Admission notification for Ravenshaw University MBA for the year 2009 is out. You can access it
here.
Ravenshaw University has entered into a Memorandum of Collaboration with the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) to offer a full-time two-year residential programme leading to MBA degree in its campus in the Ravenshaw University. A magnificent building with 100 rooms (for the purpose of classrooms, offices, library, computer centre, students’ residences) has been earmarked specifically for the MBA programme. In accordance with the collaboration conditions the XIMB has developed the curriculum and the academic programme. The teaching and other academic activities will be conducted by the faculty from XIMB, visiting faculty and the university’s own faculty. The university has at present about fifty three faculty members in many of the related disciplines, such as, Economics, Commerce, IT, Mathematics, Statistics, English, Philosophy and Psychology who will be invited to teach in the MBA programme. The XIMB will train the faculty members in the latest teaching technology, content and pace, provide access to its library and data bases and help in developing proper academic and placement systems for the students. While the programme will be based on the standard model of management education as practised by top ranking institutions, this programme will be distinguished by its rigour and discipline. The first batch of students have been admitted in July 2008.
Objectives: The two-year programme has been designed to prepare competent men and women for careers in management in the corporate sector as well as in the public sector organisations.
The courses will provide a generalist perspective which will enable students to view the organisation in a holistic manner and place it in the context of the larger environment. The students will be trained in technical and functional business skills in respect to the areas of specialization (namely Finance, Marketing, Systems, Operations, Human Resource Management etc.). They will be encouraged to develop their analytical and integrative skills so that they can define problems with clarity and formulate alternative solutions for implementation.
Besides professional expertise, the programme will also put emphasis on training students in collaboration and teamwork through the development of human relations skills and attitudes. Development of commitment to excellence along with awareness of social and ethical responsibility among the student so that they become a powerful force for socio-economic change and progress, is expected in course of the programme.
Admission Procedure
Eligibility: A candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree of minimum three years’ duration (or equivalent) in any discipline from a recognized university. Candidates who expect to complete the final part of their degree examinations by June 15, 2009 may also apply. Offers of admission to such candidates, if made, will be provisional and will be automatically cancelled in the event of their failing to complete all the requirements before June 15, 2009 for obtaining the degree. A student after joining a programme in the university will not be permitted to sit for any examination of any other institution or agency.
Admission Test: The university has made an arrangement with the XLRI, Jamshedpur regarding using XAT scores for admission. The students are required to appear for XAT 2009 and see the details of procedure for applying for XAT from the website, www.xlri.edu
Application: In addition, applicants have to apply online in the prescribed format for admission to the MBA programme by logging on to http://www.ravenshawuniversity.com. They should provide their XAT roll number so that their score in XAT can be obtained from XLRI. Upon successfully filling the online application form the Admit Card and the Payment Advice Form with ID number will be generated. The candidate should take the printouts. The admit card should be produced during the GD and interview with photographs. The Payment Advice Form should be duly filled in and sent along with the account payee bank draft of Rs.500/- payable at Cuttack favouring “Ravenshaw University” so as to reach on or before 28 February 2009.
Selection Process: The university will decide the section wise as well as total cut-off marks which will be used for short-listing candidates to be called for Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). GD & PI will be held at Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai from March 16 to 21, 2009. Centres may be added or cancelled depending on the number of candidates. Candidates will have to meet their own travel expenses for appearing in the GD & PI. The final selection will be based on the candidate's academic performance, written test score, experience, Group Discussion and Personal Interview. The selected candidates will be informed by e-mail by 31st March 2009. The list of selected candidates will also be put on the website.
Admission: Candidates who are selected for admission to the MBA programme must indicate their acceptance of the admission offer and all related conditions, by paying the first instalment of fees as detailed in the letter of admission before the date stipulated therein. All admission will be provisional and admission will be treated as automatically cancelled if a candidate fails to successfully complete his or her degree examination and submit the certificate by 31st December 2009.
The programme will begin on 29 June, 2009 for the first year students. At this time the students will be given a Manual of Policies and Regulations, which will be binding on them.
ACADEMIC SYSTEM
Programme Design: The Programme consists of 40 courses divided into 26 core (compulsory) and 14 elective courses of 3 credits (30 contact hours) each, totalling to 120 credits offered in six terms spread over two years.
