In our country, the Human Resource Management program is one of the most well liked PG level study programs. Human resources can be considered to be the most rewarding of resources that are used by production processes.

Students who seek to join the PG level course in human resource management can do so in any Management institutes. These institutions will have specialized HRM courses that involves lessons on how to enhance human capital. Particulars about the Masters in Human Resource Management course and more detail are mentioned below.

Advantages or Benefits of Masters in Human Resource Management

The MHRM Programme is designed to provide aspirants with good knowledge on management education. Both theoretical as well as practical skills are gained by students here.

• Students will get an idea on how to think creatively and broaden their innovative skills.
• The program helps aspirants develop their managerial expertise so that they can face any problem in the manufacturing or service sectors in national or international level firms.
• The individual competency of students is built here. The team spirit as well as inter personal relationships of candidates is built here by means of theoretical and practical classes.

Eligibility Criteria for M.H.R.M

Graduates of Arts, Law and Commerce streams are eligible to submit their admission form. They must have got more than 50 percent marks. All other graduates need to have above 55 percent marks.

The admission procedure will vary from institution to the other. The majority of institutions in India take in students on base of marks got by them in management entrance exams such as CAT (IIM’s), MAT (All India Management Association or XAT (Xavier Institute).

Admission Procedure for M.H.R.M

Admission form for the course can be got from the examination counter of the institution concerned or be taken from the official website of the institution. Students also have the provision to get the form by post. A requisition letter is to be sent and alongside it, the DD of the amount needed is to be sent in a self addressed envelop.

The admittance of aspirants into the MHRM program is done on base of the marks secured by individuals in the MAT exam. This examination is carried out by the All India Management Association (AIMA). Following the written test, a GD and PI shall be held. Aspirants who clear all part of the admission procedure shall get admitted into this program.

M.H.R.M Entrance exams in India

• S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, (SPJIMR) Mumbai Test
• Common Admission Test - (CAT)
• Management Aptitude Test - (MAT)
• Graduate Management Admission Test - (GMAT)
• Xavier Institute of Social Science (XISS) Test
• AIMS Test for Management Admission - (ATMA)
• Common Entrance Test (CET)- Maharashtra

How to fill in M.H.R.M Entrance Application form?

When filling the admission form, students must keep track of a few things. They are:

• As the admission form for the exam can only be submitted online, it is needed by all students to take a DD beforehand.
• Two exam modes are there - paper-based test and computer-based test. Aspirants can select any one mode.
• All necessary fields should be filled by candidates when the fill the form. Prior to its submission, aspirants need to check the form thoroughly.
• A registration number shall be generated automatically subsequent to the successful submission of the admission form. This can be noted down for further use. A print out of the form is then to be taken and sent to the address concerned.

All relevant documents as well as the DD must be sent along with the form. The registration number and name of the university or institution is to be noted on the reverse of the Draft.

M.H.R.M Entrance Exam Pattern

The MAT test has a period of 2hr-30 minutes. The test is classified into 5 parts. Each part shall carry 40 marks.

• Language Comprehension: 40 Questions – Time allotted to finish writing – 30 minutes.
• Mathematical Skills: 40 Questions– Time allotted to finish writing – 40 minutes.
• Data Analysis and Sufficiency: 40 Questions– Time allotted to finish writing – 35 minutes.
• Intelligence and Critical Reasoning: 40 Questions– Time allotted to finish writing – 30 minutes.
• Indian and Global Environment: 40 Questions– Time allotted to finish writing – 15 minutes.

All the questions asked will be of the MCQ format with objective type questions.

Coaching Centers for M.H.R.M Entrance Exam

These coaching centres offer coaching for the Masters in Human Resource Management Entrance Exam:

• T.I.M.E
• Brilliance Tutorial
• Career Point
• I.M.S

Reference Books for M.H.R.M Entrance Exam

• Complete Guide For MAT And Other MBA Entrance Exams by AIETS Disha Publication, List Price: Rs. 500
• Kaplan GMAT 2010-2011 Premier With CD-ROM, List Price: Rs. 1361
• MAT - Prev. Papers Solved by RPH Editorial Board, List Price: Rs. 290
• MAT (Management Aptitude Test) Entrance Exams. with practice CD by Mittal, List Price: Rs. 350
• MAT Entrance Exam Guide by RPH Editorial Board, List Price: Rs. 395

Top M.H.R.M Colleges in India

• Indian Institute Of Social Welfare & Business Management
• Jamia Milia Islamia
• Management Development Institute
• MSU Baroda
• Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
• Rai University
• Symbiosis Center for Management & HRD
• Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (For Defence Personnel & their dependents),
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences
• Xavier Institute of Social Service
• Xavier Labour Relations Management (XLRI) - School of Management

M.H.R.M course curriculum

SEMESTER - I

• Business Statistics and Research Methodology
• Computer Applications I m Comprehensive Viva
• Human Resource Management
• Management Concepts and Principles
• Management of Industrial Relations

