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Welcome
to Kathmandu University
Quality and leadership in education

Established in 1991,
Kathmandu University
(KU) is an autonomous,
not-for-profit, and
non-government public
institution. KU is an
institution of higher
learning dedicated
to maintaining high
standards of academic
excellence.
The University has
the mission to provide
quality education for
leadership and leadership
in quality education by
creating, disseminating
and applying knowledge
in science, technology,
management, social
sciences, and liberal arts
through cutting-edge
education and research
programs.

School of
Management

School of
Engineering

School of
Education

KU
School of
Sciences

School of
Arts
School of
Medical Sciences
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Welcome

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KUSOM Leads

KUSOM
leads the way
Keeps you ahead in management
Mission

Purpose

Improve the practice and profession

of management for development
through creating quality and
relevant opportunities for learning,
knowing, discovering, and applying
the best in management.

The Schools objectives are to prepare

competent and committed change
leaders, help them transform their
organizations for higher achievement,
and generate and disseminate
management knowledge for practical
application while seeking continuous
performance improvements and
customer satisfaction in the, quality,
efficiency and effectiveness in the way
its services are delivered. It has the
following specific objectives:

Kathmandu University School of

Management (KUSOM) is a leader
management development institute
under Kathmandu University. KUSOM
pioneered high quality and market
responsive management programs that
are widely recognized as a passport to
successful professional management
career. It has produced over 1200 high
quality management graduates who
are managing leading organizations
across all sectors with passion and
professionalism.

Preparation of professionals for

career in management
Professional enrichment of change
leaders
Support for organizational change
Generation and dissemination of
management knowledge
Continuous improvement in
institutional performance and image.

Core Business
Management education,
Management development
(management training and
continuing learning),
Management consulting, and
Management research.

KUSOM leads the way, as it did in the

past, to professionalize management
and to build successful management
careers. KUSOM is and keeps you ahead in management.

KUSOM
Academic Programs
Graduate
Management
Programs
Under
Graduate
Management
Programs
Research
Degree
Program
Post Graduate
Diploma
Program
Diploma
Program

KUSOM Academic Program

Program

Year
Started

Duration

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

1993

2 years

Master of Business Administration

(Executive) (EMBA)

2001

2 years

Program

Year
Started

Duration

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

1997

4 years

Bachelor of Business Information System

(BBIS)*

1999

4 years

Bachelor in Hospitality and Tourism

Management (BHTM)*

2010

4 years

Program

Year
Started

Duration

Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in

Management

2008

1 years

Program

Year
Started

Duration

Post Graduate Diploma in Management

(PGDM)

2010

1 year

Program

Year
Started

Duration

Diploma in Management (DipM)

2010

4 months

* Delivered through affiliated colleges only

top twenty management schools in

South Asia by 2017 while continuing
to be the leader in management
development in the country.

KUSOM Academy Program

Kusom aspires to become one of the

Graduate
Management Programs
KUSOM MBA and EMBA
programs are the first
choice of aspiring and
working managers
respectively. They are
designed and delivered to
help student be the best in
management.

Graduate Management Programs

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Graduate Managemt Programs

MBA and EMBA:

BEST RATED graduate management programs in the country

Master

of Business
Administration (MBA)
A pioneering program for professional career in management
The organizational world is changing like never before. A young person entering
organizational life must possess competency and confidence for facing the resulting
complexity and the challenge while negotiating and coping with them successfully.

MBA at Kathmandu University School of Management is a

pioneering program in Nepal that responds to this need with the
vision and vigor that is unmatched. KUSOM MBA is designed to
prepare young individuals for careers as successful managers
and entrepreneurs by developing managerial competence and
acumen for the changing world.
Young aspirants of managerial career pursuing MBA at KUSOM
Acquire state-of-the-art management knowledge and
techniques;
Develop analytical and creative ability;
Apply and integrate management concepts and skills;
Develop specialization in one or more functional management
disciplines; and
Demonstrate professional values, practices and behaviors.

A pioneering program for professional career in

management:
Well recognized in the market
Supported by a pool of experienced and dedicated
faculty
Innovative learning design that blends conceptual rigor
with real world practice.
Now thoroughly restructured and updated incorporating
innovative features such as:
Trimesterial delivery with less number of courses per
term
One full term management internship in industry
Possibility for dual specialization.

The annual cycle of KUSOM MBA program is as follows: Spring

Term (February to May); Summer Term (June to September); and
Fall Term (October to January).

Bhishma Jung Karki

MBA Spring 2012

MBA

KUSOM that has been revitalizing management education in Nepal since 1993 is
an internationally reputed business school for academic excellence and research in
management studies. At KUSOM, KUSOMites rediscover themselves, expand their
horizon and explore the new ground. Knowledgeable faculties, rigorous curriculum,
state of the art facilities and unparalleled learning environment mould the
students not only for careers but also for their holistic development. What I have
learnt from KUSOM has given wings to my dream.

Curriculum

A student is required to complete altogether 20 courses totaling 67 credit hours to get the MBA degree. Students have the option
of earning more credit by taking additional courses as extended concentration and/or elective.

