MBA
About NMIMS School of Business Management
The School of Business Management (SBM) is the torchbearer of NMIMS, Mumbai.
SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) has, ever since its inception in 1981, been a
leader in management education in the country. It offers more than 50 programs across various disciplines, such as
Management, Technology, Science, Pharmacy, Architecture and Commerce.
The NMIMS Deemed-to-be University has over 12000 students and more than 350 faculty members who represent
an eclectic mix of rich industry and academic experience.
Global Reach
NMIMS has well-developed international linkages with reputed universities, leading to international assignments
for teaching, research & consultancy and faculty and students' exchange programs with:
! ESSCA (Ecole Superieure des Sciences Commerciales d'Angers), Budapest campus, Hungary / Angers campus,
France
! Euromed Marseille, Ecole de Management, Marseille, France
! ESC ROUEN France
! Athens University, Greece
! Grenoble Ecole de Management
! Royal Melbourne Institute
! HHL- Leipzig Graduate School of Management (Handelshochschule Leipzig, Germany)
! The IAE AIX Graduate School of Management, Paul Cezanne University, France
! Macquarie University, Australia
! Prudential Foundation Global Citizens Program - Advanced Leadership Program- the Washington Centre
! Hogesschool Utrecht University Of Applied Sciences
! IESEG School of Management- Lille- Paris
! University of Chester, UK
! CETYS University, Mexico
Honours - School of Business Management
NMIMS has successfully carved a niche for itself among the country's premier educational institutions, a fact borne
out by the many prestigious awards and honours to its credit:
! NBA Accreditation to Full Time & Part Time MBA programs of School of Business Management.
! NMIMS is ranked among India's Top “Ivy League” Schools: on the basis of recruiter perception conducted by the
Economic Times and IMRB, NMIMS - Ranked 6th Best Business School in the country (2011)
! NMIMS Full-Time MBA Program (Mumbai Campus) earned a CRISIL A*** Rating (Highest Ranking) both at national
and state levels (2011).
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! MBA Programme has obtained highest ranking both at State level and National level ICRA (Eb1 In )
! In 2012, NMIMS has been ranked 3rd overall best B-School by Competition Success Review, 7th overall best B-
School by Business Today and 5th Best Private B-School by Outlook Magazine.
! NMIMS is the only institute to be recognized in the McKinsey & Company Report for taking initiatives to help
grow the Entrepreneurs and Family Business (2011).
! NMIMS' School of Business Management has been inducted into the prestigious Graduate Management
Admission Council (GMAC) as a member, and is currently listed in the Global list of Business Schools.
! Consistent winner of Bombay Management Association's “Outstanding Management Institute Award”.
! Consistent winner of “Best Management Teacher Award” & “Best Management Student Award” of the Bombay
Management Association.
! Recipient of 'Golden Peacock National Training Award 2004/2010' in the category of Large Training Provided by
the Institute of Directors (IOD).
! Re-accredited with highest grade by NAAC.
Program Introduction
The MBA Program is the most recognized program offered by the NMIMS University. The MBA Program holds a
legacy of more than 29 years, with all of its alumni holding credible positions in various organisations. The MBA
Program is a two - year full time programme, spread over six trimesters. The most notable features of the
programme are its flexibility and objectives to provide a student with an all round broad perspective in all streams
of management education. The programme strives to train students into becoming decision makers along with
exercising social sensitivity, keep a broad strategic vision, and become responsible to assume higher corporate
responsibility. All this being enhanced through a superior degree of skill in interpersonal relationships. A great
deal of emphasis is also placed on experiential learning. Students are required to work on a number of corporate
and academic research projects during their two years on campus.
Program Objectives
The program seeks to train students to
become decision makers with social
sensitivity, broad strategic vision, and
capability of assuming higher corporate
responsibility and marked degree of
flexibility in interpersonal relationships.
The MBA program has been designed with
these objectives in mind:
Ÿ Critical Analytical Thinking - the ability to
construct and recognize solid logical
arguments, their underlying assumptions
and their limitations.
