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The MBA Program

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program is offered on distance mode by the ICFAI University, Dehradun. The Program aims to impart knowledge and understanding of the different aspects of management. The program prepares the students with the skills, knowledge and strategic perspectives essential to the leadership of business around the world.

Program structure
The program structure for the MBA Program has four modules consisting of five subjects each. Module 3 has five elective courses which can be taken from one elective stream amongst 16 streams offered. Some subjects as marked in the elective streams are compulsory electives which need to be mandatorily taken up.

Module - I	Module - II
Principles of Management	Marketing Management
Business Communication & Soft Skills	Human Resource Management
Organizational Behavior	Foundations of Accounting & Finance
Economics for Managers	IT & Systems
Business Environment & Law	Project & Operations Management
*Module III (16 Elective Streams)**	Module - IV
Elective - I	Business Policy & Strategy
Elective - II	International Business
Elective - III	Management Control Systems
Elective - IV	Leadership & Change Management
Elective - V	Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

In Module III, Elective 1 to Elective 5 to be chosen from any one out of 16 Elective streams as indicated in the table given below.

Elective Streams

Elective Stream	#	Elective Subjects	Choice
Finance	1	Financial Management*	* Compulsory Elective
	Group A		Students may choose any 4 electives from the remaining 7 subjects of Group A or from the 8 subjects of Group B
	2	International Finance
	3	Strategic Financial Management
	4	Wealth Management
	5	Investment Banking
	6	Financial Services
	7	Mergers and Acquisitions
	8	Investment Management
	Group B
	2	International Finance
	3	Strategic Financial Management
	4	Wealth Management
	5	Investment Banking
	6	Financial Services
	7	Mergers and Acquisitions
	8	Security Analysis
	9	Portfolio Management
Elective Stream	#	Elective Subjects	Choice
Investment Management	1	Financial Management*	* Compulsory Elective
	2	Quantitative Methods*	* Compulsory Elective
	3	Financial Markets in India	Choose any 3 out of the remaining 4 elective subjects
	4	Investment Management Equity and Bonds
	5	Portfolio Management and Mutual Funds
	6	Marketing of Financial Products
Elective Stream	#	Elective Subjects	Choice
Strategic Finance	1	Financial Management	Choose all 5 elective subjects
	2	Financial Statement Analysis and Decision Making
	3	Strategic Finance and Corporate Restructuring
	4	Investment Management
	5	Risk Management and Derivative Analysis
Elective Stream	#	Elective Subjects	Choice
Risk Management	1	Financial Management*	* Compulsory Elective
	2	Quantitative Methods*	* Compulsory Elective
	3	Risk Management and Derivative Analysis	Choose any 3 out of the remaining 4 elective subjects
	4	Risk Management in Financial Institutions
	5	Integrated Treasury Operations
	6	Foreign Exchange Management
Elective Stream	#	Elective Subjects	Choice
Global Markets	1	Financial Management	Choose all 5 elective subjects
	2	Global Business Environment
	3	International Banking
	4	Financial Markets in India
	5	Global Financial Markets
Elective Stream	#	Elective Subjects	Choice
Marketing	1	International Marketing	Choose any 5 out of the 8 elective subjects
	2	Sales & Distribution Management
	3	Services Marketing
	4	Strategic Marketing Management
	5	Integrated Marketing Communications
	6	Retail Management
	7	Consumer Behavior
	8	Technology Marketing
Elective Stream	#	Elective Subjects	Choice
Healthcare Management	1	Healthcare Project Management	Choose any 5 out of the 7 elective subjects
	2	Patient Experience Management
	3	Managing Quality in Healthcare Services
	4	Management of Social Enterprises in Healthcare
	5	SMACS Technologies for Healthcare
	6	Public Relations for Healthcare
	7	Green Operations for Sustainable Healthcare Management
Elective Stream	#	Elective Subjects	Choice
Hospital Administration	1	Patient Experience Management	Choose all 5 elective subjects
	2	Hospital Management and Planning
	3	Population Health & Management of Epidemics
	4	Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality Systems
	5	Statistics for Health Management
Elective Stream	#	Elective Subjects	Choice
Pharma Management	1	Supply Chain Management in Pharma Industry	Choose all 5 elective subjects
	2	Regulatory Environment and Impact on Pharma Industry
	3	Pharmaceutical Production, Planning and Control
	4	Pharmaceutical Marketing Management
	5	Strategic Management of Pharmaceutical Industry and Latest Developments
Elective Stream	#	Elective Subjects	Choice
Telecom Management	1	Telecom Services Marketing	Choose all 5 elective subjects
	2	Telecom Business Management
	3	Telecommunication Regulatory Environment
	4	Technologies for the Telecom Industry
	5	Value Added Services in Telecom Industry
Elective Stream	#	Elective Subjects	Choice
Retail Management	1	Principles of Retail Management*	* Compulsory Elective
	2	Consumer Behavior in Retail	Choose any 4 out of the remaining 6 elective subjects
	3	Merchandising and Profitability
	4	International Retailing
	5	IT for Retail
	6	Supply Chain Management
	7	Service Operations Management
Elective Stream	#	Elective Subjects	Choice
Operations	1	Operations Strategy	Choose all 5 elective subjects
	2	Management of International Operations
	3	Services Operations Management
	4	Supply Chain Management
	5	Quality and Productivity Management
Elective Stream	#	Elective Subjects	Choice
HR	1	Performance Measurement and Reward Systems	Choose any 5 out of the 7 elective subjects
	2	Recruitment, Training and Development
	3	Strategic Human Resource Management
	4	Human Resource Planning and Audit
	5	Organization Development
	6	Human Resources and Law
	7	Human Resource Information System
Elective Stream	#	Elective Subjects	Choice
IT & Systems	1	Business Intelligence	Choose any 5 out of the 6 elective subjects
	2	E-Business
	3	Information Security
	4	Software Project Management
	5	Systems Design and Architecture
	6	SMACS Technologies for Business
Elective Stream	#	Elective Subjects	Choice
Innovation Management	1	Introduction to Innovation Management*	* Compulsory Elective
	2	Creativity and Design	Choose any 4 out of the remaining 6 elective subjects
	3	Innovation in People Management
	4	Technological Innovation
	5	Innovation in Marketing
	6	Financial Innovation
	7	Strategy Innovation
Elective Stream	#	Elective Subjects	Choice
International Business	1	International Business Environment	Choose all 5 elective subjects
	2	International Marketing
	3	International Finance and Trade
	4	Management of MNCs
	5	International Project Management

