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Course Details

MBA IN EDUCATION MANAGEMENT

Degree Course Type 

Masters

Entry Level Qualification 

Graduate

Degree Course Duration 

2 Year

Course Fields 

Management

Degree Course Entrance Exam 

CAT

Average Course Fee 

44000 - 400000 Per Year

Average Salary Offered 

300000 - 900000 Per Year

Course Highlights 

Course Level

Postgraduate

Full-Form

Master of Business Administration in Education Management

Duration

2 Years

Examination type

Semester

Eligibility

Graduation in any stream with an aggregate of at least 50%

Admission Process

Merit/ Entrance-Based

Entrance Exams

CAT/CMAT/MAT/XAT/GMAT

Average Annual Fees

INR 44,000 to 4,00,000

Average Annual Salary

INR 3,00,000 to 9,00,000

Top Recruiters

Colleges, Schools, Specialized Educational Institutes, Government Sector

Job Positions

Principal/ Headmaster, Educational Consultant, Administrator, HR Manager, Educational Policy Analyst etc. 

About Course 

The MBA in the Education Management sector is a comparatively new specialisation of the Business Management sector which deals with the proper financial and managerial aspects of educational sectors and institutions. The MBA in Education Management is a 2-year Postgraduate level master’s course that can be done after the completion of a minimum 3-year bachelor’s degree in any stream. The admissions in this specialisation of MBA course is generally taken based on the institute level entrance examinations or national level entrance examinations for MBA such as CAT/XAT/MAT/GMAT etc. 

Some of the top colleges and universities like Banaras Hindu University, ISBM University Raipur, and St. Peters College Kolkata offer this specific course. This course can also be taken in distance mode and the biggest Open University in India, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) offers the course as well. The course deals with the operations of big educational organizations.

Why Choose Course And Required Skills 

New Job Opportunities: Candidates who have completed will find that there are a plethora of new job opportunities open to them. Due to the need for high-quality management skills in the field of Education, Teaching, and Professional Training, graduates can often branch out to new and more advanced career paths. 


Wide Network of Contacts: MBA Education graduates often find themselves with an excess of contacts and peers in their field. This can be particularly useful to those graduates seeking to start Institutions of their own. 


​​​​​​​Increased Remuneration: One of the greatest advantages of acquiring an MBA Education can be the higher value placed on graduates by Institutions seeking skilled management. This can often lead to MBA Education graduates being paid higher consideration than their counterparts, although this may also come with increased accountability. 

Eligibility  

1. Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized university. 

2. Students must have passed the Undergraduate with a minimum of 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST candidates)

3. Depending on the Institute; the candidate may be required to have a valid score in any management entrance exam such as CAT/CMAT/MAT/XAT/GMAT.

Entrance Exams Details 

There are many national and state-level entrance exams to appear for admission into the MBA Education Management program. 

Some of the top entrance exams conducted in order to shortlist students for admission into this course are given below.

CAT: CAT or Common Admission Test is an online test conducted every year by IIMs in order to shortlist students for admission into various management degree and diploma programs. The test score is widely accepted by many top colleges across the country. The exam is conducted annually.

MAT: MAT or Management Aptitude Test is a national-level exam conducted four times in a year. All India Management Association (AIMA) conducts the exam for admission into MBA/PGDM courses across the country. 

CMAT: CMAT or Common Management Admission Test is an online computer-based test. It is conducted by the National Testing Agency, India. The test is conducted to shortlist students for admission into AICTE-approved postgraduate management programs.

Degree Course Syllabus 

Semester 1

Management – Principles and Practices

Managerial Economics

Organizational Behaviour

Qualitative Techniques

Financial Management and Accounting

 


Semester 2

Management Information System

Business Environment

Research Methods

Business Laws

Human Resource Management

 


Semester 3

Financial Management

Laws Relating to Education

Marketing Management

Curriculum Designing

Education Infrastructure

 


Semester 4

Education Institution Management

Marketing of Education Services

Institutional Linkage for Education Management

Contemporary Issues in Education

Quality in Education

 

Top Colleges 

Top Private MBA Colleges in India

Following is a list of the best MBA private colleges in India that are well-known for their academic excellence, faculty, training, placement opportunities, and more.

Name of the Institute

NIRF Ranking

Course Fees (in INR)

