MBA
Salient Features of
New Syllabus wef 2013-14
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Core
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Compulsorily to be studied by each and every MBA student irrespective of specialization
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Mandatory and Fundamental
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Cannot be substituted by any other
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Also known as Hard Core Courses ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Core
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Choice/ Option to chose from broad category (grouping) of subjects ( specializations / electives)
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Also known as Soft Core
Subjects ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Elective
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Elective
(Semester I & II)
(Semester III & IV) ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Elective
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offered
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Marketing
(MKT)
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Financial
(FIN)
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Information
Technology
(IT)
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Operations
(OPE)
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Human
Resources (HR)
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International
Business (IB)
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Supply Chain (SCM)
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Rural and
Agribusiness (RABM)
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Family Business
(FBM)
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Technology
(TM) ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Student shall study 2 Full Credit and
4 Half Credit Courses in
Semester III and IV
each for each specialization
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Generic Core Courses in Semester I provide Foundations of Management
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Generic Core Courses in Semester II focus on Functional Areas
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Generic Core Courses in Semester III and IV are integrative in nature along with the subject core subjects ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Generic Elective Courses in
Semester I and II facilitate self development & skill building
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Subject Elective Courses in
Semester III and IV are focused on specialization ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Open Electives
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Subject Elective Course selected chosen from an unrelated discipline / subject with an intention to have a cross-functional exposure is and open elective
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Out of 8 half credit subject elective courses
(to be taken collectively in Semester III and
IV, student may chose 2 half credit courses from another elective ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Success of CBCS
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Requires commitment fro both… students and teachers
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Student should
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Be regular in attending classes
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Be studious in carrying out assignments
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Be consistent to maintain tempo of learning
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Make maximum use of library, internet and other facilities ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Success of CBCS
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Teachers are expected to
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Be alert
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Be punctual and
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Strictly adhere to schedule of tests, seminars, evaluation and notification of results
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Do unbiased and objective evaluation and marking of concurrent evaluation
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Transparency , Objectivity and
Quality are key factors of CBCS
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Emphasis should be on going beyond the syllabus ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Credit
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Definition of credit can be based on various parameters
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learning hours put in, learning outcomes and contact hours, quantum of content and syllabus prescribed for the course
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Student progresses in academic programs
NOT in terms of time (year/ semester) BUT in terms of courses
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Each course is assigned certain credit . When student passes the course, he/ she earns the credits associated with that course ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Credit
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Each Credit is visualized as a combination of
3 components viz. Lecture (L) + Tutorials (T) +
Practice (Practical/ Project Work) (P) i.e. LTP
Pattern
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Effort of Learner for each credit point has two parts
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Hours actually spent in class room/ practical/ field work
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Notional hours spent in self study, library, peer interaction, case study, writing of assignments and journals, projects etc ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Teaching-Learning & Evaluation
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Teaching-Learning: Classroom
Session, Group Exercises, Seminars,
Presentations, Small Group Projects,
Group Discussions, Self study etc
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Evaluation: Tutorials, Class tests,
Presentations, Field Work,
Assignments, Research Papers, Term
Papers etc ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Credits
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Full Credit Courses: A Course with weightage of
3 Credits is considered as Full Credit Course
(Except Summer Internship Project-SIP which is a full credit course with 6 credits)
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Half Credit Courses: A Course with weightage of
2 Credits is considered as Half Credit Course
MBA Program is a combination of
Full Credit Courses (100 marks Each): 3 Credits Each
Half Credit Courses (50 marks Each): 2 Credits Each ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Subjects for Semester I Generic
4 Elective to be selected
Generic
Core
- Compulsory
101. Accounting for Business
102. Economic Analysis for
Business Decisions
103. Legal Aspects of
Business
104. Business Research
Methods
105.
