GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The admission policy provides a framework for the selection of students to the MBA program on a competitive basis
of past academic records, and performances in the admission test (or GMAT for Foreign Nationals) plus an interview.

APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY

All applicants must have at least a Bachelor degree in any field of study. The minimum qualifying point is seven for all
applicants. The point determination is laid out in the tables below:

Table A: SSC, HSC or their equivalents

SSC HSC O Level A Level Qualifying

GPA/Div GPA/Div GPA* GPA* Points
>=4.0/1st >=4.0/1st >=3.0 >= 2.5 3
>=3.0/2nd >=3.0/2nd >=2.5 >=2.0 2
>=1.0/3rd >=1.0/3rd >=1.0 >=1.0 1

* Applicants who have taken the O Level examination must have passed at least five subjects (including
mathematics), with a minimum of grade D in each of these subjects.

* Applicants who have taken the A Level examination must have passed at least two subjects, with a minimum of
grade D in each of these subjects.

* Letter grades of O Level and A Level subjects are converted to grade points (A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1). Grade
Point Average (GPA) is calculated by averaging the grade points of the five best grades for O Level and the two best
grades for A-Level.

Table B: Bachelors and Masters Program

Certificate/Degree Class/ Division

1st 2nd 3rd
Bachelor Degree (Pass) 4 3 2
Bachelor Degree (Hons.), Bachelor of
5 4 2
Engineering, Medicine, or Agriculture
Master Degree 1 1 1

Table C: Four-year Bachelor Program (4.0 point scale)

CGPA 3.5 and above 3.0 to <3.5 2.5 to <3.0

Points 5 4 3
For all other certificates equivalence will be determined by the Equivalence Committee of IBA.

Foreign Nationals with a score of 550 or more in GMAT (with minimum 30 percentile in verbal and 50 percentile in
quantitative) may be exempted from the Written Test. However, they will be required to appear for an interview.

ADMISSION TEST

Applicants will be required to sit for an admission test which is administered by IBA in Dhaka. The Admission Test
will evaluate the applicant's aptitude in the following three areas:

• English Language and Communication

• Mathematics
• Analytical ability

To qualify in the Admission Test an applicant must obtain minimum qualifying marks in each area.

INTERVIEW

Applicants will be selected for interview on the basis of their performance in the Admission Test.

FINAL SELECTION AND REGISTRATION

The final selection of a candidate is made on a weighted score of the Admission Test (or GMAT, if applicable) and the
interview. Applicants, finally accepted for the program, should obtain the prescribed form for admission to the
University from the MBA Program Office of the Institute and submit the completed form along with 4 passport-size
and 1 stamp-size photographs plus other required documents to IBA within the scheduled time. Candidates who have
completed the above formalities must then pay the requisite fees as determined by the IBA. Enrolment in the MBA
program is conditional upon completion of all admission formalities including payment of all fees. Selected students
with Bachelor Degree from other universities may be required to submit Migration Certificate.

Candidates who fulfil the above-mentioned requirements for admission to the University will be enrolled and registered
in classes at the Institute. No student shall be eligible for enrolment in the Institute or be permitted to attend any class
unless he/she has completed the above-mentioned admission procedures and has paid all the fees.

Course Structure
Keeping in view its objectives of the program the curriculum is divided into the following areas of learning

a. Analysis Quantitative, Behavioural, Accounting, Computing, Economics

b. Functions Operations, Finance, Marketing, Human Resource
c. Support Communication, Legal Environment, Socio-economic Study
d. Synthesis Management, Strategic Management
Core courses
Completing a minimum of 16 core courses is compulsory for the successful completion of the MBA program. The
courses are:

Code Course Title Code Course Title

A501 Principles of Accounting K501 Mathematics for Decisions
A502 Management Accounting K502 Business Statistics
C501 Business Communication K503 Computer Programming and
Applications
F501 Financial Management L501 Legal Environment of Business
G501 Micro Economics M501 Marketing Management
G502 Macro Economics and Policy P501 Production & Operations
Management
J501 Analysis of Human and W501 Principles of Management
Organizational Behavior
J502 Human Resource Management W601 Strategic Management

Core course pre-requisites

The following core courses, before being taken, will require completion of one or more pre-requisite courses. It is the
responsibility of students to ensure that these sequential requirements are met in their course selection every semester.

