ADMISSION PROCEDURE OF EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAM
Executive MBA program has been designed in view of the growing demand of the executives for developing necessary knowledge and skills. The program focuses on learning appropriate analytical tools and techniques for effective and efficient decision making in managing organizations in a changing global scenario.
A: Features of the Program
A1.Specialty Areas: A student can major in any of the specialty areas offered by the nine departments of the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka. There are Management, Accounting & Information Systems, Marketing, Finance, Banking and Insurance, Management Information Systems , Service Management and Tourism, International Business, and Strategy and Leadership, However, the number of seats in each specialty area of Management, Accounting & Information Systems, Marketing and Finance is limited to 75, Banking and Insurance, Management Information Systems, and Service Management and Tourism is limited to 50, and Strategy and Leadership is limited to 40. Students will be selected for different departments on the basis of total score.
A2. Credit Hours: A student has to take 15 courses of 45 credits and internship and project paper of 3 credits for the Executive MBA degree of total 48 credits. However, Students with 4-year bachelor/Master degree may get an exemption of maximum 12 credits in relevant courses.
A3. Duration of the Program: It is generally expected that a student with Master degree should be able to complete the Executive MBA program in 18 months. It however, depends on the ability to take academic load of prospective students.
A4. Semester System: There will be two semesters in a year: January-June and July-December.
A5. Internship and Project Paper: After completing the course work,every graduating student will be required to undergo an internship program for at least three months. Each student will be guided by a teacher to write a project paper on a selected topic, which will be evaluated and graded.
B: Admission Requirements and Selection of Candidates
B1. Minimum Requirements for Admission: Applicants should have at least a Bachelor Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 6 points to qualify for application for admission into the Executive MBA Program. Points will be computed as follows:
| Grade Distribution | Point |
|---|---|
| First Division/First Class | 3 |
| Second Division/ Second Class | 2 |
| CGPA: 3 and above | 3 |
| CGPA: 2.50-2.99 | 2 |
| Applicants securing not less than 2nd class or scoring CGPA/GPA not less than 2.5 in any examination will be eligible to apply. | |
B2. Evaluation of Candidates: Applicants will be evaluated and selected on the basis of marks obtained in the admission test, years of schooling, years of professional experience and viva-voce score. A total of 100 marks will be assigned as follows: For Admission test, 80 marks; for years of schooling, 5 marks; for years of professional experience, a maximum of 10 marks; and for Viva-voce, 5 marks. Minimum pass mark in admission test is 40%.
B3. Admission Test: Candidates seeking admission in the program will have to sit for a MCQ test and a written test of 90 minutes. The MCQ Test of 55 minutes and the written test of 35 minutes will be conducted on the topics as follows:
| Topics | Marks |
|---|---|
| Skills in English Language & Current Affairs (MCQ) | 25 |
| Skills in Logical Reasoning & Mathematics (MCQ) | 30 |
| Writing Ability | 25 |
| Total Marks | 80 |
The Applicants have to achieve minimum qualifying marks in both the exams. The written test will be conducted for assessing the candidates’ comprehending ability.
B5. Weightage for Years of Schooling: In the process of preparing merit list, weight will be given to years of schooling to be determined as follows:
| 14 year (Bachelor degree) | 2 points |
| 15 year (Bachelor degree) | 3 points |
| 16 year (Bachelor degree) | 4 points |
| 16 year (Master degree) | 4 points |
| 16 year (B. Sc Engineering) | 5 points |
| 17 year (Master degree) | 5 points |
| 17 year (M. Sc Engineering) | 5 points |
MBBS : 5 points, CA, CMA, MBM, MPhil & other foreign degrees with four year Bachelor or Master degree: 5 points. Applicants having international degree/degrees need to go through equivalence process and separate application needs to be delivered to the office of the Dean, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka within specified date and time.
B6. Weightage for Professional Experience: To encourage experienced executives for further development of their skills, weight will be given to years of professional experience in executive positions. One point will be assigned for each year of professional experience subject to the maximum of 10 points. However, no point will be awarded for the first 2-year experience. If years of schooling and professional experience occur simultaneously, a candidate will get advantage either in years of schooling or professional experience whichever may go in favour of the candidate. The job experience of a regular student will not be considered at all.
B7. Publication of selection list: Merit list based on years of schooling, professional experience and admission test score will be published within three weeks of holding of the admission test.
B8. Interview and Selection of Students for Admission: Selected number of successful candidates in order of merit, will be called for interview according to a schedule to be announced at the time of publication of admission test result. The interview committee will evaluate them on a scale of 5. Final list of selected students will be prepared and published based on marks obtained in years of schooling, professional experience, admission test and interview. Please keep your eyes on the website for results.
C: Admission and Course Fees
University of Dhaka is the premier university in the country. Being a unit of a public university, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka has designed a very competitive fee structure. The fees are lower than those of standard private universities, and commensurate with the image of the University of Dhaka. Each student will pay semester enrolment fee of Tk.7,500.00, registration fee of Tk.12,000.00(one time) and Tk.5,000.00 for each credit hour.
D: Management of the Program
The Executive Program Committee of each department is vested with the task of managing the program. The Program Coordinator is responsible for overall supervision and management of the program at the department level. The committee decides on all relevant matters of the program in accordance with the rules of the Executive MBA program approved by the University of Dhaka .
E: Availability of Form:
Prescribed application forms for admission to Executive MBA Program will be available at fbs-du.com/admission from 18 April, 2024 to 18 May, 2024.
F: Payment of Application Fees:
Payment of Tk. 2,500/- payable through bKash. Check website for details: fbs-du.com.G: Admit Card:
Admit Card my be obtained online From 19 May, 2024 to 24 May, 2024.H: Admission Test:
24 May 2024 (Friday) at 10:00 AM
I: Contact Details:
Dean, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka.Mobile:+8801850211315,+01825008319 (10 am-05 pm on working days)
Email: deanoffice.fbs@du.ac.bd