Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) Study Centre Maharashtra has a long rich tradition of educational reform. Jotiba Phule, Panjabrao Deshmukh, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Bahurao Patil, Swami Ramanand Teerth and other great thinkers and reforms have contributed to educational philosophy and movement. It was therefore appropriate that the State realized the need of an open University. The University was established on 1st July 1989 of the Maharashtra State Legistture and Justly was named after Yashwantrao Chavan. Maharastrians great educational thinker, political leades and buildes of modern Maharashtra. The Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) has its head quarters at Nashik. The University at present offers so many programs of study to a cumulative strengths making It is the Largest University in Maharashtra.YCMOU study centre at Shivraj College, Gadhinglaj was established in 2005 to later the needs of highest education through distance learning for entire Gadhinglaj Ajara and Chandgad Talukas. At present postgraduate programme is offered at the centre.

The YCMOU study center at Shivraj College also leave a nodle center for YCMOU programmes. Karmveer Vitthal Ramaji Shinde Shishkan Sanstha's has provided infrastructure for and operates Gadhinglaj Study Centre of the YCMOU Nashik. This is extremely useful arrangement for working people, housewives and students as well as who want to improve their educational qualifications but are unable to attend regular classes.

The MBA programme

The master of Business Administration (MBA) programme was launched by the University in the academic year 1994-95 in Shivraj College Gadhinglaj. It is intended for in service persons who wish to achieve senior management positions. Aims- The Aims of the MBA programme are

•  To help practicing become more effective makes in their fields by updating their knowledge and managerial skills.
•  To enable the budding managers to develop this skills of critical analysis, logical thinking and creative imagination.
•  To enable the managers to make independent judgments in the analysis and resolution of complex management problems.

Duration

•  The minimum duration - 2 years
•  Maximum duration - 5 years
•  Maximum attendance of 50% is compulsory for the counseling sessions.

Medium

The medium of instruction & examination is English only.

Eligibility

Admission to the MBA programme is open to all citizens of India who satisfy the following condition

•  Bachelor Degree with minimum 50% marks. (The percentage of marks will be relaxed by 45 % in the case of reserved category candidates)
•  Quality the on-line entrance exam conducted by YCMOU.

Entrance Fees

The Entrance Exam Fee Rs. 500/-

Programme Fees

The fee structure of MBA programme is as follows that will be collected annually at the time of student registration First Year Fee-15100/- Second Year Fee - 17600/-

The programme Structure

The programme consist 20 courles and project work spread over & semester in two academic years.

Semester I

•  Accounting & finance for managers.
•  Business Environment.
•  Economic for Manager.
•  Management process & organization behaving.
•  Research methodology & communications.

Semester II

•  Business Ethics & Corporate Governance
•  Quantitative Techniques in Management.
•  Production and operations Management.
•  Marketing Management.
•  Human Resource Management.

Second Year Semester III

Compulsory Courses

•  Strategic Management
•  International Business & International Trade.

Specialization - To select any one Areas of specification (Three Courses)

•  A) Finance group B) Marketing Group
•  C) Human Resource Management Group
•  D) Manufacturing Management Group

Semester IV

•  Business Law
•  Management Information System
•  Project Work.

Specification - To select any one Areas of specification (three courses)

•  Finance Group
•  Marketing Group
•  Human Resource Management Group
•  Manufacture Management Group