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  :: MBA Course structure
   
 
:: Programme  
MBA (full time) programme of Mahatma Gandhi University is for the duration of 2 years spread over 4 semesters. Each semester consists of a minimum of sixteen instructional weeks with a minimum of 50 contact hrs for each course (total contact hrs 560 hrs). Continuous internal evaluation during the course period, and the university examination at the end of each semester are conducted.
:: Course Objectives

To develop young men and women into professional managers to manage all sectors of organised economic activity.

To equip the youngsters with conceptual and interpersonal skills and social purpose for managerial decision-making.

To develop and encourage entrepreneurial capabilities of the young generation and to make them effective change agents.

To meet the demand for management professionals in the country.
:: Course Structure First Semester

The first semester has 8 full courses with 50 hrs of teaching per course. All the courses offered during the semester are compulsory. Each full course carries

100 marks: 40 marks internal and 60 marks external for University Examination.
:: Second Semester
The second semester has 8 full courses with minimum 50hrs of teaching. Each full course carries 100 marks: 40 marks internal and 60 marks external. All the courses during this semester are compulsory. In addition, a viva-voce examination is conducted at the end of second semester.
:: Summer Training
At the end of the second semester all students undergo summer training for 4 weeks duration with an industrial, business or service organization by taking up a project study. Each student will be required to submit a project report  to  the   department within 3 weeks after the commencement of the 3rd semester course. The summer project will carry a total of 100 marks out of which 40 marks shall’ be internal, based on presentation or viva-voce conducted for assessing the summer placement project
:: Third Semester
The third semester has 8 full courses comprising 2 compulsory courses and 6 optional courses. Of the six electives the students has to choose a minimum of three courses from his area of specialization and the remaining from the rest of the electives. The summer placement project evaluation also is considered part of the 3rd semester.
:: Fourth Semester
 
There are 4 full courses in the 4th semester, consisting of one compulsory course and three electives. Students have the freedom to choose the electives in such a way that one completes the eligibility for specialization in an elective area by completing a total of 5 courses.
 
:: Organisation Based / Attached Project study  
The project study for the 4th semester is a dissertation or problem centered study. The duration of the project is 8 to 10 weeks. The project study is done before the completion of the 4th semester. A general viva-voce examination is conducted at the end of the semester
:: Electives
The electives in the third and fourth semesters are offered depending on the preference of students and availability of faculty and needs of the user system in the institution where the programme is offered.
:: Marketing  
Advertising and Promotion Management
Consumer Behaviour
Strategic Marketing
Industrial and Service Marketing
Marketing Research
Product and Brand Management
Sales and Distribution Management
Retail Business Management
:: Finance
Tax Management
Derivatives and Risk Management
Financial Restructuring Strategies
Insurance Services
Management of Financial Institutions
Security analysis and Portfolio Management
Working Capital Management
International Finance
Project Management
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Development
Management of Industrial Relations
Compensation Management
Management Training and Development
Managing Interpersonal and Group Process
Organisational Change and Intervention Strategies
Human Resource Development : Strategies and Systems
Human Resource Planning and Development
Information Systems
Database Management Systems
System Analysis and Design
Distributed Computing and Data Networks
Enterprise Resource Planning
Internet Marketing and E-Commerce
Planning and Implementing IT Strategies
         
For Specialization in any functional area one should complete a total of 5 elective course during the programme out of which a minimum of 3 shall be done in the 3^rd semester. The maximum number of electives that can be chosen from any one area is limited to 5 courses during the programme. The remaining electives the students can be chosen from any other elective areas.
         
:: Assessment and Grading Internal assessment    
         
The Instructors have the freedom to decide the criteria for the internal evaluation of each course. However the assessment criteria may include, internal assessment, tests, assignments, project work, group/individual class presentations, case studies, seminars, attendance and class participation. The instructor gives clear written guidelines regarding the assessment criteria to the class before the commencement of the course.
The internal assessment results shall be published on the notice board and the students shall get at least a week for clarifications, if any, before the external examination for the semester. The instructor maintains a record of the internal assessment result, signed by the Director or Head of the Department or College Principal till such time the University results are announced for that semester.
:: External Examination
 
For all the course, the University conducts a written examination of the duration of 3 hours, at the end of each semester. The maximum marks for these examinations are 60 for each paper.
In case a candidate fails to secure the required minimum of 50% marks in the internal assessment one may secure it by repeating the course altogether in a regular class or by taking the course with a faculty member assigned by the head of the Department in a subsequent semester, provided the candidate had failed to obtain the 50% marks in the first instance. However such improvement in sessional for a course cannot be attended more than once.
 
:: Pass and Grades
 
The minimum marks required for a pass in the MBA Programme is 50%.

Candidates who have secured not less than 80% marks aggregate for all the 4 semesters shall be declared to have passed MBA degree examination in distinction.

Cadidates who have secured not less than 60% marks in the aggregate for all the 4 semesters shall be declared to have passed MBA degree examination in First Class.

Candidates for the MBA degree are eligible to undergo the course of study in the subsequent semester and to take the examination of that semester irrespective of the examination results of the previous semester, provided they have completed all the formalities of attendance, payment of all fees due to the University and registration for the examination in the earlier semesters.
:: Attendence
Curriculum For the MBA Program
Semester I
Course Title External Marks Internal Marks Total Marks
Accounting for Management 60 40 100
Business Communication 60 40 100
Information Processing Using Computers -- 100 100
Business and Ethical Values 60 40 100
Legal Environment of Business 60 40 100
Management Process & Organisational Behaviour 60 40 100
Economics for Managers 60 40 100
Quantitative Methods for Management 60 40 100
Semester II
Course Title External Marks Internal Marks Total Marks
Financial Management 60 40 100
Human Resource Management 60 40 100
Management Information System 60 40 100
Marketing Management 60 40 100
Operations Management 60 40 100
Operations Research 60 40 100
Research Methodology 60 40 100
Environment Management 60 40 100
Viva-Voce Examination 100 -- 100
         
Semester III
Course Title External Marks Internal Marks Total Marks
Global Business Environment 60 40 100
Elective I 60 40 100
Elective || 60 40 100
Elective III 60 40 100
Elective IV 60 40 100
Elective V 60 40 100
Elective VI 60 40 100
Summer Project -- 100 100
Semester IV
Course Title External Marks Internal Marks Total Marks
Corporate Strategy 60 40 100
Elective I 60 40 100
Elective II 60 40 100
Elective III 60 40 100
Project Study 300 .. 300
Viva-Voce 100 -- 100
Total Marks     3300
 
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