Starting its operation in 1987, the School of Management Studies today offers a wide range of courses. The School follows a system of course-wise registration in its management programme.
Successful completion of a specific combination of above courses would lead to:
MBA, DIM, PGDIM, PGDHRM, PGDFM, PGDOM, PGDMM.

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The MBA Programme consists of 21 courses in all. These comprise of:

The Diploma in Management Programme comprises of 5 courses (three compulsory and two elective courses to be chosen out of four). The following table presents the overall scheme of courses:

The Post Graduate Diploma in Management programme comprises of of 11 courses. The following table presents the list of courses in the programme

The Specialisation Programme in Functional Areas presently consists of 4 streams of functional area P.G. diplomas. They are, Post Graduate Diplomas in—Human Resource Management, Financial Management, Operations Management and Marketing Management. In order to qualify for a particular specialisation P.G. diploma a student is required to complete five courses in all from that particular stream.

The Integrative Courses

The Integrative Courses consist of two compulsory courses, five elective courses, (out of which the student is required to choose one) and a project course, which is equivalent to two courses. (Thus making a total of five courses). The details are given below:

FEE STRUCTURE

Course fee of Rs. 800/- per course is payable at the time of Admission and Re-Registration.  Examination fee is included in the course fee.  It also covers the cost of study material and counselling.

The following courses are currently on offer under MP.

MS-1                           Management Functions and Behaviour

MS-2                           Management of Human Resources

MS-3                           Economic and Social Environment

MS-4                           Accounting and Finance for Managers

MS-5                           Management of Machines and Materials

MS-6                           Marketing for Managers

MS-7                           Information Systems for Managers

MS-8                           Quantitative Analysis for Managerial Applications

MS-9                           Managerial Economics

MS-10                         Organisational Design, Development and Change

MS-11                         Strategic Management

MS-21                         Social Processes and Behavioural Issues

MS-22                         Human Resource Development

MS-23                         Human Resource Planning

MS-24                         Employment Relations

MS-25                         Managing Change in Organisations

MS-26                         Organisational Dynamics

MS-27                         Wage and Salary Administration

MS-28                         Labour Laws

MS-41                         Working Capital Management

MS-42                         Capital Investment and Financing Decisions

MS-43                         Management Control Systems

MS-44                         Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

MS-45                         International Financial Management

MS-46                         Management of Financial Services

MS-51                         Operations Research

MS-52                         Project Management

MS-53                         Production/Operations Management

MS-54                         Management Information Systems

MS-55                         Logistics and Supply Chain Management

MS-56                         Materials Management

MS-57                         Maintenance Management

MS-58                         Management of R&D and Innovation

MS-61                         Consumer Behaviour

MS-62                         Sales Management

MS-63                         Product Management

MS-64                         International Marketing

MS-65                         Marketing of Services

MS-66                         Marketing Research

MS-68                         Management of Marketing Communication and Advertising

MS-611                       Rural Marketing

MS-612                       Retail Management

MS-91                         Advanced Strategic Management

MS-92                         Management of Public Enterprises

MS-93                         Management of New and Small Enterprises

MS-94                         Technology Management

MS-95                         Research Methodology for Management Decisions

MS-96                         Total Quality Management

MS-97                         International Business

MS-100                       Project course (Equivalent to two courses)

All the above courses are of 6 credits each (except MS-100 which is of 12 credits). Each credit amounts to 30 hours of study comprising all learning activities. Thus a student is expected to put in 180 hours of study for each of the above courses (360 hours for MS-100)

DELIVERY SYSTEM

The methodology of instruction at the school is more learner-oriented and the student is an active participant in the teaching-learning process. Most of the instruction is imparted through distance rather than face-to-face communication. The University follows a multimedia approach for instruction. It comprises:

a)       Print Material 

b)      Audio-Visual Material Aids

c)      Counselling Sessions and

d)      Interactive Radio Counselling

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES

Bachelor’s Degree with 3 years of supervisory/managerial/professional experience

OR

Professional Degree in Engineering/Technology/Medicine/Architecture/Law/Pharmacy

OR

Professional Qualifications in Accountancy/Cost and Works Accountancy/Company Secretaryship, etc.

OR

A Master’s degree in any subject.

(The University may consider other degrees to this list of equivalent professional degree/qualification, if required.)

For DIM

Same as above

OR

Non-graduates with 6 years of managerial/supervisory/professional experience

Explanations

a) ‘Professional’ means a person holding a degree in Engineering, Law, Medicine, Accountancy, etc.

b) ‘Experience’ means work experience of a person during or after acquiring the qualification as specified above.

Note: Alongwith the above eligibility criteria, a student must have qualified the OPENMAT Test conducted by the university. Candidates who are appearing or have appeared in any qualifying examination but their results are not declared on or before the last dates for submission of Application Forms for Admission to Management Programme will not be eligible.

ENTRANCE TEST

Admission to Management Programmes of IGNOU is done through OPENMAT Entrance Examinations, held twice a year.

For appearing in the entrance test (OPENMAT) a student has to fill up APPLICATION FORM FOR OPENMAT ENTRANCE TEST which is a part of this STUDENT HANDBOOK AND PROSPECTUS

The Entrance Test is held twice a year on the following dates:

'Student Handbook & Prospectus would be available from the Registrar (SR&E), IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi- 110 068 and at all Regional Centres, Study Centres, and IGNOUARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE AND ASSAM RIFLES Recognised Regional Centres. Student Handbook and Prospectus is also available on university’s website www.ignou.ac.in. The candidates downloading the Form from website are required to send a Demand Draft of Rs. 550/- (Rupees five hundred fifty only) drawn in favour of IGNOU payable at New Delhi. Advertisements inviting applications for MP are released in leading national and local dailies in April and October.