MBA (Banking & Finance)

MBA (Banking & Finance) FAQs related to MBA (B&F) Programme: 1) Explain briefly about MBA (Banking & Finance) programme? The MBA (Banking & Finance) programme is being offered by Manipal University, through its IMA campus. The students selected and shortlisted by ICICI Bank are admitted to 2 ½ year MBA (Banking & Finance) programme conducted in the IMA campus. Classes are conducted in the IMA campus during the first year of the programme which comprises of 2 Semesters. The students are provided with an exit option after successfully completing the first year of the MBA (Banking & Finance) programme. Such students are allowed to exit the MBA programme with a Post Graduate Diploma in Banking (PGDB). However, those students who have exercised the option to exit but wish to continue with the MBA (Banking & Finance) programme are allowed to rejoin the MBA (Banking & Finance) programme within 6 months of their completion of PGDB from IMA campus. Such students, by virtue of their being trainee Probationers working at different branches/locations of ICICI Bank will be provided their lectures and study materials online. Students who have rejoined the MBA (Banking & Finance) programme will have 1 ½ years (3 Semesters viz, III, IV & V) to complete the remaining three semesters namely the III, IV and the V with the maximum period being 30 months, excluding the option period of 6 months. 2) What are the key features of this programme? MBA (Banking & Finance) is a UGC recognized and Manipal University awarded degree programme. 3) Who is eligible to register for MBA (Banking & Finance)? Any Graduate from a recognized university who is a Probationary Officer of ICICI Bank and are in continuous employment with the Bank. Note: Candidate resigned from ICICI bank will be dis-enrolled from MBA Programme. 4) What is the duration of the programme? MBA (Banking & Finance) programme duration is for a period of 30 months (2½ years excluding the option period of 6 months). MBA Segment Shortest possible time for completion Campus Based PGDB 12 Decision to opt 6 On-line based Component 18 Total 36 *Overall duration for completing the program is 60 months. 5) Is the programme recognized by UGC? The programme is UGC recognized and the degree will be awarded by Manipal University after the student successfully fulfils all the requirements of the University. Manipal University is a deemed university under section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act. 6) When is the programme open for registration? The programme is open for registration twice a year. Batch start dates are 1st Aug and 1st Feb. The registration for these batches will open in June and December respectively. 7) What is the course outline and credit structure of the Online Component? The semester wise course outline, credits and the subjects are detailed below: Curriculum

The elective option in Module XI is available only to those who have completed the Credit or the Treasury electives in the Campus Component. 8) If a student who has not done these electives in Campus Component but would like to have the opportunity to opt for the same, could this be provided? One needs to understand that these modules are advanced modules on the given subject matter. It would prove difficult for one who has not undergone the base course [during the campus component] to be able to grasp, effectively learn and do justice to and clear the advanced course. Further, since the course is going to be very closely linked to the practical aspects and the work place, one will have to work on exercises / activities that are linked to what one handles on the job - only those who are in these roles therefore will be able to effectively work on the cases / activities, etc. It is for these reasons that we have not opened up Module XI to all. However, keeping the aspirations of the students to learn a specialized area from knowledge and career perspective, the students are permitted to take any one of the two specialized courses as "Audit Courses", even if they have not done the qualifying courses in the campus component. An "Audit course" would entitle the student to enroll for a course without the right to earn the credit. He will do select number of assignments and other academic activities as per the delivery plan, to earn a Course Audit Certificate. The student CGPA is not affected by the course because he does not get a grade for doing this course. 9) How much is the course fee? The total fee for the online segment of MBA (Banking and Finance) is Rs. 1, 50,000 payable in three installments of Rs. 50, 000, Rs. 50, 000 and Rs. 50, 000 at the beginning of each semester. 10) How to make fee payment? Following is the procedure for fee payment: STUDENTS NOT-OPTING FOR A LOAN: Kindly take print out of challan (3 copies). Prepare a local cheque/dd/cash for Rs. 50,000 for 3rd semester, Rs. 50,000 for 4th semester & Rs. 50,000 for 5th semester. Deposit the same (each semester) in cash counter (ICICI Bank). Please note to send us the acknowledgement copy (Institute Copy) to the following address: Ms. Shaheen Taj / Mr. Naveed Haneef Manipal Global Education Services Pvt. Ltd. NBC North Bengaluru Campus Survey No.-36, 3rd Floor, Central Academics, Chokkanahalli Village Jakkur Post, Near Diana College, Bengaluru - 560064. Mob: 09686570385 / 09686288000 DEMAND LETTER (LOAN OPTED STUDENTS): Follow following procedure to get "DEMAND LETTER FROM THE MANIPAL ACADEMY", for loan http://www.ima.manipal.edu/ima-icici/emba as done to register online -> you will get a window with details of fee structure. Take a print out of the same and submit to the loan department of ICICI bank. Then follow same procedure for fee as given above. 11) By which date the payment is to be made? Within one month from the beginning of the semester. If there is any delay in payment, there will be penalty for late payments and the University may cancel the registration. 12) How many attempts can a student get to clear any subject of the programme? If a student does not appear for any end term examination held, for medical or any other genuine reasons (subject to approval), with permission or if he/she does not secure the requisite grade in his/her first attempt, two more opportunities will be given to appear for the subject along with students of the subsequent batch. Also kindly note that the student will have to pay examination fees for any reattempts separately, as per University examination rules. Currently the reattempt fees are Rs. 550 per subject.

