The MBA (Analytics) program at IIM Kashipur is a two-year full-time residential programme and aims to prepare managers and future leaders who will shape the increasingly technology-oriented and data-driven world. IIM Kashipur focuses on grooming its students to acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes for leadership profiles so that they can seamlessly navigate the ever-changing business landscape. IIM Kashipur nurtures the students through a balanced mix of academics, industry exposure and co-curricular activities.
Objectives
The primary objectives of this programme are:
1.To provide a comprehensive learning environment for students to cope with the increasing demand for complex data analysis and thus helping organizations to make better decisions.
2.To understand the necessary principles of different forms of analytics (descriptive, predictive and prescriptive) to facilitate decision-making in practical business settings.
3.To acquire and use advanced analytical as well as managerial skills to evaluate uncertain and dynamic business environment and to make effective decisions.
4.To develop the ability to communicate business information to decision makers and policymakers.
programme structure:
The programme is divided into six terms; three terms in the first year and three terms in the second year. Each term is of around eleven weeks’ duration. The first-year coursework of MBA (Analytics) shall be several courses in common with the Regular MBA program in Terms I, II and III. This shall provide a good foundation on Management foundations. MBA-Analytics students shall be doing certain analytics-core courses in Term I, II, III, that are not part of regular MBA I. During the summer internship, the participants get an opportunity to build a practical perspective of whatever they have learned in the classroom and to warm up themselves for deeper insight through elective and self-study course in second year.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible to apply for MBA (Analytics) programme, a candidate must possess:
1. A full-time Bachelor's degree in any discipline or an equivalent academic pursuit (i.e., 10+2+3), with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (47% for NC-OBC, 45% marks for SC/ST/DAP)
2. Any of the following qualifying exam score:
• Valid CAT-2019 Score
• GMAT / GRE score where the exam was taken on or after May 1, 2018
Reservation Criteria
IIM Kashipur will follow the Government of India norms on reservations for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Non-Creamy Other Backward Class (NC-OBC), Differently-Abled Person (DAP), and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) candidates.
