Bachelor of Management Studies is an undergraduate course in management which is offered in time duration of 3-years.  The three year course is sub divided in to six semesters having theoretical and practical sessions. The main objective of the course is to create skilled managerial professionals in the global market.

Today’s competitive market is in great demand of professionally certified management professionals. The course imparts adequate entrepreneurship skills in the participants to carry out the administrative activities of an organization. These professionals are supposed to coordinate and manage the overall activities of a firm including HR, Finance, Operations, etc. Anyway the responsibilities assigned with the candidate depend on the type of the organization where they are supposed to work.

Advantages or Benefits of Bachelor of Management Studies

The course exposes students with the behavioral aspects of an organization and on the hierarchical interaction of the same. The course study allows one to obtain adequate leadership qualities in order to manage and work in a team. The same improves the presentation and the problem solving skills of the individual that helps them to get in to the role of an effective manager. As effective management is essential to create innovative and productive environments, trained management professionals can find a lot of opportunities in the corporate world.

Eligibility required for Bachelor of Management Studies

A pass in intermediate class studies with specialization in any of the areas of Arts, Science or Commerce are eligible to undergo the course. The qualification must be obtained with a minimum of 45% marks. Certain colleges/Universities carry out admission process on the basis of the marks obtained in the plus two class studies where as some others carry out entrance exams for the purpose. For example University of Mumbai carries out entrance exams such as Centralized Common entrance examination. In case of institutions that carry out the entrance test, the marks obtained in the same are also counted under eligibility for admission.

Admission procedure of Bachelor of Management Studies

Admission is offered by the University or institution that conducts the course. They publish notifications for admission at the beginning of each academic year. The details of entrance exam will be included in the notification of the institutions/Universities that carry out the same. In such cases the candidate has to submit application for attending the entrance exams. If there is no entrance test the marks obtained in XII class studies is counted during the selection process.

How to fill application form for Bachelor of Management Studies?

The application forms for admission or entrance test can be collected for the official website of the corresponding institution/University that offers the course. A specific amount of application fee should be remitted before collecting the same. The form should be filled correctly and accurately to avoid further problems. Filled applications should reach the destination before the final date stated in the notification.

BMS Colleges in India

• Acton Business School (A.B.S.)
• Adarsh College of Arts & Commerce
• Advent Institute of Management Studies
• Alkesh Dinesh Modi Institute for Financial & Management Studies
• Audyogik Shikshan Mandal Institute of Management and Computer Studies
• Azad Degree College
• B.M. Ruia Girls’ College
• B.N.N.College
• Chetana’s H.S. College of Commerce and Smt. Kusumtai Chaudhari College of Arts
• D.G. Ruparel College of Arts Science and Commerce
• Dnyanasadhana College
• I.C.L.E.S. Motilal Jhunjhunwala College
• Institute of Management & Computer Studies
• J.S.M. College
• Kapol Vidyanidhi College of Management & Technology
• L.S. Raheja College of Arts and Commerce
• Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics
• M.L.Dahanukar College
• Maniben M.P. Shah Women’s College of Arts and Commerce
• Maniben Nanavati Women’s College
• Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce
• N.G. Bedekar College of Arts and Commerce
• N.R. Swamy College of Commerce & Smt. Thirumalai College of Science
• Nagindas Khandwala College of Commerce Arts and Management Studies
• Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics
• National Post Graduate College
• Pillai’s College of Arts Commerce and Science
• Prahladrai Dalmia Lions College of Commerce and Economics
• R.A. Podar College of Commerce and Economics
• R.K. Talreja College of Arts, Science & Commerce
• R.K.G. Education College
• R.P. Gogate College of Arts & Science And R.V. Jogalekar College of Commerce
• S.I.E.S. College of Arts, Science and Commerce
• S.K. Somaiya College of Arts, Science & Commerce
• S.P.N. Doshi Women’s College
• Sant Gadge Maharaj College of Commerce and Economics
• Satyagraha College of Commerce, Management, Science and I.T
• Shankar Narayan College of Arts and Commerce
• Sir Sitaram and Lady Shantabai Patkar College of Arts and Science
• Smt. Kamaladevi Gauridutt Mittal College of Arts and Commerce
• St. Andrew’s College of Arts, Science and Commerce
• St. Francis College for Women
• Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics
• Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (Under Graduate) (SIMC-UG)
• Tilak College of Arts Science and Commerce
• Tolani College of Commerce
• University of Mumbai
• Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Management
• Vidya Vikas Universal College
• Vidyalankar School of Information Technology (VSIT)
• Vivekanand Education Society’s College of Arts, Science & Commerce
• Wilson College

