Top Executive MBA Colleges in India

Executive MBA (EMBA) is a programme especially designed for working professionals with about one- to five-year work experience. The course gives an opportunity to the candidates to earn an MBA degree in two or less years while working full-time. The people who enroll in this course belong to different types and sizes of organisations like non-profit, profit, government or many others.

There are also full-time Executive MBA programmes that are a new category of MBA and are of one-year duration.

Eligibility for Executive MBA

A candidate must hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent in any discipline.

Some colleges demand that a candidate must have attained the age of 27 years as on 31st March of the year of admission. However, there is no upper age limit to pursue this course.

Admission Criteria for Executive MBA

Generally, most of the colleges offering EMBA programme demand the candidate to secure minimum 50% marks in graduation.

Some colleges take personal interview and group discussion (GD), while some take entrance examination. Some colleges accept scores of common entrance examinations. Some of the entrance examinations for admission to EMBA are mentioned below:

• CAT - Common Admission Test by IIMs
• MAT - Management Aptitude Test by AIMA
• XAT - Entrance Exam by XLRI Jamshedpur
• ATMA - AIMS' Test for Management Admission
• SNAP - Symbiosis National Aptitude Test
• JMET - Joint Management Entrance Test by IITs
• FMS - Delhi University Entrance Test by Faculty of Management Studies
• MAH-CET - Maharashtra MBA Common Entrance Test
• IBSAT - ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test
• IGNOU OPENMAT - Indira Gandhi National Open University Management Admission Test

EMBA Specialisation

EMBA courses offer specialisation in the following fields:

• Human Resource
• Finance
• IT System
• Marketing
• Hospital Management and many others

Curriculum

The curriculum for EMBA is considered to have an intricate and expounded curriculum. The professionals who are already working as managers/executives/high officials in any organisation/industry generally take this course for specialisation in a field. These programmes are not refresher courses; they include lecture sessions given by notable management teachers in their respective fields. During the lecture sessions, these professors share their experience and views. Coursework in specific cases is also an important part of EMBA.

Fees

There is no fixed fee structure for EMBS as it varies from institution to institution. From thousands to lakhs, the fees depend upon colleges offering EMBA.

Advantages of EMBA

Working professionals can continue their jobs while pursuing MBA.

• EMBA candidates learn faster as they have faced certain real life situations and hurdles in their jobs. Each candidate is case study in itself.
• As the candidates in EMBA are experienced professionals, they come from different backgrounds and bring with them diversified knowledge, skills and experience. They help increase inter-learning among other candidates.
• EMBA is undertaken in comparatively small groups and hence improves sharing experience and building relations.
• EMBA is less costly than full-time MBA.
• It helps the candidates to increase their professional network.

Last Updated on: Apr 10, 2017