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Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Program Objectives
The MBA of RJU is a career oriented academic program. The primary aim of this program is to provide postgraduate level knowledge, understanding, and skills that prepare students for their career in business and management. The MBA program is designed for early career professionals seeking to either extend their knowledge and capabilities into managerial roles, or to change careers into a new field of business. The MBA program specifically aims at:
Curricular Structure
The MBA program is split into four semesters. The courses comprise 60 credits, made up of foundation, core, specialization and elective courses. The program is designed in such a manner that the skills of the students can be developed in a gradual manner. In the first semester, basic ideas about the foundation courses are given. Students are exposed to all the functional areas of business in the second semester. In the next two semesters, emphasis is given on capstone, elective and specialization courses. In addition to foundational, core and specialization courses, students have the opportunity to select elective courses, allowing for deeper exploration and understanding of the sectoral management concepts, issues and practices.
The MBA students are required to complete 60 credit hours courses. They are required to complete 5 foundation and analytical tool courses (14 credits), 10 core and functional courses (27 credits), 3 specialization courses (9 credits), 2 electives (4 credits), graduate research project (3 credits), and attachment assignment (3 credits).
Foundation, Core and Capstone Courses
STT 511 Managerial Statistics 3
ECO 521 Managerial Economics 3
MGT 505 Business Communication 3
MIS 555 Management Information System 3
MGT 511 Contemporary Management Concepts 2
ACC 513 Cost and Managerial Accounting 3
MGT 535 Organizational Behaviour 2
RES 611 Business Research Methodology 2
MGT 545 Corporate Responsibility and Governance 2
FIN 541 Financial Management 3
MKT 551 Marketing Management 2
MGT533 Human Resource Management 2
MGT536 Strategic Operations Management 2
MIS 556 E-Business 2
MGT 534 International Business 2
ENT 661 Entrepreneurship and Business Plan Building 2
MGT 621 Business Environment and Strategic Management 3
Specialization Courses
(Any three courses selected from any one of the following functional areas)
Finance
FIN 641 Investment Analysis 3
FIN 642 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management 3
FIN 643 Financial Institutions and Markets 3
FIN 644 Commercial Bank Management 3
FIN 646 Marketing of Financial Services 3
FIN 647 E-Finance 3
FIN 648 Financial Modeling 3
FIN 649 Financial Derivatives 3
Marketing
MKT 651 Consumer Behaviour 3
MKT 652 Advertising and Sales Promotion 3
MKT 653 Services Marketing 3
MKT 654 Retail Management 3
MKT 655 Digital and Social Media Marketing 3
MKT 656 E-Marketing 3
MKT 657 Product and Brand Management 3
MKT 658 Customer Relationship Management 3
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
ENT 662 Small Business Management 3
ENT 663 Entrepreneurial and Small Business Finance 3
ENT 664 Rural Marketing 3
ENT 665 Micro-finance and Rural Entrepreneurship 3
ENT 666 Social Entrepreneurship 3
ENT 667 Venture Opportunity Analysis 3
Human Resource Management
MGT 631 Labour Relations Management 3
MGT 632 Compensation Management 3
MGT 633 Human Resource Development 3
MGT 634 Performance Management 3
MGT 635 Conflict Management and Negotiation 3
MGT 636 Organizational Change and Development 3
MGT 637 Strategic Human Resource Management 3
Information Technology Management
ICT 641 Data Management System 3
ICT 642 IT Risk Management 3
ICT 643 Data Privacy and Security 3
ICT 644 Cloud Computing 3
ICT 645 Enterprise Resource Planning System 3
ICT 646 Technology, Data and Analytics as Change Agents 3
ICT 647 Decision Modeling and Information Systems 3
ICT 648 Management of Technology 3
Elective Courses
(Any two of the following courses)
MGT 637 Agri-business Management 2
MGT 638 Tourism and Hospitality Management 2
MGT 639 Management of Sustainable Rural Development 2
MKT 659 Cross-Border Trade Management 2
FIN 649 Management of Cooperatives 2
ACC 630 Business Tax Planning 2
MGT683 Project Management 2
FIN 650 Bank Operations and Management 2
MGT681 Real Estate Management 2
MGT 682 Service Sector Management 2
Attachment (Internship) Program
The attachment program provides students with an opportunity to gain real-life experience by working in a business organization for a period of eight to ten weeks. Students shall be required to present the Attachment Project Report (APR) in the prescribed format. The evaluation of the APR shall be based on confidential report of the host organization (40 percent) and presentation of the APR in a seminar (60 percent). The APR will be evaluated by internal and external examiners appointed by the Dean.
