Kerala Agricultural University (KAU)-Admission to the two-year fulltime MBA (agri-business management)

The Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) has invited applications for admission to the two-year fulltime MBA (agri-business management) offered at the College of Co-operation, Banking and Management in the main                                                                         campus at Vellanikkara, Thrissur.

Objective

This programme aims at empowering graduates especially from agricultural universities with critical management and entrepreneurial competencies enabling them to own and manage agri-business enterprises.

Another unique feature is dual specialisation comprising marketing, finance and human resource management domains.

Hi-tech classrooms equipped with state-of-the-art audio-visual media facilities are also provided for the programme.

Project placements in agri-business companies during second and final semesters will be arranged. Total intake for the course is 40 seats. The selection will be on the basis of written test, group discussion, personal interview and academic merit in the qualifying degree.

Eligibility: Graduates in any disciplines including agriculture with at least 55 per cent marks and those awaiting their final results of the qualifying degree are eligible to apply.

Application form

Application form and prospectus can be downloaded from the web site www.kau.edu or www.kaumba.com.

The filled in application along with application processing fee of Rs.750 by a demand draft drawn in favour of the Comptroller, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikara, payable at SBT, KAU campus branch, Vellanikkara, should be sent to the Registrar, Kerala Agricultural University, KAU (PO), Vellanikkara, Thrissur, Kerala 680656 so as to reach the addressee on or before June 7. A passport-size photograph of the candidate bearing his/her signature should be affixed on the application.

The written management aptitude test will be held on June 25 at 10 a.m. in the KAU main campus, Vellanikkara. The candidate will be ranked according to marks scored in the KAU Management Aptitude Test (120 marks), qualifying degree (30 marks), group discussion (25 marks), and interview (25 marks).

The tuition fee per semester of the programme is Rs.25,000.

The admission fee will be Rs.5,000. The total fee to be remitted at the time of admission is Rs.36,500.

For more details visit www.kau.edu or www.kaumba.com.


The written management aptitude test will be held on June 25 at 10 a.m. in the KAU main campus, Vellanikkara.