Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.)

About the course

The Poona Institute of Management Sciences’s MBA Programme nurtures a student for a range of management careers in a changing global economy. It prepares an individual to tackle the complex business challenges of the future by imparting the necessary knowledge and skills needed to succeed in a highly competitive world. The curriculum of the course is designed to enhance the analytical skills and capabilities to offer viable business solutions.

Duration

2 Years Full time

Eligibility

Students possessing following qualifications are eligible for admission to MBA course-

(a) A Bachelor's Degree in any faculty of any statutory University with 45% or more Marks (40% or more marks for students belonging to SC, ST/DT, NT,OBC, SBC for Maharashtra State Only),

Or

A masters Degree in any faculty of any statutory University with 45% or more marks(40% or more marks for students belonging to SC, ST/DT, NT,OBC, SBC for Maharashtra State Only),

(b) Must have completed selection procedure as prescribed by the competent authority from time to time.

Structure of Course

Practical Traning and Project Work

Each student shall have to undergo a practical training for a period of not less than 50 days during the vacation at the end of First Year.

Based on the actual training during the vacation, the student shall write a project report on the topic selected under the guidance of a faculty and submit two copies of the same to the Director of the institute before 30th September. The project Report shall be assessed both internally (30 marks) and externally (70 marks) .For external evaluation there will be a viva voce at the end of third semester. Such viva-voce shall be conducted by a panel of two referees appointed by the University.

Assessment

In case of subjects for University evaluation, 30% marks are reserved for internal evaluation and 70% marks are reserved for University evaluation. Passing percentage will be 40% for internal and external evaluation separately.For each paper 30% marks will be based on Internal assessment and 70% marks for semester end examination (external assessment), unless otherwise stated.

Specialization:-
In second year, a student shall select a special subject, consisting of 10 Unit Courses, from following Functional areas :-
Group A - Marketing Management
Group B - Financial Management
Group C - Computer Management
Group D - Production and Materials Management
Group E - Human Resource Management
Group F - International Business

For each of the above fields of specialization the syllabus includes eight courses for semester III and semester IV separately. An individual institute has to select any five of the suggested titles to be offered to their students. Out of the five titles selected, three should relate to full papers (i.e. carrying 100 marks) and two should relate to internal papers( i.e. carrying 50 marks).