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Regulations for MBA Program

1.0 Duration of Curriculum and Calendar.

1.1 MBA Programme is of two years duration. Each year shall be divided into three trimesters. First & Fourth trimester shall ordinarily begin in August and end in November. Second & Fifth trimester shall begin in December and end in February Third & Sixth trimester shall begin in March and end in May. In addition, there will be a Summer Term that shall ordinarily begin in June and end in July. Sometimes due to delay in admission formalities, if the First trimester (for fresh students) is delayed by few days, the subsequent Second and Third Trimester may be correspondingly delayed. But in no case the Summer Term duration shall be less than 6 weeks.

1.2 Each year, the University shall draw an Academic Calendar and the same shall be non- negotiable and strictly adhered to. The Academic Calendar for the First year shall be handed over to each admitted student along with his/her University Registration Card Second year Academic Calendars shall be made available during registration for fourth trimester.

1.3 The Curriculum and Syllabus shall be modified with approval of Academic Council positively once in every three years to keep the same up-to-date. However, minor modifications can be done as and when necessary with the approval of the Vice- Chancellor. The modification so done shall be placed in the immediate next Academic Council Meeting for ratification.

2.0 Eligibility for Admission

2.1 The eligibility for admission to MBA Programme of the University shall be same as the one decided by AICTE from time to time.

2.2 A Student shall have to first get admission to the University as bonafide student as per University regulations before commencement of instruction in First Trimester. All admitted students will be issued Registration card by the University / JEE Council.

2.3 At the beginning of each trimester (except first), a student has to register for the subjects that he/she wishes to study. Only such registered students will be allowed to attend classes and appear at examinations.

2.4 Admission shall ordinarily close prior to the commencement of the instruction in First Trimester.

2.5 No inter-college transfer shall be allowed. Under extraordinary circumstances (closure of a college / withdrawal of recognition / affiliation by AICTE / University) however the University may transfer students from one affiliated institution/college to another in the same programme at any time during the continuation of the programme. The college / institution to which such candidates are transferred shall have to admit them and allow them to complete the programme.

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3.0 Subject-wise Registration and Eligibility to Appear at Examinations.

3.1 All Registered Students of the University have to register for each of the subject they are required to study and appear at examination before commencement of a trimester. Except in the first trimester, where a student is automatically registered for all subjects of the trimester, a student has to apply to the University in a specified format for subject- wise registration for the term with prescribed fees through his/her college principal. The same will be scrutinized and registration confirmation will be given by the university to each student.

3.2 Registration for Electives: In the second year, students are required to register for subjects in the elective areas as per the schedule drawn for the program. No subject in the elective area will be allowed for registration if there are less than six students opting for the particular elective subject in a college/institute. University will not allow an elective subject to be registered if there are less than thirty students opting for the subject under the university. After the seventh day of the registration of students for the said trimester, the University will intimate the affected colleges if a particular elective subject will not be offered by the university under the above conditions along with the list of subjects that can be opted for registration. The affected colleges then will have to ensure the rectifications within three days with fresh registration under intimation to the university.

3.3 A student who has been promoted with back log (XP) shall first register his present trimester subjects and thereafter register his back log papers of the previous year for the corresponding trimester.

3.4 A student shall be eligible to appear in an examination provided he/she pursues a regular course of study in respective department and attends at least 75% of classes in each theoretical, practical and sessional subject, held during academic calendar of the trimester. The attendance shall be considered from the date of admission of the candidate in the institution/college. The Schedule of classes will be notified through a time table before the beginning of classes in the Trimester.

The flying squad appointed by the Vice Chancellor shall make surprise inspection of the attendance records maintained in the college.

3.5 Concessions: A student who has been absent for short periods on medical ground or due to participation in cultural, sports, other academic/official assignments in the interest of the institution/ college/ University/ government with prior written permission of the head of the institution/ college shall be permitted a maximum of additional concession of 10% in attendance and would be eligible for appearing in examination with a minimum of 65% of attendance in a trimester. No students shall be allowed to appear at University Examination/ Supplementary Examination with shortage of attendance below 65% in any of the registered subject.