Ÿ Personal Leadership - a deep self-
awareness of their own strengths,
weaknesses, and even identity, coupled
with an understanding of myriad
influence styles and how best to use
them.
Ÿ Community - People work and learn most
effectively through teamwork and within
a supportive community.
Pedagogy
The MBA program integrates conceptual knowledge, contemporary inputs, technology, information and skill
development. It is also based on a judicious mixture of classroom teaching, exercises, and project assignments.
The teaching-learning cycle involves a wide range of pedagogical approaches:
! Interactive lectures
! Intensive self-study sessions
! Group exercises
! Case studies
! Accessing libraries and electronic databases
! Computer-based simulations
! Outbound training
! Workshops and seminars
Curriculum
The objective of the MBA curriculum is to build a management perspective.
Management Perspective:
Ÿ Introduces basic concepts, tools, and problem-framing methodologies that will
be drawn on broadly
throughout the curriculum.
Ÿ Develops techniques for interpersonal effectiveness in critical work relationships and teams.
Ÿ Begins the process of focusing career aspirations.
FIRST YEAR
Trimester- I
Financial Accounting and Analysis (3); Customer Acquisition and Retention (3);
Microeconomics: Firms, Markets and Behavior (3); Individual Dynamics and
Leadership (3); Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions (3); Corporate
Social Responsibility (3); Personal Communication (3).
Sessions : 140
Courses: 7
No. of credits: 21
Trimester- II
Marketing Planning (3); Decision Analysis and Modeling (3);
Macroeconomic Analysis and Policies (3); Group and
Organization Dynamics (3); Management Accounting and
Control (3); Written Business Communication (1.5);
Information Systems for Management (1.5); Ethics (1.5);
Environment Management (1.5).
Sessions : 140
Courses: 9
No. of credits: 21
Trimester- III
Corporate Finance (3); Managing Business Operations (3); Strategy Formulation (3); Globalization and Indian
Economy (1.5), Enterprise Systems (3); Human Resource Management (3); Written Analysis and Communication
(1.5); Legal Environment of Business (3).
Sessions: 140
Courses: 8
No. of credits: 21
Total No. of credits (Trim I-III): 63
Compulsory Work shops: Business Etiquettes; Business Research Methods.
Interest based workshops (All students have to take at least two): Management learning through Films and
Literature; Management learning through Arts and History; Change Management & IT; Creative Thinking; Family
Businesses in India; Creative Problem Solving; Career Planning; History of management thought; Consulting Skills;
An Introduction to SAS; Marketing Analytics; Advanced SPSS; Leadership Labs; Business History; Finance
Workshop; Indian Philosophy; Any other value added workshop; New models in business; Foreign language (30
hours); Workshop on Budget.
SECOND YEAR
Trimester-IV
Compulsory Courses: Summer Internship **; Strategy Implementation (3).
Business Environment and Strategy: Management consulting - cognizant module (3); Emergency preparedness
and Disaster Management (3); Strategic Alliance (3); Strategic Advantage with Technology (3).
Communication: Negotiation Skills (3).
Economics: Emerging Market Economies (3).
Finance Area: International Finance (3); Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3); Quantitative
Techniques in Finance (3); Strategic Cost Management (3); Advance Financial Statement Analysis (1.5); Commercial
Bank Management (3); Corporate Tax Planning (1.5).
Human Resource and Behavioral Sciences: Behavioral Dynamics in Organization (3); Employee Relations & Labor
Laws (3); HR Planning, Selection & Recruitment (3); Performance Management (3).
Information System: Business Analysis (3); E Business(3); Designing and Managing Information Security(3).
Marketing Area: Consumer Behavior (3); Pricing Strategy (1.5); Marketing Research (3); Sales Management (3);
Integrated Marketing Communication (3); Service Marketing (3); Brand Management (3); Distribution (3); Social
marketing (1.5); Retail marketing (3).
Operations and Decision Sciences: Advanced Data Analysis (3); Service Operation Management (3); Logistics
Management (3); Production, Planning & Control (3); Supply Chain Management (3).
