Master of Business

Administration (MBA) for

Working Executives (Batch 3)

15 months | Online | ₹3,30,000

A Times Group Initiative

 Chancellor’s Message
Welcome to Somaiya Vidyavihar University. We are a
place where you can explore new possibilities, pursue
your passion, and above all, find yourself.
Our motto is: ज्ञानञादेव तु कैवल्यम् | Knowledge alone
liberates. Knowledge provides opportunity. To make the
life lived more meaningful. In the service of one’s family,
one’s community, one’s समञाज, country, and indeed the
world.
The education we provide will reflect its timeless
fundamentals, its current context, and applications. We
Shri Samir Somaiya will strive to provide you with an environment to engage
Chancellor this world, to discover new truths, make new applications
Somaiya Vidyavihar
to create and share knowledge. Our education will also be
University
experiential and holistic with projects that are ‘real’ and
those that complement the learning inside the
classroom. We want you to be at the cutting edge of
change, to incubate companies, to create NGOs, and
pursue any field of your passion. Our education will also
instill an appreciation for art and culture, the Indian
tradition, and will include sports as a part of the campus
experience. We want each of you to lead a full life, to fall
in love with life.
Our dream is to build a world class research and teaching
institution, that is global in the reach of its ideas, and
universal in its service. I invite you to come and be a part
of our community and to further this mission.
 Vice Chancellor’s Message
I have great pleasure in welcoming the prospective management
education aspirants to the Somaiya Vidyavihar University,
Mumbai for their studies in the university’s K J Somaiya Institute
of Management. The subject of Management as an academic and
professional discipline has been undergoing revolutionary
changes during the last few decades. Appropriate knowledge
and skills are necessary to manage the rapid changing times and
technologies in a globalised and interconnected world. We are in
an era when knowledge is expanding at an unprecedented rate.
Mastering theoretical, experimental and practical management
Prof. V. N. and business skills through effective education programmes is
Rajasekharan indispensable for developing core competencies and for giving
Pillai the students a competitive edge. For maximisation of the
Vice Chancellor opportunities for the cost-effective management education and
Somaiya Vidyavihar training, globalisation, localisation, contextualisation and
University individualisation of curriculum and transactions are necessary.
Bearing these basic principles and dynamic challenges, we at K J
Somaiya Institute of Management have been at the forefront of
quality and responsible management education in the country.
Our Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes are
designed, transacted and delivered following internationally
renowned patterns evolving the best practices in business and
management education. Amongst our alumni are top-ranking
and highly-placed executives all over the world. Highly qualified
and experienced faculty, state-of-the-art infrastructure, the
business and industry environment of the financial capital of the
country, and a serene, beautiful green campus with several
sporting facilities and other educational, research and
innovation institutions are the hallmarks of K J Somaiya Institute
of Management and the Vidyavihar campus of the University. Our
academic credentials, achievements, national and international
accreditations and recognitions put us among the top- most
institutions in the country. I am extremely glad to welcome you
as a student of this premier management institute in the
Somaiya Vidyavihar University. Once you are here, I am sure you
will enjoy the best of teaching and learning, research and
community experiences in your student life.
 Director’s Message
K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Somaiya Vidyavihar
University, works with a mission to foster a spirit of inquiry,
enable livelihoods, encourage innovations and create good
citizenships.
The Institute has evolved offering core MBA, domain specific
and multi-disciplinary MBA programmes in step with the
requirements of the various sectors of the industry and
growth opportunities in the economy.
The Institute has re-cast its current MBA Executive
programme under the 4 pillars of Digitalisation, Leadership,
Raman Global Business and Strategy. This will give the students
Ramachandran, (who are mid career professionals) a solid platform through
Ph.D
which they can update their knowledge and skills with the
Director, K J Somaiya
latest in the field of management thought and practices –
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thereby preparing them for the opportunities being brought
Management Dean -
Faculty of forward by Industry 4.0 and beyond. The Institute also offers
Management incoming students an opportunity to learn from its sister
Studies, Somaiya Institutions of Somaiya Vidyavihar. The Institute has
Vidyavihar subscribed to several e-databases including the Coursera
University for Campus, to facilitate holistic learning for the students.
Thus becoming a truly global business school, in line with
the offerings of the leading business schools in India and
abroad. These initiatives along with facilities for experiential
learning, sports, etc. help students to develop their physical,
emotional, spiritual and adaptive quotients as they get to
work on individual and team assignments. Studying in a lush
green campus in the heart of Mumbai creates a pure
academic learning ambience which adds immense value to
the student community. Along with these advantages, the
Institute is able to raise the average salary of the student of
MBA Executive by an average of almost 50% if not more.
I invite you to join our Institute and prepare you for a great
career and life journey ahead.
 Management & Enterprises
In a post-pandemic world characterised by rapidly evolving technology, the role and
function of general management has acquired greater significance and has become
critical to an organisation’s survival and sustainability.
The change in business dynamics has led to a 'new normal' requiring skilled managers
with effective future-ready competencies. Cross-functional skills, leadership qualities,
technology disruption, and change management are a few of the many expectations from
the managers of today's ever-evolving businesses.

