About DMS

The Department of Management Studies (DMS) was the first academic entity of Pondicherry University and it offers the flagship 2-year, full-time MBA programme with specialization in functional areas such as Finance, HR, Marketing, Operations and Systems Management. It is launching a 2-year, full-time MBA programme with specialization in Business Analytics and a 3-year, part-time MBA programme from 2019-20. As a University management department, it has pioneered management education in South India. A 15-member strong faculty team with many having industry experience and international exposure groom a batch of 120 students every year. The department alumni body spans 30 batches since inception. The curriculum comprises of foundational (for example, Business Environment), fundamental (for example, Business Law), functional and fusional (for example, Strategic Management) subjects.
Vision To serve as an enabler of societal transformation through management education and research that match global benchmarks by providing access, resources and opportunities with a pan-Indian appeal and global relevance
Motto Impact students, impact businesses, impact the society
Mission To deploy globally competent resources in terms of people, infrastructure and partners in order to develop trained management executives and entrepreneurs who will serve as agents of societal transformation in various spheres of life through management education, research, training and cultural integration.

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Salient features

Pedagogy: A unique blend of lectures, case studies, simulation exercises, business games and other innovative instructional methods
Curriculum: Comprehensive, up-to-date and industry-relevant curriculum designed to cater to the needs of potential recruiters; Opportunity to opt for courses from other disciplines through the choice-based credit system (CBCS). Each student can have dual specialization.
Evaluation: Emphasis on continuous assessment of the learner and end semester examinations.
Infrastructure: Well-equipped classrooms with modern multimedia teaching aids
Industry relations: Industry-Institute interface events such as SYNAPSE industry visits, invited lectures by industry experts and policy makers and training programs by industrial trainers
Alumni relations: More than 1000 alumni well placed participate in curriculum upgrade, student mentoring and placement initiatives Well-placed alumni participation in student mentoring, curriculum upgrade and placement initiatives
Computer labs: State-of-art computing facility with high speed internet connectivity
Library: Extensive central library resources including print and electronic journal databases
Hostels: Separate hostels are available for men and women.
International collaborations The Department of Management Studies has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chungbuk National University, South Korea and University of East-Paris, France. Under this MoU, select students can pursue one or two semesters in the partner Universities.

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Course Offered

1. MBA Two year four semester full time Programme (Intake of 120) with dual specialization in any of the four functional areas namely Marketing, Finance, Human Resource and Operations & Systems.
Eligibility criteria: Any graduate degree with 50% marks is eligible. For reservation candidates belonging to SC/ST, 5% relaxation is applicable.
2. MBA – Business Analytics Two Year Four Semester Full Time Programme in self-financing mode (intake of 30) with managerial and technical analytical specialization. Each student must bring their own laptops.
Eligibility criteria: Graduate degree in B. Com/B.com(CA)/ BBA/ BCA/ B.Sc. (Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science) / B.E./B.Tech and Master Degree in the mentioned subjects with 50% marks are eligible to apply. For reservation candidates belonging to SC/ST, 5% relaxation is applicable.
3. MBA – Part Time Three Year Six Semester Evening Programme in self-financing mode (intake of 40) with dual specialization in any of the four functional areas namely Marketing, Finance, Human Resource, Operation & Systems.
Eligibility criteria: Any graduate with 50% marks, two years’ work experience and currently working in an organization are eligible to apply.
4. Ph.D. Programme The Departments selects students for Ph.D. Programme in the following four Categories Namely; Ph.D. -Full Time, Ph.D.-Part Time Internal, Ph.D. - Part Time External Academic, Ph.D. -Part Time External Industry.

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