Dissertation
Students shall be required to undertake independent capstone project that involve fieldwork and empirical analysis of the information collected from the field. Students are also required to prepare a dissertation report on a prescribed format. Students shall be required to attend the viva-voce examination. The weightage given for viva and the research report will be 25% and 75% respectively. For the evaluation of the research report, the Dean of the Faculty shall appoint internal and external examiners.
Eligibility and Admission Procedures
Students with a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university are eligible to apply for admission. The admission decisions for the MBA will be based on a combination of undergraduate grade point average, academic transcripts, entrance exam scores, essays, and personal interviews.
The list of selected candidates for admission, including a waiting list, along with the date and time of admission shall be notified in the University Notice Board and the selected candidates will be intimated individually by e-mail or telephone.
In the matter of admission to the MBA program, the decision of the Admission Committee is final.
Maximum Duration of the Program
Each semester shall normally consist of 90 working days or 450 hours. A student is ordinarily expected to complete the MBA program in four semesters. However a student may complete the program at a slower pace by taking more time but in any case not more than 8 semesters. The student must complete all the course requirements within four years from date of initial enrollment in the MBA program.
Assessment and Grading
The student’s performance in each course, in general, is evaluated based on in-semester continuous assessment (internal assessment) and end-semester examination. An in-semester continuous assessment (also known as internal assessment) is spread through the duration of the course and is done by the teacher teaching the course.
Based on the aggregate of marks obtained through internal assessment and external assessment, each student is awarded a final letter grade at the end of the semester, in each course.
End Semester Examination
There will be an end semester examination for three hours duration in a 2 credit hour course and four hours duration in a 3 credit hours course.
Eligibility for Award of the MBA Degree
A student shall be declared to be eligible for the award the MBA Degree if he/she has
Course Cycle
| Semester-I | ||
| Code No. | Subjects | Credit Hours |
| MGT505 | Business Communication | 3 |
| MGT511 | Contemporary Management Concepts | 2 |
| MGT535 | Organizational Behaviour | 2 |
| STT511 | Managerial Statistics | 3 |
| MKT551 | Marketing Management | 2 |
| ECO521 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester-II | ||
| Code No. | Subjects | Credit Hours |
| ACC513 | Cost and managerial Accounting | 3 |
| MIS555 | Management Information System | 3 |
| FIN541 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGT534 | International Business | 2 |
| MGT533 | Human Resources Management | 2 |
| Elective-I | 2 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester-III | ||
| Code No. | Subjects | Credit Hours |
| RES611 | Business Research Methodology | 2 |
| MGT536 | Strategic Operations Management | 2 |
| MIS556 | E-Business | 2 |
| Specialization-I | 3 | |
| Elective-II | 2 | |
| ENT661 | Entrepreneurship and Business Plan Building | 2 |
| MGT 590 | Attachment | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Semester-IV | ||
| Code No. | Subjects | Credit Hours |
| MGT621 | Business Environment and strategic Management | 3 |
| MGT545 | Corporate Responsibility and Governance | 2 |
| Specialization- II | 3 | |
| Specialization-III | 3 | |
| MGT 619 | Dissertation | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Sum of Total Credit Hours | 60 | |
