Course Curriculum

Adi Shankara Department of Management Studies offers a two-year 4 Semester MBA program under the aegis of The APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University. The academic schedule of the Business Department is carefully planned to ensure timely completion of the course and facilitate pre-placement training. The students are also trained in a number of tools like MS Excel, SPSS, R! and R Studio. Academics at Adi Shankara Business School are supplemented with add-on courses in trending subjects thus enabling excellent exposure to management aspirants helping them to make correct choices for their future. Additionally, we emphasize and encourage co-curricular activities to build the overall persona of every participant.

Course Syllabus

Syllabus

Value Added Courses

A large number of Add on courses are being provided at ASBS with the sole aim of enabling the MBA participants to be industry ready and meet the current day technological and business challenges. These courses help them stand apart from the rest in the job market by adding further value to their resume. Management aspirants have the option to choose the courses according to their specialisations.

ASBS over the years has been providing Value added courses on Digital Marketing/Social Media Marketing, Business and Marketing and HR Analytics, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Certification in IFRS, Robotic Process Automation Strategy for Business Leaders, Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management, Performance Measurement, Advanced Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Market Research and more conducted by experts in the respective fields.

A course on Business Communication and Certified Foreign language training is also in the kitty for the participants of MBA in future.

Eligibility Criteria: 

Any Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree recognized by KTU, in any discipline with minimum 50% marks in aggregate. For SC/ST candidates, eligibility will be as per Kerala Government and University norms.

Students pursuing their final year of study can also apply. In case of being selected, the admission will be provisional, subject to submission of provisional degree certificate and consolidated marklist before the university cut off date.

Entrance Test

The basic criteria for admission to MBA is a valid CMAT/KMAT test score. (The minimum qualifying cut-off for KMAT shall be 15% (108/720) for the General category. The minimum cut-off for SEBC will be 10% (72/720) and 7.5% (54/720) for SC/ST).

Selection Process 

Selection to the program is based on academic performance in the Under Graduate Degree and scores obtained in the entrance test.  The final selection will be based on Group Discussion and Personal Interview. Candidates with work experience will have an added advantage.

Specializations offered

Students can choose 8 elective courses from the list of electives from disciplines provided by the KTU.

We at Adi Shankara Business School, offer specialisations in Marketing, Human Resources Management, Finance, Operations and General Management streams.