13) How the course is delivered and the details? The course delivery focuses on mapping various activities like case studies/ case lets, group discussions, group interface with mentors and online support for further study. Each of the units is divided into skill and knowledge components with more focus on application oriented activities. The overall programme aims at activity based learning and applying the knowledge in the work place. 75% of the time allotted to a course will be activity related and the remaining 25% of the time allotted to knowledge related on self-study mode. The course will be delivered through self-study mode and guided learning by way of online mentoring, online chats, streaming ppts with voice over, activities like case discussions, project assignments, problem solving on work related functions etc., podcasts, videos, webinars and face to face sessions at select locations (decided from time to time). 14) What technology support is provided for doing this programme? The EduNxt Technology Enabled Learning (TEL) platform will be an exclusive online enabled environment for the students of MBA (Banking and Finance). There are several features which will support online learning like online SLM (self-learning materials), streaming presentations with voice over, videos, podcasts and various other learning activities. Apart from self-learning resources, the students will also have recourse to guided learning processes supported by mentoring online, offline blogs, student groups, etc. There will also be face to face (F2F) interactive sessions at select locations (venue address as decided from time to time). The monitoring and the progress of students will be through capturing of data relating to study hours, group activities, participation in mentoring programs, attempting self-learning quizzes etc. 15) How the assessment happens for online component? Internal Assessment: The continuous evaluation will consist of several instruments of evaluation like quiz, role play, assignments, case discussions, etc., and will vary depending on the subject. Every subject will have internal assessment for 50 marks. Those who participate in internal assessments are only eligible to take up end semester examinations. If any student fails to attempt internal assessments he / she will not be eligible to write end semester examinations for that subject/s. End-Semester Examinations: It is mandatory for the students to appear in the end-semester examinations to be eligible for evaluation of grades. The end-semester examination will be conducted by Manipal University. 16) What are the technology configuration requirements for online component? The students enrolling for the online component would require a computer which has configuration as mentioned below: The minimum configuration required for doing the programme is as follows: Intel CPU ( 1.6GHz, 512KB L2 Cache, 533 MHz FSB ), Windows XP Home, 1 GB RAM, Intel 945 GSE, Colour Display with resolution 1024*600 VGA, 2 x USB ports, 80 GB Disk Drive, Internal Mic, In-built speaker, Mouse, Keyboard. The system should have capability to use freeware such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and Flash Media Player. It should have broadband internet connectivity of 512 kbps or higher. 17) What are the Connectivity requirements for this programme? We will be using the EduNxt Technology Enabled Learning (TEL) platform for the programme. This would require users to have internet bandwidth connectivity on their device. It is recommended to have a minimum 512 kbps broadband connectivity through a local service provider such as Tata Teleservices, Reliance or BSNL or any other local partner who offer these services to consumers. 18) How do I apply for online component of MBA programme and complete the payment process? Probationary officers, who are willing to join the online component of MBA programme, kindly follow the steps as detailed below: a) Fill in the simple application form online and submit. b) On submitting the application form online you will get access to