Code��� Core Courses Pre-requisite Courses

A502���� Management Accounting A501
F501���� Financial Management A501, K501, W501
G501���� Micro Economics K501
G502���� Macro Economics and Policy G501, K501
J502����� Human Resource J501
Management
M501��� Marketing Management J501, K502, W501
P501���� Production & Operations K501, K502, W501
Management
K502��� Business Statistics K501
W601��� Strategic Management (All core courses)

Elective courses
A student will be required to choose four elective courses to concentrate in a specific area. An elective is offered,
subject to the availability of faculty, if a minimum of six students signs up for a course. However, the Academic
Committee on the basis of faculty availability and number of applicants decides the offering of an elective course in a
semester. The students in consultation with the Area Coordinator of the concerned area, if applicable to an area of
concentration, will choose the optional elective courses.
Elective course classifications
The following is a broad classification of the elective courses offered in the MBA program.

Accounting
A601 Financial Accounting
A602 Cost Accounting and Budgetary Control
A603 Auditing and Taxation

Finance
F601 Capital Budgeting and Investment Analysis
F602 Financial Institutions
F603 Management of Banks and Development of Financial Institutions
F604 International Financial Management
F605 Project Management

Business Economics
G601 Socio-Economic Study of Bangladesh
G602 Industrial Economics
G603 Socio-Economics of Labor Relations
G604 Energy Economics
G605 Utility Economics and Management
G606 Transport Economics and Management

Development Management
G607 Development and Policy Economics
G608 Governance and Markets

International Economic Management

G609 International Financial System and Flows
G610 International Trade Structure and Relations
G611 International Economic Order

Human Resources Management

J601 Manpower Planning and Personnel Policy
J602 Industrial Relations
J603 Industrial Relations in a Global Economy
J604 Organization and Conflict Management

Management Science
K601 Advanced Computer Programming and Data Processing
K602 System Analysis and Design
K603 Operations Research
K604 Management Information System (MIS)

Marketing
M601 Marketing Research
M602 Consumer Behavior
M603 Marketing Communications
M604 International Marketing
M605 Physical Distribution Management
M606 Marketing of Social Products
M607 Advertising and Sales Management

Production
P601 Advanced Production Management
P602 Materials Management
P603 Management of Technology

Management
W602 Theories of Organization and Organizational Change
W603 Systems Management
W604 Comparative Management Systems
W605 Social Sector Management
W606 Organizational Decision-Making
W607 Organizational Development
W608 Environmental Management
W609 Business Strategy and Policy
W610 NGO Operations and Management

Entrepreneurship
Z601 Entrepreneurship Process and Principles
Z602 Management of Public Enterprises and Privatization
Z603 Management of Health & Family Planning Program
Z604 Management of Co-operatives
Z605 Small Business Management
Z606 Entrepreneurship Development
Z607 Venture Development

Area of concentration (Majors)

Students may concentrate in one of the following areas:

Area of Concentration Required Courses

1. � Development Management G601��� Socio-Economic Study of
Bangladesh
G608��� Development & Policy Economics
& Two elective courses from Development
Management/ Business Economics areas as
offered.
2. � Finance F601���� Capital budgeting and Investment
Analysis
F602���� Financial Institutions
& At least one more elective course from Finance
Area of Concentration Required Courses
area.
3. � Human Resources J601���� Manpower Planning and
Management Personnel Policy
J602���� Industrial Relations
& At least one more elective course from Human
Resources Management area.
4. � Management Science K603���� Operations Research
K604���� Management Information System
& At least one more elective course from
Management Science or Production area as
offered.
5. � Marketing M601��� Marketing Research
M602��� Consumer Behavior
& At least one more elective course from
Marketing area.