Modern Management: A Paradigm Shift

FROM BEING TO BEING

Directive Instructive

Restrictive Expansive

Exclusive Inclusive

Repetitive Innovative

Problem-solving Challenging

Employer Entrepreneur

Source: Harvard Business Review

 Management Education: All Round Benefits
The benefits of acquiring and building holistic managerial competencies for career growth
is indisputable and undeniable. Understanding management principles, learning
management techniques and tools, and developing management acumen are
career-defining imperatives for working professionals seeking role elevation and
recognition as thinkers, influencers, decision-makers, and leaders.

Benefits of Management Education

Enhanced Business Acumen Transformative Learning

• Cross-functional Knowledge • Broader Perspective
• Operational Skills • Strategic Insights
• Strategic Competencies • Innovative Thinking

Leadership Skills Creating Value

• Self-awareness • Integrate Functions
• Team-building • Apply Tools
• Conflict Management • Implement Solutions

Managing Change Cultivating Executive Presence

• Disruption • Communicate
• Adoption • Inspire
• Sustainability • Mentor
 Benefits of an MBA Degree
An MBA degree from a credible B-school offers unparalleled benefits on the professional
front as well as on the personal development front. The learning, skills and experience
gained during an MBA create numerous opportunities for successful graduates.

Broader Business Perspective

& Worldview

Advanced Management
Knowledge & Competencies

Enhanced Communication Skills

& Empathy

Effective Leadership Qualities

Wide Choice of Specialisations

Newer Job & Career

Development Options

Global Networking
Opportunities

Presents Entrepreneurial
Opportunities

An MBA degree overcomes career inertia and accelerates career development. It can help
junior, mid-level, and senior executives acquire a strategic perspective, gain relevant
knowledge, develop new skills, forge stronger relationships, and foster creativity and
self-confidence. This will help them leverage new opportunities and create exceptional
value for their organisations.
 Programme Overview
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) for Working Executives is
designed to develop key management skills while continuing to work. The
curriculum covers all the important domains of management in year one and
specialisation courses in year two.
The application-oriented design of the curriculum, with a good blend of
fundamental management knowledge and integrative learning across
domains will assist participants in learning various tools and techniques for
understanding data for decision-making.

Programme Highlights

Flexible curriculum
Live projects
with a choice of seven
specialisations

Pedagogy of Bloomberg Early Exit and Re-join

labs, Harvard case studies, option after completion
Media analysis lab of the first semester

KJSIM Alumni status

Learning Outcomes

Deep understanding of the facts, frameworks, and theories

of management

Develop advance knowledge and skills in any one of the

specialised areas of management

Gain actionable knowledge, strategic thinking, and leadership

competencies

Integrate knowledge, practice, and ideas to create value

Gain a world view of key management issues and challenges

Attain the skills, capabilities and techniques essential for decision

making, integrated critical thinking, and research orientation
 Programme Benefits

• You have the opportunity to earn an MBA degree from KJSIM.

