The MBA Programme: Selection Procedure
The MBA Programme: Selection Procedure
The MBA Programme: Selection Procedure
The MBA programme offered by the Department of Business Management is a two-year full time
Post Graduate programme that consists of four semesters covering 28 courses, with an average of
75 classes of 50 minutes each, assigned to each course.
The programme aims at moulding students into effective managers by providing them with courses
reinforced with multi-faceted inputs of management education using state-of-the-art methods of
training and active industry interface.
Selection Procedure
Candidates aspiring to join the MBA programme are required to appear for a state-wide Common
Entrance Test [ICET], which evaluates them on the basis of their analytical, quantitative and verbal
skills. The admission is offered only to the top rankers amongst the 1, 00, 000 odd candidates. The
programme has been attracting, young and bright students of the state from varied academic
streams like Engineering,
The curriculum has been structured after an exhaustive analysis by experts from various academic
and industrial fields. Each student majors in any two of the four fundamental areas viz., Finance,
Human Resources Management, Marketing and Information Systems. Each specialised area has four
elective papers.
Examinations are conducted at the end of each semester to assess the students’ understanding in
what has been taught and learnt during that particular semester period. A comprehensive viva-voce
is conducted, at the end of each year.
Summer Project
As an integral part of the curriculum, every student takes up work on a project in an organisation
with a view to facilitate complimentary learning and greater understanding of real life organisational
situations. The duration of the training ranges from 6-8 weeks. The project guides from among the
faculty and provide necessary guidance to the students. The projects are evaluated at the end of the
fourth semester by a panel of external, internal and corporate examiners on the basis of a report, a
presentation and a viva-voce.
The Curriculum
To foster a closer relationship with the industry and to enable the students to keep abreast of the
current practices of management, the department arranges a series of guest lectures and seminars
every Saturday, given by Managers and Eminent Members of the Industry. The experience and
knowledge that they share with the students provide a perfect supplement to the conventional
academic education that the university provides.
Industrial Tour
The Department organizes industrial tours which enable students to understand the
realities of the shop floor. Besides visiting industrial establishments in the twin cities
the students visited the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.
WORKSHOPS
Co-Curricular Activities
The students participate in a variety of co-curricular activities including paper presentations, group
discussions, management games and business quizzes.