Programme Objectives
The objective of the MBS programme is to enable the students to work as competent managers and to meet the demand of higher level managers in organizations, particularly in the functional areas of management. Upon graduation, a student should be able to function as a manager in business, industry, government and non-government sectors, within and outside the country, in areas like accounting, marketing, finance and general management.
The MBS programme specifically aims to:
1. Equip students with required conceptual knowledge of business and management.
2. Prepare managers in the functional areas of management.
3. Develop knowledge and skill of business environment in national and global perspective.
4. Encourage entrepreneurial capabilities in students to make them effective change agents in the Nepalese society.
5. Develop research capability in students.
6. Prepare foundation for advanced studies and research in management.
Developing managerial practice is a central concern of the Faculty of Management (FOM), Tribhuvan University
(TU). The emphasis upon practice is reflected in various Master level programs of the FOM. FOM program lays
special emphasis on developing graduates managerial and entrepreneurial skills over a solid foundation of
theories and techniques. Through this two-year (60) credit hours program students develop their knowledge and
management skills on the basis of a good understanding of the economic, social, political milieu both at the
national and global levels.
BBS or Equivalent
Thestudentsapplyingfor admissiontoMBScoursemust havesuccessfullycompletedtheBBSprogrammeora bachelor degree on any discipline from Tribhuvan University or from any other university recognized byTribhuvanUniversity.
TheFOMrecognizestheneedforbothbreadthanddepthinthetotalacademicpattern.TheMBSprogramisafoursemester(two-year)programwiththreekeycomponents:(1)corecourses,(2)specializationcourses,and
(3)adissertation.
Core business courses integrate allanalyticaland functional areasand providestudentswith anappreciationofthediversityandinter-relationshipofbusinessandmanagementissues.ItincludessubjectssuchasResearchMethodology,StatisticalMethods,ManagerialEconomics,OrganizationalBehaviour,HumanResourcesManagement,ManagerialFinance,ManagementAccountancy,AccountingforFinancialandManagerialDecisionandControl,MarketingManagement,ProductionandOperationsManagement,InternationalBusiness,EntrepreneurshipandStrategicManagementandBusinessEnvironment.
Specializationinanyoneoftheareas,suchas,Accounting,Finance,Marketing,andManagementenablesthestudenttodevelopexpertiseinhis/herconcentrationarea.
The MBS programme requires students to conduct original research work during the four semesters of thetwo-year study period. Students are required to write a dissertation based on their original research work.Studentswritingdissertationareencouragedtowritetheirdissertationwithintheselectedspecializationarea.
Students applying for the MBS program must fill in the application blank with all details of their personalinformation and past academic records. The selection of students shall be based on CMAT.The test shall bebased on the GMAT and GRE format. The admission test shall be concentrated on testing verbal and quantitativeability,businessandeconomics,logicalreasoningandgeneralawareness.Thereshallbealtogetherhundred
(100) questions in the CMAT containing 20 questions in each section. Students must secure a minimum of 40percentinthe CMATin orderto qualifyfortheadmission.