IGNOU’s Master of Business Administration (Banking and Finance) (MBF) – Programme Guide

The following conditions must be met for admission to IGNOU's Master of Business Administration (Banking & Finance) (MBF) programme:

1. A Bachelor's degree of at least three years duration with a minimum of 50% marks (45% for applicants who belong to a reserved category).
2. Successful completion of the CAIIB examinations administered by IIBF, Mumbai, with the Institute granting the requisite qualification/credentials.
3. At least two years of experience working in banking or financial services.

Minimum: 2 Years

Maximum: 5 Years

Students may register or re-register for seven courses during each semester to complete the required 28 courses to get the MBA Degree in four semesters (i.e., two years). To enroll in the program, students must register in the first semester and re-register in subsequent semesters.

This course is taught in English.

There is a total programme fee of Rs.58,000/-. In the first, second, and fourth semesters, the student has to pay Rs.14,000/-, while in the third semester, the student has to pay Rs.16,000.

• There are 28 courses in IGNOU's MBA Programme, including:

1. 20 core courses (MMPC-001 to MMPC-020)
2. Seven (7) specialization courses
3. One (1) IGNOU's Project course (MMP-001 equals two courses)

• Each semester, students must select seven (7) courses.
• In the 1st semester, students must select only MMPC-001 to MMPC-007 (seven courses), and in the 2nd semester, students must choose only MMPC-008 to MMPC-014 (seven courses). They all are compulsory.
• Students must choose MMPC-015, MMPC-0016 & MMPP-001 (three courses), and four (04) Specialisation courses in the 3rd semester.
• Students need to select MMPC-017 to MMPC-020 (four compulsory courses) and three (03) more courses from chosen specialization in the 4th semester.
• The Project Course, MMPP-001, is equivalent to two courses. The fee will be the same as the two courses. MMPP-001 (project course) is, however, treated as one course for registration purposes.
• Taking 28 courses with a credit weighting of 116 credits is required for the MBA (Banking and Finance) degree. These include:

1. There are 20 core courses of 4 credits each for a total of 80 credits.
2. There is one project course that consists of 8 credits.
3. There are seven specializations of 4 credits each for a total of 28 credits.

Note: You can access the complete Student Handbook and Prospectus for MBF from here.

Students can apply online for admission to this program via IGNOU's website. A student can register for this program after checking the above-given eligibility conditions. In the first semester, the student must register for the program and then re-register for subsequent semesters. To pass ignou term-end exams with lesser time and effort you can always refer to ignou MBA help books or guides with solved previous papers with exam notes and guess papers.