MBA 2016 Information Brochure - 12 Jan 2016
MBA 2016 Information Brochure - 12 Jan 2016
MBA 2016 Information Brochure - 12 Jan 2016
for
Admission to
at
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra,
and
IMPORTANT DATES
Last date for submission of online Application Form 23rd March 2016
Last date for receipt of printouts of duly completed forms
31st March 2016
at Mesra
Display of Centre-wise list of short-listed candidates to be
called for GD & PI on the Institute website / Notice Boards 13th April 2016
of concerned Extension Centres
Tentative dates for GD & PI (short-listed candidates) 28th - 29th April 2016
Note: All the dates mentioned above are tentative, and liable to be changed. Hence,
please check Institute website periodically.
The MBA Information Brochure 2016 covers admissions to the 2-year (4-semester) full-time
MBA (Master of Business Administration) programme 2016 offered at the Birla Institute of
Technology, Mesra, and its Extension Centres at Allahabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lalpur, Noida and
Patna. The programme will commence in July 2016.
The selections of eligible candidates will be made on the basis of performance in GD & PI.
Note: Candidates should proceed to fill the Online Application Form only after they
satisfy themselves that they fulfill all the eligibility criteria.
Registration Numbers:
Registration numbers [different from Form / Application numbers] will be allotted to all eligible
candidates to be called for GD&PI.
Candidates must make a note of their registration numbers carefully, as the same will be
required at the time of Group Discussion & Personal Interview and Admission. No individual
intimation will be sent to candidates.
Sponsored candidates:
Few seats in the full-time MBA programme at each Centre may be allotted to Sponsored
Candidates, of Government and Private Organizations. Such candidates should normally have
at least two years of executive / professional experience. They must also submit their
applications in prescribed format, along with a letter of sponsorship from their organization.
They must also go through the counselling procedures.
For queries about the MBA programme, please contact the Head, Department of
Management, at Mesra. For admission related queries, you may please contact the
Admission Office, at Mesra. For queries about any Extension Centre, please contact
Director of the respective Extension Centres. (Please see directory on Institute website
for contact details).
Sec 2: List of enclosures to be submitted along with the completed application form
[This page may be printed for your own convenience and easy reference]
1. One recent colour photograph [in addition to and same as uploaded on the form] and
attached by clip (write your Name and MBA-2016 on the back of the photo).
2. Proof of application fee (Transaction receipt) paid through State Bank Collect.
3. A set of photocopies of certificates as listed below: (write your Name and MBA-2016
on the back of each of the photocopies):
a) Pass certificate of Class 10
b) Marksheet of Class 10
c) Marksheet of Class 12 / Intermediate or equivalent
d) Marksheets of Graduation for graduates
OR
Marksheets upto pre-final year for candidates graduating in 2016. They must also
enclose a certificate (photocopy) from the Principal of Institute stating that:
a) By 30th June 2016, s/he will have appeared for examination in all subjects
required for obtaining his/her Bachelors degree.
b) S/he has obtained requisite marks or equivalent, based on latest available
grades / marks.
e) Candidates with qualifications acquired through correspondence or distance-
learning programmes must enclose with their application, photocopies of Pass
certificate in addition to marksheets of qualifying examination showing that they
have already passed the qualifying examination with requisite marks. (Candidates
without declared result are not eligible).
f) Printout of Admit Card / Hall Ticket of CAT 2015 / XAT 2016 / CMAT 2016 / MAT Sept -
2015 / MAT Dec-2015 / MAT Feb-2016 [as received by e-mail]
g) Printout of Score Card of CAT 2015 / XAT 2016 / CMAT 2016 / MAT Sept -2015 / MAT
Dec-2015 / MAT Feb-2016
h) Caste certificate (if applicable), which should be in proper format and signed by
appropriate authority of rank not less than SDO.
i) Candidates belonging to other special categories mentioned in Sec 6 (Persons with
Disability (PwD), Kashmiri Migrant and Ward of BIT Employee) must provide photocopy
of certificate in proper format from appropriate authority.
j) Photo identification: (Driving license, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, College ID,
Employee Identification Card are acceptable)
1) Candidates must have appeared in one of the following competitive examinations and
should have minimum requisite percentile / scores as per the details given below:
MAT Sept-2015 or
CAT 2015 XAT 2016 CMAT-2016 MAT Dec- 2015 or
MAT Feb -2016 or
40 40 40
320
(35 for SC/ST) Total (35 for SC/ST) Total (35 for SC/ST) Overall
(280 for SC/ST) Score
Percentile Percentile Percentile
4) Candidates appearing for final examinations of their Bachelors programme in 2016 can
also apply, provided they have obtained requisite marks or equivalent (as per item 3 above)
based on latest available grades / marks at the time of applying, and if selected can join the
programme provisionally.
