Research Methodology and operations Research Papers is one of the papers among the seven papers that comes in the second semester of the MBA programme. It is coded as 820007 and has a credit of 3. It has a total of 150 marks sub divided as 50 mark in continuous evaluation, 30 marks in mid semester examination and finally the university examination which has 70 marks.

Paper pattern:

The Research Methodology and operations Research Paper is a theoretical based subjective paper, and is a compulsory paper. There are five questions in total and there are only options in choosing some of the sub parts of a particular question. A student is expected to attempt all the five questions with a non equal marks distribution.

Maximum time allotted and maximum marks:

The total marks obtainable in this paper are 70 and the time allotted to attempt all the question is two and a half hours. As there is a non equal distribution of marks, one needs to distribute time accordingly.

Frequently asked questions

The concepts of the  Research Methodology and operations Research paper is basically about the technology involved in management and its effective usage in real life situation. Common questions encountered in the examination includes numerical problems dealing with this subject. Questions are preparation of a research plan and its application in real life product sales. Minimization of cost strategies and its graphical representation, Kolmogorov –Smirnov test and its usage in a problem cited, comparison between quantitative and qualitative research and their differences. Elaboration of the concept of hypothesis, and its relevance in research, editing, coding and tabulation of data etc. Since it is a subjective based paper one needs to elaborate on all the concepts with suitable theories.

Books:

Research methodology by Dr C R Kothari