In the first year students are exposed to 24 core courses. These are certain basic and functional area courses. The objective is to expose the students to the social and economic environment within which businesses operate in India.
During the summer vacation (at the end of the first year), students are required to spend a minimum of eight weeks in an organisation doing a project on some significant aspect or management problem. The objective of the summer project is to provide students with an opportunity to observe an organisation in operation and to relate what they have learnt to actual practice. The student is required to submit the project report to the guide in the organisation and also to the faculty guide at the institute for evaluation.
In the second year, besides completing the remaining two core courses relating to Business Ethics and Business Policy, the students will pursue elective courses in the areas of their interest to equip them for a career in certain specific areas of management.
Electives: Every year the list of electives to be offered will be updated. In an effort to continually update the syllabus, keeping with the faculty interests, elective courses can be added or deleted from the list.
Academic Calendar: The academic year consists of three terms each of approximately three months’ duration. The first term extends from June to September, the second from September to December and the third from December to March. The full-time residential programme involves an average of 14 class sessions a week, each of 90 minutes’ duration. The students’ workload, including class sessions, required readings, term papers, project work and field visits, is expected to require about 70 hours per week.
Practical Exposure: Project assignments, seminars by eminent scholars and executives, and summer training in industry at the end of the first year will help the students acquire practical knowledge about technical and human problems in organisations. Students will thereby be enabled to observe prevailing methods and practices in organisations, and relate them to the knowledge gained in the classroom and through readings. Seminars will aim at generating and evaluating alternative solutions to management issues. The students are thus prepared to face with confidence the problems they may encounter in their professional career.
The Degree: The university will award the degree of Master in Business Administration ( MBA) to students who will successfully complete course work equivalent to 120 credits, fulfill the prescribed academic standards, and would have done the summer project as per the prescribed requirements. The degree is awarded at the Annual Convocation.
Placement: The university’s Management Centre has a Placement Cell, created with the assistance from the Xavier Institute of Management. The cell will make all efforts to find summer and final placement for all the students.
LIST OF COURSES
CORE COURSES
Accounting and Finance
Financial Accounting
Cost & Management Accounting
Financial Management
Financial Institutions & Markets
Economics
Economic Analysis-I
Economic Analysis-II
Economic Environment of Business
Information Systems
Managerial Computing
Management Information Systems
General Management
Communication
Social Research Methods
Business Ethics
Business Law
Business Policy
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources Mgmt.
Human Resource Management
Employment Relations
Human Resource Development
Individual in Organisation
Groups in Organisation
Organisation Structure & Design
Marketing
Marketing-I
Marketing-II
Operations Management
and Decision Sciences
Quantitative Methods-I
Quantitative Methods-II
Production & Operations Management-I
Production & Operations Management-II
ELECTIVE COURSES*
Accounting and Finance
Commercial Banking
Corporate Financial Strategy
Corporate Tax Planning
Financial Engineering
Financial Mathematics
Financial Reporting – International Standards
Fixed Income Securities Management
Insurance & Risk Management
International Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Options, Futures & Swaps
Practices of Finance
Project Appraisal
Security Analysis & Portfolio Mgmt.
Strategic Management Accounting
Valuation
Working Capital Management
Economics
Application of Econometric Methods in Business Forecasting
Global Trading System
General Management
Basic Japanese Language
Corporate Planning
Interactive Presentation & Corporate Etiquette
International Business
International Business Ethics
Management Control & Reporting Systems
Negotiations & Competitive Decision Making
New Enterprise Management
Training in Interactive Presentations Skills
Information Systems
Artificial Neural Networks
Business Simulation Using System Dynamics
Data Warehousing & Data Mining
Decision Support Systems
Emerging Paradigms in IT
Enterprise Computing Technology
Enterprise Resource Planning
Network Mgmt. & Internet Technology
Object Oriented Programming
Object Oriented Software Development
Operating Systems & Unix
Planning IT Enabled Organisations
Programming Languages & Paradigms
Software Engineering
Software Project Management
Structured & Object Oriented Computing
Structured Computing
Structured Programming & Algorithms
Technology for E-Business
Organisational Behaviour/
Human Resources Mgmt.
Compensation & Reward Mgmt.
