Master of Business Administration in Retail Management is a two year post graduate course and Graduates in any discipline are eligible to apply for the course. MBA in Retail Management deals with areas that involve brands, customers, economic environment, marketing, finance and advertising.

Eligibility Requirement

• Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university is the prerequisite to apply for MBA in Retail Management
• Candidates will have to clear any of the entrance examinations like CAT/ MAT/ XAT etc to qualify for admission

Admission to some private colleges will be based on separate entrance exam conducted by the college.

Course content of MBA in Retail Management

The course content of MBA in Retail Management includes areas like brand management, economic environment, marketing, finance, advertising, consumer behaviour, organizational behaviour, etc. Most of the leading colleges offering MBA in Retail Management have the following topics included in the syllabus:

• Total Quality Business
• Quantitative techniques
• Managerial Economics
• Management Accounting
• Organisational Behaviour
• Management Process and perspectives
• Human Resource Management
• Business Communication
• Marketing Management
• Computer Aided Management
• Financial Management
• Business Laws
• Research Methodology
• Production and Operations Management
• Economic Environment of Business
• Business Ethics
• Introduction to Retail Management
• IT and Retail Management
• Advertising Management
• Brand Management
• Marketing Research
• Consumer Behaviour
• Sales Force Management
• E- Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Management Control Systems
• Strategic Management
• Project Management
• Entrepreneurship Development
• Corporate Governance
• Summer Project

List of Colleges offering MBA in Retail Management

Some of the Universities/Colleges offering MBA in Retail Management are as follows:

• A.S.M.R. Institute of Technology and Management, Mathura, Utter Pradesh
• Advance Institute of Business Management (AIBM), Faridabad, Haryana
• Ambedkar Institute of Management Studies (AIMS), Vishakapatanam, Andra Pradesh
• Assam University, Silchar, Assam
• Auden Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore, Karnataka
• Bhilai Business School (BBS), Durg, Chhattisgarh
• C.M.J. University, Shillong, Meghalaya
• College of Management & Technology, Patiala, Punjab
• Esquire Academy of Management, Bangalore, Karnataka
• European Management Institute, New Delhi, Delhi
• GIMS GIET Campus, Gunupur District, Rayagada
• Global Institute of Fashion Technology (GIFT), Kolkata, West Bengal
• Guardian School of Design and Management, Mohali, Punjab
• Indore Management Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
• Institute of Business Management and Research (IBMR) Gurgaon, Haryana
• Institute of Business Studies and Research (IBSAR) Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Institute of Professional Studies, Kings Road, Jaipur
• Institute of Professional Studies, Prakash Nagar, Dehradun
• Invertis University, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
• Jankidevi Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, West Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Laxmipati Institute of Science and Technology, Madhya Pradesh
• Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Ambala, Haryana
• Mordern Institute of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
• Nalanda School of Management College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
• National Institute of Business Management, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Oracle Institute of Management & Information Technology, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh
• Oxford College, Hubli, Karnataka
• Pacific University, Udaipur, Rajasthan
• Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil University, Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Parthivi College of Engineering & Management, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
• Poornima School of Business Management, Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Progyan Business School, Bangalore, Karnataka
• R.K.K.R. School of Management Studies, Salem, Tamil Nadu
• Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
• Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women University, Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Sun Institute of Management Studies, Udaipur, Rajasthan
• Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Pune, Maharashtra
• Synergy Institute of Management and Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
• The Global Open University, Gurgaon, Haryana
• University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

MBA graduates in Retail Management can opt to look for a job in related field or opt for higher studies.