Bachelor of Management Studies (B.M.S.) The Gurukul Model in Corporate HR Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This is the TY BMS syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27, examined under form 2225161. The University still sets the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it — forms 2M00155 and 2M00156, whose documents are below — so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for The Gurukul Model in Corporate HR
Module I: Learning, Development, and the Guru-Shishya Framework
- Foundation: The Gurukul Concept, the psychosocial relationship between Guru and Shishya, residential/holistic learning, and the role of self-discipline.
- Historical Evolution: The Master-Apprentice bond; the Gurukul as a vocational training hub in pre-colonial India; the clash between Gurukul learning and industrialization, Importance of Gurukul model in corporate HR
- Holistic Onboarding Strategies: Using Gurukul principles to immerse new hires into the company culture, transitioning from transactional management (assigning tasks) to transformational coaching (developing people).
- Continuous and Experiential Learning: Replicating the hands-on, life-integrated learning of the Gurukul in modern corporate Learning & Development (L&D) through job rotations and shadow programs, The Mentee’s Responsibility (Shishya-Vritti)
Module II: Corporate Dharma and Organizational Culture
- Corporate Dharma (Ethics & Governance): Colonial economic policies and emergence of new labour classes, Integrating "Labour as Virtue" into modern governance; aligning KPIs with core values.
- Holistic Employee Well-being: Lessons from the Gurukul’s focus on mind, body, and spirit; adapting these to modern work-life integration and mental health, The emergence of the urban working class, the migration of labourers from rural to urban centres.
- Dignity of Labour in Practice: Reformers and the equality of labour, Historical analysis of 18th-century reformism; creating hierarchy-neutral environments; breaking down blue-collar vs. white-collar silos.
- Community Building and Retention: Case studies on the decline of Indian weavers in the 19th century and the rise of Mumbai's textile mills; using the Ashram model to foster belonging, loyalty and reduce attrition.
Reference Books
- Chakraborty, S. K. (1995). Management by Values: Towards Cultural Congruence. Oxford University Press.
- Morris, M. D. (1965). The Emergence of an Industrial Labor Force in India: A Study of the Bombay Cotton Mills, 1854-1947. University of California Press.
- Rao, P. (2012). Indian Ethos and Management. Himalaya Publishing House.
- Sen, A. K. (1999). Development as Freedom. Knopf. (Relevant for the philosophical underpinnings of labor dignity and human well-being).
- Kautilya. (1992). The Arthashastra (L. N. Rangarajan, Ed. & Trans.). Penguin Classics. (Original work published c. 4th century BCE).
- Sihag, B. S. (2014). Kautilya: The true founder of economics. Vitasta Publishing.
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for Bachelor of Management Studies (B.M.S.) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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