St.

Peter’s University
Chennai – 600 054.

M.B.A. PROGRAMME

Regulations and Syllabi

(Effective from 2008 – 2009)

1. Eligibility: Candidates who passed Three year Undergraduate Programme

or Four year Undergraduate Programme of the University or any other
examination equivalent thereto and who appeared for the entrance test
conducted by the University or recognized institutions wherever prescribed
are eligible for admission to Two year M.B.A. Programme.

2. Duration: Two Years Comprising 4 Semesters. Each semester has a

minimum 90 working days with a minimum of 5 hours a day.

3. Medium: English is the medium of instruction and examination.

4. Weightage for Continuous and End Assessment: The weightage for

Continuous Assessment (CA) and End Assessment (EA) be 25:75 unless the
ratio is specifically mentioned in the scheme of Examinations.

5. Credit System: Credit system be followed with 18 credits for each

semester and each credit is equivalent to 25-30 hours of effective study
provided in the Time Table.
 6. Scheme of Examinations( for I and II Semesters)

I Semester

Code No. Course Title Credit L T P Marks

Theory CA EA Total
108MBT11 Management Principles &
3 4 - - 25 75 100
Organizational Behaviour
108MBT12 Economic Analysis for Business
3 4 - - 25 75 100
Decisions
108MBT13 Statistics for Management 2 3 - - 25 75 100
108MBT14 Applied Operation Research for
3 4 - - 25 75 100
Management
108MBT15 Financial and Management
3 4 - - 25 75 100
Accounting
108MBT16 Legal Environment of Business 2 3 - - 25 75 100
108MBT17 Executive Communication 2 3 - 1 25 75 100
Total 18 25 - 1 175 525 700

II Semester

Code No. Course Title Credit L T P Marks

Theory CA EA Total
208MBT21 Production & Operation Management 3 4 - - 25 75 100
208MBT22 Financial Management Decisions 3 4 - - 25 75 100
208MBT23 Marketing for Managers 2 3 - - 25 75 100
208MBT24 Human Resource Management 2 3 - - 25 75 100
208MBT25 Computer Applications and
2 3 - - 25 75 100
Management Information System
208MBT26 Total Quality Management 2 3 - - 25 75 100
Applied Research Methods in
208MBT27 3 4 - - 25 75 100
Management
Computer Lab for Business
208MBP01 1 - - 2 25 75 100
Administration
Total 18 24 - 2 200 600 800

Summer Project: The Summer Project will be carried out by the students at the end of the Second
Semester End Assessment for a period of 30 days as part of III Semester Assessment
with the weightage of 25:75 for CA and EA respectively.

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 III Semester

Code No. Course Title Credit L T P Marks

Theory CA EA Total
308MBT01 International Business Management 3 4 - - 25 75 100
308MBT02 Strategic Management 3 4 - - 25 75 100
E1*** Electives I 2 3 - - 25 75 100
E2*** Electives II 2 3 - - 25 75 100
E3*** Electives III 2 3 - - 25 75 100
E4*** Elective IV 2 3 - - 25 75 100
E5*** Elective V 2 3 - - 25 75 100
E6*** Elective VI 2 3 - - 25 75 100
Total 18 26 - - 200 600 800

IV Semester

Code No. Course Title Credit L T P Marks

Theory CA EA Total
408MBT01 Marketing Research and Consumer
6 4 - - 25 75 100
Behaviour
408MBT02 Entrepreneurship Development 6 4 - - 25 75 100
408MBP01 Project
a) Project and Vivavoce 4 25 75
4 - - 200
b) Management Development 2 25 75
Programme
Total 18 12 - - 100 300 400

LIST OF ELECTIVES

MARKETING – ELECTIVES

Code No. Course Title Credit L T P Marks

Theory CA EA Total
308MBT03 Retail Management 2 3 - - 25 75 100
308MBT04 Services Marketing 2 3 - - 25 75 100
308MBT05 Advertising and Sales Promotion 2 3 - - 25 75 100
308MBT06 International Marketing 2 3 - - 25 75 100
308MBT07 Brand Management 2 3 - - 25 75 100
308MBT08 Rural and Social Marketing 2 3 - - 25 75 100
Total 12 26 - - 150 450 600

