MBA – Core

TAPMI MBA Core – Flagship MBA Program

About the program: 

TAPMI MBA is our flagship management program and has been in a state of continuous evolution over four decades with one single-minded focus: producing leaders who generate value for enterprises and society. The program is distinguished by its blend of academic quality, leadership development, experiential learning, and significant industry engagement. 

The program is grounded in a strong management core that offers students with a solid foundation across business disciplines. As students move through the program, they take advanced electives, cross-functional courses, and integrative projects that enable them to see the interrelationship of managerial decision making. 

TAPMI experience is all on developing leadership skills. At the Leadership Assessment and growth Center (LADC), students receive structured feedback, self-reflect and construct personal growth objectives. Some students also receive mentoring and exposure to senior industry leadership through the Young Leader Program. 

The program incorporates experiential learning through programs such as BrandScan, SEVA, OMEGA, Integrative Thinking Simulation, Student Managed Investment Course (SMIC) and Samnidhy, our student managed investment fund. These experiences provide students the opportunity to apply principles in real-world contexts while developing practical judgment and leadership abilities. 

The TAPMI MBA is an innovative educational experience, supported by research-active faculty, international engagement opportunities, a strong alumni network, professional certification support and excellent placement outcomes, preparing students for impactful leadership careers. 

Industry Relevance: 

The modern business world expects leaders that think cross-functionally, deal with data, lead diverse teams, and make good judgments in the face of uncertainty. The TAPMI MBA has been meticulously crafted to address these changing industry demands. We do this by rigorous academics, experiential learning, leadership development, and industry interaction to prepare students to participate and provide value from day one of their professional careers. 

Our program promotes our students to go beyond functional silos and grasp how organizations create value via integrated decision making. Industry-led workshops, live projects, corporate mentoring, simulations and the mandatory summer internship guarantee that classroom learning is tightly tied to business reality. Equally significant is the emphasis on analytical capacity, communication skills and data-driven decision-making, which are increasingly recognized in all sectors. 

The program’s relevance is apparent from the variety of employment paths our graduates have taken. Careers are built in consulting, banking and financial services, technology and analytics, consumer firms, health care, manufacturing and developing digital industries. Top firms in various sectors visited the campus for the recent placement cycle to hire students. All the students who appeared for the placement process were placed with a median CTC of ₹ 14.00 lakh per annum. 

We are not trying to equip them for their first job but to provide them the skills, the mind-set and the flexibility to make a long-term success of their careers in a fast-moving global market. 

Ideal Candidate Profile: 

At TAPMI we are looking for those that are intellectually curious, hungry to learn and are committed to make a difference via management. Our MBA is designed for graduates from a wide range of academic disciplines to prepare you to take on leadership roles in an increasingly complicated and interconnected corporate environment. 

The people who prosper in our schools are the ones who are willing to challenge conventional wisdom, to engage with those who believe differently, to go outside their comfort zone. Prior work experience can definitely add to classroom discussions, but what counts most is the willingness to learn, adapt and improve. We look for people who are analytical thinkers, excellent communicators, proactive, and resilient in the face of uncertainty. 

If you are looking for a general management education and not a specific focus when you start your job, then TAPMI MBA is a good option. Our students’ career interests range across consulting, financial services, analytics and technology, consumer enterprises, entrepreneurship, and general management. What they have in common is a desire to become responsible leaders who add value to organizations, society and themselves. 

Above all, we want ambitious and honest applicants who are ready to explore the challenging academic, experiential and leadership development possibilities that make up the TAPMI MBA experience. 

Placement Highlights: 

TAPMI graduates go on to careers with some of the most respected names in Indian and global business. This year, 88 organisations recruited from campus, from multinational banks and Fortune 500 consultancies to leading consumer brands and fast-growing tech firms. More than 88 recruiting organizations across 10 industry sectors, with ₹32 LPA as highest CTC and ₹14 LPA median CTC. 

Our students join in flagship leadership and trainee programs, such as the Group Young Leaders Program, Corporate Analyst Development Program, Young Manager Program, and management trainee tracks. They also included specialist roles in brand management, product, revenue management, investment research and strategy. 

