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Home » Academic Programmes » MBA (Full Time) » Curriculum

The curriculum is continously updated to integrate changes that are taking place in the business enviroment. The curriculum consist of compulsory (core) and elective courses. the core courses package provide introduction to the foundation of business. Elective courses, on the other hand, are offered with an option to specialize in an area. The Institute presently offers specialization in Finance, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Internationl Business, Information Technology, and Operations Management areas. There is a provision for major and minor specialization. A specialization or an elective courses is offered only if a minimum of 20 students opt for it.

Core Courses (Compulsory Courses)
Core courses are the foundation courses of management education. They are compulsory for all students and mostly they are offered in the first year. Some courses provide perspective on management, while other courses focus on functional knowledge. Some courses, on the other hand, are related to self-development and skill building. A few core courses are offered in the second year also.

Elective Courses
Elective courses are offered in the second year of the programme. Students are required to opt for twelve elective courses (36 credit hours).

Field Courses
There are two field courses: Managing Social Project and Capstone Project. The former is scheduled in the first year, while the latter is slated in the second year.

Audit Courses
An audit course is not meant for earning academic credit. A student audits a course as a matter of personal interest and knowledge enhancement. Audit students are not entitled for assessment. An audit course by a student has to be approved by the Chairperson, MBA (FT).

Additional Credit Courses
A student s required to take 102 credit hours of courses to be eligible for the award of the degree. However, a student is allowed to take additional elective courses.

Summer Project/Internship
At the end of the third term, all students are required to do summer project/internship of 8-10 weeks with an industrial, business or service organisation. The conditions of successfully completing the programme are not deemed to have been satisfied unless a student does summer project/internship. The project is intended to give the students an opportunity to sharpen their knowledge and skills, to appreciate the practical problems of management, and to begin planning their career in light of the practical experience gained during the period.

Specialization

A student will be allowed to take dual specialization viz: Major and Minor specialization. The student is required to take certain number of credit hours of courses from the area of specialization to be eligible for major specialization. Similarly, a student is required to take certain number of credit hours of courses from particular area of specialization to be eligible for minor specialization. While opting major & minor specialization, the course should be mutually exclusive for meeting the credit requirements.

Curriculum Architecture

1st year structure (Compulsory Courses) :

 Term I
   
   Managerial Accounting-I    Organizational Behaviour-I
   Managerial Economics    Quantitative Techniques in Mgmt.-I
   Marketing Management-I    Written Analysis and Communication
   Operations Management-I    
   
 Term II
   
   Financial Management-I    Organizational Behaviour-II
   Macro Economics    Quantitative Techniques in Mgmt.-II
   Managerial Accounting-II    Research Methodology
   Marketing Management-II  Term II  Written Analysis and Communication
   
 Term III
   
   Business Ethics
   Management Information Systems
   Financial Management-II    Operations Management-II
   Marketing Research    Strategic Management-I
   Human Resource Management    Managing Social Projects
   Indian Economy in Global Context  Term II  Written Analysis and Communication
   

2nd year structure (Compulsory Courses) :

   
   Strategic Management - II    Business Laws
   Capstone  
   

Specialization / Elective Courses
Given below is the list of elective courses. The courses shall be offered in different terms of the II year. The actual number of courses offered in a particular term shall depend on registration and available resources. In this regard, the decision of the Institute will be final.

 Marketing  Finance
   
   Advertising and Sales Promotion    Bank Management
   Business-to-Business Marketing    Mgmt. of Direct and Indirect Taxes
   Consumer Behaviour    Management of Financial Services
   International Marketing    Insurance
   Product and Brand Management    International Finance
   Retail Marketing    Management Control Systems
   Sales and Distribution Management    Project Planning and Control
   Services Marketing    Strategic Cost Management
   Strategic Marketing    Working Capital Management
   Managing Corporate Relations    Derivatives and Risk Management
   Direct Marketing    Mergers and Acquisitions
   Rural Marketing    Econometrics for Finance
   Internet Marketing    Investment and Portfolio Management
   Customer Relationship Management  
   Marketing of Innovation  
   Advanced Marketing Research  
   
 HRM  Infomation Technology
   
   Compensation Management    Client Server Application Management
   Industrial Relations & Labour Laws    Data Warehousing and Data Mining
   International HR Management    Enterprise Resource Planning
   Organization Deve. & Change Mgmt.    IT Strategy for Business
   Performance Management    Managing Electronic Business
   Recruitment and Selection    Relational Database Mgmt. Systems
   Strategic HR Management    Software Project Management
   Training and Development    Telecomm. and Networking for Busi.
 HRM  Human Resource Development    Multi-Media Management
     Security and Control of Info. Systems
     Business Process Reengineering
     Knowledge Management
   
 International Business  Operations Management
   
   Export- Import Management    Logistics Management
 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS  Export- Import Policy, Procedures
     and Documentation
 Operations Managment  Operations Management in Services
   International Business    Supply Chain Management
   International Business Laws    Total Quality Management
   International Market Research    World Class Manufacturing
   International Organisations, Regional      Blocks, and WTO    Project Management
   International Technology Transfer /      Multinational Corporations    Management of Business Process      Outsourcing (BPO) Organisations
   International Trade    Technology Management
  Global Management  


Non-Specialization Elective Courses

 General Management  Organisational Behaviour
   
   Management Consulting    People Management and Leadership
   Business Ethics & Corp. Governance    Negotiation Skills
   Environmental Management    Personality Development and Business      Etiquette
   Multivariate Data Analysis    Coaching and Counselling
   Business History    Mgmt. of Co-operation and Conflict
     Personal Growth Laboratory
     Transactional Analysis
   
 Economics  Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship
   
   Economic and Business Forecasting    Creativity and Innovation for      Entrepreneurs
   Contemporary Issues in Economics    Managing A Growing Organisation
   Information Economics    New Venture Creation
     Social Entrepreneurship
     Case Studies of Entrepreneurs
     Busines History
     Indian Philosophy, Values and     Management
     Strategic Application of Game Theory
   
 
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