BMS Course Curriculum

First Semester

• Foundation of Human Skill-l
• Finance and Cost Accounting
• Business Law
• Quantitative Methods for Business-1
• Effective Communication-l
• Principles of Management-l
• Introduction to Computers

Second Semester

• Foundation of Human Skill-ll
• Industrial Law
• Computer Application in Business;
• Business Environment
• Managerial Economics-l
• Production Management
• Environmental Management

Third Semester

• Management Accounting
• Managerial Economics-ll
• Marketing Management
• Materials Management
• Effective Communication-ll
• Principles of Management-ll
• Fourth Semester
• International Marketing
• Elements of Direct and Indirect Taxes
• Export-Import Procedures and Documentation
• Management of Small Scale Industries
• Productivity and Quality Management
• Public Relations Management
• Fifth Semester
• Human Resource Management
• Service Sector Management
• Financial Management
• Elements of Logistics Management
• Management of Co-operatives
• Rural Marketing
• Project Work-1
• Sixth Semester
• Entrepreneurship
• Quantitative Method of Business-ll
• Marketing Research
• Indian Management Thought and Practices
• Econometrics or International Finance (Elective Paper – l)
• Special Study in Finance or Special Study in Marketing (Elective Paper – ll)
• Project Work-ll

Text Books for Bachelor of Management Studies

• Accounting for Manager by Bhattacharya, S.K. and J. Dearden
• Advanced Accountancy by Maheshwari, S.N. and S.K. Maheshwari
• Advanced Cost Accounting by Gowda, J. Made
• Basic Managerial Skills for All by E. H. McGraw, S. J
• Business Organization and Management by Basu, C. R
• Communication today – Understanding Creative Skills by Ray, Reuben
• Computers and Beginners by Jain, V.K
• Ethics in Management by Chakraborty, S.K
• Financial Accounting by Monga, J.R. and Girish Ahuja
• Foundations of Computing by Sinha, Kr. Pradeep and Preeti Sinha
• Human Resource Management by Chhabra, T. N
• Human Resource Management by Dr. Gupta, C. B
• Macro-Economics Analysi by Edward Shapiro
• Management by Koontz O Donnel and Weirich
• Managerial Cost Analysisby Horngren
• Managerial Economics by Mehta, P. L
• Managerial Economics by Salvator,Dominick
• Mathematics for Economics and Business by Bhardwaj, R.S
• Mathematics for Management by Raghavachari, M
• Modern Business Administration by Robert
• Modern Macro-Economics Theory by Mishra S. K. and V. K. Puri
• Modern Micro Economics by Koutsoyiannis, A
• Organization Behavior by Chabbra,T.N. & Singh,B.P
• Organizational Behavior by Khanka, S.S
• Organizational Behavior by Prasad, L.M
• Organizational Behavior by Stephen P., Robbins
• Principles& Practices of Management by P.C.Tripathi and P.N.Reddy
• S.N Introduction to Management Accounting by Horngren, Charles

Job and Career Options after Bachelor of Management Studies

After completion of BMS course one can get in to junior level managerial positions. As the courses study covers areas of Marketing, HR, Finance, etc these professionals can get employed in any of these areas. The main job profiles and employment areas after BMS course are mentioned here.

Job Types

• Business Consultants
• Business Administration Researcher
• Business Administration Professor
• Finance Managers
• Human Resource Managers
• Information Systems Managers
• Production Managers
• Management Accountants
• Marketing Managers
• Research and Development Managers
• Employment Areas
• Banks
• Business Consultancies
• Business Houses
• Educational Institutes
• Export Companies
• Financial Organizations
• Industrial Houses
• Multinational Companies
• Marketing Organizations

Remuneration after Bachelor of Management Studies

At the entry-level the employee can’t expect much salary. At the initial stage the candidates are offered with salary packages within the range of Rs. 5000/- to Rs. 10,000/- per month. As they gain experience in the job they can obtain higher salaries. The salary structure depends on the nature of work and the size of the organization selected for work.