Behaviour
Organizational
106. Basics of Marketing
107. Management Fundamentals
108. Business Communication Lab
109. MS Excel and Advance Excel
Lab
110. Selling and Negotiations Skills
Lab
111. Business, Government and
Society
112. Leadership Lab
113. Personality Development Lab
114. Foreign Language
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I Lab
115. Enterprise Analysis
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Desk
Research ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Registration
of Courses
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Each student shall REGISTER the
CHOICE of COURSES with the Institute at the start of the Semester
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Each student is expected to register as below:
– Semester I : 26 Credits
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Semester II : 26 Credits
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Semester III : 29 Credits
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Semester IV : 19 Credits ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Semester I : 26 Credits
Full Credit Courses
Generic Core : 6
Credits : 6 x 3 = 18
Half Credit Courses
Generic Elective : 4
Credits : 4 x 2 = 8
Total Credits : 18 + 8 = 26 ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Course Credit Registration
• Fresh students shall register their Credits for
Semester I immediately with effect from INDUCTION
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They shall register their Credits for Semester II at the end of Semester I and likewise for subsequent semesters
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The Institute may NOT offer a Course if minimum 20% of students are not registered for that Course ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Examination
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Evaluation Scheme Comprises of
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University Evaluation
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Concurrent Evaluation
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For Full Credit Course
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University Evaluation : 70 marks
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Concurrent Evaluation : 30 marks
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For Half Credit Course
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Evaluation by Institute: 50 marks
(There shall NOT be any University Evaluation for Half Credit Subject) ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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University Evaluation out of
70
Comprises of TWO parts :
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Online Examination : 20 marks
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Written Examination
(subjective
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concept + case study/ application oriented type) for 50 marks
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(Question Paper shall be on Full
Syllabus) ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Online Examination
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Online
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Objective type
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20 marks
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At the Institute
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Separate Head for Passing for Full
Credit Course
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Passing shall be for 40% i.e Grade E
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No facility for Grade Improvement except Grade
F
(failed course) ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Online Examination
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Examination conducted by the
University of Pune
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At the Institute
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Online Examination Window shall remain open for 3 days ONLY for each semester
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NO RETEST for ABSENT students ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Schedule for Online Examination
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8 th or 9 th week after commencement of
Semester I (25 th July 2013)
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So tentatively Last week of September or 1 st week of October
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May be postponed to 10 th week in THIS semester
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For Semester II, III, IV: 7 th / 8 th week after commencement of respective semester ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Syllabus for Online Examination
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First TWO Units of each Full Credit Course (2 out of total 5 units i.e. 40%)
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Duration of Online Examination shall be 25 minutes
(Timings shall be announced by the UoP)
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20 objective questions (all compulsory)
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1 mark for each correct response
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0.25 negative marks for incorrect response
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In case all incorrect answers , final score shall be 0
(zero) and not minus 5
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The score of the test shall be known
IMMEDIATELY AFTER the test ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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University Examination : 50 Marks
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5 questions of 10 marks each
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Q1(A) OR Q1(B) based on Unit 1
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Q2(A) OR Q2(B) based on Unit 2
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Q3(A) OR Q3(B) based on Unit 3
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Q4(A) OR Q4(B) based on Unit 4
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Q5(A) OR Q5(B) based on Unit 5 ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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University Examination : 50 Marks
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Duration of Written
Examination shall be 2 hours
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Only ONE answer sheet of
16 pages shall be provided
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Additional supplements
NOT be provided
shall ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Learner shall be evaluated on a continuous basis by the
Institute
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For assessment of stude ts capabilities across Knowledge,
Skills and Attitude (KSA) ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Components of
Concurrent Evaluation
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Case Study/ Caselet/
Situation Analysis
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Class Test
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Open Book Test
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Field Visit/ Study Tour
& Report of the same
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Small Group Project/
Internal Viva Voce
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Role Play/ Story Telling
Individual Term Paper/
Thematic Presentation
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Written Home
Assignment
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Industry Analysis
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Literature Review/
Book Review
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Learning Diary
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Scrap Book
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Group Discussion
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Model Development/
Simulation Exercises ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
Management Studies, Pune
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In-Depth Viva
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Quiz

Components of
Concurrent Evaluation
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Minimum 3 concurrent evaluation components for Full Credit Course
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Minimum 5 concurrent evaluation components for Half Credit Course
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Each component shall ordinarily be of 10 marks each but it can vary
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Final outcome shall be scaled down to
30/50 for Full and Half Credit Courses respectively ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Summer Internship Project (SIP)
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8 weeks
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At the end of second semester
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Mandatory for each student to seek advance written approval in writing from Faculty
Guide and the Director about topic and organization before commencing SIP
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Functional focus/ Ideally Cross Functional
Orientation
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Report based on work done: 2 hard copies and 1 soft copy CD to be submitted before
30 th September of Semester III ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
Management Studies, Pune
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Summer Internship Project (SIP)
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In the interest of Environmental consideration, report can be printed on
BOTH FACES of the paper
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SIP weightage 6 Credits
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Internal Viva for 50 marks
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External Viva for 100 marks: By One member nominated by UoP and One Internal Faculty
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External Viva voce for minimum of minutes for each student
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Dissertation
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In Semester IV
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Under supervision of faculty and
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Submit structured report in 2 hard copies and 1 soft copy (CD)
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Dissertation weightage 2 Credits
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Marks 50
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Evaluation: Internal Viva ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Getting an
MBA Degree
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Completion of all Core
Courses and Elective Courses
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Completion of 100 earned
Credits
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Final Grade Point of minimum of 0.5 ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Grading system ensures natural classification in qualitative terms as it expresses range of scores to which learner belongs such as O,A,
B, C D, E, F
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It is proposed to use Indirect and Absolute Grading
System by the University for MBA Program i.e.
Assessment shall be on the basis of marks .
However the marks shall be converted into grades by defined mechanism.