Admission Modalities

The admission modalities for the MBA Program are mentioned below:

Eligibility
Graduates (any discipline).

Duration
Two years.

Medium of instruction
English.

Validity of enrollment
The students are required to complete MBA Program within a period of four years from the date of enrollment. Students who are unable to complete the program within the validity period of four years may approach the University for extension of the validity period.

The University may permit extension of validity period based on the merits of the case. If accepted, a de-novo fee as applicable has to be paid by the student.

The program is based on self-study and examinations.

Self-study
The University provides prescribed books specially designed for self-study. The additional support material includes Case Studies, Work Book, Bullet Notes, PEP Notes. Counseling classes will also be organized.

Subject-wise Waivers
Students with prior qualifications are eligible to get waivers from certain subjects of the MBA Program as indicated below:

Subject	Eligibility for Waiver
Economics for Managers	MA (Economics)
Foundations of Accounting & Finance	CA, CWA
IT & Systems	MCA, B.Tech

What the qualifications refer to:

CA means a person, who has passed the final examinations conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

CWA means a person, who has passed the final examinations conducted by the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.

MA (Economics) from any University.

MCA from any University.

B.Tech from any University.

Examinations
Examinations are conducted four-times in a year in the months of January, April, July and October. The schedule of registration, examination dates and announcement of results will be placed on the University website and also mailed to the students’ registered e-mail id. The process uses the computer and internet exclusively for the purpose.

Eligibility for appearing in examinations
Students are eligible to appear for the examinations for module I (all five subjects) six months after the date of enrollment, provided all due post-dated cheques are honored on time. Subsequently, students can complete each module once every six months.

Students will be required to progress in the program module-wise, sequentially. In order to advance to the next module, students should not have more than one backlog in the ongoing module. The student can appear for the backlog in the subsequent examination. However, a backlog subject cannot be carried forward beyond one module. For example a backlog subject of module I cannot be carried to module III. Within a module students can appear for examinations in any order of the subjects and for any / all subjects at a time.

Enrollment Dates
In order to become eligible to appear for the examinations, the students are required to enroll into the program on or before the dates given in the following table.

Examinations	Enroll into the program on or before
July 2017	December 31, 2016
October 2017	March 31, 2017
January 2018	June 30, 2017
April 2018	September 30, 2017

Mock practice questions to familiarize with examinations will be provided to all enrolled students.

