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Ideas to Enterprises. Enterprises to a Kinder World.

Global Perspectives. Grounded Values. Real-World Change.

At the School of Business and Economics, we combine analytical rigour with human insight. Here, you'll explore how markets work, why people make choices, and how businesses can create lasting value — for individuals, communities, and the planet.

“Better businesses for a brighter world.”

Why Business and Economics at Aaranya?

  • Real-World Relevance: Live case-studies, corporate residencies, and global immersions.
  • Interdisciplinary Perspectives: Unify business, economics, technology, and humanities.
  • Impact-Driven Leadership: Value creation extending beyond profit to ESG and equity.
  • Supportive Community: A diverse, ambitious cohort that challenges and inspires you.
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Comprehensive Curricula by Degree

Rigorous managerial, econometric, financial, and sociological coursework designed for future CEOs, policy advisors, and venture founders.

B.B.A. (FYUP Honours / Honours with Research)

4 Years · 8 Semesters · 160 Credits · UGC CCFUGP & ABC Compliant · Direct Ph.D. Pathway

NEP 2020 FYUP
B.B.A. Multiple Entry & Exit Qualifications Academic Bank of Credits (ABC)
Stage 1 · Year 1 UG Certificate Certificate in Business Operations upon completing 40 credits core + 4-credit summer studio. 40 + 4 Credits
Stage 2 · Year 2 UG Diploma Diploma in Financial & Marketing Systems upon completing 80 credits + 4-credit corporate internship. 80 + 4 Credits
Stage 3 · Year 3 B.B.A. Degree Bachelor of Business Administration degree upon securing 120 certified academic credits. 120 Credits
Stage 4 · Year 4 Honours / Research B.B.A. (Honours) or B.B.A. (Honours with Research with 12-credit thesis for direct Ph.D. entry). 160 Credits

Year 1: Management Foundations & IKS Semesters 1 & 2 (40 Credits)

BBA101DSCPrinciples of Modern Management4 Credits
BBA102DSCFinancial Accounting & Reporting4 Credits
ECO101DSCMicroeconomics for Decision Makers4 Credits
IKS102IKS / VACKautilya’s Arthashastra & Ancient Indian Trade Guilds2 Credits
BBA103MDCQuantitative Business Mathematics & Statistics4 Credits
AEC102AECBusiness Communication & Executive Oratory2 Credits
SEC102SECEnterprise Technologies & Spreadsheet Modeling2 Credits

Year 2: Functional Core, Minors & SEC Semesters 3 & 4 (40 Credits)

BBA201DSCMarketing Management & Brand Strategy4 Credits
BBA202DSCCorporate Finance & Capital Budgeting4 Credits
BBA203DSCOrganizational Behavior & Human Dynamics4 Credits
BBA204DSCCost & Management Accounting4 Credits
MIN201MINInterdisciplinary Minor I (CS / Law / Design)4 Credits
SEC202SECOperations & Supply Chain Analytics Studio2 Credits

Year 3: Strategy, Analytics & Internship Semesters 5 & 6 (40 Credits)

BBA301DSCStrategic Management & Competitive Advantage4 Credits
BBA302DSCBusiness Analytics & Tableau Visualization4 Credits
BBA303DSEDigital Marketing, SEO & Growth Systems4 Credits
MIN301MINInterdisciplinary Minor II4 Credits
IN302INTMandatory Summer Corporate Residency4 Credits
BBA392SECVenture Incubation Studio & Seed Pitch4 Credits

Year 4: Global Strategy & Senior Thesis Semesters 7 & 8 (40 Credits)

BBA401DSEInternational Trade & Global Business Strategy4 Credits
BBA402DSEFintech, Blockchain & Capital Market Dynamics4 Credits
MIN401MINAdvanced Interdisciplinary Minor Capstone4 Credits
Track A: B.B.A. (Honours) BBA491: Senior Capstone Venture Project & Board Defense
12 Credits
Track B: B.B.A. (Honours with Research) BBA492: Empirical Research Dissertation & Defense (Direct Ph.D. Entry for CGPA ≥ 7.5)
12 Credits

NEP 2020 Minor Concentrations (20–24 Credits)

Minor in Business Analytics & Artificial Intelligence: Joint with CS: SQL querying, predictive machine learning models, customer churn forecasting.
Minor in Corporate Law & Securities Regulation: Joint with Law: Companies Act, SEBI capital market compliance, mergers and acquisitions.
Minor in Behavioral Economics & Consumer Insights: Joint with Liberal Arts: Choice architecture, cognitive biases, randomized control trials.

