Introduction to MBA Curriculum
FISAT Business School
Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT) offers a Post Graduate Management Program with the option to specialize in any combination of two out of four functional areas of the Management discipline. The functional areas are Human Resources, Marketing, Finance, and Operations. It is a two-year program consisting of four semesters and includes a full-time company-based Summer Internship and a problem-centered Project as components.
1. Course Types
- PCC: Program Core Courses
- PEC: Program Elective courses
- MOC: MOOC Courses
- SEC: Skill Enhancement course
- NCC: Noncredit courses
- INT: Summer Internship
- PJT: Project
2. Self-Study (SS) Hours Calculation
SS = 1.5L + 0.5T + 0.5P + R
Self-Study (SS) hours represent the estimated time a student is expected to spend outside regular contact hours for effective learning, preparation, and reinforcement of course content. These hours are calculated based on the instructional components of the course to ensure adequate academic engagement and attainment of Course Outcomes.
3. Ten-day Orientation Program
The ten-day Orientation Program introduces students to academic expectations, ethics, and foundational skill-building.
L-T-P: Lecture-Tutorial-Practical | CIA: Continuous Internal Assessment | ESE: End Semester Examination
SEMESTER 1
| Sl. No |
Course Code |
Type |
Course Title |
L |
T |
P |
SS |
CIA |
ESE |
Credits |
Hrs/Wk |
| 1 |
26MBAPC101 |
PCC |
Introduction to Business & Management |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
40 |
60 |
3 |
3 |
| 2 |
26MBAPC102 |
PCC |
Business Statistics for Decision Making |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
40 |
60 |
4 |
4 |
| 3 |
26MBAPC103 |
PCC |
Organizational Behavior |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
40 |
60 |
3 |
3 |
| 4 |
26MBAPC104 |
PCC |
Managerial Economics |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
40 |
60 |
4 |
4 |
| 5 |
26MBAPC105 |
PCC |
Management of Information Technology |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
40 |
60 |
3 |
3 |
| 6 |
26MBAPC106 |
PCC |
Legal Environment of Business |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
40 |
60 |
3 |
3 |
| 7 |
26MBAPC107 |
PCC |
Financial and Management Accounting |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
40 |
60 |
4 |
4 |
| 8 |
26MBANC101 |
NCC |
Managerial Communications and Workplace competencies |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
20 |
– |
0 |
2 |
| 9 |
26MBASE101 |
SEC |
Skill Enhancement Course |
0 |
0 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
2 |
| TOTAL |
24 |
0 |
4 |
37 |
– |
– |
25 |
28 |
SEMESTER 2
| Sl. No |
Course Code |
Type |
Course Title |
L |
T |
P |
SS |
CIA |
ESE |
Credits |
Hrs/Wk |
| 1 |
26MBAPC201 |
PCC |
Marketing Management |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
40 |
60 |
4 |
4 |
| 2 |
26MBAPC202 |
PCC |
Financial Management |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
40 |
60 |
4 |
4 |
| 3 |
26MBAPC203 |
PCC |
Human Resources Management |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
40 |
60 |
3 |
3 |
| 4 |
26MBAPC204 |
PCC |
Operations Management |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
40 |
60 |
3 |
3 |
| 5 |
26MBAPC205 |
PCC |
Managerial Decision Analysis |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
40 |
60 |
4 |
4 |
| 6 |
26MBAPC206 |
PCC |
Research Methods for Managers |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
20 |
30 |
2 |
2 |
| 7 |
26MBAPC207 |
PCC |
Ethics, Sustainability & Governance |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
40 |
60 |
3 |
3 |
| 8 |
26MBASE201 |
SEC |
Skill Enhancement Course |
0 |
0 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
2 |
| TOTAL |
23 |
0 |
2 |
34.5 |
– |
– |
24 |
26 |
SUMMER INTERNSHIP: An organizational internship of 90 days is carried out within a structured organization with a clear management structure. The assessment rubrics and valuation are developed for the same. The conduct will be after the completion of the second semester MBA. The formal records of initiation and completion to be submitted together with a physical report.
INDUSTRIAL VISIT: An industrial visit (of at least one working day) with a formal letter of permission will be carried out to a suitable reputed organization with a structured report of individual student learnings in soft copy submitted by the student on completion.
SEMESTER 3
| Sl. No |
Course Code |
Type |
Course Title |
L |
T |
P |
SS |
CIA |
ESE |
Credits |
Hrs/Wk |
| 1 |
26MBAPC301 |
PCC |
International Business Perspectives |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
40 |
60 |
4 |
4 |
| 2 |
26MBAPC302 |
PCC |
Business Analytics |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
40 |
60 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
26MBAPE— |
PEC |
Program Elective 1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
40 |
60 |
3 |
3 |
| 4 |
26MBAPE— |
PEC |
Program Elective 2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
40 |
60 |
3 |
3 |
| 5 |
26MBAPE— |
PEC |
Program Elective 3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
40 |
60 |
3 |
3 |
| 6 |
26MBAPE— |
PEC |
Program Elective 4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
40 |
60 |
3 |
3 |
| 7 |
26MBAPE— |
PEC |
Program Elective 5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
40 |
60 |
3 |
3 |
| 8 |
26MBAIN301 |
INT |
Summer Internship (90 days duration) |
0 |
0 |
6 |
– |
50 |
100 |
3 |
6 |
| 9 |
26MBASE301 |
SEC |
Skill Enhancement Course |
0 |
0 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
2 |
| TOTAL |
22 |
0 |
8 |
33 |
– |
– |
26 |
30 |
EXPERIENTIAL INDUSTRY VISIT: An industrial visit (of at least 3 working days) with a formal letter of permission will be carried out to a suitable reputed organization with an international/national origin, with a structured report of individual student learnings in soft copy submitted by the student on its completion.