Foundation [14 credits]

Integrative [17 credits]

Accounting for Managers [4]

Business Economics [4]
Communication Skills for Managers[3]
Quantitative Techniques for Managerial
Decisions [3]

Strategic Management [4]

Entrepreneurial Management [4]
Global Business Management [4]
Organizational Change and Leadership [2]
Management Internship [3]

Management Core

Electives [3 credits]

[24 credits]

Financial Management [4]

Marketing Management [4]
Managing People and Performance[4]
Managing Operations and Technology
[3]
Management Information System [3]
Business Environment [3]
Corporate Laws [3]

Organization Development
Total Quality Management
Business Dynamics
Project Appraisal and Financing
Knowledge Management
Applied Econometrics
Customer Relationship Management
Project Management
Research Methodology
e-Business
Supply Chain Management
Corporate Governance and Control
Thesis Work

Concentration [9 credits]

Marketing

Human Resources

Finance

MIS

Marketing Research
Marketing
Communication
Consumer Behavior
Service Marketing
Internet Marketing
Sales Management
Social Marketing
Product and Brand
Management
International
Marketing
Marketing Strategy
Independent Study /
Project Work

Human Resource
Development
Employee
Performance
Management
Employee
Compensation
Management
Human Resource
Selection
Industrial Relations
and Employment
Laws
Training System
Management
Managing Quality of
Work Life
Employee Relations
and Rewards
Management
Independent Study /
Project Work

Financial Markets
Management of
Financial Institutions
Investment
Management
Working Capital
Management
Tax Planning
International Financial
Management
Financial Planning and
Strategy
Advanced Finance Theory
Corporate Finance
Project Finance
Risk management
Marketing Financial
Services
Independent Study /
Project Work

System Analysis and

Design
Decision Support
System
Enterprise Resource
Planning
Independent Study /
Project Work

Project
Management
Project Development/
Formulation
Project
Implementation
Project Monitoring,
Evaluation and
Sustainability
Independent Study /
Project Work

MBA Curriculum

The MBA curriculum is designed to enrich both theoretical and practical knowledge in management while helping them to
enhance the depth and breadth of their managerial capabilities. It contains the best and the latest in management knowledge
and practice to keep students updated with the evolving nature and challenges of management profession.

Prashant Lal Shrestha

Senior Officer (Market Planning),
Deurali-Janta Pharmaceuticals
Pvt Ltd

EMBA 2012

Well its a matter of great pride and privilege to be

Admission
KUSOM MBA is open to Nepali and non-Nepali nationals with
A Bachelor degree of at least three years duration in any
discipline.
Minimum of 50 percent marks in aggregate or 2.5 CGPA
on a scale of 4 .0.
Formal Admission process starts in November for the Spring
Term and in May for the Fall Term.
Candidates are selected on the basis of :
Scores on the KUMAT (KUSOM Management Admission
Test -verbal comprehension and quantitative aptitude),
written English test, and structured interview; and
Academic merit up to the undergraduate level.

Background of MBA participants (Spring 2012)

Management
Management + IT
Engineering
Science

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MBA Admission

associated with the best management institution in the

country. The image that KUSOM has been able to etch
in the mind of the youths of the country (including the
executives) is there for all to see and to experience for all
those who are a part of it. The faculty is very promising
and the academic program fantastic. I truly believe it is
the best management school in the country and I am sure
the coming days hold an even brighter future in terms of
progress, prosperity and success.

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Administration (Executive) (EMBA)

A leading post-experience program for value addition in career

KUSOM EMBA is a leading post-experience two-year

executive education program in Nepal that offers advantage
of a comprehensive high quality graduate management
program.

Experienced managers pursuing EMBA at KUSOM:

Improve and update management knowledge and
techniques;
Enhance analytical, leadership and strategic ability;
Apply and integrate management concepts and skills;
Develop specialization in one functional management
discipline; and
Grow in their career while developing organizations.

Program Features:
Comprehensive and rigorous
Oriented to develop analytical, leadership and strategic
abilities
Supported by a pool of experienced and dedicated faculty
Opportunity for co-learning with senior managers and
professionals from diverse field
Thoroughly restructured and updated by consolidating
courses and making it more compatible with working
managers needs.

Some organizations participating in EMBA Program

Action Aid Nepal
Agricultural Development Bank
Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd.
Butwol Power Company
Deurali Janta Pharmaceuticals P. Ltd.
Everest Bank Ltd.
Helvetas Nepal
Himalayan Bank Ltd.
Himalayan Snax & Noodles Pvt. Ltd.
Hotel del Annapurna
Janta Bank
Kathmandu University
Laxmi Bank
Machhapuchhre Bank Ltd.
Mercantile Communications Pvt Ltd
Ministry of Local Development
Nabil Bank Ltd.
Nepal Airlines Corporation
Nepal Army
Nepal Bank Ltd.

NCC Bank Ltd.

NCell
Nepal Electricity Authority
Nepal Investment Bank Ltd.
Nepal Police
NIC Bank Ltd.
Plan International Nepal
Rastriya Banijya Bank Limited
Room to Read
Shikhar Insurance Co. Ltd.
Siddartha Bank Ltd.
Soaltee Crown Plaza
Surya Nepal Pvt. Ltd.
Syakar Co.
TU Teaching Hospital
UNDP Projects
United Mission to Nepal
Verisk Information Technologies
Winrock International
World bank

EMBA

Master of Business

Admission
We offer varied range of entry requirements in order to provide opportunities to practicing managers
at various levels.
KUSOM EMBA program is open to Nepali and non-Nepali nationals with

at least six years of work experience at the senior managerial and professional level and a Bachelor
degree of at least two years duration in any discipline with 40 percent or CGPA 2.0 on a scale of
4.0 (in aggregate) or Master degree in any discipline with 40 percent or CGPA 2.0 on a scale of 4.0
(in aggregate) from universities recognized by Kathmandu University OR
at least three years of work experience at the supervisory/ officer level or above and a Bachelor
degree of at least two years duration in any discipline with 45 percent or CGPA 2.5 on a scale of
4.0 (in aggregate) or Master degree in any discipline with 45 percent or CGPA 2.5 on a scale of 4.0
(in aggregate) from universities recognized by Kathmandu University

Modular course enrollment: Senior managers and professionals with more than five years of work
experience but not meeting the above requirements may enroll into selected courses of the program
on non-credit basis.
Formal Admission process starts in November every year.

