MS in Project Management IT Management Concentration

For IT professionals: Roles in the IT industry are evolving rapidly. With businesses relying a lot more on technology and data trends, an IT professional with a decent understanding of data analytics will surely get opportunities to lead critical organizational verticals. To helm such roles, team leads are expected to have knowledge of analytics and strong leadership qualities, and this program will help you hone both. 
For non-IT professionals: With every business decision becoming data-driven, analytics is a de-facto skill expected from any leader. The MS PM program will give you an understanding of converting a business problem into an analytical one and then solving it for the best results. If you aim to lead teams working on the challenges of the digital age, start your own business, or even consult others in making business decisions, this program is perfect for you!

For Online Program-
- Students with a 3 or 4 year bachelor’s degree having a minimum of 55% marks are eligible to apply. Applications of students with a lower percentage in Bachelor’s degree will be evaluated based on their Statement of Purpose and work experience.
For Transfer to On-Campus-
- The students must successfully complete Specific four modules/courses (12 Credits) of the online program with an aggregate of minimum 3.0 CGPA with a minimum passing grade of C- (or 1.7 CGPA) in each course before reaching the university. 
-English Proficiency Requirement: English Proficiency Requirement : TOEFL (iBT) >/=79, or IELTS >/= 6.5, or PTE >/= 57, or Duolingo >/= 100*  
Note: 
Non-compliance with or failure to meet the aforementioned on-campus transfer requirements will lead to the termination of your F-1 visa. upGrad expressly disclaims all/any responsibility if Students choose to travel to the U.S. without meeting the on-campus transfer criteria as specified above. Any and all consequences or issues that may arise due to students' decision to travel without meeting the specified on-campus transfer criteria shall be the sole responsibility of the students.

Although there are a limited number of part-time, on-campus jobs for international students, the income from these jobs is only sufficient to provide “pocket money”; you will not earn enough income to pay for a significant portion of your educational expenses. The U.S. government prohibits international students from working outside the University.

Yes, upGrad will help with your Academic and Visa SOP and will also organize training on how to write an effective SOP.

Living expenses in the USA for international students are approximately USD 21,000.

Upto 12-15 Hours/Week of time commitment is expected to be able to graduate from the Program.

Our dedicated Student Support Team is available 7 days a week from 09 AM to 09 PM IST to resolve your non-academic queries.Email us on studentsupport@upgrad.com to receive a response within 24 hours. For any urgent queries, please use the Call Back option on the learning platform and get a response within 2 working hours.Additionally, an upGrad buddy will enhance the learners’ experience by engaging with them to ensure they are on track with upcoming deadlines, submissions, offer guidance, and resolve their non-academic queries.Peer-to-peer discussion forum where you can post your queries and your peers/faculty/teaching assistants answer your queries within a day. Regular Q&A sessions with faculty to get clarification on conceptual doubts.

Refund Policy:
1. Learner can claim a refund for the amount paid towards the Program at any time, before the Cohort Commencement Date, by visiting www.upgrad.com and submitting duly filled refund form via the "My Application" section under profile. Processing fee of USD 150 will be levied while processing the refund. If a Learner has paid less than USD 150 while registering for the program, the Learner shall not be eligible for any refund in such case.
2. Learner shall not be eligible for any refund under any circumstances if refund request is raised post Cohort Commencement Date and Learner will continue to pay the monthly EMI for loan (if applicable) and such loan cannot be canceled. This is also applicable for those Learners who could not complete their payment and could not be enrolled in the cohort opted for. However, the Learner can raise a request for Pre-Program deferral as per the policy defined below for the same. 
3. In case of a refund as per point 1 of this policy, the Learner will be solely responsible for any cancellation of loan, including but not limited to applicable loan cancellation charges levied on the total canceled loan amount. These charges will be decided by the third-party financial institution that has granted given loan to the Learner and upGrad will have no role to play in deciding the quantum of these charges.
4. Learners must pay the full fee within 7 days of payment of Caution Money or Cohort Commencement Date, whichever is earlier, otherwise the admission letter will be rescinded.
5. Request for refund should be sent via email in the prescribed Refund Request Form, post completing the steps as per point 1 of this Refund Policy. The refund will be processed within 30 working days of commencement of the program after being duly approved by the upGrad Admissions Team. 

Case	Fee Deducted/Charge
Before Program Commencement	150 USD (processing fee)
Post Program Commencement	No Refund Possible

Deferral Policy: (Pre- Program Commencement) 
● If a Learner, due to unavoidable circumstances is unable to commence with the cohort and requests for a deferral before the Cohort Commencement Date, Learner will have an option to defer to another batch.
● However, the learner will be required to pay 50% of the Total Program Fee amount (inclusive of taxes) before the deferral can be approved. Till this condition is complied with, the Learner will be assumed to be continuing in the same cohort.
● A Learner can request for deferral only once and to either of the scheduled cohorts to start in the next 1 year from the batch start date of the initial batch the Learner enrolled for. 
● The Learner has time till the current Cohort Commencement Date to make the payment of the 50% of the Total Program Fee, post which the deferral request will expire. Once the deferral window expires and the Learner asks for a refund after the Cohort Commencement Date, the above-mentioned applicable refund policy will apply.
● The fee applicable to the deferred Learner will be as per prevailing Total Program Fee for the batch Learner as opted to defer to (No additional deferral fee is required to be paid).
Deferral Policy: (Post Program Commencement)
● If a learner is facing severe issues in dedicating time to the course, Learner will have an option to defer to another batch.
● A Learner can request for deferral only once and to either of the scheduled cohorts to start in the next 1 year from the Cohort Commencement Date of the initial batch the Learner enrolled for.
● The Learner will be required to pay a deferral fee of 10% of the Total Program Fee (inclusive of taxes) if any along with the differential program fees between the two cohorts.
● The deferral request will be approved once the deferral fee is paid.
● Till this condition is complied, the Learner will be assumed to be continuing in the same cohort.
● The Learner has 7 days (including holidays and weekends) from the date of deferral request to make the payment of the deferral fee, post which the deferral request will expire, and the learner will continue as part of the current cohort.
● If the Learner completes the deferral payment, the Learner’s login will be disabled, The Learner will leave the deferred cohort and the Learner will start learning on the new cohort from the point of the last assignment that was graded in the deferred cohort. All grades and progress till that point will be carried forward as it is to the new cohort .
● The deferral can only be requested during the batch for which the Learner has enrolled is ongoing. Once the batch has been completed, deferral requests shall not be entertained. For clarification, the batch completion here shall mean the “last grace deadline” as communicated by upGrad.  

Case	Deferral fee
Before Program Commencement	50% program fee (including taxes) to be paid
50% program fee (including taxes) to be paid	10% of the program fee (including taxes) to be paid within 7 days as deferral fee
Post Program Commencement (8 days after program start date)	Will have to continue as a part of the current cohort