SLIM Exemptions | Dept of Marketing Management – University of Vavuniya<\/title>\n <style>\n * {\n margin: 0;\n padding: 0;\n box-sizing: border-box;\n }\n\n body {\n background: #f8fafc;\n font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n color: #1a2f3f;\n line-height: 1.5;\n }\n\n .container {\n max-width: 1280px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 2rem 1.5rem;\n }\n\n \/* header section *\/\n .page-header {\n text-align: center;\n margin-bottom: 2rem;\n }\n\n .page-header h1 {\n font-size: 2.2rem;\n font-weight: 700;\n background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c6e8f, #0a3b4b);\n background-clip: text;\n -webkit-background-clip: text;\n color: transparent;\n }\n\n .page-header .subhead {\n font-size: 1rem;\n color: #2c5a6e;\n margin-top: 0.5rem;\n }\n\n \/* slim logo card *\/\n .logo-card {\n background: white;\n border-radius: 1.5rem;\n padding: 1.5rem;\n text-align: center;\n margin-bottom: 2rem;\n box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);\n 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500;\n margin-top: 1rem;\n transition: 0.2s;\n }\n\n .btn-download:hover {\n background: #0f5b7a;\n }\n\n footer {\n text-align: center;\n font-size: 0.75rem;\n color: #6b8da0;\n padding: 1.5rem 0 0.5rem;\n border-top: 1px solid #e2ecf2;\n margin-top: 2rem;\n }\n\n @media (max-width: 720px) {\n .container {\n padding: 1.2rem;\n }\n .pdf-embed {\n height: 500px;\n }\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <h1>SLIM Academic Partnership & Exemptions<\/h1>\n <div class=\"subhead\">Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing \u2014 Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDIP)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"logo-card\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/slim-scaled.png\" alt=\"Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing Logo\" loading=\"lazy\">\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"info-card\">\n <p><strong>Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM)<\/strong> \u2014 founded in 1970, incorporated by Act No. 41 of 1980 of the Parliament of Sri Lanka \u2014 has evaluated the <strong>Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) Honours in Marketing Management Degree<\/strong> offered by the <strong>University of Vavuniya<\/strong> for exemption eligibility under the <strong>Postgraduate Diploma (PGDIP) in Marketing Management<\/strong> program.<\/p>\n <div class=\"highlight-badge\">\n \u2705 Official Confirmation of Exemptions \u2013 Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDIP)\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"info-card\">\n <h3 style=\"color:#115e7c; margin-bottom:1rem;\">\ud83d\udccb Approved Module Exemptions<\/h3>\n <div class=\"exemption-table-wrapper\">\n <table class=\"exemption-table\">\n <thead>\n <tr><th>PGDIP Module (SLIM)<\/th><th>UOV Equivalent Module(s)<\/th><th>Exemption Status<\/th><\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>Principles of Marketing (POM)<\/td><td>MAR1213 \/ MAR4123<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Influencing Consumer Behavior (ICB)<\/td><td>MAR2223<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Digital Marketing Landscape (DML)<\/td><td>MAR3223 \/ MAR3233 \/ MAR4143<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Management & Communication for Business (MCB)<\/td><td>MGT1113 \/ ENG1113-3213 \/ ENG2112-2212 \/ MAR2113<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Sales Operations Management (SOM)<\/td><td>MAR3133 \/ MGT2222 \/ PR03113<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Managing Brands for Performance (MBP)<\/td><td>MAR3113<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Integrating Marketing Communication (IMC)<\/td><td>MAR2113<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Digital Marketing Management (DMM)<\/td><td>MAR3223 \/ MAR3233<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Marketing Environment & Planning (MEP)<\/td><td>MAR1213 \/ MAR4123<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Purpose-led Marketing (PLM)<\/td><td>MAR1213<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Global Marketing Strategy (GMS)<\/td><td>MAR4133 \/ MAR4123<\/td><td><span class=\"to-cover\">To be covered<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Finance for Decision-Making (FDM)<\/td><td>ACC \/ FIN \/ ECO modules<\/td><td><span class=\"to-cover\">To be covered<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>BRM, IRP, SOR, PLD<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td><span class=\"to-cover\">To be covered<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"highlight-badge\" style=\"background:#eef4e8; margin-top:0.5rem;\">\n \ud83d\udccc <strong>Summary:<\/strong> Eligible students receive exemptions for POM, ICB, DML, MCB, SOM, MBP, IMC, DMM, MEP, and PLM.\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"conditions-box\">\n <h4>\ud83d\udccc Conditions & Important Notes<\/h4>\n <ul>\n <li>Exemptions apply only to completed qualifications.<\/li>\n <li>All exemptions must be requested at first registration.<\/li>\n <li>The following modules are compulsory to qualify for CMI Dual Accreditation:\n <ul style=\"margin-top: 0.3rem;\">\n <li>Global Marketing Strategy (GMS)<\/li>\n <li>Finance for Decision Making (FDM)<\/li>\n <li>Integrated Research Project (IRP)<\/li>\n <li>Seminar on Research (SOR)<\/li>\n <li>Personality and Leadership Development (PLD)<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <h3 style=\"color:#115e7c; margin: 1.5rem 0 0.8rem;\">\ud83d\udcb0 Exclusive Discounts for DMM Students<\/h3>\n <div class=\"discount-table\">\n <table>\n <thead><tr><th>SLIM Qualification<\/th><th>Discount Rate<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>Professional Certificate in Marketing<\/td><td rowspan=\"12\" style=\"background:#eef5f0; font-weight:600; text-align:center;\">15%<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Certificate in Digital Marketing<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Certificate in Entrepreneurial Marketing<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Certificate in Services Marketing<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Certificate in Pharmaceutical Marketing<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>National Diploma in Sales Management<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Diploma in Strategic Brand Management<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Diploma in Digital Marketing<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Certified Professional Marketer<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Business Professional English<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Data Driven Marketing Professional<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <p style=\"font-size:0.85rem; color:#4f7e97; margin-top:0.5rem;\">*Discount applies to students of Department of Marketing Management, University of Vavuniya.