At the time of reporting for the GD & PI such an applicant must bring a certificate in original
from the Principal of Institute stating that:
a) by 30th June 2016, s/he will have appeared for examination in all subjects required for
obtaining his/her Bachelors degree.
b) S/he has obtained requisite marks or equivalent (as per item (3) above), based on latest
available grades / marks.
Selected candidates will be required to sign an undertaking at the time of admission
on Non-Judicial Stamp Paper of Rs. 20/- (as per format given in Sec-10).
Further, their admission will be confirmed only when they submit the marksheets
and a certificate of having passed the Bachelor's degree / equivalent qualification
with requisite marks as per item (3) above. They must submit proof of passing their
final examinations with requisite marks by 31st October 2016. Non-fulfillment of this
condition will automatically result in the cancellation of the admission.
5) Candidates with qualifications acquired through correspondence or distance-
learning programmes are eligible only if (a) the programmes are recognized by the
DEC-IGNOU (b) they have passed the qualifying examination at the time of applying,
with minimum requisite marks in average calculated as per item (3) above. They must
enclose photocopies of pass certificate and marksheets of qualifying examination
with their application. [Appearing candidate in distance learning programmes, whose
results are yet to be declared, are not eligible to apply].
Notes:
(1) Candidates with foreign diplomas should see the EdCIL website for equivalence (http://www.edcil.co.in), and if required should
obtain an equivalence certificate from the evaluation division of the AIU (website http://www.aiuweb.org).
(2) In case, any Board / University awards grades instead of marks, the calculation of equivalent marks would be based on the
procedure prescribed by the Board / University. In case, a University does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into
equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing obtained CGPA with the maximum possible CGPA and
multiplying the resultant with 100.
(3) At any level of the studies [Class X, Class XII or Graduation], a candidate / applicant must have passed all the required subjects
at that level from the same Board/ University.
Sec 4. Group Discussion & Personal Interview (GD&PI) and Selection Procedures
The Centre-wise list of short-listed candidates to be called for GD & PI will be notified on
the Institute website and Notice Boards at BIT Mesra / concerned Extension Centres
by 13th April 2016. No separate intimation will be sent to candidates. Candidates
should thus check Institute website http://www.bitmesra.ac.in periodically for any
updates or matters pertaining to the admission.
Candidates will be short-listed for Group Discussion & Personal Interview on the basis of
their Total Percentile / Scores in CAT 2015 / XAT 2016 / CMAT 2016 / MAT Sept-2015 /
MAT Dec-2015 / MAT Feb-2016.
The Group Discussion & Personal Interview will be conducted at BIT Allahabad, Jaipur,
Kolkata, Mesra, Noida and Patna Centres in between 28th 29th April 2016.
Candidates whose names appear in the list of short-listed candidates should come to attend
the GD & PI. They are advised to carry the required set of documents / certificates along
with photocopy of their online form at the time of reporting for GD & PI [please see Sec-5 for
documents / certificates to carry at the time of reporting for GD &PI].
Selection Procedures
1) Selections to MBA programme 2016 will be made on the basis of performance of the
candidate in GD & PI and
2) Based on various reservation criteria of state and central government [see section 6 for
distribution of seats at each Centre]. However, candidates must meet the minimum
academic requirements (see eligibility criteria in Section 3)
Selection lists, along with procedures for admissions, will be notified only after the GD&PI
process at all Centres is over, on the Institute website http://www.bitmesra.ac.in and Notice
Boards of the Institute / concerned Extension Centres only. No separate intimation will be
sent to candidates.
Selected candidates will be required to take admission by the dates given at the Centre of
selection by depositing fee and original certificates. Seats remaining vacant will be allotted to
waitlisted candidates. The list of waitlisted candidates will also be announced on the Institute
website and Notice Boards of the Institute / concerned Extension Centres only. No separate
intimation will be sent to candidates.
Note: Eligible SC/ST, OBC, PwD students admitted to MBA programme at any of the Centre should submit
their scholarship form in the Scholarship Section of the Centre for the academic year by February for
processing scholarship to SC/ST, OBC, PwD students each year, as per UGC guidelines.
