Professional Certificate Program in Health Care Management

Any graduate or 10+2+3 diploma holder can do this healthcare management course.

No, you have to complete the program in 11 months.

No, the Program is designed to be completed in its entirety, and cannot be taken as standalone modules. This program replicates real healthcare scenarios and hence all healthcare management courses are necessary to complete.

The content will be a mix of interactive lectures from industry leaders as well as world-renowned faculty. Additionally, the Program comprises live lectures dedicated to solving your academic queries and reinforcing learning. The program will expose you to courses meant for healthcare management, hospital management, and hospital administration.  

At least 8-10 hours per week of time commitment is expected to be able to graduate from the program. 

Post completion of the program, a Post Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management would be granted from the Goa Insitute of Management.

The programme is priced at INR 1,10,000 (incl. taxes).

You must pay an amount of ₹10,000 to block your seat. 

Refund Policy: (Programmes without prep-session component)

• Student must pay applicable caution money for the enrollment of the course. This will be adjustable against the total course fee payable by the student.
• You can claim a refund for the amount paid towards the Program at any time, before the Program Start Date, by visiting www.upgrad.com and submitting your refund form via the "My Application" section under your profile. You can request your Admissions Counselor to help you in applying and withdrawing for a refund by sending them an email with reasons listed.
• There shall be no refund applicable once the programme has started. This is applicable even for those students who could not complete their payment, and could not be enrolled in the batch opted for. However, the student can avail pre-deferral as per the policy defined below for the same.
• Once the student pays block amount, "any" refund shall be subject to deduction of ₹10,000 processing charges.
• Student has to pay the full fee within 7 days of payment of caution money or cohort start date, whichever is earlier, otherwise, the admission letter will be rescinded and processing fee of ₹10,000 will be levied.
• Refund shall be processed to an eligible student within 30 working days from the date of receipt of a written application from him/her in this regard.

Deferral Policy: (Post Programme Commencement)

• If a learner is facing severe issues in dedicating time to a course, then we provide them an opportunity to defer to another batch.
• A learner can request for deferral ONLY ONCE and to one of the next four scheduled cohorts of the same program within 1 year of the start of the program.
• The learner will be required to pay a deferral fee, which is 10% of the program fee*.
• The deferral request will be approved once the deferral fee is paid. Till this step is completed, the learner will be assumed to be continuing in the same cohort.
• The learner will start learning on the new cohort from the point of leaving the deferred cohort.
• If, however, the deferral request is raised before the issue of login to the upGrad learn platform, then the 10% deferral fee will not be charged and the learner will be deferred to the next scheduled cohort.
• A learner will not be allowed to defer if they are failing or bound to fail in a course. Since all the grades till the time of deferral are carried over to the batch that a student defers to, the deferring will not help the student complete the program.
• You can reach out to the student support team to understand which cohort you will be mapped with in case you choose to defer anytime during your learning journey.

*The deferral fee is defined as 10% of the TOTAL program fee. This is irrespective of the discount/scholarship that a student would have received. The deferral fee is payable based on the program fee at the time of enrolment of a student. The policy also states that if the price has been increased and if a student is deferring to a cohort with increased price, then they need to pay the differential fee for the new cohort along with the deferral fee.

Deferral Policy: (Pre Programme Commencement)

• If a student, due to unavoidable circumstances, is unable to commence with the cohort and requests for a deferral before the cohort starts, we provide the opportunity for the student to defer to another cohort.
• To do so, the student will be required to pay 50% of the total Programme fee amount (inclusive of taxes) before the deferral can be approved. Till this is completed, the student will be assumed to be continuing in the same cohort.
• A student can request for deferral to any of the cohorts starting in the next 3 months from the start date of the initial batch in which the student was originally enrolled. For the first deferral request, subject to the point no. 2 of the Pre-Programme Deferral Policy, no additional charges shall be levied.
• If a student wants to defer his enrolment a second time, such student will have to make an additional payment of Rs.10,000 as Deferral fee, and this amount shall be non-refundable under any circumstances. Once this payment is done, students will be eligible to defer to any of the cohorts starting in the next 3 months from the current cohort.
• The student has time till the current cohort launch date to make the payment of the balance 50% Programme fee, post which the deferral request will expire. Once the deferral window expires and if such a student wants to withdraw his or her enrolment from the said Programme, the refund policy will be applicable.
• The student shall be liable to pay the differential Programme fees between the two cohorts if any.

