Master of Business Administration in Hospital Management is a 2 year course providing adequate skills and knowledge required for management professionals. In addition to general management perspective, this course is designed to provide professional advancement, latest techniques in management and marketing strategies for hospital management. Indian Institute of Commerce and Trade, Lucknow and XLRI, Jamshedpur are some of the reputed institutes that offer this course. Admission is based on entrance exam and final interview.

Semester-wise Course structure

Semester I

• Principles of Management
• Management of Human Resources
• Accounts and Finance for Managers
• Optional Subjects
• Business Environment
• Enterprise Resource Management
• Management Information System

Semester II

• Production and Operations Management
• Marketing Management
• Managerial Economics
• Optional Subjects
• Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship
• Quantitative Techniques for Managers

Semester III

• Essential Elements of Hospital Management
• Principles of Hospital Planning
• Community Health, Demography & Biostatistics
• Medical Records & Hospital Inventory Management

Optional Subjects

• Functional Hospital Organization
• Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology

Semester-IV

• Business Communication
• Project Management
• Business Laws
• Project Work

Optional Subject

• Research Methodology
• Corporate Governance and Business Ethics

Brief Overview on MBA in Hospital Management

The duration of the course is two years which is further divided into four semesters. The course structure is designed to provide advanced level knowledge and skills required to work in management level in international organizations. Graduation in any discipline is the minimum educational qualification required to pursue this course. Those who have completed this course can work as Hospital Planning Administrator and Health Care Management Executive in various organizations. They can seek employment in Public Health Departments and clinics.

Colleges Offering MBA in Hospital Management

• Hi -Tech College of Hospital Administration (HCHA)
• Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU), Guntur
• Clinical Research Education and Management Academy
• Assam Down Town University (ADTU)
• Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Institute of Management Studies, Indore
• Dr. Hahnemann Homoeopathy Medical College & Research Centre
• Empower School of Health
• Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi
• George College of Management Studies
• Hierank School of Management Technology, Noida
• Indian Institute of Commerce and Trade, (IICT)
• Jayoti Vidyapeeth Womens University, Jaipur
• Jiwaji University
• M G M Institute of Health Sciences
• Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences
• N S HM Business School, Kolkata
• Osmania University, Hyderabad
• Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science & Technology, Thanjavur
• Saveetha School of Management, Chennai
• School of Business Studies, Sharda University
• School of Distance Education, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
• Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Technology & Science, Dehradun
• S P M Institute of Business Studies
• Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), Chennai

Most of the institutes carry out admission on the basis of National level entrance exams such as CAT/ MAT. Candidates should have secured a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate in qualifying exam. Some institutes conduct their own entrance test for those who have not qualified common entrance exam. Final admission is based on the performance in academics, entrance exam as well as in personal interview.