MBA – HR

Overview

The MBA-HR program was conceptualized and launched in 2011 to develop professionals with a strong grounding in the HR domain and a deep understanding of business and other functions. Over this fifteen-year journey, through our rigorous and forward-looking curriculum, along with strong academic and industry interfaces, we have developed strong HR professionals who are placed in organizations across diverse sectors in India and other countries. Our alumni hold significant and senior positions in the HR function across leading organizations, reflecting the strength of the program. In the last few years, we have consistently ranked among the top MBA-HR programs in the country.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEW COURSE STRUCTURE

• A healthy mix of courses and workshops designed to build a strong knowledge base as well as develop practical, applied skills, spread over six trimesters.
• Sector-specific inputs through continuous interactions with business and HR leaders, along with live corporate projects across multiple sectors, including Automobile, IT, BFSI, FMCG, and Pharma, Business Advisory, HR Consulting, Telecommunications, and Retail (both brick and mortar and e-commerce).
• Business Research Workshops to enhance skills of opportunity recognition, problem identification and solving, and critical thinking.
• A workshop and a course on HR Analytics, along with an enhanced focus on AI, data, and analytics woven into every course.
• A course on Generative AI and Prompt Engineering Essentials, building capability in applying generative AI tools and prompt design to HR and business problems.
• A course on Disruptive HR Tech, where students build AI agents and automated workflows for real HR functions like hiring and onboarding. It also covers emerging frontiers such as agentic HR systems, gamification, and AR and VR.
• Dedicated courses grounding HR in the human sciences and behavioral domain, including Business Anthropology, Organizational Psychology, and Emotional Intelligence, along with a specialized course on People Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions.
• A workshop, the HR Internship Toolkit: Practical Insights on L&D and PMS, offering practical grounding in learning and development and performance management systems ahead of the summer internship.
• Dedicated Summer Internship Placement Orientation and Final Placement Orientation workshops to prepare students for internship and final placement processes.
• 8 to 10 weeks of Summer Internship.
• Substantial course offerings and workshops from other functional areas like Behavioral Economics, Operations Excellence in HR, and Leadership Communication Through   Neuro-Linguistic Programming.
• Capstone, the Business Simulation.

The curriculum is regularly reviewed and reinvented in response to industry changes, and a continuous effort is made to keep course content and offerings current. This year, the program comprises 37 courses and 16 workshops.