NMIMS University School of Business Management (NMIMS) Mumbai

The NMIMS MBA program begins with a two-week foundation module designed to build strong fundamentals through case-based learning, business etiquette training, and exposure to tools like spreadsheet modeling and social media applications. The two-year program is divided into six trimesters of around eleven weeks each. During the first year, students take core courses in Marketing, Finance, Operations and Decision Sciences, Economics, Human Resources and Behavioral Sciences, Communications, and Strategy. In the third trimester, they can also begin exploring electives to identify their areas of interest before finalizing a specialization.

In the second year, the curriculum offers more than 140 electives across diverse domains, along with a few compulsory courses. Several electives are developed in collaboration with industry leaders such as Google, Cognizant, Ernst & Young, and Lowe Lintas, ensuring students are aligned with current business practices. Beyond credit courses, students may opt for audit courses, seminars, and need-based workshops. A mandatory six-to-eight week summer internship between the first and second year provides practical exposure through live corporate projects, bridging classroom learning with real-world applications.

SBM-NMIMS Mumbai offers a Full time 2 Year MBA Program in Human Resource. The USP of the program lies in its design and delivery of core courses, sector specific inputs, skill building workshops and a strategic partnership with the world’s largest HR association SHRM. Students get benefit from the partnership with SHRM.

The MBA-HR Programme at NMIMS Mumbai comprises of 39 courses across six trimesters. There are 15 Workshops in six semesters and are conducted focusing on HR trends in sectors such as Manufacturing, BFSI, Retail, IT and others. Inputs on HR practices are highlighted through a series of guest sessions, project work and seminars. Seminars in this category are compulsory and non credit.

The program also includes summer internship for 8-10 weeks in which students undergo full time intensive training with industry under the guidance of a project guide and a faculty guide. Consulting assignments are given to the students from different companies in the area of HR. Sector Specific Inputs are derived through continuous interactions with Business and HR leaders along with doing live corporate projects in multiple sectors like Automobile, IT, BFSI, FMCG and Pharma, Business Advisory, HR Consulting, Telecommunications, Retail (Brick and Mortar and E-commerce). 

Business Research Workshops and Dissertation are conducted to enhance skills of opportunity recognition, problem identification and solving, critical thinking and ability to work independently. A Workshop and a Course on HR Analytics along with an enhanced focus on data and analytics in every course is offered. Besides the programme has Capstone- the Business Simulation
 

NMIMS SBM Mumbai MBA Pharmaceutical Management programme curriculum is spread over two years and is divided in six Trimesters. The programme offers specialization in key areas. 

The first year of the programme is divided in three Trimesters and covers 61.5 Credits from total 33 courses. There are Value added workshops (Non Credit) on Taking a Brand OTC; Career Planning, and Corporate Compliance. In the second year, students will focus on various specialization areas from Trimester IV to VI. The second year covers 52.5 Credits from total 28 courses. Students spend 8 weeks of summer Internship with Pharmaceutical, Medical Communication or Medical Devices Companies.

Every week, in addition to academics, one full day is devoted to fieldwork in every trimester involving visits to Doctors, Patients, Retailers, Wholesalers, Medical Sales Representatives and Area Sales Managers. In the first year, over 18 field projects are carried out as part of experiential learning. Total Field work exceeds 180 hours and requires an additional 100 hours of data analysis. Students carry out multiple projects throughout the two years, both as a part of their curriculum and for the corporates.

The key specialization areas in MBA Pharmaceutical Management include Communication, Economics, Finance, Human Resource and Behavioral Sciences,
Business Environment and Strategy, Information System, Marketing, Operations and Decision Sciences.

The pedagogic approach includes Lectures, Case-discussions, mainly Harvard and Indian cases developed by NMIMS faculty, Live experiential outbound learnings, Workshops, Role plays, Video-based discussions and field work which are extensively incorporated in this programme to impart knowledge and skills.

NMIMS SBM Mumbai MBA Health Care Management programme curriculum is spread over two years and is divided in six Trimesters of 12 weeks each. It has five trimesters of course work and one trimester of practical residency (internship) with Healthcare centric institutions. NMIMS SBM Mumbai MBA HCM programme is built on principles of strategic problem-solving and innovation and aims to develop the business acumen, leadership potential along with analytical, technical, and management skills required to improve the quality, cost-effectiveness, and integration of health and Healthcare organizations and systems.