3.6 A student who has been absent on medical ground may be allowed to appear at examination provided he/she has attended at least 65 percent of classes and (i) a medical board and (ii) The principal recommended for such relaxation.

3.7 A student shall be admitted to any examination in a subject only if he/she has registered for that subject, paid necessary registration and examination fee in the beginning of the trimester.

3.8 A candidate shall be allowed in an examination only after he/she is issued an Admit Card for the relevant examination by the college. The college shall obtain clearance on eligibility from the University.

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4.0 Grading System:

4.1 A letter grading system shall be followed in the University. The uniform Grading System to be followed for all Academic Programmes (except Ph.D and D.Sc) shall be as described below:

A Seven Point grading system of base of 10 shall be followed in the University. Categorization of the grades and their correlation shall be as under.

Qualification

Grade

Score on 100 Percentage Points

Point

Outstanding

'0'

90 & above upto 100

Excellent

'E'

80 & above but less than 90

Very Good

'A'

70 & above but less than 80

Good

'B'

60 and above but less than 70

Fair

'C'

50 & above but less than 60

Pass

'D'

35 & above but less than 50

Failed

'F'

Below 35

N.B. Grade C shall be considered as average, Grade D shall be Pass Grade for theory and Grade C shall be pass grade for other items.

4.2 A students level of competence shall be categorized by a GRADE POINT AVERAGE to be specified as:

TGPA = Trimester grade point average.

CGPA= Cumulative grade point average.

4.3 Definition of terms

a) POINT : Integer quawng each letter grade

b) CREDIT : Integer signifying the relative emphasis of individual course term(s) in a trimester as indicated by the course structure and syllabus.

c) CREDIT POINT : (b) x (a) for each course item

d) CREDIT INDEX : ∑ CREDIT POINT of course items in a trimester

e) GRADE POINT AVERAGE:

CREDIT INDEX

∑ CREDITS

TRIMESTER GRADE POINT AVERAGE (TGPA)

TGPA = CREDIT INDEX for a trimester

∑CREDITS

CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (CGPA)

CGPA = ∑ CREDIT INDEX of all previous trimesters up to a trimester

∑CREDITS of all previous trimesters

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5.0 Rules for Examinations

5.1 The MBA programme shall consist of following items.

1. Theory (Mid & End term tests)

2. Practical/Laboratory (including Personality Growth Lab)*

3. Project (Summer training)

The schedule for these items along with their credit points for each trimester shall be as per rules approved by Academic Council from time to time.

There shall be no end term examination for Personality Growth Lab.

5.2 At the end of each trimester, there shall be an examination (herein after called end-term examination) conducted by the University.

5.3 A candidate securing F grade in an examination has to re-register for the same and appear at supplementary examination conducted in same year or End-term examination of subsequent years in the corresponding trimesters.

5.4 There shall be a Supplementary examination every year for MBA students as per the academic calendar in selected centres. Students who have secured grade F in subjects registered by them in previous year may avail this opportunity to clear a failed subject(s). However, no student shall be allowed to appear at University end-term examination/supplementary examination with shortage of attendance below 65% in any of the registered subject.

5.5 Evaluation of Theory Papers

The performance of a candidate in a theory subject shall be evaluated based on following components

a) End term comprehensive examination 70 points

b) Mid term of two hours duration 30 points

Total: 100 points

The mid term question paper shall consist of objective type and short essay type questions. The subject teacher shall evaluate the same, show the evaluated answer paper to the students and discuss the test problems in the class. The college shall maintain all records at least for one year for inspection by the University. The College shall send the score to the University by stipulated date.
The answer papers of mid term tests shall be subject to surprise checks by the Dean and his team.
The respective colleges shall be responsible for sending the question papers within 7 days from the close of the Mid Term Tests to the Dean of MBA in soft (CD) and hard copy.

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5.6 Evaluation of Summer Project (During 4'" trimester)

A summer project will be evaluated based on following components.