BFSI is TAPMI largest recruiting sector, with companies such as ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, HSBC, Wells Fargo, Société Générale, ANZ, Moody’s, CRISIL and Tresvista. Roles span investment banking, credit, risk, research, wealth management and relationship management. 

FMCG and consumer brands are also large recruiters, included ITC, AB InBev, General Mills, Perfetti Van Melle, Piramal, Godrej and Decathlon. Graduates joined as management trainees, area sales managers and brand leaders. 

Our students also find placements in Accenture, Deloitte, EY, PwC, Capgemini, Infosys, HCL Tech, Dell Technologies, Expedia, Lowe’s and Fractal Analytics hired for consulting, analytics, product and business transformation roles. 

Graduates also joined e-commerce, travel, hospitality, automotive, real estate and healthcare companies such as Myntra, MakeMyTrip, Marriott International, TVS Motor, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Godrej Properties, Manipal Hospitals and many more.  

  1. More than 5000 plus successful alumni across the globe with currently more than 20% of them leading various reputed organizations at CXO level
  2. Young Leader Program (YLP) focused on developing leadership abilities through Executive Internship arrangements with CXOs of reputed organizations. This program is scheduled during the last term (Term VI)
  3. Personalized attention to each student for capability assessment and development through various forums like FAS, CAS & LADC
  4. Individual Coursera Licence offered to each student to enable upgrade skills and knowledge along with classroom learning.
  5. Opportunity to be a part of various student committees helping develop leadership and interpersonal skills.
  6. Consistent 100% Placement Record for the last 30+ years since inception
  7. Internship opportunities in reputed organizations with good profiles and stipends. Good track record of conversion of internships into PPO offers.
  8. MBA Program accredited by reputed Accreditation agencies viz., Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)and Association of MBAs (AMBA). The program is also accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA).
Term I
Sl. No. Course Name Student Credits (*) Classroom

Hours

1 Basics of Accounting 1 10
2 Learning through Alternative Pedagogies (LEAP) 1 10
3 Excel Basics 1 10
4 Managerial Statistics 3 30
5 Marketing Management – I 3 30
6 Managerial Economics 3 30
7 Managerial Communication – I 2 20
8 Financial Accounting 2 20
9 Individual & Group Dynamics 3 30
10 Decision Science 3 30
11 Sustainability, Responsibility & Managerial Ethics 2 20
12 Comprehensive Test – I 1 0
TOTAL TERM - I 25 240
Term II
Sl. No. Course Name Student

Credits (*)

Classroom

Hours

1 Operations Management - I 2 20
2 Marketing Management – II 2 20
3 Management Accounting & Control 3 30
4 Macro Economics 2 20
5 Financial Management – I 3 30
6 Organization Design & Structure 2 20
7 IT for Business 3 30
8 Comprehensive Test – II 1 0
TOTAL TERM - II 18 170

 

Term III
Sl. No. Course Name Student

Credits (*)

Classroom

Hours

1 Legal Aspects of Business 2 20
2 Human Resource Management 3 30
3 Strategic Management 3 30
4 Business Research Methods (BRM) 3 30
5 Financial Management – II 2 20
6 Operations Management-II 2 20
7 Managerial Communication – II 2 20
8 Integrative Assessment 1 0
TOTAL TERM - III 18 170
TOTAL Credits TERM – (I-III) 61 580

