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The Institute
Manipur Institute of Management Studies (MIMS) of Manipur University (A Central University) was established in the year 1995. The Institute right from its inception has been striving for Growth with Quality the Motto of the Institute. It is an Institute with a mission to instil potential and practicing managers with analytical skills, leadership qualities, achieving motives and a vision so crucial to the steering of an enterprise in the N.E. Region. Well equipped in human and physical infrastructure, the institute caters to the educational needs of the society by imparting knowledge and enhancing research in the management discipline. Besides imparting management education, the institute trains the students with personality development and ethical practices thereby equipping them to become effective professionals with good career prospects.
The broad programme perspectives of the Institute shall be to undertake the following in a phased manner: v To conduct various types of courses on management and to offer short-term programmes in Marketing Management, Rural Sector Management, Entrepreneurship Development and Executive Development Programmes. v v v v To prepare competent hands for careers in teaching, research and consultancy in Management. To organize courses, seminars, workshops and research programmes in specialized areas in collaboration with industrial, commercial, educational and other Institutions. To provide consultancy service to different organizations and also to conduct needbased training programmes for their executives. To promote entrepreneurial climate in the N.E. Region by taking up preparation of project feasibility reports and liaison between the entrepreneurs and financing institutions. To take up research work in management and also case development. To establish linkages between the industry, business houses and academia. To collaborate with professional, teaching and training institutes in India and abroad for the development of management education, research extension activities and expertise for consultancy.
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Admission Eligibility
MBA Full-time ( 2 years)
A) Academic Requirement:
Graduates from recognized Universities Indian or foreign in any discipline are eligible to apply for admission to this course provided they have secured at least 50 per cent (45 percent for SC/ST candidates) marks in aggregate. No relaxation on the ground of participation in sports and games or extra curricular activities or any other ground, whatever, shall be made in determining the eligibility. Seats are reserved for certain categories of candidates as mentioned in the ordinance governing this course; of course subject to reservation of seats for OBC/SC/ST candidates within that category as per Government of India rules. Candidates appearing at the final year of the degree examination can also apply subject to the
submission of mark-sheet with 50 percent marks (45 percent for SC/ST) in aggregate on or before the date of group discussion and personal interview fixed by the Institute otherwise they will not be considered for admission and no fee will be refunded.
B) Eligibility Certificate:
Candidates who have passed the qualifying examination from University other than Manipur University are required to obtain an eligibility certificate for a fee as per rules of the Institute from the Director, Manipur Institute of Management Studies, Manipur University immediately after their provisional admission, but not later than the date on which the classes start, failing which their provisional admission is liable to be cancelled, with no refund of any fee paid till that date.
Selection Procedure
i) Duly filled in MIMS application forms along with supporting documents must be submitted to the Institute by the last date notified with a admission processing fee of Rs. 200/- only either in the form of demand draft in favour of Manipur Institute of Management Studies drawn on SBI, MU Campus Branch (5320) or cash. All eligible candidates will be called by the Institute or its agency to appear at a written test at their own expense at the University campus or test centers on dates notified. Currently, AIMA-CMS conducts the written test (MAT) for the Institute at centres in/ and outside the country. For MAT the candidates have to fill up MAT application forms separately without which, no candidates shall be considered for admission in the Institute. The objective of the written test is to assess proficiency in language comprehension, mathematical skills, data analysis & sufficiency, intelligence and critical reasoning and Indian and global environment with equal weightage. Out of the applications qualifying in the written test, candidates equal to four times the number of the seats in each category, strictly on the basis of merit shall be called for group discussion and personal interview at their own cost. The merit list for selection of the relevant categories would be on the basis of marks secured in aggregate of the following: vi) (a) (b) (c) Written Entrance Test 70 Group Discussion Interview 15 15 100
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They shall be admitted to the admission test at their own risk. As a consequence, candidates should apply for admission only when they are sure of themselves satisfying the eligibility requirements.
Annual Intake:
Total intake capacity of the MBA course is 50. However, three superannuary seats are available to the foreign students who should apply through the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India but they need not appear at the entrance test.
Reservation of Seats:
As per rules of the University
Hostel
Hostel facility is available to the students in the Mens and Womens Hostel of the University as per rules. The University has 3 Mens and 2 Womens hostel.
