Can I do this while working full-time?

The PG Diploma is designed to be doable alongside work, with weekend-heavy scheduling and recorded sessions where possible. MSM (2-year) requires more weekday commitment — speak to admissions about the cohort that fits your schedule.

Will I actually change careers after this?

Yes, if you do the work. The diploma is a credential — what gets you hired is the capstone, the network, and the projects you build during the year. Our placement and counselling team helps you map roles and prepare for interviews.

I'm 30+. Is this still for me?

Absolutely. A significant share of our PG Diploma intake is 28-40 year-old professionals from marketing, media, hospitality, finance and tech. The sport industry actively prefers mid-career hires for sponsorship, account management and operations roles.

What roles can I target?

Sponsorship account manager, brand-partnerships lead, sport marketing manager, league operations, broadcast & rights, athlete management, sport-tech product / growth, and federation roles.

How does this compare with a part-time MBA?

A part-time MBA is generalist; PG Diploma in Sports Management is specialist. If you already know you want to pivot into sport, the specialism + industry network gets you there faster and at lower cost than a 2-year MBA.

For working professionals

Pivot into sport — without quitting your job.

One-year PG Diploma. Weekend-heavy schedule. Built for marketing, media, hospitality, tech and finance professionals.

Quick answer

NASM's 1-year PG Diploma in Sports Management is the fastest credible on-ramp into India's sport business for working professionals. Weekend-heavy scheduling, capstone with a real industry partner, and a placement team that helps you reposition your resume for sponsorship, marketing, broadcast, athlete management and sport-tech roles. Cohort intake is rolling.

What you get

Built specifically for working professionals.

1-year format

Faster, cheaper and more targeted than a 2-year MBA. Specialist credential that signals intent to recruiters.

Weekend-heavy schedule

Designed for working professionals. Recorded sessions for weekday lectures wherever possible.

Industry capstone

A real project with a real sport-industry partner — your portfolio piece for interviews.

Career repositioning support

Resume rewrite, LinkedIn refresh, mock interviews and warm intros into our recruiter network.

Why NASM

Honest answers — and the documents to back them.

Industry-led curriculum
Modules co-designed with practitioners — sponsorship, rights & broadcast, athlete IP, sport analytics, team operations.
Mumbai network
Almost every Indian sport business HQ is in Mumbai. Your cohort and capstone partner become your warm-intro network on day one.
Specialist credential
Sport HRs filter for sport-specific qualifications. A PG Diploma in Sports Management is read very differently from a generalist MBA.

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