Executive MBA: Top Colleges, Eligibility and Job Opportunities

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Executive MBA is a 1-2 year advanced postgraduate management programme designed for working professionals. This program offers extensive knowledge to enhance your leadership and analytical skills while working as an employee. You can learn various Executive MBA subjects based on Finance, Human Resources, Sales and Marketing and Operations.

For pursuing Executive MBA in India, you must have completed bachelor?s degree with an aggregate of 50% marks. You need to score well in entrance tests like CAT, MAT, CMAT or NMAT to get admission to top B-schools like IIMs and IITs. This program is specifically for mid to senior-level professionals having work experience of around 3-5 years. As such, it is quite expensive with average course fees ranging from INR 5 lakhs-34 lakhs.

Upon graduation, you can attain vast career opportunities in leading business roles like Senior Product Manager, HR Manager and Operations Manager. You can get jobs in top MNCs like PwC, Accenture and TCS with an average salary of around INR 20 LPA.

Why Study Executive MBA in India?

Business Professionals prefer to study MBA Executive to deepen their knowledge in business and to broaden their professional networks. Major reasons to pursue Executive MBA in India are as follows:

After Executive MBA, you can get hired in top business positions like Senior Product Manager, HR Manager, CEO and Operation Manager.
You can get a great salary package ranging from INR 4.37 lakhs?15 million per annum, as per job experience and designations.
As per EMBAC (Executive MBA Council), EMBA graduates received a 23.9% rise in compensation after completing the course study.
According to EMBAC survey, 42% of EMBA graduates gain promotion while studying thus ensuring students a promising career growth.

Executive MBA Areas of Specializations

MBA Executive course has various specializations like finance, marketing and human resource management. The program is offered in full-time, part-time and online mode.

Full-time EMBA is an on-campus program of 1 year designed by industry experts having 4 years of experience.
Part-time EMBA is a 2-year coursework that offers evening classes or weekend batches.
Online Executive MBA is a 2-year program for working professionals who do not want to leave their jobs while studying.

Here given below are the best Executive MBA programs in India and their areas of study:

Executive MBA Specialization	Areas of Study
Executive MBA in Marketing	Applied Operations Research Project Management Supply Chain Management Enterprise Research Planning Strategic Management
Executive MBA in Finance	International Finance Investments Borrowing Corporate Investment Management Fundraising Portfolio Management
Executive MBA in IT	IT Entrepreneurship New Energy Technology Big Data and Data Mining Bio Design Data Supply Chain Management
Executive MBA in International Business	International Marketing Management Sectoral Strategies for Exports International Trade Logistics & Sourcing International Economics Crisis Management
Executive MBA in HR	HR Information System Performance Management and Competency Mapping HR Planning and Development Accounting and Finance Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Strategic Management
Executive MBA in Operations	Integrated Production System Productivity Management Capital Productivity Capacity Planning Labor Productivity
Executive MBA in Business Analytics	Financial Analytics Optimization Analytics Marketing Management Predictive Analytics Risk Management Strategic Management

Executive MBA Eligibility Criteria

You need to follow some basic criteria to apply for Executive MBA in India. The eligibility criteria for Executive MBA program are as follows:

At least 50% aggregate in bachelor's degree from a recognized university.
A relaxation of 5% is considered for reserved categories (SC/ST/PWD).
You must have a minimum of 3-5 years of working experience to apply for this program.
Appear for entrance exams like CAT, XAT, SNAP, CMAT etc.
After qualifying entrance exam, perform well in Interviews, Group Discussions and Written Ability Tests.

Executive MBA Admission Entrance Exams

The table below states the details of the entrance exams that you need to clear to apply for Executive MBA in India:

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

Top Executive MBA Colleges in India

The table below states the best colleges for Executive MBA in India along with the course fees for your reference:

Popular Colleges	Course Fees
IIM Ahmedabad	INR 34.15 lakhs
IIM Bangalore	INR 25 lakhs
IIT Delhi	INR 18 lakhs
Indian School of Business	INR 28.51 lakhs
Shiv Nadar University	INR 7.50 lakhs
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management	INR 7.03 lakhs
Great Lakes Institute of Management	INR 12.35 lakhs
Amity University	INR 15.6 lakhs

Scholarships for Executive MBA in India

Executive MBA is comparatively expensive than traditional MBA programs with fees ranging from INR 5 lakhs-34 lakhs. Here, given below list of popular scholarships for students having need of financial assistance:

Scholarship Name	Eligibility	Award Granted
Aditya Birla Group Scholarship	You must demonstrate outstanding academic merits to be eligible.	INR 1.75 lakhs per year
OP Jindal Engineering and Management Scholarship	You must have strong qualifications and good scores in PI and online tests.	INR 1.5 lakhs per year
T. Thomas Scholarship	Strong meritorious students are eligible to apply.	INR 1 lakhs per year
Amity University Merit Scholarship	You must have 95% marks in Class XII board examination and 75% in Graduation.	Covers 50% of funding
IDFC First Bank MBA Scholarship	Students facing financial crisis and having family income less than INR 6 lakhs per annum.	INR 1 lakhs per year

Executive MBA in India Career Outcomes

After completing MBA Executive in India, graduates get jobs in accounting, management, banking, consulting and other firms. The top recruiting organizations to hire Executive MBA graduate students are:

Barclays
Accenture
PwC
TCS
Infosys
Wipro
HCL
KPMG

Here, given below the career scope students experienced after Executive MBA in India:

Job Roles	Average Annual Salary
General Project Manager	INR 14.12 lakhs
Senior Product Manager	INR 29.76 lakhs
Operations Manager	INR 11.78 lakhs
Human Resources (HR) Manager	INR 10.24 lakhs
Human Resources (HR) Business Partner	INR 10.98 lakhs
IT Project Manager	INR 16.73 lakhs
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)	INR 61.65 lakhs

Students aspiring to enhance their leadership and business skills must apply for Executive MBA. The program offers a promising career opportunity with a strong ROI. To apply for this program, you must have aced the entrance exams like CAT or MAT and have good academic qualifications. You can get financial assistance by applying for Aditya Birla or other scholarships in case of having any difficulties in affording the fees of the program.