The overall evaluation shall be designated in terms of GRADE ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Conversion of Marks to Grade Points and Grades
Sr No Marks Grade Grade
Point
1 100-75 O
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Outstanding 06
2 74-65 A
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Very Good 05
3 64-55 B
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Good
4 54-50 C
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Average
04
03
5 49-45 D
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Satisfactory 02
6 44-40 E
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Pass 01
7 39-00 F
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Fail 00 ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Scaling Down of Concurrent Evaluation Scores
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Marks obtained in Concurrent Evaluation by the
Institute (i.e out of 30) for the Full Credit Course shall be scaled down if the marks obtained in
University Examination (i.e. out of 50) exceed 25%
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For e.g. If marks obtained are 24/30 (80%)
And if student scores 25/50 (50%) then
Marks 24/30 shall be scaled down to 23/30
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Online Examination is not the part of Scaling Down
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Marks obtained in Half Credit Course are not subject to scale down ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Performance shall be evaluated in terms of 2 indices
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Semester Grade Point Average
(SGPA): Grade Point Average for a
Semester
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Cumulative Grade Point Average
(CGPA): Grade Point Average for all the complete semesters at any point of time ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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SGPA and CGPA
Σ
{ C * GPI }
SGPA = for a semester
Σ
C
Σ
{ C * GPI }
CGPA = for all semesters
Σ
C
Where GPI is the Grade and C is the Credit ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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75% Attendance per Semester per Course for Grant of Term
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Student can be withheld from appearing for exam if attendance criterion not fulfilled
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No Preparatory Leave before the
University Examination ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Student has to earn credits in
Maximum FOUR ATTEMPTS
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Maximum duration for completion of MBA Program in 4 Years or he/ she has to seek fresh admission
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Grade Card shall be awarded at the end of each semester and on completion of all semesters ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Final Grade Points
Sr No Grade Points
1 05.00 to 06.00
2 04.50 to 04.99
3
4
03.50 to 04.49
02.50 to 03.49
5
6
7
01.50 to 02.49
00.50 to 01.49
00.00 to 00.49
Grade
O
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Outstanding
A
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Very Good
B
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Good
C
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Average
D
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Satisfactory
E
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Pass
F
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Fail ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Spread of Half and Full Credit Courses
Semester
I
II
III
III
IV
IV
Total
Full Credit
Courses (100
Marks)
Half Credit
Courses (50
Marks)
6
6
5
1 (SIP for 6 Credits)
3
-
21
4
4
4
-
4
1
(Dissertation for 2 Credits)
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Total Credits : 100 / Marks 3000 / Courses : 38
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20 Full Credit Courses * 3 Credits per
Course = 60 Credits (2000 marks)
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1 Full Credit SIP = 6 Credits (150 marks)
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16 Half Credit Courses * 2 Credits per
Course = 32 Credits (800 marks)
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1 Dissertation (Half Credit) = 2
Credits (50 marks) ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
Management Studies, Pune
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Grade Improvement
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For student who has passed MBA
Examination (secured grade other than F) can opt for Grade Improvement
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Within 5 years from passing out the
Examination
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Can avail not more than 3 attempts
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Appear for 1/3rd Generic/ Subject Core
Courses (except SIP)
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Half Credit Courses cannot be selected for
Improvement ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Additional Specialization
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For student who has passed MBA
Examination in one specialization
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Exemption for all courses in Semester I and II and Generic Courses in Semester
III and IV
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2 Full Credit and 4 half Credit Courses in each Semester III and IV
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In total 4 Full Credit and 8 half Credit
Courses ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Highlights of New Curriculum
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CBCS: C hoice B ased C redit S ystem and Grading System as per
International Standards
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Enhancing Brand Value of UoP MBA
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Flexibility to Individual Institutes to carve a niche
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Concurrent Evaluation (Continuous Evaluation) throughout the program
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Empowering Institutes through Cafeteria Approach through Generic Core, Subject Core, Generic Elective, Subject
Elective and Open Elective
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Evaluating half credit courses completely on concurrent evaluation
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Emphasizing courses
Experiential Learning through half credit ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Highlights of New Curriculum
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Supplementing traditional teaching with focus on Group Activities, Field Work,
Experiential Learning, Self Study, Projects etc
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Incorporating new specializations : SCM,
RABM, FBM, TM
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Revamp of Systems and Operations specialization to attract BCA, BCS and BE students
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Emphasizing on Research, interpersonal, analytical, cross cultural and global aspects of managerial career ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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Download Full Syllabus from
University of Pune Website
• http://www.unipune.ac.in/
• http://www.unipune.ac.in/university_files/ syllabi.htm
• http://www.unipune.ac.in/university_files/ Syllabi_revised201
3.htm
• http://www.unipune.ac.in/Syllabi_PDF/re vised_2013/ mang/MBA_Syllabus_2013_
CBCGS_Pattern_Final.pdf
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Or Download pdf of Salient Features of
Syllabus from www.novel.org.in ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of
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MBA I Induction - 2 nd and 3 rd August 2013 ppt © Dr Ashutosh Misal, Novel Institute of Management Studies, Pune
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