Liberal Arts: Anthropology (1.5)
No. of Credits to be chosen: 15
Total No. of Credits: 18
Trimester- V
Business Environment and Strategy: Risk and advisory consulting - KPMG module (3); Sustainable competitive
advantage (3); Business Strategy Simulation (3); Innovation Management (3); Managing turnaround strategies (3).
Economics: Economics of Industrial Organization (1.5).
Finance Area: Management of Financial Institution (1.5); Strategic Financial Management (3); *Risk Management
and Derivatives (3); Project Appraisal and Financing (3); Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Restructuring and
Valuation (3); International Finance (3); Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3).
* Prerequisite is Quantitative Techniques in Finance.
Human Resource and Behavioral Sciences: Learning and Development (3); Compensation & Benefits (3); Change
Management and Organization Development (3); Organization Theory Structure & Design (3).
Information System: Business intelligence (3); Business Process Management (3); Generating Business Value
Through IT (3); ERP Systems: Technology, Planning and Implementation (3).
Marketing Area: International Marketing (3); Marketing of Financial Services (3); B2B Marketing (3); Service
Marketing (3); Marketing Strategy (1.5); Media Planning (1.5); Brand Management (3); Distribution (3); Digital
Marketing (3).
Operations and Decision Sciences: Supply Chain Management (3); Modeling for Decision Making (3); Total Quality
Management (3); Project Management (3); Bench marking in Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) (3).
Liberal Arts: Indian Philosophy (1.5)
No. of Credits to be chosen: 15
Total No. of Credits: 15
Trimester- VI
Business Environment and Strategy: Public policy (3); Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Management (3);
Intellectual Property Rights (3).
Economics: Game theory and its application (1.5); Econometrics (3); Economics of Infrastructure Development and
Management (3); Behavioral Economics (1.5).
Finance Area: Forensic Accounting (1.5); Commodity Markets (3); Behavioral Finance (3), Private Equity and
Venture Finance (3); Insurance Management (3); Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Restructuring and Valuation
(3); Fixed Income Securities (3); Management Planning & Control
Human Resource and Behavioral Sciences: Strategic HRM (3); Talent Management (3); Human Resource
Information System (3); Emotional Intelligence-Developing Abilities for Superior Performance (3).
Information System: IT Service Management: Current Trends (3); Business Dynamics of the IT Industry (3);
Technology Ventures (3).
Marketing Area: Marketing Engineering (1.5); Rural Marketing (3); Innovations in Marketing (3); Customer
Relationship Management (3); Sales Promotion (3); Marketing for Entrepreneurs (3); Direct and database marketing
(3).
Operations and Decision Sciences: Manufacturing Strategy (3); World
Class Manufacturing (3); Managing Technology(3); Advance Supply
Chain management (3).
Liberal Arts: Innovation & Design Thinking ( 1.5)
Value added workshops: Business Environment & Strategy: Global
Strategy - International Business; General Workshops: Personal
Financial Planning.
No. of Credits to be chosen: 15
Total No. of Credits: 15
Total No. of credits (Trim IV-VI ): 48
** Summer Internship: Non-credit compulsory course.
However the candidate needs to satisfactorily complete the project as an essential partial fulfillment of the
requirements for award of MBA degree Figures in bracket represent number of credits. Each full credit will be of 20
sessions. Each session of (1) hr & 30 min. Areas may have essential workshop which will be compulsory for students
concentrating in those areas.
Admission Process
All eligible candidates aspiring for admission to the MBA program are required to appear for the online test NMAT
conducted at multiple centers across the country, followed by Case Discussion and Personal Interview.
NMAT is conducted in a time frame two and half months, allowing applicants a choice of two retakes. In cases of
retakes, the best score is considered.
Placements
NMIMS has a full-fledged placement office that provides placement assistance to MBA full time students. The
Placement office along with elected student representatives coordinates placements for summer and executive
placements.
This year companies including Cummins, Asian Paints, Cognizant Technologies, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Crisil,
ICRA, WIPRO, KPMG, HCL, GE, ICICI, have participated in the campus placement and made offers to MBA students.
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