MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) COURSE DETAILS

Master Of Business Administration is one of the most popular PG degree course in today’s world. 2.5 lakh aspirants attempt CAT Examination every year, and we all know about competition level which follows if you wish to take admission in any reputed B-School. Despite most hurdles and competition management aspirants are still looking for tips and trick to crack management entrance exams like CAT, OR MAT, but have you ever wondered why these candidates want to chase the MBA Dream what exactly they learn during those coveted two years learning program called THE MBA.  Let’s check out what is inside of an MBA program.

Admission Process: – Most Reputed Management Institutes accept CAT scores, or they accept their own Test for admissions. If you score good enough to make it to their GD/PI merit list, you will receive a call to participate in GD/PI. You have to present yourself in appropriate manner and should prove your worthiness to be inducted into the MBA program. If you are successful in Group Discussion & Personal Interview rounds you shall receive a admission letter in which all the further admission formalities will be given.

INDUCTION:  Once you complete your admission formalities, you will be inducted into the course., which basically gives you an overall idea of how this course will be conducted, what are institutes expectation, course requirements etc. Induction time also gives you time to interact with your peers which often turns out to be life-time friends. During Induction you witness first-hand about your faculties, their teaching styles, subject expertise and so on.

Most Colleges in India conduct their MBA programs in Semester Pattern. For the first semester curriculum often contains introductory parts of business management core subjects. Below are the list of subject in first semester.

MBA Syllabus Semester 1

Marketing Management

Organizational Behaviour

Human Resource Management

Quantitative Methods

Financial Accounting

Business Communication

Managerial Economics

Information Technology Management

First semester teaches you basics of management principal of mentioned subjects. Upon successful completion of first semester an aspirants must have clear scope and definitions of basic management subjects.

During Second semester focus shifts to provide aspirants in-depth knowledge of management principals and their implementation in real world scenarios, good institutions also enhance aspirant’s knowledge bases by various case studies, and giving aspirants a chance to participate in competitions like National Management Olympiad, Case study challenges etc. These adaptive learning methods brings good changes in real world perspectives of students.

Subject undertaken in most Management colleges are given below.

MBA Syllabus Semester 2

Economic Environment of Business

Organization Effectiveness and Change

Management Accounting

Financial Management

Management of Information System

Operation Management

Marketing Research

Upon Successful completion of second semester students could attain deeper insight of management core subjects.

During third semester students get to know the real-world business practices and how actual business challenges are solved in real world. It is advisable to all management students that at this phase they should start looking for practical exposure and gather knowledge around practical side of business with implementation of management principals at solutions core. Secondly Institutes also give chance to students to elect subjects which are most suitable for their profile, interest and understandings. Most institutes follow below subject for third semester along with elective subjects.

MBA Syllabus Semester 3

Elective Course/s

Strategic Analysis

Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility

Legal Environment of Business

Fourth semester is especially important as campus recruitments starts during this semester and a noticeable trend is that focus on final semester decreases due to several allied activities. But we must remember that this is as crucial semester as any other in order to obtain final degree/diploma and enjoy the fruit of hard work student had put in to. As you might have noticed that in second year of MBA, the focus shifted towards practical side of business and thus resulting into shorten course work. Every Institute require a complete project work in fourth semester to be submitted. below are the subject list adopted by management institutes fourth semester

MBA Syllabus Semester 4

Elective Course

Strategic Management

International Business Environment

Project Study

I hope this article helps you to understand how an MBA course & study Structure helps an student to imbibe the best business management practices. And to learn theoretical as well as practical aspects of business.