Entrance Exams Accepted

Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon

13

13,41,000 - 24,16,800

GMAT, XAT

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune

17

15,90,000 - 22,20,000

SNAP

S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai

20

9,50,000 - 22,10,000

CAT

SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai

21

3,27,000 - 44,00,000

NMAT, NMIMS CET, NMIMS - NPAT

Amity University, Noida

28

4,86,000 - 25,85,000

MAT, XAT, CAT, NMAT, CMAT, CUET

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

30

2,20,000 - 10,50,000

AMET, MAT, XAT, CAT, CMAT, KMAT, APICET

Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai

31 

21,25,000

XAT, CMAT, MAT, GMAT

Lovely Professional University, Punjab

32

1,56,000 - 9,60,000

LPU NEST, MAT, XAT, CAT, NMAT, CMAT, CUET

Goa Institute of Management

33

18,31,000

XAT, CMAT, NMAT, MAT, GMAT

International Management Institute, Delhi

34

7,62,000 - 20,04,000

CAT, XAT, GMAT

Chandigarh University

36

1,25,000 - 1,45,500

CUCET

MICA Ahmedabad

37

21,00,000

XAT, GMAT, MAT, MICAT

Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

38

17,35,000 - 31,40,000

CAT, XAT

UPES Dehradun

39

1,50,000 - 15,72,000

UPESMET, CAT, MAT, XAT, CUET-PG

ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad

40

1,80,000 - 16,02,000

CAT, NMAT, IBSAT

T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal

42

16,50,000

XAT, IPMAT, JIPMAT, NMAT, CMAT, CLAT, MET

K J Somaiya Institute of Management

45

19,95,000

XAT, GMAT, CMAT, NMAT

XIM University, Bhubaneswar

46

12,20,000 - 18,30,000

XAT, CAT, X-GMT, NMAT, OJEE

Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida

48

11,00,000 - 13,00,000

XAT, GMAT, CMAT, MAT


Note: The colleges and management institutions mentioned above have the discretion to make changes in the fees. Candidates are advised to cross-check the fees and other important information on the official website of the respective website of the college.

Top Government MBA Colleges in India

The top public and government MBA schools in India are listed below, along with the total cost of the programme:

College Name

Total Course Fee

Indian Institute of Management, (IIM) Ahmedabad

INR 16.99 lakh

Indian Institute of Management, (IIM) Bangalore

INR 24.50 lakh

Indian Institute of Management, (IIM) Calcutta

INR 24 lakh

Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Delhi

INR 10.40 lakh

Indian Institute of Management, (IIM) Kozhikode

INR 20.50 lakh

Indian Institute of Management, (IIM) Lucknow

INR 12.60 lakh

National Institute of Industrial Engineering, (NITIE) Mumbai

INR 13.43 lakh

Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Madras

INR 9.14 lakh

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay

INR 8.27 lakh

Course Fees 

The average fee for an MBA in Education Management is INR 44,000 to INR 4,00,000 per year.

Top Recruiters And Salary 

Top Recruiters: Colleges, Schools, Specialized Educational Institutes, Government Sector, etc.

Salary: 

The average salary for an MBA in Education Management is INR 3 to 9 lakh per year.

Course Scope And Career Options 

After the completion of the MBA course in Education Management Specialisation, the candidates can join either the education sector or business. There are a lot of scopes available for a graduate MBA in Education Management. The candidate can join the government or private organisations as well as the education sector as a business person, policymaker, policy analyst, human resource manager, etc. Some of the most popular fields for a graduate in MBA Education Management are as follows,

1. Education Consultant

2. Education Manager

3. Education Policy Maker

4. Education Policy Analyst

5. Human Resource Manager

6. Principal

7. Professor

8. Headmaster

9. Generally, the freshers in these professions get paid between 4 lakhs to 8 lakhs per annum in different organizations

Admission Process 

Admission to the course is done based on the score obtained by a candidate in an entrance exam.

1. Some of the major all-India entrance exams conducted for this purpose are CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, etc.

2. Some colleges also offer admission on a merit basis. Usually, the admission process commences in the months of August and September.


Merit-based admission

1. Submit the application to the colleges or universities you are interested in for admission.

2. Perform well in the undergraduate examinations as the scores obtained in these form the basis of the entire admission process.

3. In due course of time colleges release their cutoff lists. Check if you are eligible for admission into the desired course.

4. If eligible, visit the college and submit all the required documents


Entrance-based Admission

1. Submit the application to the colleges or universities you are interested in for admission.

2. Register for the entrance exams you will be required to qualify in order to make it to the college of your choice. 

3. In order to get shortlisted for further rounds of admission, one must score above the minimum qualifying percentile set by the respective college or university.

4. After the written test, special group discussions and personal interview rounds are conducted to prepare the final merit list of shortlisted candidates.

5. Once all the tests are conducted, the colleges or universities declare the result and release a merit list of finally shortlisted candidates on the basis of the written test, group discussion, and personal interview.

6. After the admission process, the final allotment of seats to the candidates takes place and the candidate is required to deposit the course fee and register for the respective academic year.

There are many national and state-level entrance exams to appear for admission into the MBA Education Management program. 


​​​​​​​Some of the top entrance exams conducted in order to shortlist students for admission into this course are given below.

CAT: CAT or Common Admission Test is an online test conducted every year by IIMs in order to shortlist students for admission into various management degree and diploma programs. The test score is widely accepted by many top colleges across the country. The exam is conducted annually.

MAT: MAT or Management Aptitude Test is a national-level exam conducted four times in a year. All India Management Association (AIMA) conducts the exam for admission into MBA/PGDM courses across the country. 

CMAT: CMAT or Common Management Admission Test is an online computer-based test. It is conducted by the National Testing Agency, India. The test is conducted to shortlist students for admission into AICTE-approved postgraduate management programs.