Employers of EMBA Participants (Spring 2012)

Glorina Singh
Officer (Accounts and
Budgeting),
Bank of Kathmandu
EMBA 2011

IT Communication

Manufacturing

Pharmaceuticals

INGO/NGO

Academics
Banking and Finace
Research Institute

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EMBA Admission

Every class involves active interaction

between the faculty and students from
diverse backgrounds making the learning
experience much more rewarding. The
rigor of KUSOM has proved invaluable to
me in maintaining discipline in all areas of
my life.

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EMBA Curriculum

The EMBA curriculum is designed to enrich both theoretical and practical knowledge in
management while helping them to enhance the depth and breadth of their managerial
capabilities. It contains the best and the latest in management knowledge and practice to keep
participants updated with the evolving nature and challenges of management profession from
the perspective of practitioners.
A participant is required to complete altogether 19 courses totaling 64 credit hours to get the
EMBA degree. Participants have the option of earning more credit by taking additional courses
as extended concentration and/or elective.

Sachet Thapa
Manager (Finance), Laxmi Bank
EMBA 2010
KUSOM stands for quality and rich culture and is looked upon with grace due
to its standards in creating management culture among the students.
This has been translated into corporate culture, as students carry the culture
and standards to the workplace.So far as EMBA is concerned, KUSOM provides
a great platform for fusion of Work experience that we bring in with the latest
theory and best management models practiced/ taught.
Analytical Base

Management Core

Leader and Strategist

Electives [3 credits]

[16 credits]

[19 credits]

Focus [17 credits]

Accounting for Managers [4]

Business Economics [4]
Management Information
Systems [3]
Quantitative Techniques for
Managerial Decisions [3]
Corporate Law [2]

Financial Management [4]

Marketing Management [4]
Managing People and
Performance[4]
Managing Operations and
Technology [3]
Global Business Management
[4]

Leadership and Change

Management[4]
Strategic Management [4]
Entrepreneurial Management
[4]
Negotiation Strategies and
Skills [2]
Corporate Project [3]

Organization Development
Total Quality Management
Business Dynamics
Project Appraisal and Financing
Knowledge Management
Applied Econometrics
Customer Relationship
Management
Project Management
Research Methodology
e-Business
Supply Chain Management
Corporate Governance and
Control
Thesis Work

Functional Expertise [9 credits]

Finance

Human Resources

Marketing

MIS

Financial Markets
Financial Institutions
Management
Investment
Management
Working Capital
Management
Tax Planning
International
Financial
Management
Financial Planning
and Strategy
Advanced Finance
Theory
Corporate Finance
Project Finance
Risk Management
Independent Study /
Project Work

Human Resource
Development
Employee Performance
Management
Employee
Compensation
Management
Employee Recruitment
and Selection
Industrial Relations
and Employment Laws
Training System
Management
Managing Quality of
Work Life
Employee Relations
and Rewards
Management
Independent Study /
Project Work

Marketing Research
Marketing
Communication
Consumer Behavior
Service Marketing
Internet Marketing
Sales Management
Social Marketing
Product and Brand
Management
International Marketing
Marketing Strategy
Independent Study /
Project Work

System Analysis and

Design
Decision Support
System
Enterprise Resource
Planning
Independent Study /
Project Work

Project
Management
Project Formulation
and Development
Project
Implementation
Project Monitoring
and Evaluation
Independent Study/
Project Work

Undergraduate
Management Program
KUSOM offers BBA as its
constituent program in response
to the huge demand for on-campus
delivery of this enormously popular
under-graduate program.

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Undergraduate Management Program

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Undergraduate Management Program

BBA@KUSOM:
A FOUNDATION PROGRAM FOR MANAGEMENT CAREER AND
ADVANCED MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE

Bachelor
of Business Administration (BBA)
A foundation program for management career and advanced management knowledge
As the world of work turns more competitive and complex, the choice of career becomes
more critical. And being successful in the career becomes even more challenging.
The BBA program of Kathmandu University grooms young
people for starting career in management by developing
essential qualities and abilities while preparing them for
pursuing advanced management knowledge. By blending
foundation and core management disciplines with general
and social science disciplines, the program offers a broad yet
solid professional base for graduates to pursue managerial,
entrepreneurial, and leadership roles in business and social
enterprises. It also rigorously trains graduates for higher
academic pursuit in management and other academic
disciplines.

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BBA

Launched as a pioneer undergraduate management degree

program in the country in 1997, the KUs BBA program has
earned unmatched credibility and respect in the market as
well as in the academic field.

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BBA Admission

BBA@ KUSOM: strengths

KUSOMs brand image.
Pool of experienced, committed, and competent regular
faculty.
Acclaimed and proven pedagogic approachesanalytical rigor and experiential exposure.
Access to excellent learning resources.
Extensive industry linkage.
Academic ambience of the University system.
Complementary and vertical upward linkage with the
MBA program.
Integration of learning with co-curricular activities for
personality and leadership development.
Extra tutorial classes for all the courses.
Minimum 120 hrs of mandatory social service in
between semester breaks.

Udgum Khadka
BBA 2010

How quickly one and half year has

passed at KUSOM! From the day I enrolled
at KUSOM, I feel development and change.
Though food isnt served on our plate,
youll find enough warmth and encouraging
environment to prepare food on our
own. At KUSOM, we prepare, develop and
achieve

Admission
BBA@KUSOM is open to Nepali and non-Nepali nationals
who has
1. a 10+2 or Intermediate degree or equivalent of at least
two years duration in any discipline with a minimum of 50
percent in aggregate or CGPA of 2 on the scale of 4 from
universities/boards recognized by Kathmandu University
2. passed Kathmandu University Undergraduate Management
Admission Test (KUUMAT) conducted by KUSOM in the
current year.
Formal admission process starts in June every year.

