FACULTY OF BUSINESS STUDIES >> REGULAR MBA

Program   Syllabus
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program is a multidisciplinary professional graduate program. The objective of the program is to develop skills and judgment of an individual for effective management. The emphasis is on the development of a student’s ability to evaluate business and organizational situations so as to enable him/her in making informed and creative judgment about policy and operations. Central to this approach is the development of creativity and judgment in students. The MBA Program begins with a sequence of core courses and is followed by a range of elective courses, which provide opportunities for focusing on certain professional disciplines.

Degree Requirements
The MBA degree requirements are as follows:
a. Completion of 20 courses, each of 3 credits (60 credit hours).
b. Passing of all courses individually and maintaining a minimum cumulative Grade Point
     Average (CGPA) of 2.50.
c. Completion of a 6-credit internship program with a minimum grade of 'C'.

Semester System
The program is divided into four semesters of 16 (sixteen) weeks each. During a semester each course meets twice a week in two sessions of 75 minutes each. The total contact hour for a course in a semester is 48. The concerned faculty may schedule additional sessions for a course.

Semester-wise Credit Hour Distribution
The total credit hour for MBA Program is 66. Semester-wise distribution of credit hour is shown below:

Semester	Credit Hour
First	15.00
Second	15.00
Third	15.00
Fourth	15.00
Internship	6.00
Total Credit Hours:	66.00

Syllabus and Curriculum
Completing a minimum of 16 core courses (foundation and advanced) is compulsory for the successful completion of the MBA Program. In addition, a student will be required to choose four elective courses (at least three from his/ her specific area of concentration) in the last semester. An elective is offered, subject to the availability of faculty and minimum number (Twelve) of students signing up for a course. However, the Academic Council on the basis of faculty availability and number of applicants decides the offering of an elective course in a semester. The semester-wise distribution of courses is shown below:

Semester	Courses	Credit Hour	Contact Hour Per Week	Total Contact Hour
First	A 501  Principles of Accounting	3	3	48
	C 501  Business Communication	3	3	48
	J 501    Analysis of Human and Organizational Behavior	3	3	48
	K 501  Mathematics for Decisions	3	3	48
	W 501 Principles of Management	3	3	48
Second	A 502  Management Accounting	3	3	48
	G 501  Microeconomics	3	3	48
	J 502    Human Resources Management	3	3	48
	K 502  Business Statistics	3	3	48
	K 503  Computer Programming and Applications	3	3	48
Third	F 501   Financial Management	3	3	48
	G 502  Macroeconomics and Policy	3	3	48
	L 501   Legal Environment of Business	3	3	48
	M 501  Marketing Management	3	3	48
	P 501   Production and Operations Management	3	3	48
Fourth	W 601 Strategic Management	3	3	48
	Major Elective Course-1	3	3	48
	Major Elective Course-2	3	3	48
	Major Elective Course-3	3	3	48
	Major Elective Course-4	3	3	48
Total Credit Hours for 20 Courses:		60
Internship:		6
Total Credit Hour:		66

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Admission Information
  Applicants with Division/Class Based Results. Points will be calculated as follows:

Certificate/Degree	Division/Class
	1st	2nd	3rd
SSC or equivalent	3	2	1
HSC or equivalent	3	2	1
Bachelor Degree (Pass)	4	3	2
Bachelor Degree (Hons.) and Bachelor of Engineering, Medicine and Agriculture	5	4	2
Master Degree (only one will be counted)	1	1	1

b.  Applicants with GPA/CGPA Based Results. Applicants who have passed SSC or HSC with GPA-based result, points will be calculated as follows:

GPA (Without Additional Subject)	Points
3.5 and above	3
3.0 to <3.5	2
2.5 to <3.0	1

For applicants having 4-year bachelor degrees with CGPA-based results, points will be calculated as follows:

CGPA	Points
3.5 and above	5
3.0 to <3.5	4
2.5 to <3.0	3

c.  Applicants with O/A Level. Candidates with minimum bachelor’s degree who have passed at least 5 papers in G.C.E. O-Level and two papers in A-Level may also apply. For such candidates the minimum qualifying Grade Point Average (GPA) in ‘O’ and ‘A’ Levels are 2.5 and 2.0 respectively. GPAs for ‘O’ and ‘A’ Levels will be calculated on a 4-point scale (A=4, B=3, C=2, and D=1) and points are assigned as follows:

O-Level GPA	Point	A-Level GPA	Point
3.00 and above	3	2.50 and above	3
2.75 to <3.00	2	2.25 to <2.50	2
2.50 to <2.75	1	2.00 to <2.25	1

Note: Students must not have any ‘F’ grade in any of the individual subject/paper. In case of other types of certifications or education from foreign universities, BUP shall determine the equivalence. There will be no penalty for break of studies.


