If you are interested in applying for the 8th Edition that will commence in September 2026 please register your interest here.
Soroptimist Welfare Association (an NGO that works for the welfare of girls and women) has partnered with Pillai Institute of Management Studies and Research to offer scholarships to needy and meritorious female candidates for this course. For more details click here.
FIFA (World’s Governing body of Football) along with CIES (International Centre for Sports Studies) established the FIFA/CIES University Network in the year 2004 ‘to give students the broadest possible vision of management in modern sports’. Today, FIFA/CIES has an established network for conducting their executive sports management programme in 21 different countries in Asia, Africa, South America and Central America, as well as in the Caribbean, the Middle East and Europe. India was the 16th country on the global map to have such a programme and 1st in South and East Asia to get authorization for running such an initiative.
Who is the FIFA/CIES International Programme intended for?
Managers and individuals working in the sports world on a professional or amateur basis (e.g. national and international federations, continental organisations, NOCs, clubs, regional associations, ministries, municipalities) who are seeking to broaden or refresh their knowledge of sports management.
Professionals from all backgrounds (e.g. legal practitioners, techies, economists, journalists) who wish to start working in sport and become familiar with the specialist aspects of the sports industry.
Young graduates who wish to complement their existing academic training with a specific qualification in the field of sports management.
| Inauguration 26th September, 2026 |
| Block One runs from 26th September to 4th October, 2026 |
| Block Two runs from 5th to 13th December, 2026 |
| Block Three runs from 27th February to 7th March, 2027 |
| Block Four runs from 8th to 12th June, 2027 |
| Convocation August / September 2027 |
All 4 blocks mentioned above will be conducted in physical mode at the Pillai Campus in Navi Mumbai with additional online sessions conducted on weekends in between the blocks.
| Sale of Application Forms 25th March, 2026 |
| Last Date of Submission of Forms along with Statement of Purpose 8th June, 2026 |
| Intimation of interview selection 10th June, 2026 |
| Date of Interview 11th June, 2026 |
| Declaration of Results 18th June, 2026 |
| Submission of part-fee (non-refundable) 10th July, 2026 |
| Balance fee payment 31st August, 2026 |
| Course Commencement 26th September, 2026 |
April 7, 2026
Field Visit to Reliance Foundation Academy
January 10, 2026
CIES Conference on “Communication Crisis in The World of Sports”
April 19, 2025
CIES Conference on “Sporting Landscape in Saudi Arabia”
March 2, 2025
CIES Conference on “Communication Strategies at FIFA”
January 18, 2025
Sustainability at Major Sporting Events
December 21, 2024