Sagar Subedi
BBA 2010

Paving the career path in life is the most

sensitive decision that determines our future.
And I believe I have taken the right path by
joining KUSOM. I wont say that this School has
just helped me improve my communication and
leadership skills; it has given me much more than
that. It has helped me groom myself for what Im
going to be in future and for what Im going to
face in my professional career ahead. That is why
I wont hesitate to extend my gratitude to KUSOM
that has sheltered and nurtured our professional
dynamics.
Thank you KUSOM for your immense support and
guidance. I am proud to be a KUSOMITE!!!!!!!!

BBA Program Structure

Balancing disciplinary rigor with industry relevance
BBA is a four- year full time study program, spread over eight semesters, with the total academic load of 120 credit hours.
The curriculum is built on four targeted learning competencies for starting career in management and pursuing advanced management
knowledge:
Foundational competencies, perspectives, and understanding of broad societal issues, analytical approaches, and creative abilities;
Core management competencies, perspectives, and understanding involving general and functional management disciplines for entry
level career or as foundation for advanced management knowledge;
Specialized management competencies, perspectives, and understanding of functional sub-speciality in management profession and
knowledge; and
Cognitive and behavioural competencies as well as personality and leadership development necessary for management career through
experiential exposures in projects, internship, and students-managed co-curricular activities.

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BBA Program Structure

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BBA Courses

BBA Courses
Foundations [45 credits]

Core Management [48 credits]

Electives [12 credits]

English I
English II
Mathematics I
Mathematics II
Statistics-I
Statistics-II
Quantitative Techniques
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Economic Development
Sociology
Political Science
Psychology
Logic
Information Systems Technology

Business Management
Organizational Behavior
Managerial Communication
Business Law
Financial Accounting-I
Financial Accounting-II
Management Accounting
Managerial Finance - I
Managerial Finance - II

Marketing
Operations Management
Human Resource Management
Management Information Systems
International Business
Entrepreneurship and New
Business Formation
Strategic Management

Small Business Management

Service Management
Supply Chain Management
Productivity and Quality
Management
Project Management
Advanced Programming
Techniques
E-commerce

Concentration [12 credits]

Accounting

Marketing

Finance

Advanced Accounting
Advanced
Management
Accounting
Managerial Cost
Accounting
Taxation in Nepal
Auditing
Directed Study

Marketing Research
Sales Management
Advertising
and Promotion
Management
Services Marketing
Marketing
Management
Global Marketing
Consumer Behavior
Directed Study

Financial Markets and

Institutions
Investment Decisions
Corporate Financing
Decisions
Commercial Bank
Management
Risk Management and
Insurance
Financial Management
Directed Study

Management
Information
System
Computer
Programming
Systems Analysis and
Design
Database
Management
Systems
Business Data
Communications
Decision Support and
Expert Systems
Web Technology
Directed Study

Human Resource
Management
Employee Training
and Development
Labor Relations
Employee
Recruitment and
Selection
Personnel
Information System
Contemporary Issues
in HR
Directed Study

Research
Degree Program
Using state of the-art research
approaches and tools, MPhil
in Management produces
academics and researchers to
nourish management knowledge
and practices with home-grown
research.

MPHIL IN MANAGEMENT: A PROGRAM

AND RESEARCH SKILLS

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Research Degree Program

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Research Degree Program

PROGRAM THAT BLENDS ADVANCED MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE

Master of Philosophy
(MPhil) in Management
A program that blends advanced management knowledge and research skills
Management knowledge and its
application to address opportunities
and challenges facing our
organizations might as well determine
our competitiveness in the present
globalized market. Management
research builds and enhances
knowledge capital that enriches
the practice and profession of
management making it possible for
individuals and organizations to deliver
the results. This is how management

has contributed to the development

of organizations and societies in the
developed world.
Research as a critical input for
knowledge generation and application
is not a widely practiced function in our
society. This is more so in management.
Intuition more than empirically validated
knowledge often informs management
decisions and practices. Similarly,
academic side of management is also

not nourished and enriched by rigorous

research, developing and disseminating
valid knowledge robustly applicable to
our situations and productively able
to show and suggest better ways of
managing in our context.
The KUSOM MPhil in Management, a
research-based Master degree program,
is an intensive full time study program
spread over five terms of 14 weeks each.

Some thesis topics of MPhil graduates

Perceptions of organizational politics and employee outcomes in Nepal banking and financial institutions.
Output, stock returns and political uncertainty: the Nepali evidence
Understanding of leadership and factors associated with leadership success from Nepali perspective:
Grounded Theory
Firm size, earnings yield, book to market ratio, cash flow yield and stock returns: the Nepali evidence

The cross section of expected stock returns: The Nepalese Evidence

Program Features:
Enhances competitive edge
in conceptual and analytical
skills for advanced career in
academics or other professions;
Develops research capability for
improving knowledge, practice
and profession; and
Builds a foundation for pursuing
the Doctoral degree

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MPhil

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Mphil Curriculum

MPhilM Curriculum
The KUSOM MPhil participants are required to take
a minimum of 35 credit hours courses that include
core courses, concentrations, and electives along
with an independent empirical thesis (for developing
research capabilities).