Transport
University bus service is available to the students in addition to the frequent private bus services to and fro Imphal city.
been playing a very vital role in updating the knowledge of the learners and information seekers. The present three-storied building has a total area of 900 square meters. The Library has a collection of more than 1,60,000 books and subscribes to 280 national journals and 43 foreign journals as
hard copies. It has more than 10,000 titles on Commerce, Management, Economics, Mathematics, Anthropology, and Education. The journal section of the library provides around 110 titles of journals on commerce, management and allied subjects. The library has been identified as one of the member of UGC-INFONET and readers have been provided facilities for direct access to e-journals. The entire collection of the library can be browsed through INTRANET within MU-campus. An intelligent searching mechanism of available document is also incorporated with the system. The library remains open from 9 am to 5 pm on all working days. On sundays it remains open from 10 am to 3:30 pm.
b) Institutes Library
In addition to the Manipur University Library, the Institute has also its own Library with a collection of more than 8000 books of different titles on management and subscribes 20 national and 15 foreign journals. It is equipped with highly relevant and up-to-date text and reference books. Additions would continue with books and journals every year.
Placement Cell
Placement Cell of the Institute is managed by a Placement Committee consisting of faculty members and representatives of the students and industries under the overall guidance of Training & Placement Advisor. The Cell acts as a channel of communication between the students and the employing organizations to help each full-time student to plan his/ her career and find suitable job. The Cell provides appropriate facilities for campus recruitment to the representatives of employers seeking professionally trained managers. It also assists the students for summer training programme and project dissertation preparation.
Medals:
The University awards two gold medals to MBA students :1) 2) Ngangom Sakhi Devi Memorial Gold Medal for the topper in the MBA course. Roshankanta Potsangbam Memorial Gold Medal of MBA of Excellence.
Summer Training
Every student of MBA Programme has to undergo Summer Training in the organisation approved by the Institute for a period of 6/8 weeks immediately after the 2nd Semester Examination. The students will select the topics of their summer training in consultation with the officer-in-charge of training in the selected organisation and submit a report to the Director of this Institute. The summer training will be arranged after the 2nd semester examination. The objective of the summer training work is to study an organisation in action and to apply the theoretical concept, tools and techniques learnt to the real life situations. The students will be required to submit the summer training report to the Director of the Institute atleast one-month before the commencement of the examination for the Third Semester.
Dissertation:
The fourth semester students shall have to submit a dissertation in quadruplicate to the Director atleast one month before the commencement of the fourth semester examination.
Industry Linkage
Keeping in tune with the education policy of the Government, the Institute strives for a closer linkage between the Institute and the Industry. For this the endeavour of the Institute is to conduct MDP, EDP and in-house training programme in collaboration with the experts from the industry and business. The Institute orchestrates seminars, group-discussions invited and training programmes such academic & training activities in which the experts from the industry and business are In addition, it arranges meetings in which the experts from industry and business interact with the faculty and students so as to make the students aware of the realities of the world of work. Industrial visits are arranged for the students to have a practical insight into the working of industry and business. Senior executives from industry are invited to share their expertise and professional experience with students to impart functional orientation to the learning process, thereby, achieving a realistic integration between precept and practice. In order to further strengthen the linkage of the institute with industry and other organizations, special programmes are also organized for the benefit of the practicing managers, who do not have enough time to cope with the steady stream of voluminous management literature generated in academic and research institutions.
Scholarships:
i) ii) iii) Bharti Scholarship: Bharti Foundation provides Bharti Scholarships to the bright MBA students on merit-cum-means basis. IOCL Scholarships: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., provides IOCL scholarship to the bright students Merit-cum Means based Scholarship: MOBC, Govt. of India, provides Merit-cum Means based Scholarship for students belonging to the minority communities (Muslim and Christians) for Technical and Professional Courses at graduate and post-graduate levels. UGC Post Graduate Scholarship for Professional Courses (SC/ ST candidates) Ph.D. Fellowship Award : The University provides Ph.D. Fellowship award Rs. 5000/- per month to the merit deserving Ph.D. Research scholars. Free studentship etc.
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Course Curriculum
The MBA Programme of MIMS shall comprise of the following papers of 100 marks each including 30 marks of internal assessment in each paper except in papers mentioned otherwise by way of note.
