In collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), AP and Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Govt of India, New Delhi.
In order to bridge the gap in management education relating to Technology, the Department of Business Management, Osmania University, has taken a pioneering initiative, which is one of the first of its kind in the entire country to offer MBA - Technology Management a Two year, Modular Program.
"To strive for excellence in the area of management education and training with focus on technology management, conforming to challenging standards expected by contemporary technology- driven organisations
The core objective of this program is to turn out future managers, who would fully meet, the dynamic needs of the industry in a competitive and challenging environment. For this they should be proficient in different functional areas of management like Marketing, Finance & Human Resources Management and at the same time have the required core competencies in appreciating the issues relating to technology management.
The following are the broad objectives of the Programs
| To provide strong conceptual base in all the facets of Management like Marketing, Finance, Human Resources Management, Quantitatives, MIS and Business Policy areas and develop skills required for application of concepts to real life business situations. |
| To bridge the knowledge gap in management education with the focused inputs on technology management to meet the challenging requirements of contemporary technology driven organisations. |
| To equip the students with analytical frame of mind to comprehend and handle complex issues in relation to Management of Technology, viz., Technology Forecasting, Search, Selection, Transfer and Creation of New Technology. |
The Program is divided into two modules and four terms spanning over a period of two years of instruction.
| Term - I | Term - II |
| 1.1 Foundations of Technology Management | 2.1 Technology Forecasting and Assessment |
| 1.2 Technology, Creativity and Innovation | 2.2 Technology Transfer Management |
| 1.3 Information Technology for Business | 2.3 Technology Projects, Appraisal and Evaluation |
| 1.4 Organisational Behaviour and Inter-personal skills | 2.4 Business Research Methods |
| 1.5 Principles of Marketing | 2.5 Economic and Legal Environment |
| 1.6 Accounting for Management | 2.6 Financial Management |
| 1.7 Lab for Course 1.3 | 2.7 Viva Voce-I |
| 2.8 Project Report-I |
| Term - III | Term - IV |
| 3.1 Production & Operations Management | 4.1 Strategic Management of Technology |
| 3.2 International Business & Strategic Alliances | 4.2 Supply Chain Management |
| Functional Specialisations (one of the following three areas to be opted) |
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| Marketing | 4.3 Consumer Behaviour |
| 3.3 Product Management | 4.4 Services Marketing |
| 3.4 Promotion and Distribution Management | |
| Finance | 4.3 International Finance |
| 3.3 Strategic Financial Decisions | 4.4 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management |
| 3.4 Financial System and Services | |
| Human Resource Management | 4.3 Performance Appraisal and Counselling |
| 3.3 Organisational Development and Team Building | 4.4 Industrial Relations and Labour Laws |
| 3.4 Leadership and Change Management | |
| Technology Specialisations (one of the following three groups to be opted) |
4.5 Business Process Re-engineering |
| Group-A | 4.6 Intellectual Property Rights |
| 3.5 Research and Development Management | |
| 3.6 Total Quality Management | 4.5 Environment and Social Aspects of Technology |
| Group-B | 4.6 Knowledge Management |
| 3.5 Bio-Technology-I | |
| 3.6 Bio-Technology-II | 4.5 Requirements Management |
| Group-C* | 4.6 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) |
| 3.5 Relational Database Management Systems | 4.7 Viva Voce-II |
| 3.6 Internet & e-Commerce | 4.8 Project Report-II |
Award of Degree (Modular Scheme)
Students who successfully complete all the course requirements under Module I (i.e., Terms I & II) will be awarded Post-Graduate Diploma in Technology Management (PGD-TM) and subsequently the student will be awarded MBA - Tech. Management Degree upon successful completion of all the course requirements under Module ll (Terms lll & lV) by the University.
Eligibility Conditions
Candidates seeking admission into MBA Technology Management have to satisfy the following conditions.
Non-Sponsored Category
1. Bachelors' Degree from Osmania University or a Degree recognised by the University as equivalent thereto, with an aggregate of not less than 45% marks in Part-I and Part-II put together. (Non-Credit courses not included) A pass for SC and ST Candidates is sufficient.
2. The candidates seeking admission must qualify in the entrance examination i.e., I-CET, examination conducted in the year of admission as per the norms prescribed by the University.
Sponsored Category (For Employees)
Bachelor's Degree from Osmania University or a Degree recognised by the University as equivalent thereto, with an aggregate of not less than 45% marks in Part I and Part-II put together (Non-credit courses not included). A pass for SC & ST candidates is sufficient. |
The candidate seeking admission must have a minimum of three years experience in Executive/Managerial/Administrative/Supervisory position in a Commercial/Industrial/Business/Government/NonCommercial undertaking/any other organisation, after obtaining the Bachelor's Degree. |
Candidates under sponsored category need not appear for entrance examination (I-CET). The selection of candidates under sponsored category is based on the number of marks earned by the candidate as per the criteria given below |
| Selection Criteria | Weightage of marks | Max. marks |
| 1. Education qualification | ||
| 1. Graduation | 10 | |
| 2. PG diplomas | 3 | |
| 3. Masters other higher qualification | 5 | 15 |
| 2. Executive experience | ||
| 5. Marks per year for first 5 years | 25 | |
| 2. Marks per year beyond 5 years | ||
| Subject to a maximum of 10 marks | 10 | 35 |
| 3. Interview performance | 50 | 50 |
Total Marks |
100 | |
| Intake Into The Program | ||
| Total | 80 Seats | |
| Sponsored Category (for employees only) | 40 Seats | |
| Non-sponsored Category | 40 Seats | |
| Fee Particulars | ||
| First Year | Rs 50, 000/- | |
| Second Year | Rs 50, 000/- | |
| * Additional Fee for Systems Specialization - Group "C" only | ||
** Fee particular will be as per the University norms which are subject to change.