The process of selection includes short listing of candidate for admission in MBA program offered by Department of Management Studies of National Institute of Technology, Durgapur is on the basis of their CAT (Common Admission Test) /CMAT (Common Management Admission Test) score followed by GD and PI.

MBA Syllabus

SEMESTER- I [MBA]
Module 1:
Organizations and Management: Concept, Features, Approaches: socio-technical systems, Machinebased; perspectives, work, process of organizations; Organizational Behaviour: Nature(Features, Levels, Contributing disciplines), Integrative Model of OB, People-centered practices, Human & Social Capital, Positive Organizational Behaviour. Approaches to Management Practice: Classical School of management; Behavioural School of management; Other management perspectives: Contingency, TQM, Systems, McKinsey 7-S framework, The Theory Z perspective

Module 2:
Managerial functions, Levels of management, Types of managers; Managerial roles(Mintzberg‘s), skills, Skill profile, Managerial competencies, Variations in the manager‘s jobs; Changing nature of organizations: Challenges for managers: Diversified workforce(Demographics, women, culture); ethics; globalization; technological innovation, Managers of contemporary organizations.
Organizational Structure: Concept, Elements, Types & characteristics (Mechanistic & Organic), Organizational Design, Basic parts of an organization, Common Organizational Forms (Functional, Divisional, Matrix), Team, Network-based structures, Boundary less organizations.

Module 3:
Perception: Concept; perceptual process; Factors (External & internal), Gestalt Principles of Perceptual organization, Social perception in organizations: Model, Elements, theories of perception in organizations, Managerial implications; Perceptual Biases/errors (nature & types); Strategies of improving perceptions, Perception mapping. Impression Management: Concept, Process; empirical framework; techniques.
Personality: Nature, Determinants; Important theories, their application in organizations; Concept of core self-evaluation and its components (locus of control, self-esteem, self-efficacy, emotional stability-Type A, Type B); Measurement of Personality (Different Questionnaires, Projective Tests) & application in organizations.

Module 4:
Work Motivation: Concept, Nature; Theories & their managerial applications (Different types of Content & Process theories).
Work Attitudes: Components, characteristics, Cognitive Dissonance, Shaping-changing employee attitudes; work related attitudes: Job satisfaction: perspectives, genesis; Theories & their implications, Measurement, Antecedents, Consequences; Organizational Commitment: Concept, Types, Withdrawal behaviours (nature, different models), Task performance & Organizational Commitment, Trends & application in organizations.

Module 5:
Emotions at Work: nature and types; managing emotions in organizations; Emotional Labour, Emotional intelligence- Nature, Components of EI, Models, Measurement Tools of EI, Relevance in organizations.
Stress in the workplace: Concept, Stress Response Pattern, Types of stress, Theory of work stress; organizational stress- Stressors and causes, Consequences; Burnout; Coping strategies and stress management at individual and organizational levels.


NIT Durgapur MBA Syllabus