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Type | Post Graduate |
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Established | December 2000 |
Location | , , 9°57′24″N78°02′11″E / 9.956762°N 78.036389°E |
Campus | Rural |
Website | www |
The Dhan Academy is an institution in India for Post Graduation in development management. Located in Madurai, it was co-founded by the Sir Ratan Tata Trust and the DHAN Foundation in December 2000. [1] The Dhan Academy trains students to be development professionals.
The Academy’s focus is on its two-year Programme in Post Graduate Diploma in development management, during which students learn to become development professionals and development entrepreneurs. PDM is a two-years fully funded (free) residential programme where students learn appropriate managerial techniques to deal with complex issues of development. This helps in effective development programmes at various levels. After their two years course, they will be placed in NGOs and work with the community for three years. Only then they will be awarded with the certificate and Diploma.
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