Master Thesis [8 credits]

Core Courses - 17 credits

Statistics for Research I [2]

Statistics for Research II [2]
Applied Econometrics [3]
Advanced Research Methodology [4]
Advanced Managerial Economics [3]
Organizational Theory [3]

Elective Courses - 3 credits

Business Policy and Environment [3]
Business Economics in a Global Economy
[3]
Negotiation [3]
Operations Research [3]
Qualitative Research Methods [3]
Systems Thinking and Modeling for
Management [3]
Investment Analysis and Portfolio
Management [3]

General Management

Finance Specialization - 7 credits

Specialization - 7 credits

Research Seminar in Management [4]

Leadership Theory and Issues [3]
Organizational Development and Change [3]
Organization and People [3]
Human Resources Strategies [3]
Advanced Topics in Management [3]
Directed Reading in Management[3]

Research Seminar in Finance [4]

Advanced Finance Theory [3]
Advanced International Finance [3]
Financial Derivatives [3]
Fixed Income Analysis [3]
Advanced Topics in Finance [3]
Directed Reading in Finance[3]

Formal Admission process starts in

August every year.

Pursuing its strategy of

expansion and growth, KUSOM
now offers specialized programs
for practicing and specialized
managers for their functional
and professional enrichment.

Specialized Manag

PIONERRING PROGRAMS FOR DEVELOPING PROFESSIONALS

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Spedialized Management Programs

PROFESSIONALS

Spedialized Management Programs

gement Programs:

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Diploma in Management (DipM)/

Post Graduate Diploma
in Management (PGDM)
A pioneering program for developing professionals for management

Diploma in Management (DipM) & Post Graduate

Diploma in Management (PGDM) programs are the part
of KUSOMs continuing executive education initiatives.
The focus of these programs is on developing
foundation and core management competencies. They
are particularly designed for those practicing managers
who have had no formal management education and
also for those fresh graduates from non-management
and technical disciplines who want to be entrepreneurs
or start career in their profession that entails
management responsibility.

DipM/ PGDM are for:

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Practicing managers at all levels and across all

functional categories in business, economic, public,
and citizen sectors;

Young aspirants trying to get into management

career after earning undergraduate degree in
technical and non-management disciplines; and

Entrepreneurs and self-employed people seeking to

learn and enrich management for improving their
ventures
DipM/ PGDM

WHY DipM/ PGDM ?

DipM and PGDM are practice-oriented and industryrelevant management education programs of high
disciplinary rigor that equip participants with substantial
grounding in professional knowledge in management while
enriching practical management competence for improved
managerial performance. The overall purpose of the two
interlinked programs is to enhance professionalism in
management of organization by:
Enriching professional management competence
of practicing managers at all levels and across all
functional categories as well as fresh graduates from
non-management streams aspiring for managerial and
entrepreneurial roles;
Providing a platform for continuing learning of
management knowledge, values, and behaviors to help
practicing managers update and contemporize their
management practices and engage in self-renewal
process; and
Facilitating networking of community of management
practitioners and management knowledge providers.

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For DipM:

Three years of work experience as a practicing

manager or supervisor or an entrepreneur with three
years business experience, and
A bachelor degree of at least two years duration in any
discipline from universities recognized by Kathmandu
University.

For PGDM:

DipM/ PGDM Program Structure

The programs are offered as a two tier system of standalone as well as integrated package. At the foundation
level, Diploma in Management (DipM) is offered, and at the
advanced level, Post Graduate Diploma in Management
(PGDM) is available. DipM is both a stand-alone and an
integrated study program. As a stand alone program,
DipM offers participants an option to terminate their
study program after its completion in which case they will
get a certificate of DipM from the School. As an integrated
package, DipM is the foundation for PGDM. Those who
meet requirements for post graduate diploma level may
continue and after completion of the requirements will get
a certificate of PGDM from the University.

Diploma in Management (DipM)

Three years of work experience as a practicing

manager or supervisor or an entrepreneur with three
years business experience, and
A bachelor degree of at least two years duration in any
discipline with at least 45 percent marks or 2.5 CGPA
on the scale of 4.0 from universities recognized by
Kathmandu University. OR
six years of work experience as a practicing manager
or supervisor or an entrepreneur with three years
business experience, and
A bachelor degree of at least two years duration in any
discipline with at least 40 percent marks or 2.0 CGPA
on the scale of 4.0 from universities recognized by
Kathmandu University.

Note: However, a candidate who meets job experience

requirement but has less than 45 percent marks or
equivalent may join as an audit candidate. Audit
candidates, unlike credit candidates, will not earn academic
credits but will get certificate of participation

Foundation courses

DipM provides a broad-based, practical introduction

to the key management ideas, techniques, and overall
competencies needed in order to manage effectively and
productively in enterprises. It is a one trimester program
stretched over 14 weeks (three and a half months).
Participants are required to take a total of 10 credit hours
course load comprising foundation management courses.

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)

Core Management Courses

PGDM is an advance study program that builds on and

extends the learning contents and experience of the DipM
program. It is an intensive one year study program spread
over three trimesters of 14 weeks each. Participants are
required to take a total course load of 28 credit hours
that includes foundation courses (offered in DipM), core
management courses, and an integrative project work.
Credits earned in the PGDM program are transferable to
Executive MBA program of the School as decided by the
Dean.

Communications at Work [2]

Managing Organizations [2]
Managing People [2]
Managing Market and Customers [2]
Accounting for Management [2]

Interpersonal Communication Skills [2]

Managing Finance at Workplace [2]
Development of Marketing Plan [2]
Managing Human Resource Systems [2]
Managing Information [2]
Managing Projects [2]
Enterprise Development [2]
Managing Change and Organizational Development
[2]
Integrative Project Work [2]

DipM/ PGDM

Admission

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Programs

Built on distinctiveness, quality and innovation

Financial Assistance
With a view to setting best qualified students,
regardless of their financial status, KUSOM provides
financial assistance in the form of tuition waiver to
needy and deserving students. Students seeking
such financial assistance must be accepted for
admission into the KUSOM program.
KU provides financial aid equivalent to 7% of total
number of students.

