The MBA in Family Business & Entrepreneurship programme is spread over two academic years. An academic year is divided into three terms of about twelve weeks each. The first three terms consist of compulsory (foundation) courses, while the next three terms consist of mostly elective courses offered in two streams of specialisation: (a) Entrepreneurship (MBA in Entrepreneurship), and (b) Family Business Management (MBA in Family Business Management). The curriculum also includes 4 weeks of summer internship where the students are required to work in an organisation on a real management problem. The summer internship is scheduled during summer break at the end of the first year of the programme.
The students are also required to prepare a Business Plan in the second year. Besides, they are required to undertake an industry visit either in India or abroad and prepare a report on their visit.
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This Programme is targeted towards two distinct audiences:
Distinctive Features:
After going through the programme, the students should be able to:
The curriculum of the Programme is developed on the basis of in-depth interactions with family businessmen, entrepreneurs and subject experts and consists of compulsory and elective courses. The compulsory course package provides the students with the foundation of a business.
The programme is spread over two academic years. An academic year is divided into three terms of about twelve weeks each. The first three terms consist of compulsory (foundation) courses, while the next three terms consist of mostly elective courses offered in two streams of specialisation: (a) Entrepreneurship (MBA in Entrepreneurship), and (b) Family Business Management (MBA in Family Business Management). The curriculum also includes 4 weeks’ duration summer internship where the students are required to work in an organisation on a real management problem. The summer internship is scheduled during summer break at the end of the first year of the programme. The students are also required to prepare a Business Plan in the second year. Besides, they are required to undertake an industry visit either in India or abroad and prepare a report on their visit.
Duration: 2 years
Duration of a Term: 11-12 Weeks (approximately)
One Credit Hour: 10 hours of classroom contact hours
(10 Sessions of 60 minutes each)
Session Duration: 60 minutes each
Credits Requirements: 105 Credit
Numbers of Terms: 6 Terms
Total Contact Hours: 1050 (105*10)
Summer Internship: 8-10 Weeks duration compulsory for Entrepreneurship specialization
Field Courses:
(1) Business Plan (Compulsory course) – 3.0 credits
(2) Industrial Orientation/Visit (Compulsory course) – 1.5 credits
Programme Structure:
First Year – 54 credits
• Core Courses : 54 credits
Second Year – 51 credits
• Field Courses : 4.5 credits
• Specialization Elective Courses : 46.5 credits
Areas of Specializations:
(1) Family Business Management
(2) Entrepreneurship
Specialization: At least 18 credits of electives in a Specialization
The main pedagogical methods are lectures, case studies and project works. They are supplemented and complemented by role plays, simulations, syndicate discussions, etc. The actual mix varies with the nature of a course. Elective courses on the other hand are offered in the second year with objective to specialisation either in Family Business Management or Entrepreneurship.