The Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Kshitiz International College (KIC), Butwal, is a graduate management degree affiliated with Pokhara University. The current curriculum is structured over two years, or six trimesters, and requires 60 credit hours. KIC has an intake capacity of 30 seats for the MBA.
The course brings together managerial accounting, economics, finance, marketing, operations, research, information systems, leadership, strategy, entrepreneurship, concentration courses, electives, experiential work, and internship. Students also choose between an industry pathway and a research pathway during the later stage of the degree.
| Particular | Details |
|---|---|
| Course: | Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
| College: | Kshitiz International College (KIC) |
| Location: | Kalikanagr, Butwal-10, Rupandehi, Nepal |
| Affiliation: | Pokhara University |
| Level: | Master's Degree |
| Duration: | 2 Years |
| Academic System: | 6 Trimesters |
| Total Credits: | 60 |
| Seats: | 30 |
| Minimum Entry Requirement: | Bachelor's degree with 15 years of formal education |
| Minimum Bachelor’s Result: | 2.0 CGPA or 45% |
KIC is based in Butwal, Rupandehi, and runs BBA, BBA Finance, and MBA under Pokhara University. Students looking at institutions in the same local area can also browse the Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City listing.
The MBA is a general management master's degree intended for graduates seeking advanced study across major areas of organizational and business management. Pokhara University's curriculum places emphasis on integrated management knowledge together with analysis, decision-making, implementation, leadership, and communication.
At KIC, the MBA is taught through a combination of classroom and applied academic activities. The college identifies participatory teaching, case-based study, research practices, seminars, projects, and guest faculty participation among its approaches to MBA education.
The current university curriculum also incorporates:
Classroom discussions
Presentations
Group work
Case analysis
Guest lecture sessions
Simulations
Project work
Online instruction
Practicum courses
Experiential learning
Internship
Eligibility: Applicants must have completed at least 15 years of formal education, consisting of 12 years of schooling and a bachelor's degree of at least three years.
Graduates from all disciplines may apply. The minimum academic requirement at bachelor's level is:
CGPA of 2.0, or
45 percent marks
Admission is determined through the admission test and interview process.
The MBA selection process includes review of academic qualifications, an entrance examination, and a personal interview.
The main steps are:
Complete and submit the MBA application.
Submit academic transcripts and other required academic certificates.
Appear for the admission or entrance test.
Qualify for shortlisting based on the written test.
Attend the personal interview.
Complete enrollment formalities after selection.
Final selection considers the entrance-test score, personal interview, and previous academic record.
KIC's MBA admission information also includes submission of previous academic transcripts and states that its written admission test assesses verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, data interpretation, and English-language proficiency.
The normal duration of the MBA is 24 months, divided into six trimesters. Each trimester runs for 12 weeks, excluding examinations.
One credit normally corresponds to 12 contact hours over a trimester. The maximum period allowed for completing the MBA is four years from registration, subject to the provisions governing completion of the graduate thesis.
The 60-credit MBA curriculum is divided across several academic components.
| Curriculum Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Foundation and Analytical Courses | 16 Credits |
| Management Core and Functional Courses | 20 Credits |
| Concentration Courses | 8 Credits |
| Elective Courses | 4 Credits |
| Capstone / Experiential Learning or Graduate Thesis | 6 Credits |
| Internship | 6 Credits |
Students complete 25 courses across foundation, analytical, core, functional, concentration, elective, and practicum categories, along with the relevant capstone or research pathway and internship requirements.
| Trimester | Courses | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Trimester I | Accounting for Managerial Decisions; Statistics for Managers; Managerial Economics; Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management; Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Practicum | 10 |
| Trimester II | Financial Management; Quantitative Methods for Decision Making; Macroeconomics and Global Economy; Operations and Supply Chain Management; Marketing Management; Digital Marketing Practicum | 12 |
| Trimester III | Methods for Business Research and Consultancy; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Management Information System; Managerial Communication; Leadership, Governance and Ethics; Management Information Systems Practicum; Entrepreneurship and Innovation Practicum | 11 |
| Trimester IV | Business Environment and Strategy; Concentration I; Concentration II; Elective I; Elective II | 11 |
| Trimester V | Concentration III; Concentration IV; Capstone Project and Experiential Learning / Graduate Thesis | 10 |
| Trimester VI | Internship | 6 |
The first three trimesters establish the common management base of the MBA. Students work across quantitative, economic, organizational, financial, marketing, research, communication, technology, and strategic subjects.
Major areas include:
Managerial accounting
Statistics and quantitative methods
Managerial economics
Macroeconomics and the global economy
Organizational behavior and human resource management
Financial management
Operations and supply chain management
Marketing management
Business research and consultancy
Management information systems
Managerial communication
Leadership, governance, and ethics
Entrepreneurship and innovation
Practicum courses accompany organizational behavior and human resource management, information systems, entrepreneurship and innovation, and digital marketing.
MBA students complete four concentration courses worth eight credits. All four courses are selected from one concentration area.
The curriculum provides five concentration areas:
Finance
Marketing
Human Resource Management
Information Technology and Business Analytics
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Finance options include subjects such as Financial Institutions and Markets, Corporate Finance, Investment Management, International Financial Management, Financial Derivatives and Risk Management, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Behavioral Finance, Financial Planning and Wealth Management, Financial Modeling and Valuation, and Risk Management and Insurance.