An indicative list of courses and credits for the second year is given below –

Summer Term
Course Name Student Credits (*) Classroom Hours
Summer Internship 6 0
COMPULSORY
Term Course Name Student Credits (*) Classroom Hours
V International Business 3 30
V Strategy Simulation 4 20
VI Business Leadership 2 20
VI Humanities 2 20
VI Society, Environment, Values & Attitudes (SEVA) 4 0
VI Inter Disciplinary Courses (anyone) 2 20
ELECTIVES: DOMAIN – ACCOUNTING, ECONOMICS & FINANCE
Term Course Name Student Credits (*) Classroom Hours
IV Commercial Banking 3 30
IV Emerging Technologies in Finance 2 20
IV Financial Derivatives 2 20
IV Financial Statement Analysis 3 30
IV Fixed Income Securities 2 20
IV Security Valuation 2 20
IV Financial Analytics using Python (Cross-listed with Analytics) 2 20
IV Emerging Technologies in Managers 2 20
V Fund Management 3 30
V Investment Banking 2 20
V IT in Banking and Financial Services (Cross-listed with IT domain) 2 20
V Risk Management in Financial Institutions 2 20
V Strategic Corporate Finance 2 20
V Technical Analysis 2 20
VI Alternative Investments 2 20
VI Financial Advising 2 20
VI Financial Modelling using Excel 2 20
VI International Finance 2 20
VI Student Managed Investment Course - SMIC 4 40
VI Course of Independent Study (CIS) 3 30

 

ELECTIVES: DOMAIN - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR & COMMUNICATIONS
Term Course Name Student Credits (*) Classroom Hours
IV Organizational Change and Development 2 20
IV Employment Relations & Labour Laws 2 20
V HR Analytics (Cross-listed with Analytics) 2 20
V Managing Social Network 2 20
VI Workplace Diversity Equity and Inclusion 1 10
VI Employee Wellness in the Modern Workplace 1 10
VI Course of Independent Study (CIS) 3 30

 

ELECTIVES: DOMAIN – INFORMATION SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY
Term Course Name Student Credits (*) Classroom Hours
IV IT Risk Management and Cyber Security 3 30
IV Technology Consulting & Business Analysis 3 30
IV Digital Platforms and Technology Ecosystems (Cross-listed with SGM area) 2 20
IV Digital Transformation 2 20
V AI for Management 3 30
V Enterprise Resource Planning 2 20
V IT Project Management 3 30
V IT in Banking and Financial Services (Cross listed with AEF Domain) 2 20
VI E-Commerce and M-Commerce 2 20
VI Web and Social Media Analytics (Cross-listed with Analytics Domain) 2 20
VI Cloud Computing for Business 2 20
VI Course of Independent Study (CIS)(Cross-listed with ANT Domain) 3 30

 

ELECTIVES: DOMAIN – MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Term Course Name Student Credits (*) Classroom Hours
IV Consumer Behaviour 3 30
IV Brand Management 3 30
IV Services Marketing 3 30
IV Sales & Distribution Management 3 30
IV Digital Marketing 2 20
IV Applied Marketing Strategy 3 30
V Integrated Marketing Communications 2 20
V Product Management 2 20
V Retail Management 3 30
V Business to Business Marketing 3 30
V BrandScan 4 0
V Marketing Performance Metrics 2 20
V Advanced Marketing Analytics and Research (Cross-listed with ANT Domain) 3 30
VI Pricing Strategies 2 20
VI Personal Selling and Sales Negotiations 2 20
VI Marketing Strategy 3 6
VI Customer Relationship Management 2 20
VI Rural Marketing 2 20
VI Social Marketing 2 20
VI Course of Independent Study (CIS) 3 30

 

ELECTIVES: DOMAIN – OPERATIONS & DECISION SCIENCES
Term Course Name Student Credits (*) Classroom Hours
IV Data Visualization (Cross-listed with ANT Domain) 2 20
IV Foundations of Business Analytics (Cross-listed with ANT Domain) 3 30
IV Project Management (Cross- listed with SGM area) 3 30
IV Supply Chain Models for E-commerce 3 30
V Sustainable Supply Chain Management (Cross-listed with SGM area) 2 20
V Applied Business Analytics (Cross-listed with ANT Domain) 2 20
VI Course of Independent Study (CIS)(Cross-listed with all Areas) 3 30

 

ELECTIVES: DOMAIN – STRATEGY & GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Term Course Name Student Credits (*) Classroom Hours
IV Project Management (Cross-listed with ODS Area) 3 30
IV Strategic Consulting 3 30
IV Digital Platforms & Technology Ecosystem (Cross-listed with IST Area) 2 20
V Managing Strategic Networks 2 20
V New Venture Planning 2 20
V Sustainable Supply Chain Management (Cross-listed with ODS Domain) 2 20
VI Course of Independent Study (CIS) 3 30

