MBA Program
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program of the Department of Banking and Insurance is a full-time 48-credit hour professional program. The program has two wings. One is MBA in Banking and another is MBA in Insurance. Both the wings of the program is designed to meet the needs of the students who want to develop their career as executives in the business world as well as teaching and research positions in different institutions. Rules and regulations approved by the University are designed to administer the MBA program. These rules are based on the types of programs offered by the Department, objectives of offering those programs, desired qualities of future graduates and the availability of physical resources.
Course Distribution and Duration of the Program
Compulsory courses are same for both the students of Banking wing and Insurance wing. Therefore, electives courses for insurance are different from that of banking.MBA Program will be of 1 (one) year duration divided into 2 (two) semesters. Every semester will be of 19 (nineteen) weeks of which 15 (fifteen) weeks for lecture with at least 1 (one) week break and 3 (three) weeks for holding semester final examinations. For each course there will be 2 lectures of 90 minutes each (equivalent to 3 lectures of one hour) per week and thus a total of 45 class hours (lectures) in 15-week period.
In each semester a student will have to take 5 courses (covering 15 credit hours). A regular student is expected to fulfill the course requirements in two semesters i.e., in one academic year. A student admitted into the MBA Program must earn the degree within three academic years.
Evaluation and Grading System
Students’ performance in a course is evaluated as under:
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Mid-term tests (two, one hour each of 15%) |
30% |
|
Term paper |
15% |
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Class Participation, Case Study and Presentation |
15% |
|
Final examination |
40% |
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Total |
100% |
Course teachers will evaluate all mid-term tests, term papers and presentations and will be required to submit final letter grades to the examination committee, as explained below:
|
Grade |
Grade Point |
Marks |
|
A+ |
4.00 |
80% and above |
|
A |
3.75 |
75% to 79% |
|
A- |
3.50 |
70% to 74% |
|
B+ |
3.25 |
65% to 69% |
|
B |
3.00 |
60% to 64% |
|
B- |
2.75 |
55% to 59% |
|
C+ |
2.50 |
50% to 54% |
|
C |
2.25 |
45% to 49% |
|
D |
2.00 |
40% to 44% |
|
F |
0 |
Below 40% |
The duration of course final examination will be 3 hours and single examiner will evaluate scripts. Course teacher will make available the scripts, papers to the students in the classroom except those of final examination. In case of any grievances expressed by any student within one week of publication of Provisional Results regarding grade he/she received in any course, the committee reserves the right for re-examination of the scripts to the said student and accordingly report to the Academic Committee. The Examination Committee will organize and supervise the final examination. The Examination Committee will publish the semester result within 15 days of the last exam.
Degree Requirements
The MBA Program requires a student to undertake a total of 48 credit hours which include a 3-month internship program followed by a Project Paper and defense thereupon.
The 48 credit hours are distributed as follows:
i) Completion of 14 courses (14×3) : 42 Credit hours
ii) Project paper and defense on internship : 6 Credit hours
A student should have a CGPA of at least 2.5 for the award of the MBA degree along with the successful completion of project paper and defense. No student will be awarded MBA degree with ‘F’ grade in any course. In such a situation, the student will have to retake the course. The Departmental BBA graduates may get waiver of a maximum of 4 courses (12 credit hours) with a GPA of at least 3.00 in respective courses to be determined by the MBA Supervision Committee of the Department. The nature and number of core and Elective courses will be determined by the Academic Committee of the Department.
Computation of Grade Point Average:
The Grade Point Average (GPA) will be computed as under:
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GPA = |
Total Grade Points Secured |
|
Total Credit |
Example:
First Semester
|
Course |
Grade Awarded |
Grade Points |
No. of Credits |
Grade Points Secured |
|
Col.1 |
Col.2 |
Col.3 |
Col.4= (Col.2×Col.3) |
|
|
501 |
B |
3 |
3 |
9 |
|
502 |
A+ |
4 |
3 |
12 |
|
503 |
C |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|
504 |
B |
3 |
3 |
9 |
|
505 |
C |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|
Total |
|
|
15 |
42 |
Earned Credit (EC) = (3+3+3+3+3) = 15
Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) = (42÷15) = 2.8
Second Semester
|
Course |
Grade Awarded |
Total Grade Points |
No. of Credits |
Grade Points Secured |
|
Col.1 |
Col.2 |
Col.3 |
Col.4= (Col.2×Col.3) |
|
|
506 |
B |
3 |
3 |
9 |
|
507 |
B |
3 |
3 |
9 |
|
508 |
C |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|
509 |
B |
3 |
3 |
9 |
|
510 |
A+ |
4 |
3 |
12 |
|
Project Paper |
A+ |
4 |
3 |
12 |
|
Defense |
A+ |
4 |
3 |
12 |
|
Total |
|
|
21 |
66 |
SGPA = (45÷15) = 3.0
Cumulative Data:
Total Credit = (15+15+6) = 36
Total Grade Points Secured = SGPA in First Semester and SGPA in Second Semester = 42+66 = 108
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) = (108÷36) = 3.00