Grading System
Performance in the examination is indicated in grades as under for each subject:

A	Excellent
B	Very Good
C	Good
D	Unsatisfactory
E	Poor

Passing in a subject is based on relative grading in the examination.

Module Result
The module result is determined by the grades & GPA obtained for the subjects of the module at the end of the qualifying quarter.

Certification
The following Diplomas/Degree are issued by the ICFAI University, Dehradun to the successful students:

Certification	On successful completion of
Certificate in Business Basics	Module I
Diploma in Management	Module I & II
PG Diploma in respective discipline	Module I, II & III
Master of Business Administration Degree	All 4 Modules

Admission Policies and Guidelines
The admission modalities are with reference to the distance learning MBA Program offered by the ICFAI University, Dehradun.

Enrollment
Applications received from students are checked for the basic eligibility criteria and the eligible students are enrolled into the program under the distance learning mode.

No enrollment of foreign citizens
The admission into the distance learning program is not open to foreign citizens due to visa restrictions. Indian passport holders temporarily staying abroad can enroll subject to the decision by the Admissions Committee.

Rejected applications
If the applicants do not satisfy the eligibility criteria, the applications are returned to them along with all enclosures and the amount paid after deducting Rs. 1,000. Such students are, however, permitted to apply again after they subsequently satisfy the eligibility criteria.

Remittance
The applicants are required to pay the fee as indicated in the Fee Schedule. The remittance can be done by way of Demand Draft or Credit Card. Demand Draft should be in favor of “The ICFAI University, Dehradun-Fee Collection A/c (FLP)” payable at Dehradun. For EMI facility please refer to Fee Schedule.

Refund policy
In case a student decides to withdraw from the Program, the same may be considered by the Admissions Committee based on merits of the case. However, there will be no refund of fee.

Right to amend rules
The University reserves the right to amend the rules and regulations wherever considered necessary and appropriate. Such amendments will be intimated to the students. Therefore, this publication and the descriptions contained herein are not to be construed as a contract binding the University to any specific policies. Possible changes include, but are not limited to curriculum and course content, passing requirements, eligibility criteria for examinations, fee schedule, refund policy, examination pattern, certification and designation, and such other matters as may be considered relevant.

Guidelines
The students are advised to read the following guidelines carefully before completing the Application Form for Enrollment and the Fee Remittance Form.

The Application Forms should be filled in Capital Letters.

Please respond to all the information sought.

Additional sheets may be used, if necessary.

Ensure that the Application Forms are signed.

Photocopies of certificates

Photocopies of certificates regarding date of birth and educational qualifications shall be enclosed with the Application Form for Enrollment.
Original Certificates should not be sent.

Enclosures
Please ensure that your Application contains the following enclosures.

Application Form for Enrollment into the program (with recent color photograph affixed).
Copies of Certificates of Date of Birth and Educational Qualifications.
Fee Remittance Form.
Demand Draft/Credit Card Merchant Slip (wherever applicable) towards the payment.
Those students availing the EMI facility through PDCs are requested to enclose the post-dated cheques (CTS 2010 compliant) for the required amount along with the Fee Remittance Form.

The completed Application Forms along with the required enclosures can be submitted or sent by speedpost/courier to:

The Admissions Officer:
The ICFAI University, Dehradun,
Rajawala Road, Selaqui,
Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

Fee Schedule
(With effect from April 01 2016 and valid for the Academic year 2016 only)

Module-wise Fee Payment (Option 1)
Particulars	Amount in (Rs.)
Admission Fee	5,000
Program Fee	20,000
Total	25,000
Lumpsum Payment	25,000
EMI Facility
Initial Payment (by Demand Draft / Credit Card)	10,000
Balance amount to be paid through Equated Monthly Instalments [EMIs] (including bank charges) by Post-dated Cheques (PDCs)	5,200
Number of EMIs	3

Full Fee Payment (Option 2)
Particulars	Amount in (Rs.)
Admission Fee	5,000
Program Fee (All 4 Modules)	60,000
Total	65,000
Lumpsum Payment	65,000
EMI Facility
Initial Payment (by Demand Draft / Credit Card)	10,000
Balance amount to be paid through Equated Monthly Instalments [EMIs] (including bank charges) by Post-dated Cheques (PDCs)	3,950
Number of EMIs	16

Note : Exam fee is payable separately as and when the student registers for the examinations.

