delhi, Vedica Scholars will get to hobnob with the who’s who of academia, business, government, politics and more.
Vedica's recommended hostel facility is located in the heart of Delhi - in Munirka, South Delhi.
The hostel residence offers easy access to local amenities, the Delhi metro and other public and private transport.
The Scholars will be given shared rooms equipped with AC, kitchenette and attached bathrooms. The residence is wifi-enabled to ensure an effective working environment for students. There is a separate mess area, where Scholars are served three meals a day. This space is equipped with round-the-clock security, fitness centre, TT room for some recreational fun which provides an opportunity for the scholars to bond beyond the confines of their classrooms.
Scholars applying for Class of 2026 can either choose to stay in the Vedica-recommended hostel or arrange their own accommodation.
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