Academic Programmes

MBA-Agri Business

MBA Programme

The Master of Business Administration (Agri Business) 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.

Semester I

Course No.

Course Title

Credit Hours

A. Core Courses

ABM 511

Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior

03(3+0)

ABM 512

Managerial Economics

03(3+0)

ABM 513

Managerial Accounting & Control

03(2+1)

ABM 514

Communication for Management & Business

03(2+1)

ABM 515

Research Methodology in Business Management

03(2+1)

ABM 516

Marketing Management

03(3+0)

B. Basic Supporting Courses

ABM 517

Computer for Managers

02(1+1)

C. Non Credit Course

ABN 511

Library & Information Services

01(0+1)

Semester II

Course No.

Course Title

Credit Hours

A. Core Courses

ABM 521

Agri Business Environment & Policy

02(2+0)

ABM 522

Rural Marketing

02(2+0)

ABM 523

Production & Operations Management

02(2+0)

ABM 524

Human Resource Management

02(2+0)

ABM 525

Financial Management

03(2+1)

ABM 526

Business Law and Ethics

02(2+0)

B. Basic Supporting Courses (Compulsory)

ABM 527

Management Information System

02(2+0)

ABM 528

Operations Research

03(2+1)

C. Seminar & Summer Internship / Industrial Attachment

ABM 591

Seminar

01(0+1)

D. Non Credit Course

ABN 521

Technical Writing & Communication Skills

01(0+1)

Semester III

Course No.

Course Title

Credit Hours

A. Core Courses

ABM 531

Agri Supply Chain Management

02(2+0)

ABM 532

Strategic Management

02(2+0)

ABM 595

Summer Project

03(0+3)

B. Industry Oriented Elective Courses

ABM 533

Agricultural Marketing Management

02(2+0)

ABM 534

Quality Management

02(2+0)

ABM 535

Commodity Markets and Futures Trading

02(1+1)

ABM 536

Banking & Insurance Management

02(2+0)

ABM 537

Food Retail Management

02(2+0)

ABM 538

Management of Agro Chemical Industry

02(2+0)

ABM 539

Seed Production Technology & Management

02(2+0)

ABM 540

Farm Power & Machinery Management

02(2+0)

ABM 541

Fruit and Vegetable Production & Post Harvest Management

02(2+0)

ABM 542

Human Resource Competence and Capacity Building Systems

02(2+0)

ABM 543

Data Science in Agri Business

02(1+1)

5-10 courses i.e. minimum 10 and maximum 20 credit hours

Semester IV

Course No.

Course Title

Credit Hours

A. Core Courses

ABM 544

International Trade & Sustainability Governance

02(2+0)

ABM 545

Project Management & Entrepreneurship Development

02(2+0)

B. Comprehensive and Project Work

ABM 593

Comprehensive Examination

02

ABM 599

Project Work

10

C. Non Credit Course

ABN 541

Disaster Management

01 (0+1)

Number of seats

The intake capacity is 40 seats (25 regular, 5 payment and 10 ICAR)

Ph.D.-Agri Business

IABM is taking lead and proud to announce admission to its batch of Ph.D. (Agri Business) for the academic
session 2019-20.

Course Schedule for Ph. D. (AGRI BUSINESS)

Distribution of Courses in Course

Compulsory Courses

18 credit hours

Seminar

2 credit hours

Preliminary

4 credit hours

Research

40 credit hours

Compulsory Courses

Semester I

Semester

Course Number

Course Title

Credit

Semester I

Econometrics for Agri Business

ABM 611

2+1

Communication for Management Teachers

ABM 612

0+2

Research Methods I

ABM 613

2+1

Agri Input & Output Marketing

ABM 614

3+0

Semester II

Research Methods II

ABM 621

2+1

International Business

ABM 622

2+0

Training & Development for Performance Effectiveness

ABM 623

2+0

Semester III

Seminar I

ABM 691

0+1

Seminar II

ABM 692

0+1

Preliminary Examination

ABM 631

4

Semester IV & Semester V

RESEARCH

ABM 699

40

Non-Credit Compulsory Courses: Ph. D. students may be exempted from these courses if already studied
during Master’s degree.

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

ABN 511

Library & Information Services

01(0+1)

ABN 521

Technical Writing & Communication Skills

01 (0+1)

ABN 522

Disaster Management

01 (0+1)

Number of Seats:

The intake capacity is of four seats. (Regular 2 (UR) + Payment 2 (UR))

PGDAIM

The PGDAIM is a one year programme depicting industry-institute interface directed towards the growth of the
agribusiness sector and at the same time addresses the employment problem in relation to the agricultural
graduates. The programme is conducted in collaboration with a progressive agribusiness organization, which
assures placement to the participants.

Course Schedule for PGDAIM (AGRI INPUT)

Semester I

S.No.

Course Title

Credit Hours

1.

Agri Business Management

2(2+0)

2.

Fundamentals of Marketing

2(2+0)

3.

Accounting & Financial Management

2(2+0)

4.

Communication Skills & Personality Development

2(1+1)

5.

Information Technology and Computer Application

2(1+1)

6.

Agri Input Marketing

2(1+1)

7.

Agricultural Extension System

2(1+1)

8.

Human Resource & Organizational Behaviour

2(1+1)

Total

16

Semester II

S.No.

Course Title

Credit Hours

1.

Selling and Negotiating Skills

2(0+2)

2.

Sales & Distribution Management

2(1+1)

3.

Logistics & Supply Chain Management

2(1+1)

4.

Agri Input Marketing

2(0+2)

08

Project Work

04

Comprehensive Examination

02

No. of Seats

The number of seats shall be 15.