Institutions offering MBA
The global trend of market need-based applied education has proven to be inevitable for every educational institution. However, the Nepalese educational institutions are yet to realize the benefits of liberal educational environment at the global level. Easy access to education worldwide has further embarked the need for improvement at home so as to stimulate the trust of the new generation with the local and national educational institutions, especially in management education, operating within the nation.
Higher education in Management studies has emerged as one of the most opportune sectors for innovation, development, and growth today. Some of the indicators to witness the opportunities in management education are:
- Present global move has proved that education sector cannot operate successfully in isolation from the impact of globalization and deregulation.
- Free access to global education systems to the institutions and graduates provides an added opportunity to upcoming educational institutions.
- Global educational trends have been swiftly shifting towards market-driven approach.
- Service sector has been undergoing massive expansion giving rise to a dramatic increment of global employment opportunities in the sector.
- Every sector has been concentrating on improvement of overall operational processes through quality institutional governance.
- Management education has been taken as one of the most prominent tools to cash in above mentioned opportunities
The minimum duration of the program is 24 months spread over 4 semesters. For successful completion of the degree, a student is required to earn 69 credit hours by successfully completing 22 courses. The program is directed at preparing professional managers for business and non-business sectors. The focus of the program is on developing managerial and entrepreneurial capabilities of students through curricular and co-curricular activities.
Objective of the Program
The MBA Specifically aims to:
• Prepare managers for business and non- business sectors by developing their professionalism.
• Develop entrepreneurs capable of evaluating risks and taking challenges in the emerging global business environment.
• Inculcate knowledge, skill, and attitude in students so that they become result oriented and socially responsive professionals with a scientific approach.
Salient Features
Evaluation Schemes
Medium of instruction and examination shall be English. The evaluation processes for the courses are divided as:
| Courses | Internship | Thesis Work | |||||||
| IA | SEE | R | OE | VV | Total | R | EV | VV | Total |
| 30 | 70 | 40 | 20 | 40 | 100 | 40 | 20 | 40 | 100 |
IA= Internal Assessment
R= Report/ Thesis
VV=Viva-voce
OE= Organizational Evaluation
EV= External Evaluation
SEE= Semester End Examinations
The evaluation process for the theoretical courses of 100 marks is divided into two parts. The first part-consists of Internal Assessment (IA) and the second part consists of the Semester End Examination (SEE). The internal (internal assessment) and semester end examination will carry 40 marks and 60 marks for MBA in each course except Thesis and Internship. The pass mark for the Internal Assessment shall be 16 marks for MBA respectively. Similarly for semester end examination 24 marks for MBA.
A candidate must have at least of 80% attendance of the number of classes offered in each course to be eligible for appearing for semester end examination. If the candidate has shortage of attendance in any course in a semester she/he shall not be allowed to appear for any examination in that semester. However the Dean may permit to appear in the concerned examination if the Dean is satisfied with the reasons cited by the candidate in his/her application for his absence in classes with the due recommendation of the Campus Chief/ Coordinator and the concerned subject teacher.
Eligibility
The candidate applying for MBA program must have
- Secured at least 45 % in the bachelor’s degree or equivalent program from any recognized University
Job Prospects
Career Propectus
The MBA Program gives a student the opportunity to develop a range of highly valued professional skills and a competitive edge in your career.
Career Progression: In most professional organizations, the senior managers are usually MBAs. There are more opportunities for MBAs than for almost any other functional qualifications. The MBA Program provides a quantum jump in your career progression.
Personal Growth: The MBA Program imparts you with a perspective which enables you to relate to the entire business environment within which you may operate. You will be able to understand the impact of various decisions and play a significant role in them. The MBA Program will also help you understand business sufficiently to plan your own career and entrepreneurial moves successfully.
Continuous Learning: The MBA Program is a tremendous learning opportunity. It will allow you to update your knowledge and skills significantly. The knowledge you acquire needs constant upgrade and the learning methodology in the MBA Program provides you with a mechanism to seek, comprehend and internalize knowledge on a continuing basis.
Curricular Structure
The MBA program has been designed at 70 credit hours with 26 course components including internship project or thesis. There will be two non-credit courses for non-management background students. Each course component has a weight of 2 or 3 credit hours requiring a minimum of 32 or 48 direct class contact hours per semester and 5 credit hours for Internship or Thesis. The course structure of the program is as follows:
1. Preparation Courses
The MBA program includes students from different educational background so it is understood that non-management educational students need some preparation to be able to grasps basics of management education. These courses will be conducted for 15 days extensively before the start of the actual program. Colleges will be responsible for arranging the classes and to make sure that students have grasps the basic knowledge of the area. The following two courses have been included for this purpose.
- NC-1: Qualitative Skills for Business Studies
- NC-2: Accounting Knowledge for Managers
2. Foundation Courses
The MBA program requires a strong foundation in basic management principles, quantitative methods, and research methodology to understand and analyze business problems and environment. The following four courses of two credit hours each have been included for this purpose.
