M.B.

ARules&Regulations
1.0DurationoftheProgramme
ThepostgraduateprogramleadingtothedegreeofMasterofBusinessAdministrationwillextendovera
periodoffoursemesters[2academicyears];eachsemesterwillhavedurationof75workingdays.

2.0EligibilityForAdmission
2.1)CandidatesforadmissiontothefirstSemesteroftheM.B.A.Degreeprogramshouldhavepassed
anydegree,ofanyuniversityrecognizedbyU.G.C.oranexaminationacceptedbySASTRAasequivalent
thereto.

2.2)SASTRAwillprescribe,fromtimetotime,othereligibilityconditionsregarding:theminimummarks
securedinthequalifyingexaminations,permittednumberofattemptsforobtainingthedegree,
qualifyingperformanceinentrancetests,physicalfitness,etc.

2.3)Thesponsoredcandidatesshouldsatisfytheconditionsregardingsponsorshipthatmaybe
prescribedbySASTRAfromtimetotime.
3.0ProgramStructure
TheM.B.A.programhasacurriculum,withsyllabusconsistingof:

a)Corecourses,whichgiveabroadbaseinthemainfieldofstudyintheacademicprogramconcerned
b)Electivecourseschosenbythestudentinconsultationwiththefacultyadviser
c)Projectworkwherespecialemphasisislaidontheapplicationofknowledgetoreallifeproblems.
d)Theprogramwillalsoincludeseminarsandpracticaltraining,asprescribedbytheBoardofStudiesin
thecurriculum&syllabiandapprovedbyTheAcademicCouncil.

4.0TheCreditSystem
4.1)Eachcoursehasacertainnumberofcreditsassignedtoit,dependinguponitsimportanceandthe
contactperiodsinaweek.

4.2)Alettergrade,correspondingtothemarkssecuredbythestudent,isawardedforeachcoursefor
whichastudenthasregistered.Onobtainingapassgrade,thestudentaccumulatesthecoursecredits
asearnedcredits.Thenumberofcreditsthatthestudenthasearnedandtheweightedgradepoint
averagemeasureastudent'sprogress.Thislettergradingsystemwillbefollowedatalllevelsof
evaluation,namelyclassparticipation,assignments,midtermtest,critiques,casepresentationetc.

5.0CompletionofM.B.A.Programme
5.1)Astudentearnscreditsbypassingcourseseverysemester.Astudent,whohasregisteredforthe
M.B.A.degreeprogram,hastoacquire126creditstobeeligiblefortheawardofthedegree.

5.2)Thecourseswillbeofferedonasemesterpattern.Foreachcoursethatthestudentundergoes
duringasemester,therewillbeacontinuousassessment.Weightswillbegiventoeachactivitysuchas
presentation,classparticipationseminars,midterm&endtermexamsasunder:

ClassParticipation 10%
CasePresentation 05%
WrittenAnalysisofCase 10%
MidtermExam 25%
EndtermExam 50%
5.3)Studentsshallundertakeaminiprojectworkattheendofthesecondsemesterandamajorproject
attheendofthefourthsemester.Theprojectwork,chosenbythestudentandtheguide,shouldbe
approvedbytheHeadoftheDepartment.Theprojectreportswillbepresentedforgradingtothe
respectivementorsatthebeginningofthethirdsemesterandtheendoffourthsemesterrespectively.

AstudentshouldcompletetheM.B.A.programwithinaperiodof4yearsfromthedateofadmission.
6.0AcademicScheduleofM.B.A.DegreeProgramme
6.1)TheacademiccalendarfortheM.B.A.programmeofSASTRAisgivenbelow.
SemesterDuration 75Days
Cont.Assessment3tests 09Days
StudyHolidays 06Days
Semesterexam 08Days

7.0RequirementsforSuccessfulCompletionofaCourse&EarningCredit
7.1)Studentsmustattendeverylecture,seminarandpracticalclass.However,inordertoprovidefor
illnessandsuchothercontingencies,aminimumattendancepercentagehasbeenprescribedforeach
course.Percentageofattendanceofastudentinacoursewillbethenumberofclassesattendedinthat
coursedividedbythenumberoftheclassesactuallyconductedfromthedateofhisadmissionand
multipliedby100.Astudentcanappearinansemesterexaminationforaparticularcourseonlywhen
hehasputinaminimumattendanceof75%inthatcourse.

7.2)Astudentwhohasnotsatisfiedtheminimumattendancerequirementof75%willnotbeallowedto
appearfortheSemesterexaminationinthatcourse.Insuchacasethestudentwillhavetorepeatthe
courseinthecorrespondingsemesterduringthenextyear,therebylosingoneyear.

7.3)AstudentshouldappearforthesemesterexaminationsinalltheregularCourses(pertainingtothat
semester)inwhichhehassatisfiedtheattendancerequirements.

7.4)AcandidateisconsideredtohavepassedacourseifhesecuresaminimumgradeDinthatcourse.
Inadditiontothisthecandidateshouldsecureatleast50%inthesemesterexaminationforthat
particularcoursetopassacourse.Acandidatewhodoesnotpassacourseduringasemesterwillhave
toreappearforthesemesterexamforthatcoursewheneverofferednextandsecuretheminimum
passingmarkintheexamandalsoaminimumpassinggradeDtakingintoaccountallotherinternal
assessmentgradesalongwithsemesterexammarks.
8.0EvaluationofAcademicPerformance&Promotion
8.1)Coursewisegradesareawardedtothestudentsbyadoptingthefollowingscheme,basedonthe
weightsalreadydiscussedin5.2.

GRADE
Range,
Percentage
QUALITATIVEASSESSMENT POINTVALUEOFGRADE
S 85%&above Outstanding 10
A
75%&above,
butbelow85%
VeryGood 8
B
65%&above,
butbelow75%
Good 7
C
55%&above,
butbelow65%
Average 6
D
50%&above,
butbelow55%
Pass 5
F Lessthan50% Fail 2
E AbsentforfinalExam Exposure 1
I
Lackof
Attendance
Incomplete 0
8.2GradePointAverage(GPA)&CumulativeGradePointAveragearecalculatedasfollows:

GPA=E(NumberofCreditsXGradePoints)/E(Numberofcredits)
9.0ClassificationofResults
Attheendofprogram,thefinalresultswillbeclassifiedasfollows:
CGPA QUALITATIVECLASSIFICATION
(1)7.5&above FirstClasswithDistinction
(2)6.0&above,butbelow7.5
(Clearedallpaperswithin2years)
FirstClass
(3)5.0&above,butbelow6.0 SecondClass

10.0SavingClause&Authority
TheBoardofManagementofSASTRAreservesitsrighttoalteroramendorrepealorannulanyorall
therules&regulations.