The Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Sun Light College, Birgunj is a two-year postgraduate management program affiliated with Rajarshi Janak University. It comes under the university's Faculty of Management and carries 60 credit hours across four semesters.
The program moves from managerial communication, statistics, economics, marketing, human resources, accounting, and digital marketing into finance, organizational behaviour, international business, strategy, operations, entrepreneurship, specialization courses, electives, internship work, and a graduate research project.
| Course detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Course | Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
| College | Sun Light College |
| Location | Nagwa, Birgunj-16, Parsa, Madhesh Province, Nepal |
| Affiliation | Rajarshi Janak University |
| Faculty | Faculty of Management |
| Level | Master's |
| Duration | 2 years / 4 semesters |
| Total credits | 60 credit hours |
Each semester carries 15 credit hours. The curriculum combines foundation and core management courses with analytical subjects, practical courses, seminars, specialization study, electives, an internship, and a dissertation.
| Semester | Main study areas | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| First | Communication, statistics, economics, marketing, HRM, accounting, communication and digital marketing practicals | 15 |
| Second | Organizational behaviour, management concepts, managerial accounting, finance, international business, MIS, seminar and FinTech practicum | 15 |
| Third | Strategy, operations, business law, entrepreneurship, specialization, elective and internship | 15 |
| Fourth | Research methods, business ethics, specialization, elective, seminar and graduate research project | 15 |
The first semester includes Managerial Communication & Critical Thinking, Statistics for Business Decisions, Economics for Managers, Marketing for Managers, Managing Human Resources, Financial Accounting and Reporting, Communication Skills Practicum, and Digital Marketing Practicum.
The second semester shifts toward Organizational Behaviour, Contemporary Management Concepts, Managerial Accounting, Financial Management, International Business, Management Information System, Seminar on Emerging Issues in Management, and FinTech Practicum.
In the third semester, students study Business Environment and Strategic Management, Operation Management, Business and Corporate Laws, and Entrepreneurship alongside one specialization course, one elective course, and the three-credit internship.
The fourth semester includes Business Research Methods, Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility, two specialization courses, one elective, Seminar in Specialization Area, and the three-credit Graduate Research Project (Dissertation).
Eligibility: Applicants must hold at least a bachelor's degree from a university recognized by Rajarshi Janak University and meet either of the following academic thresholds: a minimum CGPA of 2 or at least 45 percent.
Applicants must also obtain 40 percent or above in the Rajarshi Janak University Central Management Admission Test, commonly referred to as RJU-CMAT.
The MBA curriculum permits graduates from different academic disciplines to apply, subject to the stated bachelor's degree and entrance requirements.
RJU-CMAT is conducted by the Faculty of Management. The entrance examination consists of 100 objective questions carrying 100 marks.
| RJU-CMAT area | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Verbal Ability | 25 | 25 |
| Quantitative Ability | 25 | 25 |
| Logical Reasoning | 25 | 25 |
| General Awareness | 25 | 25 |
Admission selection is based on the entrance examination score. A campus may also use a personal interview, group discussion, or both as part of final selection.
Specialization study begins in the third semester and continues into the fourth. The curriculum provides five specialization areas.
| Specialization | Examples of available subjects |
|---|---|
| Marketing | Consumer Behavior, Advertising and Sales Promotion, Service Marketing, Digital and Social Media Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Applied Marketing Research |
| Finance | Investment Analysis, Corporate Financing Decisions, Financial Institutions and Markets, Financial Derivatives, Capital Markets and Behavioral Finance, International Financial Management |
| Accounting | Advanced Cost Management, Specialized Accounting, Advanced Management Accounting, Auditing and Assurance, Accounting Information Systems and Analytics, Management Control System |
| Information Technology Science | Data Analytics and Business Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Risk Management, ERP Systems, Cloud Computing and Virtualization, Blockchain Technology and FinTech, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications |
| Human Resource Management | Talent Acquisition and Management, Compensation and Benefits Management, Employee Relations and Labor Laws, Performance Management, Conflict Management and Negotiation, Learning and Development |
The structure allocates one specialization course in the third semester and two specialization courses in the fourth semester.
Students also take one elective in the third semester and one in the fourth.
Elective I offers Project Management, Agri-business Management, Business Tax Planning, and Management of Cooperatives. Elective II offers Commercial Bank Management, Insurance and Risk Management, Real Estate Management, and Tourism and Hospitality Management.
This arrangement allows part of the degree to move beyond the common MBA subjects while the core courses remain shared across the program.
The third semester includes a three-credit Attachment (Internship). Students work in a business organization for eight to ten weeks and prepare an Attachment Project Report.
Internship assessment is divided among the host organization's confidential report, the project report, and presentation. The host organization's report carries 40 percent, the project report 40 percent, and the presentation 20 percent.
The project is assessed by an internal examiner appointed by the concerned college and an external examiner appointed by the Dean.
The internship adds an organizational work component before students move into their final-semester research project.
The fourth semester includes the Graduate Research Project (Dissertation), carrying three credit hours. Its placement after Business Research Methods gives students a research component near the end of the MBA.
The dissertation sits alongside specialization study, Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility, an elective course, and the specialization seminar. It forms part of the 60 credit hours required to complete the degree.
MBA teaching includes class lectures, group discussions, seminars, case studies, guest lectures, role play, research work, project work, presentations, and assignments. The curriculum also combines classroom study with off-campus work through projects and internship.
For regular courses, internal evaluation and semester-end evaluation each carry 50 percent of the final grade. Internal assessment includes attendance, presentations, group discussion or class participation, class tests, and term papers.
Students must pass internal and external evaluation separately. Rajarshi Janak University uses a letter-grade system and records academic performance through SGPA and CGPA. A minimum grade B or CGPA of 3.00 is required to pass the semester examination.
Students are required to maintain at least 75 percent attendance in the academic activities specified by the curriculum.
At the Nagwa campus, MBA students have access to multimedia classrooms, a library with business-related reading materials, computer facilities with internet access, and power backup for classroom and computer-based academic work.
The college also includes internship and career guidance among its student services. These services support academic preparation and professional exposure but do not represent a guarantee of employment.
Students entering the MBA after undergraduate management study may also review the BBA at Sun Light College, Birgunj. Those comparing management with computer application study at the same campus can refer to the BCA at Sun Light College, Birgunj.
The MBA curriculum identifies career areas in corporate management, marketing and sales, finance, human resource management, consulting, entrepreneurship, government organizations, and nonprofit organizations.
Positions identified within the curriculum include Business Analyst, Marketing and Sales Manager, Financial Manager, and Human Resource Manager. The program also provides academic preparation relevant to entrepreneurship and management consulting.
Employment outcomes depend on prior education, professional experience, specialization, academic performance, skills, and individual employer requirements.
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