MBA PROGRAM (Evening)

1. Admission

The objective of the admission policy is to select students on a competitive basis for the MBA program. A student is selected for admission on the basis of past academic records, performance in admission test and interview.

1.1 Requirements

A bachelor degree or its equivalent in any field including engineering, agriculture or medicine is the minimum educational requirement. Minimum qualifying points for being eligible to apply is 6 (six) calculated on the following basis with no more than one third division in any public examinations.

Candidates who have passed at least 5 papers in GCE ‘O’ level and 2 papers of ‘A’ level may also apply. For all other foreign certificates, equivalence will be determined by the Institute.

Points for ‘O’ level and ‘A’ level are calculated on a 4 points scale (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1) and considered as follows:

For applicant with 4 years bachelor degree with CGPA, Point will be calculated as follows :

1.2 Selection

The selection of students for the program is accomplished in two stages:

1.   Candidates appear at the written admission test of IBA on mathematics, English and aptitude. Candidates who have a score of 400 or more in GMAT with minimum 25 percentile in verbal and 40 percentile in quantitative are not required to take the written test. Candidates with requisite GMAT scores should apply for interview in prescribed form.

2.   Successful candidates of stage (i) appear at an interview.

The final selection of candidate is made on the basis of past academic records and performance in written test and interview.

1.3 Application Procedure

The application form is available from MBA Program Office on payment of Tk. 800/- only. It can also be obtained by mail from MBA program Office by sending (i) a bank draft for Tk. 800/- drawn in favor of Director IBA and (ii) a 10² x 8² size self addressed envelope with postage stamp of Tk. 35/-. The    filled-in application form should be submitted to MBA Program Office within dates notified in the press.

Further information can be obtained from MBA Program Office, IBA, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi-6205, Phone: +88-0721-711167, 751508.     E-mail: [email protected],

1.4  Registration

Applicants finally accepted for the program should obtain the prescribed form of application for admission to the University from the MBA Program Office of the Institute and submit it to the same office, duly filled in along with 4 passport size photographs, and one stamp size photograph and other requisite documents within the scheduled time. Candidates who have completed the above formalities must then pay the requisite fees. Enrolment in the Institute and admittance into classes are conditional upon completion of all admission formalities including payment of fees.

1.5 Fees for MBA Students.

The following tuition fees are payable at the time of admission into MBA program at the university:

Further to the payment of above fees to the University, the students of the MBA program are required to deposit as security a sum of Tk. 200/- (Two hundred) only per book given on loan from the IBA library for a semester. The amount is refundable on return of all books in good condition after the student completes or withdraws from the program. There is a user fee of Tk. 20/- per book per semester.  All fees and charges are subject to revision. Guarantee by guardians may also be sought for return of books.

Persons who have completed the above mentioned requirements for admission to the university will be enrolled in classes of the Institute. No student shall be eligible for enrolment in the Institute or be permitted to attend any class unless the person completes the above admission procedure and pays all fees. Part time MBA student will not be treated as regular student.

2.  Foreign Students

Students with foreign nationality can apply for admission provided the individual fulfills the admission requirement by taking the IBA Admission Test or scoring 400 or more in GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) with at least a 25 percentile score in the verbal section. Knowledge of the English language is essential. An amount US$1500 should cover tuition and living cost for one academic year. The Institute processes the admission queries of the foreign students throughout the year.