Candidates must carry the originals of the following documents at the time of reporting for
group discussion & personal interview, as well as one set of photocopies:
Total number of seats to be offered in 2016 for the MBA programme at various Centres as per
the details given below:
Reservations:
1. For all programmes at the Institute which are supported by any of the respective State
Governments, the reservation criteria for the state quota are as per the norms of the
respective State Government.
2. For all other programmes the reservation criteria for SC & ST are as per the statutory norms
of Central Govt. (SC -15% & ST - 7.5%)
3. The Institute observes statutory reservation for Persons with Disability (3%).
4. Upto 1 seat at all Centres is reserved for candidates who are Sons or Daughters of
Kashmiri Migrant who otherwise have qualified for admissions.
5. Upto 6% of the total seats at its Extension Centres are reserved for candidates who are
sons and daughters of serving employees of BIT, who otherwise have qualified for
admissions.
6. At all Centres 50% of the total seats are reserved for candidates who have passed / are
appearing for qualifying examination (graduation) from the state in which Centre is located.
The State of Eligibility of a candidate for the purpose will be determined on the basis of
location of his/her College where (s)/he has passed/is appearing for the qualifying
examination / graduation.
[In case sufficient numbers of suitable candidates from any group are not available, the
Institute reserves the right to fill the seats from the other group].
However the final reservation proportion will depend on notification, if any, issued by
competent authority and as accepted by the Institute.
Note: Please select the state of eligibility while filling the application form. (Examples):
State of Eligibility
Qualifying examination (graduation) from Jharkhand Jharkhand
Qualifying examination (graduation) from Rajasthan Rajasthan
Qualifying examination (graduation) from West Bengal West Bengal
Qualifying examination (graduation) from Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh
Qualifying examination (graduation) from Delhi Delhi
Qualifying examination (graduation) from Bihar Bihar
Qualifying examination (graduation) from Uttarakhand Uttarakhand
Fees payable [In INR] for the full-time MBA programme at various Centres
for the Batch 2016
Fee payable at a glance at the time of admission and in each subsequent semester
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Particulars
Semester Semester Semester Semester
Tuition Fee 91000 91000 100500 100500
Development Fee 6500 6500 7000 7000
Institute Exam Fee 4500 4500 5000 5000
Sub-Total 102000 102000 112500 112500
Hostel Seat Rent*, Electricity and
13500 13500 14500 14500
Transport etc. (For Main Campus at Mesra)
Hostel Seat Rent*, Electricity etc. (For 13000 13000 14000 14000
BIT Patna Centre) #
*Hostel fees are subject to revision in future
Notes:
1. Hostel facilities are available only at the Main Campus at Mesra (both Boys and Girls) and its
Extension Centre at Patna (for Boys only). Hostel mess charges at these Centres will be
approximately Rs.2,500/- per month.
2. In addition to all of above, students at Mesra & Patna Centres will also be required to
deposit Hostel Caution Money* (One Time only - Refundable) of Rs.5,000/-. They will also be
required to pay suitable mess advance at the beginning of each semester, which will be
adjusted against their mess charges / expenditure. For the July 2016 session, this mess
advance will be Rs. 15,000/- for Boys and Rs. 10,000/- for Girls at BIT Mesra (Rs. 15,000/- for
Boys at BIT Patna)
For BIT Mesra Hostel Caution Money (One Time only Refundable) and Hostel Mess Advance
(each semester) are payable by crossed Demand Draft in favour of BIT Hostels Mess
Account payable at Ranchi.
3. All fees must be paid by crossed Demand Draft in favour of Birla Institute of Technology
payable at Ranchi (for admission at Mesra or Lalpur), payable at Allahabad (for admission
at Allahabad), payable at Jaipur (for admission at Jaipur), payable at Kolkata (for admission
at Kolkata), payable at Noida (for admission at Noida) and payable at Patna (for admission
at Patna)
4. Students will be expected to provide themselves with stationery and textbooks, etc, as prescribed
for different subjects.
5. The Institute reserves the right to revise the fees and other charges at any stage.
6. For rules regarding refund of fees on withdrawal, please see separate Notice on Notice Boards.
Note: The admission fee can also be paid through State Bank Collect (for details,
please visit Institute website)
The 2-Year (4-Semester) Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programme of the Institute
was launched in the year 1980.
The programme prepares students with requisite skills to make successful careers as
management professionals in competitive business environment. The course structure and
contents are regularly updated to keep pace with the changing business environment.
The teaching methodology is practical, hands on and real time, rather than merely theoretical.
