Center for Post Graduate Studies (CPGS)

The Center for Post Graduate Studies (CPGS) has been established in 1996 as an integral organ of BIBM with a view to conferring post-graduate degrees such as Masters in Bank Management (MBM). The MBM Program has been introduced in 1997 with affiliation of the National University. By this time (December 2007) ten batches of MBM students have been passed out. The Evening MBM (EMBM) Program, mainly for the professional bankers, has been started from July, 2006.

Masters in Bank Management (MBM) Program

The MBM Program is a professional post-graduate program for bank officers and others who plan career in banking and allied fields. The primary emphasis of the program is to develop skills for management of banks and financial institutions. The program would also be useful for persons who plan career in other organizations dealing with financial and credit activities. The program is geared towards educating the students to make innovative, informed and creative choices and judgment about policy, operation and execution in banks and financial institutions keeping in view the macro-economic environment.

The MBM program is covered in two years broken down into six terms. Each term is of four months duration. The program constitutes course work for 72 credit hours i.e. a student shall have to complete a total of 24 courses (4 courses in each term). In addition, a project paper (3 credit hours) in term VI, and 4 viva-voce at the end of terms I, II, IV and V (weighing 3 credit hours in total) are required.

The MBM program has a number of fundamental/core courses like Microeconomics, Business Communication and Report Writing, Marketing Management, Business Mathematics, Principles of Accounting, Principles and Practices of Banking, Principles of Management, Business Statistics, Management of Financial Institutions, International Trade Payment and Finance, Credit Management in Banks etc. Besides the core courses, students have to choose two courses among a range of ten elective courses in the last term.

For details, please download MBM Intake 2010 (Download/View)

Evening  MBM (EMBM) Program

The Evening MBM degree is a two year eight months program consisting of eight terms, each term being of four months duration. The program constitutes course work of 72 credit hours, that is, a student shall have to complete 24 courses (3 credit hours for each course). In each term, a student is required to take three courses as prescribed by the National University. In addition, every student must write a project paper (in the last term) weighing 3 credit hours and appear for a viva-voce at the end of II, IV, VI and VII terms, weighing in total 3 credit hours. Marks obtained in the project paper and term-end viva-voce will be graded as per EMBM grading system. The class size consists of 50 students selected on a competitive basis.

The EMBM program begins with a sequence of fundamental/core courses like Business Communication and Report Writing, Principles of Accounting, Business Mathematics, Principles of Management, Principles and Practices of Banking, Business Statistics, Management of Financial Institutions, International Trade Payment and Finance, Credit Management in Banks etc. Besides the core courses, the students have to choose two courses among a range of eight elective courses in the eighth term.

For details, please download EMBM Intake 2010 (Download/View)