Master of Business Administration - MBA

REVISED REGULATION, SYLLABUS AND SCHEME OF EXAMINATION GOVERNING MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) DEGREE COURSE--- 2006

REGULATIONS

1. Course Title:

The course shall be called ‘Master of Business Administration Degree Course’. The duration of the course shall be two years consisting of four semesters; two semesters in each year. A candidate joining the course shall pursue prescribed courses of studies.

2. Eligibility for Admission:

Any graduate or post graduate in arts, science, commerce, business management, allied sciences, engineering and technology, medical sciences of this University or from any other university considered equivalent there to shall be eligible for admission to the course. Further the applicant shall have a minimum of 50% in the qualifying examination. A relaxation of 5% is available for SC/ST & Cat. I candidates. Selection of candidates to the course shall be done as per rules of the University and Government.

3. Course Contents

The course comprises of: Subjects of study prescribed; Project work and preparation of project report.

Pedagogy: Lectures, case studies, group discussions, quizzes, seminars; on the job training, project work. Project work will start after the third semester examinations and the Project Report should be submitted before the commencement of the fourth semester examination failing which the student shall not be permitted to appear for the examination.

4. Attendance and Conduct:

The course is a full time course and students shall not take up any employment, part time or full time during their study. Students found violating this rule shall be removed from the course. Minimum attendance of 75% of actual working periods is required in each paper. The Chairman of the Department shall certify each student’s attendance and conduct. A student who does not satisfy the requirements of attendance and conduct shall not be permitted to write the examination in the concerned paper or papers.

5. Instructions:

Three hours of lectures per week per paper plus two hours per week per paper for group discussions, case analysis and seminar. Project work guidance to ten students shall be considered equivalent to three hours of lecturers per week.

6. Examination and Declaration of Results:

Each paper is divided into internal assessment of 25 marks and end term written examination of 75 marks. Internal assessment marks shall be awarded on the basis of continuous evaluation that includes: tests (both announced and surprise), quizzes, seminars, case discussions, group discussions and attendance. There shall be a written examination of 3 hours duration for each paper at the end of each semester (excepting project work). The declaration of results shall be made as follows:

• Minimum for a pass is 40% of the marks in each examination paper and 50% of the marks in the aggregate and there is no minimum for internal assessment.
• In Project work, the minimum for a pass is 50 marks out of 100 and there is no minimum for viva-voce.
• Carryover is permitted as per University Regulations. 
• Declaration of Class shall be done after the fourth semester examination on the basis of aggregate marks of all semesters. The declaration shall be made as follows:

SYLLABUS

FIRST SEMESTER

I. Management Concepts & Theories

• Management- definitions, nature and scope of management, functions of management-evolution of management theory from Taylor, Fayol to the present. Schools of Management thoughts, evolution of professional management in India. Ethics in management.
• Managerial planning-definition of planning-planning process, types of plans, strategic vs. operational plans, models of strategy formulation, linking strategy to structure. Decision making-process of managerial decision-making decision making models, steps in rational decision-making, creativity and group decision-making.
• Organizational theories and design, principles of coordination, authority, power, delegation and decentralization- organizational change and development, organization culture.
• Motivation - definition- theories and models of motivation- Concept of achievement motivation, Leadership – definition, theories of leadership, concept of leadership and management styles.
• Managerial control- relationship between planning and control-limitations of control, types of control systems and techniques – management by exception, budgetary control – zero level budgeting –functioning and dysfunctional aspects of budgetary control. Internal control systems, internal audit and management audit.

Books Recommended:

• Essentials of Management-Koontz and O’Donnell. E-McGraw Hill, New Delhi
• Introduction to Management-Fred Luthans-McGraw Hill, New Delhi
• The Practice of Management-Peter.F.Drucker
• Management- Stoner, Freemen and Gilbert
• Management- Griffin
• Management- Holt
• Management- Tasks and Responsibilities- Peter. F. Drucker
• Professional management- Theo Haimann
• Organization Theory and Design – Richard L.Draft