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The programme gives students a thorough knowledge and understanding of Port and Terminal Management. It also develops relevant communication skills related to the sector. BBA in Ports & Terminal Management is a three-year programme focused on the preparing students for managerial roles in this sector. The programme will make the student understand the role of ports in international trade and transport and how ports can benefit or detract from the economic development of countries and their sea-borne trade, understand the effect of globalization on port choice and how changes in logistics and distribution patterns influence the development or decline of ports, understand the geographic reasons for port location and the extent to which this may depend on the nature of their hinterland and natural resources. The different types of ports and access to ports (natural, manmade, river, estuary) and the diversity of specialist port operations, the enhanced role of ports in a through transport context hub ports, feeder/transhipment ports, intermodal interfaces will also be covered. The curriculum will also discuss the role of national, regional local government in port provision, the different forms of the ownership structure of ports and of port services; public/private, landlord only, full or part service provider, terminal facilities within ports and the use of Free Port/Free Trade Zones as an economics tool.

Most of the colleges conduct separate entrance exam for admission to the BBA course. Some of the entrance exams conducted for the BBA course are as follows:
AIMA UGATAIMA Under Graduate Aptitude Test UGAT is a national level examination conducted annually by All India Management Association (AIMA). Itis conducted to screen capable candidates for admission in various courses such as BBA BCA Integrated MBA, BHM B.Com etc. SETSET or Symbiosis Entrance Test is common test conducted by Symbiosis International University for admission in undergraduate courses in the fields of Law, General, Design, Engineering and Health Science. IPU CETIPU CET 2017 (IP University Common Entrance Test) is a university level entrance exam conducted for admission to 60 undergraduate, postgraduate research courses. Admission to BBA course is also done on the basis of Lateral entry I. e. entrance to the course in second year. Universities like Lovely Professional University and Annamalai University provide this option. The eligibility for this is the qualification of the first year examination from a recognised university with a minimum aggregate score of 50%. Thank you.