MMS or Master of Management Studies is a post-graduate programme. This course provides management skills and relevant training to students. Candidates who want to make a career in the marketing-sales or finance sector can choose this course. After completing the MMS programme, aspirants can find various job opportunities in almost every domain and industries.
| Particulars | Details |
| Course Name | MMS |
| Full Form | Master of Management Studies |
| Course Type | Postgraduate |
| Duration | 2 Years |
| Eligibility Criteria | Graduation |
The duration of the MMS programme is 2-year and approved by the AICTE. No doubt the MMS programme is specially designed for those students who want to develop a business. The MMS course is divided into 6 equal semesters including many topics like Marketing Management, Negotiation and Selling skills, financial management, legal and tax aspects, business environment, management Information systems etc.
Candidates can pursue this course right after graduation. Candidates who belong to the Science stream or commerce stream can also apply for an MMS course just like MBA. MMS is a sub-domain of MBA and also known as PG management programme. Several Maharashtra universities offering an MMS programme instead of an MBA course. Candidates can be specialized in MMS programme like- finance management, international business etc.
To pursue the MMS course students need to fulfil the following eligibility-
We have read about the introduction of the MMS (Masters of Management Studies) course and the eligibility criteria required for admission to this course. Now we shall read more about the details of the course.
The admission process in the MMS(Master of Management Studies) course is conducted through entrance exams held by various leading institutions through nationwide conducted entrance exams such as CAT (Common Aptitude Test), CMAT (Common management admission test), MAT (Management Aptitude Test), GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test), XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test), etc.
The students have to surpass the cutoff marks to seek admission to the respective colleges/universities followed by interviews or group discussions. The colleges/universities release their merit list as the minimum marks required to get admission.
Some of the institutions also conduct their entrance examinations or the states conduct entrance exams for admission in their respective state. Some of the popular entrance exams of such kind are the MH CET (Maharashtra Common Entrance Test), RMAT (Rajasthan Management Aptitude Test), Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common entrance test, etc.
MH CET is the most popular entrance exam for MMS courses as most of the prestigious colleges are located in Maharashtra. Students need to appear for the exam and then clear the interviews and group discussion as the final procedure for admission.
The MH CET is a Computer Based Test (CBT) consisting of 200 questions for 120 minutes. One mark is given for right answer and there is no negative marking.
MH CET consists of four subjects with logical reasoning having the highest weightage of 75 marks, followed by quantitative aptitude and verbal ability of 50 marks and a section of abstract reasoning with 25 marks
The syllabus for MH CET is listed below:
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
Quantitative aptitude
Logical reasoning
The MMS course is postgraduate for two years which is divided into 4 semesters, two semesters for each year. All the colleges more or less offer the same subjects. In the final year, the students have to choose their area of specialization out of the subjects like Human resources, finance, marketing, operational management, and information management
Semester I
Semester II
Semester III
Semester IV
The fee structure of any college depends on some basic factors such as the location of the colleges, type of institution whether it is private, government, or aided, and the rating of the college.
Some of the colleges also offer some scholarship features which differs from college to college
| SL No. | Name Of The Colleges | Location | Average Fees |
| 1 | IIT Bombay | Mumbai | 4-5 lacs INR |
| 2 | IIM Bangalore | Bangalore | 7 lacs INR |
| 3 | IIM Gujarat | Ahmedabad | 5,90,000 INR |
| 4 | ITM business School | Navi Mumbai | 4,60,000 INR |
| 5 | IIM Kolkata | Kolkata | 5,30,000 INR |
| 6 | Indian School of Business | Hyderabad | 15000 INR |
| 7 | Symbiosis International University | Pune | 2,80,000 INR |
| 8 | IIM Kerala | Kozhikode | 9,90,000 INR |
| 9 | Xavier Institute of Management and research | Mumbai | 2,60,000 INR |
| 10 | Bhartiya Vidyapeeth Deemed University | Pune | 1,92,300 INR |
| 11 | SRM Institute of Technology | Chennai | 3,48,250 INR |
| 12 | ICFAI Institute for Higher Education | Hyderabad | 35,000 INR |
MMS graduates can apply for various career job profiles as mentioned below both in the private and government sector.
Apart from these the Graduates can also open up their business firms and become an entrepreneur. The graduates can also move to academic institutions and become a lecturer or a professor.
The MMS (Masters of Management Studies) course holds almost the same value as an MBA graduate. The national companies offer around 4-14 lacs of average salary per annum. The salary package differs from person to person depending upon the individual’s performance and designation. The prestigious firms and multinational companies offer much higher value and range of salary to the graduates.
The common job profiles and average salaries incurred by the graduates are enlisted below
Apart from the private organizations, there is also scope in government sectors such as project, account, recruitment managers, etc