Emerging Trends in HR
Firms, Markets & Global Dynamics
Grievance & Discipline Management
Human Resource Information Systems
Human Resource Planning
Industrial Disputes & Grievance Mgmt.
International HRM
Labour Legislation
Leadership & Team Building
Organisational & Managerial Creativity
Organisational Change & Development
Overview of Labour Legislation
Performance Management
Social Network Management
Strategic Human Resource Mgmt.
Strategic HRM & Employee Compensation
Training & Development
* There may be changes in these courses or some of these courses may be dropped depending on registration and emerging developments in the area.
Marketing
Advertising Management
Business to Business Marketing
Brand Management
Consumer Behaviour
e-Marketing
Innovation & New Product Introduction Mgmt
International Marketing
Management of New Products
Managing Retailing
Marketing Laws
Marketing in Practice
Media Planning
Neuro Marketing
Product Management
Qualitative Research
Rural Marketing
Sales & Distribution Management
Service Marketing
Operations Management
and Decision Sciences
Advanced Methods of Data Analysis
Business Logistics Management
Business Process Reengineering
Managing Service Operations
Managing & Analysis of Operations Systems and Process
Operations Research
Operations Strategy
Project Management
Supply Chain Management
Technology Management
Total Quality Management
INSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY AND ACADEMIC EVALUATION
The faculty’s main objective is to assist the student to develop qualities and internalise values, which are required for effective leadership of organisations. As this involves more than a mere learning of specific theories and tools, different teaching methods (appropriate to the skills to be developed), such as case studies, simulated games, group discussions, small group seminars, and “laboratory” exercises will be used. The student’s attendance and participation in class are essential.
While classroom interaction will aim at developing a wide knowledge base, the student will be encouraged to analyse, anticipate, innovate and otherwise prepare himself or herself for a challenging professional career.
The major objective of the evaluation system will be to motivate all students towards excellence. The system will seek this objective primarily by keeping students continually informed of their performance in relation to the required standards of academic achievement. The responsibility of performance however is entirely of the student.
Apart from the end term examination, a student’s performance will be continually assessed on the basis of class participation, presentation, projects, mid-term tests and quizzes. The evaluation system will attempt to synthesize a continuous process of assessment. The university will use the following system for indicating the levels of achievement:
Grade A+ A B+ B C+ C D+ D F
Quality Points 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Other evaluation symbols used at the university are: I=Incomplete course work; and P = Pass for a non-credit course. Minimum Performance standards are specified in the Manual of Policies to qualify a student for promotion to next year and award of the degree.
MBA FEE STRUCTURE
INSTALMENT
Details I II III IV V VI Total
Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs.
Tuition Fee 35000 35000 35000 35000 35000 35000 210000
Library 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 54000
I T Services 7000 7000 7000 7000 7000 7000 42000
Establishment 7000 7000 7000 7000 7000 7000 42000
Infrastructure 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 30000
Insurance 500 500
Placement 3000 3000 6000
Diploma & Convocation 2500 2500
Alumni Association 1500 1500
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Total 63500 66000 63000 66000 65500 64500 388500
The cost of individual Laptop computer, to be provided by the Institute, will have to be paid in addition along with first term fees.
RESIDENCE EXPENSES
1st year 2nd year
Single seated room per student (rent per term) 5000 5000
Double seated room per student (rent per term) 4500 4500
Board per month (approximately) 1800
Electric and water charges 1000 1000
These estimates do not include expenses on travel, clothing, laundry, and other personal items. The term wise room rent will have to be paid along with term fees.
REFUNDABLE DEPOSITS
Library Caution (All Programmes) 2000
Residence caution 3000
Mess deposit 3000
All refundable deposits will be paid along with the first term fees.
MODE OF PAYMENT
The first instalment of the fees is payable along with the acceptance of the offer of admission. After that, the fees are to be paid by the dates specified in the academic calendar. All fees are to be paid by Banker’s Cheque or Demand Draft made out in favour of Ravenshaw University, Cuttack and drawn on any of the nationalised banks in Cuttack.
Last Dates
Filing application for XAT : November 30, 2008
Filing of Draft or Bankers Cheque etc. : …..
Date for XAT examination : …..
Filing of application with Ravenshaw University : January 31, 2009
GD & Interviews : March 16 through 21, 2009
Acceptance of offer and deposit of first instalment : …..
Classes commence : June 29, 2009
