Institute of Product Leadership

Become the Product Leader you'd want to follow.

The Executive MBA in Product Leadership, an 18-month, UGC-accredited degree that turns mid-career professionals into cross-functional, AI-fluent executives.

18 Months

Alternate weekends, on campus

5,000+

Alumni in leadership roles

6X

Growth targeted in 3 years

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The best Executive MBA in India, rethought

Not your typical MBA. Built for professionals who need to lead decisions, not just execute on them.

Learn what's relevant

Product Leadership, Applied Data Science, Design Thinking, and AI, with practical application over general management theory.

Build a portfolio, not a resume

Real-world problem solving and networking with hiring managers, engineered to trigger career acceleration to C-suite roles.

Lead with AI, not around it

Prompt engineering and agentic workflows woven into every course, so you lead cross-functional teams with confidence.

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Engaged Industry Leaders
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Global Practitioner Faculty
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Curriculum designed by industry practitioners

3 semesters. Real skill hackathons instead of exams. AI woven into every course.

Core

Foundations

Intermediate

Strategic Depth

Advanced

Emerging Edge

A cohort built for peer-driven learning

76% of the cohort brings 10+ years of experience. Learners span technology, IT & consulting, and finance, with CXOs, VPs, product managers, and founders learning side by side.

Technology & Software 31%
IT & Consulting 16%
Finance & Fintech 13%

Hear it from recent graduates

5,000+ alumni. Here’s what a few of them have to say.

“The product labs pushed us to work on real projects every semester. That hands-on grind, plus a peer group of VPs and senior execs, made the learning stick.”

Gnana Kumar Swamy

CEO, ARMIS

“What stood out most was gaining the confidence to articulate my thinking clearly. In product management, that skill compounds over an entire career.”

Bramhaiah Reddy

Product Owner, Adobe

“Moving from hands-on development into product ownership, the experiential format showed a visible before-and-after within three months of starting.”

Vishal Settipalli Alumnus of IPL Review

Vishal Settipalli

Product Manager, Oracle

WHAT HIRING MANAGERS SAY

“IPL candidates prove their worth even before joining. Role clarity and company-
purpose alignment happen early in the process.”

Sandeep Kumar

Director of Product Management, Morning Star

Learn from people who do

Taught by practitioners, not just educators.

Shameek Chakravarty

Product Leadership Faculty

Subodh Kar

Strategy & Growth Faculty

SV Varadarajan

Technology & AI Faculty

Two global certifications, included at no extra cost

Certified Product Leader™ (CPL)

Executive-level certification to lead strategically across teams, products, and functions.

Certified Intrapreneur™ (CINT)

Innovation-focused certification to drive change and build ventures within enterprises.

Applications open for the 2026 cohort

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