The first year of the programme is divided in three Trimesters and covers 54 Credits from total 19 courses. In the second year, students will focus on various specialization areas from Trimester IV to VI. The second year covers 48 Credits from total 14 courses including internship. Students spend 14 to 16 weeks of summer Internship carrying 15 credits with Health Care Organizations, Institutes among others. 

The course will be taught through a multidisciplinary approach with a combination of lectures, case studies, simulation, and interactions by executives and industry experts delivered in synchronous mode. Participants will learn analytic frameworks, concepts, tools, and skills necessary for leading and managing organizational learning, quality improvement, innovation, and overall performance in healthcare organizations.

SBM-NMIMS Mumbai offers a Full time 2 Year MBA Program in Business Analytics. MBA BA at NMIMS Mumbai has comprehensive curriculum consisting of globally benchmarked additional reading materials like HBR cases and uniquely designed assignments to promote practical rigor in every subject. The programme offers electives across various domains that are highly industry-relevant, intricately linked to job requirements and include the latest tools and techniques utilized by various industries on global platforms. The program offers opportunities for relevant industry projects and internships across different domains with a focus on analytics.

The two years of NMIMS MBA BA programme is divided into six trimesters – three in year 1 and three in year 2. In the first year of MBA BA program, students have to cover compulsory 60 credits from 25 courses followed by 10 weeks of Summer Internship which does not carry any Credit.  

In the second year, students have to cover 42 compulsory credits across 17 courses. From the Trimester IV to VI, students have to participate in five Non Credit compulsory workshops.  Besides there are four electives to choose from in the second year.

SBM-NMIMS Mumbai offers a Full time 2 Year MBA Program in Digital Transformation. MBA DT at NMIMS Mumbai has comprehensive globally benchmarked curriculum. The MBA DT program at NMIMS caters to the market need, by producing leaders who not only understand management, business processes and emerging technologies, but also how these technologies can be leveraged to achieve business goals. The graduates of this programme are groomed at NMIMS to  essentially play the role of digital change agents or digital translators, who can drive digital transformation initiatives within an organisation, by liaising with both business team and technology team.

The MBA DT courses are spread across 6 trimesters, and cut across every  digital  technology, from  analytics to  blockchain to  IoT and cybersecurity. The curriculum also focuses on building management fundamentals, by incorporating courses spanning areas of strategy marketing, HRM, economics, operations, and communication. A wide-array of electives which are industry-specific and technology-specific, are offered in the programme. Students can choose these electives based on their  aspirations and interests.

The  programme also weaves in a 12-16 weeks industry immersion exercise, in the form an industry-driven  internship. It provides a forum for students, to understand the business processes first-hand, and experience how technology-driven transformations are planned and executed.

The pedagogy is discussion-oriented for most of the management courses, wherein sessions are typically driven by students based on case-studies and/or use-cases, with faculty playing the role of facilitators. For technology-oriented courses, the sessions are hands-on, with students working on market relevant tools viz., Python, UiPath, Tableau, SQL and so on.

NMIMS Executive MBA program offers a highly updated and well-researched curriculum through innovative pedagogic interface. It optimizes the in-class inputs through peer learning by inducing a group-centered learning environment. This program ensures the development of essential managerial skills and competencies with important business tools, to enable work-based application of concepts in one’s immediate job. One can actually see the benefit in tangible and measurable terms both for the individual and the organization.

EMBA at SBM-NMIMS, Mumbai is a credit-based executive program. It is highly flexible and enables the students to complete the MBA in a fast-track mode within 15-24 months. The maximum duration for completion of the program is four years. On completion, the participants will be awarded Executive Masters of Business Administration. 

The program offers specialization in Finance, Marketing, HR., Information Systems, & Operations and provides to choose either dual specialization / Concentration in the areas mentioned or General Management.

NMIMS SBM PhD programme students have to undertake 270 hours of coursework spread over eighteen months. Each course has multi component evaluation including continuous assessment and final evaluation. After completion of the entire coursework the student will need to appear and clear a comprehensive examination to be eligible to form the Thesis Advisory Committee and subsequent proposal defence. 

The goal pf PhD programme is to ensure that students are prepared to undertake research with some help from the guide. This is one of the global best practices adopted by top research universities. The students are assessed on a rubric-based system and are given two opportunities to pass the examination. Failing which the student will have to quit the programme.

Students can undertake research work leading to award of PhD in the areas of Business Policy and General Management, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources and Behavioral Sciences, Operations and Data Sciences and Economics.