MBA in Retail Management: Top Colleges, Eligibility and Scope

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Aparajita Debnath

MBA in Retail Management is a 2-year program that teaches you about the concept of management and entrepreneurship for the growth of retail industry. Admission to this program takes place based on CAT, MAT, XAT entrance exams score and academic qualifications. For applying to the program, you must have at least 50% of marks in undergraduate. CAT aspirants must get well prepared for their exam by the end of November. Final selection of students is based on their entrance exam score, personal interview and group discussion.

Aspirants get better ROI with salaries ranging from INR 5 LPA-11 LPA after completing MBA in Retail Management in India. You can get assigned in different posts as Retail Store Manager and Operations Manager in educational, banking, retail and healthcare industry.

Why Study MBA in Retail Management in India?

Students choose to study MBA in Retail Management in India for various reasons as follows:

In India, retail market is expected to achieve a revenue growth of 1.7 trillion U.S dollars by 2026.
After MBA in Retail Management, you can find jobs in LinkedIn and Naukri. In LinkedIn, you can get 3000+ retail MBA jobs and Naukri has around 37,710 jobs for retail operations.
You can get assigned as Retail Store Manager, Operations Manager and Retail Executive after pursuing the program.
Top companies like Wipro, Accenture, IBM and Infosys hire retail management MBA graduates with salaries ranging from INR 5 LPA-11 LPA.

MBA in Retail Management Colleges in India

You can apply to top MBA in Retail Management colleges in India like Amity University, LPU and Parul University. For pursuing the program, you may be charged around INR 27,999-INR 14.75 lakhs. The table below states the top colleges offering MBA in Retail Management in India:

Top Colleges	Course Fees
Amity University, Noida	INR 7.78 lakhs
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur	INR 14.75 lakhs
Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar	INR 8 lakhs
Parul University, Vadodara	INR 1.63 lakhs
Chitkara University	INR 2.60 lakhs
Jankidevi Bajaj Institute of Management Studies	INR 2.68 lakhs
Indian Institute of Commerce and Trade, Lucknow	INR 27,999
Srinivas Institute of Management and Commerce	INR 4.03 lakhs
Monark University	INR 1.18 lakhs

MBA in Retail Management Eligibility Criteria

Students must meet the MBA eligibility criteria for admission retail management program in top colleges. The eligibility criteria for MBA in Retail Management in India are as follows:

You must hold a bachelor's degree from a recognized university.
You must secure 50% marks in bachelor's degree.
Relaxation of 5% mark in undergraduate for reserved categories students.
Attend entrance exams like CAT, MAT, XAT or CMAT.

MBA in Retail Management Entrance Exam Deadline 2025

For admission to colleges offering MBA in Retail Management, you must take entrance exams like CAT, MAT or XAT. The table below states the registration deadline for popular MBA entrance exams to get into top colleges:

Entrance Exam	Registration Deadline
MAT 2024	30 November 2024 (CBT 1) 07 December 2024 (PBT) 15 December 2024 (CBT 2)
SNAP 2024	22 November 2024
CMAT 2025	23 April 2025 (tentative)
CAT 2025	20 September 2025 (tentative)
XAT 2025	30 November 2024
NMAT 2025	13 October 2025 (tentative date)
ATMA 2025	15 October 2025

Scholarships for MBA in Retail Management in India

You must have strong qualifications to be eligible for scholarships for studying MBA in Retail Management. The table below states the eligibility and award offered by popular MBA scholarships in India:

Scholarships Name	Eligibility	Award Amount
Amity University, Noida ? Merit Based Scholarship	You must have 90-95% marks in CBSE/ ISC board of XII standard and 75% marks in graduation.	Covers 50% of tuition fees
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur - Merit based scholarship	Secure at least 60% or above in CAT	INR 2 lakhs
Lovely Professional University- Merit Scholarship	You must secure cutoff category D in LPUNEST	INR 40,000
Parul University, Vadodara -Merit Based Scholarship	Extremely meritorious students securing 60%-70% marks in bachelors	Covers 20% of 1^st year tuition fees
IDFC First Bank Scholarship	Students having family income less than INR 6 lakhs per annum are eligible.	INR 1 lakhs per annum

MBA in Retail Management Scope

Students get great career opportunities in educational, healthcare, banking, retail operations firms after MBA in Retail Management. Top companies to hire MBA retail management graduates are listed below:

Wipro
Accenture
IBM
Infosys
Amazon
Reliance Retail
Puma
HDFC Bank

Average MBA in Retail Management salary in India is INR 7.35 lakhs. The table below states the average salary of various job roles attained by MBA retail management graduates:

Job Title	Average Annual Salary
Retail Store Manager	INR 5.97 lakhs
Operations Manager	INR 6.30 lakhs
Area Manager, Retail	INR 11.90 lakhs
Retail Executive	INR 2.75 lakhs
Advertising Manager	INR 5.04 lakhs

MBA in Retail Management enhance your management and business knowledge to develop a successful career. After the course study, you can get immense career options as retail store manager, advertising manager and retail executive. For studying the program, you must ace CAT, MAT or XAT exam and secure 50% marks in undergraduate. You can get help from scholarships to manage the expenses of studying the program.