• The course content and structure are designed entirely by KJSIM.
• Lectures are delivered by eminent faculty from KJSIM as well as industry
experts.
• You have an "Early Exit and Re-join Option" after completion of the first
semester of the programme.
• Live Project - The live project is usually the final assignment, and it plays
a vital role in preparing participants for the world of work due to its
practical applications and ability to help hone participants' professional
knowledge and skills.
• You also gain KJSIM Alumni status.
 Programme Curriculum

Structure: 15 Months

Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3

240 hrs - 6 months 180 hrs - 4.5 months 180 hrs - 4.5 months
Full Specialisations

Semester 1: Common (240 hr) 6 months

• Financial Accounting and Analysis

• Leadership and Organisational Behaviour
• Operation, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management
• Foundation of Data Sciences
• Strategic Management
• Human Resource Management and IR
• Marketing Management
• Business Statistics

Semester 2: Common (180 hrs) 4.5 Months

• Business Research Methods

• Business and Corporate Law
• Ethics, Corporate Governance, and Compliance (ESG)
• Business Writing and Communication
• Financial Management
• Business Modelling Using Spreadsheet
• Managerial Economics
Semester 3 (180 hrs) 4.5 Months

Finance
• Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
• Fintech
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Project Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Institutions and Markets
Data Science and Technology
• Querying Using SQL
• Enterprise System
• Digital Transformation
• Business Intelligence and Data Mining
• AI and ML Applications
• Analysis Using R or Python
Marketing Management
• Customer Experience Management
• International Marketing
• Integrated Marketing Communications
• Digital and Social Media Marketing
• Sales and Distribution Management
• Strategic Brand Management
Operations
• NPD and Concurrent Engineering
• Materials Management
• Operational Excellence (TQM, BPR, Benchmarking)
• Productivity Improvement and Simulations
• Manufacturing Strategy and Tech Management
• Project Management
Strategy
• Corporate Strategy and Strategy Implementation
• Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
• Contemporary Topics in Strategic Management
• Strategic Management Simulation
• Competitive and Cooperative Strategy
• Global Strategy
Human Resource
• Competency Mapping
• Organisational Theory Structure and design
• Manpower Planning and Selection
• LD and OD
• Performance Management System
• Compensation and Benefits
• Labour Laws
• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Talent Engagement and Audit
Business Analytics
• Interactive Dashboards and Data Storytelling
• Introduction to Business Analytics Using Python and R
• Multivariate Analytics
• Management Science
• Big Data Analytics
• Social Network Analytics
• Time Series Analytics
• Application-based Analytics
 Pedagogy
• Case-based Learning
• Experiential Learning Exercises
• Group Discussions
• Management Games
• Case Study and Analysis
• Group Presentation of Case Analysis
• Video-led Discussions
• Lecture Discussion
• Business Simulation Games

Programme Delivery
Sessions will be conducted via a state-of-the-art Interactive Learning (IL) platform and
delivered in Direct-to-Device (D2D) mode that can be accessed by learners on their
Desktop, Laptop, Tablet, or Smartphone.
A participant’s platform is provided for access to course presentations, projects, case
studies, assignments, and other reference materials as applicable for specified courses.
Participants can raise questions and doubts either in real-time during the live class or
offline through the Cloud Campus.

Duration
15 months
 Who Should Attend?
• Working executives seeking to
advance in their careers in
managerial position
• Entrepreneurs who want to apply
managerial knowledge and skills
in their business practices

Admission Criteria
Participants will be eligible to apply
for the programme based on their
overall profile and credentials.

Attendance Criteria
A minimum of 75% attendance is a
prerequisite for the successful
completion of the programme.

Eligibility Criteria
• Graduation from any discipline with minimum 50% or equivalent CGPA
and 10+2+3 and 3 years full time relevant working experience or 10+2+4
and 2 years full time relevant working experience.
• Experience only after graduation to be considered, it has to be a full
time* and paid position

*Part-time/Project/Internship/Articleship/Apprenticeship/Pre-graduation work
experience, etc., which forms an integral part of a course study, should not be entered,
and will not be counted as work experience.
 Assessment & Evaluation
The end-term examination would bear 50% weightage in the final
assessment. The remaining 50% would be through internal assessments,
which would be a mix of evaluation elements such as quizzes, live project,
assignments, and class participation as decided by the course faculty.