SEMESTER 4
PROJECT: A problem-centered research-based Project needs to be carried out in the last semester which may or may not be within the purview of a structured organization. The assessment rubrics and valuation are developed for the same. The conduct will be during the course of the fourth semester MBA. Submission of soft and hard copies of the final corrected and verified detailed Project report is mandatory.
| Sl. No |
Course Code |
Type |
Course Title |
L |
T |
P |
SS |
CIA |
ESE |
Credits |
Hrs/Wk |
| 1 |
26MBAPC401 |
PCC |
Business Strategy |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
40 |
60 |
4 |
4 |
| 2 |
26MBAPC402 |
PCC |
Industry 4.0 & Business Transformation |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
40 |
60 |
4 |
4 |
| 3 |
26MBAPC403 |
PCC |
Entrepreneurship & Start-Up Management |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
40 |
60 |
2 |
3 |
| 4 |
26MBAPE— |
PEC |
Program Elective 6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
40 |
60 |
3 |
3 |
| 5 |
26MBAPE— |
PEC |
Program Elective 7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
60 |
40 |
3 |
3 |
| 6 |
26MBAPE— |
PEC |
Program Elective 8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
40 |
60 |
3 |
3 |
| 7 |
26MBAPJ401 |
PJT |
Project and Comprehensive Viva Voce |
0 |
0 |
10 |
– |
100 |
100 |
5 |
10 |
| 8 |
26MBAMO401 |
MOC |
MOOC Course (SWAYAM/NPTEL) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
– |
| TOTAL |
19 |
0 |
13 |
28.5 |
– |
– |
27 |
30 |
List of Elective Courses
The lists of Specialization streams and electives under each specialization are as follows:
1. Human Resource Management
| Course No |
Title |
Sem |
| 26MBAPE310 |
Dynamics of Training and Executing Dev. |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE311 |
Discovery of Self & Others |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE312 |
Organizational Change and Development |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE313 |
HRM Policies & Strategies |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE314 |
Industrial Relations and Labour Law |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE315 |
Global HRM |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE316 |
Human Resource Analytics |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE317 |
Leadership, Influence & Power |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE318 |
Reward Management |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE319 |
Negotiations & Conflict Resolutions |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE410 |
Performance Management |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE411 |
Management of Creativity & Innovation |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE412 |
Team Dynamics & Cross-Cultural Mgmt |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE413 |
Industrial Psychology |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE414 |
HR Consulting: Profession and Practice |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE415 |
Talent Source & Acquisitions |
S4 |
2. Finance
| Course No |
Title |
Sem |
| 26MBAPE320 |
Financial Markets and Services |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE321 |
Project Finance |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE322 |
Cost Accounting and Budget Control |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE323 |
Security Analysis and Portfolio Mgmt |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE324 |
Managing Banks and Financial Institutions |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE325 |
Entrepreneurial Finance |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE326 |
International Finance |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE327 |
Statistics Methods for Financial Analytics |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE328 |
Financial Technologies |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE329 |
NBFCs & Micro Finance |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE420 |
Financial Information Analysis |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE421 |
Financial Derivatives |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE422 |
Financial Risk Management |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE423 |
Strategic Financial Management |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE424 |
Insurance Management |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE425 |
Behavioural Finance |
S4 |
3. Marketing
| Course No |
Title |
Sem |
| 26MBAPE330 |
Strategic Marketing Intelligence |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE331 |
B2B Marketing |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE332 |
Consumer Behaviour |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE333 |
Services Marketing |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE334 |
Integrated Marketing Communications |
S3 |
| 20MBAPE335 |
Marketing Research |
S3 |
| 20MBAPE336 |
Retail Management |
S3 |
| 20MBAPE337 |
Sales & Distribution Management |
S3 |
| 20MBAPE338 |
Brand Management |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE339 |
Hospitality and Tourism Marketing |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE430 |
Customer Analytics |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE431 |
Customer Relationship Management |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE432 |
Rural Marketing |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE433 |
Strategic Marketing |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE434 |
International Marketing |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE435 |
Digital and Social Media Marketing |
S4 |
4. Operations
| Course No |
Title |
Sem |
| 26MBAPE340 |
Supply Chain Operations & Management |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE341 |
Services and Operations Management |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE342 |
Supply Chain Sustainability & Circular Econ. |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE343 |
Six Sigma & TQM |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE344 |
Business Process Reengineering |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE345 |
Technology Applications and IPR |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE346 |
Healthcare Management |
S3 |
| 26MBAPE440 |
Decision Analysis for Management |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE441 |
Lean Logistics and Agile Supply Chains |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE442 |
Global Sourcing, Facilities & Location Mgmt |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE443 |
World Class Manufacturing |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE444 |
Innovation and New Product Management |
S4 |
| 26MBAPE445 |
Business Planning for Small & Medium Ent. |
S4 |
Semester-Wise Credit Distribution
| Sl. No |
Semester |
Total Credits |
| 1 |
S1 |
25 |
| 2 |
S2 |
24 |
| 3 |
S3 |
26 |
| 4 |
S4 |
27 |
| GRAND TOTAL |
102 |
The required number of credits to complete the MBA program is 102 (as per KTU regulation). Three Credits are attributed to the Skill Enhancement Courses that are distributed over the first three semesters of the program with 1 credit each.