Understanding of the project, 20 points
its scope and dimensions
Analysis and its relation to literature 10 points
Interpretation of results and recommendations 30 points
Quality of Report 20 points
Viva Voce 20 points

Total: 100 points

Evaluation will be done by a Committee at the College level.

The Chairman of the Committee shall submit a copy of the score to the Principal and the Principal shall forward the score to the University within the prescribed date. He/She shall also maintain all records for inspection by the University for at least for one year.

5.7 Evaluation of a Seminar Presentation and Comprehensive Viva (During 6^th trimester)

a) Evaluation will be done on following points.

Understanding the relevance, 10 points

scope and dimension of the project

Relation to literature/application 10 points
Methodology 10 points
Quality of Analysis and Results 10 points
Interpretations and Conclusions 10 points
Comprehensive Viva Voce 50 points

100 points

b) The topics of the seminar paper shall be selected by a Committee comprising members of faculty and assigned to individual students

c) The evaluation of seminar paper presentation and viva shall be carried out by a committee comprising the internal supervisor and external expert drawn from industry (not below the rank Manager) or academy (not below the rank of Asst. Professor/Reader).

d) Minimum score for a Pass in Project item is 50 percentage points.

e) The Committee shall submit the score within the prescribed date to the Principal who shall forward it to the University.

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5.8 Evaluation of Laboratory Works

A Laboratory paper shall have minimum of 5 to a maximum of 10 assignments / experiments. Each assignment shall have equal percentage points. The teacher concerned shall evaluate each assignment/experiment based on quality of result, report and general understanding. On completion of each assignment/experiment, the evaluation shall be done. The score of the student will be sent to the University. Minimum score for a Pass in Laboratory work shall be 50 percentage points. The concerned teacher shall maintain such records for a period of one year for surprise checks by the Dean and his team.

Evaluation of Personality Growth Laboratory: Personality Growth Laboratory shall be conducted on a continuous basis over the three trimesters of the 1^st year and two trimesters (4^th & 5^th ) of the 2^nd year. The evaluation of the student will be carried out at the end of 3^rd trimester and 5^th trimester out of 100 points for 3 credit hours respectively in each year. The evaluation shall be undertaken by an external examiner from the field along with the internal examiner.

The Personality Growth Laboratory shall take care of the following aspects:

• Impromptu task assignment

• Vocabulary and Rhythm of Speech

• Conversation

• Presentation

• Group Discussion

• Interviews

• Psychometric tests

• Team Building

• Body Language

• Event Management

5.9 Evaluation Responsibility

a) The teacher imparting instruction is solely responsible for evaluation of Class Tests and Practical works. He/She is also responsible for maintaining all records to justify his/her evaluation scheme and score thereof.

b) Neither the Principal nor the Management shall have right to change the score assigned by a teacher. However, if the Principal is convinced that the scores: assigned by a teacher is biased, he/she shall appoint a committee where that teacher concerned will be a member for review. The decision of the committee shall be final and binding. The decision with revised score shall be sent to the University for necessary action.

c) The college is responsible for sending all the marks/grades of the mid-term tests and practical/Lab assignments/summer project/Seminar and Comprehensive Viva/the non-credit subjects to the University within the time stipulated for the purpose.

5.10 Pass in a Subject item

A candidate shall pass (clear) a subject if

a) In a Theory Paper he/she has secured minimum of 37 percentage points taking the end term and mid term tests together. However, he / she should have secured minimum of 25 percentage points in the End Term Test of that particular paper. In other words, even if a candidate secures Zero(O) in any paper in the Mid Tern-Test but secures minimum 37 percentage points in End Term test alone, he/she shall be declared pass in the paper.

b) In a Practical / Laboratory/ Project Paper / Viva-Voce, he/she has to secure minimum of 50 Percentage Points.

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6.0 Promotion and Qualification for Degree

6.1 In order to pass a programme/course a candidate must secure at least Pass Grade in each of the Theory, Practical, Project and Viva Voce items and maintain a minimum level of overall performance as specified in the rules formulated by the Academic Council.