4. Required Documents.    

Following documents are to be enclosed with the application duly filled in:
a.  Attested copies of certificate and mark sheet of SSC/ Dakhil or equivalent examination.
b.  Attested copies of certificate and mark sheet of HSC/Alim or equivalent examination.
c.  Attested copies of certificate and mark-sheet of Bachelor degree.
d.  Attested copies of certificate and mark-sheet of Master degree (if any).
e.  Four copies of recent passport size color photographs duly attested.
f.  Nationality    certificate   from UP Chairman/ Municipality   Chairman/Appropriate authority of City Corporation.
g.  Attested copies of Freedom Fighter certificate of parents issued by the Government approved authority (when applicable).
h.   Original certificates as a Tribal citizen issued by local UP Chairman and countersigned by concerned Deputy Commissioner (when applicable).

4. Certificate   for   children    of   Armed   Forces   Personnel  authenticated   by respective Commanding Officer (for serving parents) and by record Office of respective services (for retired parents).

5.  Selection Process.   All Eligible candidates fulfilling requirement as per Paragraph 7 will be allowed to sit for admission test. Total 2.5 times the number of vacancies available for civil students will be short –listed for interview basing on their standing as per combined merit list of the following two: 

a  Results on past public Examination:      Point of the candidates calculated as per the table given in Paragraph 7.
b  Performance in Admission Test: Candidates are required to appear a written test on Mathematics, English and General Aptitude. The test will follow the internationally recognized GMAT test in terms of conventions, coverage and level of difficulty. Use of calculator is prohibited during the test.

6   Waiver for GMAT. Students with valid GMAT score of 550 or above with minimum 30 percentile in verbal and 50 percentile in quantitative may be exempted from appearing in written admission test. But they will have to appear in an interview to be finally selected. However, they can also sit for the written admission test.

7.   Medical Checkup.  Civil candidates selected provisionally have to undergo medical checkup at MI room of BUP. The medical authority will decide on the physical fitness of candidates.

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Tuition and Fees

All civil students and military students (where applicable) will be required to pay tuition and other fees as under (subject to amendment from time to time):

Various Academic Fees

Ser.	Category of Fee/ Charge	Bangladeshi Students (Taka)	Remarks
1.	Admission fee (once and non refundable)	10,000
2.	Readmission Fee	5,000	When applicable
3.	Tuition Fee	300 (Monthly)
4.	Security Money (Caution Money) (Once and refundable)	20,000	1. Security money will not be refunded if a student terminates his study prematurely within one year. However, if the vacancy can be filled up during admission process, 75% of the security money may be refunded. 2. Security money will be termed as ‘Caution Money’ after one year of studentship and will be refunded after successful completion of course/program.
5.	Library Fee	100 (Monthly)
6.	Messing per month	2,000 (or as per mess bill)
7.	Laundry, cleaner and allied charges (Monthly)	500	MIST authority will set rate for military students.
8.	Hostel Fee (For in campus residential students only) (Seat Rent) (Monthly)	300	If hostel has to be arranged in hired civil accommodation then extra house rent and allied charges to be paid by the students.
9.	Registration fee (one time)	300	Both for military and civil students as set by DU.
10.	Exam Fee (Term Wise)	3500	Both for military and civil students as set by DU.
11.	Center fee (Term Wise)	500	Both for military and civil students as set by MIST.
12.	Grade Sheet Fee  (Term Wise)	320	Both for military and civil students as set by DU.
13.	Medical Fee (Monthly)	300	Separate Medical policy is available.
14.	Sports Fee	100 (Monthly)
15.	Students Welfare Fee (Monthly)	350
16.	Course Registration Fee (Term wise)	100	Per credit hour for Engg Program students.
		200	Per credit hour for MBA Program students.
17.	Laboratory & Training Equipment Maintenance Fee (Monthly)	200	For Engg Program students.
		100	For MBA Program students.
18.	Any other fees charged later	-	Will be decided on the basis of requirement.