Marketing courses include areas such as service marketing, marketing research and analytics, consumer behavior, integrated marketing communications, international marketing, brand management, digital and social media marketing, and sales and distribution management.
This concentration covers areas including talent acquisition and development, compensation management, HRD strategies, leadership and negotiation, employee relations, performance management, international human resource management, labor relations, and employer brand management.
Students choosing this area can study subjects related to electronic commerce, digital economy, data mining, business analytics, information security, business intelligence, data analytics, data visualization, social analytics, and business systems.
This area includes courses dealing with innovation, creativity, growth management, legal aspects of entrepreneurship, family business, mergers and acquisitions, corporate entrepreneurship, new business models, electronic commerce, and technology entrepreneurship.
Students complete two elective courses worth four credits in total. The elective component allows study in sectoral or application-oriented areas that connect with the wider MBA curriculum.
Listed options include subjects such as:
ESG and Sustainability in Business
Digital Economy
Econometrics
Behavioral Economics
Monetary Economics
Tourism and Hospitality Management
Bank Operations and Management
Real Estate Management
Management of Technology
Business Tax Planning
Project Management
Multinational Management
Social Entrepreneurship
Management of Service Sector Organizations
Rural Marketing and Agribusiness
Microfinance
During the fifth trimester, students choose between an industry pathway and a research pathway.
Students complete:
Consulting Project or New Venture Creation — 3 credits
Doing Business in Nepal — 3 credits
Together, these components account for six credits.
Students choosing the research route complete:
Graduate Thesis — 6 credits
This arrangement allows students to direct part of their MBA study toward either applied business work or formal academic research.
The sixth trimester is devoted to a six-credit internship. The curriculum requires three months of satisfactory work experience with an approved employer.
During the internship, students work under both a faculty supervisor and a workplace supervisor. Requirements include:
Meeting the specified learning objectives
Completing three months of work experience
Maintaining a weekly work and learning journal
Completing the required final paper
Submitting an internship report
Presenting the internship work in a final session
Internship evaluation is divided between the confidential assessment from the host organization and presentation of the internship project report. The host-organization assessment carries 40 percent, while the seminar presentation carries 60 percent.
Evaluation in regular coursework combines continuous term assessment with trimester-end evaluation.
| Evaluation Component | Weight |
|---|---|
| Term/Internal Evaluation | 60% |
| Trimester-End Evaluation | 40% |
Internal assessment may use written tests, quizzes, oral tests, assignments, term papers, project work, case analysis, workshops, open-book tests, and class participation. Practicum, seminar, and laboratory-based subjects may be assessed entirely through internal evaluation.
Five courses have their 40-percent trimester-end examinations conducted by the Pokhara University Controller of Examinations:
Accounting for Managerial Decisions
Statistics for Managers
Managerial Economics
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Business Environment and Strategy
The remaining course evaluations are conducted by the concerned college or school under the applicable university framework.
Pokhara University uses a four-point letter-grade system for the MBA. A grade of C corresponds to the minimum passing grade in an individual course.
To earn the MBA degree, a student must:
Complete all required courses
Complete either the industry pathway or research pathway
Complete the internship
Earn at least a C grade in every course
Maintain a CGPA of at least 3.0 on the 4.0 scale
Complete the degree within the permitted duration
A CGPA of 3.75 or above qualifies for distinction. A CGPA of 3.80 or above may qualify a student for the Dean's List when the other applicable completion requirements are met.
KIC has scholarship arrangements connected with entrance performance, specified student groups, and Pokhara University scholarship selection.
Its scholarship provisions include:
Entrance topper scholarships
KIC Special Scholarship
Pokhara University scholarship
The entrance-topper provisions listed by KIC provide 100%, 50%, and 25% of the semester fee for the first semester to the first, second, and third entrance toppers respectively. The KIC Special Scholarship is limited to two eligible students from specified groups. Students selected by Pokhara University under its scholarship provision receive completely free education.
KIC's MBA sits alongside its undergraduate management programs, including the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and BBA Finance.
For MBA students, the academic sequence progresses from common management foundations toward concentration study and either an industry or research pathway before the final internship. This creates a clear progression through quantitative analysis, management functions, strategy, specialization, project or research work, and workplace-based learning.
The MBA is normally completed in two years over six trimesters. Each trimester lasts 12 weeks excluding examinations.
The current Pokhara University MBA curriculum requires 60 credit hours.
Kshitiz International College has an intake capacity of 30 seats for the MBA.
Graduates from any discipline may apply if they have at least 15 years of formal education and have secured a minimum CGPA of 2.0 or 45 percent at bachelor's level.
Yes. Applicants undergo an admission test, and shortlisted candidates attend a personal interview. Previous academic performance is also considered in final selection.
The curriculum provides concentration areas in Finance, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Information Technology and Business Analytics, and Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Students select four courses from one concentration area.
Students choosing the research pathway complete a six-credit Graduate Thesis. Those following the industry pathway complete six credits of applied project work instead.
Yes. The sixth trimester includes a six-credit internship requiring three months of satisfactory work experience with an approved employer.
Students must maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.0 and earn at least a C grade in every course while completing all other degree requirements.
