Master of Business Administration

MBA

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The MBA program at South Asian University is an advanced, comprehensive, industry-driven program designed for professionals seeking to enhance their strategic acumen and leadership capabilities. Building upon foundational business knowledge, the curriculum delves into complex corporate challenges, fostering analytical thinking, strategic risk assessment, and data-driven decision-making. With a strong emphasis on experiential learning, industry-centric coursework, and high-impact networking opportunities, students gain cutting-edge managerial expertise essential for executive roles. Specialized modules integrate theoretical insights with real-world applications, enabling graduates to navigate the evolving global business landscape with confidence. Incorporating technological preparedness and innovation-driven strategies, the program shapes visionary, results-oriented leaders equipped to drive organizational success in a dynamic marketplace.

Level

Master

Credit

Tuition Fee

$862 Per Semester^*

Admission Cycle

January, July

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Eligibility

Following Eligibility are required for enrolling in this programme

A candidate must have passed an Undergraduate degree (in any discipline) under 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 pattern from a recognized institution or an examination recognized by the University as its equivalent or CA/CS/ICWA with a minimum of 50% marks (or an equivalent grade).

Duration

Minimum Two (02) Years and Maximum four (04) Years

Fee Structure

S. No.	Fee Type	Amount	One Time/Recurring
1	Registration Fee	USD 20/ INR 1740	One Time
2	Tuition Fee	USD 862/ INR 74994	Per Semester
3	Admission Fee	USD 200/ INR 17400	One Time
4	Student Aid Fund	USD 10/ INR 870	Per Semester

Scholarship: 25% tuition fee concession will be given on SAU-VC programs to the following:

Current SAU Students
SAU Alumni
Teachers from SAARC countries

The installment policy for all virtual campus degree programmes will be similar to that of the SAU policy.

Admission Process

A candidate who meet the eligibility criteria can enroll in the programme.

Course Structure

Semester 1

Credit 3

Accounting for Managers

Title

Accounting for Managers

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 1

Credit 3

Indian Ethos and Business Ethics

Title

Indian Ethos and Business Ethics

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 1

Credit 3

Decision Statistics

Title

Decision Statistics

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 1

Credit 3

Behaviour in Organization

Title

Behaviour in Organization

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 1

Credit 3

Managerial Economics

Title

Managerial Economics

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 1

Credit 3

Business Environment

Title

Business Environment

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 1

Credit 4

IT & Systems

Title

IT & Systems

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 2

Credit 3

Financial Management

Title

Financial Management

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 2

Credit 3

People Management

Title

People Management

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 2

Credit 3

Operations Management

Title

Operations Management

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 2

Credit 3

Marketing Management

Title

Marketing Management

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 2

Credit 3

Business Research Method

Title

Business Research Method

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 2

Credit 3

Legal Aspects of Business

Title

Legal Aspects of Business

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 2

Credit 4

Data Analytics

Title

Data Analytics

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 2

Credit 6

Summer Internship/ Project

Title

Summer Internship/ Project

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 3

Credit 3

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Title

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 3

Credit 3

Data Analytics

Title

Data Analytics

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 3

Credit 3

Corporate Governance, CSR

Title

Corporate Governance, CSR

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 3

Credit 2

Climate Change Sustainability

Title

Climate Change Sustainability

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 3

Credit 2

Elective

Title

Elective

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Elective

Supply Chain Analytics
Operations Strategy in the Digital ERA
Service Operations Management

Modelling for Business Analytics
Data Visualization
Programming for Data Science
Applied Machine learning
Advanced Business Analytics
Business Intelligence & Data Mining
Green Transitions

Financial modelling for valuation & Investments
Mathematical Methods for Finance
Behavioural Finance
Financial Technology & Block chain
Financial Analytics
Climate Finance
Macro economics
Development economics

Conflict Management and Negotiation
International HRM
Organizational Development
Talent Management
Strategic HRM
Public policy

Marketing Data Analysis & Research
AI in Marketing
Services Marketing
Marketing Analytics
Social Media Marketing
Strategic Marketing
Carbon Credits
Digital marketing