Notes:
1. Meritorious and poor students will be granted scholarship and stipend out of the Students’ Welfare Fund.
2. All fees will be forfeited if admission is withdrawn before completing one year study at MIST for any reason.
3. Civil student desirous to stay in hired civil hostel has to pay one year house rent in advance, which will be refunded on successful completion of study program. Advance house rent will not be refunded to those students who will be withdrawn from the program for any reason.

Deadline for submission of fees/dues:                        

Quarter Ending	Date
March	15 February
June	15 April
September	15 July
December	01 October

A fine @ TK 100 per 15 days will be incurred for late deposition of fees. If a student fails to clear dues within three months of the stipulated time mentioned above, his/her name will be dropped and the student has to apply for re-admission should he/she desires to continue.

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--> Performance Evaluation and Grading System

1.  The evaluation of students’ performance in the MBA Program shall be done following BUP student’s evaluation policy. The students will be evaluated on a continuous basis for each course and final results will be in the form of Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) system awarded out of a scale of 4.

2.   Grading System. Letter grades will be used to evaluate the performance of a student in a course. The performance of students in the MBA Program will be evaluated as per the Uniform Grading System introduced by the University Grant Commission (UGC). The numerical equivalences of the grades including the grade points and the marks to be obtained by a student to earn a particular grade are as follows:

Letter Grades	Grade Point	Marks to be Obtained
A+	4.00	80% and above
A	3.75	75% to < 80%
A-	3.50	70% to < 75%
B+	3.25	65% to < 70%
B	3.00		60% to < 65%
B-	2.75		55% to < 60%
C+	2.50		50% to < 55%
C	2.25		45% to < 50%
D	2.00		40% to < 45%
F	0.00		< 40%
I	Incomplete		---------------------
W	Withdrawn		---------------------

However, the above-mentioned grading system will be reviewed/revised should there be any change in the grading system of the university.

3.  Distribution of Marks. The grade in a course will be based on an overall evaluation of a student’s performance in assignments, examinations, quizzes, term papers, project works, class attendance, and class participation. Distribution of marks in a course will be as under:

a.	2 x Mid-term examinations of minimum 1 hour duration each	:	30%
b.	Final examination	:	40%
c.	Quizzes and/weekly tests	:	10%
d.	Term paper and/project work	:	10%
e.	Assignments, home works, case studies, presentations. Class attendance and participation, etc	:	10%
	Total	:	100%

However, depending on the nature of course minor modifications can be done by respective course teacher, provided it is incorporated in the course outline.

4.  Examination System. A single examiner system is followed for MBA Program. All tests, assignments, term papers, and class performance are evaluated by the course teacher. The question for final examination is set by the course teacher himself/herself. In case of any grievances, a student will need to bring it to the notice of Dean, BUP in writing within one week of provisional results.

5.  Computation of CGPA. CGPA will be computed after each semester to determine the academic standing of the student in the program. Calculation of CGPA will be done following a 4-step procedure as following:

a.  Step 1: Grade Points earned in each course will be computed basing on credit hours in that course and the individual grade earned in that course by multiplying both.

b.  Step 2: All subject grade points (determined at Step 1) will be added to determine the Total Grade Points Earned.

c.  Step 3:  Credits of all courses will be added together to determine the Total Number of Credits.

d.  Step 4: CGPA will be determined by dividing the results of Step 2 by result of Step 3.

6. Incomplete Grades. For any incomplete course work, a student may be assigned the grade ‘Incomplete’ (if permitted by Academic Council of MIST), which will be recorded as ‘I’ with an alternative grade based on the work completed at that point in time. The alternative grade will come into effect if the student fails to complete the course requirement within 4 weeks from the publication of the provisional results.

7.  Repeating Courses. Since passing of all courses individually is a degree requirement, a student earning an ‘F’ grade in any course shall be required to improve the grade by retaking the course offered in the subsequent available semester. A student earning a grade of A- or below may also elect to improve the grade by retaking the course when offered in the subsequent semester. In order to retake a course, the student must apply as such at least 4 (four) weeks before the commencement of the semester. However, a candidate cannot retake any course after graduation. In this case, the student desiring to retake a course shall have to apply to the Program Committee to withhold his/her graduation. The grade earned on the retaken course will be shown in the transcript along with an ‘R’ symbol depicting ‘Retake’. However, the grade earned on such course(s) would be used for computing the final CGPA. A course can be retaken only once.