0% EMI with Finance partners /Credit card option availability will vary program wise.

1. Which banks allow using 0% Credit card EMI or Credit card EMI?
No cost EMI is available on credit cards from all major banks (American Express, Bank of Baroda, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Indus Ind Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, RBL Bank, Standard Chartered, Axis Bank, Yes Bank)

2. Is there any minimum transaction limit ?
Yes. 50000 is the minimum.

3. Standard Chartered Bank offers 18 or 24 months No Cost EMI ?
No. ONLY 12 months is available irrespective of the Program enrolled.

4. Will I have to pay any extra amount for EMI transaction?
If you are availing 0% credit card EMI, upGrad will not charge any processing fees or down payment for these transactions. Your bank may levy GST or other taxes on the interest component of the EMI.

5. Are there any fees or down payment?
Certain banks charge nominal processing fees between INR 99 - 500 on 0% Credit Card EMI transaction. If charged, will be billed in the first repayment installment.

6. Can I use my International credit card for 0% credit EMI or Credit Card EMI?
Only the Indian bank credit cards can be used. But you can pay the amount using the Credit card option in one shot / part payments, and later you can convert into EMI from your respective bank. The tenures and interest charged will depend on your bank. upGrad will not charge any processing fees or down payment for these transactions, this will be purely between you and your bank.

7. Are there any charges in case I opt for cancellation/refund from the course after paying balance with no cost EMI ?
Yes, there will be additional charges to the extent of interest paid by the upGrad to the bank, you will be refunded only Principal amount, i.e. the amount actually deducted/blocked from your card. This deduction will be in addition to the amount mentioned in the refund policy shared with your offer letter.

8. Can I Pay Using Multiple Credit Cards ?
Multiple cards can be used to complete the payments using Part payment option make sure to inform the learner, minimum transaction is INR 50000 to opt for 0% CC EMI E.g. Amount to be paid: 150000. I can pay using 2 Credit cards. Yes, Example :
HDFC Card – Part payment – INR 100000
ICICI Card – Part payment – INR 50000

9. How can I opt for Credit card EMI if my bank is not listed in the 0% Credit card EMI or Credit card EMI?
You can pay the amount using the Credit card option in one shot / part payments, and later you can convert into EMI from your respective bank. The tenures and interest charged will depend on your bank. upGrad will not charge any processing fees or down payment for these transactions.

10. Why is the entire amount blocked on my credit card?
Initially your bank will block the entire amount from your available purchase limit and from your next billing cycle, you will be charged the EMI amount. As you start paying your EMI, your credit limit will be released accordingly. For example, if you have made a payment of ₹100000 on 6-months EMI and your credit limit is ₹200,000 then initially your bank will block your credit limit by ₹100000. After payment of your first month EMI of Rs.15000, the blocked amount will come down to ₹85000.

11. Why is interest getting charged on No Cost EMI?
Your bank will charge you interest. However, this interest charge has been provided to you as an upfront discount at the time of your payment, effectively giving you the benefit of a No cost EMI. The total amount paid during the entire EMI tenure to the bank will be equal to the amount to be paid to upGrad.

Eg. Amount payable to upGrad: INR 405000
Let's say Amount deducted at the time of transaction: INR 379850 (Principal amount) Bank charges interest of 12-15% per annum on INR 379850
[Note: Interest factor is reducing rate and not Flat rate]
EMI AMOUNT = INR 33750 x 12 = INR 405000
Effectively, you have taken loan on 379,850 instead of 405,000

There are 3 simple steps in the Admission Process which is detailed below:

Step 1: Complete your Application- Complete your application and submit the required details. The Admissions Committee will then review your application - which include your work experience & educational background   

Step 2: Get Shortlisted & Receive your Offer Letter- Upon qualifying, an Offer Letter will be sent to you confirming your admission to the Post Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management.

Step 3: Block your seat and begin your Prep Course- Block your seat with an initial payment to enroll into the programme. Begin your Healthcare Management journey.

Candidates with Bachelor’s Degree or 10+2+3 Diploma are eligible.