FIRST SEMESTER
Compulsory Papers Paper 101 - - - - - - - - Management Process Quantitative Methods Managerial Economics Business and Economic Environment Managerial Communication Entrepreneurial Development Accounting for Managers Computer Applications in Management Paper 102 Paper 103 Paper 104 Paper 105 Paper 106 Paper 107 Paper 108
SECOND SEMESTER
Compulsory Papers Paper 201 Paper 202 Paper 203 Paper 204 Paper 205 Paper 206 Paper 207 Paper 208 - - - - - - - - Organisational Behaviour Operation Research Human Resource Management Financial Management Marketing Management Production and Operations Management Research Methodology Information Technology Management
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Marketing
Paper 321 Paper 322 Paper 323 Paper 324 - - - - Advertising Management Marketing of Services Management of Retail Business Brand management
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Group V :
Paper 363 - Export Import Procedures, Documentation and Logistics Paper 364 - International Economic Organisations
Group II Marketing
Paper 421 - International Marketing Sales and Distribution Management Strategic Marketing Industrial Marketing Paper 422 - Paper 423 - Paper 424 -
Note :- 1. The number of specialization packages and specific papers in each specialization to be introduced shall be decided by the Director in consultation with faculty members keeping in view the infrastructure and faculty available which shall be binding on the students. 2. Each student shall have to opt for two specialization packages introduced by the Institute and study first two papers of the selected areas in third semester and remaining two papers from each area in the last semester. 3. The Dissertation with a weightage of 100 marks shall be written in English on any topic preferably related to any of the two specialisation opted and shall be evaluated as per examination rules of the Institute. 4. The students shall be required to submit three copies of the Summer Training Report to the Director of the Institute atleast one month before the commencement of the Third Semester Examination. The report will carry a weightage of 100 marks and shall be evaluated as per examination rules of the Institute. 5. The Viva-Voce in the Fourth Semester shall have a weightage of 100 marks and shall be conducted as per Examination rules of the Institute.
Summer Training Report : 100 Dissertation : 100 Viva-Voce : 100 Total Marks in written paper (30 x 100) : 3,000 Grand Total : 3,300
Attendance
i) ii) iii) Every student must secure atleast 75% attendance in each paper, failing which he/she shall not be allowed to appear at the examination. No relaxation in attendance for any reason, whatsoever, shall be granted. No MBA student shall be allowed to join simultaneously any other course whatsoever, in case it is done by any student and it comes to the notice of the Institute, his admission to the course will be cancelled. The examination for each semester will consist of internal assessment (30 marks) and written examination (70 marks) in each paper if not specified otherwise for any specified paper. The internal assessment marks shall be based on factors such as Participation in seminars, case discussions, and group work activities Class tests, quizs, individual and group oral presentations. Submission of written assignments, term paper and viva voce. Class room participation and attendance. B. C. The weightage given to each of these factors shall be decided and announced at the beginning of the semester by individual faculty member responsible for the paper. The written examination of 3 hours duration carrying weightage of 70 marks shall be conducted for each paper at the end of each semester. The minimum percentage of marks to pass the examination in each semester shall be i) 45% in each paper, Summer Training Report, Dissertation and Comprehensive Viva voce separately; and ii) 50% on the aggregate of each semester examination. D. E. F. The examination schedule will be fixed and announced atleast one month before the commencement of the examination by the Institute. The Director of the Institute with the approval of the Vice Chancellor, shall appoint one of the members of the faculty of the institute as in-charge of the Semester examinations. The prescribed application form for the written examination must be filled up and submitted along with the proof of the payment of the examination fee by the students duly forwarded by the Director of the Institute within the date notified to the examinationin-charge as stated above vide clause (E). The Director of the Institute shall certify. i) The eligibility of the student for appearing at the examination. ii) The good conduct of the student. iii) The fact that the student has attended not less than 75% of lectures in each paper separately during the semester in question. iv) The fact that the student has secured minimum pass marks in internal assessment in each paper separately.