Certification & Alumni Status

Participants who successfully meet the evaluation criteria and satisfy the
requisite attendance criteria, will be awarded the ‘Master of Business
Administration (MBA) for Working Executives’ certification.
Successful participants will also be accorded Alumni status.

Disclaimer: All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the
discretion of K J Somaiya Institute of Management.
 Programme Directors
Dr. Shiji Lyndon is a faculty in OB & HRM area at K J Somaiya
Institute of Management (KJSIM), Mumbai. She has a Ph.D. in
leadership from SJMSOM, IIT Bombay. She is certified in
Mixed Methods Research from St. Gallen University,
Switzerland. She is a gold medallist and rank holder in
graduation and post-graduation from the M S University of
Baroda.
She is a Professionally Certified Coach (PCC) from
International Coaching Federation (ICF). She has facilitated
more than 500 hours of client coaching for employees from
Dr. Shiji Lyndon various organisations such as Schindler India Pvt. Ltd., IBM,
Axis Bank, SAS, etc. She is a certified HOGAN
assessment practitioner and also certified in Talent
Assessment by AON Hewitt. She has conducted various
training programmes for prestigious organisations such as
INS HAMLA (India Navy), Godrej & Boyce, Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC), New India Assurance Co. Ltd., Power Grid,
and Department of Atomic Energy, to name a few.
Her work has been published widely in various
peer-reviewed national and international journals. She has
presented research papers at various national and
international conferences in Italy, UK, Greece, IIM Bangalore,
IIM Lucknow, IIM Trichy, IIT Roorkee, and IISc Bangalore. She
has been awarded Best Paper awards by the Indian
Academy of Management, the Institute of Rural
Management Anand, and the NHRDN network.
She is an Associate Editor of the Journal Business
Perspectives and Research (published by SAGE) and is a
reviewer for several leading journals. She is also a trainer
for faculty and has conducted FDP sessions for
AICTE-sponsored ATAL FDP and for various B-schools
associated with IIT Bombay, Christ University, Mumbai
University, Kannur University, etc.
Shiji is the Chairperson of the Centre for Diversity
Management and Inclusion (CDMI) at KJSIM. Her work in the
DEI space was awarded by the Industry Academia
Conference 2023.
Programme Fee

Particulars Amount (₹)

Application Fee 2,950

Total Fees 3,30,000

(Excluding Registration Fee)
Instalment Schedule

Instalment Instalment Date Amount (₹)

I Within One Week of Offer Rollout 66,000

II 10th June, 2024 66,000

III 10th September, 2024 66,000

IV 10th December, 2024 66,000

V 10th March, 2025 66,000

Programme Timelines

Last Date to Apply Refer to website

Programme Start Date 23rd March, 2024

Programme End Date June 2025

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Somaiya Vidyavihar was established by Padmabhushan Late Shri K J Somaiya in 1959. An
entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a visionary, he firmly believed that modern education
had to have its roots in strong values. This underlying theme and legacy of Somaiya
Vidyavihar was continued and further strengthened by Dr. S K Somaiya. Somaiya
Vidyavihar strives to emphasise on both the liberal and professional aspects of higher
education in the continuously evolving business world.
K J Somaiya Institute of Management (KJSIM) lays great emphasis on holistic development
of students. The Institute provides a range of opportunities outside the classroom as well
- be it industry interaction, cultural activities, sports competitions, entrepreneurial
pursuits, socially relevant activities, consultancy for small and medium enterprises.
KJSIM offers students opportunities to interact with and learn from corporate
professionals, spiritual leaders, leaders of the business, representatives of government
and non-government organisations, artists, and intellectuals who regularly visit our
campus to deliver talks and presentations that provide insights to the careers and
personal attributes of these role-models. It offers world-class infrastructure that
supports the pursuit of knowledge and the exercise of individual interests.
KJSIM ranks among the top B-Schools in India. Being located in the financial capital of
India, featuring experienced faculty with a cumulative experience of 1800+ years, strong
industry connect, placements, a global alumni base, state-of-the-art sports
infrastructure, and a vibrant students community helps the institute to consolidate its
ranking year on year.

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