Family Business MBA

Can you tell me about the eligibility requirement for admission in MBA (Family Business & Entrepreneurship) Programme offered by Institute of Management of Nirma University?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

MBA (Family Business & Entrepreneurship) Programme offered by Institute of Management of Nirma University is targeted towards young graduates with no prior experience in business but who exhibit entrepreneurial ambitions, and next generation of Family Business owners.

Eligibility:
3 year Bachelor's degree (10+2+3) or equivalent in any discipline from a recognized university with minimum 50% aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA.

One appearing in the final year of the Bachelor’s Degree can also apply provided they furnish the proof of having met with the minimum eligibility criteria.
The candidates who fail to meet the minimum eligibility criteria by the time will be asked to withdraw from the programme.
The tuition fee paid by such candidates will be forfeited.

Number of Seats Available: 60
15% of the intake is allocated for admission to NRI students.
Over and above 15% seats are also allocated to Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)/Foreign Students/Children of Indian workers of Gulf countries and South East Asia.

Duration
The programme is spread over two academic years. An academic year is divided into three terms of about twelve weeks each.
The first three terms consist of compulsory (foundation) courses, while the next three terms consist of mostly elective courses offered in two streams of specialization: (a) Entrepreneurship, and (b) Family Business Management.
The curriculum also includes 8-10 weeks' duration summer internship where the students are required to work in an organization on a real management problem.
The summer internship is scheduled during summer break at the end of the first year of the programme.
One also needs to prepare a Business Plan in the second year. Besides, one is required to undertake an industry visit either in India or abroad and prepare a report on the visit.

Contact Detail:
Institute of Management
Nirma University
Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway
Ahmedabad - 382 481 (Gujarat) INDIA
Email: admissions.im@nirmauni.ac.in
Phone: 079-30642604