REGULATIONS AND STRUCTURE OF
THE MBA (AGRI-BUSINESS) UNDER THE SEMESTER SYSTEM
Curriculum
The two year MBA course shall be divided into four semesters each for duration of six months,
viz.
1st year
July-November - 1st Semester
December-April - 2nd Semester
2nd year
July-November - 3rd Semester
December-April - 4th Semester
Summer Training:
At the end of the second semester a student has to undergo on-the-job training during May-July in an organization for 6-8 weeks to gain practical insight into the real life business.
During the summer training he/she will prepare a report under the joint guidance of a company executive and an internal guide from among the faculty members of the department.
The report shall be evaluated and a letter grade i.e. A, B, C shall be awarded to the student. The evaluation will be carried out by the faculty guide and an external member.
Examination:
Each paper carries 100 marks. In case of a paper having practical element, theory will carry 70 marks and practical 30 marks. The practical examinations shall be conducted jointly by both the internal and external examiners
Each candidate has to secure at least 40% marks both in theory and practical
Separately in a paper and 50% marks in the aggregate in order to pass. The class will be awarded as follows:
50% but less than 60% - Second Class
60% and above - First class
There shall be no provision for third class. Any candidate securing minimum 50% in the aggregate will pass.
Failure in maximum of one paper in one semester is allowed. Student securing less than 40% in any paper shall be allowed two chances to sit For the said paper in two consecutive examinations in that paper only in the Respective End Semester Examination. Such students shall not be considered for Drawing the merit list for the purpose of award of gold medals or any other medal Of the university/department.
Evaluation Process:
The semester system of examination will have internal system of evaluation with the Board of Conducting Examiners constituted by the Teacher’s Council of the department approved by the Board of Studies.
All the theory papers of 100 marks each will have the following components.
Quiz/assignments/presentation/ class participation, etc 10 marks
Mid Semester Examination 20 marks
End Semester Examination 70 marks
Note
Quiz/Assignment/Presentation/ Class Participation
The marks under this category will be awarded and calculated in following manner.
Calculate the average of best two out of a minimum of three Quiz/
Assignment/ presentation, etc. of 10 marks each conducted during the
Semester (may be in decimal place).
Award class participation marks out of 10 ( may be in decimal place).
Calculate the average of (a) & (b) above and round it up to the nearest whole number.
Mid Semester Examination :
The duration will be of one hour and maximum marks 20 in each paper. The concerned faculty member will
ensure that the coverage prior to mid semester examination is minimum first and second unit of the paper and the questions will be set from the units covered. The questions will be set in such a manner that to answer them, knowledge of both the units will be required. There will be no
repeat examination for the mid-semester examinations.
End Semester Examination:
The End Semester examination will be held on Consecutive days. There will be one sitting per day. The duration of the examination will be three hours and the questions will be of unit pattern.
The paper which have a practical component, the evaluation will be as follows
Practical – 30 marks
Evaluation will be done jointly by internal and external examiner.
Theory – 70 marks
Mid semester examinations of 20 marks and 1 hour duration.
End semester examination of 50 marks and 2 hours duration
Question pattern for End semester examination for subjects with practical
Time – 2 hours Full marks – 50
The question pattern will be as stated earlier except that all questions will carry 10 marks.
The questions for the end semester examination shall be set by the faculty teaching the subject. He will be required to submit 3 sets of questions to the Chairman of the Board of Moderators. The moderation board shall comprise of one external expert and two internal faculty members as appointed by the Board of Studies. There will be two moderation boards i.e. for odd semesters (1,3,5) and even semesters (2,4,6).
Dissertation and Viva-voce : At the end of the 4th semester each student shall be required to prepare a dissertation on any topic/problem of his/her interest under the guidance of a faculty member and 30% weightage for written report and 30% weightage for viva-voce. The written report as well as viva-voce shall be evaluated jointly by the internal as well as external examiners. |
