Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Programme Overview

The flagship 2-year Master of Business Administration (MBA) at IIM Bodh Gaya is an intensive, transformation-driven journey engineered for the global digital economy. Designed to nurture mindful, adaptive, and future-ready leaders, the program bridges rigorous management theory with high-stakes practical execution to cultivate an advanced mastery across all core business functions. By combining academic rigor with deep industry exposure, the curriculum fosters critical thinking, advanced data intelligence, and sharp analytical problem-solving. At its heart, this program does more than build corporate executives—it shapes global managers capable of navigating complex business ecosystems to drive sustainable organizational growth. We uniquely blend strategic foresight with the values of mindfulness, uncompromising corporate ethics, and deep socio-economic awareness.

• Our Strategic Focus: In the wake of rapid digital disruption, our core focus has been heavily anchored in AI and Sustainability, ensuring our graduates emerge as agile, empathetic leaders equipped to navigate complex global markets with measurable, socially responsible impact. Our curriculum actively bridges ancient wisdom with modern management. Rather than teaching business strategy in isolation, our classroom sessions are designed to cultivate conscious leadership. By aligning the Buddha's emphasis on mindfulness and ethical awareness with corporate decision-making, we teach students how to navigate digital disruption, build workplace resilience, and manage complex global markets with a grounded, socially responsible perspective.

Programme Highlights

• Faculty & Research
• Academic Programs
• Student Life, Campus & Sustainability
• Corporate Relations, MoUs & Placements
• Research, Conferences
• Placements & Corporate Triumphs
• Teaching Pedagogy
• Student Triumphs & Certifications
• Student Committees & Institutional Initiative Cells
• Supplemental Institutional Updates

Curriculum Structure

• First Year MBA Courses
  • Term 1: Management Accounting I, Organizational Behaviour I, Marketing Management I, Microeconomics, Statistics for Management, Information Technology & Systems, Business Communication, Sustainable Development
  • Term 2: Management Accounting II, Financial Management I, Organizational Behavior II, Mindfulness at Workplace, Marketing Management II, Macroeconomics, Operations Research, Design Thinking, Workshop on Interviews and Presentations, Entrepreneurship
  • Term 3: Financial Management II, Human Resource Management, Marketing Management III, Econometric Analysis for Business Management, Operations Management, Business Data Analytics, Written Analysis and Communication, Foreign Language, Strategic Management, Business Research Methodology, Indian Legal System, Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility
• Second Year MBA Courses
  • Finance & Accounting: Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, Financial Derivatives, Business Analysis and Valuation, Financial Statement Analysis, Commercial Banking & Credit Lending, Project Appraisal & Finance, Financial Risk Management, Fixed Income Securities, Investment Banking, International Finance
  • Marketing: Consumer Behaviour, Sales & Distribution Management, Brand Management, Product Management, Integrated Marketing Communication, Digital Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Pricing Strategies in Marketing, B2B Marketing, Services Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Retail Marketing, Luxury & Fashion Management
  • Operations Management & Quantitative Techniques: Supply Chain Management, Total Quality Management & Lean Six Sigma, Service Operations, Project Management, Logistics Management, Sustainable Product Design & Development, Operation Strategy, Information Technology Systems and Analytics, Data Science for Managers using Python, Digital Transformation through AI, Storytelling with Data, Enterprise Resource Planning, Advance Business Analytics, Business Intelligence and Data Modelling, Text Mining & Social Media, Cloud Computing and IoT, Big Data Analytics, Electronic Commerce
  • OB/HR: People Analytics, Talent Acquisition & Training & Development, Negotiation and Conflict Management, Strategic HRM, Performance and Compensation Management, Management Lessons from Gita
  • Strategy & General Management: Decoding Business Models, Management Consulting, Mergers & Acquisitions & Strategic Alliances, International Business, Strategy & Organizational Leadership
  • Economics: Behavioural Economics and Economics of Strategy, Monetary Economics and Macro Financial Linkages, Business Communication, Problem Solving for Managers, Storytelling Across Media

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