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"pdf-container\">\n <div class=\"pdf-header\">\n \ud83d\udcc4 Official SLIM Exemption Document 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Marketing Management (PGDIP)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"logo-card\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/slim-scaled.png\" alt=\"Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing Logo\" loading=\"lazy\">\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"info-card\">\n <p><strong>Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM)<\/strong> \u2014 founded in 1970, incorporated by Act No. 41 of 1980 of the Parliament of Sri Lanka \u2014 has evaluated the <strong>Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) Honours in Marketing Management Degree<\/strong> offered by the <strong>University of Vavuniya<\/strong> for exemption eligibility under the <strong>Postgraduate Diploma (PGDIP) in Marketing Management<\/strong> program.<\/p>\n <div class=\"highlight-badge\">\n \u2705 Official Confirmation of Exemptions \u2013 Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDIP)\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"info-card\">\n <h3 style=\"color:#115e7c; margin-bottom:1rem;\">\ud83d\udccb Approved Module Exemptions<\/h3>\n <div class=\"exemption-table-wrapper\">\n <table class=\"exemption-table\">\n <thead>\n <tr><th>PGDIP Module (SLIM)<\/th><th>UOV Equivalent Module(s)<\/th><th>Exemption Status<\/th><\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>Principles of Marketing (POM)<\/td><td>MAR1213 \/ MAR4123<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Influencing Consumer Behavior (ICB)<\/td><td>MAR2223<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Digital Marketing Landscape (DML)<\/td><td>MAR3223 \/ MAR3233 \/ MAR4143<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Management & Communication for Business (MCB)<\/td><td>MGT1113 \/ ENG1113-3213 \/ ENG2112-2212 \/ MAR2113<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Sales Operations Management (SOM)<\/td><td>MAR3133 \/ MGT2222 \/ PR03113<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Managing Brands for Performance (MBP)<\/td><td>MAR3113<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Integrating Marketing Communication (IMC)<\/td><td>MAR2113<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Digital Marketing Management (DMM)<\/td><td>MAR3223 \/ MAR3233<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Marketing Environment & Planning (MEP)<\/td><td>MAR1213 \/ MAR4123<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Purpose-led Marketing (PLM)<\/td><td>MAR1213<\/td><td><span class=\"exempt-status\">Exempted<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Global Marketing Strategy (GMS)<\/td><td>MAR4133 \/ MAR4123<\/td><td><span class=\"to-cover\">To be covered<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Finance for Decision-Making (FDM)<\/td><td>ACC \/ FIN \/ ECO modules<\/td><td><span class=\"to-cover\">To be covered<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>BRM, IRP, SOR, PLD<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td><span class=\"to-cover\">To be covered<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"highlight-badge\" style=\"background:#eef4e8; margin-top:0.5rem;\">\n \ud83d\udccc <strong>Summary:<\/strong> Eligible students receive exemptions for POM, ICB, DML, MCB, SOM, MBP, IMC, DMM, MEP, and PLM.\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"conditions-box\">\n <h4>\ud83d\udccc Conditions & Important Notes<\/h4>\n <ul>\n <li>Exemptions apply only to completed qualifications.<\/li>\n <li>All exemptions must be requested at first registration.<\/li>\n <li>The following modules are compulsory to qualify for CMI Dual Accreditation:\n <ul style=\"margin-top: 0.3rem;\">\n <li>Global Marketing Strategy (GMS)<\/li>\n <li>Finance for Decision Making (FDM)<\/li>\n <li>Integrated Research Project (IRP)<\/li>\n <li>Seminar on Research (SOR)<\/li>\n <li>Personality and Leadership Development (PLD)<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <h3 style=\"color:#115e7c; margin: 1.5rem 0 0.8rem;\">\ud83d\udcb0 Exclusive Discounts for DMM Students<\/h3>\n <div class=\"discount-table\">\n <table>\n <thead><tr><th>SLIM Qualification<\/th><th>Discount Rate<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>Professional Certificate in Marketing<\/td><td rowspan=\"12\" style=\"background:#eef5f0; font-weight:600; text-align:center;\">15%<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Certificate in Digital Marketing<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Certificate in Entrepreneurial Marketing<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Certificate in Services Marketing<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Certificate in Pharmaceutical Marketing<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>National Diploma in Sales Management<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Diploma in Strategic Brand Management<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Diploma in Digital Marketing<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Certified Professional Marketer<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Business Professional English<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Data Driven Marketing Professional<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <p style=\"font-size:0.85rem; color:#4f7e97; margin-top:0.5rem;\">*Discount applies to students of Department of Marketing Management, University of Vavuniya.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"pdf-container\">\n <div class=\"pdf-header\">\n \ud83d\udcc4 Official SLIM Exemption Document \u2013 Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDIP)\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"pdf-embed\">\n <iframe src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SLIM-Exemption.pdf#toolbar=1&navpanes=1\" class=\"pdf-embed\" title=\"SLIM Exemption Letter\" style=\"width:100%; height:700px;\" frameborder=\"0\">\n <\/iframe>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"pdf-fallback\">\n <p>If the document does not load above, click the button below to view or download the PDF.<\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/mm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SLIM-Exemption.pdf\" class=\"btn-download\" 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