Case studies, Problem Solving Exercises, Role- Plays, Management Games and Presentations
are extensively used. The curriculum is planned so as to facilitate learning in theory and
practice of all aspects of the discipline of management.
The MBA programme comprises of 4 semesters. The curriculum of the first two semesters
provides the foundation in basic management courses. The curriculum of third and fourth
semester focuses on imparting in-depth training in conceptual and practical aspects of
functional and sectoral specialization and integrating courses.
The curriculum offers dual Functional Specialization along with Sectoral Specialization.
Functional Specialization courses are offered in the broad areas of Finance, Human Resource
Management, Marketing and System Management. The Sectoral Specialization courses equips
a student with specialized competencies for a particular sector of industry.
Each student undertakes two projects during the tenure of the programme under the guidance
of the faculty members. The project facilitates learning through practical application of the
concepts.
One foreign language is included as a core subject in the curriculum to fulfill the objectives of
developing global competencies in students.
Semester System
SEMESTER I
SEMESTER II
Students are offered dual Functional Specialization. They study 8 courses (3 credits in each
course) in any 2 areas of Functional Specialization, that is, 4 electives from any one Functional
Specialization area below and 4 electives from any other Functional Specialization area. In
addition to that, students opt for 2 courses (3 credits in each course) from any of the Sectoral
Specialization areas.
SEMESTER III
Semester IV
Annexure I
Healthcare Management:
SUBJECT CODE NAME OF SUBJECT (L-T-P) Credits
MBA 3101 Management of Healthcare Services- I 3-0-0 3
MBA 3103 Management of Healthcare Services-II 3-0-0 3
Hospitality Management:
SUBJECT CODE NAME OF SUBJECT (L-T-P) Credits
MBA 3079 Hotel Management 3-0-0 3
MBA 3081 Tourism Management 3-0-0 3
Safety Management:
SUBJECT CODE NAME OF SUBJECT (L-T-P) Credits
MBA 3105 Safety Management -I 3-0-0 3
MBA 3107 Safety Management -II 3-0-0 3
Institute Rules & Regulations: For details of Institute rules and regulations, please see booklet
provided at the time of admission.
Discipline
The Institute places a very high emphasis on discipline of students both inside and outside the
campus. Students must abide by the Institute and Hostel rules and agree to conform to the rules
and regulations enforced from time to time. They must not do anything either inside or outside the
Institute that will interfere with its orderly governance, discipline and image. Students must attend
lectures, tutorials and practical classes regularly. A minimum attendance of 75% in lectures, tutorials
and sessionals for each subject is essential for appearing in the Semester Examinations. Thus,
students should attend all theory and laboratory classes from the first day of the academic year. In
case of absence due to unavoidable circumstances, students are advised to take prior permission
from the Dean / Head. In case of absence due to illness, students will have to produce a Medical
report signed by attending Physician / Surgeon with an application from their parents or guardians.
In such a case, parents/guardians or Hostel Warden should inform the authorities immediately.
Students should strike a proper balance between extracurricular activities and academic
requirements. A students participation in extra-curricular activities should not be allowed to interfere
in his/her academic schedule.
During teaching hours, the main lobby, the library, the corridors of the Institute and the area
surrounding the Institute are to be observed as silence zones. Students must not cause any
disturbance / obstacle in these zones. Students must not indulge in any kind of misconduct or
indiscipline or anti-social activities within or outside the campus. Students must not form a group
causing any hindrance to the academic and administrative activities of the College. Those found
doing so will be punished and strict disciplinary action will be taken by the authorities. Students shall
not damage the property of the Institute. Cost of such damage will be recovered from students,
parents/guardians of the students.
Students must always carry their Identity Card and produce it on request. In case of loss or damage
of Identity Card, the concerned authorities should be informed immediately.
Students are not permitted to enter and use the laboratory / workshop / sports ground if they do not
wear appropriate dress. For example, they should enter the laboratory only with apron, cap or mask
as instructed. Students should park their cycles in an orderly manner at the cycle stands. Students
should follow the rules of the Hostel Mess / Canteen. Students are advised to read the Notice
Boards regularly.
Students are strictly prohibited from possessing or consuming spirits, tobacco products and narcotic
drugs either within or outside the campus, and if found violating this will be rusticated immediately,
without warning.
Ragging in any form inside or outside the campus is strictly prohibited by law. Any students found
ragging other students will be summarily expelled from the Institute and dealt with as per the
directive of Hon. Supreme Court/Hon. High Court.
