MBA Programme

The Master of Business Administration (Agri Business Management) is a two-year full time residential post-graduate degree programme which grooms young men and women into professional managers for core areas of   agribusiness and allied sectors. The programme aims at providing a comprehensive coverage incorporating the foundation, functional and elective courses relevant to management discipline, in general, and agribusiness management, in particular.

Course Curriculum

The knowledge acquired through the courses and exposure to the organizational functions through attachment with corporate/non-corporate organizations brings the desired professional competence in the students to address the demands of the agribusiness and allied sectors which are experiencing frequent changes. The revised course curriculum implemented from the academic session 2014-15 includes compulsory courses, elective courses, summer internship and project work as given below:

Course Structure for MBA (Agri Business Management)

Semester I

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
A. Major Courses
ABM 5101	Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior	03(3+0)
ABM 5102	Managerial Accounting and Control	03(2+1)
ABM 5103	Applied AgriBusiness Economics	02(2+0)
ABM 5104	Agricultural and Food Marketing Management-I	02(2+0)
B. Common Courses
ABM 5105	Intellectual Property and its Management in Agriculture	01(1+0)
C. Basic Course Mandatory for Summer Internship/Project
ABM 5106	Communication for Management & Agri Business	03(2+1)
ABM 5107	Research Methodology for Agri Business Management	03(2+1)
ABM 5108	Computer Applications for Agri Business	03(2+1)

Semester II

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
A. Major Courses
ABM 5201	Human Resource Management for Agricultural Organisations	02(2+0)
ABM 5202	Production and Operations Management	02(2+0)
ABM 5203	Agricultural and Food Marketing Management-II	02(2+0)
ABM 5204	Agri Supply Chain Management	02(2+0)
B. Supporting Courses
ABM 5205	Operations Research	02(1+1)
ABM 5206	Financial Management in Agri Business	02(1+1)
C. Common Course
ABM 5207	Technical Writing & Communication Skills	01(1+0)
ABM 5208	Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and Rural Development Programs	02(2+0)
D. Basic Courses Mandatory for Summer Internship / Industrial Attachment and Seminar
ABM 5209	Agribusiness Environment & Policy	2(2+0)
ABM 5210	Seminar	1(0+1)
ABM 5211	Summer Internship / Industrial Attachment	4(0+4)

Semester III

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
A. Major Courses
ABM 5301	International Trade for Agricultural Products	02(2+0)
B. Supporting Courses
ABM 5302	Strategic Management for Agri Business Enterprises	02 (2+0)
C. Minor Courses
ABM 5303	Food Technology and Processing Managementt	03 (3+0)
ABM 5304	Rural Marketing	03 (3+0)
ABM 5305	Fertiliser Technology and Management	03 (3+0)
ABM 5306	Management of Agro-Chemical Industry	03 (3+0)
ABM 5307	Seed Production Technology Management	03 (3+0)
ABM 5308	Technology Management for Livestock Products	03 (3+0)
ABM 5309	Fruit Production & Post Harvest Management	03 (3+0)
ABM 5310	Farm Power & Machinery Management	02 (2+0)
ABM 5311	Food Retail Management	02 (2+0)
ABM 5312	Management of Agricultural Input Marketing	02 (2+0)
ABM 5313	Feed Business Management	02 (2+0)
ABM 5314	Management of Veterinary Hospitals	02 (2+0)
ABM 5315	Poultry and Hatchery Management	02 (2+0)
ABM 5316	Management of Floriculture and Landscaping	02 (2+0)
ABM 5317	Risk Management in Agri Business	02 (2+0)
ABM 5318	Management of Agri-Business Co-Operatives	02 (2+0)
ABM 5319	Business Analytics for Agriculture	02 (1+1)
ABM 5320	Dairy Business Management	01 (1+0)
ABM 5321	Agri Extension Management	01 (1+0)
ABM 5322	Renewable Energy Sources Management	01 (1+0)
ABM 5323	Quality Management for Agri Business	01 (1+0)
ABM 5324	Advertising And Brand Management	01 (1+0)
ABM 5325	Agri Infrastructure and Warehousing Management	01 (1+0)
ABM 5326	Contract Farming	01 (1+0)
ABM 5327	Human Resource Competence and Capacity Building Systems	01 (1+0)
ABM 5328	Agri Commodity Markets and Futures Trading	01 (1+0)
	Minimum 4 courses and 8 credit hours
D. Basic Courses Mandatory for Summer Internship/Project
ABM 5329	Project Management and Agri Business Entrepreneurship	03 (2+1)
ABM 5330	Agri Business Laws and Ethics	02 (2+0)

Semester IV

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
ABM 5401	Project Work	10
	Total (SEM-IV): 10 credits

Number of seats

The intake capacity is 44 seats (39 regular, 5 payment). Additionally, 16 seats are reserved for students through ICAR. Seats for different categories are reserved as per the reservation policy followed by the University. Foreign students may be considered for admission on the basis of nomination from ICAR / Govt. of India on supernumerary seats (02). 5 seats are reserved for in-service candidates.

Reservation

Seats for OBC, SC, ST, PH, female candidates and Kashmiri migrants are reserved as per the reservation policy of the Government of Rajasthan, implemented by the University. Candidates claiming reservation shall be required to submit appropriate certificate at the time of Group Discussion/Personal Interview, failing which they shall be treated in general category. Any subsequent claim for reservation shall not be entertained.
A maximum of 10 seats (40% of the intake capacity), distributed among different categories, are meant for the candidates from other states, provided they find a place in the merit list. In case a seat remains vacant for any reason, the same may be filled by a candidate belonging to Rajasthan State or vice-versa.

Admission on Sponsored / Payment seats

Candidates aspiring for admission on payment seats (including Industry/NRI sponsored candidates) will also have to appear for National Entrance Test. Candidates short-listed on the basis of CAT score will be considered for admission as per the eligibility criteria including Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

Candidates from States of other than Rajasthan A candidate falling in either of the following categories will be considered in ‘Other State Category’:
A candidate who is a permanent resident of any state other than Rajasthan since birth, or A candidate whose permanent address is outside the Rajasthan State, unless he submits a domicile certificate of Rajasthan at the time of Group Discussion/Personal Interview, or A candidate who completed his qualifying examination from outside the Rajasthan State, unless he submits domicile certificate from Rajasthan at the time of Group Discussion/Personal Interview.

Verification of Antecedents

At the time of Group Discussion and Personal Interview, each candidate will be required to submit a character certificate from the Head of the Institution (Registrar/Dean/Principal/Director of the University/College/ Institute) last attended, certifying the following points among others.

That the applicant has not taken part in any activity subversive of the rules, regulations and discipline of the institution, and That the applicant has never used unfair means in any examination conducted by the institution.

Medical Examination

All candidates selected for admission will be required to produce medical and physical fitness certificate at the time of registration.

Ragging

In order to curb the menace of ragging in institutions offering higher education, the UGC has prepared Regulations which had been approved by the Commission in its meeting on June 4, 2009 and the same have been circulated to all universities established or incorporated by or under a Central Act / Provincial Act or State / UT Act and all institutions deemed to be universities under Section (3) of UGC Act, 1956. Ragging is totally banned in the institute and considering it as a criminal offence, strict disciplinary action will be taken against students indulging in ragging. Students admitted in the institute alongwith their parents / guardians will be required to submit an affidavit as per the UGC guidelines.