i. Soft copy of Manipal University letter acknowledging your application and steps to complete the payment process. You will require this letter to be submitted to your bank in case you are opting for bank loan. ii. Download and take the print out of Challan and the instructions given in the demand letter mentioned above. c) Your enrollment to the programme gets completed only after you complete the payment process. 19) If I have a query who will address them? In case of any query: a) Call at Helpdesk: Ms. Shaheen Taj 09686570385 / 080-66021439, Ms. Riddhi Goswami - 080-66021440, Mr. Naveed Haneef 09686288000 / 080-66021441 (all days, including Saturday and Sunday) b) E-mail us at imamba.admissions@manipalglobal.com 20) End-Semester Examinations: It is mandatory for the students to appear in the end-semester examinations to be eligible for evaluation of grades. The end-semester examination will be conducted by Manipal University. The University written examinations will be conducted at various centers at the same time. The center details would be decided by University from time to time based on registrations for examinations. The number of centers as decided by the University will be announced at the time of registrations for examinations. Those candidates who have not paid semester fee or repeater exam fee or not attempted internal assessments, are not eligible to write the examinations. I. Registrations: II. III. Candidates have to submit the filled application and register for examination 30 days prior to start of examination, either as fresher or repeaters. Late submissions will not be considered. Non registrants are not allowed to write the examinations. i. The name of the candidate must be entered correctly on LMS profile (spelling, initial, space, dot, etc.,) ii. iii. iv. which will be captured in examination application form, as the same will be considered while issuing the Qualifying examination marks card/degree certificates. Candidates are required to appear for the exams ONLY at the location as opted (as approved by University) by them in the application form. They are required to collect the hall ticket, duly signed after showing the Bank s Identity card or an authorization from the Bank. Any candidate found guilty of deliberate previous arrangement to cheat in the examination such as copying from another answer book, impersonation or some other misconduct of a serious nature may be debarred for up to 3 years. A candidate found guilty of malpractice in the examination hall shall be sent out by the Chief Superintendent and such a candidate shall not be permitted to take the subsequent papers/practical and viva examination of that examination for which the candidate has registered, till the appropriate authority clears him/her. Evaluations: i. 1. Evaluation of every answer script of end term University examinations will be carried out by two ii. iii. examiners, individually and independently. The average of the two scores is considered for assigning the grade. If the difference in the scores between the two examiners is more than 15%, a third examiner will evaluate, and the average of nearest two scores is considered for awarding the grade. There is no provision for revaluation/re-examination/retotaling/ paper seeing etc. Please note that the answer books are valued by 2 or 3 examiners, as the case may be. Grading System. A grade will be awarded to a student based on his/her performance over the trimester in a particular course of study undertaken. The grades are denoted by the letters A+, A, B, C, D, E and F, each of which not only

indicates a qualitative assessment of the student's performance but also carries a quantitative (numeric) equivalent called the grade point as given below: Letter Grade A+ A B C D E F Grade Point 10 9 8 7 6 5 0 A student will be deemed to have passed in a subject of study if he/she gets any grade in the range of A+ to E. IV. Award of Grades. Appropriate letter grades are awarded to only such candidates who have passed in the university examinations. Internal Assessment marks and University examination marks put together will be taken into account for the letter grading system in each subject separately. A candidate registered for the university examination but fails to appear or fails to score the minimum required 50% marks in the University examination will get a Grade F, indicating failure or grade of incompletion. A subject successfully completed cannot be repeated for improving the grade. Final evaluation of each subject will be carried out on a 10 point grading system corresponding to the marks obtained in that subject. Each subject letter grade is converted into a specific grade value associated with the letter grade as given below: MARKS RANGE GRADE GRADE VALUE 85% and Above A+ 10 75% - 84% A 09 65% - 74% B 08 60% - 64% C 07 55% - 59% D 06 50% - 54% E 05 Less than 50% F 0 GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA): The grade points are weighted in accordance with the number of credits assigned to a subject and it is a product of credit and grade value. The Grade Point Average (GPA) is the weighted average of grade points awarded to a candidate. Total grade points of a particular semester GPA = Total number of credits of the semester GPA for each semester will be calculated for those candidates who have passed all the subjects of that particular semester of the course.

CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (CGPA): The weighted average of GPA s of all semesters that the student has completed at any point of time is the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) at that point of time. CGPA up to any semester will be calculated only for those students who have passed all the subjects up to that semester. Generally, CGPA is calculated after the successful completion of the entire MBA course. (GPA of each semester Corresponding number of credits) CGPA = Sum of the entire course credits V. Publication of Results: i. Normally the results of the semester examinations are published within 60 days (working days) from ii. iii. iv. the end of semester exams. Grades are assigned by taking scores obtained in internal assessment and end term University examinations. The scores obtained in the end term University examinations are NOT published. Students, who have received Grade F in any of the subjects, have to re-register for examinations with paying exam fee of Rs. 550 per subject failed (Present fee as per University). The same may be revised by the university from time to time. However, there is no provision for improvement of grades. Note: If a candidate registered for the university examination but fails to appear or fails to score the minimum required 50% marks in the University examination will get a Grade F or I, indicating failure or grade of incompletion. Candidates must score minimum 50% marks in the external examinations (i.e.; 25 out of 50), and as total of the internal and external examinations to get a grade. Irrespective of internal marks scored by a candidate, if he/she fails to score less than 25 marks in the University conducted examinations, then he/she will get a grade F. 21) Award of the MBA (Banking & Finance) degree certificate When, where and who will award the degree? The degree certificate will be awarded by Manipal University to all the candidates who have successfully passed the University examinations. The degree certificates will be awarded to the successful candidates by the Chief Guest during the convocation ceremony of the University. Students interested in attending the convocation ceremony are required to register for the same during the announced window period. Students who cannot attend the Convocation ceremony (i.e. if he/she plans to obtain the degree "in absentia"), are required to notify the University and provide the address to which the degree certificate should be couriered. The convocations are conducted every year, the announcement of which is made by the University from time to time. 22) What is the procedure to apply for a duplicate grade sheet if I misplace / lose my original consolidated grade sheet? Following documents should be sent to Registrar Evaluation, Manipal University, through Head of the Institution. Police FIR indicating loss of grade sheet. DD for Rs. 100/- drawn in favor of Manipal University, payable at Manipal/Udupi. Letter from candidate addressed to Registrar Evaluation and forwarded by HOD. This letter should contain course, exam month and date, student name, Registration number etc. Ms. Shaheen Taj / Mr. Naveed Haneef Manipal Global Education Services Pvt. Ltd. NBC North Bengaluru Campus Survey No.-36, 3rd Floor, Central Academics, Chokkanahalli Village Jakkur Post, Near Diana College, Bengaluru - 560064. Mob: 09686570385 / 09686288000

23) What is the procedure to apply for a duplicate grade sheet if I misplace / lose my original MBA (B&F) Degree certificate? Following documents should be sent to Registrar Evaluation, Manipal University, through Head of the Institution. Police FIR indicating loss of Degree certifiacte. DD for Rs. 2000/- drawn in favor of Manipal University, payable at Manipal/Udupi. Letter from candidate addressed to Registrar Evaluation and forwarded by HOD. This letter should contain course, exam month and date, student name, Registration number etc. Ms. Shaheen Taj / Mr. Naveed Haneef Manipal Global Education Services Pvt. Ltd. NBC North Bengaluru Campus Survey No.-36, 3rd Floor, Central Academics, Chokkanahalli Village Jakkur Post, Near Diana College, Bengaluru - 560064. Mob: 09686570385 / 09686288000 ***************************