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Student Withdrawal Policy for MBA Program

1.  MBA is a professional program requiring constant hard work on the part of the students throughout the program duration. Some students may face difficulties in maintaining the program’s academic requirements. However, BUP has little option other than dismissing the unsuccessful ones.

2.  Despite the academic standing of a student, he/she may be dismissed from the program on disciplinary ground. A student may also be allowed to withdraw on own accord subject to the approval of Academic Council of BUP.

3.  Definitions.
a.  Dismissal. The term ‘dismissal’ means a permanent, forced withdrawal from the ongoing program. The implication of dismissal includes cancellation of admission and expiry of registration. Once a student is dismissed, he/she will require a readmission and fresh registration to re-participate in the program.
b.  Temporary Withdrawal. The term ‘temporary withdrawal’ means a student has been allowed by the Academic Council to discontinue from a course, a number of courses, or the program for a definite period. However, the admission and registration of the student will remain valid for 06 (six) years from the date of initial registration. By implication, he/she may re-enter the program within registration period with a subsequent batch and complete the rest of the program.

c.  Permanent Withdrawal. The term ‘permanent withdrawal’ means a permanent, voluntary discontinuity from the program. The implication of permanent withdrawal includes cancellation of admission and expiry of registration. Once a student is permanently withdrawn, he/she will require a readmission and fresh registration to re-participate in the program.

4.  Dismissal on Poor Performance. 
a.    CGPA. A student must obtain a minimum CGPA of 2.5 to complete the program successfully. A student obtaining a GPA/CGPA of less than 2.0 at the end of any semester shall be dismissed from the program. A student who fails to maintain a CGPA of 2.5 at the end of a semester, but obtains 2.0 or more, will be placed on probation. Failure by the student placed on probation to raise the CGPA to 2.5 in the following semester will lead to his/her dismissal from the program. A student failing to maintain a CGPA of 2.5 at the end of the final semester (including internship) may be allowed to repeat courses of any semester in which he/she earned ‘C+’ grades or below. This opportunity will be given only once. The student failing to raise CGPA to 2.5 after repeating the courses will be dismissed from the program.
b.   Internship. A student must obtain a minimum grade of ‘C’ in the internship program. Failure to obtain a ‘C’ grade will require redoing of the internship program and is allowed only once. Repeated failure to obtain a ‘C’ grade on internship shall lead to dismissal of the student

5.  Disciplinary Ground
a.   Unfair Means.     Adoption of unfair means may result in expulsion of a student from the program and so from the institution. The Academic Council of BUP will authorize such expulsion on the basis of recommendation of the Disciplinary Committee and as per policy.
Following would be considered as unfair means adopted during examinations and other contexts:
1.Communicating with fellow students for obtaining help in the examination. 2. Copying from another student’s script/report/paper. 3. Copying from desk or palm of a hand or from other incriminating documents. 4. Possession of any incriminating document whether used or not.

b.   Influencing Grades.   Academic Council may expel/withdraw any student for approaching directly or indirectly in any form to influence a teacher or university authority for grades.

c.  Other Indiscipline Behavior. Academic Council may withdraw/expel any student on disciplinary ground, if any form of indiscipline or unruly behavior is seen in him/her, which may disrupt the academic environment/program or is considered detrimental to BUP’s image.

6.   Withdrawal on Own Accord
a.  Temporary Withdrawal. Academic Council may allow a student to take temporary withdrawal from a course, a number of courses, or the program due to sickness or any other reason. However, a student must take minimum three courses in a semester. A student willing to take temporary withdrawal for any reason other than sickness must apply as such within 06 (six) weeks from the beginning of a semester. A temporarily withdrawn student willing to re-enter the program shall be accommodated only in the courses offered to ongoing, regular batches. Upon re-entry, the student must complete rest of the required courses to obtain the degree. A student, however, must complete the program within the period up to which his/her registration will remain valid.
b.   Permanent Withdrawal. A student may apply for a permanent withdrawal due to poor academic performance, sickness, or any other reason in any semester. If approved by Academic Council, his/her admission and registration will be cancelled.

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