Blending of Academic Excellence and Practical

Experience
KUSOM has a pool of core, full-time faculty with long teaching
experience and expertise in various fields of management as
well as considerable industry experience. The faculty members
are regularly involved in research and training, and serve as
consultants to organizations in industry, government, and nongovernment sectors.
KUSOM retains the services of senior visiting faculties from
industry to bring in real life and practical experience and
perspective in the process of learning. About one-third of the total
sessions are handled by visiting management practitioners.

Learners Take Charge of the Learning Process

The learning pedagogy at KUSOM is built on student-centered
active learning processes: case methods, group discussions,
student presentations, and project works in the real organizational
setting. Throughout the study program, students are motivated
to identify and analyze problems or issues, evaluate options, and
make decisions. Students are encouraged to work and learn in a
team environment.
The concerned faculties keep track of learning progress through a
system of continuous evaluation. Regular feedback is shared with
students for performance improvement.

Recognition of Excellence
Chancellor Gold Medal: For student who scores
highest CGPA in Masters Level.
Vice-Chancellor Gold Medal: For student who
scores highest CGPA in Bachelors Level.
Juddha Bahadur Shrestha Gold Medal: For
student who scores highest CGPA in MBA.
Rana Bahadur Shah Gold Medal: For outstanding
student of MBA.

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Real Business Experience Right into the Class

Room
KUSOM regularly invites visiting faculties from reputed academic
institutions and business houses. In the past KUSOM invited
professors from Western Kentucky University, Indian Institute
of Management Calcutta, Auburn University, Virginia State
University, Chapman University, University of New Mexico and
other universities under its collaborative arrangements with them.
Under the US Governments Fulbright program KUSOM regularly
receives an American Fulbright scholar for teaching, research and
faculty development purpose. It also frequently invites business
executives to share their experience with students and provide
practical insight into the realities of managerial world.

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Access to Robust Learning Resources

Management Library based in KUSOM has a wide collection of
valuable books and international journals. It has around 12,000
volumes of books on management and is regular subscriber
of various journals and online resources such Jstor, emerald,
Cambridge university press, Oxford university press , project MUSE
and more.

Placement of MBA graduates

Project reports and thesis by students around 1600

KUSOM also maintains a computer lab with unlimited access to
internet facilities and wireless connectivity, WiFi within KUSOM
premises. KUSOM has established online course site Virtual
Classroom to improve the teaching-learning process by enhancing
the scope of learning.

Involvement in Co-curricular Activities

Students at KUSOM are involved in various co-curricular activities
throughout their study period. They participate in sports events,
social activities, bring out newsletter and student magazine,
and organize various indoor and outdoor events. Such activities
prepare students for taking responsibilities, coordinating
activities, and working in a team.

Growing Academic Connectivity for Global

Recognition
In order to continually upgrade the educational standard and
getting on the global academic map, KUSOM has maintained
international academic linkage with a number of universities.
KUSOM is a member of Association of Management Development
Institute in South Asia (AMDISA) and the founder member of
Association of Management Development Institute in Nepal
(AMDIN).

Hostel Facility for Girls Students

Residential facility for girl students is available at
subsidized rate within KUSOM premises.

MBA graduates of KUSOM have found

placements in different organizations
like banks, financial institutions,
manufacturing enterprises, trading
houses, national and international
agencies, non-government
organizations, and consulting firms.

Quality Need not be Expensive

Total Individual Package

Total Corporate Sponsorship Package

MBA Program

350,000

EMBA Program

375,000

400,000

MPhil Program

200,000

250,000

DipM Program

50,000

PGDM Program

120,000

160,000

BBA Program

495,000

Rs 5 000 is caution money in MBA, EMBA and MPhil programs, and Rs 4 000 in BBA
and PGDM programs. It will be returned after completion of the program.

Employers of MBA
Fall 2011

Rs 40, 000 is to be added for providing lunch and snacks during the entire program
(EMBA only).
The amount is payable in 12 installments for MBA and EMBA programs, 6
installments for PGDM program, 8 installments for MPhil program and 16
installments for BBA program.
For students from SAARC countries, one and half times of the normal fee; for
students from other countries, double the normal fee.
These expenses do not include cost of books and stationery, accommodation, or
any other personal expenses.
The fees charged by the School are subject to change without prior notification.
KU provides financial aid equivalent to 7% of total number of students.\

Banking and Financial Institute

IT Communication
Manufacturing
NGO/ INGO
Publication
Self Employed
Service Sector

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Student Support and Welfare

Student

Support and

Welfare
Of, by and for students
Student Welfare Council (SWC) is a pure apolitical body exists to promote student interests and
welfare and provide channels of communication between students and the School.
A Little but Lasting Help for
Starting Career

AKA (Association of KUSOM

Alumni)

KCcP-KUSOM Co-curricular
Program

PlaCe, KUSOMs placement cell, manages

the placement function, including
organizing company presentations,
preparation of student database,
placement counseling and training,
organizing events like career fair.

AKA is the official alumni association of all

KUSOM graduates (MBA, EMBA, PGDSM,
MSM, MPhill, PGD, DipM and BBA) who have
graduated or shall graduate from KUSOM,
established to advance the interests of the
KUSOM, its alumni, and current and future
students through mutually beneficial and
lifelong partnerships. www.aka.org.np

KUSOM Co curricular Program provides

additional values, by broadening students
horizons and inspiring them to actualize
all-round development outside the
classroom. Its concerted endeavor is to
associate all the students of different
programs to work towards a coordinated
effort to enhance their skills.
There are varied clubs for students to
participate in - Conference Club, Movie
Club, Drama Club, Sports Club,
IT Club, Club Cicero, Adventure Club, Music
Club, E lab, Social Club, Literary Club.

