Instructions

Please read the instructions carefully!

I.

Students in the Second year of the FT MBA Programme can choose electives (credit
courses) from the list of electives offered (trimester wise). Based on the selection of
electives, students will be placed in one of the following categories:
o

MBA General Management

MBA with Concentration (any one- Marketing / Finance/ Operations/

Information Systems/Analytics)

II.

The degree awarded will be MBA, the concentration, if any, will be reflected only on
the grade sheet/ transcript. Students must adhere to the nomenclature given from
SBM-NMIMS and use the same in all the communications with the outside world.

III.

A student must take a total of Sixteen Credit Courses (48 credits) (including 1
Compulsory Course) in the Second Year across trimesters IV, V, and VI as explained
below. (One credit is equivalent to 10 hours of class room teaching. One full credit
course carries 3 credits.)
*Strategy Implementation Credit Course is compulsory for all students

IV.

Students are required to choose credit courses, trimester wise, from the 8 areas
mentioned below and from the area wise list of electives (given separately):
o

Business Environment & Strategy

Communication

Economics

Finance

Human Resources & Behavioural Sciences* (Not available for concentration)

Information Systems

Marketing

Operations & Decision Sciences

2. For MBA General Management, student should choose minimum 2 electives (credit
courses) from at least 5 different areas out of the eight areas mentioned above in point
no. IV (across the year in Trim IV, V & VI)
3. For MBA with Concentration (any one - Marketing / Finance/ Operations/
Information Systems/Analytics) student should choose a minimum of 8 courses (24

Credits) from the respective areas as mentioned above in point no. IV(spread over the
Second year in Trimesters IV, V & VI). The area may conduct essential Workshops
which will be compulsory for concentration in that particular area. To concentrate in
Analytics, 8 elective choices from 4 areas (Finance, Economics, Operations and
Decision Sciences, Information Systems) are being offered, as per list given
separately.(Please check MBA Programme Structure for Second Year 2016-17)
4. Students can take a maximum of 10 electives (30 Credits) from any one particular
area during the Second year.
5. In addition, students need to plan their elective choices to cover at least 4 areas during
the second year.
6. For an elective to be offered during a particular trimester, it should have at least 20
student registrations. However in case an elective is being offered for the first time,
then minimum registration is 15 students for the elective to be offered
7. During the entire year, students will be allowed to make only 3 changes to their initial
elective selections (during particular Change Window dates as will be informed to
them). A maximum of 2 changes will be allowed in a single Change Window. A
student will not be allowed to move out of the course where the registration is 15 and
the course is being offered for the first time, or in other courses when the registration
is 20. Additional details with relevant elective details will be provided before the
Change Window
8. The maximum number of registration allowed for an elective is 120. For some
courses, it may be 60. Students will be informed in advance about these details course
wise.
9. The University offers Interdisciplinary courses that will be made available to students.
Maximum 2 electives can be taken in lieu of the electives from the Areas mentioned
above. In such cases, students may cover electives from three of the above Areas and
electives from Interdisciplinary area to complete their credits. Details about the
Interdisciplinary courses and registration details will be intimated separately.
10. To be awarded an MBA degree the student needs to choose courses which fall under
either General Management / Concentration, failing which the student needs to take
re-admission in the second year.
11. The summer internship will be treated as a as a 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.