(Established under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 vide Notification No. F.

9-19/95-U-3 dated 5 October 1999 of the Government of India)

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Management education is deep rooted in India with a large number of universities offering MBA degrees.The MBA (Business Sustainability) programme offered by TERI University stands out from the more conventional management education and is pivoted on a refined fulcrum of synergy between traditional management disciplines on the one hand and the rising concerns for sustainability on the other. The ethos of the MBA programme of TERI University is also based on the common thread between healthy businesses, healthy environments and healthy societies that essentially provide the foundation of an inclusive growth process. Businesses in India and across the world have increasingly started realizing that the basic mantra for getting an edge over others is to do their core business differently and reorient their structure and transform leadership from being driven primarily by profit-motive and cost competitiveness to becoming more responsive to consumer needs, societal and environmental concerns and fostering value-added relationships with stakeholders and community. This is not just an MBA programme covering conventional management subjects as in other Business Schools; its an MBA+ programme, which additionally leverages TERIs knowledge and intellectual capital in sustainable development to deepen the social and ethical consciousness of management education in India. TERI University relies on its synergies with TERI for a stronger focus and emphasis on real time exposure, field work while making effective use of the vast knowledge and data base of research that TERI possesses in order to give its students the real picture of the industry standards and situation. The graduates of this programme will become competent business leaders with a holistic and long-term perspective for a world that demands new skills & attitude, with a focus on sustained competitive advantage. The programme is aimed at fresh graduates as well as mid-career professionals.

Introduction

Recent developments worldwide have clearly demonstrated that not only do business leaders and managers need to acquire new knowledge but also a totally different set of values. The impact of business on society and the environment need to be integrated with normal business decisions.The MBA programme on business sustainability being launched by TERI is a distinctly different programme of education which would not only give graduates knowledge on the conventional tools and techniques of management but also a much larger view of business operations as they relate to social responsibilities and environmental protection. It would also equip them with understanding of how environmental damage and climate change can adversely affect business operations. This programme is clearly the first of its kind in the world just as the TERI University has been a unique innovator as an institution of higher learning.

R K Pachauri

Chancellor T E R I University

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Programme Structure
The first two semesters of the programme not only offers the foundation in the traditional management disciplines such as finance, marketing, organizational behaviour and trade etc. but will simultaneously have the ethos of sustainability running through each of the courses enabling the students to integrate sustainability concerns along with conventional management skills. In the third and fourth semesters the students have ample degree of freedom to pursue one or more specializations by selecting a set of elective courses from the streams offered. Students have to choose at least four electives each in both the third and fourth semesters. A minimum of three electives from any one stream constitutes a specialization.

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Core Courses: Indicative Schedule
Semester 1: Introductory and Basic Course in all Streams 28 credits from 10 core courses Business Communication Managerial Economics Marketing Management Management functions and Organisational Behaviour Research Methods in Management Corporate Accounting and Reporting Principles and Concepts of Sustainability Environmental Economics Climate Change and its Implications Mathematics for Business Semester 2 Advanced and Applied courses 29 credits from 10 core courses Corporate Finance Infrastructure Policies Reforms and Law Qualitative Research Methods in Management Econometrics and Operations Research for Management Production and Operations Management Energy Policy and Management Macroeconomics Management Information Systems Managing Negotiations Sustainable Business Strategy

Semester 3 and 4: Business Sustainability Issues,Tools, and Applications 3rd & 4th semesters: Core credits 12 (from 6 courses), functional elective credits 6 (from 3 courses), non-credit elective (5 courses) 4th semester: 20 credits from Major project, placed in industry Core Courses: P Global Economic Environment, Policy, and Governance (Competition for resources, Development challenges, Comparative regulations framework,WTO, Climate change, Global public goods, Global business strategy) P Business and Society (Triple bottom Line, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, CSR practices, Business Ethics, Corporate Governance, Management of Environmental Issues, Environmental Sustainability, RTI, Affirmative Action) P Business Ethics P Contemporary issues in Change Management P Community Relationship Management P Cross Cultural Management

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Electives
The following is the list of electives (Indicative)

Marketing Brand Management Retail and Distribution Management Marketing of Services

Finance Derivatives and Risk Management Project Appraisal and Finance Equity Research and Security Analysis Investment and Portfolio Management Management of Financial Services and Institutions Financial Services Regulation Mergers and Acquisitions Infrastructure Financing and Management Rural Banking and Alternative Financing International Financial Management

Consumer Behaviour Advertisement and Promotion Management Customer Relationship Management Rural Marketing Strategic Marketing Business to Business Marketing Supply Chain Management