EvenT (Event Management

Team)
EvenT conducts co-curricular activities
inside and outside the school premises.
The whole idea is to work together to bring
about meaningful changes. Besides, EvenT
is available for managing other events like
Talk-shows, Seminars, and Workshops.

KAF (KUSOM Annual Festival)

KAF is a student managed annual
festival of KUSOM. Each year the festival
is observed with three themes KUSOM
Cares, KUSOM Celebrates and KUSOM
Collaborates.

Entrepreneurs Lab- Business Incubation Center

KUSOM Entrepreneurs Lab stimulates entrepreneurial attitude among KUSOM students providing platform for learning and
exercising entrepreneurial experiences and overall business solution to aspiring entrepreneurs.
With support from E- lab, KUSOM BBA students are successfully running a coffee stall, De Sweet Bean, within KUSOM premises.

Partnership with Business

KUSOM works with a number of reputed corporate business houses and development
organizations on matters of academic research and professional activities, including
student internships and projects. Some major companies with whom KUSOM has
signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for this purpose are:

Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd.

Khetan Group Nepal
Unilever Nepal
Buddha Air
Surya Nepal Pvt. Ltd.
Butwol Power Company
Jyapu Samaj

Management
Development
Professional works for and with industry for improved practices
As part of its mission to improve the practice and profession of management for
development through creating quality and relevant opportunities for applying
the best in management, Kathmandu University School of Management has been
delivering management development services.
KUSOM has been utilizing its in-house
expertise for management development
practices since its establishment. In
2006, KUSOM established a formal center
to deliver the professional management
services directly to the business and
development organizations. The center
is named, Enterprise and Management
Development Center (EMDC). This is
KUSOMs response to the market demands
for quality management services.
EMDC brings academic knowledge and
professional skills of management for the
use of Nepali managers and organizations
by assisting them to improve
organizational effectiveness and capacity

while generating and testing Nepal-based

management knowledge and practice for
wider dissemination.
The professional services of EMDC are:
Enterprise Development;
Development of Intermediary
Organizations; and
Management Development.
EMDC aims to:
Assist in improving management skills,
practices and systems
Enhance market competitiveness,
institutional performance and
management capacity;
Facilitate the enterprise and
entrepreneurship development processes;

Major Recent Clients

Himalayan Distillary Pvt Ltd.

Nepal Red Cross Society DFID
Deprose Development Bank
ActionAid Nepal
Himalayan Distillery
Mahaguthi
Asian Development Bank Nepal
Resident
Yeti Airlines
Nirdhan Utthan Bank Ltd.
Practical Action Consulting

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Management Development

Department of Roads
Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd.
UNDP

Regular Program Series

Theme based talk programs on
leadership development

Provide KUSOM faculties, student and

associates with real management
experiences; and
Generate, test and disseminate Nepalbased management knowledge and
best-practice.

Recent Programs
Consulting

Social Marketing
Performance Management System
Organization Re-structuring
Management for Development
Results
Human Resource Development
Plan

Training
Management Development
Public safety and security
Micro and small enterprise
development
Public procurement management
E-procurement
Bridge management
Landslide management
Project Management

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Management Research

Management
Research
Research is a core component of any
business school worth its name. In tandem
with teaching and consulting programs,
research program defines the scope and
determines the quality of the operation
of a business school. Business schools
within the university system anywhere
in the world are as much active and
recognized for management research as
for management teaching and consulting.
Research keeps business schools and
their faculties at the forefront of the
management knowledge and establishes
their credibility in the business and

academic world while supporting them

in enhancing the quality of management
education. Research generates knowledge
base that ultimately helps business and
managers in improving their practices
through its dissemination by educational
and consulting processes.
Being part of a university system which
has an avowed goal of being a teachingcum-research university, KUSOM is now
endeavoring to promote serious academic
research for advancement of knowledge in
management.

Ongoing Research (initiated by faculty)

Effect of Perception of Organizational Politics on Nepali Government Employees Public Service Motivation
Influence of religion on Nepali car buyers
Determinants of entrepreneurial career choice of successful entrepreneurs
Managers perceptions of business environment of Nepal: Dependency, complexity and uncertainty
Consumers price perceptions across branded and unbranded product and service categories
Relationship between religious ethics and choice factors of consumer car owners
Opportunity recognition and its determinants among entrepreneur

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Family

A blend of academic and industry experience

Composition of KUSOM Faculty Board

(Academic policy making body)

Prof Subas KC, Dean KUSOM

Prof Pushkar Bajracharya, TU, Central Management

Department

Mr Rameshwor Khanal, Economic Advisor to PM

Mr Suraj Vaidya, President, FNCCI

Mr Binod Chaudhari, President, CNI

Mr Shashin Joshi, CEO, NIC Bank

Prof. Devi Bedari, Coordinator, Graduate Subject Committee

Prof. Radheshyam Pradhan, Coordinator, Undergraduate

Subject Committee

Full Time Faculty

Subas KC - Professor and Dean
(Human Resource Management/
Development, Organizational
Behavior, Organization
Development, and Leadership).
Devi Bedari (PhD) - Professor
and Coordinator- MPhil Program
(Economics, Econometrics,
Mathematical economics,
International Finance).
Binod K. Shrestha (PhD)
- Associate Professor and
Coordinator- EMBA Program
(Marketing Management,
Entrepreneurial Management,
Business Ethics and Corporate
Social Responsibility).
Jyoti Regmi Adhikary - Assistant
Professor and Coordinator - BBA
Program (Human Resource,
Organization Behavior).
Sabin Bikram Panta - Assistant
Professor and Coordinator
Placement Cell (Finance
and Financial Institution
Management).
Karan Singh Thagunna (PhD)
- Assistant Professor and
Coordinator- MBA Program
(Financial Mathematics,
Derivatives finance, Stochastic
Process, Statistics and
Econometrics).
Narayan Prasad Paudel
(PhD) - Assistant Professor
(Financial Management,
Portfolio Management, Cost
and Management Accounting,
Microfinance).
Ram B. Mahato - Assistant
Professor and CoordinatorBHTM Program (Marketing
Management, Managerial
Communication, Global
Business, Brand Management,
Hospitality Management).