Each student must read the UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher
Educational Institutions, 2009 on the UGC website. Each student admitted to any of the
Institutes programmes must submit the two completed affidavits [one from candidate and
one from parents] at the time of admission. [for details please see Sec-11of this Information
Brochure].
Hostel
Hostel facilities are provided only at the Main Campus at Mesra and its Extension Centre, Patna. All
students admitted at Mesra (both Boys & Girls) and Patna (for Boys only) are required to reside in
one of the Institute hostels, to which they are allotted and must take food along with other inmates of
the hostel in the common mess. There are separate hostels for girls students at Mesra.
Medical
All selected students will be required to undergo medical examination by a Medical Officer of the
Institute and their admission is subject to being found medically fit for the Programme. Therefore,
candidates, for their own satisfaction, are advised to get themselves examined by a registered
medical practitioner.
The Institute at Mesra is located in a spacious green campus. There are small forests with a large
number of trees mostly sal trees which are native to Chotanagpur. These sal trees and a number
of other trees and plants have their flowering season during mid-February to early April, and this
sometimes leads to a large pollen content in the air. It has been noted that some people who are
allergic or susceptible to pollen from these sal trees / other plants may develop some health
problems / breathing problems or their existing problems may be aggravated during these weeks, as
also during some other months of the year when other plants flower. Thus, such candidates who are
known to be sensitive or susceptible to pollen from trees or other plants are required to get allergy
tests done / take advice from their physicians / a specialist before taking admission at Birla Institute
of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi.
Applicability of Regulations for the time being in force, Disclaimer and Legal Jurisdiction:
In Force
Notwithstanding the nature of a programme spread over more than one academic year, the
regulations in force at the time a student joins a programme shall hold good only for the
examinations held during or at the end of the semester. Nothing in these regulations shall be
deemed to debar the Institute from amending the regulations subsequently and the amended
regulations, if any, shall apply to all students old or new, as specified therein.
Disclaimer
The statements made in this Information Brochure and all other information, contained herein are
believed to be correct at the time of publication. However, the Institute reserves the right to make at
any or without notice, changes in and additions to the regulations, conditions governing the conduct
of students, requirements for degree, fees and any other information, or statements contained in this
Information Brochure. No responsibility will be accepted by the Institute for hardship or expense
encountered by its students or any other person for such changes, additions, omissions or errors, no
matter how they are caused.
Legal Jurisdiction
All disputes will be subject to jurisdiction of the Civil Courts at Ranchi city only.
Sec 10. Undertaking for candidates appearing for final examinations in 2016
Please fill in all blanks, select relevant items and delete what is not applicable.
3. I do hereby undertake that since I have been provisionally allowed to appear in the
selection procedure to MBA Programme although my graduation / equivalent eligibility
qualifying examination has not yet been published, I shall not insist on extension /
conversion of the provisional admission, if
(a) I fail to secure minimum ......% marks (......% for SC/ST/PwD) in Honours /
aggregate in all subjects in all the years in such graduation or equivalent
eligibility qualifying examination, or
(b) I fail to produce the official result by the 31st October 2016.
4. I undertake that all the certificates / documents submitted by me are authentic and are
issued by competent authority.
5. I undertake that if at any time during the programme I am found not to be eligible for
admission for not having required marks in graduation, my admission shall be cancelled.
Counter Signed
(Guardian) (Applicant)
Name & Address in Block Capitals Name & Address in Block Capitals
Name______________________ Name______________________
Address____________________ Address____________________
___________________________ ___________________________
___________________________ ___________________________
1. It is mandatory for every student and his/her parents to submit an anti-ragging affidavit
at the time of admission. These are UGCs regulations.
2. It is the order of the Hon. Supreme Court that contact details of students must be
collected from these affidavits and stored electronically at a central location.
Step 3: On successful completion you will receive affidavits, both for Students and Parents,
through E-mail.
Note:
If you do not have an E-mail address please create one before you fill an affidavit
forms.
If your mother or father or guardian does not have a phone or a mobile phone or email then
please give the numbers / email of their friends or relations or neighbors.
If you do not have a mobile number, then please give the mobile number of your friend in
the Institute.
After filling this form successfully you will receive the Student's Anti Ragging Affidavit and the
Parents Anti Ragging Affidavit in your Email. Please print both the Affidavits, sign them
yourself, request your parents to read the details and request them to sign their affidavit and
then submit both during admission.
Please see our Institute website for addresses and contact details of our other Extension
Centres