Remittance Information

a. Module-wise fee payment:
The fee may be paid Module-wise. Currently, the Admission Fee is Rs. 5,000 and the Program Fee for Module I is Rs. 20,000. Students are required to pay the fee as indicated in the Table given above either in lumpsum or through EMI facility. The students are required to pay the program fee for Module II, Module III and Module IV as may be prevalent at that time. Currently the program fee for Module II, Module III and Module IV is Rs. 20,000 each.

b. The fee can be paid by way of Demand Draft or Credit Card (VISA or MasterCard only). The Demand Draft should be A/c payee crossed in favor of “The ICFAI University, Dehradun-Fee Collection A/c (FLP)” payable at Dehradun. Students can make the payment through Credit Card. They should get their Credit Cards swiped for the required amount, sign and attach the merchant copy of the slip along with the Fee Remittance Form and keep the customer copy with themselves (as acknowledgement). No cash payment to be made while enrolling into the program.

c. Credit Card information being confidential should not be shared with anyone while making payments for the program. Any students deviating from the above will be doing so at their own risk and responsibility.

2. a. Lumpsum payment of fee:

The fee can be paid by way of Demand Draft or Credit Card (VISA or MasterCard only). The Demand Draft should be A/c payee crossed in favor of “The ICFAI University, Dehradun-Fee Collection A/c (FLP)” payable at Dehradun. Students can make the payment through Credit Card. They should get their Credit Cards swiped for the required amount, sign and attach the merchant copy of the slip along with the Fee Remittance Form and keep the customer copy with themselves (as acknowledgement).
No cash payment to be made while enrolling into the program.
Credit Card information being confidential should not be shared with anyone while making payments for the program.

Students deviating from the above will be doing so at their own risk and responsibility.

b. EMI facility for payment of fee:

EMI facility is offered to all the students for payment of fee. The PDCs are to be drawn in favor of “The ICFAI University, Dehradun-Fee Collection A/c (FLP)”.
The initial amount should be paid by way of Demand Draft/Credit Card and the balance amount can be paid through submission of PDCs.

3. Guidelines for paying through PDCs:
*As per RBI guidelines, only CTS 2010 compliant cheques are accepted.

The cheques (CTS 2010 compliant) should be drawn on scheduled commercial banks. Only MICR and multicity cheques will be accepted. The EMIs are payable on the first of every month, subsequent to enrollment. For example, if a student enrolls on April 15, his/her first EMI (amount payable in rupees) will be due on May 1. The EMIs should be paid through post-dated cheques. The students should enclose the post-dated cheques (A/c payee crossed) along with the Fee Remittance Form.

Students submitting the post-dated cheques should ensure that the post-dated cheques should not be dishonored under any circumstances when they are deposited for payment. In the event of dishonor of any cheques, the students and the signatories of such cheques will be liable for prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and such other legal actions as may be taken by the University.

The University reserves the right to withdraw the EMI facility for payment of fee at any time.

4. Examination Fee:
The examination fee is to be paid separately as and when the student is eligible and register for the examinations. The fee is Rs. 500 per subject.

5. All students registering in the program are required to pay the stipulated fee as per schedule. Wherever students have arrears of payment, they will not be permitted to register for the examinations or their examination result will not be released and their grade sheets, pass certificates will not be issued; further such students will be considered as inactive on the rolls of the University and their names are liable to be removed from the records.

6. The fee is subject to change from time to time. Students will be informed of the payment revisions through e-mails, students regulations, etc. The students are required to pay the fee as may be prevalent in the relevant academic year. The fee indicated in this document is valid for 2016 academic year only.

7. Other Information:
There are no overseas test centers. Students who wish to receive the courseware overseas or any other information in this regard are required to contact SSD for the fee payable for the service.

Online Enrollment through Secure Internet Payment Gateway

Students can enroll into the program by logging on to www.iudehradun.edu.in/dlp for filling the application form online and making the payment through Internet. Students can make the payment through the Credit Card issued by ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank or the VISA/MasterCard issued by any bank, through Secure Internet Payment Gateway. Net Banking facility is also available for customers of ICICI Bank, AXIS Bank, Yes Bank, Karnataka Bank, Corporation Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, South Indian Bank, Federal Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Allahabad Bank, Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait and Dhanalaxmi Bank. Students may please note that payments relating to examinations will be accepted only through Secure Internet Payment Gateway.