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 |
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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 |
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ABM 517 |
Computer for Managers |
02(1+1) |
C. Non Credit Course |
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ABN 511 |
Library & Information Services |
01(0+1) |
Semester II
Course No. |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
A. Core Courses |
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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) |
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ABM 527 |
Management Information System |
02(2+0) |
ABM 528 |
Operations Research |
03(2+1) |
C. Seminar & Summer Internship / Industrial Attachment |
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ABM 591 |
Seminar |
01(0+1) |
D. Non Credit Course |
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ABN 521 |
Technical Writing & Communication Skills |
01(0+1) |
Semester III
Course No. |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
A. Core Courses |
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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 |
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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 |
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ABM 544 |
International Trade & Sustainability Governance |
02(2+0) |
ABM 545 |
Project Management & Entrepreneurship Development |
02(2+0) |
B. Comprehensive and Project Work |
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ABM 593 |
Comprehensive Examination |
02 |
ABM 599 |
Project Work |
10 |
C. Non Credit Course |
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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 |
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Project Work |
04 |
|
Comprehensive Examination |
02 |
No. of Seats
The number of seats shall be 15.