In a major relief, the students who have passed Plus II examination in Arts, Science and Commerce, Diploma Engineering and Vocational Education with at least 45 per cent of marks, can take admission in the Masters of Applied Management (MAM) course introduced by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
A notification to this effect was issued by the State Technical Education Department on Thursday.
The first three years’ course of MAM is equivalent to Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) course introduced by several Universities while its next two year’s course is equivalent to Masters in the Business Administration (MBA) course.
Though the MAM course is for five years, the students can obtain a degree in Bachelor in Management (BM) after three years.
The institutes that have been approved by the AICTE for admission in MAM are, Srusti Academy of Management, Capital Institute of Management and Science, Regional College of Engineering and Management and Biju Patnaik Institute for Information and Technology and Management.
Notably, the Odisha Management College Association (OMCA) had urged the State Government to take up the matter with the AICTE to abolish entrance test for admission in MAM.