Elective Specialization Pools

Finance Pool: Equity Research, Portfolio Management, Fixed Income Derivatives, Mergers & Acquisitions.
Marketing Pool: Brand Architecture, Omnichannel Retail, Luxury Marketing, Neuromarketing.
Entrepreneurship Pool: Venture Capital Deal Structuring, Lean Prototyping, Startup Legal Frameworks.

B.Sc. in Economics (FYUP Honours / Honours with Research)

4 Years · 8 Semesters · 160 Credits · Quantitative Econometrics, Policy & Direct Ph.D. Pathway

NEP 2020 FYUP
B.Sc. Economics Multiple Exit Qualifications Academic Bank of Credits
Stage 1 · Year 1 UG Certificate Certificate in Economic Foundations upon completing 40 credits core + summer field immersion. 40 + 4 Credits
Stage 2 · Year 2 UG Diploma Diploma in Econometric Analysis & Policy upon completing 80 credits + summer research internship. 80 + 4 Credits
Stage 3 · Year 3 B.Sc. Degree Bachelor of Science in Economics upon securing 120 certified academic credits. 120 Credits
Stage 4 · Year 4 Honours / Research B.Sc. (Honours with Research with 12-credit econometric thesis for direct Ph.D. entry). 160 Credits

Year 1: Mathematical Foundations & IKS Semesters 1 & 2 (40 Credits)

EC101DSCPrinciples of Microeconomics4 Credits
EC102DSCPrinciples of Macroeconomics4 Credits
MA105DSCCalculus & Real Analysis for Economists4 Credits
IKS103IKS / VACIndian Economic Thought & Indigenous Public Finance2 Credits
AEC102AECAnalytical Writing & Discourse in Economics2 Credits
SEC103SECData Wrangling & Visualization with R2 Credits

Year 2: Intermediate Theory & Econometrics Semesters 3 & 4 (40 Credits)

EC201DSCIntermediate Microeconomics: Consumer & Producer Theory4 Credits
EC202DSCIntermediate Macroeconomics: Growth & Business Cycles4 Credits
EC203DSCIntroductory Econometrics (Regression & Hypothesis Testing)4 Credits
MIN201MINInterdisciplinary Minor I (CS / Public Policy / Math)4 Credits
SEC203SECEconometric Modeling with Stata & Python2 Credits

Year 3: Strategic Behavior & Field Internship Semesters 5 & 6 (40 Credits)

EC301DSCGame Theory & Strategic Mechanism Design4 Credits
EC302DSCMonetary Economics & Central Banking Frameworks4 Credits
EC304DSEDevelopment Economics & Agrarian Policy4 Credits
MIN301MINInterdisciplinary Minor II4 Credits
IN303INTMandatory Summer Economic Research/Policy Internship4 Credits
EC391RESApplied Policy Research Project4 Credits

Year 4: Empirical Forecasting & Research Thesis Semesters 7 & 8 (40 Credits)

EC401DSETime Series Econometrics & Forecasting4 Credits
EC402DSEBehavioral & Experimental Economics4 Credits
MIN401MINInterdisciplinary Minor Capstone4 Credits
Track A: B.Sc. (Honours) EC491: Senior Econometric Capstone & Policy Portfolio
12 Credits
Track B: B.Sc. (Honours with Research) EC492: 12-Credit Empirical Econometrics Thesis & Defense (Direct Ph.D. Entry for CGPA ≥ 7.5)
12 Credits

NEP 2020 Interdisciplinary Minor Baskets (20–24 Credits)

Minor in Machine Learning & Computational Data Science: Offered with CS: Python scientific stack, algorithmic forecasting, neural networks, and high-performance computing.
Minor in Public Policy & Welfare Jurisprudence: Offered with Law: Regulatory design, administrative law, constitutional fiscal federalism, and antitrust enforcement.
Minor in Environmental Economics & Climate Systems: Offered with Liberal Arts: Carbon accounting, planetary boundary models, resource depletion, and renewable energy economics.

Specialized Elective Pools

Financial Econometrics & High-Frequency Trading: ARCH/GARCH modeling, market microstructure, algorithmic order execution, and volatility estimation.
Mechanism Design & Market Engineering: Spectrum auctions, matching markets (kidney exchange, school choice), and incentive compatibility.
Natural Resource Economics & Energy Transition: Decarbonization models, renewable feed-in tariffs, and critical minerals supply chain dynamics.