Advanced strategic Management
Decision Science
International Business & Global Strategy
Sustainable and disruptive innovation
Leadership & Innovation
Corporate Strategy in Emerging Markets
IPRs Management

Semester 3

Credit 2

Elective

Title

Elective

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Elective

Supply Chain Analytics
Operations Strategy in the Digital ERA
Service Operations Management

Modelling for Business Analytics
Data Visualization
Programming for Data Science
Applied Machine learning
Advanced Business Analytics
Business Intelligence & Data Mining
Green Transitions

Financial modelling for valuation & Investments
Mathematical Methods for Finance
Behavioural Finance
Financial Technology & Block chain
Financial Analytics
Climate Finance
Macro economics
Development economics

Conflict Management and Negotiation
International HRM
Organizational Development
Talent Management
Strategic HRM
Public policy

Marketing Data Analysis & Research
AI in Marketing
Services Marketing
Marketing Analytics
Social Media Marketing
Strategic Marketing
Carbon Credits
Digital marketing

Advanced strategic Management
Decision Science
International Business & Global Strategy
Sustainable and disruptive innovation
Leadership & Innovation
Corporate Strategy in Emerging Markets
IPRs Management

Semester 3

Credit 2

Dissertation I

Title

Dissertation I

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 4

Credit 3

International Business Management

Title

International Business Management

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 4

Credit 3

Strategic Management

Title

Strategic Management

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 4

Credit 3

Design Thinking

Title

Design Thinking

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Semester 4

Credit 3

Elective

Title

Elective

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Elective

Supply Chain Analytics
Operations Strategy in the Digital ERA
Service Operations Management

Modelling for Business Analytics
Data Visualization
Programming for Data Science
Applied Machine learning
Advanced Business Analytics
Business Intelligence & Data Mining
Green Transitions

Financial modelling for valuation & Investments
Mathematical Methods for Finance
Behavioural Finance
Financial Technology & Block chain
Financial Analytics
Climate Finance
Macro economics
Development economics

Conflict Management and Negotiation
International HRM
Organizational Development
Talent Management
Strategic HRM
Public policy

Marketing Data Analysis & Research
AI in Marketing
Services Marketing
Marketing Analytics
Social Media Marketing
Strategic Marketing
Carbon Credits
Digital marketing

Advanced strategic Management
Decision Science
International Business & Global Strategy
Sustainable and disruptive innovation
Leadership & Innovation
Corporate Strategy in Emerging Markets
IPRs Management

Semester 4

Credit 3

Elective

Title

Elective

Credit

Evaluation Methodology

There are three components Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments), Mid-Term Examination and Final-Term Examination. The weightage of individual Component is as follows:

#	Component	#	Weightage(%)
1	Internal Assignment(Quiz/Assignments)	:	30 %
2	Mid-Term Examination	:	30 %
3	Final-Term Examination	:	40 %

Elective

Supply Chain Analytics
Operations Strategy in the Digital ERA
Service Operations Management

Modelling for Business Analytics
Data Visualization
Programming for Data Science
Applied Machine learning
Advanced Business Analytics
Business Intelligence & Data Mining
Green Transitions

Financial modelling for valuation & Investments
Mathematical Methods for Finance
Behavioural Finance
Financial Technology & Block chain
Financial Analytics
Climate Finance
Macro economics
Development economics

Conflict Management and Negotiation
International HRM
Organizational Development
Talent Management
Strategic HRM
Public policy

Marketing Data Analysis & Research
AI in Marketing
Services Marketing
Marketing Analytics
Social Media Marketing
Strategic Marketing
Carbon Credits
Digital marketing

Advanced strategic Management
Decision Science
International Business & Global Strategy
Sustainable and disruptive innovation
Leadership & Innovation
Corporate Strategy in Emerging Markets
IPRs Management

Semester 4

Credit 6

Dissertation II & Final Presentation

Title	:	Dissertation II & Final Presentation
Credit	:	6

Programme Coordinator

Prof. S. P. Aggarwal

Emeritus Professor

Faculty of Management Studies, SAU

India

spaggarwal(at)sau.int

Master of Business Administration

MBA