Admission test for Commonwealth Executive MBA & MPA Programmes (CEMAT) : Programmes & Eligibility

Conducted by Indira Gandhi National Open University

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Programmes :

• Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration CEMBA
• Commonwealth Executive Master of Public Administration CEMPA

Eligibility :

• Be a graduate of a recognized university in India or aboard or have equivalent professional qualification
• Have a minimum two years of post qualification work experience at the supervisory or management level
• Be a resident of India or a Commonwealth country
• Have sound working knowledge of English as the programme is offered only in English
• Satisfactory score on the CEMBA/CEMPA admission test

Duration :

The minimum duration for successful completion of the programme is two years and maximum is five years.

The objectives of the Programmes are to
i) develop quality post-graduate programmes that can be implemented widely in Commonwealth countries and can be recognized across the Commonwealth;
ii) enable students in the Commonwealth countries, where the programmes are offered, to obtain Masters degrees in the areas of Business Administration, contributing to their professional growth and career advancement and to their country.s development; and
iii) develop human resources

Programmes Structure

The CEMBA/CEMPA Programme consists of four components: Core, Specialist Compulsory, Elective and Required Courses.

Core Courses:
The CEMBA and CEMPA programmes has the following Core Courses:
C-1 Management Information Systems
C-2 Management in Organisations
C-3 Managing Human Resources
C-4 Operations Management
C-5 Economic Environment of Business
C-6 Public Systems Management
C-7 Quantitative Techniques
C-8 Marketing Management
C-9 Accounting & Finance for Managers

Elective Courses:
The CEMBA and CEMPA programmes has the following Elective Courses:
E-1 Electronic Commerce
E-2 Project Management
E-5 Managerial Economics
E-7 Policy Analysis and Implementation
E-8 Contemporary Administrative Systems
E-9 Disaster Management
E-10 Corporate Finance
E-13 International Marketing

Specialist Compulsory courses
Each programme has two specialist compulsory courses.

For CEMBA programme :

Public Policy
Development Planning and Administration

For the CEMPA programme:

Strategic Management
Quality Assurance Management

To qualify for the award of a CEMBA/CEMPA degree, you are required to take eight of the nine courses from the list of Core Courses, the two Specialist Compulsory Courses relevant to their Award, three courses from the list of Elective Courses, and the two required courses for a total of 15 courses. Each course carries a credit weighting of 6. The total credit weight of the programme is therefore 90.

The programme is designed so that it may be completed in four semesters but it is recognised that few students will proceed at that pace. Students may choose up to four courses in each semester. The limit of four courses has been suggested in consideration of your working status and the study load requirements for the courses. You may set your own pace for the programme as long as you do not exceed the limit of four courses in each semester. You will however, need to consider that the maximum duration of the programme is five years. If, on the basis of the course selection and the pace of work decided, you are unable to complete the programme in five years, you will have to re-register for the programme. It may therefore be advisable for you to plan your course load in a manner that enables you to complete the programme within five years.