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 FINANCE – ELECTIVES

Code No. Course Title Credit L T P Marks

Theory CA EA Total
Security Analysis and Portfolio
308MBT09 2 3 - - 25 75 100
Management
Merchant Banking and Financial
308MBT10 2 3 - - 25 75 100
Services
308MBT11 International Trade Finance 2 3 - - 25 75 100
308MBT12 Strategic Financial Management 2 3 - - 25 75 100
308MBT13 Corporate Finance 2 3 - - 25 75 100
308MBT14 Derivatives Management 2 3 - - 25 75 100
Total 12 26 - - 150 450 600

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – ELECTIVES

Code No. Course Title Credit L T P Marks

Theory CA EA Total
Managerial Behaviour and
308MBT15 2 3 - - 25 75 100
Effectiveness
Organisational Change &
308MBT16 2 3 - - 25 75 100
Intervention Strategy
Industrial Relations and Labour
308MBT17 2 3 - - 25 75 100
Welfare
308MBT18 Labour Legislations 2 3 - - 25 75 100
Strategic Human Management and
308MBT19 2 3 - - 25 75 100
Development
Corporate governance & Corporate
308MBT20 2 3 - - 25 75 100
Social Responsibility
Total 12 26 - - 150 450 600

SYSTEM – ELECTIVES

Code No. Course Title Credit L T P Marks

Theory CA EA Total
308MBT21 Software Development 2 3 - - 25 75 100
308MBT22 Database Management Systems 2 3 - - 25 75 100
E-Commerce Technology and
308MBT23 2 3 - - 25 75 100
Management
Enterprise Resource Planning for
308MBT24 2 3 - - 25 75 100
Management
Software Project and Quality
308MBT25 2 3 - - 25 75 100
Management
308MBT26 Decision Support System 2 3 - - 25 75 100
Information Technology for
308MBT27 2 3 25 75 100
Management
Total 14 21 - - 175 525 700

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7. Passing Requirements: The minimum pass mark (raw score) be 50% in End
Assessment (EA) and 50% in Continuous Assessment (CA) and End Assessment
(EA) put together. No minimum mark (raw score) in Continuous Assessment
(CA) be prescribed unless it specifically mentioned in the scheme of Examination.

8. Grading System: Grading System on a 10 Point Scale be followed with

1 mark = 0.1 Grade point to successful candidates as given below.

(a) Overall weighted = Sum of Weighted Marks

Average Marks Total Credits

= Σ (CA+EA)C
ΣC

Where Weighted Marks = Total Marks (CA and EA)

in each course multiplied by number of Credit

= (CA+EA)C

(b) Overall Grade Point = Sum of Weighted Grade Points

Average (OGPA) Total Credits

= Σ (CA+EA)C
ΣC

Where Weighted Grade Points = Grade Points (CA and EA)

in each course multiplied by Credits

= (CA+EA)C

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The Overall Grade: The Overall Grade and Classification of all successful
candidates be arrived at from the Overall Grade Point Average as stipulated in
the following conversion Table.

(1 mark = 0.1 Grade Point on a 10 Point Scale)

Over all Grade Over all
Grade Point weighted Classification
Average(OGPA) Average marks
0 9.00 to 10.00 90.00 to 100 First Class
A 8.00 to 8.99 80.00 to 89.99 First Class
B 7.00 to 7.99 70.00 to 79.99 First Class
C 6.00 to 6.99 60.00 to 69.99 First Class
D 5.00 to 5.99 50.00 to 59.99 Second Class
F 0.00 to 4.99 0.00 to 49.99 Fail

The Grade Sheets of successful candidates provide particulars such as

(1) Overall weighted Average Marks, (2) Overall Grade Point Average,
(3) Overall Grade and (4) Overall classification.

9. Pattern of the Question Paper: The question paper for End Assessment
will be set for three hours and for the maximum of 100 marks with following
divisions and details.

Part A: 10 questions (with equal distribution to all units in the syllabus).

Each question carries 2 marks.

Part B: 5 question with either or type (with equal distribution to all

units in the syllabus). Each question carries 16 marks.

The total marks scored by the candidates will be reduced to the

maximum prescribed in the Regulations.

10. Syllabus

Registrar