Examination
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G. i) The minimum pass marks for each written paper as well as internal assessment examination shall be 30 marks out of 70 marks and 15 marks out of 30 marks respectively. ii) No student shall be permitted to appear at the written examination unless he/ she has secured atleast 15 marks out of 30 marks in internal assessment in each paper during the semester in question. Such candidates who fail to appear or fail in the internal assessment test may be given a chance by the Director subject to the submission of application by them to this effect and payment of a special fee of Rs. 200/- for each paper. Summer Training Report, Dissertation, and Viva-Voce : i) The Third Semester student shall have to submit three copies of the Summer Training Report to the Institute atleast one month before the commencement of their semester end examination. ii) The Summer Training Report shall carry a total weightage of 100 marks. It shall be evaluated by internal and external examiner (Training supervisor of the organisation) with the following weightage : a) Report Presentation at the Institute (Internal collective evaluation only) 50 marks 20 marks
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b) Assessment Report by Training Supervisor of the Organisation 30 marks c) Evaluation by Internal Examiner
iii) The final semester students will have to submit Dissertation preferably in the area of their specialization completed under the supervision of any of the faculty of the Institute allotted by the Director. iv) The Dissertation in quadruplicate shall be submitted not later than one month before the commencement of the final semester examination. v) The Director shall arrange the evaluation of the Summer Training Report, Dissertation, and Viva voce. He will invite atleast two experts preferably external as approved by the Vice Chancellor for the evaluation of the Dissertation and the conduct of Viva Voce Examination. Normally, the Dissertation evaluation and viva voce examination shall be conducted within a week after the completion of the semester end examination in question. vi) The dissertation will be evaluated preferably by any one of the two experts. A candidate who clears successfully with 45% marks in each paper and 50% marks in aggregate in not less than 75% out of the total papers offered during the semester in question will be provisionally permitted to attend the next semester subject to payment of all fees and dues etc. at their own risk. Such candidates shall appear in the remaining paper(s) to fulfill the Clause (C) (i) and (ii) above along with the candidates appearing in those papers in the semester next year with payment of examinee fee and filling up of the form for the semester end examination in question.
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If a candidate fails in any semester examination other than the first semester, he/ she has to seek for re-admission in the corresponding semester next year with prior approval of the Director. Whereas, for a candidate who fails in the first semester, he/she has to apply afresh for pursuing the course. The Institute shall arrange special examination for such candidates who have to clear the backlog of the papers at the end of the third and fourth semester on receiving application for such examinations but for each such examination separate examination fee has to be paid along with the submission of separate application form. The amount of fee for all such special examination shall be notified by the Director calculated on actual estimated cost divided by the number of such candidates. A candidate who having passed the second semester examination discontinues his studies may be allowed to join Third Semester within two years of his passing the second semester examination subject to the payment of all fees to be paid at the time of his admission. A candidate must pass all the four semester examinations within four years of his admission to the first semester of the MBA Course. The final result after the fourth semester examination shall be finalized as under in two classes on the basis of aggregate marks obtained in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th semester examinations taken together subject to the fulfillment of the requirement under clause (C). a) Second Class b) First Class c) First Class with distinction 50% or more marks but less than 60% marks in aggregate 60% or more marks in aggregate Candidates who pass all the four semester examinations in first attempt securing 70% or more marks of the total aggregate.
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Last part i.e., Part D carrying a weightage of FOURTEEN marks shall have one case study which shall be compulsory for all candidates. However, if a question in the form of case study is not feasible in view of the nature of the paper it may be replaced by a question to write short notes on any two of the five topics. Thus, the written semester end examinations for MBA shall carry a total weightage of SEVENTY marks in each paper.
b) The Director shall forward a panel of paper setters and examiners to the Vice Chancellor at least two months before the commencement of the examinations. c) The Director shall appoint the paper-setters and examiners from the panel mentioned in clause (b) above.
d) The faculty members in charge of the examinations shall receive the list of the paper setters and examiners from the Director. e) The Examination in charge shall contact the paper setters and shall send the offer of appointment on behalf of the Director along with the guidelines regarding the pattern of questions and weightage of each question along with model questions as determined by the Director in consultation with the faculty of the institute. f) All the paper setters will constitute a board of paper setters, one of the paper setters shall be appointed as the Chairman of the Board of paper setters with the approval of the Vice Chancellor. The Chairman shall receive the manuscripts of all the question papers from the paper setters, and scrutinize them in the light of the prescribed syllabus and modify, moderate and correct them. If necessary, he will send the printed question papers to the examination in charge after ensuring that all required papers have been set. He may get any questions paper set. If that has not been received from the paper setter concerned, by any competent paper setter chosen by him and send the same to the Examination in charge. Each such paper will be in a separate sealed cover.
g) The Director with the approval of the Vice Chancellor shall appoint the Superintendent of Examinations for the timely and smooth conduct of the semester examinations. h) The Superintendent of the examination shall pack and seal the answer scripts at the end of the examination day and had it over to the examination in charge for safe custody and arrangement of evaluation by examiners as per schedule of central evaluation notified by the Director. i) j) The examiners shall be supplied with necessary copies of award rolls to be filed up neatly, cleanly and carefully. The faculty member in charge of the examination will ensure that all awards are received and the result is finalized and declared within four weeks from the last day of the semester examination but before the start of the next semester classes, whichever is earlier after getting the approval of the Results Committee to be constituted by the Vice Chancellor.
k) The Results Committee shall consist of the following : 1. Director of the Institute. 2. Senior most faculty of the Institute. 3. Controller of Examinations of the University. 4. One nominee of the Vice Chancellor to act as Chairman. 5. Faculty in charge of Examination. The Results Committee shall pass the results. It may recommend grace marks as per University rules governing the grace marks in P.G. Examinations of other subjects for moderation of the results to the Vice Chancellor, if necessary.