SEMESTER - II

• Business Environment
• Human Resource Development
• Industrial Relations Laws
• Organizational Behavior
• Organizational Development
• Summer Training and Industrial Tour

SEMESTER - III

• Compensation Management and Employee Welfare
• Human Resource Planning and Selection
• Management Information Systems and E-business
• Negotiations and Union Management Relations
• Organizational Psychology
• Training and Development

SEMESTER - IV

• Contemporary Issues of HRM
• Empowerment and Participative Management
• International Human Resource Management
• Management of Transformation
• Project Report and Viva-voce
• Strategic Management

M.H.R.M Specializations

• Compensation and Benefits
• Industrial Relations
• Labour Legislation
• Labour Relations
• Labour Welfare and Social Security
• Motivation
• Recruitment and Selection
• Retention
• Training and Development

M.H.R.M Projects

It is needed by aspirants to undertake a Project Study at the conclusion of the VI semester. The period of this project will not around 5 weeks within an organization, most preferably outside the State. The main intention of this study is to equip aspirants with practical knowledge on any one precise HRM functional area. Aspirants will be also needed to prepare reports at the end of every week describing their progress in the project prior to the finalizing of the consolidated project report.

This project report will hold 200 marks. The mark distribution is mentioned below:

• Written report - 100 marks
• Internal assessment – 50 marks
• Oral defense of the report by every aspirant in front of the board - 50 marks

M.H.R.M Text Books

• A Text Book of Business Communication, By Chappel R.T And Red W.L. Macdonald.
• Accounting For Human Resources, By Rakesh Chandra Katiyar
• Cases In Human Resource Management By M.N. Rudrabasavaraj,
• Communications In Business, By P. Littele
• Excellence In Business Communication, By John V. Thill And Court Land L. Bovee
• Executive Business Communication, By Hetra Murphy, Herbest W. Hilde
• Human Resource Accounting, By D. Prabhakar Rao
• Human Resource Accounting, By M. By M.V. Hodrigues
• Human Resources Management And Human Relations, By Michael V.P
• Management Theory And Practice, By Emest Dale.
• Managing Organizational Behaviour, By Schermerhorn, Hunt And Osborn
• Organizational Behaviour, By Fred Luthans.
• Performance Appraisal: Assessing Humanbehaviour At Work, By H. John Bernardin And Richard W. Betty
• Personnel / Human Resource Management - A Diagnostic Approach, By George T. Milkoviah And John W. Bourdeau
• Practice Of Management, By Peter Drucker
• Principles Of Management, By George R. Ter R Y And Franklin
• Principles Of Management, By Harold D. Koontz
• Reengineering The Corporation, By Michael Hammer And James Champy
• The Age Of The Smart Machine, By Shoshana Zuboff
• Windows Into Organizations, By John W. Newstorm And Jhon L. Pierce

Personal Attribute Requirement

Since Human Resource Managers are mediators between the employees and the employers, it is needed by them to have interaction as well as communication skills. It is also required for them to have patience. There is no use in talking with a person or consoling them when you are impatient. Time management in addition to leadership skills is very much vital and is aspects that must be followed by everyone. As they play the role of a team leader, it is necessary for that person to have good organizational skills. Otherwise he would not be able to coordinate all the people as a tem and give them the proper encouragement to work together. Other skills needed by HR professionals are:

• The capacity to spot problems from all sides
• A good memory for keeping track of faces and names
• Lack of prejudice
• Confidence
• Congenial personality

Job and Career options for M.H.R.M

Human Resource Management basically focuses on the issues of people within an organization. It also refers to all type of activities that is implemented by a firm as well as the repercussions that happen subsequently.

Career opportunities are available for students in Systems, Finance and Marketing. Because of industrialization, organizations have now come to understand the importance of well trained individuals. It is possible for PG students of human resource management to get jobs from technical HR jobs to the higher level position such as Director of Employment and Manager of Compensation etc. While the majority of aspirants choose to do their PG as to become professionals in human resource, others study in this field so they can prepare themselves for better careers in the field of management.

However, HRM cannot be said to be just an internal function of a firm. Many other areas are available for students of HRM to pursue. A few options that are at hand for professionals who would like to get employed in the field of Human Resource are given below:

• Academics
• Career Counseling
• Corporate HRM
• Cross-cultural Management
• Equality and Diversity
• HR consulting
• International HRM
• Recruitment consulting
• Training & Development

Remuneration after M.H.R.M

The income of HR professionals will differ based on the organizations that hire them, the geographic location as well as profitability. Those who are experienced in this field can earn around Rs. 10000/- to Rs. 30000/- a month, especially with private firms. Aspirants who have finished their studies from good B-Schools will be able to make around 3 lakhs to five lakhs a year. In cases as this, the remuneration will base on the skills, qualifications as well as experience of a person. For posts of the senior level, graduates of MBA will get as much as Rs. 50,000/- to Rs. 60,000/- a month.