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Rameshwor Khanal. Area:

Accounting

Seema Singh - Assistant

Professor and CoordinatorDipM/ PGDM Program (Human
Resource Management,
Organization Behavior,
Performance Management).

Damayanthi Joshi. Area:

Human Resource Management,
Performance Management
Deepesh Vaidya. Area: Finance,
Corporate Finance, Banking.

Rupesh Shrestha. Area:

Marketing, Marketing
Communication.

Prabina Rajbhandari - Assistant

Professor and Coordinator- Cocurricular Activities. (English,
Marketing, Service Markeieing).

Dhiraj Karki. Area: Global

Business, Marketing

Ravi Man Shakya. Area:

Information System, Finance

Ghanendra Fago. Area:

Accounting.

Saroj Krishna Ghimire. Area:

Corporate Laws.

Hari Bahadur Dallakoti. Area:

Accounting, Finance

Sarthak Karki. Area: Finance,

Accounting

K.B. Manandhar. Area:

International Financial
Management, Management of
Financial Institutions.

Sandip Timsina. Area:

Information System

Arjun K Shrestha - Assistant

Professor (General Management,
Operations Management,
Organization Behavior).
Ramesh Gyawali - CoordinatorSecurity & Conflict Management
(US policy towards South Asia,
UN & Peace building, Diplomacy,
Media)
Bishwo Paudel (PhD) - Assistant
Professor and Coordinator
Research (Economics,
Econometrics, Research
methodology)

Regular Visiting
Faculty
Anand Tuladhar. Area:
Marketing, Communication

Krishna Ram Khadka (PhD):

Project Management,
Econometrics.
Jayakar Vaidya. Area: Global
Business, Entrepreneurial
Management.
Jayan Nyachhyon. Area: Human
Resource Management, Quality
Management, Operations
Management.
Mahendra Shrestha (PhD).
Area: Business Environment,
International Business, General
Management.

Anupama Panta. Area:

Economics

Niranjan Phuyal. Area: Finance

Ajaya Mishra. Area: General

Management

Panna Kaji Amtya (PhD),

Professor. Area; Sociology,
Political Sciences.

Bhanu Kandel (FCA). Area:

Accounting
Bibek Pandeya. Area:
Information Technology,
Brijesh Sharma.Area: Enterprise
Development, Finance.

Sashi Bhattarai. Area:

Management Information
Systems.
Rita Shrestha (PhD). Area:
Psychology
Sujeev Shakya. Area:
Negotiation, Strategic
Management
Sujan Raja Shrestha.
Area: Marketing, Brand
Management
Sujit Mundul. Area: Financial
Management, Strategic
Management.
Suresh Shrestha. Area:
Operaions management,
Productivity Management.
Vishnu Karki (PhD).
Area: Research. General
Management.

Prajwal Shrestha. Area:

Management Information
Systems, Finance.

Yogesh Satyal. Area:

International Business.

Radhe Shyam Pradhan (PhD),

Professor. Area: Financial
Management.

Yubraj Acharya. Area:

Managerial Communication,
Economic Development.

Academic Committee Chairperson

Service Management Team

(Team supporting formulation and implementation of

academic policies)

Bhawana Tamrakar - School Management

Megha Raj Shakya - Academic Administration

Research Committee: Prof Subas KC, Dean

Prem Raj Adhikari - Library and Information Services

Graduate Subject Committee: Prof Devi Bedari

Sanjay Pudasaini - IT

Undergraduate Subject Committee: Prof Radhe Shyam Pradhan

Binayak Chhetri - Examination and Student Affairs

We believe that education must be personally meaningful, professionally

rewarding, socially contributing, and intellectually stimulating.

Self-Discover Management
and Your Future at and
with KUSOM
At KUSOM, education is not delivered; it is discovered
by each learner for the benefit of us all. We believe
that education must be personally meaningful,
professionally rewarding, socially contributing, and
intellectually stimulating. For last nineteen years,
KUSOM in a very humble way has been creating and
making available to its community of learners an
educational environment and experience for them to
aspire for and achieve these purposes.
Education takes place at KUSOM the way it ought to
and for the reasons it must. It is the process of selfdiscovery, active involvement, and purposeful passion
for learning that defines our educational approach.
And learners pursue education at KUSOM for being
better able to lead self and others for enrichment of
life and its experience. We at KUSOM are proud of this
tradition as much as we are thrilled by the potential of
future that we have defined for ourselves, i.e. to be one
of the top 20 business schools in the South Asia while
continuing to be the leader management development
institute in the country.
I welcome you to be part of and carry forward this
tradition of self-discovering management and future at and with KUSOM.

Prof. Subas KC
Dean

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Kathmandu University School of Management (KUSOM)

Pinchhe Tole, Sasutancha, Balkumari, Lalitpur,
P.O. Box: 6250, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: 977-1-5548891(hunting), 5544078, 5544077
Fax: 977-1-5533814
E-mail: info@kusom.edu.np
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Note: The information in this prospectus is valid at the time of materials going to the press. KUSOM reserves the right to change any aspects of the programs and their
management without prior notice.
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