6.2 The promotional status shall be indicated on the credit card as per details below:

a. Passed and Promoted (denoted by P) and indicating that

• The candidate has cleared every registered course items of the academic year.

• He/She has no backlogs from the lower levels

• He/She has secured CGPA of 6.0 or more

b. Eligible for promotion with backlogs (denoted by XP) indicating that:

• The candidate is eligible for promotion with backlog (XP) provided:

• For promotion to Second year: A candidate shall be eligible to be promoted to second year provided he/she has F Grade in not more than 6 papers with CGPA of 5.5 in all cleared subjects. The candidate shall register for the subjects with F grade in corresponding Trimester along with the next year batch to clear these subjects.

c. Ineligible for promotion (denoted by X), indicating that

The candidate is NOT eligible for promotion to the next higher level due to non- fulfillment of stipulations governing eligibility for promotion to next level/year.

6.3 A candidate shall be eligible for promotion to the next higher level/year if he/she satisfies the conditions laid down under the rules formulated by the Academic Council.

6.4 The over all performance of a successful candidate for the award of a degree shall be based on the combined results of all the examinations of the concerned programme.

6.5 A student's level of competence shall be categorized in accordance with the cumulative Grade Point Average.

6.6 Degree requirements: A candidate shall be eligible to be admitted to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree of the University provided he/she.

• Has cleared the minimum prescribed credit requirements with minimum of Pass grade in each Theory subject and C Grade for other subject items.

• Has secured minimum CGPA of 5.5 or above.

• Has no disciplinary or court cases relating to college/University matters pending against him/her.

• Has not been convicted for any cognizable offence.

6.7 Credit Requirement for the Degree: Credit Requirements for the Degree shall be Minimum of 121. The following Subject items shall constitute the total credit requirements.

Subject Items Credits Minimum

• Environment (economic, business, social and cultural)

related subjects. 22

• Qualitative and Quantitative Techniques Oriented Subjects 21

• Core Professional Subjects 30

• Professional Elective Subjects 30

• Summer Project 6

• Seminar presentation 6

• Personality Growth Lab 6

Total 121

In addition each student has to secure minimum of D grade in any one of the following subjects: NSS/Yoga/Athletics/Games/Cultural/Literary Debate/Quiz / First Aid / Fire Fighting for which she/he has to register at the time of joining the course at the college.

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7.0 Award of Degree

• The degree certificate and the composite grade card shall be awarded to the successful candidates by the University. The degree shall be a general MBA degree. It will not mention any specialization. The transcript showing the subjects cleared will show the focus of the candidate.

• The composite grade card shall specify the TGPA of all the trimesters and the CGPA. It shall also contain interpretations of the grades obtained and the CGPA.

7.1 Maximum Time Limit: A student enrolled in the MBA program shall have to pass in all the subjects within a maximum period of 4 years from the date of entry into the program.

8.0 Time Table of Instructions.

Each constituent/affiliated college has to prepare Time table for the subjects (Theory and Practical) being offered in a trimester at least 15 calendar days before the course wise registration of students to that trimester. The time table must also mention the teacher who is handling a subject. If the subject is handled in more than one section, the names of the teachers handling all the sections should be given. Each constituent/affiliated college shall have to submit Time Table at least 10 calendar days before registration.

9.0 Registration of Teachers.

a) Each regular faculty engaged in teaching of a theory paper, supervision of Practical and Project work shall be registered teacher of the University.

b) A teacher of a constituent /affiliated college of the University has to get himself/herself registered in the University before he / she handles the formal instructions. The college shall forward the registration form in prescribed format with necessary fees to the University.

(c) Only a registered teacher of the University shall be permitted to get involved in teaching, invigilation, examination and evaluation processes.

(d) The University reserves the rights to cancel the registration of a teacher, if the performance of a teacher is found to be unsatisfactory and his/her conduct is unbecoming of a teacher with out assigning any reason for the action.

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