 

EELCTIVES: DOMAIN – ANALYTICS
Term Course Name Student Credits (*) Classroom Hours
IV Data Visualization (Cross-listed with ODS Domain) 2 20
IV Foundations of Business Analytics (Cross-listed with ODS Domain) 3 30
IV Financial Analytics using Python (Cross-listed with AEF Domain) 2 20
V Applied Business Analytics (Cross-listed with ODS Domain) 2 20
V AI for Management (Cross-listed with IT Domain) 3 30
V HR Analytics (Cross-listed with HROBC Domain) 2 20
V Advanced Marketing Analytics and Research (Cross-listed with MKT Domain) 3 30
VI Web and Social Media Analytics (Cross-listed with IS Domain) 2 20
VI Course of Independent Study (CIS) (Cross-listed with IT Domain) 3 30

 

ELECTIVES: DOMAIN – INTER-DISCIPLINARY
Term Course Name Student Credits (*) Classroom Hours
V Cross-Cultural Management 2 20
V Negotiation Skills 2 20
VI Game Theory 2 20
VI Mergers and Acquisitions 2 20

*Student credits are based on both classroom hours & non-classroom hours

The MBA program at TAPMI is not a typical standard program as offered by various other institutes but includes a four-pronged approach in a bid to create memorable and enriching experience for all students.

We have identified four intersecting themes which we believe will transform the learning experience and outcomes of participants. A brief description of the four intersecting themes is given below:

• Flexible learning processes – Students are provided the opportunity to learn at their preferred pace. TAPMI offers opportunity to secure credits through MOOC courses and also courses of independent study offered by faculty and industry partners.
• Leadership development – TAPMI wishes all its students to develop leadership skills and this is reflected in the process adopted by the institute in its selection process followed by the induction process for students in any batch. Several initiatives have been launched towards this effect viz.“LADC (Leadership Assessment and Development Centre)”, “Design Thinking Sprint” and “Mastery of Self” course for students.
• Extended Industry Interface – The institute views final placement of its students as a logical conclusion of the academic environment at TAPMI. Students need exposure to the latest trends in the industry in their journey to occupy professional positions in the industry. TAPMI offers an exciting array of industry immersion courses and orientation towards happenings in the world of corporate throughout the two-year journey of the student.
• Internationalisation – Management professionals are expected to take up leadership roles in any part of the globe and not just in the domestic markets. TAPMI wants to create cosmopolitan leaders who possess the ability to appreciate and leverage diversity.

TAPMI Young Leaders Programme (YLP)

TAPMI aims to produce industry relevant graduates capable of taking leadership roles while navigating through volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. Towards this determination, TAPMI provides a unique opportunity to its immensely talented students to be part of an ambitious, action oriented and future focused Young Leaders Programme.The program will provide development opportunities via extended coaching, mentorship by alumni and executive internship with C-suites during the last term (Term VI) of study.

Objectives of TAPMI Young Leaders Programme

  1. To create a dynamic learning environment which cultivates future leaders
  2. To identify exceptionally talented students for leadership development
  3. To help identify their current leadership strengths and build a personal leadership philosophy and a clear future leadership development plan.
  4. To expose the identified young leaders to the realities (challenges) of C-Suite executive positions
  5. To facilitate learning from past and present leaders of Corporate India

 

The above-mentioned objectives will be achieved through the following opportunities for students as part of TAPMI YLP:

  1. Increased self-awareness through personalized one-on-one evidence based expert advisory
  2. Self-development through coaching by trained faculty
  3. Invaluable mentorship of senior TAPMI Alumni
  4. Term-6 on a fast-track (special) mode
  5. Executive Internship with influential C-Suite business leaders for two months

 

Global Exposure

The flagship MBA program at TAPMI aims at developing Global Value Leaders. Global exposure is at the heart of creating Global Value Leaders and TAPMI aims to provide the same through visits of international faculty, global visit by students and deliberation on international dimensions wherever relevant during delivery of courses.