Academics

Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance and Accounting (BBA - FA)

1. Name                          : Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting (BBA-FA)

2. Duration                     : Four Years (At max. 7 years)

3. Semester                    : Eight Semesters

4. Intake                          : Bi-annual

5. Nature                         : Management

6. Evaluation System    : Sixty Percent Semester End Examination and Rest Internal

7. Medium of Instruction              : English Language 

8. Number of students per class : 44

9. Number of Section    :  2

10. Scholarship               : 10% of total intake

Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting (BBA-FA) programme is 4 years undergraduate degree in Business Administration. The course structure is designed to provide students with essential knowledge in the fields of Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Operations, Human Resource and other functional business areas. In this regard, an effort will be made to create awareness among students with respect to culture, environment and challenges of business organization through classroom lectures, assignment, project & presentations, case studies, industrial visits, special workshops, seminars etc. BBA-FA graduates are expected to develop the following skills after completing the undergraduate degree (BBA-FA): Managerial Skills, Communication Skills, Decision Making Skills, Entrepreneurial skills.

Mission of LBC's Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting (BBA-FA) Program is to develop socially responsible, creative, and result oriented management professionals to fill up the middle level managerial positions in the rapidly growing business sector in Nepal and abroad.

• Prepare students to take-up middle level managerial positions in any organization.
• Develop students' skill in object-oriented business management capable of understanding and solving practical business problems creatively.
• Provide professional management education with a blend of computer and management information system courses.
• Prepare students to proceed onto postgraduate level study in business administration.
• Prepare students to identify the need of the society & help the society to fulfill the social needs

The general teaching pedagogy includes class lectures, group discussions, case studies, guest lectures, student presentation, role play, research work, project work (individual and group), assignments (theoretical and practical), and term papers. The teaching faculty will determine the choice of teaching pedagogy as per the need of the course.
The concerned faculty shall develop a detailed course outline and work plan at the beginning of each semester and also recommends the basic text and other reference materials for effective teaching-learning of the course modules.

During 7th semester, students shall be attached to organizations where they have to work for a period of eight weeks. Each student shall prepare an individual project report in the prescribed format based on his / her work in the respective organization assigned to him / her. Evaluation of the internship shall be based on the confidential report by the organization, project report and presentation of the report. The report must be submitted before the end of the seventh semester. Students must secure a minimum grade of "B" or 60-69.9% in the internship. The internship carries a weight equivalent to 3 credit hours.

Student shall have to write an Under Graduate Research Project Report (URPR) in 8th semester. It carries six credit of 200 marks. It starts from the beginning of eight semester and shall have to complete within 90 days immediately after the completion of 8th semester end examination.

The BBA-FA program requires the students to study a total of 126 credit hours. The curricular structure of the program comprises of the following four separate course components.

Course	Credit Hrs.	Duration
Foundation Courses	42	Eight Semester in  Four academic years
Core Courses	54
Elective Courses	6
Specialization Area Courses	15
Undergraduate Research Project Report	6
Internship	3
Total	126

 

1. English I [ENG-201]

2. English II [ENG-202]

3. Business Communication [ENG-203]

4. Mathematics for Management I [MTH-201]

5. Mathematics for Management II [MTH-202]

6. Business Statistics [STT-201]

7. Quantitative Techniques for Management [STT-202]

8. Microeconomics [ECO-201]

9. Macroeconomics [ECO-202]

11. Foundation of Psychology [PSY-201]

12. Foundation of Sociology [SOC-201]

13. Information Technology for Management [ITC-201]

14. Business Analytics [ MGT-208]                          

15. Commercial Law [MGT-209]

1. Principles of Management [MGT-201]

2. Fundamentals of Marketing [MGT-202]

3. Organizational Behavior [MGT-203]

4. Human Resource Management [MGT-204]

5. Business Research Methods [MGT-205]

6. Business Environment in Nepal [MGT-206]

7.Operations Management [MGT-207]

8. Management Information Systems [MGT-210]

9. Society and Business Ethics [MGT-211]

10. Foundations of International Business [MGT-212]

11. Strategic Management [MGT-213]

12. Bank Management [MGT-214]

13. Financial Accounting I [ACC-201]

14. Financial Accounting II [ACC-202]

15. Cost and Management Accounting [ACC-203]

16. Introduction to Finance [FIN-201]

17. Corporate Finance [FIN-202]

18. E-Commerce [ITC-202]

There are two focus areas i.e. Finance and Accounting. Students can pursue BBA-FA course only in one focus area.