Human Resource Fundamentals of Human Resource Management Fundamentals of Labour laws Human Resource Management in Service Sector Marketing Decisions for HR Performance Management and Appraisal Advanced Manpower Planning Economics of Human Resources Financial Considerations in Managing HR Training and Development Human Resource Information Systems

Technology and Innovation Information Technology Project Management Software Process and Quality Management E-Commerce and Management

Trade Commodity Trading and Price Risk Management Environment Management Market Access Issues International Trade Operations

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Summer Internship and Major Research Project
After the completion of their second semester, students will be required to register for a summer internship for a period of 8 weeks in an external organization. Furthermore, the students will have to undertake a major research project with 20 credits in Semester 4 as a core requirement for completing the degree. Detailed project guidelines would be available to the students for meeting course requirements for the summer internship and major research projects. The summer internship and major research projects are usually carried out by the MBA students in some host organization. The objective is to provide the students with a forum to focus on sustainable development challenges in the industry and civil society, and participate in the analysis and problem solving process. Each internship period will culminate in a cross-disciplinary seminar where the students will be evaluated on their problem solving ability along with their learning from the exercise regarding cross-disciplinary linkages, the importance of context in defining sustainable development challenges, and key management issues.

Pedagogical Tools
The choice of pedagogical tools will be based on the principle of active learning based on strong conceptual understanding. These would comprise classroom lectures, case studies, field visits, term papers, assignments and tutorials, a large number of guest lectures by practitioners and industry experts, seminars and discussion forums, and role plays. In particular, case studies, drawing from real-world sustainability and management challenges, will be designed and integrated into the curriculum. The faculty, along with professionals and development organizations, will be encouraged to collaborate in the preparation of the case studies. These case studies, along with the field exposure planned during the Summer Internship and the Major Research Project would provide a relevant context to the curriculum in this programme.

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Graduation Requirements
As the MBA (Business Sustainability) programme has a large component of research, each student will have to earn a minimum CGPA (cumulative grade point average) of 6 by end of the two-year period.

Eligibility
Bachelors degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA and English as a subject at least till 10+2.

Selection Process
The candidates will be shortlisted based on CAT/GMAT/MAT scores. Selection from shortlisted candidates will be on the basis of group discussion and interview conducted by the University at New Delhi.

MBA at TERI University

This MBA programme will provide its students with the best management education in India, differentiating itself through the creation and sustenance of distinctive competence in infrastructure management. For this, the programme turns its focus on infrastructure challenges facing developing country societies in the third and fourth semester, which courses on global, national, and local issues in the realm of economics, society, institutions, and the infrastructure. Consequently, the graduates will be competitive with the best, with leadership skills to direct cross-functional and interdisciplinary teams.They would have instilled in them a core value system and an understanding of larger social and environmental responsibilities that would make them stand out as business leaders. Our students would also have enough exposure to global issues to enable them to participate knowledgeably and appropriately in a transnational context.

The TERI University was established in 1998 and recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) as a deemed to be University in 1999. In the period since its inception, the University has developed and evolved as a research university exploring the frontiers of knowledge in areas of major significance to human endeavour. The University has two faculties with the following departments and centres. P Faculty of Applied Sciences Department of Natural Resources Centre for Bioresources and Biotechnology Department of Energy and Environment P Faculty of Policy and Planning Centre for Regulatory and Policy Research Department of Policy Studies The University offers PhD programmes in Biotechnology, Regulatory and Policy aspects, Energy and Environment and Natural Resources. Masters programmes are offered in Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Management, Water Resources Management, Geo-informatics, Plant Biotechnology, Public Policy and Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy Engineering and Management, Climate Science and Policy, Economics (with a focus on Environmental and Resource Economics). MBA programmes are offered in Infrastructure and in Business Sustainability.A Masters programme in Sustainable Development Practices has also been initiated from July 2010. Set up as an educational arm of TERI, the University benefits from the traditions and record of TERIs cutting edge research in its fields of endeavour as well as its networking infrastructure involving hundreds of institutions and organizations across the world. Its research infrastructure includes state-of-the-art laboratories, well-equipped field stations and powerful connectivity through the provision of advanced information technology facilities and linkages. In its quest for collaborations with other universities,TERI University has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies of the Yale University. Since 2005, with support from the V K Rasmussen Foundation, there has been a regular exchange of faculty and students between the two universities.The TERI University also has MoUs with the University of Iceland, Michigan State University, North Carolina State University, and Freie University, Berlin. These inter-institutional MoUs are aimed at facilitating a mutually beneficial exchange of students, faculty, knowledge, resources, and ideas. The University operates from its campus at Vasant Kunj. The campus provides a setting that enhances learning, while simultaneously showcasing the concept of modern green buildings.

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