The FIFA/CIES Executive Programme in Sports Management provides training in 6 essential fields of sports management, namely sports event management, finance, communication, management, sports law, marketing/sponsorship. Each of the six modules will comprise approximately 25 hours of teaching and learning activities, to be completed over one academic year.
The mode of delivery for the 2020-21 academic year will be different than usual due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. The first two blocks that will take place in November 2020 and January 2021 will be conducted Online. The 3rd and 4th blocks that will take place in March and May 2021 will be conducted physically at the Pillai Institute in Navi Mumbai (subject to the coronavirus situation normalizing). Check the entire course schedule below.
The part-time nature of the course is to encourage working participants to enrol for the course so that they can take some time off their work to attend the classes and then return to their work. Mentoring and continuous guidance between blocks will ensure continuity of the certification programme, thus ensuring its effectiveness.
Block One (Session Delivery in Online mode)
20th to 29th November 2020
Breakup – Sessions
a. 20th – 22nd November (Friday to Sunday – 6 hours online per day)
b. 23rd – 26th November (Monday to Thursday – 3 hours online per day (6 pm to 9: 15 pm)
c. 27th – 30th November (Friday to Sunday – 6 hours online per day)
Class Timings for the Friday to Sunday sessions – (10 am to 12 pm // 1 pm to 3 pm // 4 pm to 6 pm)
Block Two (Session Delivery in Online mode)
8th to 17th January 2021
Breakup – Sessions
a. 8th – 10th January (Friday to Sunday – 6 hours online per day)
b. 11th – 14th January (Monday to Thursday – 3 hours online per day (6 pm to 9: 15 pm)
c. 15th – 17th January (Friday to Sunday – 6 hours online per day)
Class Timings for the Friday to Sunday sessions – (10 am to 12 pm // 1 pm to 3 pm // 4 pm to 6 pm)
Block Three (Session Delivery in Physical Mode – Subject to the coronavirus situation)
5th to 14th March 2021
Block Four (Session Delivery in Physical Mode – Subject to the coronavirus situation)
4th to 8th May 2021
You are also required to be available online on the following weekends for exams, guest conferences and group project related works.
December 5,6 (11 pm to 1 pm // 2 pm to 4 pm)
December 12,13 (11 pm to 1 pm // 2 pm to 4 pm)
February 6,7 (11 pm to 1 pm // 2 pm to 4 pm)
February 20,21 (11 pm to 1 pm // 2 pm to 4 pm)
April 10,11 (11 pm to 1 pm // 2 pm to 4 pm)
Sale of Application Forms (3rd Round)
1st September, 2020
Last date of Submission of Forms along with Statement of Purpose (3rd Round)
9th November, 2020
Intimation of Interview Selection (3rd Round)
10th November, 2020
Dates of Interviews (3rd Round)
11th – 14th November, 2020
Declaration of Results (3rd Round)
15th November, 2020
Submission of part fee (non-refundable) (3rd Round)
18th November, 2020
Course Commences
20th November, 2020
Balance Fee Payment
28th November, 2020