1.      Financial Institutions and Markets [FIN-203]

2.      Investment Analysis [FIN-204]

3.      Micro Finance [FIN-205]

4.      Financial Derivatives [FIN-206]       

5.      Treasury Management [FIN-207]                                                                                             

1. Foundation of Bank Accounting [ACC-204]

2. Contemporary Accounting [ACC-205]

3. Taxation [ACC-206]

4. Auditing [ACC-207]                                                                                         

5. Computer Based Financial Accounting [ACC-208]                                                              

1. Event Management [ ELE-301]

2. Foundation of Econometrics [ ELE-302]

3. Data Analysis and Modeling [ ELE-303]

4. Retail Management [ ELE-304]

5. Development Economics [ ELE-305]

6. Public Relations Management[ ELE-306]

7. Entrepreneurship [ELE-307]

Undergraduate Research Project Report [PRJ-401]-6 Credits

Internship [INT-301]- 3 Credits

S.N.	Code	Semester I	Credit Hours	S.N.	Code	Semester II	Credit Hours
1	ENG-201	English I	3	1	ENG-202	English II	3
2	MTH-201	Mathematics for Management I	3	2	MTH-202	Mathematics for management II	3
3	MGT-201	Principles of Management	3	3	ECO-201	Micro Economics	3
4	ACC-201	Financial Accounting I	3	4	ACC-202	Financial Accounting II	3
5	ITC-201	Information Technology for Management	3	5	MGT-202	Fundamentals of Marketing	3

 

S.N.	Code	Semester III	Credit Hours	S.N.	Code	Semester IV	Credit Hours
1	ECO-202	Macro Economics	3	1	SOC-201	Foundation of Sociology	3
2	STT-201	Business Statistics	3	2	FIN-202	Corporate Finance	3
3	FIN-201	Introduction to Finance	3	3	MGT-204	Human Resource Management	3
4	MGT-203	Organizational Behavior	3	4	ACC-203	Cost and Management  Accounting	3
5	PSY-201	Foundation of Psychology	3	5	STT-202	Quantitative Techniques for Management	3

 

S.N.	Code	Semester V	Credit Hours	S.N.	Code	Semester VI	Credit Hours
1	MGT-205	Business Research Methods	3	1	MGT-209	Commercial Law	3
2	ENG-203	Business Communication	3	2	MGT-210	Management Information System	3
3	MGT-206	Business Environment in Nepal	3	3	FIN-204 (Specialization)   ACC-205 (Specialization)	Investment Analysis     Contemporary Accounting	3     3
4	MGT-207	Operations Management	3	4	FIN-205 (Specialization) ACC-206 (Specialization)	Micro Finance   Taxation	3   3
5	MGT-208	Business Analytics	3	5		Elective I	3
6	FIN-203 (Specialization)   ACC-204 (Specialization)	Financial Institutions and Markets Foundation of Bank Accounting	3     3	6	MGT-211	Society and Business Ethics	3

 

S.N.	Code	Semester VII	Credit Hours	S.N.	Code	Semester VIII	Credit Hours
1	MGT-212	Foundation of International Business	3	1	ITC-202	E-Commerce	3
2		Elective II	3	2	MGT-213	Strategic Management	3
3	FIN-206 (Specialization) ACC-207 (Specialization)	Financial derivatives Auditing	3   3	3	MGT-214	Bank Management	3
4	INT-301	Internship	3	4	FIN-207 (Specialization)   ACC-208 (Specialization)	Treasury Management   Computer based financial accounting	3     3
				5	PRJ-403	URPR	6

 

1. Training on Work life Balance

2. Travelling English Lessons

3. English Speaking Basics

4. Leadership Development

5. Computer Skills Lessons

6. Presentation Skills Development

7. Bank Accounting Training

8. Cooperative Accounting Training

9. VAT Training

10. Training on Value Based Education

11. Mind Management

12. Stress Management

13. Positive Assertion and Optimism

14. Training on Security Trading

15. Entrepreneur Talk Show

The candidate applying for admission to the BBA-FA program must have:

•	Successfully completed a twelve-year schooling or its equivalent from any university, board or institution recognized by Tribhuvan University.
•	Students who have passed 10+2 or equivalent examinations from recognized academic institute with second division (securing 45% and above) or 1.8 CGPA are eligible to enroll in this program and
•	Complied with all the application procedure.