B.A. in Business & Society (FYUP Honours / Research)

4 Years · 8 Semesters · 160 Credits · Critical Commerce, ESG Governance & Multiple Exit

NEP 2020 FYUP

Year 1: Markets, Power & Inquiry Semesters 1 & 2 (40 Credits)

SOC101DSCCulture, Markets & Power Dynamics4 Credits
MGT102DSCMoral Foundations of Commercial Enterprise4 Credits
HIS105MDCGlobal History of Capital & Trade4 Credits
IKS104IKS / VACIndian Traditional Guilds & Community Commons2 Credits
SEC104SECQuantitative Survey Analytics & Field Tools2 Credits

Year 2: Regulation & Workplace Justice Semesters 3 & 4 (40 Credits)

POL201DSCCorporate Public Policy & Lobbying Governance4 Credits
LAW202DSCLabor Rights, Automation & Workplace Justice4 Credits
ACC203DSCEnvironmental Accounting & Carbon Auditing4 Credits
MIN201MINInterdisciplinary Minor I (Policy / CS / Law)4 Credits

Year 3: Social Innovation & Immersion Semesters 5 & 6 (40 Credits)

PRA301INTSocial Impact Practicum & Community Immersion6 Credits
ENT302DSCCooperative Enterprise & Solidarity Business Models4 Credits
SCM303DSEGlobal Fair-Trade Chains & Ethical Sourcing4 Credits
MIN301MINInterdisciplinary Minor II4 Credits

Year 4: Capstone & Applied Intervention Semesters 7 & 8 (40 Credits)

INC401DSESocial Venture Incubation Studio4 Credits
AUD402DSECorporate Accountability & Human Rights Due Diligence4 Credits
MIN401MINInterdisciplinary Minor Capstone4 Credits
B.A. (Honours with Research) CAP492: 12-Credit Social Enterprise Research Dissertation (Direct Ph.D. Entry for CGPA ≥ 7.5)
12 Credits

NEP 2020 Minor Baskets (20–24 Credits)

Minor in Public Policy & Administrative Reform: Offered with Law: Public sector budgeting, RTI mechanisms, regulatory bodies, and civil service ethics.
Minor in Ecological Systems & Agrarian Economics: Offered with Liberal Arts: Agrarian distress, rural cooperative banking, water commons, and agroecology.

Specialized Elective Pools

ESG Investing & Greenwashing Auditing: Taxonomy regulations, double materiality principles, green bond structuring, and activist shareholding.
Indigenous Enterprise & Commons Management: Community forest rights, collective trademarking, customary law enterprises, and biopiracy defenses.

M.Sc. in Economics (NEP 2020 Modular Postgrad)

1 Year (40 Credits for 4-Yr FYUP Graduates) or 2 Years (80 Credits for 3-Yr Graduates) · Advanced Econometrics

NEP 2020 PG

Semester 1: Core Graduate Foundations Autumn Term (20 Credits)

MEC501DSCAdvanced Microeconomic Theory I (General Equilibrium)4 Credits
MEC502DSCAdvanced Macroeconomics I (DSGE Frameworks)4 Credits
MEC503DSCMathematical Methods for Dynamic Economic Models4 Credits
MEC504DSCAdvanced Econometric Theory & Asymptotic Inference4 Credits

Semester 2: Information & Machine Learning Spring Term (20 Credits)

MEC505DSCAdvanced Microeconomics II (Game Theory & Information)4 Credits
MEC506DSCAdvanced Macroeconomics II (Monetary & Financial Friction)4 Credits
MEC507DSCMicroeconometrics of Causal Inference (Diff-in-Diff & IV)4 Credits
MEC508DSEMachine Learning & High-Dimensional Economic Data4 Credits

Semester 3: Field Seminars & Research Autumn Term (20 Credits)

MEC601DSEEmpirical Industrial Organization & Antitrust4 Credits
MEC602DSEInternational Macro-Finance & Currency Crises4 Credits
MEC603DSEDevelopment Economics & Field Experiment Design4 Credits
MEC690RESMaster's Thesis Proposal Workshop4 Credits

Semester 4: Empirical Thesis & Defense Spring Term (20 Credits)

MEC604DSEPublic Economics & Optimal Taxation Theory4 Credits
MEC605DSEEnvironmental & Climate Change Economics4 Credits
MEC699RESMaster's Thesis Research & Public Oral Defense12 Credits

Master's Specialization Tracks

Quantitative Macro-Finance & Central Banking Taylor rules, yield curve modeling, bank stress testing, and systemic financial risk metrics.
Development Economics, Poverty & RCTs Randomized evaluation, micro-credit impact, behavioral poverty traps, and agricultural technology adoption.
Computational Economics & Market Engineering Agent-based computational finance, matching mechanisms, algorithm pricing collusion, and auction design.

Advanced Elective Pools

Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) Modeling Dynare coding, Bayesian estimation of macroeconomic shocks, and welfare cost of business cycles.
High-Dimensional Econometrics & Causal ML Lasso, random forests for heterogeneous treatment effects, double/debiased machine learning, and synthetic controls.
Sovereign Debt Restructuring & Global Financial Architecture IMF bailout mechanics, debt sustainability frameworks, collective action clauses, and debt-for-climate swaps.

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