The actual fee to be charged for Summer Training, Study Tour and Industrial visit will be notified by the Institute separately as and when necessary based on the actual estimates.
To the Institute:
Institutes Security Deposit (Refundable)
To the University:
Security Deposit (Library) Refundable Note 1. The fees payable to the Institute other than Management Science Association Fee shall be deposited in the account of Manipur Institute of Management Studies, Manipur University at the cash counter of the University in cash or demand draft in favour of Manipur Institute of Management Studies at the time of admission / beginning of the semester in one installment by the last date notified. Management Science Association Fee shall be paid in cash to the in-charge of the Association nominated by the Director. 1. The fees for the semester / session concerned are to be paid in the beginning of the session. Fee once paid shall not be refunded. 2. Late payment of fee beyond the date notified by the Institute shall cause a late payment fee at the rate of Rs. 100/- for every 15 days or part thereof subject to the dead line notified by the Institute. 3. Failure to pay semester dues by the deadline notified by the Institute shall render the admission cancelled automatically and such candidates shall have to undergo the process of fresh admission to the semester in question.
Medium
English shall be the medium of instruction and that of examination including entrance test, group discussion and personal interviews.
Prof. NVR Jyoti Kumar Mizoram University Prof. P.K. Sharma M.K. Sukhalia University, Udaipur Prof. R.D. Sharma, University of Jammu Prof. R.D.Sharma University of Jammu Prof. R.K. Bal Utkal University Prof. S.K. Jain DMS, IIT, Delhi Prof. S.K. Sharma TITS, Bhiwani Prof. Sambasiva Rao Deptt. of Commerce & Management Studies, Andhra University Prof. Sushil DMS, IIT, Delhi Sanajaoba Yumnam Financial Services Consultant, Singapore Sanjoy Mairembam, Coventry (UK) Shri C. Raj AGM, SBI Shri C.S. Suresh Executive Director, NCR Consultants Ltd., Chennai Shri Debetosh Purkayastha Associate Vice-President(NER), HDFC Life Shri Indranil Sanyal Assistant Vice President, Eastern Zone, Axis Bank Shri K.V.S. Krishnamohon Shiv Shivani Institute of Management Shri Kamarjit Singh Financial Consultant, Thailand Shri N.J. Gowri Shankar HSB Consulting, Chennai Shri P.C. Pande CEO, Times Group Shri Shyamananda Sapam TCS, IIM Alumnus
HOW TO APPLY
i) Candidates who had appeared MAT (February and May) of the current session can get MIMS application form along with prospectus from the University Cash Counter on payment of Rs. 600/- or Rs. 650/- if desired by post in the form of demand draft drawn in favour of MIMS, Manipur University payable at SBI (Code No. 5320) M.U. Branch, Imphal 795003. ii) Application form can also be downloaded from the website of the Manipur University (www.manipuruniv.ac.in). In such case, the applicant has to enclose with the duly filled in application form a bank draft of Rs. 600/- drawn in favour of the Director, Manipur Institute of Management Studies, Manipur University, payable at SBI, MU Campus Branch (Code No.5320). Duly filled in application forms (in duplicate) along with the relevant enclosures (also in duplicate) shall be submitted to the office of the Director, MIMS, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal, Manipur 795003 (India) iii) Incomplete applications or applications received after the last date owing to postal delay or otherwise may be summarily rejected. iv) A candidate who desires acknowledgement of the receipt of his/her application is advised to submit a stamped, self-addressed, postcard along with the application.
iii) Two attested photocopies of the MAT exam appeared iv) Two attested photo copies of mark-sheets of each examination passed by the candidate from HSLC or Higher Secondary examination onwards v) vi) Two attested photo copies of certificates (provisional/original) of each examination passed by the candidate from HSLC or Higher Secondary examination onwards Two attested photocopies of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other Backward Class certificates should be submitted by SC/ST/OBC candidates.
N. B.: Final selection will be subject to the production of original mark-sheets and certificates.