 

Eligible applicants are required to appear in the entrance test commonly known as LBC Management Admission Test (LBCMAT). The test will follow the international testing pattern and standards. It includes the areas like:

• Verbal ability
• Quantitative ability
• Logical reasoning
• General awareness

There shall be altogether one hundred (100) objective questions in the LBCMAT containing twenty (25) questions in each section with a total weight of 100 marks. Student must secure a minimum grade or percentage declared by the examination committee in the LBCMAT in order to qualify for the interview.

Applicants securing above cut off point marks in the LBCMAT will be short-listed. Only short listed candidates will be interviewed and selected for admission.

The final evaluation of students is done through the examination conducted by office of the BOARD OF EXAMINATION (Parikshya Sanchalak Samiti). Students must secure a minimum of grade ‘B’ or Grade Point Average (GPA) 3.0 in the internal evaluation in order to qualify to appear in the semester end examination. In order to pass the semester examination the student must secure a minimum of grade ‘B-’ or 2.7 (50%) in individual paper. But to pass in semester end examination grade ‘B’ or CGPA 3 (60%) is compulsory. The grading system shall be as follows:

Grade	Grade Point Average (GPA)	Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)	Marks Obtained in percent	Remarks
A	4.0	4.00	90% & above	Distinction
A-	3.7	3.70 - 3.99	80% - 89.9%	Very Good
B+	3.3	3.30 - 3.69	70% - 79.9%	First Division
B	3.0	3.00 - 3.29	60% - 69.9%	Second Division
B-	2.7	2.70 – 2.99	50% - 59.9%	Pass in Individual Paper
F	2.70	Below 2.70	Below 50%	Fail

 

Group A: Brief Answer Question (10Q*2M=20marks)

There will be 10 compulsory questions.

Group B: Descriptive Answer Question (6Q*10M=60marks)

There will be seven Questions and six are compulsory

Group C: Case Analysis/Comprehensive Question (1Q*20M=20marks)

There will be maximum four questions.

In case of failure in one or more subjects at the end of semester examinations students can appear in make-up examination in the subsequent semester. A student can appear only on two subjects (6 credit hours) in the make-up examination. If the student fails in the make-up examination he / she shall have to re-register and repeat the subject as per the subject cycle. At the end of the 8th semester if student fail in two subjects makeup examination will be held within a month of 8th semester result publication. If student fail in more than two subjects in any semester end examination then she/he shall have to re-register in the same semester. The examination of the re-registered course shall be held as per the course cycle.

Students are required to attend regularly all theory and practical classes, assignments, study tour, field trip, seminars and presentations as required by the course. A student is required to attend at least 80 percent of such activities in order to qualify for the semester examination.

The BBA-FA program extends over eight semesters (four academic years). The BBA-FA degree is awarded upon its successful completion of all the following requirements specified by the curriculum.

•	The successful completion of 126 credit hours as prescribed with a minimum of passing grade in all subjects with GPA of 2.7 and CGPA 3.0.
•	A minimum of grade ‘B’ obtained in the Internship.
•	Completion of courses for the fulfillment of the requirements of the BBA-FA program must occur within seven years from the time of registration.

There will be biannual two section intake and each section will have 44 students. Out of 80 students 10% of 80 i.e. 8 students will be eligible for scholarship. The entrance topper i.e. LBCMAT will also enjoy the scholarship of 20% of semester fees only in 1st semester. Students shall have to pass SLC/SEE and 10+2 level of education from Nepalese Government/Community/Trust institution to apply for scholarship. He/she shall be a citizen of Nepal. Students who are eligible and selected for scholarship shall be awarded with 50% semester fees waiver as scholarship. The scholarship is divided as 50% to Meritorious (Private and Public) and remaining 50% is applicable for economically unprivileged students (applicable only for Govt. and Community Institutions). Students shall have to pass each semester to enjoy the continuity of scholarship.