The E-MBA program at DMS in collaboration with CDEC, MNIT Jaipur is specifically designed for working executives who, though equipped with rich business insights and knowledge, can benefit immensely by developing a more comprehensive understanding of the overall business, management, industry, and economy. Such a formal management program will equip them to handle organizational challenges and further progress in their respective professional careers. The E‐ MBA program can help them to:
• Enhance their management skills
• Develop skill sets to sail through the uncertainties and challenges of a global business environment
• Upgrade their managerial and analytical skills
• Fast‐track their career
• Overall development of their professional and personal lives
The E-MBA program aims to develop managerial professionals who can meet emerging and unforeseen challenges of modern‐day business. The specific objectives of the proposed E‐MBA program are:
• Developing a comprehensive understanding of business processes and organizations
• Understanding the impact of business processes within and beyond organizations
• Learning and imbibing the business dynamics for a continuously evolving and challenging global business scenario.
• Developing leadership skills for senior managerial positions
• To create digital dexterity for using emerging technologies
The two-year E-MBA program will be spread over two academic sessions each comprising two semesters – the ODD Semester (usually from July) and the EVEN semester (usually from January).
The minimum duration to graduate from the program is 2 years (4 semesters). However, the students are expected to complete all academic requirements before the end of six semesters, i.e., within 3 years of admission to the program which is the maximum period permissible to complete the program.
The program structure for the E-MBA program was developed after a comprehensive process including inputs from leading experts from academia as well as industry. The program structure is divided into four semesters over two years leading to award of 80 credits.
The course scheme for the first year (Semester 1 and 2) is directed at developing foundations for a general understanding of all functional areas of business, organization, structures, industry, economy at large, and cutting across the silos of specific functional areas. During the second year (Semesters 3 and 4) of the E‐MBA program, the students will be required to opt for program electives in addition to few program core courses. The students will be required to opt for three program electives in the third semester and two in the fourth semester. The Department will offer a semester-wise bouquet of program elective courses from which the students will make their choices. The courses will aim at developing advanced skills related to specific aspects/functional areas of business and management.
The detailed program scheme is as under:
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
Management Fundamentals for Global Business | Managerial Economics in Global Context | Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage | Corporate Governance and Ethics |
Marketing Management | Leadership and Organizational Behavior | Elective 3.1 | Elective 4.1 |
Financial Management and Accounting | Operations Management | Elective 3.2 | Elective 4.2 |
Human Capital Management | Entrepreneurship and Innovation | Elective 3.3 | Research Project |
Data Analytics and Decision-Making | Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | Course of Independent study | Comprehensive Viva-Voce |
Project Management | Business IT Strategy and Transformation | ||
Comprehensive Viva-Voce Examination-I |
The department currently offers program electives from 04 specialization area for the students registered in the E-MBA program – Marketing, Finance, Human Resource, and Operations. The students can opt for the program elective courses from any area or a combination of areas of their choice. The courses offered will be subject to a minimum 10 number of students registering for that course as decided by the Department Faculty Board/Institute rules.
The current bouquet of area-wise electives is:
Area: MARKETING | Area: FINANCE | Area: HUMAN RESOURCES | Area: OPERATIONS |
Consumer Behaviour | Project and Infrastructure Finance | Organizational Change & Development | Advanced Operations Management |
Marketing of Services | Financial Econometrics | HR Analytics | Supply Chain Management |
Managing Marketing Communications | Investment / Wealth Management | Team Dynamics | Supply Chain Analytics |
Managing Brands | Behavioural Finance | Managing Creativity and Innovation | Lean Six Sigma |
Managing Customer Relationships | Fixed Income Securities | Competency Mapping & Assessment | Operations Strategy for Competitive Advantage |
Marketing Analytics | Fintech | Contemporary Talent Management | Service Operations Management |
Marketing for B2B Organizations | Entrepreneurial Finance | Employee Engagement | Production Planning and Control |
Managing Product Portfolios | Supply Chain Finance | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Sustainable Operations |
Digital Marketing | Corporate Restructuring | Learning And Development |
Offering greater flexibility needed for the working professional, the E‐MBA program will be conducted in hybrid/blended mode with weekend classes every week. The course lectures will be delivered in a flexible combination of offline and online instructor-driven sessions. Normally, the students will be expected to devote 3 hours/week to a 3-credit course. This will include two hours of instructor-driven sessions and one hour of self-study per week for each 3-credit course. The self-study will include working on readings, assignments, case studies, projects, and other similar activities as designed by the respective course instructors.
Fee for GEN/OBC/EWS students : Rs. 4,63,930/-
Total Fee for SC/ST students : Rs. 1,63,930/-
Admission to the E-MBA program will be conducted once a year as per the academic calendar of the Institute. The detailed selection process for an academic session will be specified along with the release of the Admission Notification for the program.
The applicant seeking admission to the E‐MBA program must have:
Completed a bachelor’s degree with at least 6.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale (or 60% only in the case where percentages are awarded) or equivalent from a recognized university with a relaxation for SC/ST implying a minimum of 6.0 on a 10‐point scale (or 55% only in the case where percentages are awarded).
Additionally, the candidate must satisfy following condition:
Candidate should have at least two years of full‐time work experience after graduation, either be working in an organization or should be having a startup (registered for a minimum of two years).
The total sanctioned annual intake for the E-MBA program is 60, with reservations for various categories as per Government of India policy. The seat matrix for the total sanctioned intake is as below:
Open | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
24 | 06 | 16 | 09 | 05 | 60* |