Thushara PG School of Information Science & Technology Warangal MBA Operations Management: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Operations Management is a 2  year Post Graduate Program. People with a Bachelor’s Degree in any stream with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent CGPA from a recognized university can apply for this program.

All top Management Institutes in India offer an MBA program in Operations Management. Operations forms an integral part in the function of an organization and hence MBA in Operations Management is considered a valuable degree.

The average fee for an MBA program in Operations Management ranges from 4 Lakh INR to 17 Lakh INR.

An MBA in Operations Management in India, at entry level, can earn anything between 3 Lakh INR to 12 Lakh INR per annum. Top recruiters include Ernst & Young and Amazon India.

Though the number of students opting for an MBA in Operations Management is less in comparison to those opting for an MBA in Finance or an MBA in Marketing, the program has its own takers. About 10% of total enrolments in MBA programs are in the fields related to Operations Management.

To apply for the program, a candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in any stream. However, a bachelor’s degree alone is not sufficient and you need to clear one of the various exams conducted by management institutes.

Some of the exams conducted for admission to Management Institutes are:

For top rated institutes like the IIMs, cut off is 90-99 percentile. For admission through CMAT, a decent score is anywhere between 250-300.

What is Operations Management?

Operations Management is chiefly concerned with the planning, organizing and supervising aspects of production and manufacturing. The roles associated with Operations Management are generally delivery focused. People in such roles have to ensure that an organization turns resources and raw materials into final products efficiently. Operations Management deals with a wide range of decision making tasks such as forecasting, product designing, supply chain processes, inventory, maintenance, and quality management.

What are the skills associated with an MBA in Operations Management?

Since Operations Management is related to planning and execution, it requires a careful blend of creative and analytical skills. An MBA in Operations Management must be adept in organizational ability to carry out a seamless

Where to study?

There is no dearth of Management Institutes in India but for a promising career a candidate should opt for institutes which have made a mark in the industry in terms of faculty, courses, infrastructure and placements. Below is a list of some of the top institutes for MBA in Operations Management:

• Xavier Labour Research Institute, Jamshedpur
• Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
• National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai
• SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai
• Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, Nashik
• Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
• Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

Duration of the Program

The program is of 2 years duration and each year is divided in either 2 or 3 terms/semesters. For Distance mode of education the minimum duration of the program is 2 years and maximum duration to complete the essential requirements is 4 years. For Executive program, the duration is 1 to 2 years. 

Candidate applying for admission in Master of Business Administration [MBA]  should meet the following criteria

1. The candidates seeking admission Should have passed recognized Bachelors Degree Examination of minimum three years duration with at least 50% marks (45% marks in case of reserved categories) in the qualifying examination.
2. The qualifying Degree obtained by Distance Mode Program should have recognition by joint committee of UGC, AICTE and DEC.
3. The candidates who are appearing for the final year degree examination shall also be eligible to appear for ICET-2012.
4. Admission into any college depends on its Recognition/Affiliation by the Statutory Bodies.
5. Qualifying marks in ICET-2012 is 25% and no minimum marks are prescribed for SC/ST candidates.

Admission process for convener quota:-

Government of Andhra Pradesh conducts Integrated Common Entrance Test (ICET) in the month of May every year. Candidates seeking admissions into MBA through convener quota should look out for the ICET notification in the month of February-March every year and apply for the same. Candidates have to write the ICET exam. Based on the marks obtained in the ICET, the candidates are given ranks. ICET convener shall notify the dates for web based counseling in the month of June-July. ICET qualified candidates should participate in the web based counseling and give options of the colleges in which they would like to obtain admission in the order of preference. Candidates shall be allotted to various colleges by the ICET Convener based on the ranks obtained by the candidate in ICET and on the preference Options given by the candidate in the web counseling.

Admission process for Management quota:-

Candidates seeking admissions into MBA through Management quota should look out for the admission notification released by the college in the month of May every year and submit applications in the college before the specified last date. The applicants shall be sorted in the order of merit and admission is offered based on the roster system and merit of the candidate.