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FO-511 | Quantitative Skills for Business Studies | 2 |
| FO-512 | Managerial Communications | 2 |
| FO-513 | Managerial Economics and Decision Making | 2 |
| FO-514 | Legal Environment of Business | 2 |
3. Core Courses
The program provides core courses on general management and functional areas so that students understand the diversity and interrelationships of business issues and problems. The following twelve courses have been included as core courses of which some are of three and others are of two credit hours:
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CO-515 | Organisational Behaviour and Leadership Skills | 3 |
| CO-516 | Marketing for Managers | 3 |
| CO-517 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| CO-521 | Management Accounting | 3 |
| CO-522 | Macro Economics and Policy Making | 3 |
| CO-523 | Financial Management and Analysis | 3 |
| CO-524 | Operations Management | 3 |
| CO-525 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| CO-526 | Business Research | 3 |
| CO-531 | Management Information System and e-commerce | 3 |
| CO-532 | Organization Change and Design | 2 |
| CO-533 | Entrepreneurship | 2 |
4. Capstone Courses
MBA students develop a comprehensive and strategic perspective through the following two capstone courses:
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CA-541 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| CA-542 | International Business | 2 |
5. Seminar Series Courses
Some additional courses needs to be introduces to students which gives diverse exposure for students to additional and emerging areas. These courses will be given in the form of seminar courses where students will be given one week extensive classes on focused topic. This week will be kept free from other courses for students. The following courses are offered and more can be added as found suitable by concerned college prior approval from Dean, Faculty of management, from which they have to select only two seminars of two credit hours each. The detail of implementation is presented in Annexure-I (MBA)
Micro-finance & the Role of Financial Institutions in Development
- Real Estate Management
- Management of Banking and Insurance
- Supply Chain Management
- Hospitality Management
- Knowledge Management
- Project Management
6. Specialization Area Courses
Specialization area courses have been designed in five major areas for in-depth knowledge in the area. Students develop specialized expertise in their specialization area. Students are required to take four specialization courses (from selection of six) and one seminar course from a selected area. Currently, five specialization areas (Finance, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Production and Supply Chain Management, and International Business Management) are offered to the students. The seminar course on specialization area will be decided at the start of each cycle according to the relevance and need of the job market.
First Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FO-511 | Quantitative Skills for Business Studies | 2 |
| FO-512 | Managerial Communications | 2 |
| FO-513 | Managerial Economics and Decision Making | 2 |
| FO-514 | Legal Environment of Business | 2 |
| CO-515 | Organisational Behaviour and Leadership Skills | 3 |
| CO-516 | Marketing for Managers | 3 |
| CO-517 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
Second Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CO-521 | Management Accounting | 3 |
| CO-522 | Macro Economics and Policy Making | 3 |
| CO-523 | Financial Management and Analysis | 3 |
| CO-524 | Operations Management | 3 |
| CO-525 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| CO-526 | Business Research | 3 |
| SE-521 | Seminar Series I (By College) | 2 |
Third Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CO-531 | Management Information System and e-commerce | 3 |
| CO-532 | Organization Change and Design | 2 |
| CO-533 | Entrepreneurship | 2 |
| SE-531 | Seminar Series II (By College) | 2 |
| XX-531 | Specialization I and | 3 |
| XX-532 | Specialization II | 3 |
Fourth Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CA-541 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| CA-542 | International Business | 2 |
| XX-54x | Specialization III | 3 |
| XX-54x | Specialization IV and | 3 |
| XX-54x | Specialization V: Seminar (By College) | 2 |
| IN | Internship/Thesis | 5 |
Finance
| Semester-3 | |
|---|---|
| Specialization I | FN-531: Financial Theory and Corporate Policy |
| Specialization II | FN-532: Capital Structure Management |
| Semester-4 (Any Two and Seminar Course) | |
|---|---|
| Specialization III | FN-543: Security Analysis and Investment Management |
| Or | |
| FN-544: Management of Financial Institution | |
| Specialization IV | FN-545: Financial Derivatives and Engineering |
| Or | |
| FN-546: International Financial Management | |
| Specialization Seminar | FN-547: Seminar on Finance (By College) |
Marketing
| Semester-3 | |
|---|---|
| Specialization I | MK-531: Consumer Behavior |
| Specialization II | MK-532: Marketing Research |
| Semester-4 (Any Two and Seminar Course) | |
|---|---|
| Specialization III | MK-543: Planning and Managing Retail Business |
| OR | |
| MK-544: Sales and Distribution Management | |
| Specialization IV | MK-545: Services and Industrial Marketing |
| OR | |
| MK-546: Advertising Management | |
| Specialization Seminar | MK-547: Seminar on Marketing (By College) |
Human Resource Management
| Semester-3 | |
|---|---|
| Specialization I | HR-531: Human Resource Planning and Development |
| Specialization II | HR-532: Industrial Labor and Managerial Relations |
| Semester-4 (Any Two and Seminar Course) | |
|---|---|
| Specialization III | HR-543: Compensation Management |
| OR | |
| HR-544: Performance Management: Systems and Strategies | |
| Specialization IV | HR-545: Industrial and Labor Legislation |
| OR | |
| HR-546: Strategic Human Resource Management | |
| Specialization Seminar | HR-547: Seminar on HRM (By College) |
International Business
| Semester-3 | |
|---|---|
| Specialization I | IB-531: International Business Environment |
| Specialization II | IB-532: Export Import Management |
| Semester-4 (Any Two and Seminar Course) | |
|---|---|
| Specialization III | IB-543: Intellectual Property Rights |
| OR | |
| IB-544: International Marketing | |
| Specialization IV | IB-545: International Financial Management |
| OR | |
| IB-546: Strategies of Multinational Companies | |
| Specialization Seminar | IB-547: Seminar on HRM |
Production and Supply Chain Management (P&SCM)
| Semester-3 | |
|---|---|
| Specialization I | PS-531: Purchasing and Material Management |
| Specialization II | PS-532: Designing and Managing the Supply Chain |
| Semester-4 (Any Two and Seminar Course) | |
|---|---|
| Specialization III | PS-543: Production Planning and Control |
| OR | |
| PS-544: Warehouse and Inventory Management | |
| Specialization IV | PS-545: Facility Location Management |
| OR | |
| PS-546: Network Design | |
| Specialization Seminar | PS-547: Seminar on P&SCM |